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May 17, 2010

Varun Shipping Co Ltd 500465

 

 

Name of Company

Varun Shipping Co Ltd

BSE Code

500465

NSE Code

 

ICICI Code

Established

1971

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Headquarters

Mumbai

Promoters

Story

Has 20 vessels in the LPG and crude oil sectors. Clients include HPCL, BPCL, IOCL, Reliance, Essar, Exmar group, KS AS Hektorgas. 43% promoter holding. Some shares held by LIC, GIC and other institutions.

Sector

Shipping

Sub-sector

Petrol, gas ships

Website

http://varunship.com/

Positives

Regularly dividend paying company, At 47, this is at 52 week low and at 718 Cr market cap. It has 77% market share in LPG transportation.

Negatives

Profits are nowhere near FY08 profits of 225 Cr. Lot of selling by Tarun shipping and Industries. Shipping companies get very less return on capital (around 3%).

Peers

 Shipping corp, Essar, Great Eastern, Mercator lines

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