GMM Pfaudler

The corrosion-resistant equipment manufacturer will acquire Semco via its wholly owned subsidiary firm, Pfaulder Ltda

GMM Pfaudler shares rose after its unit, Pfaudler Normag Systems, won a ₹330 crore contract from a European client to supply end-to-end acid recovery systems.

GMM Pfaudler's consolidated net profit dropped 14 per cent to Rs 28.7 crore in Q4FY24, from Rs 33.3 crore in the same quarter a year ago (Q4FY23)

On the domestic front, investor attention is focused on forthcoming manufacturing data and the Q4 results of major players such as ITC, IndiGo, and Fortis Healthcare

The Patel Family -- the promoter of GMM Pfaudler -- has completed the acquisition of one per cent stake in the engineering firm. Following the acquisition, the Patel Family's shareholding stands at 25.18 per cent and they remain the largest shareholder of the company. "The Patel Family (through Millars Machinery Company Pvt Ltd) has completed acquisition of 1 per cent equity stake in GMM Pfaudler Ltd from Pfaudler Inc (ultimately held by DBAG Fund VI, a private equity fund advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG) by way of an off-market inter-se transfer between promoters at Rs 1,700 per share," GMM Pfaudler Ltd said in a statement. A total of 75 per cent of the consideration is being paid upfront, while the rest will be paid on or before March 15, 2024, it said. GMM Pfaudler Ltd delivers corrosion-resistant technologies, systems, and services worldwide. GMM Pfaudler has 19 manufacturing locations with sales and service network and employs more than 1,800 people across four continents

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At 09:15 AM; around 5.92 million equity shares representing 13 per cent of total equity of GMM Pfaudler changed hands at the counter on the BSE, the exchange data shows.

Prominent promoters have recently offloaded stake in companies like TVS Motor, GMM Pfaudler via block deals, few others plan to do so in the near future.

The promoter of engineering firm GMM Pfaudler on Friday divested 17.3 per cent stake in the company for Rs 1,324 crore through open market transactions. Pfaudler Inc offloaded a total of 77,85,819 shares on both BSE and NSE, amounting to 17.32 per cent stake in the company, as per bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE. The shares were sold in the range of Rs 1,700.14 - Rs 1,702.87 apiece on NSE and BSE, taking the transaction value to Rs 1,323.97 crore. Post the transaction, the shareholding of Pfaudler Inc will reduce to 14.56 per cent from 31.88 per cent and the total promoter shareholding will fall from 56.06 per cent to 38.74 per cent in the company, as per shareholding data with the exchanges. The buyers included Plutus Wealth Management, Integrated Core Strategies (Asia) Pte, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, among others. On Friday, shares of GMM Pfaudler closed 15.21 per cent lower at Rs 1,632 per scrip on NSE and Rs 1,643.65 per piece on

On Thursday, Pfaudler had announced it is selling 13.4 million shares of GMM, representing 29.88% stake, at a floor price of Rs 1,700 apiece

Shares of GMM Pfaudler fell as much as 18.1%, their worst intraday percentage fall in nearly five years, after a report said that one of its promoters will sell the bulk of its stake

Till 09:30 AM, a combined around 11.18 million shares, representing nearly 25 per cent of the total equity of the company, had changed hands on the NSE and BSE

Among individual stocks, the technical & derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends to buy Triveni Engineering and GMM Pfaudler.

The technical & derivative analyst from HDFC Securities expects Nifty to find support around 18,100 for now.

The strong growth is expected owing to the increasing market size, investments, and exports in the pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, and agrochemical industries in the next 5 years

A total of 68 companies are slated to post their March quarter results today, including Alkem Labs, AstraZeneca Pharma India, Stove Kraft, Emami, Thermax and VIP Industries

The facility is located in Vatva, Ahmedabad and is equipped to manufacture a wide range of heavy engineering equipment

Analysts prefer stocks trading above the 200-DMA, since they tend to perform better in a trending market. Risk management, hence, becomes comparatively easier

The stock was locked in the 5 per cent upper circuit at Rs 3,821, rebounding 11 per cent from its intra-day low of Rs 3,458 on the BSE

The stock continues to fall, and is down over 36 per cent since September 15