Thursday, March 01, 2012

DLF Business Model Suspect

Here is the news 

Verbatim
"Canadian research firm Veritas has slammed realty major DLF Ltd, calling its accounting practices “conflicting” and pointing at gaps in its business model — charges the company termed “mischievous and presumptive”. Earlier, Veritas Investment Research had come out with damaging reports on other Indian firms, including Reliance Industries, Reliance Communications and Kingfisher Airlines.
Veritas has said DLF’s stock is at best worth Rs 100, and the company may have to recast its loan. DLF said “the company adhered to the highest standards of corporate governance and financial integrity”. “We do not generally comment on individual research reports. However, this report in question is presumptive and mischievous as the analysts have never contacted the company to seek any information or clarification,” a DLF spokesperson said . “The audited financials of the company are always in the public domain,” he added. Following the report, the DLF stock price dropped 5.5 per cent on Thursday, becoming the biggest loser on the Bombay Stock Exchange, closing at Rs 214 after an opening of Rs 224."
Source: Moneycontrol ticker


- Source Business Standard (link 1)

Stock price chart
http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=0&chdv=1&chvs=Linear&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1330634199048&chddm=391&chls=IntervalBasedLine&q=NSE:DLF&ntsp=0

Later Times of India trying to assuage market fears by claiming that DLF is crying foul
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/real-estate/news-/dlf-says-report-that-hit-its-shares-mischievous/articleshow/12100095.cms