Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd
Q2 FY23 Earnings Call Analysis
Electrical Equipment
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- There is no specific mention of current or future fundraising through debt or equity for Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited in the provided transcript.
- The parent company is planning a public issue in the near future, but details on fundraising for Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited itself are not provided.
- The company is focusing on executing its existing order book and expanding its EPC and O&M businesses.
- Capex for Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited is minimal as it mainly operates in EPC and O&M, unlike the parent company which may incur capex based on demand and supply.
- Listing on NSE for Waaree Renewable Technologies Limited is under procedure, dependent on regulatory fulfillment, but timing is uncertain.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Waaree Renewable Technologies (the EPC company) does not require significant capex as it mainly focuses on EPC and O&M businesses, with limited IPP activities.
- The parent company, involved in module manufacturing, plans to incur additional capex depending on demand and supply conditions.
- There is an ongoing process for the parent company's listing, indicating strategic financial moves but no specific new capex detailed for Waaree Renewable Technologies.
- For the parent company, backward integration investments such as manufacturing cells, wafers, and ingots suggest continuous capex in renewable manufacturing over the next 3-4 years.
- No immediate aggressive capex plans disclosed for Waaree Renewable Technologies, whereas the parent company may continue capex based on market demand.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- The company has a robust order backlog of around 856 megawatts, intending to execute this within the next 9 to 12 months, indicating strong near-term revenue visibility.
- With annual installation targets increasing to 40-50 gigawatts from 2024-25 onwards, the addressable EPC market is estimated at 20-25 gigawatts per year, offering significant scope for growth.
- The management forecasts that margins will sustain or improve, backed by a growing topline and increasing executed volumes.
- The pipeline of potential orders stands at approximately 3 gigawatts, with typical order finalization taking 6-9 months.
- Pricing competitiveness, especially matching landed costs of imports (around 24-25 cents per watt), supports order wins.
- An expanding O&M business portfolio (currently 490 MW) with high-margin potential is also expected to contribute to revenue growth.
- Overall, the company envisions steady to improving revenue and volume growth driven by market expansion and strong order execution.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- The company expects revenue growth driven by a strong order backlog of 856 MW and plans to execute these orders within the next 9-12 months.
- Margins have been increasing year-on-year and are expected to sustain or improve, with EBITDA margin guidance in the range of 12% to 15% on a full-year basis.
- The O&M business is a high-margin segment, delivering EBITDA margins of around 30%-35%, and the company aims to expand this portfolio.
- Domestic solar panel demand is expected to grow to 40-50 GW annually in the next two years, with total supply capacity between 60-80 GW, suggesting a balanced demand-supply scenario.
- Despite competitive pricing pressures, domestic manufacturers like Waaree are able to maintain decent margins.
- The company foresees good traction and increasing enquiries due to falling module prices, potentially boosting EPC contracts and revenue.
- No forward-looking statements on exact earnings, but overall expectations are positive for topline and profits.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- The company has an unexecuted order book of approximately 856 megawatts as of Q1 FY24.
- They successfully executed 96 megawatts in Q1 FY24.
- They intend to complete the pending 856 megawatts of orders within the next 9 to 12 months.
- In the previous call, the company mentioned they would execute around 817 megawatts in 12 to 15 months.
- The current order book indicates they are on track or ahead of previous guidance.
- There is a healthy pipeline of around 3 gigawatts under discussion and potential finalization.
- Typically, it takes about 6 to 9 months to finalize new orders.
