Piramal Enterprises stock continues to be weighed down by wholesale loans

Average cost of funds remained at 11 per cent even in December quarter, indicating tight liquidity

Hamsini Karthik  |  Mumbai 

Piramal Enterprises’ stock shed nearly 30 per cent in CY19 and trades have been almost flat on a year-to-date basis. At Rs 1,531, it is valued at 1.1x FY21 estimated book, which is attractive.

But, the question is whether this is a fair representation of the quality of the book. For instance, as of December 31, 2019, nearly 70 per cent of its book was concentrated by wholesale loans — 47 per cent was towards wholesale residential real estate projects, and 23 per cent was towards wholesale commercial real estate loans. Compared to its listed peers, which operate ...

First Published: Mon, February 17 2020. 20:03 IST