Shares of BGR Energy Systems hit a 10 per cent lower circuit on the BSE at Rs 54.83 apiece on Wednesday (February 28). 

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As of 9:52 a.m., shares of BGR Energy Systems slipped 8.98 per cent, or Rs 5.47, to Rs 55.45 apiece. The market capitalisation of the company at around the same time stood at Rs 400.14 crore.

The downtrend in the stock can be attributed to two reasons.

1. Resignation of four independent directors with immediate effect

On Tuesday, after market hours, the company, through an exchange filing, said that its four directors—M. Gopalakrishna, S.A. Bohra, Gnana Rajasekaran, and S.R. Tagat—had tendered their resignations. 

2. Promoter sells stake 

Promoter Sasikala Raghupathy offloaded 50.76 lakh, which implies 3.3 per cent equity shares at Rs 64.95 per share. In February, according to Trendlyne data, Sasikala Raghupathy sold 5,076,571 shares on the NSE for Rs 64.95 per share. 

BGR Energy Systems Q3 

The civil construction company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 690.31 crore, compared to a loss of Rs 58.92 crore logged in the year-ago period. The company's revenue from operations in the third quarter stood at Rs 462.16 crore, compared to Rs 246.17 crore in the corresponding period last year.

BGR Energy Systems share: Past performance

In a year, BGR Energy Systems' shares gained over 15 per cent against the Nifty50's rise of over 28 per cent. 

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