Monday, 28 May 2018

IOC surges by 6%; BSE OIL & GAS Index Up 2.5%

IOC share price has Zoomed 6% and is presently trading at Rs 177.

Meanwhile, the BSE OIL & GAS Index is at 14,305 (Up 2.5%).

Among the top Gainers in the BSE OIL & GAS Index today are IOC (up 5.62%) and HPCL (up 5.39%).

Over the last one year, IOC has moved down from Rs 219 to Rs 177, registering a loss of Rs 43 (down 21.22%)

On the other hand, the BSE OIL & GAS has moved up from 13,913 to 14,305, registering a gain of 392 points (up 2.64%) during the last 12 months.

The top gainers among the BSE OIL & GAS Index stocks during this same period were RELIANCE IND. (up 41.82%), INDRAPRASTHA GAS (up 32.35%) and GAIL (up 8.79%).

What About the Benchmark Indices?

The BSE Sensex is at 35,082 (up 0.37%).

The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are SUN PHARMA (up 3.86%), GAIL (up 2.47%) and ONGC (up 1.17%). Other gainers include AXIS BANK (up 1.16%) and COAL INDIA (up 1.16%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are SUN PHARMA and ONGC.

In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 10,659 (up 0.50%). IOC (up 6.03%) and BPCL (up 5.37%) are among the top gainers in NSE Nifty.

Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved up from 30,750 to 35,082, registering a gain of 4,332 points (up 14.00%).

IOC Financial Update…

IOC net profit grew 66.2% YoY to Rs 52 billion for the quarter ended March 2018, compared to a profit of Rs 79 billion a year ago. Net Sales rose 104.5% to Rs 1367.3 billion during the period as against Rs 1308.7 billion in January-March 2017.

For the year ended March 2017, IOC reported 182.8% increase in net profit to Rs 197.5 billion compared to net profit of Rs 108.0 billion during FY16.

Revenue of the company grew 109.4% to Rs 4,537 billion during FY17.

The current Price to earnings ratio of IOC, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 3.9x.

This article was originally published in English at www.equitymaster.com.

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