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Anant Raj Ltd

Quarterly Result - Q1FY25

Anant Raj Ltd

Construction - Real Estate

Current

CMP
Rs. 586.15
Rating:
Hold
July 27, 2024

Previous

Rating:
Hold

Stock Info

BSE
515055
NSE
ANANTRAJ
Bloomberg
ARCP:IN
Reuters
ANRA.NS
Sector
Construction - Real Estate
Face Value (Rs)
2
Equity Capital (Rs cr)
68
Mkt Cap (Rs cr)
17733.87
52w H/L (Rs)
552.00 - 181.30
Avg Daily Vol (BSE+NSE)
7,053,481

Shareholding Pattern

(as on 30-Jun)
%
Promoter
60.01
FIIs
13.10
DIIs
6.51
Public & Others
20.36
Source: Ace equity, stockaxis Research

Price performance

Return (%)
1m
3m
12m
Absolute
21.83
47.25
175.12
Sensex
3.38
10.31
21.92
Source: Ace equity, stockaxis Research

Indexed Stock Performance

Anant Raj Ltd Sensex
Anant Raj Ltd
Source: Ace equity, stockaxis Research

Financial Highlights:

Particulars (Rs. In cr) Q1FY25 Q1FY24 YoY (%) Q4FY24 QoQ (%)
Revenue from operations 472.00 316.00 49.00% 443.00 7.00%
EBITDA 103.00 59.00 75.00% 105.60 -2.00%
EBITDA Margin (%) 21.82% 18.67% 315 bps 23.84% (-202 bps)
PAT 91.06 50.00 83.00% 84.00 8.00%
EPS (Rs.) 2.66 1.56 71.00% 2.39 11.00%

Source: Company Filings; stockaxis Research

Q1FY25 Result Highlights
Anant Raj (ARCP) demonstrated strong financial growth for the quarter ended Q1FY25. Consolidated net sales rose 49% YoY to Rs.472 cr as compared to Rs.316 cr in the same quarter of preceding fiscal. Consolidated EBITDA witnessed a remarkable growth of 75% YoY to Rs.103 cr while the EBITDA Margin expanded 315 bps at 21.82%. PAT registered a notable growth of 83% YoY to Rs.91 cr. The company has significantly reduced its debt and expects to be net debt-free status by the end of the calendar year 2024; Net debt ending Q1FY25 stood at Rs.220 crores vs Rs.290 crores in Q4FY24.

Key Conference call takeaways
Estate Residences: Construction work started, and expected to be completed in the next 3.5 to 4 years.

Data centre Expansion: Commissioned an additional 3MW at Manesar in Q1FY25, bringing the total operational capacity to 6MW. Additionally, strengthening work in Panchkula is ongoing, where ARL will operationalise the data centre with an initial IT load of 7MW; on track to deliver 28MW IT Load by FY25 end.

Cloud Services: Orange has begun setting up a cloud services facility, aiming to have it operational by Q4FY25. This project will enhance the service offerings and solidify our position in cloud technology.

Strategic MoU with Orange Business Services for data centres

  • To Design, Build, and provide Operation (Hardware & Software) services for ARC's Cloud Platform.
  • To establish servers for its captive requirement at the ARC data centre.
  • To support, promote, and sell ARC Colocation data center and Cloud Platform Services to its existing and future customers.

Other Key Highlights

  • Data center business has become a major player in North India, with three megawatts operational and more to be completed by December 2024.
  • Entered into an agreement with TCIL for providing cloud services, expecting significant revenue growth.
  • The company anticipates achieving a net debt-free status by December 2024.
  • Plans to ramp up to 300 megawatts in the next four years.
  • Capex for data centres is around INR 25-26 crores per megawatt, significantly lower than competitors.
  • Exploring cloud services with a pilot project of 0.5 megawatt, expecting significant revenue growth.
  • Long-term contracts of 10-15 years in the data center business provide stable revenue streams.
  • Optimistic about the future growth potential in both real estate and data center businesses.
  • Focusing on leveraging existing land banks for real estate projects and generating steady rental income.
  • Confident about the demand for data centres in India and long-term profitability from the business.

Outlook & valuation

Anant Raj posted stellar earnings growth for the quarter ended Q1FY25. Anant Raj is one of the largest landowners in Delhi-NCR with a land bank of over 250 acres, spread across up-and-coming locations in Gurugram and Delhi. We expect a significant scale-up in Anant Raj’s pre-sales on i) a strong launch pipeline of over 5.5mn sq. ft. over the next 18 months on a land bank that is owned and fully paid for, ii) cyclical uptick in Delhi-NCR’s residential real estate market on growing demand and record low inventory levels, iii) increasing preference for branded premium products, and iv) increase in average realizations per sq. ft. on constrained supply in the industry coupled with ARCP’s improving product mix. We also see a significant surge in annuity income, led by, i) its foray into the data centre space where it plans to build and lease 21MW of IT load handling capacity in the first phase (by Q1FY25), and ii) steady growth in rentals in the current commercial annuity portfolio. ARCP is also planning an expansion of leasable area by ~1.55mn sq. ft. at its commercial assets of Anant Raj Centre and Stellar resorts land parcel. At a CMP of Rs.520, the stock is trading at 25x FY26E. We maintain a HOLD rating on the stock.

Consolidated Financial statements

Profit & Loss statement

Particulars (Rs. In cr) Q1FY25 Q1FY24 YoY (%) Q4FY24 QoQ (%)
Revenue from operations 472.00 316.00 49.00% 443.00 7.00%
COGS 350.00 241.00 45.00% 312.00 12.00%
Gross Profit 122.00 75.00 63.00% 131.00 -7.00%
Gross Margin (%) 25.85% 23.73% 212 bps 29.57% (-372 bps)
Employee benefit expenses 5.00 5.00 0.00 5.40 -7.00%
Other expenses 14.00 11.00 27.00% 20.00 -30.00%
EBITDA 103.00 59.00 75.00% 105.60 -2.00%
EBITDA Margin (%) 21.82% 18.67% 315 bps 23.84% (-202 bps)
Depreciation & Amortization 5.46 4.00 37.00% 4.81 14.00%
EBIT 97.54 55.00 77.00% 100.79 -3.00%
Finance costs 3.58 7.47 -52.00% 11.40 -69.00%
Other Income 9.83 9.61 2.00% 10.53 -7.00%
PBT 103.79 57.14 82.00% 99.00 5.00%
Tax expenses 14.20 9.22 54.00% 10.89 30.00%
PAT before share of profit in associates 89.59 48.00 87.00% 88.00 2.00%
Share of profit of associates 1.47 2.00 -21.00% -4.00 -139.00%
PAT 91.06 50.00 83.00% 84.00 8.00%
EPS (Rs.) 2.66 1.56 71.00% 2.39 11.00%