AIA Engineering to consider share buyback on August 7; stock up 7%

Buybacks have been in the news since Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Budget 2024 announced that earnings from the buyback of shares would be charged to the recipient investor as a dividend.

The term "buyback" refers to a process by which a business repurchases its own stock from existing shareholders. This helps in reducing liquidity in the market.

In Q4FY24, the company reported a 9.68% year-on-year fall in sales to ₹1130.96 crore and a 2.85% dip in net profit at ₹260.54 crore. Sequentially, revenue slipped by 1.62% and the PAT dropped by 6.82%. Further, the company recommended a dividend of ₹16 per share of face value of ₹2 each fully paid up for the FY24.

The company manufactures high chromium wear, corrosion and abrasion-resistant parts which are utilised by the cement, mining and thermal power generation enterprises.

The stock touched a 52-week low of ₹3,327.8 on August 1, 2023. The company’s market capitalisation, at current market price of ₹4,553.3 per share, stands at ₹42,947 crore.AIA Engineering shares have gained over 30% in the last one year. Benchmark indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex also made fresh all-time highs on Monday.