Essar Energy Shares Drop Amid Setbacks in India
By Alwxis Flynn
LONDON- Shares in Essar Energy PLC fell 15% in London Monday after the India-focused oil refiner and power generator said it faced funding issues and continued difficulties sourcing fuel for the coalfired electricity plants that are key to its growth strategy. Essar energy, majority owned by the Ruia family-controlled Essar Group, may have to pay $1.23 billion to the Indian state goverment of Gujarat sooner than anticipated, after a court ruled last month that it was no longer eligible for a sales deferment tax program.
Chief Excecutive Naresh Nayyar said Monday that the company is seeking a review of the decision and that it is also taking steps to ensure it has “ sufficient access to sources of funding and liquidity.” The company, which also posted a net loss of the full year on Monday, said it was pushing back the start date of three key power projects due to delays and uncertainties around the forest-clearing permissions it needs before it can develop the associated coal mines that will fuel the Mahan 1 and Salaya 1 plants.
Essar energy reported a net loss of $568.2 million for the full year, compared with a profit of $248.3 million a year earlier, due to it reversing a previously recognized sales tax benefit. Revenue for the year increased by 60%, to $15.97 billion. Full-year earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, fell to $624.8 million from $696.5 million in 2010. The company said profits were also hurt badly by the rupee’s 13% depreciation against the dollar from August.
Deutsche Bank said the results reflected Essar’s “ continued challenges on funding position, project execution and fuel sourcing” and cut its target price on the stock to 250 pence a share. “ Although there have been some positive signs on goverment at tempts to resolve issues on fuel sourcing, there remains a high degree of uncertainty in the short term,” said Deutsche Bank.
Essar energy shares closed 15% lower at 107.60 pence in London Monday. The stock is now worth slightly more than one quarter of its 420 pence initial offer price when it listed amid much fanfare in 2010.
Thuesday, February 28, 2012.
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