Whirlpool of India surges on plan of investing Rs 140 crore in next 2 years

22 Nov 2016 Evaluate

Whirlpool of India is currently trading at Rs. 923.50, up by 19.00 points or 2.10% from its previous closing of Rs. 904.50 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 915.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 937.30 and Rs. 913.00 respectively. So far 1810 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 1192.00 on 21-Oct-2016 and a 52 week low of Rs. 561.45 on 12-Feb-2016.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 950.00 and Rs. 860.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 11761.02 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 75.00 % while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 14.51 % and 10.49 % respectively.

Whirlpool of India, a consumer appliance maker, is investing about Rs 140 crore in the next two years in its existing plants to expand production capacity and manufacture new products. The company which is aiming to double sales in the next four years expects non-core segments such as air-conditioners and built-in kitchen appliances to contribute to 20% of total sales by then.

The company’s operating plants are located at Faridabad, Puna and Puducherry and it manufactures up to 90% of the domestic needs. The company had spent Rs 75 crore capex in 2015-16. In the current financial year, it plans to take this number up by 25%. For the next financial year 2017-18, the company intends to increase capex further by 50% over 2016-17 base.

Whirlpool of India manufactures appliances. The company produces refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, microwave ovens, water purifiers, built-in appliances and other products.

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