Category: Observations

NMDC = No Money, Dividend Compulsory

Post author By Raoji
Post date March 26, 2018
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This post belongs to my This is India ! series

NMDC held a Board Meeting on 17th March, 2018 and decided not to issue an interim dividend

The market reacted very badly and the stock crashed by around 7% the next trading day.

So imagine the market’s surprise when less than 10 days later NMDC offered a whopping interim dividend of Rs.4.3 (Dividend Yield of 3.5%)

The fact that the dividend is proposed to be paid before 31st March, 2018 betrays the fact that the Co was arm twisted by its largest shareholder (the Govt of India) who will gain around 1,340 Crores from the dividend.

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Coastal Corporation: Rights, Wrongs & Lies

Post author By Raoji
Post date March 14, 2018
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Something fishy about the company withdrawing its rights issue when the stock is hitting upper circuit at Rs.88.30 per share

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Bharat Dynamics Vs Marico

Amusing to see that India’s premier missile manufacturer spends as much on research as our hair oil company.

R & D Expenses in Rs. Crores

Year	Marico	Bharat Dynamics
2015	19.74	22.72
2016	27.48	29.43
2017	32.55	34.71

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CESC Demerger in Trouble

The West Bengal Electricity Commission has put a spoke in the spinoff plans of CESC Ltd.

The detailed order of the Commission is dated 16 Feb, 2018 and can be downloaded from here.

As per the order:

“The above petition of CESC limited is not in line and is far from the provisions under section 17(3) of the Electricity Act, 2003 and regulation 5.11.3 of the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (Licensing and Conditions of License) Regulations,2013 which spell that CESC Limited is required to submit petition seeking prior approval of the Commission for the above arrangement.

The instant petition does not meet the Criteria of the Act and the regulations made thereunder and as such cannot be admitted and thus rejected.”

The surprising part is that CESC did not inform the exchanges about this very material order and kept the investors in the dark.