Saturday, March 03, 2007

Fresh Investment: J K Lakshmi Cement

Bought JK Lakshmi Cement today at an average price of around Rs.120 per share. Looks really cheap at current levels. Numbers in brief are given below:
  • CMP = Rs.118 per share
  • P/E = 4.6 times
  • Qrtrly PAT = 55 crore
  • Trailing 12 mnths PAT = Rs.137 crore
  • Annualizing recent quarters performance APAT = Rs.200 crore plus
  • CMcap = Rs.630 crore

Discounting FY08 expected profit @
  • 5 times = Rs.187, a gain of 59% over CMP
  • 7.5 times = Rs.281, a gain of 138% over CMP
  • 10 times = Rs.375, a gain of 217% over CMP
However, it is important to note that low p/e's mark the end of a bull run in cyclical stocks. For eg. steel, aluminum & sugar stocks. However, in case of cement, I think the end of bull-run is still a year away. So for now investment in cement stocks makes sense to me. Looking at a target price of around Rs.250 in about 6-8 months time.

Happy Investing!

1 comment:

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