Coal supply by CIL to power sector drops 3%in Apr-May Posted on 1st July 2019 |
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Supply of coal to the power sector by state-owned CIL declined by 2.6 per cent to 80.9 million tonnes in the first two months of the ongoing fiscal, Government data showed. This comes amid coal imports rising 12.9 per cent to 235.2 million tonnes (MT) in FY’19 over 208.2 MT imported in FY’18. |
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Coal India to soon name merchant banker for Australian buy Posted on 11th June 2019 |
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In its quest for coking coal assets, government-owned Coal India Ltd is looking at acquiring a mine in Australia and will soon appoint a merchant banker to handle the transaction. The PSU board, which will meet here on June 19, will finalise the terms of the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT). Currently, CIL is not able to met the entire demand for coking coal from local steel makers from its own mines and resorts to imports. |
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Coal India’s fourth quarter profit zooms to Rs 6,024 crore Posted on 31st May 2019 |
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Coal India on Thursday beat analyst estimates by reporting a whopping 362% year-on-year jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 6,024.23 crore for the March quarter of FY19. For the entire year, the growth in profit was 148% to Rs 17,462.18 crore as against Rs 7,038.44 crore in the last fiscal. |
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Coal imports to surge to a record in 2019, shipments will climb 11%: Adani Posted on 10th May 2019 |
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India’s thermal coal purchases are expected to surge to a record this year and remain robust through the next decade as domestic supply lags demand, according to the country’s largest importer. Overseas shipments will climb almost 11% to 184 million metric tons during the financial year started April 1, and rise further to average about 200 million annually through the following decade, according Vinay Prakash, chief executive officer for coal and mining at Adani Enterprises Ltd. |
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CIL shuts underground mining with Centre push to convert all mines profitable Posted on 26th April 2019 |
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The Centre’s push to convert all Coal India Ltd (CIL) mines as profit-making mines has resulted in the closure of underground mines across subsidiaries since underground operations are not cost-effective. The Centre’s push to convert all Coal India Ltd (CIL) mines as profit-making mines has resulted in the closure of underground mines across subsidiaries since underground operations are not cost-effective. |
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CIL board approves second interim dividend of Rs 5.85 per share Posted on 15th March 2019 |
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New Delhi: State-owned CIL on Thursday said its board has approved second interim dividend of Rs 5.85 per equity share for the fiscal 2018-19. "The board of directors in its meeting on March 14, 2019 approved payment of 2nd interim dividend for the financial year 2018-19 @ Rs 5.85 per share of the face value of Rs 10 as recommended by the audit committee of CIL in its meeting held on date," the PSU said in a filing to BSE. |
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Coal scam: ED attaches Rs 36.85-cr assets of MP-based firm Posted on 13th March 2019 |
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Assets worth over Rs 36 crore of a Madhya Pradesh-based company have been attached by the ED in connection with a coal blocks allocation scam case, the agency said on Tuesday. It said a provisional order for attachment of properties like land, plant, machinery, office and factory buildings of Kamal Sponge and Steel Power Ltd (KSSPL), located in Rajasthan’s Jaipur and Satna in Madhya Pradesh, and its director Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia was issued by it on Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. |
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Analyst corner| Coal India: Maintain ‘hold’ with target price of Rs 243 Posted on 6th March 2019 |
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Coal India’s shipments rose 3% year-on-year to 51.5 MT in February 2019. Key highlights: 1) shipments of large subsidiaries — MCL and SECL — rose 2% and 4%, respectively; 2) production grew 6.5% y-o-y to 58.1 MT led by MCL and SECL; and 3) pit-head inventory estimated at 35 MT as at February end, leading to improved coal availability. Going ahead, we expect: a) Coal India (CIL) to report 4.5% y-o-y growth in shipments in FY19; and 2) e-auction premium could dip, given the inventory build-up. Maintain ‘hold’ with `243 target price. The stock is currently trading at 9.5x FY21E EPS. |
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Coal India's bank interest income likely to fall after another buyback Posted on 14th February 2019 |
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Coal India Ltd’s or CIL’s consolidated income from bank interest and other investment sources is likely to fall further this year following the Maharatna’s proposal to buy back shares worth Rs 1,050 crore. On a consolidated basis, the coal miner usually earns more than Rs 4,600 crore every year as interest from various banks, dividend from mutual funds, rental income as well as profit from sale of assets, among others. |
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