Rs 82,000 crore order book: This multibagger aerospace & defence company receives order worth Rs 458.87 crore from Ministry of Defence!

The stock has a PE of 21x, a ROE of 30 per cent and a ROCE of 31 per cent and gave multibagger returns of 120 per cent in just 1 year.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, a leading manufacturing company of aerospace and defence and a PSU enterprise informed that the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the company for the procurement of two Dornier Aircraft for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) along with an associated Engineering Support package at an overall cost of Rs 458.87 crore. The aircraft will be procured under the Buy (Indian) Category. The aircraft will be fitted with a number of advanced equipment viz., Glass Cockpit, Maritime Patrol Radar, Electro-Optic Infra-Red device, Mission Management System etc. The addition will further bolster the aerial surveillance capability of maritime areas of responsibilities of the ICG.

Additionally, HAL informed that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the company will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, to consider, inter-alia, a proposal of sub-division/ stock split of equity shares of the company pursuant to the provisions of Section 61 (1)(d) of Companies Act, 2013.

The net sales increased by 8.10 per cent to Rs 12,495 in Q4FY23 compared to Q4FY22. The net sales increased by 9.37 per cent to Rs 26,927 crore and the net profit increased by 14.25 per cent to Rs 5,828 crore in FY23 compared to FY22.

The company's order book position is maintained at Rs 81,784 crore with the receipt of fresh manufacturing contracts, ROH and spare orders with continued budget allocation from the customer’s cash and the bank balance position has improved to Rs 20,306 crore. Including the above order, the company order book stands at over Rs 82,000 crore. 

On Friday, shares of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd surged 0.74 per cent to Rs 3,8758.95 per share from its previous closing of Rs 3,731.40 with an intraday high of Rs 3,784.75 and an intraday low of Rs 3.710.

The stock has a PE of 21x, a ROE of 30 per cent and a ROCE of 31 per cent.  The stock is up by 120 per cent in just 1 year, 250 per cent in 2 years and over 350 per cent in 3 years. Investors should keep an eye on this multibagger Large-Cap stock.