Syrma SGS Technology Ltd
Q2 FY24 Earnings Call Analysis
Industrial Manufacturing
capex: Yesfundraise: No informationrevenue: Category 1margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- Currently, no concrete proposals for inorganic expansion or fundraising through equity or debt have been disclosed.
- The company is expanding organically with planned capex of around INR100 crores for a new facility in Pune and INR35-40 crores for a facility in Stuttgart, Germany.
- Working capital loan has increased from INR489 crores to INR529 crores, primarily for business-related requirements.
- The management is focused on working capital efficiency and reducing working capital days, targeting around 60 days net working capital cycle.
- No factoring or bill discounting is being utilized currently, and there are no off-balance sheet receivables.
- The company emphasizes building future-ready infrastructure and leadership but has not indicated any imminent plans for fundraising via debt or equity.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Planned capex for the year is around INR100 crores for a new under-commissioning facility in Pune, expected to start trial production from Q3.
- Additional INR35-40 crores allocated for a new facility in Stuttgart, Germany, serving as a prototype and assembly center, also enabling expansion into repair services.
- Total capex spent in Q1 was INR70-75 crores, with another INR50-70 crores expected to be spent during the financial year.
- Capital allocation focuses primarily on building plant and manufacturing capability both in Pune and Stuttgart.
- Inorganic expansion is being evaluated, but currently no concrete proposals or investments are on the table.
- Setting up of a subsidiary for adjacent category expansion (OSET) is under careful review, no capital allocation finalized yet.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- **FY25 Revenue Growth Guidance:** 45%-50% growth over previous year's INR3,000 crores target, aiming for around INR4,500 crores.
- **Quarterly Growth:** Focus on annualized growth; quarter-on-quarter revenue could be around INR1,000 to INR1,200 crores.
- **Order Intake:** Strong and increasing, with INR1,200 crores received in Q1 and a healthy pipeline expected to grow further.
- **Exports:** Expected to grow 20%-25% annually, targeting INR1,000+ crores (up from INR800 crores last year), with ramp-up from Q2 onwards.
- **Segments:** Consumer business forecasted to be about 40% of sales for the full year, with automotive expected to increase to 20%-25% from 16% in Q1.
- **Healthcare and Industrial:** Expected to increase, partially offsetting softer consumer revenue in subsequent quarters.
- **Long-term Objective:** Sustainable growth with consumer around 40%, non-consumer 60%, and exports eventually comprising one-third of revenue.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Syrma SGS aims for 40%-45% revenue growth in FY25 compared to FY24, targeting around INR4,500 crores in annual revenue.
- Operating EBITDA guidance is around INR310-325 crores for the full year, translating into sustainable margins of approximately 7% going forward.
- Management confident of achieving 7%+ operating EBITDA margins in the second half of FY25, supported by operational efficiencies and product mix normalization.
- Exports expected to grow 20%-25% annually, increasing their revenue share from 16% in Q1 FY25 to around 22%-25% for the full year.
- Consumer business margins remain low (sub-4%), but higher-margin segments like automotive, industrial, and healthcare will drive margin expansion.
- Positive operating cash flows expected as exports and ODM scale up; focus on reducing working capital cycle to around 60 days enhances cash flow.
- Investments in Pune and Stuttgart facilities to support growth and operational capability, positioning Syrma for industry-plus growth trajectory.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- Current order book as of June end stands at approximately INR 4,500 crores.
- Segment-wise order book breakup:
- Auto segment: 23%-25%
- Consumer segment: 38%-40%
- Industrial segment: 22%-25%
- Healthcare: 6%-7%
- Remaining from IT and railways.
- Order intake for the quarter was about INR 1,200 crores.
- Quarterly order intake has been increasing (INR 800 crores in Q4 FY24; approx. INR 1,200 crores in Q1 FY25).
- Order intake mainly from auto, industrial, and consumer segments.
- The company expects the order pipeline to continue growing.
- New customers and order wins in smart metering and medical sectors noted.
- Anticipated consistent or increasing order inflow on a quarterly basis going forward.
