Why the Price Pop?
Investors went nuts – the IPO got subscribed 147 times! Coking coal demand from steel mills is booming, and BCCL pumps out over half of India's supply. Steel's everywhere – cars, buildings, bridges. Plus, massive reserves mean steady future flow. Doubt it'll hold forever? Markets love a story like this, but watch coal prices dip on global slowdowns.
Key Numbers at a Glance:
Market cap sits pretty at about ₹19,000 crore post-listing. P/E ratio? Around 15-16x, way cheaper than industry peers at 34x median – screams value buy. ROE strong at 21%, ROCE 29% – company turns cash like a pro. Almost debt-free too, debt-to-equity near zero, smart move in volatile coal biz.
Cash flow? Operating positive at ₹796 Cr last year, funding mine expansions without loans. Dividend yield? Zilch for now at 0%, but they just paid first-ever ₹44 Cr payout – hint of good times ahead. Profit grew big YoY, from losses to ₹1,240 Cr PAT, though TTM dipped 20% on seasonal hiccups.
Born 1972 after nationalization acts in '71-'73, when India grabbed private coal mines for energy security. Subsidiary of Coal India, handles Jharia and Raniganj fields – fire-prone but goldmines for coking coal. Turned profitable recently, wiped old losses. Like that old family shop finally modernizing.
What They Do?
Simple: Dig coal, wash it, sell to steel and power plants. Main star? Coking coal for steel blast furnaces – turns to coke when heated, no oxygen needed. Also non-coking for power, washed versions low-ash for premium buyers. 41 Mn tonnes produced FY24, washeries clean it up. Business model? Govt-backed mining ops, some MDO partners for big digs, now eyeing solar on reclaimed land – smart green twist.
Short-term hype might cool, but long game looks tasty. 2026? Could hit ₹55-70 if steel roars and fires tamed. By 2030, ₹150-210 on demand surge to 104 Mn tonnes. 2035? Push ₹300+ with expansions. 2040? Wild guess ₹400-500, assuming green coal tech and India steel boom – but global shift to electric arc furnaces? Risky bet.
These numbers are my wildest guesses. Kindly do not trust these numbers blindly.
