Q4FY20 Result Update - Balance Sheet strengthening alongside growth could result in possible rerating - BUY
alongside growth could result in possible rerating APL Apollo Tubes (APAT) reported good Q4FY20 results amidst tough times. Cons revenue de-grew 9.8% YoY to Rs 18,885m on back of 4.1% volume de-growth to 401,000 MT. While sales in metros have taken a back seat, Tier 2&3 cities are showing strong traction and now account for 75% of revenues (40% last year). EBITDA/ton declined 9.9% YoY to Rs 2,989 due to lower fixed cost absorption. PAT declined 1.5% YoY to Rs 608m. FY20 Revenue/EBITDA/PBT grew 8%/21.5%/30.6% to Rs77.2bn/4.8bn/2.9bn respectively. Volumes grew by 22.7% to 16,43,099 MT...