Engineers India advances after setting record date for bonus issue

Engineers India gained 3.37% to Rs 315.50 at 15:06 IST on BSE after the company announced that it has fixed 2 January 2017 as the record date for issuing 1:1 bonus shares.

The announcement was made during market hours today, 19 December 2016.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 81.36 points or 0.31% at 26,408.20

On the BSE, 2.34 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 2 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 317.80 in intraday trade so far, which is 52-week high for the counter. The stock hit a low of Rs 307.30 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 143.25 on 17 February 2016. The stock had outperformed the market over the past 30 days till 16 December 2016, rising 14.61% compared with the 1% rise in the Sensex. The scrip also outperformed the market in past one quarter, gaining 19.22% as against Sensex's 7.38% decline.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 168.47 crore. Face value per share is Rs 5.

Engineers India had on 16 November 2016 said that its board has approved 1:1 bonus issue of shares.

Engineers India's net profit rose 21.42% to Rs 93.75 crore on 22.6% decline in total income to Rs 394.99 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

State-run Engineers India provides engineering consultancy and EPC services, mainly to the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. The company has also diversified into sectors like infrastructure, water and waste management, solar and nuclear power and fertilizers to leverage its strong technical competencies and track record. The government of India holds 59.37% in Engineers India (as per shareholding pattern as on 30 September 2016).

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