While the Indian markets have been weak in the last five sessions, Amrutanjan Health Care zoomed 22.21% during the same period. The company board will meet today to consider buy-back of shares, reports CNBC-TV18.
Today's stock performance: The stock gained 2.80% or Rs 21.45 to end at Rs 787.90 on the BSE. It touched an intraday high of Rs 817 and an intraday low of Rs 675. There were pending sell orders of 2,562 shares, with no buyers available. The total traded volumes were of 643,982 shares. The company touched its 52-week high Rs 872.00 and 52-week low Rs 557.80 on 14 Jul, 2010 and 25 Feb, 2011, respectively. Currently, it is trading -9.64% below its 52-week high and 41.25% above its 52-week low. Its market capitalisation stands at Rs 238.73 crore. Financial performance: The company's FY10 sales turnover stood at Rs 93.87 crore and net profit was at Rs 11.81 crore. The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 22.51 per share. The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was 35.00. The latest book value of the company is Rs 321.50 per share. At current value, the price-to-book value of the company was 2.45. The dividend yield of the company was 1.9%. About the company: Started in the year 1893 by the social reformer, journalist and freedom fighter, Desodharaka" Sri.Nageswara Rao Pantulu Garu, today Amrutanjan is one of the household names in South India. While Amrutanjan Pain Balm (Yellow Balm) is the flagship brand of the company with a rich heritage of over 100 years, the company is also planning to introduce a series of next generation products in healthcare category. Peer comparison:| Company | Last Price (Rs) | Market Cap (Rs in Cr) | Sales Turnover (Rs in Cr) | PAT (Rs in Cr) |
| Sun Pharma | 448.25 | 46419.96 | 3861.55 | 1265.29 |
| Dr Reddys Labs | 1683.1 | 28482.65 | 4553.21 | 846.08 |
| Cipla | 310.3 | 24914.65 | 5624.91 | 1081.49 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 2292.5 | 19418.17 | 2146.43 | 563.69 |
| Lupin | 422.8 | 18865.39 | 3708.51 | 648.93 |
| Ranbaxy Labs | 446.75 | 18824.4 | 5672.1 | 1148.73 |
| Cadila Health | 875.7 | 17929.83 | 1945.72 | 265.91 |
| Divis Labs | 716.4 | 9499.11 | 1203.49 | 421.26 |
| Piramal Health | 467.85 | 7855.95 | 2666.21 | 443.22 |
| Glenmark | 290.2 | 7833.54 | 856.11 | 217.93 |
| Amrutanjan Heal | 787.9 | 238.73 | 89.77 | 11.81 |
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