RSWM Ltd
Q3 FY23 Earnings Call Analysis
Textiles & Apparels
fundraise: Nocapex: Norevenue: Category 4margin: Category 3orderbook: No
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- There are no major new projects currently in the pipeline; expansion plans have been deferred for some time.
- Only modernization CapEx will be pursued on a case-to-case or plant-to-plant basis.
- The company will be selective and take necessary steps at the right time and value to aid long-term growth.
- Focus remains on improving financial stability and expanding the product range through efficient methods.
- No significant large-scale capital investments planned for FY24 besides selective modernization or upgrade projects.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Textile sector expected to grow exponentially in the second half of FY24, driven by changing consumer preferences, government initiatives, technological advancements, and global trends.
- Increased export opportunities due to Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives, along with benefits from recent FTAs like with the UK.
- Focus on value-added and sustainable products (e.g., cotton, linen, recycled polyester) to drive growth.
- Export order booking for Q4 FY24 expected to be good; Q3 remains similar to Q2 levels.
- Knits segment running at 85% capacity with strong order inflows from brands like Benetton, Puma, Adidas.
- Utilization at optimum level, with yarn and denim plants at 100%.
- Capacity expansions cautious and selective, with modernization CAPEX only as required.
- Overall sales growth anticipated, with sequentially better performance expected in H2 FY24 compared to H1.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Management expects exponential growth in the textile sector in the second half of FY24, driven by changing consumer preferences, government initiatives, technological advancements, and global trends.
- Export order booking for Q4FY24 is anticipated to be good, while Q3FY24 is expected to be similar to Q2FY24.
- Domestic and international markets are showing signs of recovery with better dispatches expected in November and December due to festive and winter seasons.
- EBITDA margins in the export segment are currently under pressure but might improve with better order booking in coming quarters.
- The company continues to focus on value-added products and sustainable textiles, aiming for good growth in H2FY24.
- Capacity utilization is high (85%-100%) across segments; however, pricing pressures limit margin improvement.
- Long-term outlook remains intact with high growth visibility despite current headwinds.
- Management remains cautious on CapEx, focusing only on selective modernization projects.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Export order booking for Q4 FY24 is expected to be good.
- Export order booking for Q3 FY24 is expected to remain more or less the same as Q2 FY24.
- Domestic market shows strong demand with strict delivery schedules from Indian brands.
- Orders from international brands are gradually increasing as inventory levels normalize.
- Regular monthly orders received from Benetton (25-30 metric tons).
- Significant order of 10 metric tons received from Puma, Adidas nomination is in process.
- October month order/demand was not very good but November and December are expected to see improvement due to festive and winter seasons.
- Plant utilization is at optimum/full capacity, indicating stable production levels.
- Business is B2B; however, sluggish demand is impacting value addition and margin improvement.
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- No new projects or capacity expansions are currently planned, except for some selective modernization CapEx on a case-to-case basis.
- The company has deferred new initiatives and will be selective about expansion, focusing on value and timing that support long-term benefits.
- The net debt is around Rs 600 crore with a cost of borrowing around 7% after government incentives.
- No mention of any immediate new fundraising through either debt or equity in the current quarter or near future.
- The company aims to strengthen financial stability but is cautious about raising new funds, indicating no fresh debt/equity raise planned imminently.
