State-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation's investment in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), the downstream refiner has turned profitable after six years.
Shares of HPCL made a 52-week high of ₹475.75 on Tuesday and are now up 20% in the month of January.
The recent surge has made ONGC's investment profitable after nearly half a decade.
ONGC acquired the government's 51% stake in HPCL on January 31, 2018, for ₹36,912 crore. It had acquired the stake at ₹473.97 per share.
On January 31, 2018, shares of HPCL had closed at ₹397.12. It had last touched the price of ₹473 in September 2017.
Tuesday's surge means that HPCL's shares have finally crossed ONGC's buy price. As of Tuesday's high, ONGC's 54.9% stake in HPCL is valued at ₹37,088 crore.
Shares of ONGC had risen 8% on Monday and are nearing their record high of ₹314.67, which it had last hit in 2014. The stock is up 27% in January, which is its best month on record since May 2009.
HPCL's shares surged from mid-November when it announced September quarter results and the company said it was expanding refinery capacity by 7 MTPA at Vizag and 9 MTPA to commission the Barmer refinery. The refinery in Mumbai has already expanded its capacity to 9.5 MTPA from 7.5 MTPA. HPCL also commissioned a 5 MT regasification and storage terminal at Chhara.
The company also plans on investing ₹75,000 crore over the next five years, of which 25-30% will be spent on the renewables business, 20-25% on refining and the balance on marketing.
Shares rose 40% in November, and 15% in December and are up another 20% this month.
Shares of HPCL are currently trading 5.7% higher at ₹478, while those of ONGC are up another 3.6% to ₹261.65.
(With Inputs From Sonal Bhutra.)
(Edited by : Amrita)
First Published: Jan 30, 2024 11:55 AM IST
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