As mentioned in our earlier quarterly updates, we continue to believe that demand could recover notably witnessed from Q3FY21. Factoring in the positive outlook on growth recovery in FY21 we revise our estimates upwards leading to a rating revision to BUY (earlier HOLD) and TP change to Rs. 174

For Q4FY20, Apcotex Industries delivered an in-line performance versus our estimates on Revenues/PAT front. Revenues reported a 25% de-growth impacted by 2 week lockdown that affected performance of its Latex and NBR products.

Apcotex registered a revenue decline of 24% YoY to | 116 crore, largely impacted by sluggish growth from NBR segment due to slowdown in the auto sector along with a fall in realisation due to passing on of benefit of lower RMAT prices. Further, fall in tyre latex along with carpet latex revenue also weighed on the overall performance. The company was struggling to maintain its historic gross margins of 30-32% in the last few quarters due to increase in NBR imports from Europe at lower prices leading the company to sell NBR at losses or breakeven level in the last few quarters. This was...

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Apcotex for Q2FY20 posted revenues of Rs. 124Cr (24% vs our estimate, 23% YoY). Despite reporting high single digit volume growth in Q2, topline was impacted owing to lower realization (sharp fall in petrochemical prices) and slow down in Automobile industry.

Acpotex for Q1FY20 posted revenues of Rs. 146Cr The dip in topline is despite good volume growth across board. Lower realization and slow down in domestic Auto & Construction industries also impacted revenue growth.

New capex to provide long term visibility The management has already approved capex of around | 60 crore for nitrile latex while it has been de-bottlenecking NBR capacity by 5000-6000 MT. We expect NBR's incremental capacity to drive revenues in FY21. Nitrile latex capacity is expected to come on board within 18-24 months post environmental approval. Hence, this bodes well for growth visibility over FY23-24. We expect NBR volumes from auto to remain sluggish at least in the near term. However, the volume loss in auto segment can be recouped...

The company has been debottlenecking its Valia plant, which will expand NBR capacity to 22000 MTPA from 16000 MTPA. Given the realisation of NBR remains at | 150-180/kg, expansion in capacity may improve topline by | 100 crore at optimum utilisation. However, NBR is largely used in the automotive industry. The present slowdown in the auto sector can curtail the growth outlook, to some extent, in the short-term. Apart from this, the company entered manufacture of nitrile latex, which has a large market globally. Since Apcotex is the sole manufacturer in the domestic market,...

AIL's raw materials are crude linked derivates that have significantly spiked over the last three to six months. This, coupled with a slowdown in rubber and automotive segment led to a weak operating performance for the quarter. AIL also continued to witness a demand revival across all industries in the domestic market (except auto/rubber) like paper/paper board, construction, speciality, footwear, rice rolls, etc. Continued efforts to address quality related issues have helped maintain margins. For Q3FY19, AIL witnessed a continued uptick in exports. For full year FY19E,...

Leading player in Emulsion Polymer segment a niche product segment; NBR Market a huge opportunity, High Entry Barriers, New Product Foray (X-NBR) prime growth driver; We value Apcotex Industries at 22.5x FY20E EPS given the sustainable revenue and profit growth and arrive at target price of Rs. 664

Apcotex Industries (AIL) reported strong Q2FY19 results but witnessed deterioration on the balance sheet front Revenues came in at | 160.1 crore, up 24.1% YoY. Gross margins declined 140 bps YoY. However, employee expenses remained flat during the quarter. Accordingly, EBITDA margins came in at 12.3% vs. 11.7% YoY. Absolute EBITDA came at | 19.6 crore, up 29.9% YoY AIL reported other expenses of | 0.37 crore during the quarter. Thus, PAT grew 19.1% YoY to | 10.1 crore...

On a YoY basis, revenues came in at | 150 crore, up 24.9% YoY. EBITDA came in at | 17.8 crore, up 106% YoY. This was due to 450 bps increase in gross margins in the quarter. EBITDA margins came in at 11.9% vs. 7.2% YoY. PAT came in at | 11.2 crore, up 114% YoY On a sequential basis, revenues grew 7.8% YoY but absolute EBITDA declined 21.7% QoQ. Decline in margins was due to higher input prices. Accordingly, PAT also declined 6.8% QoQ Continued domestic performance; strong exports...

Apcotex Industries (AIL) reported strong Q4FY18 results. AIL reported a strong topline, EBITDA and PAT growth for the quarter Revenues came in | 139.2 crore, up 59.9% YoY EBITDA came at | 22.8 crore, up 206.4% YoY. This was due to a 782...

Apcotex Industries (APCOTEX) has reported a robust performance on all fronts. Revenue jumped by 60% yoy to Rs1,392mn (Emkay Est: Rs1,241mn), driven by higher exports, recovery in Latex business and better realizations from NBR segment. EBITDA margin expanded by 774bps yoy to 16.4% (Emkay Est: 10%) due to double-digit margin in NBR and Latex, better inventory management and enhanced operating leverage....

ICICI Securities Ltd | Retail Equity Research Apcotex Industries (AIL) reported stellar Q3FY18 results. AIL reported a strong topline, EBITDA and PAT growth for the quarter Revenues came in | 137.9 crore, up 32.4% YoY. EBITDA came in at | 17.3 crore, up 180.8% YoY. This was due to a 380 bps increase in gross margins and lower other expenses' during the quarter. Accordingly, EBITDA margins came in at 12.6% vs. 5.9% YoY...

ICICI Securities Ltd | Retail Equity Research Apcotex Industries (AIL) reported strong Q2FY18 results. Revenues came in at | 129 crore for Q2FY18, up 39.5% YoY. Higher revenues were on account of good growth witnessed across all industries (auto, industrials, consumer, construction, paper, etc) in domestic markets. Exports also witnessed strong traction due to the sales efforts of the management over the last few quarters EBITDA came in at | 15.1 crore, up 227% YoY. This was due to a 200...

Apcotex reported revenues of INR 1289.9 mn (+40% YoY) broadly in line with our estimates of INR 1224 mn. The revenue growth is on account of restocking of inventory post GST implementation along with an increase in the revenue from NBR in domestic market post low imports from EU and SEA during the qtr. During the quarter, OPM expanded by 668bps YoY to ~11.7% primarily on account of low cost inventory (-152bps YoY). Further...

Apcotex Industries (AIL) reported subdued Q1FY17 results due to shutdown of high styrene rubber (HSR) plant at Taloja. The plant is under structural repair & renovation work. As per the management, the same is likely to be completed in the next two months. HSR production was temporarily shifted to its wholly-owned subsidiary (Apcotex Solutions India Pvt Ltd) plant at Valia, Gujarat .ICICI Securities Limited maintain the valuation multiple at 18x FY18E EPS of | 18.4, to arrive at a target price of | 330. They have a HOLD recommendation on the stock.