This Monopoly Stock Is Down Over 43% From All Time High Price

Shares of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX)are down over 43% from all time high price of Rs. 318.66 per share. This is categorised as among the monopoly stock. The company is India's premier energy marketplace, providing a nationwide automated trading platform for the physical delivery of electricity, renewables, and certificates. More recently, IEX has pioneered cross border electricity trade expanding its power market beyond India in an endeavour to create an integrated South Asian Power Market. IEX is powered by state-of-the-art, intuitive and customer centric technology, enabling efficient price discovery and facilitating the ease of power procurement.

Markets

IEX offers various compelling choices to trade in - Electricity Market, Green Market and Certificates.

Electricity Market

Day Ahead Market

Term Ahead Market

Real Time Market

Cross Border Electricity Trade

Green Market

Green Term Ahead Market

Green Day-Ahead Market

Certificate Market

Renewable Energy Certificates

Energy Saving Certificates

Recent development that is deemed positive for the company

CERC has approved IEX the to Introduce long dated electricity contracts, which includes monthly and quarterly contracts and soon it could also approve half yearly and even yearly contracts. CERC has also allowed cost plus generators to sell on exchanges if not scheduled by 10 am. This in the view of ICICI Direct shall have a positive impact as it views the company, "This came in as a positive for IEX as IEX was waiting for a long time to get the
clearance from CERC. The approval is expected to bring a landmark change in the power markets as a major chunk of bilateral trade is expected to shift from bilateral contracts to power exchanges. This move would also benefit state power distribution companies to tie up short-term power supply for up to three months on power exchanges at a better and transparent price".

Threats facing the firm

The company's monopoly status is cited to be at stake as BSE, ICICI and PTC led third power exchange named Hindustan Power Exchange is likely to be launched this month itself as per ET Now report. Also, the report mentions that the PTC which has tie ups with state electricity boards will leverage the same and up its volume. Thus impacting IEX near-monopoly status.

Further going down, there is expected that some regulatory pressure shall seep in as the company charges the highest tariffs in the world and hence its earnings will see a decline going ahead. Also, as the competition will be seen by the company, there will be pressure on the company's volumes.

Moreover as suggested by brokerages, the firm is commanding an expensive valuation at the point and the brokerage targets are either below or just close to the share price of up to Rs. 175 per share.