Chola Securities
Page Industries (Marketperformer)
CMP: ₹20,879.45
Target: ₹22,141
b) Gross margin expanded by 100 bps y-o-y to 63.6 per cent, while EBITDA margins declined 440 bps y-o-y to 19.7 per cent significantly due to negative operating leverage and higher sales incentives. EBITDA at ₹120 crore was down 20.5 per cent y-o-y. Other operating expenses inched up 110 bps y-o-y to 23.4 per cent and employee cost rose 430 bps y-o-y to 15.8 per cent. Other income increased by 20.1 per cent y-o-y to ₹8.71 crore.
c) PAT de-grew 20.4 per cent y-o-y to ₹750. PAT margin contacted 315 bps y-o-y to 12.3 per cent.
Valuation: We value the company at 41XFY21E to arrive at a target price of ₹22,141 and give it a Marketperformer rating.
Risks: a) Continued slowdown in consumer discretionary spends, losing market share due to heightened competition from both organised and unorganised segment; b) Adverse raw materials price movement.