Monday, July 14, 2008

Hindustan Zinc jumps on surge in zinc prices

Hindustan Zinc surged 7.89% to Rs 581 at 15:16 IST on BSE on surge in zinc futures in Shanghai.
The stock hit a high of Rs 585 and a low of Rs 540 so far during the day. The stock had a 52-week high of Rs 969 on 18 October 2007 and a 52-week low of Rs 462.50 on 2 July 2008.
The mid-cap scrip has an equity capital of Rs 422.53 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
The current price of Rs 581 discounts its Q4 March 2008 annualised EPS of Rs 120.85, by a PE multiple of 4.8.
Shanghai zinc futures gained 1% on Monday, 14 July 2008, after rising by their 4% daily limit in the last session, following a weekend agreement by small-and medium-sized Chinese smelters to cut production by 10%. China's small- and medium-sized zinc smelters, accounting for about 30-40% of output in the world's top producer, agreed on Saturday, 12 July 2008 to cut production immediately to lift local prices.
Hindustan Zinc’s activities comprise mining and smelting of zinc and lead. The products include zinc ingots, lead ingots, silver, sulphuric acid, cadmium ingots, copper cathode and others.
The company’s net profit rose 36.7% to Rs 1,278 crore on 12.1% rise in sales to Rs 2,266 crore in Q4 March 2008 over Q4 March 2007.

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