Tuesday, August 5, 2008

IOL Netcom gallops on fund raising plan

IOL Netcom rose 3.22% to Rs 89.70 at 14:00 IST on BSE on reports the company will raise $20 million via global depositary receipts to fund its Internet Protocol Television roll-out plans.
The stock hit a high of Rs 91.20 and a low of Rs 87.05 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 580 on 8 August 2007 and a 52-week low of Rs 58.20 on 9 July 2008.
The company has an equity capital of Rs 27.37 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
As per reports, the company initially planned to raise money through overseas convertible bonds but changed its plan because of delay in obtaining regulatory clearances.
IOL Netcom reported a net loss of Rs 9.68 crore in Q1 June 2008 as against a net profit of Rs 0.12 crore in Q1 June 2007. Sales rose 88.7% to Rs 3 crore in Q1 June 2008 over Q1 June 2007.
IOC Netcom offers provides broadband services and last year commercially launched Internet Protocol Televison services (IPTV) on the broadband networks of state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam.

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