ICE Make Refrigeration LtdQ3 FY25
ICE Make Refrigeration Ltd Q3 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Revenue, margin, capex, fundraise and order book outlook from management commentary.
Price: ₹769P/E: 87.9Market Cap: ₹1.2K CrSector: Industrial Manufacturing
Management growth scorecard
Revenue
Category 2
Margin
Category 2
Fundraise
Yes
Order
Yes
Capex
Yes
3 of 5 growth signals are positive.
Full analysisRevenue guidance
Category 2- →Ice Make Refrigeration targets Rs. 1000 crore revenue by FY’27-28, indicating strong growth ambitions.
- →Current order book stands at Rs. 190 crore, reflecting ongoing demand and healthy pipeline.
- →Growth driven by expansion in cold rooms, commercial refrigeration, industrial refrigeration, transport refrigeration, ammonia verticals, continuous panels, and new commercial freezer vertical.
- →The company focuses on capacity expansion, automation, technology upgrades, and deeper market penetration, especially in Eastern, Central, and Southern India.
- →Demand is rising in sectors like food processing, dairies, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and e-commerce.
- →Management expects a 40:60 sales split between H1 and H2, with higher volumes and revenues in the second half.
- →Price increases planned to yield approximately 1% margin benefit, supporting revenue growth.
- →New business verticals are expected to contribute positively to margins and volumes in coming years.
Margin guidance
Category 2- →The company targets a top-line revenue of Rs. 1000 crore by FY’27-28.
- →EBITDA margin is expected to improve to 8% for FY’26 and normalize around 10%-11% by FY’28.
- →ROCE (Return on Capital Employed) target is around 25% over time, though it may face short-term pressure during CAPEX phases.
- →Margin improvement is anticipated through gradual price increases (~1% margin benefit) and better scale of operations.
- →New verticals like commercial freezers, continuous panels are expected to move towards breakeven with positive EBITDA trajectory from FY’26 onwards.
- →Order book of ~Rs. 190 crore supports near-term revenue growth.
- →Working capital pressure is expected initially but should improve as business scales in H2 FY’26 and beyond.
- →The management expects that once CAPEX achieves optimal utilization, profitability and ROCE will substantially improve.
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Fundraise plans
Yes- →The company is in the dialogue phase for a planned Rs. 150 crore Phase II CAPEX.
- →Funding for this CAPEX is expected to be a mix of debt and equity.
- →Currently, there is still some capacity to raise additional debt.
- →The company remains open to raising equity but has not yet finalized the plan.
- →The final decision on the mix of debt and equity funding will depend on the progress and finalization of the CAPEX plan.
Order book
Yes- →Current order book stands at Rs. 190 crores.
- →Vertical-wise order book breakdown:
- → - Cold room: Rs. 33 crores.
- → - Commercial and dairy vertical: Rs. 15 crores.
- → - Industrial refrigeration: Rs. 3 crores.
- → - Refurbished transport refrigeration: Rs. 5 crores.
- → - Ammonia vertical: Rs. 52 crores.
- → - Continuous panel: Rs. 35 crores.
- → - Chest freezer division: Rs. 1 crore (newly started).
- → - Project orders: Rs. 45 crores.
- →Order delivery timelines vary by product size, with smaller products deliverable in a week and large cold room projects taking from 45 days up to six months.
- →The order book is ongoing, with new orders regularly coming in as old ones get completed.
Capex plans
Yes- →The company is in the dialogue phase for a second phase CAPEX of Rs. 150 crore.
- →This Rs. 150 crore CAPEX includes capacity expansion, technology upgradation, and automation.
- →Funding for this CAPEX is planned through a mix of debt (there is some capacity left) and equity, but final decisions are yet to be crystallized.
- →For FY’26, CAPEX of Rs. 22 crores has already been done, including land purchase (~Rs. 10.5 crores) for phase II.
- →Additional CAPEX in H2 FY’26 is expected to be modest, around Rs. 3-5 crores, possibly up to Rs. 15 crores if developments accelerate.
- →The new plant and expansions are expected to put some pressure on ROCE initially, but will improve when optimum utilization is achieved.
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