 "CESC")
CESC has seen its share price almost doubled in past one year from lows of Rs 421.70 in last February, or rise over 25 per cent in the last one month, to Rs 856.20. Improving prospects in the business, and of-late expectations of restructuring and value-unlocking have led to this rally. The power production and distribution major, which also has interests in retailing, is said to be considering a demerger of its business segments. Although clarity on value-unlocking and demerger is yet to come, improving performance across business segments is encouraging.
In the distribution segment, for instance, CESC's net profit at
