SOMANYCERA Q4 FY26 earnings call.
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Somany Ceramics reported Q4 FY26 with 6% sales growth and 5% for the full year, alongside EBITDA margin expansion to 11.4% in Q4 from approximately 8.2% year-ago, driven by strategic pricing actions and cost pass-through. The Morbi gas crisis served as an unexpected tailwind—organized players gained pricing discipline while unorganized competitors faced severe margin pressure with 30-35% gas cost increases. Sanitary ware revenue reached 320 crore (up 8% YoY), with only 25% of the 3,100-dealer network currently handling bathware, providing significant headroom for growth. Working capital improved substantially with receivable days at 40 (down from 51) and inventory reduced by 2.5 million sqm. Management targets EBITDA margin improvement of 150bps from the 9.3% base, though April demand remained subdued due to price absorption lag and dealer destocking. Key risks include geopolitical gas price volatility, labor shortages in Morbi affecting capacity ramp-up to 85%, and whether pent-up demand materializes by June to validate the volume recovery thesis.
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- Management targets 150bps improvement from 9.3% FY26 base, potentially reaching low-to-mid teens on sustained basis if gas prices normalize and price hikes fully absorb cost inflation of ~7 rupees per sqft.
- Full-year volume growth expected in decent single digits with sanitary ware growing at aggressive double-digit rates; value growth guidance of 20-25% conditional on gas prices remaining at current elevated levels.
- FY27 capex largely routine with balancing equipment investments in vintage plant to improve value-addition and capacity utilization; no significant expansion capex planned.
- Price increases implemented across segments: tile ~16-17% since March, bathware 18% in February, blended bathware-sanitaryware 8% in April; retail fully passed on costs, projects partially at 85-90%.
Risks flagged
- Morbi gas prices spiked from ~46-55 rupees to 74+ rupees post-March 2025 due to geopolitical tensions; further escalation to $200/barrel oil could make production unviable even after current price hikes.
- Despite gas supply resuming May 1, Morbi plants running at only 60-65% due to migrant labor shortage; full 85% capacity expected by month-end but June demand pickup remains uncertain.
- April demand subdued as dealers destocked and consumers delayed purchases to absorb 16-17% tile price hike; pent-up demand expected in June but timing uncertain—analyst directly questioned management on volume growth shortfall versus competitors.
- Management cited regulatory embargo from JV consolidation preventing share buyback for 6-8 months, despite stock at 2015 valuations and debt-free balance sheet—promoters buying stock before trading window shut.
Key quotes
- Morbi has increased prices by about 30-35%. Which means that the organized players have increased prices about 16 or 17%. So in percentage terms our increase is lesser versus theirs. So with that kind of a sharp increase they are having trouble facing demand.
- This is the old saying that somebody's loss is somebody's gain. I think as far as the industry is concerned the branded players the organized players are to gain from this disruption provided there's no further disruption in this regard.
- We focused a lot of volume growth towards our non-JV partners. There was lot of inventory lying there. I didn't want them to price me at a higher price. So we focused there. Our inventory we kept for sale in April because the prices was further going to go up in April.
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