Kajaria Ceramics: Quarterly Result update
24-01-2022

Kajaria Ceramics | Market Cap: Rs 20,180 Cr

CMP 1260 | P/E 37x FY23,

 

Results: Kajaria Ceramics reported 27% growth in sales year on year. The company reported a robust revenue growth in the quarter led by higher volume and increase in realization.  Operating profit was marginally up by 1% over last year due to increase in gas prices.

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Key highlights:

  • Kajaria reported healthy yoy growth across tiles, bathware and plywood segment.
  • So far in FY22, the company has taken ~15% price increase in the faucetware division on account of increase in brass price. In the tiles segment, the company has taken price hikes of ~9-10% so far in FY22.
  • The company reported 14% volume growth over same quarter in previous year and margins were lower due to higher gas prices as anticipated in previous quarter.

Outlook: Management is optimistic about demand and company’s growth prospects. It expects the company’s volume to grow by 15% annually over the next three years. In FY23, the company expects revenue growth to be higher at 20-21% due to price hikes taken in FY22.  In bathware segment, the company expects revenue of Rs. 295-300 Cr in FY22E and reach ~Rs. 500 Cr by FY24.

Management stated that the company has been passing on cost increase but with a lag of few days. The company highlighted that exports from Morbi based players has come down due to increase in freight cost and container availability.
 

 

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