Share price of Petronet LNG jumps as Sensex gains 272.63 points

Share price of Ltd. gained 0.17 per cent to Rs 233.15 at 12:50PM (IST) in Tuesday's trade. The counter hit a high of Rs 235.1 and low of Rs 232.4 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 232.75 in the previous session.

The counter had a total traded volume of 12:50PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 4.93 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 11.95 and a price-to-book ratio of 2.7.

A higher price-to-earnings ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher price for per rupee earnings given by the stock because of better future growth expectations.

The price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and is the measure of the price that investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business.

Petronet LNG Ltd. belongs to the Gas Storage & Distribution industry.

Promotor/FII Holding
Promoters held 50.0 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2021, while foreign investors and domestic institutional investors ownership stood at 30.5 per cent and 6.31 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
The firm reported consolidated net sales of Rs 7624.47 crore for the quarter ended 31-Mar-2021, up 2.65 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 7427.9 crore and up 11.89 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 8653.63 crore.

Its profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 637.92 crore, up 70.93 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.