Infra stock skyrockets 13% after receiving ₹195 Cr order from West Africa based company

Synopsis:
The shares of this small cap construction company skyrocketed more than 13% after receiving an order worth Rs 195 crore from a company based in Ivory Coast.

The shares of the company, which is engaged in executing civil and infrastructure projects and also manufactures concrete sleepers for railways were in the limelight as it soared by more than 13% following its announcement of bagging an order worth Rs 195 crore.

With a market cap of Rs 1,453 crore, GPT Infraprojects closes at Rs 111, with a high of Rs 117.9. When compared to its previous day close of Rs 103.45 ,the share gained more than 13% in today’s trading session.

About the order

GPT Infraprojects ltd has received an order from Terminal Industriel Polyvalent de San Pedro, Ivory Coast for the Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of a Conveyor Belt System in the port of the Ivory Coast, worth Rs 195 crore.

The received work order has to be executed within 12 months, which is supplying materials for  Phase 2 development works – SOCIM and TIPSP Connection to Terminal Industriel Polyvalent de San Pedro (TIPSP) .

Financials and others

The Revenue from sales is Rs 313 Crore in Q1 FY26 versus Rs 242 crore in Q1 FY25 which is an increase of about 29 percent YoY basis. Similarly there has been an increase in Net profit of 40 percent when we compare the Q1 FY25 profit of Rs 16 crore with the Q1FY26 profit of Rs 25 crore.

GPT Infraprojects Limited is one of India’s fastest-growing construction companies which specialises in EPC contracts for segments such as railways, roads, bridges, and industrial sectors. It is a multinational firm with concrete sleeper manufacturing plants spread across India, South Africa, Namibia, and Ghana.

The order book as on date for the company stands at Rs 3,569 crore and its clientele includes companies like Ircon International Ltd, National Highway Authority of India, MRIDC and international clients like Ghana Railway Company Ltd and many others.

The company is primarily a railway-focused infrastructure company with presence in two business segments, one is the infrastructure and other would be concrete sleepers. The order book includes Rs 3,315.9 Crore from infrastructure and the remaining Rs 253.9 crore in concrete sleepers. 

Written by Leon Mendonca

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