I G Petrochemicals Ltd. share price target

IG Petrochemicals (IGPL) in Q4FY19 posted flattish revenues at Rs. 313Cr. Although volume grew 7% for PAN and +77% for MA on a YoY basis while significant decline in PAN/OX spreads led revenues to remain flat YoY.

IG Petrochemicals Ltd (IGPL), for Q4FY19, reported depressed performance. Revenue growth remains flat at 0.1% YoY to INR 3,131mn (est INR 3,221mn). EBITDA decline by 42.5% YoY to INR 367mn (est INR440mn) with 866bps YoY contraction in margin from 20.4% in Q4FY18 to 11.7% in Q4FY19 (est.13.6%) mainly due to decline in gross margins led by reduction in PAN/OX spread due to extreme volatility in raw material prices. During Q4FY19, production of PAN volume has grew by 11.6% on a sequential basis from 37,296MTn in Q3FY19 to 41,617MTn in Q4. However, on yearly basis, PAN volume grew by 7.3% due to customers resume buying which they had postponed during Q3 as stabilization in commodity prices. As we noticed stabilization in crude oil in recent months, we expect better volume uptick in going forward with improvement in margins on the back of increasing...

IGPL with PAN capacities coming on stream by the end of CY19 is well placed to capitalize on domestic opportunities. However, the near term consumption demand downturn remains a concern. Maintain BUY....

Strong downstream demand from diverse user industries and limited global capacity additions to help sustain PAN demand. We lower our FY20/21E estimates to factor in lower EBIDTA margins (17% vs 20% earlier) and delay in commissioning of new project. IGPL's planned...

IG Petrochemicals (IGPL) in Q1FY19 posted revenues of Rs. 351 Cr (19%/12% YoY/QoQ) due to steady production of Phthalic Anhydride (PA) led by strong demand in end user industries.

mainly due to favorable PAN/OX spread. During Q1FY19, production of PAN volume has shown 8.1% growth on the sequential basis from 37,000 in Q4FY18 to 40,000 in Q1.On a sequential basis EBITDA margin shown solid improvement (20.4% in Q4FY18) due to the higher gross margin of 35.5% com- Sector Outlook...