Cosmic CRF Ltd
Q1 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Industrial Products
fundraise: Yescapex: Yesrevenue: Category 1margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- No plans for equity dilution until March 2028, as stated by Aditya Vikram Birla.
- Current capital raised includes INR172.5 crores (INR160 crores from pref raise + INR50 crores warrants funded by promoters, of which INR38 crores is pending).
- Total capital available is around INR250 crores including self-accrued funds.
- INR70 crores of debt currently on books (INR65 crores working capital + INR5 crores term loan), with term loan reduced from INR20 crores to INR5 crores.
- Planned CapEx invests include INR20 crores for spring plant and INR45 crores for forging plant.
- No immediate plans to raise new debt, as existing capital and debt levels suffice to meet near-term CapEx and growth.
- Commitment to avoid further equity dilution gives confidence against fundraising via shares till 2028.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- INR20 crores investment planned in a spring plant.
- INR45 crores planned in a forging plant to increase turnover by INR150 crores.
- Total capital raised is INR211 crores from pref raise and warrants, plus INR20-30 crores of self-accrued funds, expected to reach INR250 crores by September 2025.
- Another INR100 crores of railway orders and INR250 crores of infrastructure orders anticipated, leading to an order book of approx INR550 crores.
- Working capital requirement anticipated around INR430-500 crores, managed through existing credit and term loans spread over 1.5 to 2 years.
- No bankers currently involved for smaller projects; funded primarily through NBFCs and internal accruals.
- Post acquisition and setup of Amzen plant (expected 6-8 months), capacity and revenue expected to significantly increase.
- Emphasis on R&D via component manufacturing to support wagon building.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- The company aims to double its top line from current levels, targeting INR1,500 crore to INR2,000 crore in the near future.
- They expect to raise INR100 crore in railway orders and INR250 crore in infrastructure orders, contributing to a consolidated order book of INR550 crore.
- Execution of roughly 50% of these orders in the next two quarters is anticipated, supporting ongoing revenue growth.
- Ambition to scale capacity from 82,000 metric tons towards 110,000 tons, enhancing volume capability.
- Growth is driven by both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions without equity dilution till at least March 2028.
- The company foresees an exponential industry growth plateauing by 2030-2032, aiming to mature and sustain beyond the boom cycle.
- Investment in R&D and backward integration to improve value addition and competitive edge, ensuring long-term growth sustainability.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Cosmic CRF aims to double its top line in the near future, targeting INR 1,500 to 2,000 crores.
- Projected PAT margin is expected between 15% to 20% over FY26 and FY27, depending on market conditions.
- CapEx plans include investments of INR 20 crores in the spring plant and around INR 45 crores in the forging plant, which is expected to significantly contribute to turnover (~INR 150 crores).
- NS Engineering currently has a top line of INR 101 crores with PAT around INR 11.5 crores (approximate PAT margin 4.5%-5%) with scope for growth.
- Cosmic CRF standalone posted a PAT of INR 18.7 crores on INR 301 crores revenue.
- The company plans to sustain around 100% growth, backed by organic volume increases and acquisitions, without equity dilution till March 2028.
- The management sees the current EBITDA and PAT pressures as short-term and views the strategic investments as opportunities for long-term value creation.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Current consolidated order book: INR 550 crores.
- Breakdown: Approximately 52% from railways (around INR 250 crores) and 48% from infrastructure (around INR 300 crores).
- Order composition includes INR 65-70 crores in stainless steel (SS) for railways and INR 100 crores in stainless steel material overall.
- Expected execution efficiency: 75% average utilization across divisions.
- Outstanding railway wagon orders: 45,000 to 50,000 wagons currently pending, expected to take about 1 to 1.25 years to fulfill.
- New large tender of approximately 75,000 wagons anticipated around September to December 2025.
- Continuous growth expected in demand; India's rail plan targets around 850,000 wagons with annual growth at 18%-20%.
- Order flow may come in big tranches or multiple smaller ones.
