Fortis Healthcare gains on being in talks for divesting stake in Hong Kong, Vietnam arm

06 Jun 2013 Evaluate

Fortis Healthcare is currently trading at Rs 90.90, up by 0.85 points or 0.94% from its previous closing of Rs 90.05 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 91.90 and has touched a high and low of Rs 92.50 and Rs 90.50 respectively. So far 42554 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 119.50 on 17-Dec-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs 87.10 on 31-May-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 92.55 and Rs 87.10 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 3997.06 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 75.00% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 9.92% and 15.08% respectively.

Fortis Healthcare, the country’s largest hospital chain, is in talks to divest its stake in Hong Kong and Vietnam arm for $380-400 million (Rs 2,100 crore). For its 65% stake in the Vietnam arm, Fortis Hoan My Corporation, the company has received an unsolicited bid of $80 million from Singapore-based Richard Chandler Corporation. The transaction is in the final stage as the two sides have already reached an understanding.

The company has also started the process of divesting its primary care chain in Hong Kong, Quality Healthcare. The deal for Quality Healthcare is expected to be valued between $280 and $320 million for which some leading hospital chains and financial investors have shown keen interest in the asset. Investment bank JPMorgan is the lead advisor to the deal and will shortly start the process of inviting bids.

In September 2011, Fortis Healthcare had invested about $665 million for its foray into international markets. Pursuant to divestment of its assets in Vietnam and Hong Kong, the company would recover its entire investment. It will however retain its presence in four countries - Singapore, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Dubai. The company has completed the sale of its Australian subsidiary Dental Corporation last month for around $263 million.

The hospital chain, owned by billionaire brothers Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh, is planning to raise about $800 million amounting Rs 4,536 crore from sale of assets as well as issue of equity in the first six months of the current fiscal ending September 2013. The fund-raisings are intended to cut its debt burden of Rs 7,000 crore.

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