Dec 5, 2022
By: Vaamanaa SethiKama Holdings, a mid-cap firm holding company, with interests in education, real estate and investment, is part of the 2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 list of the most valuable companies in India.
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Kama Holdings’ three wholly-owned subsidiaries are — Shri Educare Limited, Kama Realty (Delhi) and SRF Transnational Holdings Limited.
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According to the report, it has a value of ₹8,388 crore.
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Kama Holdings with only three people in its workforce — has also topped the list of least number of employees among the 500 most valuable companies.
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An interesting thing about this company is that it has six board members — which is twice the number of working employees.
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The company is controlled and run by Arun Bharat Ram and family, who has a net worth of $3.4 billion. His net worth leapfrogged from $1.8 billion in 2021 to $3.4 billion in 2022, according to Forbes.
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He is also the chairman of SRF, a specialty chemicals and packaging firm. It has 14 manufacturing plants, including in Thailand and South Africa.
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Ram is currently the 859th richest person in the world and 53rd in India, as per the Forbes list.
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The price of each Kama Holdings share is ₹14,340. The return on this share has increased by 353 percent in the last five years.
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According to its quarterly report, the company recorded a total income of ₹3,919 crore in the September quarter this year.
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