Coromandel International Ltd
Q3 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 3orderbook: No information
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- No explicit mention of any current or future fundraising through debt or equity in the provided transcript.
- The company is investing in various projects such as the phosphoric acid expansion (INR ~1,100 crore CAPEX) and MAP plant for specialty nutrients but is not indicating raising funds via equity or debt.
- Investments appear to be planned through internal accruals or existing resources.
- No references to any capital raising activities, rights issues, or debt issuance were made during the earnings call.
- Focus is more on organic growth, capacity expansions, and operational efficiencies rather than fundraising.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Planned modular investment in TMAP plant with first phase capacity of 25,000 tons; CAPEX INR 150-170 crores.
- MAP project at Vizag underway to reduce dependence on imported raw materials, aiding specialty nutrient diversification.
- Granulation plant CAPEX ongoing to enhance specialty nutrient portfolio.
- Joint venture gypsum project to manufacture Plaster of Paris.
- Expansion of Senegal mining operations for rock supply with additional investments to scale from 300,000 to 500,000 tons.
- New Phosphoric Acid plant in Kakinada adding 200,000 tons capacity, targeted for 100% utilization by FY27.
- Continued debottlenecking capacities in fertilizers and CPC.
- Investment in new product registration, capacity creation for active ingredients, and downstream projects for Mancozeb and other molecules to strengthen raw material security.
- Exploration of phosphoric acid refinement for battery chemical supply chain with technology readiness expected in six months.
- Retail expansion aiming to reach 1,200 stores by FY26 and eventually 2,000 stores.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Fertilizers: Expanding reach in new Indian markets (UP, Rajasthan, MP), doubling volumes from 100,000 to 200,000 tons in six months, aiming to take at least 1 million tons to market to support new capacity.
- Retail footprint growth: Targeting 1,200 stores by year-end, eventually 2,000 stores, increasing presence across key states to boost sales.
- Crop Protection: Domestic formulation business expected to grow 25% year-on-year; aims to reach INR 1,000 crores in turnover.
- Export crop protection: Focus on molecules like Mancozeb, Boscalid, Pyraoxystrobin, and Malathion with new capacity additions; pipeline of new molecules and contract manufacturing planned over 2-3 years.
- Specialty nutrients and bio-products: 20% growth in revenue with diversification into granulation and alternative raw materials to reduce China dependence.
- Overall: Crop protection segment, including NACL, targeting revenue of INR 5,000 crores, reinforcing position among top companies in India.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Phos Acid and Sulfuric Acid expansions with new capacity (7 lakh tons Phos Acid in FY27) expected to sustain at 100% utilization, driving EBITDA growth.
- Specialty nutrient business growing strongly (+20% revenue growth) with investments in MAP plant and granulation capacity, enhancing margins.
- Crop protection segment, including recent NACL acquisition, expected to cross INR 5,000 crore revenue, expanding profitability.
- Crop protection domestic formulations projected 25% annual growth; new product sales contributing 25% share.
- Expansion in fertilizer markets (UP, Rajasthan, MP) with volume target increasing from 0.1 to 1 million tons supports top-line growth.
- Payback on INR 1,000 crore Phos Acid CAPEX estimated at 2-2.5 years, indicating strong margin improvement.
- EBITDA target of minimum INR 5,500 per metric ton maintained, driven by raw material cost management and efficiency gains.
- Incremental value creation expected from sulfuric acid integrated production and power generation.
- Export crop protection, particularly Mancozeb, showing volume and profitability growth, supporting overall segment expansion.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Dhaksha is currently focused on new product development and executing defense orders.
- Execution of defense orders depends on evaluation of existing prototypes, which is a lengthy process.
- The company is actively pursuing government approvals for order clearance.
- Once evaluation is complete and orders are confirmed, future order flow is expected to be steady.
- Order execution and fresh orders have taken longer than initially anticipated.
- No specific numerical data on current orderbook or pending orders was disclosed.
- Dhaksha’s other activities include expanding agri-drone services with improving product features and battery life, supported by inputs from Coromandel.
- Progress in drone business is ongoing but financial impact is currently limited.
