Balaji Telefilms spurts after board OKs scheme of arrangement

Balaji Telefilms rose 11.81% to Rs 100.80 at 10:35 IST on BSE after the company said its board approved de-merger of film production undertaking and merging the same with Balaji Telefilms.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 21.97 points, or 0.08%, to 28,245.67.

On BSE, so far 4.45 lakh shares were traded in the counter, compared with average daily volume of 61,268 shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 103 and a low of Rs 98 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 150.40 on 23 November 2015. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 82.95 on 15 September 2016. The stock had outperformed the market over the past 30 days till 27 September 2016, rising 6.06% compared with 1.15% rise in the Sensex. The scrip had, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, falling 15.90% as against Sensex's 5.55% rise.

The small-cap company has equity capital of Rs 15.19 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.

Balaji Telefilms said that its board approved a composite scheme of arrangement between the company and its two wholly-owned subsidiaries -- Balaji Motion Pictures (BMPL) and Bolt Media (Bolt). As per the scheme, BMPL will demerge its film production undertaking and merge it with Balaji Telefilms. Further, Bolt will amalgamate with Balaji Telefilms. The scheme will streamline business structure, consolidate operations and reduce costs. The scheme does not involve any cash consideration, the company said in a statement.

BMPL is engaged in inter alia the business of production and distribution of motion pictures and films. Post demerger of its film production undertaking, BMPL will focus on the business of film distribution.

Bolt is engaged in inter alia the business of production of non-fiction, fiction, reality, factual television shows, event management, branded entertainment, digital content, consultancy and creative services related to it.

On a consolidated basis, net profit of Balaji Telefilms declined 84.27% to Rs 0.67 crore on 56.02% rise in net sales to Rs 116.45 crore in Q1 June 2016 over Q1 June 2015.

Balaji Telefilms is India's leading integrated media conglomerate with market leadership in the television content industry, among other entertainment-led businesses.

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