Jai Balaji Industries: Some Illuminating Facts

According to the Annual Report of FY17

Jai Balaji Group presently generates Power for captive use in three locations, viz Raniganj and Durgapur in West Bengal and Durg in Chhattisgarh, with an installed Power generation capacity of 101.10 MW. It produced 319.69  MU in FY17.

According to the annul report of FY17 , the Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries namely Nilachal Iron & Power Limited, Jai Balaji Steels (Purulia) Limited & Jai Balaji Energy (Purulia) Limited.

Regarding Join Ventures, Jai Balaji Industries Ltd (Rs.13.90) writes in its 2016-17, Annual Report: 

Your Company continues to have two joint venture (JV) companies namely, Andal East Coal Company Private Limited and Rohne Coal Company Private Limited.

#Andal East Coal Company Private Limited:

‘Andal East Coal Company Private Limited’ was formed in 2009-10, in which your Company along with Bhushan Steel Limited and Rashmi Cement Limited are venture partners. The said Joint Venture Company was formed in terms of allocation of Andal Non-Coking Coal Block in the State of West Bengal by Ministry of Coal, Government of India.

#Rohne Coal Company Private Limited:

‘Rohne Coal Company Private Limited’ was formed in 2008-09, in which your Company along with

JSW Steel Limited & Bhushan Power & Steel Limited are venture partners. The said Joint Venture Company was formed in terms of allocation of Rohne-Coking Coal Block in the State of Jharkhand by Ministry of Coal, Government of India.

None of the Companies have become or ceased to be the Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate Company during the year under review.

Now, at the CMP of Rs.13.90, the MARKET CAP of the Jai Balaji Industries Ld is only around Rs.133.01 Cr, against June 2017 quarter revenue of Rs.538.65 Cr and FY17 revenue of Rs.1,584.70 Cr. 

The cost of making a 1 MT capacity steel plant is around Rs.5500 - 6000 crore. This is a ready made steel plant, available for buyers, away from the initial hassles of all forms (Red - tapeism like licence, environmental clearances, etc).

I reiterate, at the CMP of Rs.13.90, Face Value of Rs.10 and with a debt of around Rs.2768 Cr, the market cap of the company stands at only Rs.133.01 Cr,  

In comparison to this Bhushan Steel’s (which was recently recommended as a buy in front of TV cameras, by a Bombay based operator) total debt stood at around Rs.42,355 crore as of 31 March. At the CMP of Rs.70.25, Bhusan Steel Ltd, has a Market Cap of Rs.1,593.53 Cr and Face Value Rs.2; which means at Rs.10, FV, its share price is Rs.351.

Moreover, the lagging indicators like EMAs more or less  confirm the uptrend in the stock of Jai Balaji Industries Ltd. The share of Jai Balaji  Industries Ltd, one of the largest steel producers in Eastern India, managed to close above its 21D, 50D, and 100D EMAs.  MACD and short term oscillators are also in BUY mode. 

Conclusion: When the Sensex is at 33,478.35 and the future prospects of the Indian Steel sector looks bright (especially with "Make in India" campaign), I don't think there is much risk associated in buying the shares of Jai Balaji Industries Ltd at Rs.13.90; for short term targets of around Rs.21-22 and medium term targets of around Rs.29-31.