State-run miner is eyeing assets abroad as it feel domestic production would be insufficient to meet coking coal and high-grade fuel demand
The target for revenue from operations (net) has been fixed at Rs 1 trillion for FY2019-20
Higher prices aided profitability but e-auction realisations falling
Coal India earned a net profit of Rs 1,302.63 crore the same quarter in FY18
While there are no official figures, one estimate pegs pilferage at 6.8 mn tonnes, which works out to a loss of Rs 900 cr a year
While dispatches crossed the 600 million tonne-mark in FY19, e-auction premiums have started declining with fall in international coal prices
This is the highest production ever recorded in a single month since Coal India's inception.
During the last financial year, the total payout to government was around Rs 10,000 crore, without any stake sale
Net worth, profits continue to fall as Coal India battles higher wages, rising coal demand
Company estimates suggest that the total outgo on account of this second round of dividend is to the tune of Rs 3,605 crore which it will start to pay March 29 onwards
Analysts keeping an eye on e-auction premiums but believe valuations are at attractive levels
Helps bring down number of coal-starved power stations; company's stock also normalizes
Coal India's total production as on February stood at 528 MT, up 6.6 per cent in the first 11 months of the current fiscal
Sources in MCL said its internal annual aspirational target of 162.50 mt might have already been revised.
Coal India had filed an application on February 12 with the Securities and Exchange Board of India seeking exemption from the strict enforcement of the buyback norms
Market remains cautious on volume growth and sustenance of e-auction premiums
Writeback of provisions and liabilities made in the earlier years that are no longer required are also considered other income
The world's largest coal miner was also able to strategically control its expenses although total expenses shot up by 5.54%
The buyback price is higher than the scrip's price on the BSE which has been hovering around Rs. 222-235 per share since the last 30 days
The company had announced that its three subsidiaries - Mahanadi Coalfields, South Eastern Coalfields and Northern Coalfields - proposed to buyback their equity shares