ASTRAL / Q1-FY25 / claim-ledger

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WatchQ1-FY25 · 2024-08-01Back to quarter ↗

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12

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63%

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Shravan Shah · Dolat Capital

partial

Can 15% volume growth guidance be revised upward? How was July demand?

So like you see the history that whenever the polymer price goes up, the demand picks up. It is not a genuine demand, but it's a stocking demand. ... we have given the guidance 15% plus. 15% can be anywhere 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, anything between 20% number. ... As far as July is concerned, yes, you are right, absolutely. July is slow because the polymers are coming down.

Shravan Shah · Dolat Capital

direct

Is there possibility of inventory losses in Q2?

At this stage, we don't see any inventory losses. If further polymer goes down, yes, there can be a probability of loss, but at this stage, when I'm talking today, it doesn't look that the inventory losses will be there.

Shravan Shah · Dolat Capital

partial

What was bathware Q1 revenue and EBITDA loss? CapEx guidance?

We have done close to about INR 26 crore of revenue, which is YoY basis, if you see, it is a 90% jump... CapEx guidance will be somewhere around INR 350 crore on a full year.

Shravan Shah · Dolat Capital

partial

What is paint revenue guidance for FY25 and margin outlook?

This year, margin will be little lower, as I communicated in the Q1 also, because of launch and all employee costs. ... we will be maintaining double-digit kind of margin. ... Full year, I am telling you minimum 10% kind of margin we are targeting.

Sneha Talreja · Nuvama

evasive

How are paint launches progressing and what revenue in 2-3 years?

We have launched in Gujarat. ... We'll quantify some numbers on this from next, next quarter for Astral Paints to make it more clear and clarity. ... we are targeting a growth of at least 15%-20%, 15% minimum from the level which we were last year.

Sneha Talreja · Nuvama

direct

What is CPVC pricing outlook and inventory levels?

CPVC price is stable right now, but there are high probability that because of this anti-dumping revised rule, there are high probability that the prices should go up. ... very light inventory in CPVC in the market.

Rahul Agarwal · Ikigai Asset Management

direct

What is outlook for adhesives India growth and margins?

India, we are expecting to maintain the similar margin for the balance nine months, and at the same time, we are expecting 15%-20% kind of growth.

Rahul Agarwal · Ikigai Asset Management

partial

What is the run rate for staff cost and other expenses?

So see, staff cost and all has gone up mainly because top line growth was affected because of the lower polymer price. ... on a full year basis, more or less, it should be in the same range.

Pujan Shah · Molecule Ventures

partial

What is the status of O-PVC technology and capacity plans?

So O-PVC, yes, we have guided that this will be our indigenous technology. ... To start with October, November and December, 3 machines we have lined up. ... the capacity will be close to about 78,000 metric ton.

Nitin Jain · Fairview

direct

Why is volume-value gap higher than peers and will one-off expenses subside?

Q1, Astral is normally of a CPVC-driven more company, but the Q1 is always loaded with the more of PVC product. ... that was the reason that the gap was wide. ... It will come down only. It will not go up.

Sonali Salgaonkar · Jefferies

declined

What is volume growth split between plumbing and infra? Urban vs tier?

I think we don't share, Sonali, these kind of number in the calls, neither in the personal meetings also. These are the confidential things we don't discuss in the market.

Praveen Sahay · Prabhudas Lilladher

direct

Will 40.5% gross margin be maintained? Any one-off?

So as far as improvement is concerned, I don't think we are already sitting on a very high margin, so there is no point to improve further from here. Even if it is coming down 1 or 2%, it's fine to us. ... Very low, very low, very low.