Jaiprakash Assc tumbles
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Jaiprakash Associates is currently the top loser on the BSE, down over 3.2% at Rs.42, with an intra day high and low at Rs.44.80 and Rs.40 respectively. Volumes are muted at around 21 lakh shares changing hands this morning, worth Rs.9 crore.
The stock is down mainly on profit taking as this momentum had been built up on the counter over the past few months, on expectations of this deal with Ultra Tech coming through. The company yesterday announced selling its 4.8 MTPA Gujarat Cement Plant to UltraTech Cement for an enterprise value of Rs 3800 crore, besides the actual net working capital. The transaction is expected to be completed in the following 7 to 9 months.
The deal has come at a very low price given the state of the market. It works out to $124 per tonne, much lower than $230 per tonne that Barings Private Equity Asia had paid for 14% stake in Lafarge India and $133/tonne paid by Ambuja for ACC.
Of the Rs.3800 crore being paid by Ultra Tech, Rs.3,650 crore is debt and the balance of Rs.150 crore is equity which will be paid by issuing shares to JP Associates. The company's total debt stands at Rs.23,000 crore which does not inlcude the power projects and gross debt of all businesses stands at Rs 55,000-56,000 crore.