Monday, June 7, 2010

RCom okays 26% stake sale

RCom's board has approved the induction of a strategic partner. It's board has an in-principle approval to sell a stake of up to 26% in the company.

Highlights
Approved in-principle induction of private equity investor
To dilute 26% stake in company
To sell stake at premium to the prevailing market price
To pursue appropriate strategic combination /consolidation opportunities
To sell 53.66 cr shares in investor

Why stake sale
Stake sale will bring down the debt burden of the companies
RCom currently has Rs 30000 cr of net debt
Net debt to Operating profit ratio for RCom reached closed to 4 times

Higher debt to Operating profit ratio act as deterrent to raise money
Debt ratio reached elevated level due to 3G auction

Debt Repayment Schedules
Maturity Date
Type
AmountPayable
($ Mn)
Amt Payable (Rs cr)
Mar-11
ECB
280
1288
May-11
FCCB
374
1720.4
Sep-11
ECB
116
533.6
Feb-12
FCCB
1219
5607.4
Total
1989
9149.4



Stake sale impact
Promoter stake to reduce to 41.58% from current 67.58%
To raise over Rs 9,000 cr via 26% stake sale
Stake sale to value RCom at approx Rs 34,500-38,000 cr
Every 1% premium from Friday price to garner additional Rs 90 cr


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