Punjab Communications Ltd:Buy/sell/growth prospects and recommendation,news and results,target and analysis,view and outlook,multibagger

Scripscan:Punjab Communications Ltd
cmp:186
Code:500346

Story:Last fiscal due to its aggressive efforts, the company could improve sales of its own products i.e. Primary Drop/Insert Multiplexer as well as PLCC (Power Line Carrier Communication equipment). The company is also looking for tie ups with national and international companies to enhance its product line. Further due to aggressive marketing tie-ups, the company achieved a healthy turnover of approx `1814.40 Lacs in financial year 2010-11 besides income of `968.53 Lacs from other activities.The book value of share is around `89.80/- per share and the Reserves stood at approx. `96.51 Crores.Puncom is making best efforts to increase its market share of its existing product range. The manufacturing activities have been supplemented by other value-added services like turnkey projects, annual
maintenance contracts, trainings etc.Puncom is making good inroads in getting contracts for turn-key projects of V-Mux equipment from Railways. The company is not only focusing on indoor installation activities but has also collected orders for outdoor work linked to the indoor installations of V-Mux equipment. This would help in improving Puncom share in Railways with a wider scope of work. The company is offering this equipment to private parties/contractors who have collected orders from Railways for turn-key projects of V-Mux and associated items.This is also helping to increase the share of this equipment in Railways.Puncom has increased the market share of PLCC equipment by capturing new markets in more state electricity boards.Puncom is also picking up orders for the turn-key projects of this product.The company has also explored the market of this product in private sector which is getting turn-key projects for sub-stations.Puncom has established a reasonably good market in Railways for its Power Plant despite very stiff competition from other vendors. The power plants are being offered as a part of turn-key solution to Railways along with V-Mux and also as stand alone against various tenders of Railways. This equipment is also being offered to private parties/contractors of Railways.The telecom markets in India have seen rapid changes in the recent years where the focus has been more on 2G and 3G networks and associated value added services than on landline and manufacturing.Puncom is making all possible efforts to make its presence felt in the areas of its strength i.e. manufacturing and is catering to some niche markets. The existing products viz, V-Mux, PLCC, Power Plant and spares of old products though are in the advanced stages of their product life cycles but yet are giving reasonably good turnovers.Efforts are being made to consolidate the position for these products in the existing markets and add new products for niche segments.Besides this, Puncom is active in value added services like turnkey projects, repair and maintenance. Puncom has recently introduced some new training programs and is formulating strategies to increase the strengths of students in this area of activity by pursuing aggressive marketing techniques.All these developments should help the company report top numbers in the coming fiscal.Valuation wise though its very expensive quoting at high double digit PE multiple.Momentum may take it to higher levels though in the shorter term.Its a debt free company with fat cash in book to the tune of over 100crs.Buy it around 140-150 levels to make the most out of this counter.