Hindenburg shorts India’s Adani citing debt, accounting concerns
Al JazeeraConcerns raised by the US-based short seller sent shares of Adani Group’s listed firms tumbling, eroding $11bn. Hindenburg Research said it held short positions in India’s Adani Group, accusing the conglomerate of improper use of offshore tax havens and flagging concerns about high debt that eroded $11bn in investor wealth on Wednesday. It also said key listed Adani companies had “substantial debt” which has put the entire group on a “precarious financial footing”, and asserted that shares in seven Adani listed companies have an 85 percent downside on a fundamental basis due to what it called “sky-high valuations”. Adani Group’s chief financial officer, Jugeshinder Singh, said in a statement the company was shocked by the report, calling it a “malicious combination of selective misinformation and stale, baseless and discredited allegations”. Refinitiv data shows debt at Adani Group’s seven key listed Adani companies exceeds equity, with debt at Adani Green Energy Ltd exceeding equity by more than 2,000 percent.