S P Apparels Ltd
Q2 FY24 Earnings Call Analysis
Textiles & Apparels
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 3margin: Category 3orderbook: No information
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- Current gross debt is INR 189 crores with net debt of INR 162 crores due to Young Brand acquisition.
- For FY25, planned capex is around INR 40 crores, including investments in Sivakasi.
- No explicit mention of new fundraising through debt or equity in the current call.
- Debt has increased recently because of the Young Brand acquisition.
- The company appears focused on managing growth through internal accruals and strategic expansions (Sivakasi, Sri Lanka, Young Brand).
- No direct reference to impending equity issuance or debt raising plans was made in the transcript on page 17 or nearby pages.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Capex planned for FY25 is around INR 40 crores, including investments in the Sivakasi factory.
- Sivakasi greenfield expansion phase 1 will have 400 machines by December 2025; phase 2 will add another 400 machines later.
- Young Brand acquisition (completed on June 21) is a strategic investment, contributing INR 300 crores revenue and INR 32-35 crores EBITDA in FY25.
- Expansion plans include increasing capacity in existing setups, acquiring new factories (like Young Brand), and offshore production in Sri Lanka on a contract basis.
- Cross-selling opportunities between S.P. Apparels and Young Brand customers to leverage existing capacities.
- Efforts to enhance utilization by mobilizing and training workforce aiming for 90%+ capacity utilization in next 4-5 months.
- No immediate plans for new factories in Eastern India; growth will come from existing and acquired facilities.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Growth driven by increased utilization of existing garment capacity and new production capacity additions, including the Sivakasi greenfield project and Sri Lanka operations.
- Young Brand acquisition expected to contribute around INR 300 crores revenue in FY25 with potential EBITDA margin of 15%-18%.
- Cross-selling opportunities with Young Brand and existing customers to boost sales, especially in U.S. and European markets.
- Capacity utilization targeted to reach 90%+ over next 4-6 months with consistent labor inflow and training.
- Sri Lanka operations running on contract model, expected to ramp up to 1,000 machines gradually.
- S.P. U.K. division aiming to double revenues in coming years with order book of GBP 4.4 million and positive EBITDA expected from Q3 FY25.
- Overall organic growth guidance remains around 10%, supported by new factory additions and market expansion.
- Increasing adult garment category share expected to improve average realizations over time.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Company expects growth driven by increased capacity utilization and new production capacity in the garment division, including the new Sivakasi facility adding 400 machines starting H2 FY25.
- Young Brand acquisition projected to contribute around INR 300 crores revenue and INR 32-35 crores EBITDA in FY25.
- Sri Lanka operations targeted to reach 1,000 machines by FY25-end, contributing positive returns.
- Garment division EBITDA margin for Q1FY25 stood at 17%; scope to improve margins via cost control, material sourcing, and operational efficiencies.
- Retail division aims to break even by end of FY25, focusing on Crocodile and Angel & Rocket brands.
- S.P. UK segment expected to show positive EBITDA from Q3FY25 with order book visibility at GBP 4.4 million.
- EBIT margin improvements expected through cross-selling and organic growth.
- Management confident of achieving 10% organic growth and overall earnings growth despite short-term challenges.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Current order book for S.P. UK is GBP 4.4 million, with orders executable over the next few months (Q4 shipment expected in October-November).
- Young Brand's order book is around INR 75 crores, with Q1FY25 revenue of INR 59 crores.
- Orders for new Sri Lanka operations are pending customer audits; orders expected to start at month-end or early next month.
- Customer inquiries are high due to China Plus One strategy, but conversion takes time (1-2 years).
- Existing order book for expansion projects is ready; customers are underwriting factories.
- Capacity utilization expected to reach 90%+ within 6 months, aided by increasing labor availability.
- Cross-selling opportunities expected to bring additional orders from both existing and new customers over 6 months.
- Order inflow expected to match or exceed outflow ensuring steady growth.
