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Pennar Industries Ltd

Steel & Iron Products

Little Masters

CMP
Rs. 98.20
Rating:
Buy
August 21, 2023

Stock Info

BSE
513228
NSE
PENIND
Bloomberg
PSL
Reuters
PENN.NS
Sector
Steel & Iron Products
Face Value (Rs)
5
Equity Capital (Rs cr)
67
Mkt Cap (Rs cr)
1,283.20
52w H/L (Rs)
96.85 - 39.95
Avg Daily Vol (BSE+NSE)
2,023,851

Shareholding Pattern

(as on 30-Jun)
%
Promoter
39.75
FIIs
4.25
DIIs
0.00
Public & Others
56.01
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Price performance

Return (%)
1m
3m
12m
Absolute
6.85
32.20
141.65
Sensex
-2.76
5.72
7.71
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Indexed Stock Performance

Pennar Industries Ltd Sensex
Pennar Industries Ltd
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Capex and robust order book position to drive growth for Pennar Industries

Company Profile

Pennar Industries Limited (PIL) incorporated in 1975 is promoted by Mr Nrupender Rao. With an annual production capacity of more than 3,50,000 MTPA, PIL is a multi-location, multi-product company manufacturing precision engineering products such as: Cold Rolled Steel Strips, Railway wagons / Coaches, Precision Tubes, Pre-Engineered Building Systems, Solar module mounting structures & Photo Voltaic panels, Sheet Metal Components, Hydraulic Cylinders, Road Safety Systems, Water & Sewage treatment solutions, Desalination projects etc. The Company has a well-diversified product portfolio classified into Engineered Products and Engineering Solutions, catering to six sectors, namely: Automotive, Construction, General Manufacturing, White Goods, Railways, and Solar.

Investment Arguments

Long track record of the group

Incorporated in 1975 as a cold rolled steel strips manufacturer, PIL has expanded its business profile with acquisition of related companies, setting up new plants, expansion of existing units and diversifying into value-added products in the engineering & infrastructure segment. Furthermore, the company continues to have notable presence in the pre-engineered business segment and water & environment infrastructure business. The company demonstrates engineering excellence and has a strong pedigree.

Diversified product range and growing geographic expansion

PIL is a well-diversified engineering company with end-to-end capabilities. The company has well diversified product portfolio classified into Engineered Products and Engineering Solutions- catering to six sectors, namely: automotive, construction, general manufacturing, white goods, railways, and solar. The company has a pan-India presence with ten manufacturing facilities situated across the country. It offers a wide spectrum of engineered products & customised Turnkey Engineering solutions across diverse Industries. The company manufactures: Cold Rolled Steel Strips, Railway wagons / Coaches, Precision Tubes, Pre Engineered Building Systems, Solar module mounting structures & Photo Voltaic panels, Sheet Metal Components, Hydraulic Cylinders, Road Safety Systems, Water & Sewage treatment solutions, Desalination projects. To better diversify its geographic presence, PIL is consolidating its position in markets outside India as well. With expansion into international business, the company has now established itself globally covering the US, European and Australian markets.

Reputed and diversified client base

PIL is an established player in the industry and the clientele comprises renowned names in the industrial and manufacturing industry from which the company has been garnering repeat orders. As the products are technical in nature, clients share related designs, and the products are manufactured to exclusively cater to their requirements. Some of the key clients served by the company are JSW Steel, Ashok Leyland, Adani Power, Waaree Industries, Thermax, ABB India, Schneider Electric, Mahindra & Mahindra, MRF, TVS motors, Tata Motors etc.

Strong Order book position lends earnings visibility

The overall order book for the Pre Engineered Business is close to Rs. 714 crore, Railway is Rs. 110 crore, Ascent is standing at USD 45 million. Not all their businesses come with an order book, but some of these businesses come with an order book backlog and Boilers business with close to around Rs. 130 crore. Pennar Industries on August 14, 2023 has bagged orders cumulatively worth Rs 702 crore across its key business verticals. Hence, strong order book position lends strong earnings visibility for Pennar Industries.

Q1FY24 Financial Performance

Pennar Industries delivered healthy earnings growth for the quarter ended Q1FY24. Consolidated net sales rose 7% to Rs.749 cr YoY as against Rs.700 cr in the same quarter of corresponding fiscal. Consolidated EBITDA witnessed a growth of 31% to Rs.74 cr YoY aided by decline in input prices. PAT saw a growth of 55% to Rs.22 cr YoY underpinned by steady topline growth and better than expected operational performance.

Key Risks & concerns

Volatility associated with input prices

The raw material cost is the major cost component and accounted for 60-65% of the total cost of sales in the last three years ended FY23. The prices of hot rolled steel strips are volatile in nature resulting in susceptibility of profitability to adverse movement of input prices.

High competition from major players

The engineering segment is a highly competitive and low margin business with competition from large integrated steel manufacturers. However, the industry growth prospects are stable with significant railway budget announced, growth in renewable energy segment and improvement in the automobile industry.

Outlook & Valuation

Pennar industries reported an all round performance in Q1FY24 on the back of steady execution, strong order inflows. We believe that company is likely to deliver steady earnings growth in the coming quarters on the back of pick up in execution, strong order inflows, diversified product portfolio, reputed and diversified client base, and robust order book for the Pre-engineered buildings (PEB). We believe stock is the beneficiary of capex in the railway.

At CMP of Rs.98.70, the stock is trading at 10x FY25E which appears attractive. Hence, we recommend to BUY the stock.

Consolidated Financial Statements