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Astral delivered a strong Q1 FY24 with 31% volume growth in pipes and healthy adhesive volumes, though revenue growth was muted due to sharp polymer price declines. EBITDA margins remained resilient at ~18% in pipes (adjusted for ~INR 15 crore inventory losses and bathware losses). Management highlighted robust demand across segments and announced aggressive capacity expansion with three new plants (Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur) adding ~142,000 MT, plus debottlenecking. Adhesive guidance of 15%+ EBITDA margin and 15-20% volume growth reiterated. Paint business faced SAP implementation disruption but is expected to recover from Q3. Bathware crossed 500 stores with monthly run rate of INR 5 crore. Key risk: sustained polymer price volatility could delay value growth recovery and margin expansion.
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Guidance to track
- Management expects adhesive business to grow 15-20% in volume terms for the full year, with EBITDA margin above 15%.
- CFO guided that pipe EBITDA per kg should be in the range of INR 35-40 for the year, excluding inventory and bathware losses.
- Capital expenditure for capacity expansion is expected to be around INR 350 crore in FY24 and INR 250 crore in FY25.
- The demerged paint entity will operate under the Astral Synergy brand, with full operations expected from Q3 FY24.
Risks flagged
- Sharp decline in PVC and CPVC prices led to lower revenue growth despite strong volumes; further volatility could delay margin recovery.
- SAP implementation and KYC compliance caused a loss of INR 15-20 crore in paint sales; recovery may take longer than expected.
- Management expects breakeven in 1-2 quarters but project cycles are lengthy (18 months); losses may persist longer.
- Analyst raised concern about Grasim-Lubrizol CPVC plant potentially giving price advantage to competitors; management downplayed but acknowledged risk.
Key quotes
- We are making ourself ready for that, and if the time will come, we should not be shy away, because we don't have any issue to ramp up the capacity.
- We are not just interested in only selling the fast-moving and the low end of the spectrum. We have four ranges, we want to justify all of the, our product that we launch.
- We have to keep patient, and we have to be waiting for few more quarters, and then all of a sudden, you will feel that what happened? All of a sudden number.
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