Coalgate: 28% of BHEL orders at risk

* Nomura says about 28 percent of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd’s order book is at risk of cancellation or deferment due to either non-availability of coal linkage or cancellation of existing linkage,following the coal allocation scam,popularly dubbed Coalgate.

* Coalgate is a short-hand reference to a state auditor’s report published on Aug. 17 that questioned the government’s practice of awarding coal mining concessions to companies without competitive bidding,potentially costing the treasury billions of dollars in lost revenues.

* Nomura adds the coal allocation scam puts further risks to its FY13 earnings estimates for the company.

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* In another report,Macquarie said BHEL is a value trap,stay clear as in its worst-scenario analysis,BHEL’s earnings can decline by 65 percent in FY15 from FY12 levels and the stock could move closer to 100 rupees.

* At 1:15 p.m,shares in BHEL were up 1.5 percent at 204.20 rupees,after falling 8.1 percent in previous 2 sessions.

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