Supreme Petrochem Ltd
Q4 FY27 Earnings Call Analysis
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 3margin: Category 3orderbook: No information
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- There is no mention of any current or planned fundraising through debt or equity in the transcript.
- The company remains debt-free as of December 31, 2025.
- All capital expenditures are being funded entirely through internal accruals.
- The company maintains a healthy investible surplus of Rs. 463 crore.
- No specific plans for new equity or debt issuance were discussed during the call.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Estimated CAPEX for the coming year (FY’27) is around Rs. 250-275 crores.
- CAPEX will be mainly at three locations: Chennai, Amdoshi, and infrastructure developments at Panipat.
- The EPS Phase 2 expansion is expected to be operational by February-March 2026.
- No new CAPEX or new business announcements apart from Phase 2 ABS and Haryana projects as of now.
- ABS plant commissioning delayed due to equipment malfunction; once operational, focus will be on ramping up production and compounding.
- Capital expenditure is funded entirely through internal accruals; the company remains debt-free.
- Any future capital costs related to repairs on ABS plant equipment are covered under warranty, so no incremental CAPEX expected there.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Volume growth target for FY'27-28 is around 10%, assuming ABS plant commissioning by end of current financial year.
- Contribution to growth: 3-4% from base business, approximately 7% from ABS operations if started as planned.
- Focus on ABS compounding business anticipated to provide stability and cushion to earnings.
- Polystyrene capacities operated at ~80% utilization; demand pickup expected with styrene price stabilization.
- Strategic CAPEX of Rs. 250-275 crores planned for FY’26 mainly at Chennai, Amdoshi, and Panipat for infrastructure and growth, including EPS Phase 2 starting operations by February/March.
- Expect sequential improvement in performance from Q4 due to stronger OEM demand and stabilized raw material prices.
- Export demand expected to improve post India-EU FTA, enhancing revenue diversification.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- The company anticipates a growth of around 10% in FY’27 and FY’28, assuming the ABS plant becomes operational by the end of the current financial year.
- Of this 10% growth, approximately 3%-4% is expected from the base business, with the remaining 6%-7% coming from ABS operations.
- EPS and profits are expected to benefit from the ramp-up of ABS and compounding businesses, which provide more value-added product offerings.
- Operating EBITDA margin in Q3 FY’26 stood at 5.47%, with potential improvement expected as ABS operations normalize and demand stabilizes.
- The company maintains a debt-free balance sheet and will fund growth CAPEX (~Rs. 250-275 crores for FY’27) internally, supporting steady growth without financing constraints.
- Sequential improvement in performance is expected in Q4 and beyond, driven by stronger OEM demand and stabilized raw material prices.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Supreme Petrochem has not taken any advance order book for the ABS plant as they want customers to use the product first for application testing.
- Due to the white color of their ABS material, master batch matching issues caused some delays in sampling and supply.
- Orders from major OEMs for ABS compounds have started coming in after successful sample matching.
- Transition period is ongoing; increased utilization in compounding lines expected once ABS plant restarts.
- No specific timelines disclosed for restarting ABS plant or achieving full utilization.
- No segment-wise order book numbers were shared publicly during the call.
