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Elecon Engineering Company Ltd

Quarterly Result - Q3FY24

Elecon Engineering Company Ltd

Engineering - Industrial Equipments

Current

CMP
Rs. 1077.10
Rating:
Hold
January 25, 2024

Previous

Rating:
Hold

Stock Info

BSE
505700
NSE
ELECON
Bloomberg
ELCN:IN
Reuters
ELCN.NS
Sector
Engineering - Industrial Equipments
Face Value (Rs)
2
Equity Capital (Rs cr)
22
Mkt Cap (Rs cr)
11970.05
52w H/L (Rs)
1100.00 - 349.85
Avg Daily Vol (BSE+NSE)
190,009

Shareholding Pattern

(as on 31-Dec)
%
Promoter
59.29
FIIs
5.96
DIIs
2.64
Public & Others
32.11
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Price performance

Return (%)
1m
3m
12m
Absolute
10.04
38.50
166.91
Sensex
-0.89
10.39
17.43
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Indexed Stock Performance

Elecon Engineering Company Ltd Sensex
Elecon Engineering Company Ltd
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Financial Highlights:

Particulars (Rs. In cr) Q3FY24 Q3FY23 YoY (%) Q2FY24 QoQ (%)
Revenue from Operations 474.00 389.00 22.00% 485.00 -2.00%
EBITDA 121.00 88.00 38.00% 119.00 2.00%
EBITDA Margin 26.00% 23.00% 13.00% 25.00% 4.00%
PAT 91.00 62.00 47.00% 89.00 2.00%
EPS (IN Rs.) 8.06 5.59 44.00% 7.89 2.00%

Source: Company Filings; StockAxis Research

For the quarter ended Q3FY24, Elecon Engineering reported healthy earnings growth as consolidated net sales rose 22% YoY to Rs.474 cr as compared to Rs.389 cr recorded in the same quarter of the corresponding fiscal. The domestic market accounted for 73% of the revenue and balance coming from overseas markets. EBITDA for Q3 FY24 stood at Rs.120 crores, growing 36% from Q3 FY '23. The EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 25.4% owing to better product mix and process improvement initiatives undertaken. PAT surged to Rs.90 cr, registering a growth of 44% YoY boosted by healthy topline growth and solid operational performance. PAT margin for Q3FY24 stood at 19.1% as compared to 16.1% in Q3 FY '23, registering a significant improvement of 300 basis points.

Moving to the segment-wise performance, Gear Division accounted for 86% of the revenue while 14% was contributed by MHE Division in Q3 FY '24.

Talking about the gear segment, consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs.409 crores as compared to Rs.329 crores, a growth of 24%. The EBIT for the quarter stood at Rs.111 crores, impressive year-on-year growth of 48%. The EBIT margin for Q3 FY24 stood at 27.2% compared to 22.9%, reflecting a substantial improvement of 435 basis points.

Moving on to MHE Division, revenue for the quarter stood at Rs.65 crores as compared to Rs.60 crores in corresponding quarter last year, growth of 8% Y-o-Y. EBIT for Q3 FY24 stood at Rs.12 crores, registering a growth of 38% Y-o-Y.The open orders as on December 31, 2023, stood at Rs.219 crores.

Furthermore, our total consolidated order book including both divisions experienced order inflow of Rs.1,438 crores during 9-month FY24 and the total open orders as on December 31, 2023, stood at Rs.791 crores.

MHE division continues to win big orders for product supply. We have recently received two orders from the steel sector and one order for cement sector, aggregating to Rs.173 crores. We continue to make progress in recovering funds through arbitration awards. As of 31 December 2023, we have received Rs.37.2 crores out of total awards of Rs.63 crores.

Key conference call takeaways

  • Management is confident of achieving revenue guidance of Rs.2000 cr for FY24 in spite of challenges due to current geopolitical scenario and Margins at 24% plus amid softening of the steel-based raw material prices.
  • Consolidated order book including both divisions experienced order inflow of Rs.1,438 crores during 9-month FY24 and the total open orders as on December 31, 2023, stood at Rs.791 crores.
  • The company signed off four more OEM agreements. This brings their total overseas OEM business agreement to 10, making significant progress in expanding partnership. The 10 OEMs would constitute about EUR6 million. Commercial production will start in Q3FY25.
  • MHE division continues to win big orders for product supply. They have recently received two orders from the steel sector and one order for cement sector, aggregating to Rs.173 crores. The company continues to make progress in recovering funds through arbitration awards. As of 31 December 2023, they have received Rs.37.2 crores out of total awards of Rs.63 crores.
  • Capex plan of around INR 100 crores per year for the next three years.

Outlook & valuation

Elecon Engineering reported steady earnings growth in Q3FY24 riven by growth across segments. Elecon is a manufacturer of industrial gears (~97% mix) & material handling equipment (MHE) (~13% mix). It is a play on industrial capex across various sectors, especially in cement, steel, power, sugar, and other sectors. Elecon is the leader in industrial gears with a market share of 39% in India. Strong industrial capex is likely to drive higher utilisation in the industrial gear segment. Elecon’s strong order book offers strong growth visibility with an improved balance sheet. At CMP of Rs.1067, the stock is trading at 30x FY25E and hence, we maintain hold rating on the stock.

Quarterly Financials

Particulars (Rs. In cr) Q3FY24 Q3FY23 YoY (%) Q2FY24 QoQ (%)
Revenue from Operations 474.00 389.00 22.00% 485.00 -2.00%
Operating Expenses 251.00 202.00 24.00% 263.00 -5.00%
Gross Profit 223.00 187.00 19.00% 222.00 0.00%
Gross Profit Margin 47.00% 48.00% -2.00% 46.00% 3.00%
Employee Cost 43.00 40.00 8.00% 44.00 -2.00%
Other Expenses 59.00 59.00 0.00% 59.00 0.00%
EBITDA 121.00 88.00 38.00% 119.00 2.00%
EBITDA Margin 26.00% 23.00% 13.00% 25.00% 4.00%
Other Income 10.00 3.00 233.00% 13.00 -23.00%
Depreciation 13.00 12.00 8.00% 13.00 0.00%
EBIT 118.00 79.00 49.00% 119.00 -1.00%
EBIT Margin (%) 25.00% 20.00% 23.00% 25.00% 1.00%
Finance cost 1.00 2.00 -50.00% 3.00 -67.00%
Share in profit of Associates 1.00 1.00 0.00% 2.00 -50.00%
Profit before tax 118.00 78.00 51.00% 118.00 0.00%
PBT Margin (%) 25.00% 20.00% 24.00% 24.00% 2.00%
Tax 27.00 16.00 69.00% 29.00 -7.00%
PAT 91.00 62.00 47.00% 89.00 2.00%
PAT Margin (%) 19.00% 16.00% 20.00% 18.00% 5.00%
EPS (IN Rs.) 8.06 5.59 44.00% 7.89 2.00%

Source: Company Filings; StockAxis Research