Elantas Beck inches up after board's in-principle nod for sale of property in Pune

Elantas Beck India rose 0.46% to Rs 1,672.05 at 13:55 IST on BSE after the company said its board of directors granted in-principle approval for the sale of company's property in Pune.

The announcement was made during market hours today, 4 October 2016.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 62.35 points or 0.22% at 28,305.64.

On BSE, so far 2,512 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 2,587 shares in the past one quarter. The stock was volatile. The stock surged as much as 4.72% at the day's high of Rs 1,743 so far during the day. The stock lost as much as 0.19% at the day's low of Rs 1,661.10 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 1,849.95 on 13 July 2016. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 1,160 on 1 March 2016. The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 3 October 2016, gaining 1.4% compared with 1.01% fall in the Sensex. The scrip had, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, advancing 3.38% as against Sensex's 4.05% rise.

The mid-cap company has equity capital of Rs 7.93 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Elantas Beck India's board of directors at its meeting held today, 4 October 2016, granted its in-principle approval for the sale of company's property at Beck House in Pune admeasuring about 2,238.25 sq. mts to Ajay Pitre including his family members or legal entities nominated by him, at a lumpsum consideration of not less than Rs 24 crore.

The approval is subject to the terms and conditions to be agreed vide Memorandum of Understanding to be executed between the company and Ajay Pitre, Pune and also subject to the compliance of the regulatory requirements and due diligence. The proposal will be finally approved at the forthcoming meeting of the board of directors scheduled to be held on 25 October 2016.

Elantas Beck India's net profit rose 11.3% to Rs 14.06 crore on 5.3% growth in net sales to Rs 97.34 crore in Q2 June 2016 over Q2 June 2015.

Elantas Beck India manufactures a wide range of specialty chemicals for electrical insulation and construction industries.

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