Conference Call with Chemplast Sanmar Management and Analysts on Q4FY22 Performance and Outlook. Listen to the full earnings transcript.
Specialty Chemicals firm Chemplast Sanmar declares Q4FY22 result: In FY22, revenues grew at a healthy rate owing to strong volume off-take and higher realisation across all key products - Specialty Paste PVC resin, Suspension PVC, Chloromethanes and Caustic Soda. In Q4FY22, revenue grew by 35% on YoY basis due to pick-up in demand coupled with better realisation for most of the products. We also liquidated excess inventory of Specialty Paste PVC resin and Suspension PVC built up in Q3FY22. The Suspension PVC prices rebounded in Q4FY22 with a pick-up in demand and supply tightness around the world. Caustic prices continue to remain strong on structural tightness globally. Due to strong demand and commercialization of new products, custom manufactured chemicals saw a significant increase in sales in FY22. Chemplast has recently been upgraded as Development Supplier by one of the innovator companies and they now consider us to be a key supplier for their requirements. With the entry into this elite group, we have started to receive additional enquiries for new products. Debt reduction since the IPO continues to drive a pronounced improvement in the credit profile. The Company is debt free on a standalone basis. 10% increase in Suspension PVC capacity through debottlenecking is expected to come fully online by Q1’FY23. This is a phased debottlenecking, part of which is already completed. In Apr’22, CRISIL Ratings have upgraded the ratings for both the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary to AA-/Stable for long term bank facilities and A1+ for short term bank facilities. Commenting on the results, Mr. Ramkumar Shankar, Managing Director said, “We delivered a very strong fiscal year 2022 marked by an important milestone in our history, our IPO. Our focus on consistently delivering outstanding operational results, combined with our dedication to strengthening our balance sheet, has helped us advance our performance by every passing quarter in this year. We delivered our highest ever revenue of Rs. 5,892 cr (55% growth on YoY basis) with a healthy EBITDA margin of 20.3%. We also achieved the highest ever net-profit of Rs. 649 Cr, (a YoY increase of 109%) and a record EPS of Rs.43.66." Result PDF