Chennai Petroleum share price has plunged 5% and is presently trading at Rs 625.6.
Meanwhile, the BSE OIL & GAS index is at 27,264.9 (down 2.3%).
Among the top losers in the BSE OIL & GAS index today are Petronet LNG (down 5.1%) and GUJARAT GAS (down 3.6%).
Indraprastha Gas (up 0.6%) is among the top gainers today.
Over the last one year, Chennai Petroleum has moved up from Rs 579.5 to Rs 625.6, registering a gain of Rs 46.1 (up 8.0%).
On the other hand, the BSE OIL & GAS index has moved up from 18,960.3 to 27,264.9, registering a gain of 43.8% during the last 12 months.
The top gainers among the BSE OIL & GAS index stocks during this same period were HPCL (up 119.5%), BPCL (up 67.9%) and GAIL (up 65.9%).
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The BSE Sensex is at 79,350.7 (down 0.2%).
The top losers among the BSE Sensex today are Asian Paints (down 2.7%) and ICICI Bank (down 1.9%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are Tata Steel and Tata Motors.
In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 24,119.5 (down 0.3%). Asian Paints and Coal India are among the top losers in NSE NIFTY.
Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved up from 64,958.7 to 79,350.7, registering a gain of 14,392.0 points (up 22.2%).
Chennai Petroleum net profit fell 154.5% YoY to Rs -6,478 million for the quarter ended September 2024, compared to a profit of Rs 11,878 million a year ago. Net sales declined 27.9% to Rs 144,247 million during the period as against Rs 200,098 million in July-September 2023.
For the year ended March 2024, Chennai Petroleum reported 22.3% decrease in net profit to Rs 27,451 million compared to net profit of Rs 35,315 million during FY23. Revenue of the company fell 14.5% to Rs 534,989 million during FY24.
The current Price to earnings ratio of Chennai Petroleum, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 14.0.
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