Vedanta parent raises $1.25 billion loan; stock falls
Vedanta Resources, the parent company of Vedanta, faces debt refinancing of $1 billion bonds maturing in Jan 2024, followed by $0.95 bn in Aug 2024, and $1.2 bn in Mar 2025.
Vedanta Resources, the parent company of Vedanta, faces debt refinancing of $1 billion bonds maturing in Jan 2024, followed by $0.95 bn in Aug 2024, and $1.2 bn in Mar 2025.
Vedanta will demerge the mining biz into six independent “pure play” units; it will help its parent manage debt
The stock price got a boost as Anil Agarwal plans to transfer Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines from his group’s holding company Vedanta Resources to Vedanta.
For the first time, Hindustan Zinc has paid a royalty of 1.7% of the annual revenue to Vedanta, which will be used by parent, Vedanta Resources, to pare some of its debt.
The dividend payout by Vedanta for fiscal 2023 will be more than ₹40,000 crore, including the recent dividend announced by Hindustan Zinc, says Crisil.
With the fifth dividend, Vedanta’s total outgo for the current fiscal will be ₹101.5 per share, which amount to ₹37,730 crore, the highest ever by the company.
The rating agency cited stronger-than-expected EBITDA driven by elevated commodity prices during FY22 for the rating upgrade.