Fineotex Chemical Ltd ( My Observation ,no recommendations )
Market Cap 1,232 Cr.
Current Price 111
High / Low 120 / 29.2
Book Value 18.9
Promotors holding-around 65% ( In Last 3 yrs from 72.36 to 64.72 and last few month 64.72 to 64.82)
-OPM betwee 18-19% ( consolidated )in last 3-4 yrs
standalone between 20-25%
-sales growth last 3 yrs 16% and profit growth 23%
- Almost debt free
- High debtor days
-Good ROCE and ROE
EBITDA Margins - Company is hopeful for maintaining margins of 18-19%
4-JV with HealthGuard Australia for durable metal-free sustainable chemistry solutions that are anti-microbial and anti-viral(textile,detergent, leather and allied products)
5-Sasmira-Setting up a state of art Research & Development centre in collaboration with Sasmira Institute, one of India’s premier textile institutes
-Fy 21 R&D expenses 1.85 cr with top line of 219 cr ( I hope after Sasmira Tie up R&D will be much better
The capacities for the company are fungible across segments and products. This has resulted in better revenue generation on every unit of investment. Additionally, the investment required to put up additional capacities is low for the company and this has supported the strong
RoCE at 21-22% and asset turnover of more than 5 times over the past few years
Business Segment -
- Textile ( Major Revenue)
- Home Care and Hygiene( Recent Entry )
- Drilling ( Recent entry)
-Other Specialities
-Speciality textiles - FCL manufactures chemicals for entire valve chain in textile segment from weaving to finishing.
- Major Customer ( See Below)
Sales in 60+ countries including Brazil, Bangladesh, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam
-Revenue mix ( FY 21) 57% international 43% india
Aquastrike VCF–( Product developed by Malaysian subsidiary ) waiting for WHO Approval since last 3 yrs ( Not sure whether they will get approval or not but its a interesting product )
It is a non toxic, non polluting, Eco-friendly solution, produced
• Simply poured on the water surface at a rate of 1ml per square meter, the silicon based
liquid forms a molecule thick film, that doesn't stop water oxygenation (so no effect on fish, worms, snails and vegetals) but alter the water surface tension
. As a result, larvae and pupae are unable to attach their breathing syphon and end up drowning.
• The adult mosquitoes while trying to lay eggs on the surface of the water, drown because of the lower surface tension.
• It doesn't kill the mosquitoes by poisoning. Aquastrike effect is physical not chemical,
which eliminates the risk of mosquito developing immunity to the product as it is the case
with some insecticides or even BTI.
Risk - 1- Big European competitors
Clariant ( Archroma)
Huntsman
Woodolf
CHT
Woolera
ICI Croda
2-Sebi Fined Promotors for IPO case 3- Many family transections ( Probably to save Tax) Read article by Dr Vijay Malik for Details .
Why I bought shares of FCL 1- New capacity in coming up 2- Tie Up with Health Guard Australia for products 3- Growth in Textile industry 4- Recent entry in Home care and Hygiene Products 5- R&D will be better with SASMIRA tie-up.
Furodye-CIC to transfer all its Indian business to Fineotex and collaborate for technology transfer too.
Fineotex chemicals-Good growth in top line , growth in bottom line also but RM price impacted growth of bottom line , but still good as compare to other companies in sector, cfo deteriorated.
Fineotex concall
- new expanded capacity will start on 9th nov .
EURODYE CTC - very high margin business and this will enhance EBDITA margins of company,
-Top ten customers contribute to 30% business so no concentration risk
-massive demand so we may go ahead with another capex
- demand is very high and looking at container problems we strategically kept inventory levels very high and keeping higher RM stock
- Demand is so high that we need to work even on Dipawali days also .
-Hygiene business is growing very well and added some customers like Leela hotels , good margin business.
-H2 will be much much better then H1
- Ambarnath capex - 150 Cr Turnover is possible.
- RM easily available both domestically and internationally, no dependence on any particular supplier
Fineotex chemicals
Navi Mumbai- Capacity 36000 MT
Malaysia -6500 MT
Upcoming- Ambernath facility - 36000 TPA which will start on 9 th nov ( declared in Concall)
Q2 profit 11 Cr , mcap around 1400 Cr
Almost Debt free
EURODYE CTC - collaboration will add in margins
Fineotex chemicals- started production in Ambernath ( 36000MT)
Study this company -
Valiant Communications Ltd( Some Good Points from recent business updates)Although i consider Valiant name as a high risk investment idea because of my old experience with valiant organics , some similarities between valiant organics and valiant communications are
low promotors holding
Recently promotor sold some shares.
( Disclosure - Its not my original idea )
✍️Valiant has become the 1st Indian company whose make “Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU)” has been re-type test approved with latest technical specifications by the Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research–National Physical Laboratory (CSIR–NPL) Based on this approval, the Company has applied for Proof of Concept (PoC) to the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. It is important to mention that PMU is a key component of “One Nation, One Grid, One Frequency” concept and smart-grid projects. PMU plays a key role in Grid Automation, Grid Stabilization and Load Management of the Power Grid. Globally, there are very few foreign manufacturers, manufacturing PMUs at present. The PMU opportunity is also of global nature. Being an indigenous manufacturer, Valiant is apparently a beneficiary of all business opportunities that are notably arising in the Indian Public Sector out of the ‘Make in India.
✍️Valiant has successfully partnered in the Indian market with Tejas Networks Limited. Both the Companies are determined to replicate their business synergies at the global level also. In a recently concluded tender at Bhutan Power, Tejas (with Valiant’s partnership) has been declared lowest bidder (L1), for which the final PO is awaited. Valiant has also partnered with Tejas and another Tata’ flagship company, for power utility markets in Australasia for multi-years contracts. Given the global reach of the Tata Group, the management is optimistic about the outcome about such opportunities.
✍️Valiant and Tejas have now partnered for the forthcoming large-scale business opportunities for their products supplies at the State Electricity Boards (SEBs) of Kerela, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Gujarat. These business opportunities are valued at over ` 100+ crores for Valiant
✍️The management expects to improve its operating profit margins in forthcoming quarters in the light of
: • Expected better product-mix;
• Earlier years supplies are entering in AMC phase now, resulting a top-up revenue for services;
• New cutting-edge technology driven products are being offered.
✍️Target Industries
Cyber Security business: The Company is expected to receive its maiden government contract in the current
quarter. Our Company has already successfully conducted a Proof of Concept (PoC) trials with India's premier Grid
Operator for a few of its Cyber Security products and these successful trials for early detection and warning systems
of cyber-attacks, ransomware attacks and network intrusion to safeguard their Gird communication systems, will
start to generate business revenue in the coming quarters. This opportunity is of very large scale, both domestically
and internationally, due to the unique cyber-security solutions that our Company offers.
The Government has a heightened focus on Cyber Security for all its departments and with a view of protecting
critical infrastructure and its data. This should translate into induction of our Cyber Security products in the
Government Sector under the ‘Make in India’ and the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, path-breaking initiatives taken by the
Government of India.
Ami Organics Concall ( Only imp points)
✍️ our business model is designed in such a way that the revival of the Chinese chemical industry has a minimum to no bearing on us.
✍️On the demand side, we were witnessing gradual upswing in the demand in H2 FY '23. And I believe the revival will continue in H1 FY '24
✍️Electrolyte additives- we have received approval from 6 customers worldwide. We have also received plant-scale trial commercial orders of few metric tons. And we are also expecting a bigger commercial order during the current quarter.
we have developed 2 more products in this segment. One of them is liquid electrolyte additive to increase electrocapacity of the Lithium-Ion batteries and one more additive for solid-state battery
✍️we have been able to expand the scope of our contract with Fermion, and we have added a couple of high value intermediates for the same. This means we will now be doing 3 advanced intermediates for them which increases the value of our contract manyfold.
✍️Fermion contract-( darolutamide, Nubeqa )that is a long-term contract, and it will start supplying from Q3 of FY '24. The full capacity supply will be starting FY '25. Because it is a pharma business, and it takes some time for registrations in 180 countries worldwide. So, in Q3 and Q4, it will be giving us a sizable revenue. But from FY '25, it will be giving us a full revenue, And in that contract only, we have 3 more products, and all 3 products are additional to the contract. So that will also help us to grow more in terms of numbers in the upcoming years.
✍️This product is growing unexpectedly to 200 or 300x a year. Whatever they expected in 2026, they already closed in 2023. So, it's going very fast. And the basic API manufacturing plant in Fermion is fully utilized and the intermediate which they are trying to source from us, they are currently making it in-house. They don't have any source other than us.
✍️ Baba Fine Chemicals acquisition - we are gaining entry into a very high entry barrier semiconductor industry and its products main application in photo resistance chemical in semiconductor industries and they are making very high purity chemicals, And going forward the market is more than $2 million in photo resistance chemicals,It will definitely grow more than 3x to 4x in a year,Baba Fine Chem is currently manufacturing and delivering, is exclusively for one customer. But there are more than 40 products, which are already developed and the samples of which can go to the world. Apart from U.S., other countries like Japan, Korea, etc, we have started promoting this product in those countries also.
✍️Export for the year was at 59%, whereas domestic business was at 41%.
✍️ balance sheet, we have a net debt-free balance sheet with cash and cash equivalent of around INR59 crores
✍️We are targeting this year, that the specialty chemicals segment will grow around 25% to 30% against our normal growth of 22% to 25% of our pharma segment, developed some molecule in sp chemicals with versatile applications, including electronic donor, polymer industry as well as some paint industry additive, UV Absorber, as well as some electronic industry. So, cumulatively once it is all in, it will bring a lot of large volume and large value.
✍️Capex INR200 crores plus next year.
✍️Anticoagulant Basket-Apixaban and rivaroxaban is a growth driver for us for the next 2 years because it's going to be launched. And our generic player worldwide more than 26 customers in apixaban. They are all ready to launch. And also, they won some litigation in U.K. against the originators, so that will help us to start moving very fast. In rivaroxaban, the originator has qualified us, and they started placing order in Q4 FY '23. So now we are supplying to originator as well the rivaroxaban. So, it's a very good growth driver for us in the anticoagulant segment.For Edoxaban three customers in Japan qualified Us.
✍️Ankleshwar facility is upcoming facility which will be ready by December '24 operationally. So that will come with a very huge volume, 4x volume than our unit 1 in Surat. So that will be definitely help us with our FY '24, FY '25 & FY '26 growth of pharma.( Asset turnover Normally 3 but we have high value products.)
✍️Currently, on an average basis, considering sales as a base, our working capital cycle is 108 days. And I try to bring this at 100 days. So, we are continuously working on it
✍️The advantage for Ami Organics or, say, for Indian manufacturer, is that the U.S. and other European countries have stopped buying any battery cells or anything which is generated from China. So that is an added advantage that any manufacturer based outside of China will need to have a raw material from outside China. So that is helping us to push ourselves in a faster mode of getting the orders and all.
✍️Normally, our product basket is well distributed and none of the basket is more than 15%
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