Sundram Fasteners Ltd

- Sundram Fasteners Limited has incurred significant capex over the last five years, with a pause during FY20-FY22, and resumed spending INR 300 crores in FY23. - The company plans to spend about INR 1,000 crores over the next couple of years (balance INR 700 crores), mainly for revenue growth across various divisions including wind energy and electric vehicle space. - There is no explicit mention of any new fundraising through debt or equity in the transcript. - Borrowing costs have increased due to interest rate hikes, but overall debt has fallen, with a low debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.15 standalone and 0.23 at group level, indicating strong financial health without immediate need for new debt. - No direct comments on raising equity were observed; the focus remains on capex and managing costs internally.

- Sundram Fasteners has spent about INR 300 crores on capex in the current year, largely on plant and machinery, with INR 1,000 crores planned over the next couple of years. - Future capex focus areas include wind energy and electric vehicle (EV) space, especially hot forging and EV sub-assemblies (notably a $250 million order for E-axle sub-assemblies). - Capacity expansion in wind energy is underway, expected to be fully operational between September and October (Q2-Q3). - Capex spending has been broad-based across Fasteners, Engine components, Powder metal, and Hot forging verticals. - The company aims to benefit from capital expenditure overlap in wind energy and EV divisions in FY '24 and beyond.

- Export revenue growth guidance for FY24 is conservative, expected around 5% in constant currency, translating to approximately $190-$195 million, including businesses like the EV order. (Page 17, 8) - EV order revenue expected to be under $5 million in FY24, peaking at about $15 million or more from FY25 onwards. (Page 17) - Exports expected to see a significant jump in FY25 with usual growth in the rest of export business. (Page 17, 8) - Domestic growth anticipated to be back-ended in the year, with a good March quarter followed by a slight slowdown in Q1. (Page 9) - Wind energy segment looks strong for next year and beyond, with ongoing capacity expansion. (Page 10) - Overall, company expects to outgrow the industry by 2%-3%. (Page 10) - Growth in Chinese subsidiary anticipated both in revenue and margins. (Page 9) - The large export order ($250 million) in EV sub-assemblies expected to peak between FY25 and FY26. (Page 13)

- Revenue growth expected to be conservative in exports for FY ‘24, around 5% in constant currency, reaching $190-$195 million (Page 8, 17). - EV order revenue to start small (<$5 million in FY ‘24), peaking around $15 million from FY ‘25 onwards (Page 17). - Export revenue seen to rise sharply in FY ‘25 with EV order execution, significant jump expected (Page 17). - Domestic growth expected but back-ended, with strong growth in later quarters after a slow Q1 (Page 10). - EBITDA margin expected to improve from 16.1% to about 17% in FY ‘24, aided by cost efficiencies and value-added products (Page 9). - Middle-line costs like raw material to impact margins; improved margins depend on RM inflation easing further (Page 10). - Subsidiaries, especially China, expected to show revenue and margin growth as some challenges ease (Page 9). - Overall growth to be profitable and aligned with customer schedules, cautious on macroeconomic uncertainties (Page 8).

- The company has secured a large export order with an annualized run rate of INR 300 to 400 crores, expected to peak between FY ‘25 and FY ‘26. - Peak revenue from this EV order is expected to be about $52 million around FY ‘25 or ‘26. - In FY ‘24, total exports are estimated at $190 to $195 million, including contributions from the EV order. - The EV order’s revenue contribution in year one (FY ‘24) is less than $5 million but is expected to grow significantly to about $15 million or above in year two (FY ‘25). - The pipeline of RFQs (Requests for Quotations) and validations, especially in the EV segment, is strong and ongoing, reflecting continuous opportunity exploration and small additional wins. - The company aims for profitable growth, not just market share gains, with a focus on conversion rates of 25-30% in RFQs.