Volume Spurt Alert: Shares of Bhatia Communications & Retail Ltd jump 12.5% on October 13

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Volume Spurt Alert: Shares of Bhatia Communications & Retail Ltd jump 12.5% on October 13

The stock is up over 40 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 21.20 per share and has given multibagger returns of 300 per cent in 5 years.

On Monday, shares of Bhatia Communications & Retail Ltd jumped 12.5 per cent to Rs 31 per share from its previous closing price of Rs 27.55 per share. The stock’s 52-week high is Rs 34.40 per share and its 52-week low is Rs 21.20 per share. The shares of the company saw a Spurt in Volume by more than 2.5 times on the BSE.

Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Limited, a leading retailer and wholesaler of electronics, has grown from 1 store in 2008 to 237 stores (233 owned, 4 franchised) by FY25, primarily across South and Central Gujarat, with a growing presence in Maharashtra. The company, which is net debt-free with surplus cash and strong operating margins, maintains partnerships with major brands like Apple and Samsung. With promoters Nikhil and Sanjeev Bhatia holding 73.88 per cent of shares, Bhatia Communications plans further expansion into semi-urban Maharashtra over the next 2-3 years.

According to the Quarterly Results, the net sales increased by 7.5 per cent to Rs 111.54 crore in Q1FY26 compared to net sales of Rs 103.77 crore in Q4FY25. The company reported net profit of Rs 3.58 crore in Q1FY26 compared net profit of Rs 2.93 crore in Q4FY25, an increase of 22.2 per cent. In its annual results, the net sales increased by 7 per cent to Rs 444.67 crore and the net profit increased by 20 per cent to Rs 13.82 crore in FY25 compared to FY24.

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The Board of Directors of Bhatia Communications & Retail Ltd. approved the preferential allotment of 50,00,000 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 23.75 (face value Re 1) on September 30, 2025, following the conversion of an equal number of warrants. This allotment was made to the Promoter Group and the public non-promoter entity, Ebisu Global Opportunities Fund Limited, upon receipt of the balance payment of Rs 8,90,62,500. As a result of the conversion, Ebisu Global Opportunities Fund Limited acquired a 3.84 per cent stake in the company's post-issue equity. Additionally, the company's promoters made further open-market purchases of 2,31,302 shares for a total investment of Rs 71,03,293, with Santosh Prabhudayal Nandwani acquiring 1,63,249 shares (Rs 50,02,724) and Ankita Prabhudayal Nandwani buying 68,053 shares (Rs 21,00,569).

In June 2025, FIIs bought 5,00,000 shares and increased their stake to 0.48 per cent compared to March 2025. The company has a market cap of over Rs 360 crore with a PE of 20x, an ROE of 18 per cent and an ROCE of 22 per cent. The stock is up over 40 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 21.20 per share and has given multibagger returns of 300 per cent in 5 years.

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