@raghavwadhwa Marksans has a plant in US which produces a portion of the drugs it sells in US dig a little deeper and you will get the actual export percentage
I asked Peter Navarro why the admin is doubling tariffs on India for buying Russian oil when China buys more than they do but hasn’t been punished for it.
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ITC Q3FY25: Quick Thoughts
- Co reports results Ex-Hotel Biz
- PAT by 528 Cr exceptional gain
- Announces 2 acquisitions: Meatigo & Prasuma
What’s Good
🚬5-6% Cigarette Volume Growth vs Expected 3-4%
What’s Not
🍪FMCG revenue growth at 4% vs expected 5-7%
🍪FMCG Margins -240 Bps at 5.9%
Other Segments
🌽Agri Revenue +10% vs expect 15-20% growth
🌽Agri Margins at 12.3% vs 11.1%
📜Paper Biz Revenue +3%, EBIT -31% YoY
Reported Results YoY
Revenue +8.6% at 17053 Cr
EBITDA +1.6% at 5828.4 Cr
Margins at 34.2% vs 36.6%
PAT at 5638 Cr vs 5572 Cr
💰Exceptional Gain of 528 Cr on acquisition of HLV shares from a wholly owned subsidiary
🏨Hotels: Demerged Entity
- Growth of 14.6% YoY in Revenue vs expected 12-15% growth
- EBITDA margin expands 450 bps YoY
- Retail, Wedding and F&B segments drive growth
Mgmnt Commentary
- Muted FMCG Demand conditions
- Severe inflationary pressures witnessed in prices of edible oil, wheat, maida, potato, cocoa, packaging inputs etc
Acquisition
- Co to Acquire “Ample Foods Pvt Ltd” and “Meat and Spice Pvt Ltd”
- Companies engaged in selling frozen, ready to cook snacks
- Cos sell under brands: Meatigo & Prasuma
- Combined FY24 revenue of acquired entities at 131 Cr
- Co to first invest 131 Cr for 43.8% stake,
- To buy further 18.7% for 56 Cr in Apr 2027
- To buy final tranche by Jun 30th 2028
Dividend
- ITC announced 6.5/sh as interim dividend
Valuation Check
- Stock ex-hotels biz, trades at around 25X FY26e
- Consumption focused Budget with no increased Tax o Tobacco, key positive
- All eyes on GST Council meet, if they decide to increase rates there.
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Thematic funds 79k crore
Smallcap funds 39k crore
The more the things change, the more they remain the same. Maximum flows come in at the top of the market seeing the past returns and then go through the downcycle to exit at cost!