Dhabriya Poly.
Q3 FY23 Earnings Call Analysis
Industrial Products
fundraise: Nocapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 1orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- Currently, there are no plans for raising new loans or debt, as stated by CFO Hitesh Agarwal.
- The company has completed payments for the Bangalore factory and procured machines without requiring new loans.
- Any regular capex planned will be funded through internal accruals, not external borrowing.
- Existing EMI-based loans of around INR 25-26 crores are being repaid regularly, with about INR 6-7 crores repaid annually.
- There was a promoter shareholding reduction for personal reasons, but no further promoter holding sale is currently planned.
- No mention of equity fundraising was made in the call or document.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- No new large-scale capex planned for Jaipur or Coimbatore plants as current capacities have been enhanced and fully implemented.
- Bangalore factory: Ongoing capex for UPVC door, profile, and fluted panel extrusion; machines being procured and installed to cater to growing demand for fluted panels.
- Current regular capex will be funded from internal accruals; no plans for new loans.
- Existing loan repayments ongoing (~INR6-7 crores per year), primarily EMI-based loans totaling around INR25-26 crores.
- Modular furniture vertical has plans for expansion of retail stores (already 2 stores operational; a new Delhi store planned by H1 2025).
- Overall, focus on incremental expansions to support new product lines and growing demand rather than large strategic capital investments.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- The company expects a revenue growth of about 20% to 25% for the financial year 2024 compared to 2023.
- PVC fluted panel product sales have shown strong growth, with revenues increasing from around INR3 crores in FY23 H1 to over INR10 crores in H1 FY24; full-year revenue for fluted panels is projected at INR25 crores with expectations to double next year.
- Order book for project-related business stands at around INR120 crores, reflecting growing demand.
- Capacity utilization can increase from current ~60% to 85-90% without additional expansion.
- New product launches and market expansion (e.g., fluted panels extrusion starting in Bangalore and increased extrusion in Coimbatore) support growth.
- UPVC window and door sales, modular furniture segment, and new stores planned indicate diversified growth avenues.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Company projects revenue growth of 20% to 25% for the full financial year 2024 compared to 2023.
- EBITDA margins have improved significantly from 9% in FY23 to 14% in H1 FY24, indicating margin expansion.
- Operating margin improvement driven by normalization of input prices, especially PVC, and growth in higher-margin products like fluted panels.
- Fluted panels revenue expected to reach INR 25 crores in FY24 and likely to double in the next year, contributing to future earnings growth.
- Strong order book of over INR 100 crores in project-related business supports sustained revenue visibility.
- The company expects steady repayment of loans, funded mainly by internal accruals, supporting financial stability for future growth.
- Management emphasizes ongoing market penetration and capacity utilization improvements without immediate plans for major capex, indicating efficient growth.
- Overall earnings growth is supported by higher volumes, better product mix, and operational efficiencies.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- As of September 30, 2023, the company had an order book of approximately INR 120 crores.
- This includes execution of about INR 40 crores from the earlier INR 100 crores order book as of March 31, 2023.
- New orders worth INR 60 crores were added in the first half of the current financial year, leading to a total order book of INR 120 crores.
- The order book is split between UPVC windows and doors and modular furniture projects.
- Order inflows for the current financial year (six months) are around INR 60 crores.
- Order conversion cycles typically range from 12 to 30 months depending on the project scale.
- The company is currently servicing large builders like DLF, Mahindra Lifespaces, and L&T with repeated orders stemming from multiple projects.
