The stock has doubled in the last three months on limited free float and inclusion in FTSE and MSCI indices which led to passive buying, said CLSA. Promoters own 75 per cent in Adani Transmission, and of the balance, 81 per cent is owned by closely-held foreign investors-which are common across the Adani Group and hardly liquid, said CLSA. This effectively leaves a free float of 5 per cent.
The brokerage said Adani Transmission’s acquisition of
‘s Mumbai assets at an enterprise value of Rs 12300 crore was excessively expensive.
“Adani Electricity Mumbai’s FY20 results validate our argument that this expensive acquisition is hurting the bottom line, as the company reported a loss after accounting for the accrued yield on perpetual debt taken to fund the M&A,” said CLSA.
Adani Transmission remains the most expensive regulated utility stock at 20.3 times FY21 price to book value, said CLSA.
The foreign brokerage has also dropped coverage on
as it has gained shareholder approval to delist. Its final rating on Adani Power was ‘sell’ and target price was Rs 51.
