₹500 Smallcap Stock Rise 12% In a Day – Prabhudas Lilladher Says BUY

Smallcap Stock: With a market capitalization of above ₹12,300 Crore, KEC International [NSE: KEC], a smallcap company, gave a return of 12.37% on Friday, on an intraday basis. Prabhudas Lilladher, one of India’s premier stock brokers, recently gave a BUY call on the stock.

The stock was in the bear’s claw since Monday as the share price plummeted from ₹530.00/- to ₹476.15/- within four trading days. But the shares of KEC International saw a momentum reversal on Friday as the share price of KEC International rose to a day’s high of ₹547.00/- and closed the day 12.37% higher. Below are the details.

About KEC International

KEC International is a billion-dollar EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) company and is the flagship company of RPG Group. The company executes projects in sectors such as Power Transmission & Distribution, Railways, Solar, etc.

The company is also among one of the leading manufacturers of power and telecom cables in India. KEC International has a worldwide presence, having completed more than 70+ EPC projects around the globe.

KEC International recently bagged a Transmission and Distribution order worth ₹1,213 Crore.

Stock Price Of KEC International

On Monday, 15th May 2023, the stock price of KEC International opened the trading day at ₹530.00/-. The stock’s bearish momentum continued till Thursday as shares of KEC International closed at ₹480.30/- on 18th May 2023, diving 9.37% within four trading days.

The tide changed on Friday as the share price of KEC International saw a trend reversal.

On Friday, 19th May 2023, shares of KEC International opened the trading day at ₹484.00/- and rose to an intraday high of ₹547.00/-. And the stock closed the day and the week at ₹539.70/-, up 12.37% against the previous day’s close.

On the weekly chart, KEC International was down 0.58%, while the company’s shares gave a decent return of 10.72% on the monthly chart. And on the yearly chart, the stock of KEC International gave an above-average return of 41.32%.

Intraday Trade On KEC International

Shares of KEC International gave 5x Return on an intraday basis on Friday’s opening session.

An intraday trader with a trading capital of ₹1 Lakh, using 5x leverage, would have received 1,033 shares of KEC International at ₹484.00/- a piece.

Selling the entire position of 1,033 shares of KEC International at the day’s high of ₹547.00/- would have fetched a profit of ₹5,65,051.00/-.

And if the trader sold the position at the day’s closing price of ₹539.70/-, it would have fetched a profit of ₹5,57,510.10/-.

Financial Result Of KEC International

On 3rd May 2023, KEC International reported its Q4FY23 financial result.

The revenue from operation stood at ₹5,525.01 Crore for the quarter ended in March 2023. Up 29% on a Y-o-Y basis against ₹4,274.78 Crore for Q4 of FY22. On a sequential basis, the revenue from operation was up 26.29% against ₹4,374.62 Crore for the quarter ended in December 2022.

The company’s EBITDA for the March 2023 quarter stood at ₹283 Crore, up 12.30% on a Y-o-Y basis against ₹252 Crore for Q4 of FY22. On a sequential basis, the EBITDA of KEC International was up by 41.50% against ₹200 Crore for the quarter ended in December 2022.

The company’s Net Profit stood at ₹72.17 Crore for the Q4 of 2023, down 35.58% on a Y-o-Y basis against ₹112.04 Crore for the March quarter of 2022. Though, on a sequential basis, Net Profits were up.

On a Q-o-Q basis, the Net Profit of KEC International was up by 310.05% against ₹17.60 Crore for the quarter that ended in December of 2022.

KEC International Dividend News

The board of directors of KEC International recommended a dividend of 150% of the equity shares’ face value, which amounts to Rs. 3.00/- per share.

The company declared a 200% dividend in the previous year, which amounted to Rs. 4.00/- per share.

Should You Invest In KEC International?

According to the latest stock research report from Prabhudas Lilladher, investors can buy shares of KEC International for a target price of ₹559.00/- per share. As of now, the current market price of KEC International’s shares is lower than the target price set by Prabhudas Lilladher.

The broker has a positive view of the company’s future as it states – “We remain positive on KEC for long term given its 1) strong OB, 2) healthy execution momentum, 3) strong T&D outlook and 4) revenue visibility from non-T&D segments like Civil, Railways, Oil & Gas etc.”

Earlier, Prabhudas Lilladher had a target price of ₹505.00/- for the stock of KEC International, which they have now revised to ₹559.00/-.

Commenting on the valuation of KEC International’s shares, the report said – “The stock is trading at PE of 24.6x/12x FY24/25E. Maintain ‘Accumulate’ rating with TP of Rs559 (Rs505 earlier) valuing it at PE of 13x FY25E EPS (vs 12.5x earlier).”

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