- Sembcorp Industries (SGX:U96) is selling 100% of its shares in Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) that owns two coal-fired plant totaled 2,640 MW in India, to Tanweer Infrastructure Pte. Ltd. (the “Tanweer”).
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- The consideration for the SEIL sale is INR117,338m (approximately S$2,059m), subject to certain adjustments. The base purchase price is 1.0x of SEIL’s book value as of 30 June 2022. Sembcorp is expected to register a small disposal gain of S$11m upon completion.
- While power companies in India might have re-rated to above book valuation, transactions of thermal power plants remain at steep discounts to book. Hence, Sembcorp’s proposed divestment of SEIL at book is deemed commendable.
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- DPN income (post tax) for Sembcorp is expected to be ~S$158m for 2022 on proforma basis, thus mitigating the loss of income from the two power plants, which were projected to be S$140-180m p.a. on a normalised basis.
Stable financial metrics post transaction
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