Radico Khaitan touches the roof on plan to sell 26% stake to Japan’s Suntory Holdings

03 Sep 2013 Evaluate

Radico Khaitan is currently trading at its upper circuit limit of Rs. 125.70, up by 5.95 points or 4.97% from its previous closing of Rs. 119.75 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 125.70 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 125.70 and Rs. 122.00 respectively. So far 811206 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 155.95 on 31-Dec-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs. 88.65 on 24-Jul-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 125.70 and Rs. 109.60 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 1671.13 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 40.50% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 39.73% and 19.77% respectively.

Radico Khaitan, makers of Magic Moments vodka and 8 PM whisky, reportedly has initiated preliminary talks to sell 26% stake in the company to Japan's oldest liquor company Suntory Holdings, in a deal which could be valued to Rs 870 crore. Further, the proposed deal is likely to include a provision to acquire another 23% stake at a later date.

This development highlights the growing lure of the local liquor market to foreign firms, given that British drinks giant Diageo, back in November, 2012, had acquired 53.4% in Vijay Mallya's United Spirits (USL) for close to Rs 12,000 crore.

Radico Khaitan is one of the India's oldest and largest liquor manufacturers. The company owns three millionaire brands namely 8 PM Whisky, Contessa Rum and Old Admiral Brandy.

Radico Khaitan Share Price

2288.35 -21.70 (-0.94%)
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