Polycab shares gain for third straight day, up nearly 4%; is this a good time to buy the stock?

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Extending their bull run for the third consecutive trading session on Tuesday, shares of Polycab India, a leading electrical wires and cables manufacturer, jumped 3.60% to 4,351.75 apiece..

Between January 04 and January 11, the company's shares faced downward pressure amid reports of tax evasion allegations..

The search has revealed unaccounted cash sales of 10 billion (not recorded in the books), unaccounted cash payments exceeding 4 billion made by a distributor on behalf of Polycab, and 1 billion of non-genuine expenses, as per reports..

In the preceding quarter (Q2FY24), it posted its highest quarterly profit after tax of 430 crore, fueled by a 27% increase in sales and a 160-basis point YoY margin expansion. ..

As the market leader in the Indian C&W industry (with an organised share of 2224%), Jefferies views Polycab as a strategic play on India's capital expenditure..

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