This Small-cap stock trades at 0.94 times its book value; receives its first order for 5G electric product and anticipates additional Rs 150-200 crores business!
The stock performance over the last three months has been commendable as it has surged nearly 51 per cent
HPL Electric and Power Ltd (HPL), an established electrical equipment manufacturing company in India, has received its first set of formal orders for supply of 5G electric products including cable to the top telecom companies.
HPL sees a significant opportunity to contribute to the development of 5G infrastructure in India and to provide the necessary electrical equipment to the leading telecom providers. HPL is heavily focusing on 5G and anticipates that this market will bring in respectable revenues.
According to an Ericsson-Arthur D Little study, 5G will enable Indian mobile service providers to generate USD 17 billion in incremental revenue from enterprises by 2030. Much of this is projected to be driven by the adoption of 5G in the manufacturing, energy and utilities, ICT and retail industries. Indian enterprises consider 5G to be the most important technology for their digital strategies. Not surprisingly, leading telecom players are not wasting any further time in getting themselves ready with 5G infrastructure.
HPL is amongst a handful of companies which made material contributions to the 4G infrastructure expansion and has supplied wires and cables and electrical equipment to the leading telecom players. Going forward, 5G holds an immense promise for being a much more significant opportunity. Our growth outlook for this segment looks promising and the Company anticipates an additional Rs. 150-200 crore business in the near to medium term from this segment.
Commenting on this achievement, Mr. Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director said, “The record investment already committed into the 5G spectrum, the big telecom companies are placing their bets on the next-gen mobile telephony platform to be blockbuster business. At HPL Electric, we have been supplier to the earlier 4G rollouts and are sweetly placed to once again be a vendor of choice for various 5G project rollouts over the next few years. We have already started receiving the orders and expect a steady rise on the anvil. This will be another pillar of growth, supporting our already strong prospects in smart energy meters and our B2C centric electrical products.”
The stock has smartly recovered from the lower levels of the day and it is trading up by 3 per cent. The stock performance over the last three months has been commendable as it has surged nearly 51 per cent and in the last one year it is up by a staggering 82 per cent. Despite this stock strong run-up, the stock is trading at 0.94 time its book value.