Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 287.59 points, or 1.81%, to 15624.54.
On BSE, 2.65 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against an average daily volume of 4.18 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 159.95 and a low of Rs 148.80 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 183.80 on 15 October 2009 and a 52-week low of Rs 34.25 on 5 March 2009.
The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 4 November 2009, rising 3.63% as compared to the Sensex 7.13% fall. It outperformed the market in past one quarter, gaining 5.61% as against 0.51% rise in the Sensex.
The mid-cap construction company has an equity capital of Rs 51.31 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.
The current price of Rs 149.65 discounts the company's Q2 September 2009 annualised EPS of Rs 6.85, by a PE multiple of 21.84.
Nagarjuna Construction Company had on 7 September 2009 announced that it had raised Rs 367.35 crore through qualified institutional placement (QIP). The issue was priced at Rs 132.46 per share. The proceeds of the issue will be utilized for retirement of the short-term debt and for investment in infrastructure projects like roads and power, the company said in a filing to BSE.
Early in September 2009, NCC bagged two orders aggregating Rs 481 crore from two different players.
Nagarjuna Construction Company's net profit rose 3.8% to Rs 43.92 crore on a 2% increase in sales to Rs 1066.56 crore in Q2 September 2009 over Q2 September 2008.
Nagarjuna Construction Company is engaged in constructing industrial and commercial buildings, roads, bridges, underground drainage and sewerage, stadiums, flyovers, multi-store and duplex apartments, farm and private houses.
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