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They have no plans to raise funds as internal cash flow generation is strong and are planning to become debt free. Their focus is on innovating new shapes and sizes. Management continues to remain confident of maintaining revenue growth...

On the back of elevated operating costs, EBITDA margins declined both QoQ as well as YoY. During the quarter, EBITDA margin was at 10.8% compared to 13.7% in Q3FY21 and 13.6% in Q2FY22. The subsequent EBITDA for Q3FY22 was at | 39 crore, down 2% YoY & 15% QoQ. During Q3FY22, EBITDA/tonne was at | 8668/tonne compared to | 8583/tonne in Q3FY21 and | 10583/tonne in Q2FY22...

We retain a BUY rating on the stock with a TP of Rs 1,215/share and continue to value it at 30x PE of FY24E EPS

We visited APL Apollo Tubes’ (APL) Murbad, Maharashtra facility and met with multiple APL distributors. Murbad was Lloyds steel plant, which APL acquired in CY10 for a cash consideration of Rs400mn with a capacity of 90,000te. The same has been ramped up to 0.35mtpa over past seven years, with the introduction of direct forming technology (DFT) and cold rolling and Galva (GP/GI) capacity.

APL Apollo Tubes Q2FY22 EBITDA was slightly weaker than our forecast. EBITDA stood at Rs2,222 mn (9% below our forecast). EBITDA/t expanded by 48% YoY to Rs5,199, although sequentially it fell 24%. Nevertheless, EBITDA/t over Rs5,000 is likely to be sustainable over the coming one year in our view; APL aims to increase EBITDA/t to Rs6-7,000/tonne in coming 2-3 years as it expands its Raipur facility where it will have 0.5 mtpa of high-margin products. Also, APL targets strong volume growth of 2.5 mn...

Surya Roshni reported mixed set of results as its top-line was ahead of our estimate; however, EBITDA margin was slightly weaker than our forecast as Lighting & Consumer Durables EBITDA margin contracted 250 bps YoY to 8.2%. Nevertheless, Surya's Steel pipes segment EBITDA/t remained firm at Rs4,060 (+23% YoY). Also, its steel pipes order backlog continued to increase and stood at Rs10 bn which provides strong...

PAT for Q2FY22 was at | 24 crore, up 172% YoY but down 13% QoQ 12 months (from ~| 67 in October 2020 to ~| 262 levels in October 2021). We continue to remain positive and retain our BUY rating on the stock Target Price and Valuation: We value VSSL at | 340 i.e. 7.5x FY23E EV/EBITDA In June 2021, VSSL was granted environmental clearance (EC) for expansion of capacity at its existing plant in Ludhiana, to up to 280000 tonnes per annum (TPA) of rolled production. With this approval, the path for enhancement of capacity has been cleared. To begin with, the current...

We analyzed the shifting trends in the Structural Tube industry, driven by growing consumption of steel tubes in Construction projects, coupled with growing acceptance and increasing applications of steel tubes. Key drivers of APAT's performance include: a) growing usage of structural tubes as a replacement to RCC, b) first-mover advantage by installing DFT in India, and c) leadership position to help benefit from this shift....

Benefiting from PLI and Scrappage Policies Aichi Alliance icing on the cake

We initiate coverage on Surya Roshni (Surya) with a BUY rating and a target price of Rs694. Surya is the second largest manufacturer of steel pipes (contributes 67% to EBITDA) and also the second largest LED manufacturer in India. With focus on improvement in product mix in steel pipes segment, we expect its margins to improve over the next two-three years. In Lighting & Consumer Durables segment, we anticipate strong growth in segment revenue led by rising demand for LED lights in India and also import substitution. Surya has entered home appliances in the past five years - we expect this segment to record strong growth given strong distribution network of...