VST Industries Ltd. is a

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conglomerate company headquartered in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

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. The company manufactures and distributes cigarettes. Its Market Capitalization is 5604 Cr as on end june, 2021, PE Value: 17.94 and Dividend Yield: 3%. The company has its registered office in Hyderabad. It started off as the formerly Vazir Sultan Tobacco Company, commonly known as VST and is an associate undertaking of

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group of the

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, It is fully independent and registered as VST Industries Ltd in the year 1983 British American Tobacco (BAT), through its subsidiaries The Raleigh Investment Company Limited, Tobacco Manufacturers (India) Limited and Rothmans International Enterprises Ltd, hold 23.45, 8.28 & 0.43% shares totaling to 32.16%.

History

Vazir Sultan Tobacco was started by the late Mr. Vazir Sultan in 1916, present Vithalwadi, Hyderabad. VST went public in 1930. He died on 12 June 1923. He was survived by 7 sons and 3 daughters. Eldest son Mr. Mohammad Sultan was the 1st chairman of VST Industries.

Brands

The company also operates under the names of Total, Charms, Charminar, Editions , Special, and Moments. Its headquarters are located in Hyderabad, India. It is the second largest cigarette manufacturing company in India. The company declared a dividend of 450% in 2011 making it one of the highest dividend yielding stocks in the

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. The seventh and last

Nizam of Hyderabad The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...

Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of ...

, used to smoke Charminar cigarettes, which were specially rolled for him in roasted tobacco.

References

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