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September 6, 2000
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 Company  Tabassum International
 Market Price  Not listed
 Lead manager  Aryaman Financial Services
 Listing At  BSE, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad
 Opening/Closing  September 6/September 12
 Promoters  Tabassum Govil, Milind Dabke
 Associate Co.  None
 Managing Director  Tabassum Govil
 Post-issue Stake  60%
 Issue  
 Size  Rs 40 million of which Rs 8 million is reserved for banks/FIs
 Price  Rs 10
 On Application  Rs 5
 On Allotment  Rs 5
 Objective  Set up office, integrated studio, Internet-based entertainment web site, fixed assets
 Business  
 Product  Television software, stage shows, event management.
 Location  Bombay
 Project cost  Rs 65 million
 Funded by  Equity and internal accruals
 Kensource projections  (2001)
 Sales  Rs 25 million
 Profit  Rs 8 million
 Earnings per share  Re 0.80
 Forward P/E  13
 Post-issue equity  Rs 100 million
 Return on equity  8%
 Comment Operations too small. The company itself says it is 'not capable' of airtime marketing. The website is not likely to yield returns. Projecting a 2100 per cent turnover growth! What is the company without Tabassum? The only attraction is pricing.
 Rating *  C for risk-lovers, D for risk-averse

* 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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