Astral Pipes fundamentals :
They have 2 major segments, pipes and adhesives. 77% revenue comes from Piping and the rest from Adhesives.
Both segments have very high margin.
25% PAT CAGR over the past 5 years.
Capacity utilization is far from saturation point.
Astral is already a CPVC leader (77% revenue share) and has diversified into Pidilite's monopoly in the high-margin adhesives segment (23% revenue share) and held up pretty well.
Recent acquisitions show the management's ambition to use inorganic means to make a dent into the high margin segment that Pidilite currently has a dominating market share in (M Seal, Dr fixit)
Comparison with Supreme Industries would be a bit unfair since Supreme does a lot more than just pipes. They make furniture and packaging foam etc. Detailed comparison of Supreme Inds here :
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