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SumanSpeaks Independent Capital Markets & Geopolitical Intelligence  Small-Cap Steel · Capacity Expansion Story Vraj Iron & Steel at ₹126: A Small Mill Building a Much Bigger Ambition Trading close to book value, backed by a near debt-free balance sheet, and sitting on a freshly-approved ₹450 crore greenfield project in Bastar — Vraj is one of the few micro-caps where the next two years' capacity roadmap is already on paper. India's steel story runs through its infrastructure spend, and Vraj Iron & Steel Ltd (₹126) sits right inside that value chain. At around ₹126, the stock trades close to its book value of roughly ₹125-130 a share, at an earnings multiple near 12x. That is not an expensive tag for a company that has just commissioned new capacity, approved a new rolling mill, and greenlit a large greenfield expansion — all inside the last six months. The bigger story here is not what Vraj ear...
Suzlon Energy Ltd
Suzlon Energy Ltd was asked to be accumulated around Rs.17.50--18, after studying its improving fundamentals. Today it seems the scrip has given signs of a break out.
Off late the company has regained some of its faded glory in the international arena.
Suzlon Energy is a leading manufacturer and supplier of wind turbines. Having acquired German wind turbine manufacturer REpower's business in the recent past, the company now has a strong presence in the international market, especially in Europe. However, the acquisition has also significantly pushed up debt on its books.
If Suzlon has any thing to cheer about today, it is probably its order book position. Suzlon Energy's order backlog as at March 2012 stood at a healthy Rs.41,500 crore.
This is nearly double its net revenue of over Rs.21,000 crore for FY12. The company's top line of over Rs.21,000 crore for the year 2012 is an increase of 18% over the previous year. It has also reported a healthy increase in its operating profits for the year as compared to the previous two years resulting in a significant improvement in its operating margins from 2% to over 5%. 
Given the healthy order backlog, the company has guided for a revenue growth of 33% and an operating margin of about 6% for FY13. 
Suzlon Ltd's scrip has lost around 200% of its value in the past one year and it currently trades at around Rs.18.10 against over Rs.55 until a year ago. The worst is probably over for the company and the scrip has a limited downside, as it trades near its all time low. I therefore,  see no reason why the scrip should not trade above Rs.30, in the short term. 

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