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Havells India reported a strong Q1 FY2025, driven by a favorable summer boosting cooling products like ACs, fans, and air coolers. The ECD segment grew 20%, while cables saw double-digit growth, though wires revenue was impacted by channel destocking due to sharp commodity price declines in June. Lloyd's profitability improved to 3.5% EBIT margins, aided by cost efficiencies and operating leverage, though management emphasized continued investment in brand building and R&D. The company maintained its capex guidance of INR 800-900 crore for FY2025, with significant allocation to cable capacity expansion. Management expressed cautious optimism on consumer demand recovery, noting improved sentiment but refraining from calling it sustainable. Key risks include sustained weak consumer demand in ECD and competitive intensity in switches and switchgear.
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- Management maintained capex guidance of INR 800-900 crore for FY2025, with 30-40% allocated to cable capacity expansion.
- Management expects continued improvement in Lloyd's profitability driven by premiumization, cost efficiencies, and operating leverage, but did not provide a specific margin target.
- Management expects to have a full bouquet of approvals for cables and HVAC exports to the US within 9-12 months.
Risks flagged
- Management expressed caution on consumer demand recovery, noting that the strong Q1 growth may be a one-off due to summer and low base, and underlying demand remains uncertain.
- Analyst raised concern about increased competition from national players offering longer credit periods and wider SKU ranges, which could pressure margins.
- Sharp commodity price decline in June 2024 led to channel destocking, impacting wires revenue. Management noted normalization in July but risk remains if volatility continues.
Key quotes
- Lloyd is a gem, right? And again, you know, I frankly don't even look at 2.8%, 3.5% for the whole year. We're making huge investments in Lloyd for quite some time, and we will continue to do so.
- I think the consumer turnaround is, hopefully near, near. And in few quarters, we should see that, which should help the core also to grow much better, which ultimately will transmit to the EBIT margins.
- We really don't want to jump onto something which is very sketchy.
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