NITTA GELATINE / NBCC / MULTIBASE - UPDATES

NITTA GELATINE 
CMP Rs.195 ,Recommended @ Rs.87.Company reported a net profit of Rs.6.5 Cr v/s Rs. 70 lakhs  for September quarter compared with same period last year .Recommending to HOLD

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NBCC

CMP Rs.146 ,Recommended @ Rs.95 reported an 80% jump in net profit for September quarter compared with same period last year .Recommending to HOLD

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MULTIBASE
CMP Rs.41 ,Recommended @ Rs.35 reported more than 100 % jump in net  profit for September quarter compared with same period last year .Recommending to HOLD

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NITTA GELATINE - UPDATE

I have recommended this stock on 13 May 2012 @ Rs.86/- ,which is currently trading @ Rs.181.Even this stock gained more than 100 % in less than five months ,recommending to HOLD at CMP.

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NITTA GELATINE , WPIL , GRANULES INDIA - UPDATES

NITTA GELATINE

Recommended @ Rs.86 / - and currently trading @ Rs.150 /- posted an increase of 847 % in net profit for the June quarter .

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WPIL 

 Recommended @ Rs.187 / - and currently trading @ Rs.412 /- , posted an increase of 30 % in net profit for the June quarter .
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 GRANULES INDIA
 Recommended @ Rs.79 / - and currently trading @ Rs.145 /-

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 Mr. Vijay Ramanavarapu (  Head - Strategic Sourcing in the Company) purchased 15000 shares from open market at an average rate of Rs.145/- per share.
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BUY - INDIA GELATINE & CHEMICALS LTD

Everything with a name tag of Gelatine is buzzing in Dalal Street for the past few weeks.I have already recommended two of these companies ,Nitta Gelatine @ Rs.86 (now quoting around Rs.146) and Narmada Gelatin @ Rs.95 (CMP is Rs.138).Now it is the time of India gelatine (BSE - 531253) This 40 year old KVS group company is in the same line of  business of the other two above mentioned companies –producing Pharma , Food Grade  and industrial gelatine and Ossein .Japan based Nippi Inc. Having 10% equity stake and Konica Gelatin having technical collaboration with India Gelatine.Company’s main raw material is Crushed animal bone.Company selling its products both in export and domestic market.
                                                                     It is foolishness to buy any stock only because of price movement and  without a reason,especially at its 52 week high.So let us look into the major factors led to the turnaround of the fortunes of  this industry.First of all,sharp improvement of demand from the pharma sector for manufacturing of capsules and at the same time lower capacity addition for gelatine due to stringent pollution control norms.The next and most important factor is, some developments in global level.In  mid 2010,Paris based OIE (Office Internationale de Epizooties) which is the monitoring authority of animal health worldwide upgraded India’s status to category 1.At the same time this same authority downgraded some nations and these decisions are based on Mad Cow Disease occurred in these countries.In a later review they maintain the status quo.In such a situation foreign countries preferred Indian Products (being a product from animal bone). This special situation  created shortage of quality gelatine in global market and results in  sharp improvement of prices. On the other hand In India ,Capsule makers who were  importing gelatine from overseas market turn to Indian product due to overseas price increase and sharp depreciation  of Indian Currency.Over all this situation helps gelatine makers from India  a lot and it is expecting  to continue in medium  term due to increasing demand from  user industries,repeated report of Mad Cow Diseases from various foreign countries,low availability of raw material,absence of capacity addition due to pollution issues .etc.Even the price of raw material increased about 25% in last year, companies could easily pass on the same to its customers.
                                                                        India Gelatine posted its best ever result in recent past in last quarter and this trend is expected to continue in next few too.For the full year ended March ,company posted a Sales of Rs.101 Cr,net profit of Rs.7 Cr and an EPS of Rs.7.5.It is an interesting  point to note that out of the 9.4 Cr equity of the company about 95% shares are issued through bonus issues.Company declared bonus shares 5 times in the past after the public issue.For the past four years company is paying dividends without any interruption.India Gelatine currently having a book value of Rs.110/- and trading now @Rs.66/- which is almost half of its book value.Recommending this debt free company as a BUY at CMP of Rs.66 even if it is at its 52 week high.

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NITTA GELATIN INDIA LTD - BACK TO BLACK

Nitta Gelatin( Formerly Kerala Chemicals) is a 46 % subsidiary of Japan based Nitta Glatin Inc.Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) is the joint promoter with 34% stake .Company is manufacturing Edible and Pharmaceutical grade Gelatine,Ossein,Di Calcium Phospate ..etc.Company along with its subsidiary having three manufacturing facilities in India – Two in Kerala and One in Maharastra.Its products are mainly used in the processing of Confectionery,Diary products ,Beverages and for manufacturing gelatine Capsules.Last year company diversified into value added products like GELIXER COLLAGENPEP , SEEDAID, NUTRIGOLD, MEAT MEAL, CHITOSAN..etc . Due to unprecedented rise in its raw materials  (Crushed Bone and Hydrochloric Acid ) and increased advertisement cost  for  new products, company reported lower profit  in last year .But now it is slowly coming out of red and posted good profit in latest quarter by passing on its increased raw material cost to consumers and successful diversification into value added products..Due to pollution issues chances of substantial  new capacity addition is very low in the country.For the latest quarter ended March 2012, Nitta posted a turnover of  Rs.68.73 Cr v/s Rs.49 Cr and a net profit of Rs.4.57 Cr (excluding other income) v/s a loss of Rs.1.67 Cr .For the full year Consolidated EPS is Rs.5.58/-. If company can exhibit the same performance shown in latest quarter,chances for strong re rating can’t be ruled out for this investor friendly company from current level of Rs.87/-