As RIL aims big, investors have eye on risk
Live MintShares of Reliance Industries Ltd fell by 0.8% on Monday, the day the company laid out ambitious growth plans at its 45th annual general meeting. However, it will require rapid investment in 5G infrastructure and given the limited use cases available, the ability to drive adoption will be a key test for RIL," said analysts at HSBC Global Research. RIL’s FY22 annual report states, “This new growth engine holds great promise to outshine all our existing growth engines in just 5-7 years." This could lower RIL’s power costs by about $1.4 billion annually according to our estimate," said analysts at Jefferies India in a 30 August report. “On the one hand, the investment programme would aid growth in the long run and play out constructively; on the other, in the near-term, higher capex could impact free cash flow and return on capital," said Nitin Tiwari, analyst at Yes Securities.