Inventory market right this moment: In a present of confidence, the promoter of small-cap firm GRM Abroad Restricted acquired extra shares through the open market earlier this week, in keeping with an trade submitting dated February 21.
The corporate on Friday, February 21, knowledgeable exchanges that one of many promoters Atul Garg picked up 45,000 fairness shares of a face worth of ₹2 every, representing a 0.07% stake, of GRM Abroad on Wednesday, February 19.
Earlier than the acquisition, the promoters cumulatively held 4,46,09,984 shares of the corporate, amounting to a 74.35% stake. After the share buy by Garg, the promoter holding has risen to 4,46,54,984 shares or 74.42% stake. In the meantime, on the finish of the December 2024 quarter, promoters owned 4,33,71,984 shares, or 72.79% holding, of the corporate.
Inventory Worth Development
The promoter stake buy comes at a time when the smallcap inventory is buying and selling greater regardless of a crash within the broader markets.
GRM Abroad share value has gained 9.48% on a year-to-date (YTD) foundation as towards a 4% decline within the Nifty 50 index and a 17% fall within the Nifty Smallcap 100 index throughout the identical interval.
The inventory ended the commerce 0.40% decrease at ₹218.70 apiece on the NSE. It touched the day’s excessive of ₹223.30 and a low of ₹214.11.
Monetary Snapshot
Through the quarter ended December 2024, GRM Abroad, concerned in milling, processing and marking branded and non-branded basmati rice within the home and abroad market, reported a 2.27% decline in Q3 income from operations to ₹382.2 crore from ₹391.1 crore in the identical interval final 12 months.
The revenue after tax (PAT) additionally dipped to ₹13.5 crore from ₹15.5 crore on a year-on-year (YoY) foundation, recording a 12.9% decline.
The working efficiency was additionally weak, with EBITDA at ₹23.3 crore in Q3 FY25 versus ₹26.9 crore in Q3 FY24. The EBITDA margin dropped to six.1% from 6.9% on a YoY foundation.
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