The stock hit a record high of Rs 706.50 today. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 291.55 on 13 July 2022.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month, advancing 62.35% as against Nifty's 4.59% rise.

The scrip had outperformed the market in past three months, soaring 69% as against Nifty's 9.22% increase.

The counter had also outperformed the market in past one year, jumping 137% as against Nifty's 21% surge.

On the technical front, the stock's daily RSI (relative strength index) stood at 92. The RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally, the RSI is considered overbought when above 70 and oversold when below 30.

On the daily chart, the stock was trading above its 50 day, 100-day and 200-day simple moving average (SMA) placed at 443.80, 419.25 and 422.67, respectively. These levels will act as crucial support zones in near term.

The company on 11 July 2023 announced that it received orders worth Rs 552.26 crore from the Ministry of Defence for procurement of flares and chaffs.

The company said that it received orders from the Ministry of Defence, Indian Air Force, New Delhi, for supply of chaffs and flares. The chaffs order is valued at Rs 292.11 crore, and the flares order stood at Rs 260.15 crore. Both the orders are to be executed within twelve months.

Premier Explosives is engaged in manufacture of high energy materials like bulk explosives, packaged explosives, detonators, detonating fuse, solid propellants, pyrogen igniters, pyro devices, etc., having applications in mining, infrastructure, defence, space, homeland security and such other areas.

On a consolidated basis, the company's net profit zoomed to Rs 2.41 crore in Q4 FY23 as against Rs 0.32 crore in Q4 FY22. However, net sales declined 13.4% YoY to Rs 52.32 crore in Q4 FY23.