Repro India Ltd
Q3 FY18 Earnings Call Analysis
Printing & Publication
fundraise: Yescapex: Yesrevenue: Category 3margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- The company is investing in new facilities with an expected investment of Rs. 25 Crores to Rs. 30 Crores.
- They are expecting an infusion of funds from warrants issued in the last year of an equal amount, which will reduce the requirement for additional funding.
- Working capital for the new business is negative, and the old printing business does not require much working capital.
- If the company plans further expansion beyond the current stage, there may be additional capital requirements.
- At that time, the company will evaluate whether to raise more debt or not.
- Currently, the debt level is expected to be maintained and not go down significantly as of now.
- Warrants issued will convert after 12 to 18 months, which will help fund expansion.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Repro India Limited plans a capital investment of Rs. 25 to Rs. 30 Crores for new facilities in Delhi and Bengaluru.
- The investment is aimed at expanding capacity and enhancing market presence in these locations.
- They expect infusion of funds from warrants issued last year, which will partially fund this expansion.
- The print business will not require much additional working capital as it is not growing significantly.
- The company is considering maintaining or possibly raising debt depending on the growth and capital needs.
- Investment is linked with scaling up operations to capture larger market share and support the growth of their Books On Demand segment.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- The company expects good growth in coming quarters, supported by positive trends in customer acquisition (Page 17).
- Focus is on acquiring more relevant content and expanding presence in more locations such as Delhi and Bengaluru to grow sales (Page 19).
- The online books market, currently around 4% of the overall book market in India, is expected to reach at least 10% in the next two years, indicating strong growth potential in e-commerce sales (Page 15).
- Export business is picking up and broadening, with multiple countries in Africa becoming markets, with exports reaching Rs.48 Crores for the half-year (Page 16).
- The Books on Demand business is growing rapidly, contributing significantly to topline growth but adding less to bottom line currently (Page 9).
- The company aims to grow market share first, prioritizing topline growth over margins in the near term (Page 9, 19).
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- The focus for the next 12 to 18 months is on growing the business and capturing large market share, prioritizing topline growth over immediate bottomline profits.
- With significant market share achieved, it would become easier to generate a healthy bottomline due to scale benefits.
- Publishing services business margins are expected to be maintained or improve slightly due to long-term contracts with publishers.
- Growth in Books On Demand segment will contribute to topline but may not add substantially to the bottomline in the near term; margins in this segment are expected to improve over the longer term (by FY2021-22).
- Operating cash flow was Rs. 16 Crores for the recent quarter, with EBITDA of Rs. 21 Crores showing positive operational earnings.
- Operating expenses are expected to scale with exports and business growth but managed to maintain break-even levels currently.
- Debt levels are expected to be maintained or reduced, supporting healthy financials going forward.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Current order book stands at Rs. 73 Crores (Page 17).
- This includes both export and domestic orders (Page 17).
- Breakdown: Rs. 61 Crores from domestic orders and Rs. 13 Crores from exports (Page 17).
- The trend in order inflow appears positive, indicating pickup in coming quarters (Page 17).
