Tata Metaliks, a pig iron manufacturer and supplier, on Monday said its net profit jumped manifold to Rs 82 crore during the September 2020 quarter, mainly on account of reduced expenses. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 23 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, Tata Metaliks said in a regulatory filing to the BSE. Its total income in the second quarter ended September 30 also rose to Rs 521.84 crore, from Rs 517.06 crore a year ago. Total expenses reduced to Rs 431.63 crore in the quarter under review, from Rs 494.10 crore in the year-ago period. A subsidiary of domestic steel giant Tata Steel, Tata Metaliks, has a manufacturing plant at Kharagpur, West Bengal, where pig iron and ductile iron pipes are produced.
Technical calls from Vinay Rajani, Technical & Derivatives Analyst, HDFC securities.
Profits declined on the back of a nearly 10 per cent rise in the cost of raw material.
Tata Metaliks will eventually become a full-fledged ductile iron (DI) pipe company, said chairman, Koushik Chatterjee, at the company's annual general meeting.Tata Metaliks now operates two integral business segments, foundry pig iron and DI pipes, post amalgamation of Tata Metaliks DI Pipes Limited. The DI capacity is around 2,00,000 tonnes per annum while the blast furnace capacity is 0.5 million tonnes. The company's annual report mentioned that while pig iron growth was in line with steel production, ductile iron pipe production showed a growth of 11-12 per cent. The growth was largely driven by the government's focus on infrastructure projects in the country including AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) and smart cities.Responding to a shareholder's query, Chatterjee said, "In the years to come, this company will become a full-fledged DI pipe company. There is a migration process, but it has to be a high-end product which will be a differentiated ...
Company sold 99,130 tonnes of pig iron and 39,639 tonnes of DI pipes during the quarter
The stock hit a record high of Rs 365, has rallied 212% from Rs 117 on May 16.
Orgasm. That's the word that comes to mind when one looks at the consolidated numbers reported by Tata Metaliks for the past financial year
About 469,793 equity shares representing 1.9% of total equity of Tata Metaliks changed hands on the NSE via block deal.
Tata Metaliks zoomed 74%, while Raj Television Network surged 62% on the BSE in the past five trading sessions
The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 168, rallied 44% in past two trading sessions from Rs 117 on May 16.
The stock surged 18% to Rs 133 after the company posted 71% jump in profit at Rs 48.62 crore in Q4FY16.