NHPC gains over 11% in two sessions on buyback buzz

NHPC rose 4.51% to Rs 19.70 at 14:26 IST on BSE, extending Friday's 6.50% gain triggered by a media report that the company will buyback its shares worth Rs 1600 crore from the open market.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 24.96 points, or 0.13%, to 19,757.72

On BSE, 18.30 lakh shares were traded in the counter compared with average volume of 7.70 lakh shares in the past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 20.40 and a low of Rs 19.20 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 14.80 on 7 August 2013. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 29.40 on 20 February 2013.

The stock has risen 11.30% in two trading sessions from Rs 17.70 on 12 September 2013.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 13 September 2013, rising 12.54% compared with the Sensex's 2.62% rise. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 6.80% as against Sensex's 4.81% rise.

The large-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 12300.74 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

According to the report, NHPC will buyback its shares worth Rs 1600 crore from the market and the Power Ministry will soon float a Cabinet note for the same.

Report suggested that the Government had earlier planned to disinvest 11.36% stake in NHPC through offer for sale (OFS) route in the domestic market. But due to choppy market conditions, the Government changed the plan to buyback of shares.

NHPC's net profit rose 7.5% to Rs 719.93 crore on 14.4% growth in net sales to Rs 1600.51 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012.

NHPC is a state-run hydro-power utility. The Government of India (GoI) holds 86.36% stake in NHPC (as per the shareholding pattern as on 30 June 2013).

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