The company announced the results after trading hours yesterday, 22 July 2008.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 563.10 points, or 3.99%, to 14,667.30. The market spurted today, 23 July 2008, after the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government late on Tuesday, 22 July 2008, retained power by winning trust vote in parliament, ending political uncertainty. A further fall in oil prices and firm global markets also boosted sentiments.
On BSE, 33,557 shares were traded in the counter. The scrip had an average daily volume of 3.68 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 25.50 and a low of Rs 23 so far during the day. The stock had a 52-week high of Rs 67.95 on 4 January 2008 and a 52-week low of Rs 17.55 on 2 July 2008.
The small-cap company had underperformed the market over the past one month till 22 July 2008, declining 1.85% compared to the Sensex’s decline of 1.32%. It had also underperformed the market in the past one quarter, declining 25.57% compared to Sensex’s decline of 15.53%.
The company has an equity capital of Rs 160.79 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
The current price of Rs 23.50 discounts its Q1 June 2008 annualised EPS of Rs 2.90, by a PE multiple of 8.10.
The company’s net sales rose 73.9% to Rs 128.39 crore in Q1 June 2008 over Q1 June 2007.
The company manufactures a wide range of petrochemicals like, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene and their derivatives, polymers, rubber, chemicals and plastic products.