Piramal Pharma block deal likely cancelled; stock falls 3%

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Shares of Piramal Pharma were trading with losses on Friday, August 14, as its stake sale was likely cancelled. Sources told CNBC-TV18 that the block deal it was supposed to witness is likely to have been cancelled.

Sources said the same had been cancelled due to tepid investor demand.

Carlyle was looking at selling 6% of its for ₹1,750 crore in Piramal Pharma via a block deal. CNBC-TV18 had reported regarding the same on Thursday.

At the end of the June quarter, promoter entities held 34.8% stake in Piramal Pharma while 64.72% stake comprised of public shareholding.

Piramal Pharma’s first quarter revenue increased 17.4% to ₹2,269.9 crore from ₹1,933.7 crore in the previous year. Meanwhile, its EBITDA increased 82.9% to ₹195.2 crore from 106.7 crore. Its EBITDA margin expanded to 8.6% from 5.5% in the year-ago period.

Shares of Piramal Pharma were trading 2.8% lower at ₹206.6 apiece at 12.30 pm on Friday. The stock has gained 20.2% in the past month and is up 21.6% this year, so far.

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