The bank invoked pledge on 56,83,320 shares forming 7.82 per cent of paid-up equity share capital of Eveready Industries
The upgrade reflects EIIL's improved liquidity position aided by deleveraging in 2HFY20, coupled with sustained profitability in FY20, India Ratings said in a press release
The Burmans of Dabur become the biggest shareholder in India's largest dry cell battery maker as the Kolkata-based promoters struggle to ring-fence their tea-to-engineering group
Promoters hope to ring-fence long-term interests of the firm via this partnership
The latest increase in stake brings the Burman family holding in Eveready close to the promoter holding
On NSE, under BL series, about 5.15 million shares, representing 7.07 per cent of total holding of Eveready Industries, changed hands at price of Rs 81.80 per share
A recent survey conducted by LocalCircles showed that 58% of respondents are willing to boycott Chinese firms while 42% want heavy import duties on Chinese goods to discourage their influx
Since the past four months, Guardian Advisors has been gradually increasing its shareholding
The pre-tax profit, adjusted against the one-time land sale and separation costs, remained flat at Rs 21.20 crore
In September, the Calcutta High Court had restrained the company from transferring, alienating or encumbering any of its assets till the application filed by IL&FS was disposed of.
The earlier injunction preventing such sales and was impairing the firms' ability to pay off their lenders outside the scope of NCLT
Net profit dropped 27 per cent to Rs 18.11 crore
Eveready managing director, Amritanshu Khaitan did not confirm a deal with Duracell but said that the company continues to look at opportunities and discuss various joint ventures or strategic tie-ups
Eveready initiated discussion early this year with some companies, including Energizer and Duracell, to sell its battery business to pare debt
Battery division sell-off may be delayed
The American firm will only own the Eveready brand in India and become owners of an annual installed capacity of 1.5 billion batteries and over 20 million flashlights per year.
Production in this factory at Moula Ali Industrial Development Area in Hyderabad had stopped in 2010 owing to economic unviability
While MJIL's Rs 55-cr packet tea business is limited to Maharashtra and Karnataka, Eveready's three tea brands are sold in 14 states; deal wll give MJIL access to 2,800 distributors
Auditor and Eveready disagreed on the recoverability of inter-corporate deposits given to group companies.
Rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) downgraded the company's long term credit rating with the negative outlook.