I studied #camlin#fine#sciences for past few weeks. Does not deserve full thread imo so only sharing some key take-aways.
πππ
few things i like:
lot of triggers: more efficient manufacturing (lot of capex in Dahej), plans to forward integrate all catechol and hydroquinone production (higher Gross margins).
Manufacturing becoming more efficient incrementally(dahej instead of italy and other geopgraphies), the battery play (Lockheed contract) which definitely can be huge. Fermentation company that they are aquiring for omega 3 fatty acids production
Few things i dont like/concerns: 1. a bit complex in terms of structure/organization. more variables to track. more probability something somewhere will break/not go as per plan. Variance of outcomes is too high. Murphy's law.
2. The end market seems to be a small and slow growiing one for most products. Growth really depends on ability to gain market share. If Clean science & CFS are matched in efficiencies (which they seem to be), then its anyone's bet who will do better.
Even Clean Science guides for 2-3% > market growth by gaining market share, from 40-50% to 60% in some products. So who is going to end up winning, i do not know.
Some rough partial notes if you're interested in studying more:
There's a couple of key changes happening in the consumer facing FMCG brands which I think investors need to taje notice of and think about. Investors of #itc#hul#britannia need to think carefully about this. ππ
1οΈβ£ The retailer is becoming ecommerce heavy. Ex: I buy all my grocery on Tata big basket or Amazon. To me this represents a change in power dynamics across the value chain. The ability of Amazon or big basket to bargain is far higher than an offline only limited space distributor
Or a mom and pop front end kirana store. Now how fast this shows up in numbers and depresses working capital for brands is a function of market share of e-retail vs that of offline retail. I'd definitely track this if I were invested in the consumer facing brands.
Let us estimate the ROIIC for #Pix transmissions. See screener.in page for details on the capex that is ongoing.
To be more precise, ill estimate the ROCE for incremental capital deployed
1. 60 cr capex happening. 50% capacity expansion. 2. EBIT of 96cr in FY21. So incremental EBIT of 48cr assuming no margin expansion. 3. 150cr Working capital for FY21. 75cr for incremental sales assuming no change in WC position. 4. 48/(60+75) = 35.5%
FY21 ROCE is 28%.
Time for a thread on things I have learned in last 1 year. My key takeaways, and also mistakes I made.
If you like the thread, please retweet this tweet so it can benefit maximum investors.
π§΅π§΅π§΅πππ
1β£ Predicting nifty levels and what broader markets will do is an exercise in futility
Nobody can do it consistently. This is because there are too many random variables (probabilistic outcomes) which control the level of nifty including but not limited to:
investors ease of access to money, federal bank action across the world, profitability of cos, demand, supply, extent of formalisation of economies, expectations of aforementioned factors and very broadly, the extent of innovation coming into the market
"Upsurge in the valuation of API companies is also because of formulation companies stocking up APIs. (~ to defensive buying of semiconductors by consumer electronics companies) βIf earlier theyβd stock for 3m , they began stocking for 6m-12m"
Correct comparison is to nearby countries with similar per capita incomes. India standa out head and shoulders above everybody else. Don't compare to China Japan uk and usa or russia. I am hopeful about the future.
Q1FY22 concall was today for ππ. My key takeaways ππ
1β£ Revenue & margin π»
In b/w lines:
Multiple factors for affecting both. Unit 3 has been commercialised, but not ramped up. Operating de-leverage at play. CMS revenue lumpy. As biz mix changes, so do margins.
Some CMS revenue postponed due to complex nature of projects (more on that later).
2β£ Medium term guidance of 15-20% topline growth and 20% EBITDA margins
In b/w lines:
What we need to understand is that this is a very lumpy biz, even YoY there wont always be 15% growth.
Prices for Generic APIs are as per market movements. CMS revenues are lumpy. How can a management predict when will the Patent protected innovator molecule get commercialised? They simply cannot. With unit 3 ramping up & CMS revenue coming up, i fully expect 20% EBITDA margins