Shares of SRF rallied 8 per cent to hit a brand new excessive of Rs 8,535.95on the BSE in intra-day commerce on Friday, rising 11 per cent prior to now two buying and selling days, after the corporate reported a robust operational efficiency for the quarter ended June 2021 (Q1FY22). A pointy up transfer in inventory costs pushed market capitalisation (m-cap) of the corporate previous Rs 50,000 crore-mark for the primary time at present.
At 09:58 am, the inventory was up 7 per cent at Rs 8,502, with a market-cap of Rs 50,364 crore, the BSE information exhibits.
SRF is a chemical primarily based multi-business entity engaged within the manufacturing of business and specialty intermediates. In Q1FY22, SRF’s consolidated internet revenue more-than-doubled at Rs 395.3 crore in opposition to Rs 176.9 crore in Q1FY21. The firm reported a 75 per cent year-on-year (YoY) progress in income at Rs 2,699 crore in contrast with Rs 1,545 crore within the corresponding quarter of the earlier fiscal. Ebitda (earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) margin improved 50 foundation factors (bps) to 24.6 per cent.
The firm stated in the course of the quarter, the specialty chemical substances enterprise which accounts for 42 per cent of complete income, carried out nicely owing to increased gross sales from exports and home markets. The fluorochemicals enterprise witnessed increased gross sales volumes within the refrigerants and the blends segments, with higher gross sales realisations, particularly from the export markets.
In Q1FY22, the technical textiles enterprise reported working revenue of Rs 134 crore as in opposition to a lack of Rs 14 crore in Q1FY21. Re-structuring of margin profile with long-term prospects has contributed to the general efficiency of the technical textiles enterprise. In addition, increased gross sales volumes from the nylon tyre twine materials, belting materials and polyester industrial yarn segments augured nicely for the enterprise, the corporate stated.
To meet the rising demand for refrigerants within the home and exports market, the corporate’s board accredited a undertaking for built-in enlargement of fluorocarbon primarily based refrigerant capability at Dahej at a projected value of Rs 550 crore. The similar is anticipated to be accomplished in twenty-four months. To cater to the rising energy necessities of recent and upcoming crops at Dahej, the board has additionally accredited the set up of 200 KV grid at a projected value of Rs 135 crore.
“SRF’s performance in the last three years has been robust, with revenue/EBITDA/PAT CAGR of 15 per cent/33 per cent/42 per cent. The stock price over the same period has grown by around 40 per cent CAGR. Earnings momentum is likely to slow down due to margin contraction in the packaging films segment (EBIT margin of 27.3 per cent in FY21 v/s 20-21 per cent in FY22-23E) and reduced growth momentum in specialty chemicals due to a high base (three years revenue CAGR of 60 per cent v/s 26 per cent for FY21-23E). Going forward, we expect SRF to post a revenue/EBITDA/PAT CAGR of 26 per cent/22 per cent/26 per cent over FY21- 23E,” Motilal Oswal Financial Services stated in a end result replace.
