Apcotex Industries Ltd. share price target

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...