Kacholia’s 1.97% stake purchase in Venus Pipes comes on the back of a strong rally in the stock with returns of more than 240% in the last 12 months, which is almost 20 times higher than the returns given by S&P BSE Sensex during this period. In this year alone, the stock price has increased by 73%.
The decade-and-a-half-old company has a manufacturing unit in Gujarat’s Kutch and is known for its stainless steel products.
In Shaily Engineering, Kacholia reduced his stake to 5.5% as of June, from 6.54% in the March quarter. Shaily has underperformed the market and lost 29% in share price value over a 12-month period compared to the Sensex, which has provided 21% returns in the same time frame. The profit booking may be attributed to the nearly 28% gains in the April-June quarter, compared to an 11% increase in the 30-stock index.
In Likhitha, the top investor reduced his share by 0.24% in the June quarter to 1.77%. The stock has provided returns of over 100% in the past year. However, in the last three months, the stock has underperformed the benchmark with negative 2.5% returns.
Furthermore, Kacholia reduced his stake below 1% in the June quarter in five stocks, namely D-Link (from 2.11% in March), Goldiam International (from 1.01% in March), United Drilling Tools (from 2.81% in March), and Megastar Foods (from 1.13% in March), according to shareholding data available on BSE. In Creative Newtech, Kacholia reduced his stake to below 1% in June from 2.7% in May, according to Trendlyne.
Popularly referred to as a ‘Big Whale’, Kacholia publicly holds 41 stocks with a net worth of over Rs 2,304 crore according to Trendlyne data. Kacholia has grown his worth nearly 6X since March 2020, when it was Rs 393.68 crore, as shown by the Trendlyne data.(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views, and opinions given by experts are their own. These do not represent the views of the Economic Times)