Lumax Industries Ltd. share price target

Lumax Industries' Q4FY20 performance was ahead of estimates with revenue declining by 11% YoY to Rs391 cr v/s est. of 19% fall. This was ahead of the decline of its largest customers MSIL and HMSI. EBITDA margin came in at 9.7% in-line with our estimate

Background: Lumax Industries, part of DK Jain group, is the largest automotive lighting company in India. It manufactures Head lamps, Tail lamps, Sundry & Auxiliary lamps. Lumax has technological & financial collaboration with Stanley Electric of Japan. Stanley holds 37.5% in Lumax Industries and is its largest shareholder. Lumax provides high quality automotive lighting solutions for four wheelers, two wheelers, CVs & Tractor s. It has 27 manufacturing...

We remain convinced of Lumax Industries (LMXI) strong client portfolio and cost rationalisation efforts and hence maintain a BUY with a TP of Rs1,397. In the current uncertain climate, LMXI is focussed on conserving cash and being prudent with CAPEX. Currently, LMXI has Rs1.5bn worth of unutilised credit lines and thus faces no immediate liquidity challenge. We stand by our existing conviction that greater LED penetration and higher local content will aid LMXI's margin profile and new products with Stanley will help diversify revenue streams. LED revenue share intact while margin expansion continued: LMXI's top line...

Lumax Inds (Lumax) exceeded our topline expectation by ~4% to clock INR 387 cr for the quarter.

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We initiate coverage on Lumax Industries (LMXI), the largest auto lighting player in India, with a BUY and a TP of Rs1,794. A long history of catering to the biggest domestic auto players like Maruti, Hyundai, HMSI, and Hero MotoCorp (HML), demonstrate LMXI's product R&D; and impeccable quality. We believe that the key driver for increased LED penetration will be the impending fusion of BS-VI and CAFE norms, which will compel OEMs to incorporate LEDs and other lightweight materials. LMXI has been a substantive beneficiary of a three-decade old equity and technical partnership with Stanley, which has, inter alia, laid the foundation for its debt-free...

In Q3FY20, Lumax Ind. reported a revenue of Rs 383 cr in Q3FY20 (?11% YoY and ?11% QoQ) in line with overall industry revenue decline. EBITDA margins were a beat and at a record level of 11.5% (?160 bps YoY and ?130 bps QoQ) on back of strong improvement in raw material costs and localization effort

Background: Lumax Industries, part of DK Jain group, is the largest automotive lighting company in India. It manufactures Head lamps, Tail lamps, Sundry & Auxiliary lamps. Lumax has technological & financial collaboration with Stanley Electric of Japan. Stanley holds 37.5% in Lumax Industries and is its largest shareholder. Lumax provides high quality automotive lighting solutions for four wheelers, two wheelers, CVs & Tractor s. It has 27 manufacturing...

Lumax Inds (Lumax) topline dropped by 11% yoy to INR 383 cr in Q3FY20.

Industry continued its downward trajectory despite hefty discounts given by OEM's - as high as 15-25% - due to weak demand and inventory correction. In comparison to H1FY19, the Indian ndian automobile industry produced 14.42m vehicles registering de-growth of 13.3% y-o-y y in H1FY20. Majority of the dede growth was contributed by the two wheeler and passenger vehicle segment which shrunk by 16.2% and 23.6% respectively,...