Rs 19,135 crore order book: This multibagger penny stock has been declared as lowest bidder (L1) for an irrigation project of Rs 525.36 crore from Government of Telangana
The stock gave multibagger returns of 430 per cent in just 1 year whereas BSE Small-Cap Index is up by 65 per cent.
Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana has declared Patel Engineering Limited (PEL) along with its JV Partner as the lowest bidder (L1) for a Rs 525.36 crore contract for the works involving the construction of an RCC protection wall along River Munneru on the right side and left side flanks between Polepally and Prakashnagar in Khammam City, Khammam District.
The project is to be completed in a period of 24 months. The said project is located in the state of Telangana and the project is to be executed in a joint venture, of which PEL’s share is 51 per cent (Rs.267.93 crore).
Today, the stock market was trading in green with the BSE Sensex Index up by 0.10 per cent at 73,124 and the NSE Nity-50 Index up by 0.10 per cent at 21,218.
Along with the market in green, shares of Patel Engineering Ltd gained 5.58 per cent to an intraday high of Rs 73.43 per share from an intraday low of Rs 69.55 per share. The stock’s 52-week high is Rs 79 while its 52-week low of Rs 13.10.
Patel Engineering Ltd is engaged in the construction of dams, bridges, tunnels, roads, piling works, industrial structures and other kinds of heavy civil engineering works in areas like hydro, irrigation & water supply, urban infrastructure and transport. The company has a market cap of over Rs 5,600 crore with a 3-year stock price CAGR of 79 per cent.
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Results: According to nine-month results, the net sales increased by 19.17 per cent to Rs 3,200.93 crore, operating EBITDA increased by 15.31 per cent to Rs 452.72 crore and net profit skyrocketed by 99.79 per cent to Rs 140.73 crore in 9MFY24 over 9MFY23. In its nine-month results, the net sales increased by 11.14 per cent to Rs 1,061 crore, operating EBITDA increased by 1.39 per cent to Rs 142.08 crore and net profit skyrocketed by 260.55 per cent to Rs 70.24 crore in Q3FY24 over Q3FY23. In its annual results, the net sales increased by 24.31 per cent to Rs 4,201.97 crore and net profit increased by 160 per cent to Rs 178.80 crore in FY23 over FY22.
Order book: As of December 31, 2023, the company’s order book stands at Rs 19,135 crore (Including L1 Orders). Segment-wise order book includes hydroelectric (60.67 per cent), irrigation (21.05 per cent), tunnel (11.02 per cent, road (2.99 per cent) and other (27 per cent).
As of December 2023, Vijay Kedia holds 1,30,00,000 or 1.3 crore shares in a multibagger penny stock i.e., 1.68 per cent and FIIs have increased their stake to 2.83 per cent. The stock gave multibagger returns of 430 per cent in just 1 year whereas BSE Small-Cap Index is up by 65 per cent.
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