Sunday, June 14, 2020

GAIL SHARE PRICE TARGETING RS. 140. WHY?

Analysts has maintained a buy rating on Gas Authority of India (GAIL) but cut the target price from Rs 190 to Rs 140. Low commodity prices will impact petchem/ LHC/ marketing segments; but, the worst seems priced in. GAIL was trading at Rs 96.35 on Friday

GAIL (India) Ltd., incorporated in 1984, is a large cap company with a market cap of Rs 35525.15 crore, operating in the gas & petroleum sector.

Investment Rationale

There were concerns over the commodity businesses due to low oil prices, Since the disappointing integrated HVJ tariff order on 4-June-19, GAIL's share price has de-rated significantly (-57 per cent since end-May). Apart from the disappointing tariff order, the stock was also hit by weak gas demand/ low spot LNG prices impacting gas marketing, continued petchem losses and market concerns on its unbundling. .

For the quarter ended 31-12-2019, the company reported consolidated sales of Rs 17882.74 crore, down -1.93 per cent from last quarter sales of Rs 18235.45 crore and down -11.55 per cent from last year's same quarter sales of Rs 20217.54 crore. The company has reported net profit after tax of Rs 1015.10 crore in the latest quarter.


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