Jaiprakash may not meet asset sale target – Kim Eng

Jaiprakash Associates may not meet its target of raising INR50bn via a sale of its plants in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh states, according to analysis by Asian securities and investment broker Kim Eng.

Jaiprakash on Monday said buyers are showing interest in its Gujarat plant only and not its Andhra Pradesh plant. It also denied media reports that said it had sold its 5Mt capacity Gujarat cement plant to UltraTech Cement at a valuation of US$180/t. The company however says that it is still negotiating for the sale of the cement plant.

"We believe the stock could correct due to unsatisfactory asset sales," Kim Eng says. (Source: Dow Jones Global Equities News)