Igarashi Motors India LtdQ3 FY16
Igarashi Motors India Ltd Q3 FY16 Earnings Call Analysis
Revenue, margin, capex, fundraise and order book outlook from management commentary.
Price: ₹410P/E: 90.6Market Cap: ₹1.2K CrSector: Auto Components
Management growth scorecard
Revenue
Category 3
Margin
Category 3
Fundraise
N/A
Order
N/A
Capex
Yes
1 of 3 growth signals are positive — mixed outlook.
Full analysisRevenue guidance
Category 3- →The company aims for steady growth in the next 6 months to 2 years, focusing on stable market presence rather than rapid expansion.
- →They expect motor demand to increase from 0.9-1.1 to around 2.2-2.3 motors per car over 4-5 years, indicating volume growth potential.
- →Sales and volumes grew in the first half of the current year: from 9.8 million to 11.4-11.5 million motors, with all key customers showing 5%-25% growth.
- →Annual capacity utilization currently is 65-75%, with capacity expanding about 20% yearly since last year, expecting gradual ramp-up over the coming years.
- →The company targets around 15% volume growth annually in ETC (Electronic Throttle Control) and related applications over the long term.
- →Strategic focus on increasing engineering content and value offerings to customers, alongside expanding manufacturing lines in India and China.
- →Market space is stable and expected to persist, with time needed to ramp up new product lines offering a competitive edge.
Margin guidance
Category 3- →Igarashi Motors is pleased with the first 6 months' performance and aims for steady progress over the next 6 months to 2 years.
- →The company expects growth aligned with expanding volume, especially in electronic throttle control (ETC) motors.
- →Plans include increasing motor content per vehicle from about 0.9-1.1 to around 2.2-2.3 motors per car over 4-5 years.
- →Market penetration in ETC is currently around 80%, with growth coming from converting in-house Tier-1 production to suppliers.
- →New product platforms and partnerships aim to boost engineering content and value offered to customers.
- →Capital expenditure planned at about 8-9% of annual revenue, with investments in capacity and new motor diameters underway.
- →Despite uncertainties like geopolitical issues, management expects stable demand and no immediate risk to business streak in the medium term.
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Fundraise plans
- →No specific mention of new fundraising through debt or equity in the provided transcript.
- →The company discusses capital expenditure (CAPEX) plans, budgeting around ₹43-45 crores for the current year, primarily for capacity addition and generic platform development.
- →CAPEX is generally around 8-9% of current year revenue, funded through internal accruals.
- →There is a focus on cautious capacity addition due to market uncertainties; no indication of raising external funds.
- →Strategic partnerships and operational expansions are highlighted, but no direct reference to new equity or debt issuance.
Order book
- →The company is progressing with vehicle manufacturers' desires but did not mention any new orders or specific pending order details.
- →Existing production lines continue to operate; no migration of current orders from China to India due to long changeover times (2-3 years).
- →New manufacturing lines introduced since 2014 are now in production, especially focused on smaller diameter motors (29, 28, 25 mm).
- →Partnership discussions ongoing with Chinese and European customers for new product lines expected to materialize next year.
- →Three production lines exist: first and third in India, second planned for China, to cater to different markets.
- →Strategic intent to increase engineering content and value offering to customers, implying expectations of order growth but no explicit current orderbook numbers disclosed.
Capex plans
Yes- →The company follows a thumb rule of investing about 8-9% of current year revenue in CAPEX over a 2-3 year average.
- →For the current fiscal year, the estimated capital expenditure budget is between ₹43 and ₹45 crores.
- →So far, ₹32 crores of CAPEX has been completed this year.
- →Investments include creating generic platforms and capacity expansions, with about ₹50 crores invested between last year and this year.
- →New manufacturing infrastructure discussions are ongoing with government authorities in a special economic zone to lay out new production lines.
- →The company is cautious about aggressive capacity additions in the next 6-9 months due to market uncertainties but maintains current capacity utilization rates of 65-75%.
- →Creating quasi-generic platforms to reduce launch time and investment, leveraging existing engineering strength.
- →Strategic partnerships and line expansions planned, including multi-geography manufacturing (India and China).
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