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Fineotex Chemical Ltd

Quarterly Result - Q3FY24

Fineotex Chemical Ltd

Chemicals

Current

CMP
Rs. 423.50
Rating:
Hold
February 14, 2024

Previous

Rating:
Hold

Stock Info

BSE
533333
NSE
FCL
Bloomberg
FTXC:IN
Reuters
FINE.BO
Sector
Chemicals
Face Value (Rs)
2
Equity Capital (Rs cr)
22
Mkt Cap (Rs cr)
4791.69
52w H/L (Rs)
409.20 - 203.00
Avg Daily Vol (BSE+NSE)
402,322

Shareholding Pattern

(as on 31-Dec)
%
Promoter
65.04
FIIs
0.82
DIIs
3.69
Public & Others
30.46
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Price performance

Return (%)
1m
3m
12m
Absolute
14.28
20.25
54.94
Sensex
-2.05
9.36
17.68
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Indexed Stock Performance

Fineotex Chemical Ltd Sensex
Fineotex Chemical Ltd
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Financial Highlights:

Particulars (Rs Crores) Q3FY24 Q3FY23 YoY (%) Q2FY24 QoQ (%)
Revenue 138.50 109.20 27.00% 145.26 -5.00%
EBITDA 40.40 28.50 42.00% 36.87 10.00%
EBITDA Margin (%) 29.00% 26.00% 12.00% 25.00% 15.00%
PAT 33.00 22.40 47.00% 30.00 10.00%

Source: Company Filings; StockAxis Research

Q3FY24 Result highlights
Fineotex Chemical Ltd (FCL) exhibited impressive earnings growth for the quarter ended Q3FY24. Consolidated net sales rose 27% YoY to Rs.138.5 cr as compared to Rs.109.2 cr registered in the same quarter of the corresponding fiscal driven by sales growth in volumes across segments and strong demand from the customers. Gross Profit jumped 28% YoY to Rs.57.4 cr led by higher revenues. On the operating Profit, consolidated EBITDA witnessed a robust growth of 41.3% YoY to Rs.40 cr aided by higher gross profit. EBITDA Margins expanded by 300 bps to 29.1% YoY driven by lower raw material costs. FCL has passed on some of the benefits of lower raw material prices to customers, resulting in declining realizations, although COGS has improved. PAT jumped 47% YoY to Rs.33 cr. The growth in PAT was fuelled by steady sales growth in volumes across segments and robust operational performance.

Key Conference call takeaways

  • FCL is one of the leading specialty chemicals companies in India.
  • The company offers customized technical solutions with the help of 34 technical experts who assist customers with their requirements, the company has an extensive range of products covering polymerization, phosphates, textile finishing chemicals, detergent chemicals, etc.
  • 7 acres of new factory premises worth 35 crores funded by internal accruals, fungible plant, next to the old plant. Existing demand for specialty chemicals for textile, cleaning & hygiene, and drilling specialty chemicals.
  • The company is diversifying into complementary products for cleaning and hygiene, and drilling specialty. Volume growth (37%) primary driver of volumes. - Co. is set to raise 280 crores via a combination of equity shares and warrants, management is looking for opportunities for inorganic growth.
  • RM prices have softened, and FCL has passed on some of this benefit to the customers bringing down average realizations to INR 82/T, this has also led to the expansion of margins at the same time.
  • 55-60% of volumes are from textiles, and the balance of volumes are from the Cleaning & Hygiene segment.
  • Management expects prices for chemicals to increase going forward due to issues in the Red Sea, wars, and other macro events.
  • Management expects EBITDA margins to be sustainable at Q2/Q3 FY24 levels. With realizations coming down, EBITDA will be sustained by lower RM costs.

Outlook & valuation

Fineotex Chemicals delivered healthy earnings growth in Q3FY24 driven by an increase in sales volume. With the decline in cotton prices, we anticipate an improved performance from the company in the upcoming quarters. It seems that the situation is becoming more stable with respect to issues like the Red Sea crisis, war, and macro events. Furthermore, the company's recent fundraising efforts for foreign opportunities could provide an extra boost to its growth prospects.

Considering the company has established a strong position in specialty textile chemicals, a reputed clientele base, a promising growth outlook for Textile Chemical Industry and Cleaning and Hygiene, a healthy balance sheet, superior return ratios, consistent financial performance, diversified product portfolio, recent collaborations to expand geographical presence, strong technical expertise, inorganic growth opportunities, realisation of synergies with Biotex, strong capacity utilisation, FCL is poised to sustain earnings growth momentum in the coming quarters.

At CMP of Rs.424, the stock is trading at 30x FY25e which appears reasonable and hence, we maintain a Hold rating on the stock.

Quarterly Financials

Particulars (Rs Crores) Q3FY24 Q3FY23 YoY (%) Q2FY24 QoQ (%)
Revenue 138.50 109.20 27.00% 145.26 -5.00%
COGS 81.00 64.20 26.00% 90.45 -10.00%
Gross Profit 57.50 45.00 28.00% 54.81 5.00%
Gross Profit Margin (%) 42.00% 41.00% 1.00% 38.00% 10.00%
Employee Benefit Expense 5.50 4.60 20.00% 5.04 9.00%
Other Expense 11.60 11.90 -3.00% 12.90 -10.00%
EBITDA 40.40 28.50 42.00% 36.87 10.00%
EBITDA Margin (%) 29.00% 26.00% 12.00% 25.00% 15.00%
Depreciation and Amortisation 1.40 1.10 27.00% 1.40 0.00%
EBIT 39.00 27.40 42.00% 35.47 10.00%
EBIT Margin (%) 28.00% 25.00% 12.00% 24.00% 15.00%
Finance Cost 0.30 0.20 50.00% 0.26 15.00%
Other Income 4.90 1.80 172.00% 3.81 29.00%
PBT 43.60 29.00 50.00% 39.02 12.00%
Tax 10.60 6.60 61.00% 9.34 13.00%
PAT 33.00 22.40 47.00% 30.00 10.00%
PAT Margin (%) 24.00% 21.00% 16.00% 21.00% 15.00%
EPS (Rs) 2.95 2.00 48.00% 2.83 4.00%

Source: Company Filings; StockAxis Research