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Mazagon Dock shares rose over 1% after Thursday's broker-led selloff. Here's why the defence PSU stock recovered despite Kotak's Sell rating and ₹1,950 target price.
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Shares of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) rose over 1% on Friday, recovering a day after the defence PSU came under pressure following Kotak Institutional Equities' initiation of coverage with a 'Sell' rating. Despite the cautious brokerage outlook, investors continue to monitor the company's robust long-term order pipeline, commercial shipbuilding expansion and defence growth prospects.
Shares of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd traded nearly 1.6% higher on Friday, July 10, recovering after falling around 3% in the previous session following a bearish initiation by Kotak Institutional Equities.
At around 11:16 AM, Mazagon Dock shares were trading at ₹2,411, up 1.57% on the NSE.
The recovery comes after Thursday's decline triggered by Kotak's report, which initiated coverage on the defence shipbuilder with a 'Sell' recommendation and a target price of ₹1,950, implying nearly 18.5% downside from then-prevailing levels.
Kotak Institutional Equities acknowledged that Mazagon Dock enjoys one of the strongest long-term order opportunities among Indian defence companies.
According to the brokerage, the company is well positioned to benefit from an estimated ₹2.4 lakh crore defence shipbuilding pipeline, including:
These projects are expected to be awarded over the next three to four years.
However, the brokerage believes the company's near-term financial performance may remain under pressure due to a relatively weaker opening order backlog.
Kotak expects Mazagon Dock's revenue to witness a temporary slowdown over the next two years before new defence contracts begin contributing meaningfully.
The brokerage forecasts:
According to the report, improving execution efficiency may be partly offset by higher operating expenses and lower provision reversals.
Apart from naval shipbuilding, Mazagon Dock has also been expanding into commercial shipbuilding and ship repair.
Earlier this year, the company signed a contract with the Shipping Corporation of India to build a 3,000 DWT Methanol Dual-Fuel Diesel-Electric Platform Supply Vessel, marking its return to the commercial shipbuilding segment.
The acquisition of Colombo Dockyard is also expected to strengthen its regional ship repair capabilities over the long term.
| Particular | Value |
|---|---|
| Share Price | ₹2,411 |
| Market Capitalisation | ₹97,243 crore |
| 52-Week High | ₹3,277 |
| 52-Week Low | ₹2,057 |
| P/E Ratio | 37.7 |
| ROE | 29.2% |
| ROCE | 36.0% |
| Dividend Yield | 0.73% |
Mazagon Dock continues to maintain a strong balance sheet supported by:
Investors should also keep an eye on several risk factors:
Market participants will closely monitor:
While Kotak remains cautious on valuation, Mazagon Dock continues to be viewed as one of India's key beneficiaries of the country's long-term naval modernisation and defence manufacturing push.
The stock rebounded nearly 1.6% after declining around 3% in the previous session following Kotak Institutional Equities' 'Sell' initiation.
Kotak believes near-term revenue growth may remain weak due to a softer opening order backlog, despite strong long-term defence opportunities.
Kotak Institutional Equities has assigned a target price of ₹1,950 with a 'Sell' rating.
Future growth is expected to be driven by defence shipbuilding orders, submarine projects, commercial shipbuilding, ship repair and export opportunities.