Shilchar Technologies Ltd
Q3 FY24 Earnings Call Analysis
Electrical Equipment
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 1margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- There is no explicit mention of any current or future fundraising plans through debt or equity in the provided transcript.
- However, the management indicated they are considering capacity expansion and will take a call in the next two months (around December or January) regarding further production capacity expansion.
- No specific mention of funding methods—equity or debt—for this expansion has been disclosed.
- The company is also contemplating listing on NSE, but no definitive decision or timeline has been provided yet.
- Overall, fundraising details are not explicitly discussed in the available text.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Company targets a turnover of about ₹550 crores in FY24-25 and expects to fully utilize the new 3500 MVA capacity by FY25-26, aiming for ₹750-800 crores in revenue.
- Strong demand outlook for next 4-5 years, driven by continued growth in renewable energy installations (15-20 GW installed annually, with government targets of 25 GW per year).
- Renewable energy sector accounts for approximately 60% of current transformer sales.
- Capacity expansion decisions for further growth planned within next 2 months, dependent on market scenario.
- Export and domestic demand both robust; export contributes around 45-50% of revenue.
- Expectation of maintaining healthy margins despite capacity expansions and competitive pressures.
- Company confident of sustaining volume growth of 40-45% into FY27, driven by strong renewables demand.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Expectation to achieve turnover of Rs. 550 crores in FY24-25 and Rs. 750-800 crores by FY25-26 after full utilization of new capacity.
- Demand for transformers, especially in renewable energy, expected to remain robust for next 4-5 years.
- Margins of around 25-30% EBITDA anticipated to be maintained over next 1-2 years despite competition.
- New capacity utilization ramp-up starting September 2024; full utilization expected by FY25-26.
- Export and domestic sales expected to maintain a roughly 40-60 to 60-40 revenue split, supporting steady growth.
- No immediate plans for expansion beyond current capacity but decisions on further capacity increases expected in next 2 months.
- Operating leverage and healthy gross margins seen as drivers for improved profitability going forward.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Current order book is approximately ₹450 crores.
- Executability timeline for the order book was queried but not explicitly specified in detail.
- There is a strong demand, and the company expects to utilize most of its capacity in Q3 and Q4 of the fiscal year.
- The company anticipates full capacity utilization of new production capacity by 2025-26.
- Domestic and export demand remain robust, supporting execution of existing and forthcoming orders.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- The company has recently commercialized an incremental 3500 MVA capacity in August 2024, taking total installed capacity to 7500 MVA.
- Existing capacity is fully utilized; new capacity started utilization from September 2024 and is expected to be fully utilized by FY 2025-26.
- For further growth beyond FY 2025-26, the company will need to expand production capacity.
- A decision on additional capacity expansion is expected in the next 2 months (around December 2024 - January 2025).
- The maximum capacity possible on the existing land parcel is around 25,000 to 30,000 MVA.
- Setup time for new capacity (e.g., 5000 MVA) can be less than one year if initiated.
- No current plans for listed shares on NSE, but the company is considering it.
