Jaypee group is a well-diversified infrastructural industrial group of India that commenced its operations in 1972 as a partnership firm then known as Jaiprakash Associates. Three decades later with growth and diversification the group is now engaged in the businesses of Engineering and Construction, Cement, Private Hydropower, Expressways and Highways, Hospitality, Golf Resorts and Information Technology.

With a professional management team and a competent technical cadre the group employs a total workforce of over 25000. Jaiprakash Associates Limited the flagship company of the Jaypee Group is leader in the construction of multi-purpose river valley and hydropower projects and has been involved in construction of major engineering projects for the last three decades. Jaiprakash Associates Limited the groups construction arm is the only company to have four modern ferrule workshops one each in Tala, Baglihar, Chamera and Vishnuprayag sites.

Products & Services:

Company is involved in the construction of multi-purpose river valley and hydropower projects and has been involved in construction of major engineering projects for the last 37 years, including complex hydro power / river valley projects, Expressways and Real Estate Development, etc. Company is involved into Design and engineering of works, Controlled earth / rock fill, Concrete manufacture and placement, Fabrication and erection of penstock liners and steel structures, Hydro-Mechanical equipment design, procurement and erection, Expressway Construction, Real Estate Development.

Company has completed several projects in India and abroad as an Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor and possesses necessary experience and expertise to carry out such works in a time schedule. Company has acquired ample tunneling experience in the young Himalayan mountains on various projects inter alia, Dul Hasti (Jammu & Kashmir), Baspa-II (Himachal Pradesh), Vishnuprayag (Uttaranchal) and Tala (Bhutan) Hydroelectric Projects under complex conditions including extreme weather conditions, adverse geological conditions.

It is simultaneously constructing nine concrete dams, one barrage and twelve powerhouses with a total generation capacity of over 8190 MW. Company owns a huge fleet of modern construction machinery which include ropeways, electronically controlled parallel cable way system, tower cranes, rotec conveyer system, tunnel boring machine, hydraulic jumbos, modern computerized concrete batch plants, ice making machines, in addition to a large complement of earthmoving machinery. Highly qualified professionals and competent technical persons supported by skilled operators and supervisors, Technicians, Skilled and Unskilled Workers form the backbone of the company. Company has been assigned "CR 1" grade by ICRA Ltd, indicating Very Strong Contract Execution Capacity with best prospects of timely completion of projects without cost overruns, etc.

Recent development:

Jaiprakash Associates has raised Rs 10 billion through issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to Standard Chartered India. Company has also decided to raise low cost funds to the extent of Rs. 5 billion by way of private placement of unsecured rated commercial papers. It has also decided to disinvest / offer for sale upon 60 million equity shares out of 1.21 billion equity shares of Rs 10 each held by the company in Jaypee Infratech, a subsidiary of Jaiprakash Associates.

Valuation:

At current market price, stock is trading at 9.74 P/E multiple of its FY2010 estimated earnings. We recommend investors to buy "Jaiprakash Associates Limited" with medium to long- term investment Horizon.