Sakuma Exports RI review (May apply)

• SEL is engaged in the trading of agro-commodities and having major trades for Sugar and Edible Oil.
• It marked degrowth in its top and bottom lines for 9M-FY24.
• Wild fluctuations in the prices of Sugar and Oil, and swinging forex has impact on the company's performances.
• The counter is well managed by vested interest above the RI price to tempt investors.
• Well-investors may park moderate funds in this "High Risk/Low Return" pricey bet.

ABOUT COMPANY:
Sakuma Exports Ltd. (SEL) is a Government recognized trading house and involved in the business of trading agro-commodities like sugar, pulses, maize, cotton, rice and other agricultural commodities. Trading of sugar by the company contributes the major part of its revenue. The company majorly exports to USA, Asia Continental, Africa Region, Fat East Asia, Europe, Australia and Middle East.

From May 2023, it started importing edible oil and re-export, but before that it had no imports and was having its purchased from Indian domestic markets. As of March 31, 2023, it had 96 employees on its payroll.

ISSUE DETAILS:
The company is coming out with a Right Issue (RI) of 78984298 equity shares of Re. 1 each at a fixed price of Rs. 25.30 to mobilize Rs. 199.83 cr. The RI opens for subscription on April 25, 2024, and will close on May 13, 2024. The company is offering RI in the ratio of 33 for 98 to its eligible stakeholders as of the record date of April 15, 2024. The full amount is to be paid on application for the number of shares applied. Post allotment, shares will be listed on BSE and NSE. The company is spending Rs. 1.00 cr. for the RI process, and from the net proceeds, it will utilize Rs. 192.00 cr. for working capital, and Rs. 6.83 cr. for general corporate purposes. The tally of RI has some mismatch on the page no. 54 of the offer document. The graphics and tabular info in the offer document is blur and create difficulty in reading.

The issue is solely lead managed by First Overseas Capital Ltd., and Bigshare Services Pvt. Ltd. is the registrar to the issue

Post-RI, company's current paid-up equity capital of Rs. 23.46 cr. will stand enhanced to Rs. 31.35 cr. Based on the RI pricing, the company is looking for a market cap of Rs. 793.27 cr.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
On the financial performance front, for the last two fiscals, the company has (on a consolidated basis) posted a total revenue/net profit of Rs.2860.32 cr. / Rs. 27.58 cr. (FY22), and Rs. 3180.40 cr. / Rs. 28.54 cr. (FY23). For 9M of FY24 ended on December 31, 2023, it earned a net profit of Rs. 13.99 cr. on a total revenue of Rs. 1630.08 cr. The recent performance indicates pressure on margins. Sugar and Edible oils are the two major commodities the company is trading in, which are the most price sensitive and has stringent norms under Government trade policy.

DIVIDEND POLICY:
The company is a dividend paying company with 0.05% dividend paid for FY22 and FY23. It will adopt a prudent dividend policy post listings of RI shares based on its financial performance and future prospects.

SCRIP PERFORMANCE: BASED ON BSE WEBSITE DATA: SCRIP CODE: 532713 (FV Re. 1).
The scrip last closed on cum-right basis at Rs. 25.69 on April 12, 2024, and opened on an ex-right basis at Rs. 25.18 on April 15, 2024. Since then, it has marked a high/low of Rs. 29.80 / Rs. 24.86. The scrip last closed at Rs. 28.35 as of April 23, 2024. For the last 52 weeks' it has posted a high/low of Rs. 30.62 / Rs. 11.96. The counter is currently under ASM LT: Stage 1. The counter is well managed by the vested interests and it kept above the RI price to tempt investors.

The promoters' holding has been constant at 61.88% for the last three quarters ended with MARCH 31, 2024.

Conclusion / Investment Strategy

Though the counter is trading at some premium to its offer price, based on its recent financial performance, the issue is exorbitantly priced. The company is trading it agro commodities with prime focus on Sugar and Oil, which are price sensitive and gets affected by frequently changing government policies. The company also gets affected with wild move in Forex. Well-informed investors may park moderate fund in this” High Risk/Low Return” pricey offer.

Review By Dilip Davda on April 24, 2024

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