Rossari Biotech Q3 FY23 Earnings Report
Rossari Biotech Q3 FY23 Earnings Report
Result Highlights 50
Feb-22 Jun-22 Oct-22 Feb-23
▪ Revenue: The consolidated net-revenue stood at Rs 3.9bn (-9% YoY; -9% QoQ); 1M 3M 1Y
on weaker HPPC segment demand and weaker sales in subsidiaries. While weaker Absolute return -4.9 -22.8% -43.4%
Agro demand impacted Unitop, Tristar was impacted by weaker exports to Europe
and Russia. Shareholding pattern (As of Dec ’22 end)
Promoter 68.4%
▪ Consol. Ebitda & PAT: Consolidated Ebitda at Rs 542mn stood higher by 16% YoY FII+DII 21.7%
but 4% lower QoQ. Consol. PAT stood at Rs 257mn (+14% YoY; +7% QoQ). Ebitda Others 8.9%
margin improved QoQ to 13.9% (2QFY23: 13.3%) on moderation in raw material
prices. 43% QoQ lower interest cost further aided earnings in the 3QFY23. The ∆ in stance
(1-Yr) New Old
9M Ebitda & PAT stood at Rs 1.7bn (+32% YoY) & Rs 775mn (+6.1% YoY)
Rating BUY BUY
▪ Standalone Earnings: S.A. Revenue for 3QFY23 stood at Rs 2.369bn (-12% YoY; - Target Price 1095 1255
-2% QoQ), with Ebitda at Rs 319mn (+22% YoY; +15% QoQ) and PAT at Rs 175mn
Financial Summary
(-4% YoY; +13% QoQ). As the standalone business had a relatively stable quarter
(Rs mn) FY22 FY23E FY24E FY25E
vis-à-vis subsidiaries. The 9M Ebitda & PAT stood at Rs 868mn (-7.6% YoY) & Rs Revenue 14,830 16,192 19,052 22,358
482mn (-22% YoY). YoY (%) 109.1 9.2 17.7 17.4
EBIDTA 1,834 2,239 2,667 3,242
▪ HPPC Segment: Revenue stood at Rs 2.71bn (-7.8% YoY; -10.7% QoQ) as the
OPM (%) 12.4 13.8 14.0 14.5
segment experienced weaker demand sentiment during the quarter. PAT 977 1,126 1,622 2,115
YoY (%) 22.0 15.3 44.0 30.4
▪ TSC Segment: Revenue stood at Rs 895mn (-19.1% YoY; -2.1% QoQ), challenges
ROE 16.1 13.1 16.4 18.2
in textile exports impacted sales for textile chemicals during the quarter.
EPS 19 22 31 41
▪ AHN Segment: Revenue for the segment stood at Rs 286mn (+20.3% YoY; -5.2% P/E 45.7 31.5 21.8 16.8
P/BV 5.5 3.9 3.3 2.8
QoQ), during the quarter.
EV/EBITDA 24.1 15.1 12.3 9.7
Valuation
Maintain BUY on Rossari, with a Mar’24 TP of Rs 1095/sh. Our TP is premised upon an
operating earnings CAGR of ~16%(FY22-30e), with a RoE profile of ~16%.
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CONCALL HIGHLIGHTS
▪ During the quarter margins improved on QoQ and YoY basis as a result of moderation in RM
prices by 15%. Saw pickup in exports during the quarter. Despite the headwinds in short-
term, long-term outlook intact.
▪ Degrowth in standalone business was 11%, majority attributable to lower demand in agro
and lower offtake from exports.
▪ Have invested in R&D to create range of ecofriendly products. Focus on increasing high
margin product portfolio
▪ Water treatment, Ceramic and cement new areas being explored
▪ Gross margins at 30%, EBITDA increased to 14%. Standalone gross margins were – 29%.
▪ For FY23, Rs 17bn topline expected for the year, EBITDA of Rs 2.2-2.3 bn margin of 13%.
▪ For FY24 – 15-20% growth on topline and to reach 16-17% margin over 2 years’ time frame
▪ Capacity utilization – 55%.
▪ Bookkeeping – For the 9M exports contributed 24% on consolidated basis.
▪ Capex of Rs. 50-100 mn done mainly towards maintenance, for next year not more than Rs.
300-400 mn to be spent on capex. No large capex plan as of now. Currently have enough
room to double the turnover.
▪ New projects undertaken are targeted at 20% EBITDA, gross margins above 30%. Products
like Green surfactants, silicone based wetting agents etc. have such profile.
▪ Standalone Subsidiary saw slowdown due to subdued demand. Textile sector slowdown
continued. And Agricultural demand was muted. YoY numbers were down due to weakening
of RM prices.
▪ HPPC – Rossari was able to maintain run rate, with onboarding of new customers, of which
one is key MNC customer added. Also, faced headwind with a customer which had hurtled
the standalone numbers. That Customer now no more contributes to run rate. In couple of
quarters the loss shall be negated completely.
▪ Volume growth was seen in subsidiary, which was slightly impacted due to slowdown of
agriculture which shall pickup in Feb-March
▪ Tristar saw export headwinds to Europe and Russia during November and December. This
quarter should be back to its run rate. Slowdown due to destocking by customers
▪ In Unitop, non-agro business growth was good during the quarter.
▪ TSC – Prices of RM came down. Textile industry still facing slowdown, expecting in May-
June demand to revive. Management plans to double this segment in 4 to 5 years.
▪ AHN - seeing 20% YOY growth, the momentum is expected to continue and Q4 to be
stronger. 30-35% growth to be seen in upcoming years. Products in this category are High
value high margins. Margins for some of the products are up to 50%, management is
aggressive on this segment as they expect good growth potential. Management is confident
of doubling the contribution from this segment in next 3 years.
▪ Focus on zero effluent, majority products do not produce effluents, due to number of
products there is cleaning required so there is effluent discharge at Dahej facility.
▪ Formulation and customized solution are backbone with center of excellence at IIT Powai.
Speed and flexibility of delivery of product is another differentiator.
▪ Focus on zero effluent, majority products do not produce effluents, due to number of
products there is cleaning required so there is effluent discharge at Dahej facility
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CHARTS
Exhibit 4: Revenue down 0.1% YoY and by 8.5% QoQ; Exhibit 5: EBITDA margins expanded by ~300bps YoY
on weaker demand sentiment in HPPC segment and 62bps QoQ due to moderation in RM costs
(Rs Mn) Revenues Growth% EBITDA Margin (Rs Mn) (%)
5,000 80% 500 14% 15% 16%
(%)
4,500 70% 450 14%
4,000 60% 400
350 9.8% 9.9% 9.8% 10.1% 12%
3,500 50% 8.6%
300 8.2% 10%
3,000 40%
2,500 30% 250 8%
16% 16% 13% 13% 14%
2,000 11% 11% 12% 20% 200 6%
150
1,500 10% 4%
100
1,000 0% 2%
50
500 -10% 0 0%
0 -20%
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Exhibit 6: HPPC segment’s share stood at 69.7%, Exhibit 7: HPPC segment revenue decreased 7.8%
followed by 23% share of TSC and 7.4% AHN YoY and 10.7% QoQ
(Rs Mn) (%)
HPPC TSC AHN
100.0% 3,500 78% 90%
90.0% 80%
3,000
70%
80.0%
2,500 60%
70.0% 50%
60.0% 2,000 40%
22% 25%
50.0% 1,500 30%
3% 4% 20%
40.0% 1,000 -4% 10%
30.0% -9% -11% 0%
500
20.0% -10%
0 -20%
10.0%
Dec-21
Dec-22
Sep-21
Sep-22
Mar-21
Mar-22
Jun-21
Jun-22
0.0%
Mar-21 Jun-21 Sep-21 Dec-21 Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Dec-22
Exhibit 8: TSC segment revenue stood lower by 19% Exhibit 9: AHN segment revenue stood higher by
YoY & 2.1% QoQ 20.3% YoY but lower by 5.2% QoQ
(Rs Mn) (%) (Rs Mn) (%)
47%
1,200 50% 450 79% 100%
40% 400 61% 80%
1,000
350 60%
30%
800 300 24% 40%
12% 20% 250 11% 7%
600 -5% -5% 20%
1% 10% 200
-1% -3% -2% 0%
400 150
0% -39% -20%
-14% 100
200 -15%
-10% 50 -40%
0 -20% 0 -60%
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WACC 11%
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FINANCIALS
Exhibit 11: Income statement
Y/e 31 Mar (Rs mn) FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23E FY24E FY25E
Revenue 2335 2918 5159 6001 7093 14830 16192 19052 22358
Total Expense 2092 2472 4372 4954 5863 12995 13953 16385 19116
Operating Profit 243 446 787 1047 1231 1834 2239 2667 3242
Other Income 9 9 12 37 92 120 170 220 270
Depreciation (43) (51) (122) (169) (228) (481) (607) (625) (642)
EBIT 210 404 677 916 1094 1474 1801 2263 2870
Interest (21) (10) (33) (36) (30) (127) (300) (100) (50)
Share of JV 0 0 23 (2) 4 15 0 0 0
PBT 189 394 667 878 1068 1363 1501 2163 2820
Tax (31) (105) (167) (226) (268) (386) (375) (541) (705)
PAT 157 289 500 653 800 977 1126 1622 2115
Adj. PAT 157 289 500 653 800 977 1126 1622 2115
Eps 27.1 65.7 103.3 13.4 15.5 18.9 21.8 31.5 41.0
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Fixed assets 448 537 784 1035 206 3060 3104 3050 3012
Intangibles 1 0 60 48 1609 3025 2887 2717 2513
Investments 2 32 2 179 0 359 409 459 509
Net working capital 376 535 457 2221 2285 2381 3729 5418 7542
Inventories 235 351 549 582 954 1899 1586 1895 2215
Sundry debtors 473 598 860 941 1441 3049 2662 3132 3675
Cash & Bank Balance 21 7 57 1272 883 524 2036 2869 4434
Other assets 39 74 192 658 521 652 652 652 652
Other Liabilities 56 114 152 263 202 1880 1461 1045 997
Sundry creditors 336 381 1048 970 1311 1862 1744 2085 2436
Application of Funds 826 1104 1303 3482 4101 8825 10130 11644 13576
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Valuation ratios
P/E 32 13 8 65 56 46 31 22 17
P/CEPS 390 187 118 92 78 90 68 36 24
P/B 74 50 36 16 11 6 4 3 3
EV/EBITDA 184.5 100.6 56.8 42.0 35.6 24.1 15.1 12.3 9.7
Payout (%)
Dividend payout 0.0 0.1 1.0 14.7 10.5 7.7 11.0 10.9 10.9
Tax payout 17 27 27 26 25 28 25 25 25
Liquidity ratios
Debtor days 60 67 52 55 61 55 60 60 60
Inventory days 53 55 47 56 64 54 70 70 70
Creditor days 68 67 74 100 96 60 60 60 60
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Recommendation Tracker
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1,100 Buy
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