Astral's Q4FY21 result was a beat to our and consensus estimates on key parameters. Strong demand in both pipes and adhesive segment led to healthy net sales growth, while cost cutting measures supported margins improvement. Net sales improved by 79.3% YoY to Rs11.2bn, while EBITDA was up by 126% YoY to Rs2.5bn. The company reported net profit of Rs1.7bn, growth of 241.3% YoY. Though there is marginal weakness in demand in April, 21 due to Covid-19 led state wise lockdown, the management remained confident to grow as things normalize. We believe the company is well placed to benefit from capacity expansion plan to cater to incremental demand,...