BNP Paribas adds a Navratna to its cap, makes Rs 392 crore bet on railway PSU via bulk deal – News Air Insight

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BNP Paribas on Monday bought a stake worth Rs 392 crore in railway PSU company Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) via a bulk deal. The French multinational bank acquired 72.18 lakh shares in the Navratna company via its affiliate BNP Paribas Financial Markets at Rs 515.3 apiece.

The purchase price was 0.8% up from Friday’s closing price of Rs 511.20 on the NSE. Its shares today ended the day at Rs 517.75, gaining, 1.3% from the last closing.

Shares of CONCOR have been market laggards and the prices have eroded 18% in the past 12 months. The stock is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs) of Rs 534.6 and Rs 561.1, respectively, according to the data fetched from Trendlyne. It has displayed high volatility with a 1-year beta of 1.3.

CONCOR’s consolidated net profit in the September quarter stood at Rs 379 crore, a 3.6% growth over Rs 365 crore in the year-ago period. The total revenue in the quarter was Rs 2,442 crore, up 1% versus Rs 2,417 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year.

Incorporated in March 1988, Container Corporation commenced operations in November 1989 taking over the existing network of 7 ICDs from Indian Railways. The company claims to be a market leader having the largest network of 66 ICDs/CFSs in India (62 terminals and 4 strategic tie-ups).


In addition to providing inland transport by rail for containers, it has also expanded to cover port management, air cargo complexes and establishing cold-chains.Also Read: Karnataka Bank bulk deal: Cupid CMD Aditya Kumar Halwasiya picks up Rs 71 cr stake in Quant MF-backed lender

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