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IPO ANALYSIS: GRAVITA INDIA LIMITED: LESS GRAVITY, HIGH RISK - PROJECT STILL AT DRAWING LEVEL, HURRY FOR IPO.
The Jaipur based manufacturer of lead alloy, lead oxides and lead products – GRAVITA INDIA LIMITED is entering the capital markets on 01-11-10, through an IPO. The company intends to issue 36, 00,000 equity shares of Rs10 each,in the price band of Rs 120-125. The issue closes on 03-11-10. Keynote Corporate Services are the BRLM.
BACKGROUND AND BUSINESS:
First generation entrepreneurs, Dr. M.P. Agarwal and Rajat Agrawal, are the promoters the company. Gravita India Limited, established in 1992, is the flagship company of the Gravita group. GIL manufactures lead alloy, lead oxides and lead products by recycling and smelting. The company is also into trading, which contributed nearly 45% of its revenue in FY 09.
The Company’s finished products find application in the battery industry, apart from the glass, ceramic, pharmaceutical, paint and chemical industry.
GIL has a subsidiary Gravita Exim Limited, a company specializing in providing turnkey solutions and consultancy services on engineering and design for the secondary lead companies. Gravita India Limited and Gravita Exim Limited together are able to provide a complete solution right from setting up plants to providing value added lead products in the lead metal market.
The Group owns eight lead manufacturing units, out of which two are in Asia and five are in African continent. Apart from lead processing, the Gravita Group is engaged in merchant trade of lead scrap, lead ore, lead concentrates, lead battery scrap and lead products.
FINANCIALS - RS IN CRORES
08
09
10
TOTAL INCOME
49.17
109.00
166.97
NPAT
2.61
5.42
13.22
EPS
10.33
21.42
13.95
OBJECTS OF THE ISSUE:
RS IN CRORES
To set up additional manufacturing facilities at Jaipur and new facility at Wada, (Maharashtra)
13.02
To invest in overseas ventures at
- Sri Lanka- Navam Lanka Limited
- Senegal - Pagrik Senegal SA
- Honduras - Gravita Honduras SA
5.85
To invest in setting up manufacturing facilities at Australia, Belarus, Chile and Mexico
18.60
Margin money for working capital requirement and for general corporate purposes.
10.00
MATTERS OF CONCERN:
1. The Company proposes to use the issue proceeds amounting to Rs.200 lacs for purchase of land from group Company, namely, Jalousies (India) Private Limited. There has been no independent land valuation done for this purpose.
2. GIL has not yet identified land for Maharashtra unit and the Company is in the process of exploring overseas location, for set up of new project.
3. The company has not placed orders for the machineries and other equipments proposed to be purchased. There could be cost and time over run.
4. In last three years the Company has under utilized the installed capacity for various products.
5. The average cost of acquisition of the equity Shares of face value Rs.10/- by the Promoters is Rs. 6.66.
6. Impact of currency fluctuation -having a global presence with import and export trade, the company business faces currency rate fluctuation volatility. Any change in the currency rates may have an impact on the financials of the Company.
7. International changes in price of Lead metal may affect the performance.
In last one year, the commodity market has seen a wild swing of lead price movement in a range of $880 to $2447 per MT.
8. Lead industry is one of the health hazardous industries and is governed by strict environmental laws and regulations which may become more stringent in times ahead.
9. Lead industry in India is highly competitive in nature.
10. The company has no history of dividend payment.
11. Due to change in the EXIM Policy in the year 2002, the demand for Lead Oxides, primary product for the company, declined and the unit was out of production for a period of four years from 2001-02 to 2004-05.
12. For the financial years March 31, 2007, 2008 and 2010, the company had a negative cash flow from operations to the tune of Rs.51.77 lacs, Rs. 35.82 Lacs and Rs. 1,811.95 Lacs respectively.
13 The company had defaulted to Bank of Baroda in the past.
In the year 2000 the company had to shut down operations for five years due to non-availability of working capital funds! The outstanding was repaid to bank in F.Y. 2005-06 as a onetime settlement of Rs.90.00 lacs.
14. The implementation of the project is at a very preliminary stage. Any delay in implementation of the same may increase the capital cost and affect returns from the project.
15. The exact location for the over seas projects are yet to be identified. There are no assured dividends from the investments envisaged in overseas ventures.
VALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
The company imports 70% of its raw materials requirements. For any reason, if the rupee value depreciates, the company’s margin will be severely hit. At Rs 120 -125, the company is demanding a valuation of 13x, on FY10 earnings, on the post issue capital of Rs 13.62cr. This appears expensive considering the company’s past track record and the purpose for which the funds are being raised. There are no listed companies in this segment, for comparison.
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