Jaiprakash Associates Share Price

Jaiprakash Associates Limited, the flagship company of the diversified infrastructure conglomerate Jaypee Group, is a Noida, Uttar Pradesh, headquartered company with primary business interests in engineering and construction and power sectors.

It is a leader in India for the construction of multi-purpose river valley and hydropower projects and has played a participatory role in adding over 8840 MW of Hydroelectricity to the national grid.

Jaiprakash Gaur, a civil engineer from the University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee), established Jaiprakash Associates Private Ltd in 1979.

In 1986, the first unit of 1 MTPA Jaypee Rewa Plant (JRP) in District Rewa, was commissioned.

It was a landmark year for the company, as Jaiprakash Industries Ltd (JIL) was formed by amalgamating Jaiprakash Associates with Jaypee Rewa Cement Ltd.

JIL was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, now BSE, in 1987.

In 1992, Jaiprakash Hydro Power Ltd (JHPL) was established to operate the 300 MW Baspa II project. The same year, Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd was set up to operate the 400 MW Vishnuprayag HE project

In 2003, JIL merged with Jaypee Cement Ltd to form Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. Again In 2009, four Group Companies - Jaypee Cement Limited, Gujarat Anjan Cement Limited, Jaypee Hotels Limited and Jaiprakash Enterprises – were amalgamated with flagship company JAL.

Another milestone year was 2019, when JP Associates' 720 MW hydro project was commissioned for Mangdechhu Hydro Electric Power Project Authority in Bhutan.

JP Associates’ market capitalisation stood at over ₹4,800 crore as of December 28, 2023. Its share price has gone up over 190% in the last three years.

Jaiprakash Associates business operations

Jaiprakash Associates has participated in the development of 27% of India’s installed hydropower capacity. Its business is spread across 15 states in India. Outside India, the company runs its operations in Bhutan.

The 900 MW Baglihar hydel project in Jammu and Kashmir constructed by the company is the largest EPC project executed in the country in the sector.

It has also completed the 1450 MW Sardar Sarovar Project, the world’s third-largest in terms of the volume of chilled concrete used.

In addition, in the northeastern states, 3200 MW projects (2700 MW Lower Siang & 500 MW Hirong) are coming up in Arunachal Pradesh and 720 MW (270 MW Umngot and 450 MW Kynshi Stage–II) in Meghalaya.

The Yamuna Expressway – a 165 km long, 6-lane expressway from Noida to Agra - is another major infrastructure project completed by the company. The expressway, operational since 2011, has helped to enhance connectivity between Delhi-NCR and western UP.

The company’s fertiliser plant situated in Kanpur is among the oldest Urea manufacturing plants in India with an installed capacity of 7.22 lakh MT per annum. The plant has been converted to gas-based, from Naptha and now prills urea by using the latest technology.

The Group, which has forayed into the hospitality business, owns and operates six properties in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It has four five-star Hotels, two in New Delhi and one each in Agra and Mussoorie. Another five-star luxury resort has come up in partnership with Six Senses at Greater Noida.

Financial highlights

• Consolidated revenue from operations increased by 26% to ₹ 7263.12 crore in FY23 from ₹ 5751.79 crore in FY22.
• Consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) increased to ₹627.95 crore in FY23 from ₹243.81 crore in FY22, representing a year-on-year growth of 157%.
• The company’s net loss narrowed to ₹1,351.6 crore in FY23 as against ₹1,498.32 crore in FY22.
• The company made a capital expenditure of ₹72.45 crore in FY23.
• The company's earnings per share (EPS) dropped to ₹(-5.47) in FY23 as against ₹(-6.02) in FY22.