Why Vedanta Ltd shares will be on radar today

Vedanta Share Price: Shares of Vedanta Ltd will in focus on BSE on Monday (March 4, 2024) after a senior official of its parent company, Vedanta Resources, says that the company plans to deleverage as much as USD 3 billion debt over the next three years.

"Deleveraging is our priority. We would be deleveraging the debt of Vedanta Resources by USD 3 billion over the next three years. Vedanta Ltd's cash flow pre-growth capex is estimated to be USD 3.5-4 billion for the financial year 2025, sufficient for secured debt maturities of USD 1.5 billion," said Navin Agarwal, Vice Chairman, Vedanta Ltd and member of Promoter Group, at a recently concluded analysts' meet, according to analysts who attended the meeting.

Agarwal said that the company doesn't foresee a rollover of its loans.

"Vedanta is a dynamic organisation that continuously evaluates its capital structure. The parent company has multiple avenues to meet its debt obligation. Hence, we are not considering a stake sale actively in the near term.

Vedanta Resources recently divested a large portion of its shares through its promoter entity, Finsider International. The parent firm set the stage for strategic manoeuvring within the company.

Finsider International sold 1.76 per cent of its shares at an average price of Rs 265 per share, raising a substantial sum of Rs 1,737 crore. After that sale, the promoter group's ownership stake has been reduced to 61.95 per cent.

(With inputs from PTI)