Bajaj Hindusthan gains after seeking shareholders' nod to sell power biz

Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar rose 2.5% to Rs 15.15 at 13:51 IST on BSE after the company's board yesterday, 2 January 2017, sought seeking necessary approval of shareholders to sell its co-generation power business to a group company.

The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 2 January 2017.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 67.35 points or 0.25% at 26,662.80.

On the BSE, 8.94 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 4.25 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 15.39 and a low of Rs 15 so far during the day.

The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 24.20 on 13 June 2016 and a 52-week low of Rs 12.65 on 12 February 2016. It had outperformed the market over the past one month till 2 January 2017, surging 7.18% compared with the Sensex's 1.39% rise. The scrip had, however, underperformed the market over the past one quarter declining 8.2% as against the Sensex's 4.56% fall.

The small-cap company has equity capital of Rs 113.36 crore. Face value per share is Rs 1.

Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar's board of directors at its meeting held yesterday, 2 January 2017, considered seeking necessary approval of shareholders for sale of co-generation business comprising of power generation facility aggregating to 449 megawatts (MW).

The company will seek shareholders' nod for entering into contracts/arrangements in respect of the transaction with Lalitpur Power Generation Company (LPGCL) for sale of co-generation power business and also transactions of purchase of power and steam, sale of bagasse, bio gas and water, right to use agreement for use of common facilities, etc.

It may be recalled that the company's board on 20 December 2016, approved the sale and transfer of co-generation power business aggregating 449 MW capacity located at 14 locations to LPGCL, a group company, for a lumpsum cash consideration of about Rs 1800 crore, as a going concern on slump sale basis. The company had at that time said that entire amount of cash consideration is proposed to be utilised by it towards advance repayment of its existing term debt.

Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar reported net loss of Rs 137.71 crore in Q2 September 2016, lower than net loss of Rs 282.72 crore in Q2 September 2015. Net sales rose 13% to Rs 850.08 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar is a sugar and ethanol manufacturing company.

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