Engineers India fell 5.08% to Rs 209.15 at 14:21 IST on BSE, extending yesterday's 6.51% fall triggered by the company's weak Q1 June 2015 results.
The company announced the first quarter earnings after market hours on Monday, 10 August 2015. Shares of Engineers India fell 6.51% to Rs 220.35 yesterday, 11 August 2015. The stock has fallen 11.26% in two trading sessions from Rs 235.70 on Monday, 10 August 2015.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 291.56 points, or 1.05%, to 27,574.53.
On BSE, so far 1.23 lakh shares were traded in the counter, compared with an average volume of 1.14 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 222.25 and a low of Rs 208.80 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 282.95 on 5 November 2014. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 178.10 on 7 May 2015.
The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 11 August 2015, falling 2.91% compared with 0.74% rise in the Sensex. The scrip had, however, outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 15.67% as against Sensex's 1.30% rise.
The mid-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 168.47 crore. Face value per share is Rs 5.
Engineers India's net profit fell 29.35% to Rs 56.80 crore on 9.04% decline in total income to Rs 459.15 crore in Q1 June 2015 over Q1 June 2014.
State-run Engineers India (EIL) provides engineering consultancy and EPC services, mainly to the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. The company has also diversified into sectors like infrastructure, water and waste management, solar and nuclear power and fertilizers to leverage its strong technical competencies and track record. The Government of India holds 69.37% stake in EIL (as per the shareholding patter as on 30 June 2015)
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