Restaurant Brand Asia stock at 52-week high after Tata Mutual Fund, others buy shares worth ₹1,349 crore

Shares of Restaurant Brands Asia climbed as high as 6.7 per cent during Friday’s trading session and hit a fresh 52-week high at ₹137.85 apiece. The stock settled 6.34 per cent higher at ₹128.35 apiece on the BSE.

Tata Mutual Fund, TD Emerging Markets Fund, Plutus Wealth Management LLP, Amal N Parikh, Quant Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, Goldman Sachs Funds-Goldman Sachs Asia Equity Portfolio, and Franklin Singapore 3 Banken Asia Stock-Mix have cumulatively bought 23.92 per cent stake or 11.83 crore equity shares in the quick-service restaurant chain, according to block deal data on NSE.

According to NSE data, the promoter entity QSR Asia Pte Ltd was the seller in the deal, offloading 12.54 crore shares, equivalent to 25.36 per cent of the paid-up equity, at the same average price. On Friday, Restaurant Brands Asia said in a statement that QSR Asia Pte had cut its stake in the firm to 15.44 per cent from 40.80 per cent, according to news agency Reuters.

Last month, Restaurant Brands Asia reported a steeper loss in the April-June quarter for fiscal 2023-24, as the company incurred higher raw material expenses while also spending heavily on more stores. 

The restaurant chain’s consolidated net loss widened to ₹50.48 crore for the quarter ended June 30, from ₹47.5 crore a year ago, according to its exchange filing. The total expenses increased over 21 per cent to ₹672 crore, with cost of materials consumed climbing 26 per cent due to rise in costs of ingredients including cheese and vegetables.

Updated: 16 Sep 2023, 09:47 PM IST