Harshad Mehta stocks that turned into multibaggers in the long run 

Multibagger Stocks: The late Big Bull of Indian stock markets- Harshad Mehta’s name resurfaced on the internet earlier this month. It was when his wife Jyoti Mehta launched a website https://www.harshadmehta.in with the aim to defend her late husband. 

The purpose was to publicly share the alleged harassment that she and her family have been facing from the Income Tax Department, even after her husband’s death, for nearly three decades, despite winning more than 1,200 cases filed against them in various judicial forums. 

The mastermind was convicted after his scam was exposed by Sucheta Dalal. The scam featured embezzlement of Rs 1439 crores ($3 billion) that led to a drastic loss of wealth in the life savings of many investors amounting to approximately Rs 3542 crores ($7 billion). 

Let us have a look at the stocks in which he had invested and tried to manipulate: 

ACC Limited 

In January 2000, a few years after the scam broke out, the shares of ACC Limited were trading at Rs 241 a piece. The current market price of the stock is Rs 2,224. In the last 22 years, the stock has delivered a return of 2,437.41% to its shareholders. 

ACC Limited (Formerly The Associated Cement Companies Limited) is an Indian cement producer which is a subsidiary of Ambuja Cements and is now a part of the Adani Group. 

Reliance Industries Limited 

As surprising as it may seem, he had also invested in this Ambani-led company. In 2002, the stock was trading at Rs 53 a piece. Currently, the price of a share is Rs 2507 which represents a multibagger return of 4,629.67% in the last 20 years. 

Reliance Industries Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate company. It is one of the most profitable companies in India and the largest publicly traded company in India by market capitalisation. 

Tata Steel Limited 

Formerly known as Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO), the shares of the company used to trade at Rs 9 a piece. From there it has risen up to the current levels of 107 (ex-spilt price) thereby giving a multibagger return of 1,451% in 22 years. 

Tata Steel Limited, part of the Tata Group is an Indian multinational steel-making company. It is one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers. 

Apollo Tyres Limited

The shares of Apollo Tyres Limited were trading at Rs 17 a piece in January 2000. From there it has spiked up to the current levels of Rs 219 per share, thereby giving a multibagger return of 3,227.01% in the last 22 years. 

Apollo Tyres Limited is an Indian Multinational tyre manufacturing company with a network of nearly 5,000 dealerships in India, of which over 2,500 are exclusive outlets. 

Hero MotoCorp Limited 

Hero MotoCorp, formerly known as Hero Honda, had a share price of Rs 221 a piece in January 2000. The stock has rallied up to the current level of Rs 2,807 representing a multibagger return of 2,480%. 

Hero MotoCorp Limited is an Indian multinational motorcycle and scooter manufacturer. It is one of the largest two-wheeler manufacturers in the world. 

The other three stocks in which he had invested are Sterlite Industries, Videocon and BPL Ltd. 

Written by – Anoushka Roy

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