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Ganesh Polytex Ltd.: 

Ganesh Polytex Ltd. - Ganesh Polytex Ltd, the Largest PET waste recycler in India manufactures Recycled/ Speciality Polyester Staple Fibre (Fibrefill) through recycling of post-consumer pet bottle waste. Company has a capacity to produce 57,600 tonnes per annum (TPA) of Recycled Polyester Stale fibre, which is more than Reliance Industries Limited’s capacity. “Business Insight” stock for the month of May 2010

Best Buying Price…: 

Best Buying Price… 2 Phase Buying Strategies Suggested [Always buy in SIP ways] 1 st Phase : Buy at the current price range Rs 50-54 [60 % of investment] 2 nd Phase : Add if the price falls down to Rs 40- 44 [40% of investment] >>> Expect at least 8-10 times return in next 2 years time frame!!!

Table of Contents: 

Table of Contents From the Desk of CEO, HBJ Capital – (Page – 5#) Overview : Ganesh Polytex Ltd – (Page – 7#) Ganesh Polytex – Waste Recycling Company– (Page – 12#) Ganesh Polytex – Product Category – (Page – 17#) Ganesh Polytex – Expansion Plans (Page – 24#) Forward Revenue Estimates & Financial Statements – (Page – 28#) The Management – (Page – 33#) Shareholding Pattern – (Page – 35#) Buying Strategy – (Page – 38#) Investment Rationale – (Page – 41#) Risks and Concerns – (Page – 43#)

From the desk of CEO, HBJ Capital: 

From the desk of CEO, HBJ Capital Dear Investors , The use of Plastic products has been a major cause of concern since long. We have seen people, organizations clamoring about reducing the usage of Plastic products. These days as we move across streets, parks, etc, we see many PET bottles littered around giving not just a bad look but also posing serious threats to our environment. PET is one of the fastest growing segments in plastics providing a hygienic, durable and user friendly packaging solution for all kind of bottled drinks, beverages, liquor, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and other liquid products. As the consumption of PET is growing, so as the quantum of its waste is increasing at rapid pace. PET bottle waste being Non-Biodegradable, its recycling is inevitable else piling of it will be the biggest threat to the environment. Non Bio-Degradable waste, especially the PET bottles pose serious threats to our environment. Considering the humongous growth in consumption, there successful recycling is extremely important. I have selected the Largest PET bottles recycler in India and would like to share the same.

Contd..: 

Contd.. Taking note of the mentioned factors we have selected “Ganesh Polytex Ltd” (GANPOLY) as our BI pick for the month of May 2010. Ganesh Polytex Ltd is a waste management company & is one of The Largest PET Waste Recycler in India HBJ Capital & MPS is proud to bring you the “Business Insight” pick of the month – Ganesh Polytex ltd. Company Business model is interesting as it transforms post-consumer pet bottle waste (which is otherwise hazardous for environment being non bio-degradable in nature) back again into environmental friendly, hygienic, and comfortable fibers which are more economical in comparison to virgin fibers. The company has charted out aggressive capex plans for the next three years. We expect the company’s impressive business module coupled with aggressive expansion plans to translate into healthy growth with increased profitability in the near future. Happy Investing! Regards , Kumar Harendra, CEO, HBJ Capital Services Pvt Ltd , www.hbjcapital.com , #141, 5 th Main, Girinagar, BSK 3 rd Stage , Bangalore – 85 Call : 098867 36791 or Mail : Info@hbjcapital.com

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Overview – Ganesh Polytex Ltd

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Ganesh Polytex Ltd – Overview

Basic Details..: 

Basic Details.. Ganesh Polytex Ltd (GPL). was incorporated as a Public Limited company in the year 1988. At Present Company is the largest PET waste recycling company with prominent presence in recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (RPSF) and largest to recycle PET bottle waste in the country, with forward integration to manufacture RPFY. The company is having two production units: One at Raipur, Rania, Kanpur Dehat (U.P) which is on the main highway- Kanpur Jhansi Road. Second unit, where the company has done major expansions, is located at Rudrapur (Uttarakhand). This unit is entitled for exemption from Central Excise and Income Tax for a period of 10 years. The company went into diversification in the year 1994 to produce Regenerated Polyester Staple Fiber in India. This was the first venture of its type in India to produce PSF from polyester waste & bottle flakes. In the year 2006, the second unit at Rudrapur (Uttarakhand) was set up with a production capacity of 6000 MT per annum which was subsequently increased by installing three more lines. The total aggregate capacity of the Kanpur & Rudrapur plant is 4800 MT per month or 57600 MT per annum.

Milestones..: 

Milestones .. Year Achievements 1987-88 Incorporation and commencement of business 1989 Creation of Dyeing and Doubling facilities for 360 TPA 1991 First public issue of 2.10 lakh shares and Capacity expansion Dyeing 1080 MT 1992-93 Creation of Texturising capacity – 216 spindles 1993-94 Rights issue of 34.50 lakh shares 1994-95 Expansion of Dyeing capacity to 1150 TPA. 1996-07 Expansion of Dyeing capacity to 1800 TPA and recycled PSF to 10800 TPA. Equity Capital expanded to Rs.9.37 crore 2007-08 Set up Rudrapur Unit for recycled PSF with an capacity of 21600 TPA and Expanded dyeing capacity to 2400 TPA. 2008-09 Expanded Capacity of Kanpur Unit for RPSF to 18000 TPA. Equity Capital expanded to Rs.9.87 Crores

Some key stats..: 

Some key stats.. CMP = Rs 51.15 (May 27 th 2010) – The stock is in the uptrend phase & is looking strong on charts as it is making new top highs & top bottoms. 52 week’s high/low = Rs 54/7.6 – The stock recently made a new 52 week high. As it is in the strong bullish phase it can continue to make new highs. Peak share price = Rs 54 (7 th April ‘2010) – Always when the stock reaches its life time high it goes into a strong bullish phase in the absence of any resistance present, and at cmp Ganesh Polytex is very close to its life time peak of 54. Trading volume = Min 0.46 lacs shares (approx) per day – These are early days for a company which is soon going to create a huge impact in the Waste Recycling sector. The stock is liquid This shall help investors to get in and out of stock easily. EPS = Rs 6.50 – The company is expected to end the FY 2009-10 with a net profit of Rs 8-9 crore on the equity base of Rs 12.3 crore, culminating into an EPS of Rs 6.5 PE = 7.69 Going forward, the revenue is expected to increase multi-fold due to the major capacity expansion. At present the company commands very low multiple on account of low visibility. However, it should be able to command a very high multiple once the investors understand the business model. Shareholdings : No Of shares [% Share Holding ] Total Foreign: 0.3lakhs [0.3%] Total Institutions: 0.1 lakh [0.1%] Total Non Promoter Corporate Holding 25.1lacs [20.3%] Total Promoters 0.586 crore [47.6%] Total Public & others 39.2lacs [31.8%] Total Outstanding Shares 1.23crore [100 %] Debt/Equity = 2 [ Mar’10] ROCE = 14.2% [ Mar’10] ROE = 17.6% [ Mar’10] Current Ratio = 1.0 [ Mar’10] Delivered Volume per day = Approx 58% BSE Code 514167

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Ganesh Polytex - Waste Recycling Company

Waste Recycling company..: 

Waste Recycling company.. Ganesh Polytex Ltd is the largest PET waste recycling company with prominent presence in recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (RPSF) and largest to recycle PET bottle waste in the country, with forward integration to manufacture RPFY. Ganesh Polytex is market leader in this segment of manufacturing of Recycled polyester staple fibre (RPSF) & has been in the field of Recycled PSF for over 15 years. Besides procuring the Waste from vendors, the company has set up its own procurement centers in different cities to insulate itself from raw material shortage as well as price fluctuations. Finished product finds application for spinning of yarn, stuffing in toys and other life style products like pillows, quilts, mattresses and furniture, non-woven carpets and fabrics, medical & packaging textile, geo textile, fur fabrics, construction and paper industry and other technical textile.

Raw Material..: 

Raw Material.. The major raw material required for Recycled PSF is post- consumer PET bottle waste. PET is one of the fastest growing segments in plastics providing a hygienic, durable and user friendly packaging solution for all kind of bottled drinks, beverages, pharmaceuticals, liquor, chemicals, and other liquid products. As the consumption of PET is growing, so as the quantum of its waste is increasing. PET bottle waste is non bio-degradable in nature (takes thousands of years in decomposing) and hence, poses a serious threat to soil, water sources and forests and thus harmful for human being and other living creatures. Therefore, its recycling is inevitable else piling of it will be the biggest threat to the environment.

Increase in consumption of PET bottles: 

Region PET R esin Capacity Demand Global 17.5 million tonnes 14.0 million tonnes India 0.80 million tonnes 0.40 million tones and the rest is being exported due to price advantage Increase in consumption of PET bottles Domestic demand of PET is expected to grow to 0.50 million tonne by 2010. With life style changes and higher disposable income, demand of PET bottles is set to grow at much faster pace as the per capita PET consumption in India is 0.22 kg. as compared to the world average of 2.1 kg. in 2008. As per industry estimates, about 65% of PET bottles consumption is available for recycling. That means, indigenous availability of PET bottle waste would be 3.0 lakh tone during 2010, which is much more than the overall requirement of entire domestic recycling capacity (aggregate installed capacity of about 1.75 lakh ton per annum during 2010) in the country. The consumption of PET bottles is expected to grow to 0.60 million tonne by 2012, availability of waste will also increase correspondingly. The present installed capacity of Recycled PSF in India is about 1.63 lakh tonne, Ganesh Polytex Ltd has a capacity of 57600 MT per annum & is at the first position in the sector.

Collection of Raw Material..: 

Collection of Raw Material.. Availability of Raw material is almost free of cost, but the critical issue is collection of waste and transportation / processing cost. Ganesh Polytex Ltd. is in this line of business since last 15 years and has a well-streamlined network of its collection centers (operating on franchisee module) of PET waste spread all over the Country at strategic locations. It has also developed a network of traders over the periods who exclusively supply the material to the Company. Further there is huge possibility of imports of PET bottle waste from foreign countries and this avenue is still to be tapped by the Company as imported bottles are little bit costly due to transportation factor. In case of need, the company may plan to set up a raw material processing /washing unit in near future at Europe or USA, where abundant quantity of raw material is available. Company also uses other types of polyester waste viz. Waste undrawn fibre, POY/ PFY waste, polyester film waste etc., which is also available in small quantities.

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Ganesh Polytex- Product Category

Product Category..: 

Product Category.. Ganesh Polytex Products Category Dyed Texturised / Twisted Filament Yarn Post Consumer PET bottle Waste and other kind of industrial Waste of Polyester POY/FDY and Grey Texturised Yarn Raw Material Used Application/ End use Textile Sector : Spun Yarn; Hosiery Yarn etc. Industrial Sector – Filter Fabrics; Geo textile; Non-woven carpets and Fabrics; Medical and packaging textile etc. Fabrics, Saree, Dress Material, Upholstery and furnishing fabrics, Sewing Threads, Cords etc. Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (RPSF)

Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (RPSF)..: 

Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (RPSF).. Ganesh Polytex (GPL) product includes low-end basic segment to mid and high-end premium segment. Recycled PSF replaces 100% virgin PSF in textile sector due to its most distinctive advantage of cost-effectiveness and it replaces Foam, Cotton, P.P. fibre etc. in other industrial sectors due to its durability, comforts and hygienic characteristics besides cost-effectiveness. Polyester has now become common man’s fabrics in terms of prices, durability and comforts in comparison to cotton and other fibres. With growth in the economy and growing middle class, the per capita consumption of polyester fabric is also set to increase both for clothing and non-clothing applications. In fact, with growing per capita income consumption of non-clothing fabric will grow at much faster rate than clothing fabric. As Recycled Polyester Fibre is suitable both for clothing and non- clothing applications, its demand is improving both in textile and industrial sector. This bodes well for GPL as it has strong presence in both the sectors.

Market Demand & Industry Scenario.. : 

Market Demand & Industry Scenario..

Non-woven/Technical textile.. : 

Non-woven/Technical textile.. Textile for non-clothing applications is classified in non-woven and technical textiles, which are growing roughly at twice rate of textiles for clothing applications and now account for major chunk in total textile production. The large Indian population of over one billion with nearly 48% in the age group of 18-35 and 250 million strong middle class which has high purchasing power and living standards presents a potential huge market for non-woven products & with the Indian economy poised for a rapid growth of more than 8% during the next five years, non-woven production and consumption is expected to see rapid growth. Areas of non-woven applications like infrastructure, automotive textiles, carpets, interlinings and wading, furnishings and beddings, agricultural textiles, medical textiles, sports textiles etc are already seeing a lot of activity and are bound to grow at rapid rate in order to catch up with the developed world. The market size of technical/non-woven textile in India grew from Rs.31,000 crore during 2003-04 to Rs.44,000 Crore during 2007-08. Further, as per an internal document prepared by the textile ministry, it is estimated that the technical textile market would grow to Rs.78,060 Cr. by 2014–15 with an annual growth rate of 14%.

Yarn spinning.. : 

Yarn spinning.. Recycled PSF is used in yarn spinning in replacement of virgin grade PSF, which is about 15% costlier that recycled PSF. Recycled PSF can be used 100% in coarse counts of yarn (up to 30 count – which account for almost 40% of the total yarn consumption in India), and for fine counts (above 30, which are mostly used in apparels & wearing cloths), it is blended with virgin grade PSF. Due to cost & sale price equation as well as growing demand for non-apparels fabric, use of virgin grade PSF is being replaced by Recycled PSF. This has opened up a large window for Recycled PSF in spinning sector because present domestic market size of coarse denier spun yarn is about 4.00 lakh tonne per annum.

Stuffing.. : 

Stuffing.. With improvement in life style and urbanization coupled with increasing disposable income, use of home furnishing products like quilts, comforters, mattresses, pillows, furniture etc. is increasing and growth in their market size is in double digit. Traditionally these products were stuffed with cotton, foam, coir etc. with increasing prices and decreasing availability, cotton is almost out for such uses. Recycled PSF is now being preferred over other traditional products like foam and coir because of its inherent qualities like hygiene, wash-ability, light-weight and user friendly characteristics. Likewise there is phenomenal growth in market of soft toys, where there is no substitute of Recycled PSF in stuffing. Estimated market size of all these products in India is over Rs.15,000 crore.

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Ganesh Polytex Ltd- Expansions Plans

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Players In Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre… Rank Company In this Sector (RPSF) Place Present Capacity MTPA 1. Ganesh Polytex Ltd Kanpur & Rudrapur 57600 2. Reliance Industries Ltd Hazira 42000 3. Shiva Tex Fab (P) Ltd Ludhiana 18000 4. Rishiraj Filaments Ltd - 12000 5. Allainz Fibres Gujrat 6000 6. Arora Fibres Ltd Silvassa 6000 7. Himalaya Fibres Baddi (H.P) 6000 8. K.K.Fibres Baddi (H.P) 6000 9. Capital Fibres (P) Ltd - 600 10. Nirmal Fibres Gajraula (U.P) 3600 TOTAL 1,63,200 MTPA

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Economies of Scale… Ganesh Polytex Ltd. has the largest capacity in the industry, which has enabled the company to optimize per unit cost of production and ward off the competition due to economics of scale. Since the product is replacement of downstream virgin PET product market, it has ever increasing demand from both - the replacement market and growing uses from consumer market. PET recycling has drawn the attention of many big business houses including Reliance Industry. Company would not be affected by the presence of large players like Reliance because of enough wide market and multiple uses. Rather their presence is beneficial for the development of down stream consumption of recycled PET and products . Ganesh Polytex Ltd is having the largest product range in the industry on the one hand and source of raw material (PET bottle waste) is open market which can’t be influenced.

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Expansion Plans.. GANESH POLYTEX LTD is encouraged to expand its production to match with the demand and diversify into forward integration for value added products. Company has a ambitious growth plans which includes enhancing the recycling capacity to over 100,000 TPA in stages over the next 2 years. Aggressive Capex Plans Over The Next Three Years. Ganesh Polytex has charted out expansion plan with a capital outlay of Rs.850millions over the next three years. The company shall invest Rs.250millions for ramping up of Recycled PSF capacities by 14,400 MT/pa. The project shall be operational in FY11. The company has expanded additional capacity of Recycled Polyester Staple Fiber (RPSF) by 18,000 TPA at Rudapur with an estimated cost of Rs.250mn. The company has also firmed up plans to set up a facility for manufacturing Recycled Partially Oriented Yarn (POY) as a part of forward integration for value added product. The plant will have a capacity of 18000MT/pa and shall entail an investment of Rs.350 millions. The new facility shall be operational in FY12.

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Forward Revenue Estimates & Financial Statements

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Revenue forecast.. FINANCIAL MATRIX 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Actual Projections Net Sales (Cr) 51.94 62.67 105.42 135.37 190 234 400 Other Income (Cr) 0.2 0.33 0.38 0.08 0 0 0 EBDITA (Cr) 5.77 7.01 12.35 17.1 26 35 75 EBDITA Margin (%) 11.1 11.18 11.71 12.63 14 15 17 CAGR Growth (%) 28.25% 35% Depreciation (Cr) 1.4 1.81 3.6 5.66 7 10 17 PAT (Cr) 1.46 1.89 3.75 4.35 9 13 30 PAT margin(%) 2.81 3.01 3.55 3.21 4.35 9 13 Cash Generation (Cr) 2.86 3.7 7.35 10.01 16 23 47 Equity Share Capital (Cr) 9.37 9.37 9.86 9.86 9.86 13.38 19 Net worth (Cr) 14.2 15.99 20.2 23.98 31 48 108 Total Borrowing (Cr) 14.19 27.91 46.6 61.35 82 68 82 Gross Block (Cr) 32.45 47.29 66.97 85.83 111 116 175 Debt Equity Ratio 0.36 0.78 1.11 1.29 1.37 0.66 0.51 EPS (Rs) 1.57 2.03 3.62 4.35 8.01 8.78 15 Book Value (Rs) 15.16 17.07 20.5 24.33 31.7 35.86 54 RONW(%) 9.92 11.5 16.33 16.26 25.29 24.46 27.36

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Income Statement(Last 4 years ) The Company’s sales and net profits have grown at healthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28% and 30% respectively in the past four years. The Revenue and Profitability grew exponentially from Rs 52 crore to Rs 135 crore and Rs 1.47 crore to Rs 4.35 crore respectively. Its EBIDTA improved to Rs. 10.91 crore in FY08-09 from Rs. 4.77 crore in FY06 on the back of improved product mix. Growth plans are likely to propel CAGR of 35-40% in its top and bottom lines during next five years.

Quarterly Results: 

Quarterly Results In FY 2008-09 the company recorded revenue of Rs 136 crore, while the company has already recorded revenue in excess of Rs 136 crore for 9 months ending Dec’09. The net profit for the Nine months ending Dec’09 stands at about Rs 5.89 crore which is already higher than Rs 4.35 for the entire previous fiscal. In the December’09 quarter, sales grew by 39% to Rs.52.56 crore. EBIDTA rose by 33% to Rs.6.16 crore. Net profit grew by 169% to Rs.2.85 crore. The company is likely to close this fiscal reporting 40% growth in revenues along with 52% rise in EBIDTA and 105% rise in net profits. The company should be able to record a net EPS of Rs 7, while at CMP range of Rs 48 - 52, it is available extremely cheap at a P/E multiple of approx. 6-7.

Balance Sheet (Last 6 years) : 

Balance Sheet (Last 6 years) For the last 5 years the Gross Block of the company has witnessed continuous expansion from Rs 28 crore to Rs 85 crore. The company has been expanding its capacity on a consistent basis enabling the company report higher sales and profitability. As per the projected estimates, the company intends to bring down its Debt/Equity ratio to almost 0.5 in the next two years, while it will still continue with capacity expansion through internal accruals and limited equity dilution.

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The Management

Ganesh Polytex Ltd.- Management : 

Ganesh Polytex Ltd.- Management Management.. Mr. Shyam S. Sharma - Chairman and Managing Director - He is a textile engineer. Served the Birla Group for 25 years in various senior positions and promoted the said company in the year 1987. He is well versed with the fibre and textile technology with an experience of more than 45 years. Mr. V.D Khandelwal - Executive vice president - He is a post graduate in commerce and having experience of more than 36 years in trading of different types of textile yarns. He is one of promoter director of the company and looking after the affairs of the company since inception. Mr. Sharad Sharma - Joint Managing Director - He is a commerce graduate and having more than 17 years in marketing of yarns and fibre. He is engaged with the company since 1992.

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Shareholding Pattern

Shareholding– Promoters & Non-Promoters: 

Shareholding– Promoters & Non-Promoters At the end of Mar’ 10 the Promoter holding stands at 47.55%, which is reasonable and the increase in stake further reflects the confidence of the management in the prospects of the company. The Promoter’s have been increasing their stake consistently for the last 5 quarters. The total Paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company has been enhanced from Rs. 9,85,50,000/- to Rs. 12,32,00,000/-  because of allotment of 24.65 lakhs Equity Shares to the Promoters and Others, consequent upon the exercise of conversion option of warrants.

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Mar’10 – Promoters and Non - Promoters An early entry into this stock, can give huge returns, with major institutions coming in later, thereby giving exposure to the company. As the largest player in the segment among all big players like Reliance and Sector being highly scalable, company should be able to command higher multiples. As the Promoter are consistently increasing their holding in the company, this shows the faith they have in the long term prospect of the company.

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Buying Strategy

Uptrend Pattern…: 

Uptrend Pattern… The stock is in the uptrend phase & is looking strong on charts as it is making new (top) highs & bottoms. As illustrated in the chart , the stock price of Ganesh Polytex was dull & underperformed for a long period of time , but as the company started churning out good number & successfully completed its capacity expansion program , the stock reacted positively to it. The recent highs scaled by the company have been backed by larger volumes, thus validating the recent upward move. Huge volumes coupled with increase in share price, strong bullish sign

Near Lifetime high…: 

Near Lifetime high… As illustrated in the chart, the stock price has been moving upwards and is currently inside a channel. Increase in share price comes along with the higher volumes , immediate support comes at around 43. The stock price is very near to its lifetime high of 54, when the stock reaches its life time high it goes into a strong bullish phase in the absence of any resistance. Stock Price is Moving upwards and is currently inside a channel.

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Investment Rationale

Investment Rationale: 

Investment Rationale The company is the leader in its area of operations and recently surpassed the annual production capacity of Reliance Industries Ltd. The investors lack the understanding of the Business Model of the company. Once the investors realize the true potential and the main area of operation i.e. Waste Recycling, the stock will command very high multiples. The company is contemplating a change in the name of the company to reflect the true operations. A change in name will lead to better visibility and a change in perception, which will result in Re-rating. The company has chalked out an aggressive expansion for the next two years, which will not only increase the profitability and sales but also result in margin expansion. Based on the Projected income and sales, the company is available at low valuations thereby ensuring safety of margin.

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Risks and Concerns

Risks & Concerns…: 

Risks & Concerns… Risks:- A change in the manufacturing technology of PET bottles may affect the company’s ability to recycle the waste Availability of Raw material is almost free of cost, but the critical issue is collection of waste and transportation / processing cost. Concerns:- The strong performance in the past is not a bullish sign and doesn't indicate the same or better performance in the future. Each year is different from the previous one! Do not let representative bias win over your common sense! Always do your homework and do not forget to do a research before you invest your money! As and when there is a change in the Government, there might be a change in its policies too. Any adverse changes in its policies may affect the business operations of the company

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