SEML manufactures iron pellets, sponge iron, billets, wire rods and wires, along with ferro alloys and eco-friendly fly ash brick. The group has thermal power plants and a waste-heat recovery boiler to generate power that is largely used for captive consumption.
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Key Businesses and respective numbers:
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Main Raw Material, Intermediates and Finished Products:
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Steel Outlook:
Boosted by higher spends on infrastructure & gradual revival of the automotive sector, India’s steel demand growth will be the highest in 2022 at 7.5% among top consuming nations. In 2023, India’s steel demand growth will be the 2nd highest after Germany.
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• Low per capital consumption of steel, coupled with GOI’s target of producing 300 Million tonne of steel by 2030 gives ample scope for iron & steel industry. The industry is witnessing consolidation of players, which has led to investment by entities from other sectors.
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Key Strategic Priorities of SEML:
• Focus on Hydro
• Mining
• Expansion in Ferro Alloys
• Green Power & Sustainability
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Key Strengths:
• Diversification:
The company has focused on diversifying it’s product offering, n the form of steel, ferro alloys, hydro power and coal.
This helps them to mitigate the risk of cyclicality to some extent.
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• Backward Integration:
Their strategic foray into iron ore and coal mining has allowed them to mitigate risk of RM pricing volatility. Thus becoming self-sufficient and also getting an additional revenue stream.
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• Financials:
Commencement of hydro power plant in Sikkim, coal mining in Raigarh & higher capacity utilization of pellet plant, coupled with improvement in ratings and consistent reduction of debts will help SEML strengthen its financial prowess.
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• Established market position:
SEML is one of the largest manufacturers of manganese-based ferro alloys in India.
It’s portfolio is backed by the ability to manufacture different grades of steel products & niche-grade manganese-based ferro alloy products.
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Weaknesses:
• Exposure to cyclicality:
SEML’s growth is closely linked to the domestic & global economies as growth depends on the level of construction & infrastructure activities. Any downturn in the economic cycle adversely impacts demand, as was seen in FY16.
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• Substantial investment in subsidiaries and group entities:
Investments in group entities were around ₹1,250 crore as on March 31, 2022. These are largely in unrelated businesses (such as hydro power) and in entities with weaker credit risk profiles.
SCIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese chemical major, Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited Japan (SCCL), engaged in the manufacturing & marketing of crop protection formulations based on the active ingredients procured from SCCL and third parties.
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About SCCL:
SCCL is a leading Japanese research driven diversified chemical company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with consolidated sales revenue of more than US$ 22.5 bn.
It holds 12,600+ Patents of which ~34% are in Health & Crop Science
IPL is engaged in the manufacturing of various types of pesticides (technical & formulations) & pharma intermediates.
Pesticides contributed about 95% of total sales, while pharmaceutical intermediates contributed about 5% to total sales of the company in FY22.
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Pesticides:
According to IMARC Group, the market will reach INR 320 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of 7.07% from 2022 to 2027 driven by the need to improve total agricultural production. Pests & illnesses consume approximately 20-25 % of the entire food produced in India.
Godawari Power & Ispat Limited is
an integrated steel company with a
presence across the steel value chain extending from iron ore (two mines) to iron ore pellets and value-added steel
products.
Avantel is engaged in the designing, developing & maintaining wireless & satellite communication products, defence electronics, radar systems & the development of network management software applications for its customers mainly from aerospace & defense sectors.
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The company is into 3 broad categories:
• SATCOM:
Avantel developes customized solutions for INSAT based mobile satellite services with digital wireless communications & signal processing products for military & commercial markets.