Negative Cash Flow Due to Working Capital Build
Working capital surged due to revenue growth and inventory requirements; debt-equity ratio expanded to 8.27x, creating free cash flow pressure despite strong profitability.
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Hedging Losses Impacting Margins
Hedging mechanism creates 'notional losses' when gold prices rise after purchase; additional costs from advertising (10 exhibitions annually), new factory machinery, and CSR expenses further pressure margins.
Gold Price Volatility and Duty Impact
Gold prices doubled over the past year with duty increased from 6% to 15%; management claims absorption in pricing but EBITDA margin contracted 41bps sequentially in Q4.
Customer Concentration in Job-Work Model
Large corporate clients (Titan, Malabar Gold) prefer advance gold model for capital efficiency; conversion to outright model requires significant working capital and may face client resistance.