Greaves Cotton Buyback Review, Offer Details, Price, Dates, Size & more
Last Updated Date: Aug 30, 2023In this article, we will discuss about Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback offer, buyback price, buyback size, Greaves Cotton Buyback record date, company financial, buyback necessity and its impact on company.
To track the real time share price of this Buyback, click on this link – Greaves Cotton Share Price
Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback Details
| Buyback Type | Tender Offer |
| Opening Date | October 18, 2019 |
| Closing Date | November 1, 2019 |
| Buyback Offer Amount | Rs. 227.50 Cr |
| Buyback No. of Shares | 1.30 cr |
| Face Value | Rs. 2 |
| Date of Buyback Approval | May 2, 2019 |
| Date of Public Announcement | June 26, 2019 |
| Buy Back Price | Rs. 175/- |
| Buy Back Premium | 5.32%% |
| Date of Board Meeting | May 2, 2019 |
Greaves Cotton Buyback Opening and Closing Date
The starting date is October 18, 2019 and closing date of this buyback is November 1, 2019.
Greaves Cotton Buyback Cash Offer
The Cash Offer to Buy-back up to 1,30,00,000 fully paid-up equity shares of the Company of face value of Rs. 2 each, representing 5.32% of the total number of equity shares.
Greaves Cotton Buyback Record Date
The decided record date is Friday, July 12, 2019
Greaves Cotton Buyback Price
At a price of Rs.175 per Equity Share.
Greaves Cotton Buyback Size
At a buyback price of Rs.175/- payable in cash for an aggregate consideration not exceeding Rs.2,27,50,00,000.
Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback Acceptance Query
You can check for Buyback Acceptance query here. Just click on the given link and it will redirect you to buyback acceptance query page.
Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback Acceptance Ratio
Find profit & profit percentage based on various acceptance rate, The profit is calculated based on 1000 shares.
| Acceptance Ratio | Total Shares Accepted | Buyback Price | Buyback Amount | Profit | Profit% |
| 20% | 200 | 175 | 35000 | 7800 | 5.74% |
| 40% | 400 | 175 | 70000 | 15600 | 11.47% |
| 60% | 600 | 175 | 105000 | 23400 | 17.21% |
| 80% | 800 | 175 | 140000 | 31200 | 22.94% |
| 100% | 1000 | 175 | 175000 | 39000 | 28.68% |
Profit is calculated from 14th Oct 2019 share price i.e. Rs.136 per share of Greaves Cotton Limited.
According to the above table, if a shareowner applies for 1000 shares of Greaves Cotton limited & gets 20% acceptance from the company and the owner with 1000 shares will sell 200 shares @ Rs.175 per share & receive Rs.7800 as profit amount & 5.74% profit percentage on selling these 200 shares back to the company.
Similarly, if the owner gets 60% acceptance of share from the company, the owner will sell 600 shares @ Rs.175 & receive a profit of Rs.23400@ 17.21 % profit percentage.
Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback Overview
Greaves Cotton Limited (“Greaves Cotton” or the “Company”) an Indian company incorporated on December 29, 1945, is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. The Company has over 1,70,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents.
The name of the Company was changed from Western India Vegetable Products Limited to Greaves Cotton Products Limited on June 7, 1977, and subsequently to Greaves Cotton Limited on April 28, 1984. Company has its registered office situated at Doddakannelli, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru 560 035, India.
This Company shifted its registered office from the State of Maharashtra to the State of Karnataka on July 10, 1996. The Equity Shares of the Company were listed in the year 1995 on the NSE (Code: Greaves Cotton) and an application for listing of equity shares was filed with BSE in the year 1946-47 (Code: 507685). The ADRs of the Company were listed on NYSE (Code: WIT) in the year 2000. The ISIN Number of the Company is INE075A01022.
Check other Buybacks with previous, upcoming and active status
Company Finances – Greaves Cotton Limited
The salient financial information of the Company as extracted from the audited standalone financial statements for the three years ended March 31, 2019, March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 are as under:
[In Rs. Cr]
| Particulars | 12 Months period ended March 31 (Audited) |
||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Total Income | 2,029.45 | 1,884.99 | 1,865.78 |
| Total Expenses (excluding finance cost, depreciation & amortization) | 1,713.09 | 1,584.41 | 1,575.66 |
| Interest | – | – | – |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | 48.33 | 52.35 | 46.66 |
| Profit before tax | 264.20 | 247.42 | 242.65 |
| Provision for tax (including Deferred Tax) |
77.03 | 92.97 | 68.00 |
| Profit /(Loss) after tax | 169.30 | 202.62 | 180.63 |
| Equity Share Capital | 48.84 | 48.84 | 48.84 |
| Other Equity | 920.32 | 911.56 | 872.13 |
| Networth | 969.16 | 960.40 | 920.97 |
| Total Debt (Excluding working capital loans) | – | – | – |
Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback Dates
| Date of Board Meeting approving the Buyback | May 2, 2019 |
| Date of publication of Public Announcement for Buyback | June 26, 2019 |
| Record Date for determining the Buyback Entitlement and the names of Eligible Shareholders | July 12, 2019 |
| Buyback Opening date | October 18, 2019 |
| Date of closing of Buyback | November 1, 2019 |
| Last Date of verification of Tender Forms by the Registrar | November 11, 2019 |
| Last date of intimation regarding acceptance / non-acceptance of Tendered Equity Shares to the BSE Limited by the Registrar | November 11, 2019 |
| *Last date of Settlement of Bids on the BSE Limited | November 13, 2019 |
| Last date of return of unaccepted Equity Shares by BSE Limited | November 13, 2019 |
| Last date of Extinguishment of Equity Shares | November 20, 2019 |
Details of Public Announcement
The Company has made a Public Announcement dated June 26, 2019, in relation to the Buyback, which was
published on June 27, 2019 in the following newspapers, in accordance with Regulation 7 of the Buyback
Regulations, within 2 (two) working days from the date of declaration of results of the postal ballot for special
resolution i.e. June 25, 2019:
| Publication | Language | Edition |
| Business Standard | English | All |
| Business Standard | Hindi | All |
| Mumbai Lakshadeep | Marathi | Mumbai |
Find Latest Buybacks Offer, Performance and Financial details
Necessity of Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback
The Buyback is being undertaken for the following reasons:
- Buyback will help the Company to distribute surplus cash to its shareholders holding Equity Shares broadly in proportion to their shareholding thereby enhancing the overall return for them;
- The Buyback, which is being implemented through the tender offer route as prescribed under the Buyback Regulations, would involve a reservation of up to 15% of the equity shares, which the Company proposes to buyback, for small shareholders or the actual number of Equity Shares entitled as per the shareholding of small shareholders on the Record Date. Company believes that this reservation for small shareholders would benefit a significant number of the Company’s public shareholders, who would get classified as “Small Shareholders”;
- The Buyback is generally expected to improve return on equity and improve earnings per share by reduction in the equity base of the Company, thereby leading to long term increase in shareholders’ value;
- Buyback gives an option to the Eligible Shareholders to either (A) participate in the Buyback and
receive cash in lieu of their Equity Shares which are accepted under the Buyback, or (B) not to participate
in the Buyback and get a resultant increase in their percentage shareholding in the Company post the
Buyback, without additional investment; - The Buyback will help in achieving an optimal capital structure.
Impact of Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback on the Company
The Buyback is not likely to cause any impact on the profitability or earnings of the Company, except to the extent of reduction in the amount available for investment, which the Company could have otherwise deployed towards generating investment income.
In the event that there is full acceptance of the Equity Shares tendered in the Buyback from Eligible Shareholders on a proportionate basis, the funds deployed by the Company towards the Buyback would be Rs 227.50 crore excluding transaction costs incurred or to be incurred for the Buyback. This shall impact the investment income earned by the Company, on account of reduced amount of funds available for investments.
The Buyback is not expected to impact growth opportunities for the Company. The Buyback will not result in a change in control or otherwise affect the existing management structure of the Company.
Salient financial parameters consequent to the Buyback based on the last audited standalone and consolidated financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 are as under:
| Parameters (based on audited standalone financial statements for year ended March 31, 2018) | Pre Buy-back | Post Buy-back (Assuming Full Acceptance) |
| Net worth (Rs in Cr) | 969.16 | 741.66 |
| Return on Net worth (%) | 17.55% | 19.89% |
| Earnings Per Share (Rs) | 6.93 | 7.32 |
| Book Value per Share (Rs) | 39.69 | 32.08 |
| P/E as per the latest audited standalone financial statements | 20.14 | 19.07 |
| Total Debt / Equity Ratio | – | – |
Basis of Calculating Greaves Cotton Buyback Price
The Buyback Price has been arrived at after considering various factors such as
- The Equity Shares of the Company are proposed to be bought back at a price of Rs 175/- per Equity Share.
- The trends in the volume weighted average prices and closing price of the Equity Shares on the Stock Exchanges where the Equity Shares of the Company are listed,
- Net worth of the Company, and
- The impact on the earnings per Equity Share.
More on Greaves Cotton Buyback Price Calculation
The Buyback Price represents:
(i) premium of 30.4% and 30.8% to the volume weighted average market price of the Equity Shares on the BSE and the NSE, respectively, during the 3 (three) months period preceding April 26, 2019, being the date of intimation to the Stock Exchanges regarding the date of the Board Meeting to consider the proposal of the Buyback (“Intimation Date”);
(ii) premium of 36.4% and 37.2% to the volume weighted average market price of the Equity Shares on the BSE and the NSE, respectively, during the 6 (six) months preceding the Intimation Date; and
(iii) premium of 24.9% and 24.7% over the closing price of the Equity Shares on the BSE and the NSE respectively, as on the Intimation Date.
The closing market price of the Equity Shares as on the Intimation Date was Rs 140.10 and Rs 140.30 on the BSE and the NSE respectively
Know more about other Buybacks and their Registrar details
Source of Funds for the Buyback
Assuming full acceptance, the funds that would be employed by the Company for the purpose of the Buyback of 1,30,00,000 Equity Shares at a price of Rs 175 per Equity Share the maximum amount required for Buyback will not exceed Rs 227.50 crore.
The funds for the implementation of the proposed Buyback will be sourced out of free reserves and securities premium of the Company and any other source as may be permitted by the Buyback Regulations or the Act. Borrowed funds from banks and financial institutions, if any, will not be used for the Buyback.
The funds for the implementation of the proposed Buyback will be funded from current balances of cash and cash equivalents, current investment and/or internal accruals of the Company.
The Company shall transfer from its free reserves or securities premium account, a sum equal to the nominal value of the equity shares bought back through the Buyback to the Capital Redemption Reserve account and details of such transfer shall be disclosed in its subsequent audited financial statements.
Greaves Cotton Limited – Manager to the Buyback
| Ambit Capital Private Limited Ambit House, 449, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013 Tel: +91 (22) 3043 3000; Fax: +91 (22) 3043 3100 Contact Person: Krishnakant Jaju E-mail: gcl.buyback2019@ambit.co Website: www.ambit.co SEBI Registration Number: INM000012379 Validity Period: Permanent |
Greaves Cotton Limited – Registrar to the Buyback
|
Karvy Fintech Private Limited
(Formerly known as KCPL Advisory Services Private Ltd) Karvy Selenium Tower B Plot No 31 & 32, Financial District Nanakramguda, Serilingampally Mandal, Hyderabad – 500032 Tel: +91 (40) 6716 2222; Fax: +91 (40) 2343 1551 Contact Person: M Murali Krishna E-mail: GCL.buyback@karvy.com Website: https://www.karvyfintech.com SEBI Registration Number: INR000000221 Validity Period: Permanent |
Greaves Cotton Limited Contact Details
| Company Contact Details |
| GREAVES COTTON LIMITED CIN: L99999MH1922PLC000987 Registered Office: Unit No. 701, 7th Floor, Tower 3, Equinox Business Park, LBS Marg, Kurla West, Mumbai – 400 070, India Phone: +91 (22) 62211700; Fax: +91 (22) 62217499; E-mail: investorservices@greavescotton.com; Website: www.greavescotton.com Contact Person: Mr. Atindra Basu, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer |
Greaves Cotton Limited Buyback News
News 1 – Buyback PDF / Letter of Offer [Download]
News 2 – Greaves Cotton Ltd – Public Announcement
FAQs of Greaves Cotton Buyback
What is the Greaves Cotton Buyback Period?
Greaves Cotton Buyback Period is briefly the time interval starting from date of declaration of results of the postal ballot through remote e-voting i.e. June 26, 2019. The period basically ends on the date of payment of consideration to Eligible Shareholders who participated in the Buyback, i.e. November 13, 2019.
What type of buyback is Greaves Cotton Buyback?
This company has chosen the route of Tender offer to repurchase the shares from the eligible shareholders. Tender offer route is one of the Two Routes generally chosen by the companies, i.e. Tender Offer and Open Market Through Stock Exchanges.
What is the Greaves Cotton Buyback Offer?
Greaves Cotton Buyback Offer refers to the number of shares the company plans to buy back from the eligible shareholders. Herein, the company proposes to buyback 1.30 cr Fully paid up Equity shares, adhering to the buyback price.
When Greaves Cotton Buyback offer will start?
As per the released schedule, the Greaves Cotton Buyback offer will start on October 18, 2019. This is the opening date from when the Buyback will open for all shareholders. You will find the updated records of Greaves Cotton Buyback at all times, we ensure you have access to the right data.
When is the closing date of Greaves Cotton Buyback?
For the ease in access to the dates and related aspects, we have segregated the closing date of Greaves Cotton Buyback. The buyback would stay open from October 18, 2019, and would close on November 1, 2019. The closing date is the last day for which the Buyback shall be open for the shareholders.
What is the offer price for Greaves Cotton Buyback?
The amount at which the shares are taken back by the company is referred to as Greaves Cotton Buyback offer price. Herein, each and every fully Paid-up equity share is priced at Rs.175, the price paid to each eligible shareholder.
What is the record date for Greaves Cotton Buyback offer?
Record date of Greaves Cotton Buyback is July 12, 2019. Record date is generally the day when eligible shareholders are declared. Furthermore, complying with Buyback regulations, letter of offer and Tender form is sent to the eligible shareholders.
What is the issue size of Greaves Cotton Buyback?
Greaves Cotton Buyback Size is Rs. 227.50 Cr and is the total worth of Equity Shares the company plans on taking back. This amount is obtained from the total number of equity shares, multiplied by the Buyback price.
What is the necessity for Greaves Cotton Buyback?
Objective of the Greaves Cotton Buyback is to enhance the total return made by equity shareholders. The Buyback will help in achieving an optimal capital structure. Through buyback, company will distribute the surplus cash to shareholders as per their holding proportion.
Who is the Registrar to Greaves Cotton Buyback offer?
Designated registrar of Greaves Cotton Buyback is Karvy Fintech Private Limited. You can find all the details related to the registrar in this report and contact them if you have any queries. You can check the details of the registrar, contact person, email address and more.
Who is the Manager to the Greaves Cotton Buyback offer?
Manager to the Greaves Cotton Buyback is Ambit Capital Private Limited. Manager basically ensures that the company following up buyback strictly adheres to and in conformity with the provisions of the Companies Act and Buyback Regulations.
How to check Greaves Cotton buyback acceptance ratio?
Acceptance ratio is basically the proportion of shares the company accepts, to the final number of shares tendered. It refers to how much the company would buyback and how profitable it would be for you. You can also check how much profit (%) you will earn. Click on the link and check on the website page.
Where to find Greaves Cotton Buyback Dates / Events?
You can check the table for the list of events, as designed for the buyback. This article is your one and final destination to check all the Greaves Cotton Buyback information. You will encounter a section exclusively set to record the dates, in this article, referred to as Greaves Cotton Buyback Dates.
What can be the Impact of Greaves Cotton Buyback on the Company?
The Buyback is not likely to cause any impact on the profitability or earnings of the Company, except to the extent of reduction in the amount available for investment, which the Company could have otherwise deployed towards generating investment income. The Buyback is not expected to impact growth opportunities for the Company. The Buyback will not result in a change in control or otherwise affect the existing management structure of the Company.
Where to find complete details on Greaves Cotton Buyback?
As mentioned already, this page would give you every single detail about this buyback. Also, you find the link to download Draft / Letter of Offer. Each and every section is vividly and carefully placed, giving you insights into all major as well as minor aspects of the ratio. The article is also inclusive of all the links.
Market Guide
Featured Topics