KPR Mill Ltd. (KPR) is one of the largest vertically-integrated player with presence across entire value chain i.e., form fibre to fashion. The company has 12 manufacturing units equipped with an annual capacity to produce 1,00,000 MT of yarn, 40,000 MT of fabrics and 115 million ready-made knitted apparels. In addition, the company also had set up garment unit with capacity of 10 million pieces per annum in Ethiopia. It also owns and operates a co-generation cum sugar plant with capacity of 40 MW & 10,000 TCD and ethanol plant capacity of 130 KLPD. KPR has also invested in captive power plants and has total green power capacity of 61.92 MW as of June 2021.
Integrated Nature of Operations Supports Operating Margin
The
company is India’s largest integrated player with presence across textile
value chain from yarn to apparels. The integrated structure and large-scale operations
of the company has aided in maintaining the consistency in product quality and control
over raw material prices. The operating margins are expected to improve due to on-going
capacity expansion and benefits from RoSCTL scheme. The ten-year average EBITDA
margins of the company stands at 19.2%, which is admirable, given the volatile nature
of the textile industry. The control over its value chain has enabled the company
to reduce the lead time and provide on-time delivery to domestic and international
clients, which in turn has positioned the company as a preferred vendor.
Capacity Expansion to aid Revenue Growth and Profitability
The company has announced the capacity expansion of its garments segment. With the
new capacity of 42 million pieces of garments per year, the total garment production
capacity of the company will be increased to 157 million pieces per year. Further,
the company has decided to set up a new plant with capacity to produce 10,000 TCD
sugar, 220 KLPD ethanol, and 50 MW co-gen. With this, the overall sugar business
capacity will increase to 20,000 of TCD of sugar, 90 MW of power, and 340 KLPD of
ethanol and as per the management, the project will be commissioned by end of November
2021. Recent changes in sugar industry such as increase in ethanol blending in petrol
and higher prices of sugar in international markets, etc. could help the company
to improve its operating revenues and profitability. The management expects Rs.
1,100 – Rs. 1,200 crores of revenue from new sugar plant at full capacity.
China Plus One Strategy to Boost Exports
Due to the diversification
of supply chain triggered by the Covid-19 induced disruptions and trade tensions
between US and China, manufacturers are avoiding to rely on one geography and looking
for replacements. In South-East Aisa region, India is emerging as the most preferred
alternative as the country has abundant raw material, cheap labour, and manufacturing
infrastructure. Indian cotton is less costly and labour is cheaper than China. Global
manufacturers, therefore, no longer regard China as an affordable haven. Global
brands show higher preference for vertically integrated players for their higher
control on quality and timely deliveries. KPR Mill, being one of India’s largest
vertically-integrated player, is expected to reap benefits from this shift.
On the back of huge growth opportunity in exports, capacity expansion, vertically integrated operations, strong balance sheet, ability to maintain cost of power through green power investments, strong client base in domestic and international market, the company is set to reap benefits. Further, change in strategy of the global brands to diversify their supply chains will open a new gate way for the company in international markets. The stock is trading at 10.9x of FY23E EV/EBITDA.
Year End March (Rs. in Crores) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2023E |
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Net Sales | 3384.01 | 3352.63 | 3530.15 | 4173.07 | 5013.70 |
Expenditure | |||||
Material Cost | 2027.59 | 1987.19 | 1962.93 | 2316.05 | 2777.59 |
Employee Cost | 380.73 | 394.40 | 393.68 | 459.04 | 551.51 |
Other Expenses | 363.94 | 349.09 | 343.98 | 383.92 | 461.26 |
EBITDA | 611.75 | 621.95 | 829.56 | 1014.06 | 1223.34 |
EBITDA Margin | 18.08% | 18.55% | 23.50% | 24.30% | 24.40% |
Depreciation & Amortization | 131.13 | 137.09 | 146.70 | 187.00 | 203.00 |
EBIT | 480.62 | 484.86 | 682.86 | 827.06 | 1020.34 |
EBIT Margin % | 14.20% | 14.46% | 19.34% | 19.82% | 20.35% |
Other Income | 36.90 | 36.46 | 38.84 | 37.00 | 37.00 |
Interest & Finance Charges | 48.94 | 49.65 | 32.84 | 48.44 | 51.44 |
Profit Before Tax - Before Exceptional | 468.58 | 471.67 | 688.86 | 815.61 | 1005.90 |
Profit Before Tax | 468.58 | 471.67 | 688.86 | 815.61 | 1005.90 |
Tax Expense | 133.71 | 94.99 | 173.60 | 205.29 | 253.18 |
Effective Tax rate | 28.54% | 20.14% | 25.20% | 25.17% | 25.17% |
Net Profit | 334.87 | 376.68 | 515.26 | 610.32 | 752.71 |
Net Profit Margin | 9.90% | 11.24% | 14.60% | 14.63% | 15.01% |
Consolidated Net Profit | 334.87 | 376.68 | 515.26 | 610.32 | 752.71 |
Net Profit Margin after MI | 9.90% | 11.24% | 14.60% | 14.63% | 15.01% |