Bhageria Industries : A Multi-Bagger Stock

                                 BHAGERIA INDUSTRIES : A Multi-Bagger Stock

CMP : 348-355

BSE CODE :530803

Market Cap : 553 Crores

       LISTED ON : NSE AND BSE

TARGET : 750/850

TIME-FRAME : 12 Months

History of the Company :

Bhageria Industries Ltd was established in the year 1989 with an objective to serve dyes & intermediates industry all over the globe. Company commenced its operations by setting up a Vinyl Sulphone Plant at Vapi (Gujarat) with capacity of 540 T.P.A which has now expanded to 3600 T.P.A 

Nearly 70% of its production is being exported to countries like Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Germany, USA and other European and African Countries.

Main Business Activities : 

• Manufacturing of Dyes and Intermediates
• Sourcing and Exporting various Pharmaceutical products (APIs & FFs)
• Sourcing of various Bulk Chemicals 

Financials of the Company : 

• Profit After Tax (PAT) for the year ended on 31st March,2017 has been reported  at Rs 43.53 Crore and turnover at Rs 344 Crore.
• As per the numbers as on 31st March,2017 the company has generated Return on Equity of approx. 43% , Return on Capital Employed of 43% and Return on Assets of 26%
• The company is a regular dividend paying company and has paid dividend for past 5 consecutive years.
• Debt to Equity ratio is below 2 and is reasonable in nature
• The company has carried out a major expansion in 2017 and fixed asset base has increased from 23 crores to 144 crores which is almost 600% surge. Operating margins have improved in last 2 quarters and turnover is also likely to improve.

Investment Rationale : Why to Invest in this Stock ??

• Shareholding of the promoters in the company is 53.92% as on 31st March,2018 which strongly indicates interest of promoters in growth of the company. Promoter shareholding has been consistently increasing since past 4 quarters.
• Market Cap to Sales Ratio : 1.59  is attractive for a chemical company
• After completion of expansion the Operating margin of the company has increased by almost 10% in last 2 quarters
• At current price of 350 Rs per share and EPS of 25 Rs on trailing basis , the stock is presently trading at an attractive P/E ratio of 14.
• At a forward reasonable P/E of 25 and EPS of 30.00, we expect the stock price to soar higher atleast to 750 and higher levels in coming time.

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Buy-Back of Shares : An Opportunity

Buy-Back of Shares :  An Opportunity

History :

Buy-Back occurs when a company pays shareholder a value per-share and re-absorbs that portion of ownership that was previously distributed among various investors.Buy-back of shares was introduced in India on recommendation of Justice Dhanuka Committee in 1998.  It is normally used for shareholder wealth maximization.

Buy-back Routes : 

Company conducts buy-back of its shares from existing shareholders, usually at a premium to the market price. Buy-Back is Conducted in India via 2 main routes namely Tender Route and Open Market Route

• Tender Route : Both promoters and public shareholders can offer their shares in a tender buyback. Number of shares and Price of Buy-Back are both fixed.

• Open-Market Route : Only public shareholders can take part under open-market route. Number of shares and Maximum ceiling price are prescribed. But company is allowed to buy lower number of shares and also at a lower rate.

Pro's and Con's of Buy-Back : 

PRO's : Utilization of Excess Cash

            Reduction of total share capital resulting in better EPS

            Positive Psychology

CON's : Opportunity cost of fund used as Buy-Back

Opportunity for an Investor from Buy-Back Event :

• An investor intending to benefit from a Buy-back event has to purchase shares prior to record date as declared by the company
• Investor has to submit/tender shares during a 2-week window as declared by company in letter of offer
• Acceptance of shares in buy-back depend upon various factors like participation of various shareholders, price , valuation , size of issue etc.
• In the interest of small shareholders, SEBI has introduced a provision in 2012 that 15% of total buy-back issue shall be reserved for small-shareholders only.
• A small shareholder has been defined as a shareholder whose value of shares in the share under the buy-back is less than 2 Lakh Rs as on record date
• Considering the above provisions it is possible for small shareholders to make a considerable return investing in buy back opportunities across the year
• Level of risk is reduced substantially in Buy-back investing as factor of uncertainty is greatly eliminated

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