Shree Cement Ltd share Price Today

The consumer discretionary space is gaining upward momentum after witnessing price and time wise correction. Further, falling metal prices (copper, aluminium) will help to lower inflationary pressure of raw material for AC companies. Key beneficiary of the same will be Voltas. We remain constructive on Voltas as the stock has undergone strong base formation in the vicinity of key support of ₹ 920, which has been held on multiple occasions over the past 15 months. Hence, it offers a fresh entry opportunity with favourable risk reward
 
We expect the stock to resolve higher and gradually head towards ₹ 1084 in coming months as it is confluence of:
a) 38.20% retracement of April-May decline (₹ 1348-922)
b) price parity of May-June rally (₹ 922-1058) projected from mid-June low of ₹ 934
 
On the oscillator front, weekly stochastic logged a bullish crossover, indicating positive bias

Voltas is a home appliances company specialising in air conditioning and air cooling technology in the B2B and B2C space. The company is a market leader with 23.4% market share in the room air conditioner (RAC) as of FY22. Voltas’ key segments include Unitary Cooling Products for Comfort and Commercial use (UCP), Electro-Mechanical Projects and Services (EMPS) and Engineering Products and Services (EPS). UCP is the highest revenue contributing segment for the company
 
Voltas is continuing its focus on expansion through exclusive brand outlets (EBO). Currently, there is a presence of 200 EBOs and the company aims to add 50 more outlets during FY23. The company is also focusing on expansion of Mom & Pop stores for its commercial refrigeration segment which recorded a volume led growth in Q4FY22. On the EPS segment front, growing yarn exports, strong demand for capital machinery in both spinning and post-spinning, and a well-defined approach to strengthening after-sales business are contributing favourably to the topline and results. In FY22, the company achieved a milestone of sale of 1 million units under the Voltbek brand. Production at its Sanand, Gujarat factory also crossed 1 million units with better productivity and high quality. In-house production has aided the brand in introducing more customer-centric products, overcoming supply chain disruptions, optimizing working capital, and achieving additional cost advantages. The company aims to achieve 10% market share by 2025 for the Voltbek brand. Voltas has also entered into a joint venture with Highly International (Hong Kong) Ltd to manufacture compressors in India
 
Voltas reported a muted performance in Q4FY22 wherein total operating income for the quarter was at ₹ 2,667 crore, up by ~1% YoY. The topline growth was mainly affected due to de-growth in EMPS segment. The EMPS segment revenue declined 21% YoY to ₹ 692 crore mainly due to low carry forward order book. The carry forward order book at ₹ 5360 crore declined 19% YoY. Focus on execution of quality orders led to low order booking of the segment. UCP division revenue increased by ~10% YoY to ₹ 1818 crore led by price hikes. Increased completion, pandemic led lockdown and extended winter dragged down overall volume offtake. The volume market share of the company declined to 23.4% (from 25.6% in Q4FY21). EPS segment revenue increased 26% YoY to ₹ 124 crore. This was led by a favourable base and improved performance from crushing & screening equipment and renewal of the service contracts in India and Mozambique. Overall EBITDA margin decreased by 268 bps YoY to 9.8% mainly due to sharp increase in the raw material costs. This resulted ~278 bps YoY fall in gross margin. Consequently, PAT declined ~24% YoY to ~₹ 183 crore
 
In the long run, we expect the company’s market share in the RAC segment to rise owing to rising income and aspirations of middle class household in India which will be a key demand driver for cooling products. We build 17.2% revenue CAGR and 37.5% PAT CAGR for Voltas over FY22-24E. The company has a healthy balance sheet with strong return ratios, wherein the RoE is ~11% and RoCE is ~15% as of FY22

Shree Cements announced Q3FY24 results:

• Net revenue went up YoY by 20% from Rs 4,069 crore to Rs 4,901 crore.
• Total sale volume increased YoY by 11% from 8.03 million tonnes to 8.89 million tonnes.
• Capacity utilization improved from 72% to 77% on a YoY basis.
• EBIDTA up YoY 74% from Rs 708 crore to Rs 1,234 crore.
• Sale of premium products rose to 9.5% vis-à-vis 7.2% of total trade sales on a YoY basis.
• The Board of Directors in today’s meeting declared an interim dividend of Rs 50/- per share for the year 2023-24.

Commenting on the performance, Neeraj Akhoury, Managing Director, Shree Cement said, “Shree Cement is executing a comprehensive performance improvement plan, and we are experiencing a positive impact. Strong volume growth along with building premium products through accelerated channel expansion and softening of fuel prices has helped us to deliver a robust improvement. We have embarked upon a comprehensive re-branding program which will help us build a differentiated positioning and win consumers delight. We have commissioned Purulia and Nawalgarh plant this year and our capacity growth plans are on track.

We are confident of our potential to continue demonstrating superior performance. Our country is rapidly progressing on both housing and infrastructure, and this will provide a solid platform for India’s cement demand growth. We are fully prepared to complete our various projects to reach beyond 80 million tonnes cement production capacity by year 2028”.

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