Pricol is one of India's leading automotive components & precision engineered products manufacturers head quartered in Coimbatore.
Pricol commenced its operations in the year 1975 in Coimbatore, South India and today it strides as a reputable global brand in the automotive component and products business, highly recognized by top automotive OEMs across the world.
Manufacturing Base & International Office -
Pricol has 9 Manufacturing Locations
8 Manufacturing Plants in India,
1 Subsidiary Plant in Indonesia.
3 International Office in Tokyo, Singapore & Dubai.
Research & Development -
Pricol has 2 R&D centers, which are approved by DSIR.
4.5% of the total revenues was spent on R&D, which is one of the highest in the
Industry.
Product Wise Break-Up -
Pricol earns 55% of it's revenue from Driver Information System (instrument cluster), 30% from Actuation & Fluid Control System, 15% from Sensors & Others.
Product Vertical -
Financial Summary -
Q3FY23 (YoY)
Revenue were at Rs.458.2 Cr.⬆️16%
PAT at Rs.26.8 Cr.⬆️54.3%
EBITDA at Rs.51 Cr.⬆️8.3%
Indian Automotive Components Industry Overview -
India is emerging as a global hub for auto component sourcing and the industry exports over 25% of its production annually.
The market is anticipated to reach ₹ 7,757 Bill by FY27, expanding at a CAGR of 15.35% during FY22-27.
Customers -
Pricol Limited has associated itself with almost every major domestic and international automobile brand, in various categories.
Key Growth Drivers -
• The enforcement of BS-VI standards of safety & emission is anticipated to help the export market expand during the forecast period for the benifit of auto component players in India.
• Foreign players prefer India because it is a cost-effective location for manufacturing, which bodes well for the auto ancillary market.
Recent tech tie-ups -
• Partnership with Sibros Technology Inc for End-to-End Telematics Solution.
• Centre of Excellence along with PSG College of Technology for Micro Motors & Robotics.
• Strategic Partnership with Candera CGI Studio for HMI Solutions.
New Products launched on (Auto Expo 2023) -
CAPEX Plan of ₹600 Cr -
Over the next eight quarters Pricol intend to increase capacity to Rs. 4,000 Cr of top line for which those investments are being done.
Co is also expecting EBITDA Margins to improve to 14% from 11% currently.
Risks -
• Majority of sales are from 2W, any cyclical downturn can lead to growth risk.
• Prolonged supply side issues impacting sale.
• Majority of revenues comes from India. So any political risk related to India or slowdown in the economic growth is a key concern.
Fundamentals -
Market Cap : ₹ 2,330 Cr
P/E (Stock): 21.55
P/E (Industry): 41.6
P/B : 3.57
Debt to equity : 0.12
ROE : 10.5%
ROCE : 14.6%
EV/EBITDA : 10.6
Conclusion -
Pricol amid a wider opportunity play, with new TLA partnerships & management walking the talk over b/s repair and industry leading growth with ambitious vision 2026 of around Rs 4,000 Cr sales.
Co is engaged in the business of software product development including designing & delivering end-to-end software solution covering the entire spectrum of software services
from workflow automation to Document management to imaging.
Co receives recurring fees/charges from :
- SaaS: subscription fees for licenses in relation to platform deployed on cloud; on-premise subscription.
- ATS/AMC: charges for annual technical support & maintenance
(including updates) of licenses & installation.
- Support: charges for support & development services.
From Sale of software products Co receives one-time upfront license fees in relation to the platform deployed on premise.
Co provides integrated services and solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) from the initial product concept stage to volume production through concept co-creation & product realization.
Co is tech focused engineering & design co engaged in turnkey electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”), specializing in precision manufacturing for diverse end use industries. They are leaders in high-mix low volume product management & are present in most industrial verticals.
Product portfolio of the co includes :
-Printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA)
- Radio frequency identification (RFID) products
- Electromagnetic & electromechanical parts
- Motherboards
- Memory products - DRAM modules, solid state, & USB drives.
Co has created a niche for itself in the global retail space, especially in the jewellery, accessories & lifestyle product segments of 2 of the largest economies of the world, the US & UK.
Co owns Shop LC for USA, Shop TJC for UK & ShopLC for Germany which are 24 hour live shopping channels. It also owns proprietary web platforms tjc.co.uk , shoplc.com & shoplc.de & has launched app of its retail platforms on smartphones.
Co had operations in 2 countries, USA & UK. During FY22 it entered into the German market with the launch of Shop LC Germany, it also serves Austria through Germany. Germany will achieve breakeven in Germany by H2 FY24.
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Manufacturing Facilities -
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Praj is one of the most reputed & technologically advanced biotech & engineering companies in the world. Co has 1000+ customer references in 100+ countries across 5 continent.
Location Wise Break-Up -
83% of Praj's revenue comes from India and 17% form the Rest of the World.
Co is engaged in the business of Compression & Transmission segments. It undertakes O&M services for Compression Packages & has also entered logistic services by operating RoadRailer trains for end to end transportation of goods.
It serves a variety of sectors like Oil & Gas, Steel, Cement, Food & Beverages, Railways, Marine and other industries.
Co is the market leader in CNG systems & oil & gas refrigeration in India, having a market share of over 60% in both business segments.
It is the world's largest manufacturer of industrial gas compressors. Co has a 70% market share in Indian ammonia refrigeration compressor segment.
Compression Segment include Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Air Compressors & Process Gas Systems.