I have recommended this company twice @ Rs.272/- and Rs.287/-.Currently it is quoting around Rs.300/-
Still I feels it is worth buy for long term investors ,hence earlier two write ups are re-produced below once again.
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KAVERI SEED COMPANY – is one of the very few pure
listed Indian companies from hybrid seed sector.
Others from this sector are JK Agrigenetics ,Rallis,and
Advanta . Apart from these other listed firms are
affiliates of foreign players like,Monsanto, Bayer
..etc. Kaveri Seed is a well managed Secunderabad
based firm promoted by Mr.GV Bhaskar Rao in 1976.
Company has grown a lot after that and now it is one
of the largest hybrid seed producer from South
India .Its product portfolio include seeds of
Corn, Cotton, Sorghum, Pearl Millet ,rice ,sunflower
and a wide variety of vegetables.Company also producing
various types of micro nutrients, plant hormones ,
bio-stimulants for different crops.Kavari also
producing organic plant protector under the brand
name ‘FIRE’. Other than this, company has a lot of
organic products to enhance yield from crops.
Recently Kaveri started operations in its state
of an art facility for cob drying, seed processing
and cold storage which established in its owned
farmland of 29 Acres in Medak district of Andhra
Pradesh. It added Red gram, onion, mustard and wheat
to is portfolio recently . This pure Indian player has
a very energetic R & D wing and introducing new
verities which can give good result even in bad
conditions like draught. Now in southern states of India
like Tamilnadu,Andhra and Karnataka ,precision farming is
gaining momentum and it is experienced as a great success.
This method requires hybrid seeds and scientific methods
of farming which is expected to bring big business to Kaveri.
In the financial front ,Company
is growing steadily and posted a turnover of Rs. 169 Cr
and a net profit of Rs.29 Cr in last financial year.
EPS for FY 2010 is Rs.21.20/-. Backed by good monsoon
compared with last year ,Kaveri is expected to post even
better result in this year. Its business is seasonal
and 90% income generated in first qtr.Company has an
equity base of Rs.13.7 Cr and out of this 63% is held
by promoters and 26 % by big investors including mutual
funds .Even from a low floating stock, promoters are
again buying from open market. In nutshell, with a clean
and dedicated management and excellent R & D Wing Kaveri
Seed is a company to reap the benefits which is expected
to emerge in Farming sector ,going forward.This one stop
company for hybrid seed ,organic fertilizer and organic
pesticide is quoting around Rs.272/-
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I have received many queries from readers asking whether Kaveri Seed
Company is still a BUY after a rise of RS.15/- from earlier
recommended price in just two days. Following are some points
about the company :
1) The industry in which it operates have huge potential
going forward
2) There are only few listed players in this sector , and entry
barrier is very high.
3) Company having a good ,aggressive and focussed management .
4) It is growing steadily over past many years
5) Its R & D is very strong with 250 acres of land dedicated to
R&D and with State-of-the-art Bio-technology labs.
6) Excluding promoter stake and shares held by large investors ,
floating stock is just 10% of total equity
7) Promoters bought shares in recent past from open market even
at a price of Rs.290/-
8) Kaveri is the cheapest stock available from this sector with
a P/E of 13 (Monsanto - 28 ,Advanta 31 ,JK Agri in loss)
9) It is virtually a debt free company
10) Most importantly , Kaveri is not a much publicized stock
and many from investor fraternity including analysts and
business channels have not celebrates it so far
The above are some of the points in favour of Kaveri Seed ,
Considering the fact that its 90% income is coming from June
qtr alone and the result of this qtr is going to publish within few
days ,even at current price it is a
BUY and hold to grow with it ,and not a stock to Buy today
and sell tomorrow or day after tomorrow. One negative
point is , Monsoon and eather condition have great influence
in its business and which can’t
be controlled by anyone other than god.