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February 19, 2001
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 Company  e.star Infotech
 Market Price  Unlisted
 Lead manager  Aryaman Financial Services
 Listing At  BSE, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad
 Opening/Closing  Februrary 15/Februrary 24
 Promoters  Mahesh Thanvi, Arvind Thanvi, Bankat Sharma
 Associate Co.  Multi Trade Corporation
 Managing Director  Mahesh Thanvi
 Post-issue stake  60%
 Issue  
 Size  Rs 40 million
 Price  Rs 10
 On Application  Rs 2.50
 On Allotment  Rs 7.50
 Objective  Part-finance setting up software development and training centres
 Business  
 Present  Trading of software packages with value addition, development of websites.
 Proposed Project  Setting up software development centre and training centres
 Location  New Bombay
 Project cost  Rs 111.50 million
 Funded by  Promoters equity (54%), public equity (36%), term loan (10%)
 Kensource projections  (2001)
 Sales  Rs 53 million
 Profit  Rs 6 million
 Earnings per share  Re 0.53
 Forward P/E  19
 Post-issue equity  Rs 100 million
 Return on net worth  5%
 Comment Forward P/E of 19. Some of the best software companies are trading at less than that
 Rating *  D

* A=Subscribe & Hold; B = Subscribe & Watch; C=Subscribe & Sell; D = Avoid; E = Buy post-listing

By Kensource Information Services Pvt Ltd.

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