Liberty Phosphate a Exit
We hadrecommended Liberty Phosphate on 29th March, 2012 at Rs 64.The stock has more than doubled and created a new all time high @ 160 today. The stock has closed at about 148 today and we recommend an exit from the stock.
Though the stock may seem cheap but there are several negatives/limitations:
- The industry is highly dependent on Government policies. Any change can lead to significant change in prospects in a very short term.
- The SSP industry though doing well as of now but its highly competitive. There are hardly any entry barriers and hence over a longer term, the margins should moderate.
- The companyas equity has increased in past and the promoters had increased their holding at very cheap prices by doing preferential allotments to themselves. This is negative for minority shareholders.
We feel there are several better ideas we are invested in for long term compounding. One may switch to GRP, Smruthi, Sree Rayalseema Hypo, Narmada Gelatine, Sree Sakthi Paper, Sahyadri etc.