Apollo Pipes Ltd
Q3 FY23 Earnings Call Analysis
Industrial Products
fundraise: Yescapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 3orderbook: No information
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- The company has about ₹54 crores of net cash as of September 2023.
- There is a planned equity infusion of ₹200 crores by promoters and employees, which is available and can be called upon anytime the company needs funds.
- No explicit mention of new debt fundraising was made during the call.
- Management stated they are ready with ₹500 crores funding for CAPEX over 3 years, including equity infusion and cash flows.
- The equity infusion ensures availability of funds for ongoing and planned CAPEX without immediate need for external financing.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Apollo Pipes plans a total CAPEX of ₹500 crores over the next three years to increase capacity from 136,000 tons to 286,000 tons by FY '27.
- CAPEX for FY '24 is expected at around ₹120-125 crores (₹44 crores in H1 and ₹80 crores in H2), inclusive of land acquisition and machinery.
- The company is aggressively pursuing land acquisitions for new plants in Eastern UP and Maharashtra, with each new Greenfield plant estimated to require ₹135 crores.
- New lines will be commissioned every quarter until the 2.86 lakh tons capacity target is reached.
- Equity infusion of ₹200 crores from promoters and employees is planned to support the CAPEX.
- The expansion is phased, with incremental capacity targets: FY '24 - 142,000 tons; FY '25 - 200,000 tons; FY '26 - 225,000 tons; FY '27 - 286,000 tons.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Apollo Pipes targets a 25-30% CAGR revenue growth over the next four years.
- Sales volume is expected to increase significantly with capacity expansions:
- FY '24: ~142,000 tons capacity, aiming for 85,000 tons sales volume (63% utilization).
- FY '25: Capacity planned at 200,000 tons.
- FY '26: Capacity planned at 225,000 tons.
- FY '27: Capacity planned to reach 286,000 tons.
- Volume growth is driven by aggressive capacity additions and market share gains, especially outside North India.
- Utilization expected to improve toward industry norms of 65-72%; company is near 63-64% currently.
- Positive surprises anticipated in margins despite conservative EBITDA guidance (~Rs.12,000 per ton) due to ramp-up of new capacities.
- Industry expected to grow at 10-12% annually, providing room for volume and market share expansion.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Apollo Pipes targets 30% CAGR revenue growth over the next four years, driven by capacity expansion to 286,000 tons by FY '27.
- EBITDA is expected to grow towards Rs. 350-400 crores by FY '27, with EBITDA per ton improving to Rs. 15,000-16,000 by FY '26.
- ROCE is projected to expand from current 16% to 25-30% as capacity utilization rises to 70-75%.
- EBITDA per ton may remain moderate (~Rs. 12,000-13,000) during FY '24 and FY '25 due to new plants ramp-up and higher ad spends.
- Aggressive volume growth and market share gains prioritized over margins in medium term; margins expected to improve after FY '25 as new capacities stabilize.
- Working capital efficiency is improving, targeting under 40 days in 2-3 quarters to support profitability.
- Overall, management expects positive surprises in margins alongside steady volume and profit growth.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
The transcript provided does not explicitly mention details about Apollo Pipes Limited's current or expected order book or pending orders. The discussion focuses primarily on:
- Sales volume growth: Targeting 85,000 tons sales volume in FY '24 with around 30% growth.
- Capacity expansions planned from 136,000 tons in FY '23 to 286,000 tons by FY '27.
- Aggressive marketing and channel expansion impacting sales.
- Seasonality and channel destocking due to PVC and CPVC price volatility.
- No specific commentary on order book size or pending orders was disclosed.
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