HLE Glascoat Ltd

- The company has an upper cap of INR 350 crores for a potential fundraise. - The actual amount raised may be lower depending on actual fund requirements. - Likelihood of raising a lower amount than INR 350 crores is very high. - The timing and market conditions will influence the decision to proceed with the fundraise. - The funds, if raised, will be used mainly for reducing overall borrowings and exploring inorganic growth opportunities. - Currently, no final call on the fundraising has been taken; the company is in touch with investors. - The company is closely monitoring the right timing and market conditions to decide on the fundraise.

- Maintenance capex for FY ‘24 is expected around INR 10-12 crores each for both Indian and German plants. - Indian maintenance capex covers all three plants: Maroli, Silvassa, and the glass-lined plant. - Plans are underway to expand the glass-lined equipment facility in India; however, investment plans and numbers are still being finalized. - Recently procured a large parcel of land for the glass-lined equipment facility expansion. - Executing a Center of Excellence at Anand plant, expected to be commissioned by Q3 of the current financial year. - German plant capex is mainly for upgradation and slight expansion on the shop floor. - Fundraise plan of up to INR 350 crores is under consideration; intended uses include reducing borrowings and exploring inorganic growth opportunities.

- The company is confident of maintaining a consolidated CAGR of 15%-20% in sales/revenue for the foreseeable future, including operations in Germany (Page 8). - Volume growth for filtration and drying and glass line combined is expected in the 10%-15% range (Page 4). - The business is capable of supporting 15%-20% growth with existing assets (Page 9). - Growth is also driven by new product launches and innovations, with expansion plans underway including a center of excellence at the Anand plant (Pages 6 and 8). - Emerging markets like marine industry products (INR50-100 crores market, margins expected to be healthy) present additional growth opportunities (Page 10-11). - Revenue from new products catering to SMEs contributed INR55-60 crores in FY23 and is expected to grow (Page 11). - Overall, order books remain strong with 4-5 months for India and 9 months for Europe (Page 3).

- The company expects a continued CAGR growth of 15% to 20% in revenues over the foreseeable future on a consolidated basis, including Germany (Page 8). - Long-term maintainable margins are anticipated around 18%, with historical fluctuations between 14-23% (Page 6). - Despite some quarterly margin fluctuations due to order mix, margins are expected to revert to normal in the medium term (Page 6). - The recent acquisition of Thaletec Germany is yielding positive results, leveraging synergies to enhance competitiveness and market reach (Page 4). - The company is cautiously monitoring market conditions for fund raising plans (INR 350 crores upper cap) for reducing borrowings and inorganic growth opportunities (Page 11). - The order book currently stands at approximately 4-5 months for Indian business and 9 months for European business, indicating a healthy demand outlook (Page 3). - Employee costs have increased due to consolidation of German operations but are proportionate considering geographic cost structures (Page 9).

- The company currently has an order book of approximately 4 to 5 months for the Indian business. - For the European business, the order book stands at approximately 9 months. - Specifically for the SME sector product, the current order book is in excess of 75 to 100 machines. - The marine application segment is in the process of market discovery, with expectations of annual market size between INR 50 crores to INR 100 crores, though specific order books were not detailed. - Overall, the company is witnessing renewed interest in orders following initial year fluctuations linked to raw material price volatility.