Rishabh Instruments Ltd
Q3 FY23 Earnings Call Analysis
Electrical Equipment
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 1orderbook: No information
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- The company is investing in expanding production capacity, including a new building costing approximately INR 30 crores, but no explicit mention of raising new funds through debt or equity is made.
- There is mention of inorganic growth opportunities and potential acquisitions under consideration, with hopes to announce something potentially by the end of the current quarter, but details are not disclosed.
- The company has utilized IPO proceeds (around INR 63 crores) for product line investments.
- No direct statements regarding plans for new debt or equity fundraising were provided in the given pages.
- The firm is seeking government grants/subsidies such as MSIP scheme (India) and EU grants (Poland) for innovation and capex, which provide cash assistance but are not debt/equity fundraising.
- The management is conservative about growth projections and financial planning, with no indication of immediate fundraising needs.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- New production hall being built for aluminium die casting expansion, an 18-month project; expected to relieve current 80% utilization stress and bring utilization back to ~50%.
- Investment planned in expanding electronic manufacturing capacity in Poland, currently running at ~50% utilization.
- Around INR 30 crore allocated for building physical infrastructure expansion.
- Capex includes new electronic lines in India and Poland, SMT machines, moulding machines, test and calibration equipment for solar inverter production.
- Solar string inverter capacity is being increased, including development of 100 kW inverters and related testing equipment.
- Building investment supported by MSIP scheme (25% cash assistance) from Indian government; Maharashtra government support also sought.
- Applied for European Union innovation and automation grants covering approximately 30% to 40% of investment.
- Exploration of inorganic growth opportunities (acquisitions) ongoing with possible announcements by quarter-end.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- The company aims for a medium to long-term top-line growth rate of about 20% to 25%.
- Current capacity utilization for aluminium die casting is around 60% overall, with some processes at 80%, indicating room for volume growth after expansions.
- A new production hall expansion project (about 18 months timeline) will add capacity, temporarily reducing utilization to ~50%, allowing future growth.
- Electronic manufacturing plant in Poland operates at ~50% utilization, offering significant scope for growth without immediate capacity constraints.
- The company plans to limit the number of key customers (~10 large and 10 moderate) to maintain economies of scale and manage alloy diversity, targeting managed portfolio growth.
- Growth is moderated by challenges like manpower and management bandwidth, particularly in Europe.
- Inorganic growth via acquisitions is also planned but not included in current growth forecasts.
- Overall, a disciplined growth approach targeting 20-25% growth in sales/revenue/volumes is expected.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- The company targets a medium to long-term top-line growth of 20% to 25%.
- EBITDA margins are expected to improve to around 18% to 20% within one to one and a half years, up from current levels (~13-15% in some quarters).
- Adjusted EBITDA growth has been strong, with a 48% increase at the group level recently.
- Expansion plans include increasing aluminium die casting capacity and utilizing underutilized capacity in Poland (currently ~50% utilization).
- The company is onboarding innovative and long-term projects in electric vehicles expected to stabilize costs soon.
- Management moderates growth pace based on capacity, manpower, and talent availability, especially in Europe.
- ESOP-related costs will continue but EBITDA guidance of ~18% is after adjustment for these costs.
- Potential inorganic growth via acquisitions is being pursued but no guaranteed deals yet.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- The management did not explicitly mention the exact current or expected orderbook value or pending orders in the provided transcript.
- However, they discussed launching four to five challenging and futuristic projects related to electrical cars with clients like Mallian and Valeo.
- These contracts are long-term, running for 5 to 8 years, indicating a healthy order pipeline for the Alucast division.
- The company aims to grow its customer base moderately, focusing on about 20 customer groups, balancing large and moderate customers to ensure efficient portfolio management.
- They target a growth rate of about 20% to 25%, moderated by capacity and talent availability.
- Overall, the long-term projects and strategy indicate a strong inflow of orders with cautious and sustainable scaling aligned with delivery capabilities.
