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Varroc Engineering Ltd

Auto Ancillary

Little Masters

CMP
Rs. 608.85
Rating:
Buy
February 02, 2024

Stock Info

BSE
541578
NSE
VARROC
Bloomberg
VARROC:IN
Reuters
VARE.NS
Sector
Auto Ancillary
Face Value (Rs)
1
Equity Capital (Rs cr)
15
Mkt Cap (Rs cr)
9,007.52
52w H/L (Rs)
594.95 - 239.45
Avg Daily Vol (BSE+NSE)
1,728,986

Shareholding Pattern

(as on 31-Dec)
%
Promoter
75
FIIs
4.57
DIIs
11.44
Public & Others
8.99
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Price performance

Return (%)
1m
3m
12m
Absolute
5.40
28.76
114.50
Sensex
-0.87
12.67
19.99
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Indexed Stock Performance

Varroc Engineering Ltd Sensex
Varroc Engineering Ltd
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

New Product launches and a healthy order book to act as a key growth driver for Varroc

Incorporated in 1988, Varroc Engineering Ltd (VEL) is the flagship company of the Aurangabad-based Varroc Group. Varroc Engineering Ltd is a global tier-1 automotive component group. The group manufactures and supplies electricals-electronics, polymers, metallics and exterior lighting systems to leading OEMs with end-to-end capabilities across design, development and manufacturing for two-wheeler, three-wheeler, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicle, and off-highway vehicle worldwide.

Business Units (India)

Polymer: It offers wide range of product across air filters, seats, mirrors, roof rails, console, painted and molded body parts in 2W, 3W, PV & CV segments. Currently 13 facilities are operational in India.

Electrical-Electronics Lighting: It has wide solutions in electrical-electronics components, lighting and smart e-mobility for 2W, 3W and 4W OEMs. 10 facilities are operational in India.

Metallic: It offers wide product range in valves, Transmission, Engine parts & heavy forging. Currently 5 facilities are operational in India and 2 in Italy.

Its global business division is divided into lighting and Electronics. For the lighting business two manufacturing facilities are present in China and 3 manufacturing facilities in Italy, Romania, and Vietnam. R&D centres for Electronics are in Poland, Germany, China, and India.

usiness Division

Investment Rationale

Diversified Product portfolio catering to 2W, 3W and PVs.

Varroc Engineering Ltd (VEL) offers wide range of products across Polymer, Electrical and Metallic segments; it has positioned itself as one-Stop Shop for customers enabling cross-selling End to end capabilities across design, Engineering, testing/validation, tooling, manufacturing, and delivery. The company’s business units include polymer which accounted for around 31.5% the highest in H1 FY24, followed by electrical and electronic business unit which was 23.4% for H1 FY24. The least contribution was by the electronic business unit which was just 12% of the total revenue for H1 FY24. Lighting business unit contributed 21.5% to the total revenue stream. On the other hand, 2 & 3-wheeler contributed 70.9% to the total revenue whereas 26.4% was contributed by the 4-wheeler segment. Major part of the revenue for the company comes from India which amounts to 84.7% and global country contributes 15.3% so this diversification helps in scalability of the business.

Established Market Position

VEL is among the leading players in most of its product segments, including two-wheeler (2W) lighting, electronic components as well as digital instrumentation clusters. VEL has strong relationships with 2W original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for over three decades. The company is a well-entrenched supplier to Bajaj Auto Limited and has successfully extended its associations with Hero MotoCorp Ltd., Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Pvt Ltd, TVS Motor Company, Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd., and Eicher Motors Ltd. VEL enjoys a dominant wallet share for the products it supplies to Bajaj Auto and the management expects the company to gain a wallet share in other OEMs as well, which will help reduce its dependence on Bajaj Auto. Furthermore, the company has 28 manufacturing plants in India in proximity to the OEMs, which ease the supply chain management.

Robust Order wins to act as key growth trigger for VEL

The company got its lifetime order win for business worth Rs.3602 cr, of which Rs.2114 cr will be achieved in FY24 itself and the remaining Rs.1489 cr will be achieved from FY25 onwards. Out of the total order 69% comes from Internal Combustion Engine while 31% comes from EV. For the new orders received by the company around 28% is from Bajaj Auto and the remaining part which is 72% is from other customers. 2-Wheeler and 3-Wheeler contributes the most to the order wins which is 77% whereas 23% is contributed by the 4-wheeler segment.In Q2 FY24, they have added 3 new customers for supplying components to their EV models. In the quarter, it also won business from 2 customers for supplying components related to the EV powertrain. These new orders will enable the company to strengthen its presence in EV component space.

Q2FY24 Financial Performance

The company reported a decent number for the quarter ended Q2FY24. Consolidated Net sales grew by 2.87% to Rs.1886Cr as against Rs.1834Cr for the same quarter of the previous yeardespite a weak growth in overseas markets due to the holiday season in Europe. EBITDA for the company surged by 11% to Rs.187 cr as against Rs.168 Cr for the same quarter of the previous year. The company reported PAT at Rs.557 cr against Rs.191 cr loss clocked in the same quarter of corresponding fiscal. EBITDA margin for the company stood at 10.29% where PAT margin at 2.95%.

Key Risks & Concerns

Spike in raw material prices – Any significant increase in key raw material prices could adversely impact company’s operating profitability and thus, cash flows and financial performance of the company.

Pricing pressure from customers may adversely affect its gross margins, profitability, and ability to increase prices, which in turn may materially adversely affect its business, results of operations and financial condition.

Intense competition – The Company’s failure to compete effectively in the highly competitive automotive components industry could have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition, and future prospects.

Outlook & Valuation

Varroc Engineering Ltd (VEL) displayed steady performance in Q2FY24. Management is confident to outperform industry growth led by the introduction of new products (like electronics and EVs)and new orders wins in the lighting, metallic, and polymer business. The company started mass production of both the Traction Motor & Controller for Bajaj Auto and targeting EV Revenue of Rs 10bn by FY25E. We believe that the stock is well positioned to deliver strong growth in the coming quarters on the back of healthy order wins, established marquee relationship with its customers, diversified product portfolio catering to 2W, 3W and PVs and established market position. The company is targeting double digit operating margin led by operating leverage and cost reduction program. The company is focused on reducing energy, packaging and logistic costs. At CMP of Rs.605, the stock is trading at 25x FY25E (EPS – Rs.24) which appears reasonable and hence, we recommend BUY rating on the stock.

Consolidated Financial Statements