Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) has signed an agreement to acquire a 54% equity stake in NOVELIC, a Serbia-based company founded in 2012, that is a leading provider of mmWave radar sensors, perception solutions and full-stack embedded systems. ADAS sensors are a fast-growing category in the automotive industry. It is one of the very few profitable, high-tech, and fast-growing companies in the ADAS Sensor space.
The acquisition is expected to be EPS accretive for Sona Comstar from 1st year and offers strong growth opportunities over the medium term. NOVELIC’s CY22 Revenue and PAT is estimated at Euro 9.3 mn and Euro 2.5 mn respectively, and it has been profitable every year since its inception.
In line with its strategic roadmap, Sona Comstar is foraying into the ADAS sensor market. NOVELIC is vertically integrated across the value chain from machine learning and perception software to hardware and chip design; its partners include global automotive OEMs, autonomous vehicle makers, Tier-1s and chip manufacturers like Infineon and Texas Instruments. With the acquisition of Novelic, Sona Comstar has started building its third business vertical of ADAS Sensors and Software to address the megatrends of increasing vehicle autonomy and automation.
Sona BLW Precision Forgings is one of the leading automotive technology companies in India. It is primarily engaged in designing, manufacturing, and supplying high-quality mission-critical automotive components such as differential assemblies, gears, conventional and micro-hybrid starter motors, etc.
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