GAIL rises on expectation of getting Maharatna status soon

31 Jan 2013 Evaluate

GAIL (India) is currently trading at Rs. 339.60, up by 0.65 points or 0.19% from its previous closing of Rs. 338.95 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 339.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 341.65 and Rs. 335.60 respectively. So far 44133 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 401.00 on 16-Feb-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs. 303.10 on 18-May-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 369.50 and Rs. 338.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 43128.23 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 57.34% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 38.76% and 2.93% respectively.

Gas utility GAIL is expected to get the Maharatna status soon as the proposals for granting the coveted tag gets high-level secretaries’ panel approval. At present, the company is Navratna public sector undertaking (PSU).

A Maharatna firm can take investment decision of up to Rs 5,000 crore without going to the government. For Navratna firms, this limit is Rs 1,000 crore. A company qualifying for the Maharatna status should have an average annual turnover of more than Rs 25,000 crore in the last three years, according to the guidelines.

GAIL meets two parameters related to turnover and net worth however, its net profit falls short of the eligibility criteria of Rs 5,000 crore on an average annual basis in the last three fiscals. This is because GAIL along with state-owned explorer ONGC and Oil India sold LPG and crude oil to refineries at a discount to partly compensate them for selling diesel and cooking fuel below cost.

GAIL India Share Price

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