Vedanta Share: The new boss of the group is coming - another big news has arrived - keep an eye on the stock

Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal has reached the final stage of dividing the Vedanta Ltd. group into separate units under his much-awaited plan. He said the purpose of this was to reduce the debt. Let us tell you that the aim is to reduce the huge debt of ₹ 11 billion (about ₹ 91,000 crores). According to the news agency Bloomberg, now the successor has also arrived. Let us understand the whole matter in detail.

Which businesses will be separated?
Aluminium

Oil & Gas

Power

Iron & Steel

Core Vedanta (already listed)- All units will be listed separately. Existing Vedanta shareholders will get 1 share each in every new unit for free.

Focus on reducing debt- Company's current debt: $6.2 billion. Target has been set to reduce the debt by half in 3 years. Vedanta's Debt-to-EBITDA ratio: Currently 1.4, which has to be reduced to 1. Anil Agarwal clearly says that there is no need to sell any stake in the parent company. New units can raise funds themselves. Expansion continues- Investment has been made in Saudi Arabia. Investment of $2 billion has been made in Copper Processing Unit. Saudi has mineral resources worth about $2.5 trillion. Out of this, 1/3 fund will be internal, the rest will come from project financing Africa (Zambia):- Konkola Copper Mines has huge reserves of copper and cobalt. There are three options for funding. There is a bond of $1 billion. Off-take financing continues. Minority stake to be sold to global investors. Commodity prices fell after 2024,  but Agarwal believes demand is strong, supply is tight, and we are present in the right markets. Trump's tariffs will not have much impact as most of Vedanta's mining is done in India. Vedanta has acquired the rights to mine transitional energy metals such as Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium, Platinum in India through the November 2024 auction. "The future is in these minerals," - Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Anil Agarwal's daughter and Hindustan Zinc chairperson Next successor - Priya Agarwal Hebbar (35 years) is being made the next successor. Studied Psychology and Film Studies from Warwick University. Is on the boards of Vedanta and Hindustan Zinc. Stock performance - Vedanta shares have fallen 7% so far this year, mainly due to falling commodity prices and concerns over heavy debt. Anil Agarwal, with his global ambitions, now wants to transform Vedanta into a simple, transparent, and focused mining empire. Which, while meeting the mineral needs in India, also grows strongly in Africa and the Middle East. 

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