Engineers India Ltd

Q2 FY23 Earnings Call Analysis

Construction

Full Stock Analysis
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 3margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
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fundraise

Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?

- There is no explicit mention of any current or planned fundraising through debt or equity in the provided transcript. - The discussions primarily focus on order inflows, project pipelines, market opportunities, and operational performance. - Analysts inquired about project opportunities, margins, and market shares, but no queries or responses addressing fundraising activities were recorded. - The company emphasized targeting high order intake and increasing revenue but did not discuss raising funds via equity or debt. - Any value unlocking or divestment mentions (e.g., Numaligarh refinery) were deferred with no immediate plans for listing or stake divestment. - Overall, no indication of new equity or debt fundraising initiatives was disclosed in this earnings call.
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capex

Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?

- Fertilizer Plant: Currently at an initial stage; no immediate plans for listing or divesting stake. Decision on capitalization will be taken at the right time (Page 16). - Refinery Capacity Expansion: Government of India plans to increase refinery capacity to 430 MMTPA, adding around 180-190 MMTPA in the next 5-7 years, creating significant business opportunities for EIL (Page 16). - Strategic Alliance in Solar CSP: Entered into a strategic alliance with Australian Solar CSP group for solar projects in India and overseas, targeting balance of plant engineering and project management (Page 6). - Investments in Energy Transition: Contributed around INR63 crores from energy transition jobs including coal gasification, hydrogen, biomass, and bio ETF; this portion expected to rise substantially with new tie-ups in renewable energy (Page 6). - Defence Sector: Working on modernization projects with one company in initial stages (Page 6). No explicit mention of imminent large capital investments by EIL itself, focus is on consultancy and strategic partnerships.
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revenue

Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?

- The government plans to increase refinery capacity to 430 MMTPA, adding 180-190 MMTPA over 5-7 years, offering huge business opportunities (Page 16). - EIL targets an order book of INR 9,080 crores or higher, aiming to achieve or improve upon last year's order book (Page 11). - Expected order inflow target around INR 4,000 crores for the financial year, aiming to meet or exceed past inflow (Page 11). - Consultancy segment order book close to INR 4,000 crores, with anticipated growth of 5-10% in the next financial year (Page 10). - Focus on new energy transition areas like bio-refineries, hydrogen, and renewables contributing 8% revenue (~INR 63 crores last year), expected to grow (Page 5). - EPC margins targeted for improvement to enhance overall operating margins (Page 9). - Execution timeline for current order book is about 3-3.5 years (Page 6).
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margin

Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?

- The company showed strong Q1 FY'24 performance with PAT doubling to INR114 crores and EPS rising to INR2.02 from INR0.90 last year. - They target maintaining or improving their order book position, aiming for INR4,000+ crores order intake in FY'24, similar or higher than previous years. - Consultancy segment margins are stable around 25%-27%, with efforts underway to improve EPC segment margins to boost overall operating margins. - Management expects operating margin improvements driven primarily by higher EPC segment margins. - Renewable energy, bio-refinery, and energy transition sectors are growth areas, currently contributing around 8% of revenue, expected to grow in coming years. - New strategic alliances, e.g., in Solar CSP, and energy transition efforts are positioned to drive future revenue. - Overall expectation is steady revenue growth of 5%-10% in next financial year with a focus on maximizing project execution and change orders for margin improvement.
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orderbook

Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?

- As of August 2023, Engineers India Ltd has a current booked orderbook of approximately INR 2,200 crores. - Additional orders worth around INR 1,800 to 2,000 crores are expected to be finalized in the second half of the financial year. - The company’s unexecuted order book stands at INR 8,102 crores, with INR 4,979 crores in the consultancy segment and INR 3,123 crores in the EPC segment. - In the first quarter of FY '24, Engineers India secured orders worth INR 1,265 crores. - The company targets an order inflow of around INR 4,000 crores (or more) in FY '24, aiming to maintain or exceed the previous year's order intake of INR 4,400-4,500 crores. - The execution timeline for the order book is generally between 3 to 3.5 years.