The company announced the new order win during trading hours today, 11 March 2010.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was almost flat at 17,098.70.
On BSE, 17,063 shares were traded in the counter as against an average daily volume of 39,919 shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 285 and a low of Rs 270.35 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 289.80 on 19 January 2010 and a 52-week low of Rs 30.15 on 12 March 2009.
The small-cap stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 10 March 2010, gaining 11.99% as compared to the Sensex's 7.39% rise. It had also outperformed the market in the past one quarter, rising 28.44% as compared to the Sensex's decline of 0.53%.
The company's equity capital is Rs 31.09. Face value per share is Rs 10.
The current price of Rs 279.05 discounts the company's Q3 December 2009 annualized EPS of Rs 9.51, by a PE multiple of 29.34.
The company has bagged the latest order from National Projects Construction Corporation for construction works at Indo-Bangladesh border in the state of Tripura. The order is to be executed within a period of 11 months.
Late last month, McNally Bharat bagged an order worth Rs 5.80 crore from the West Bengal Power Development Corporation for supply of equipments.
In early February 2010, McNally Bharat bagged two orders aggregating Rs 56.64 crore from Hindalco for its smelter projects.
McNally Bharat Engineering Company (MBECL)'s net profit spurted 95% to Rs 7.39 crore on 59.1% rise in net sales to Rs 332.50 crore in Q3 December 2009 over Q3 December 2008.
McNally Bharat provides turnkey solutions in the areas of power, steel, alumina, material handling, mineral beneficiation, coal washing, ash handling and disposal, port cranes, civic and industrial water supply.