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Emmforce Auto BSE SME IPO review (Apply)

Review By Dilip Davda on April 19, 2024

•    The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing niche automotive drivetrain parts.
•    It posted growth in its top and bottom lines for FY21 and FY22.
•    The company marked degrowth in top and bottom lines for FY23.
•    From 7M-FY24 performance it appears to be back on track. 
•    Based on FY24 annualized earnings, the issue appears fully priced.
•    Well-informed investors may park funds for the medium to long term rewards.

ABOUT COMPANY:
Emmforce Autotech Ltd. (EAL) is engaged in the business of manufacturing niche automotive drivetrain parts like Differential Housings, Differential Lockers, Differential Covers, 4WD Locking Hubs, Spindles, Axles & Shafts, Gear Shifters, Yokes, Differential Spools, Differential Tools and various differential forged / cast parts primarily for 4-wheel Drive and performance racing vehicles. The company has been engaged in exports ever since its inception. It has established itself as a manufacturer of Drivetrain Parts in India and is one stop shop for quality cost competitive drivetrain parts and providing out-of-the-box solutions to its customers through designing and development of complex / special parts.

Huge inventory of tooling for forging and machining, jigs and fixtures for machining, extra focus on engineering gives Emmforce an edge over the competition to develop new parts in a much faster time than competition. The company helps to accelerate performance and improving profitability through faster product development, shorter lead time, on time delivery, comprehensive product range and competitive pricing.

EAL offers fully integrated engineering solutions from conceptualization, development and validation to implementation and manufacturing of products. The conceptualization stage involves acquiring market intelligence, assessing customer requirement and formulating customized strategy for individual customers. The development phase includes product designing, material procurement and processing. This is followed by the validation phase, which involves prototyping, testing and feasibility analysis. Its in-house manufacturing and implementation competencies include forging, machining, fabrications, heat treatment, surface finish, logistics, quality and testing, design and validation. As of October 31, 2023, it had 128 employees on its payroll. 

ISSUE DETAILS/CAPITAL HISTORY:
The company is coming out with its maiden book building route IPO of 5499600 equity shares of Rs. 10 each to mobilize Rs. 53.90 cr. at the upper cap. It has announced a price band of Rs. 93 - Rs. 98 per share. The issue opens for subscription on April 23, 2024, and will close on Aril 25, 2024. The minimum application to be made is for 1200 shares and in multiples thereon, thereafter. Post allotment, shares will be listed on BSE SME. The issue constitutes 26.83% of the post-IPO paid-up capital of the company. From the net proceeds of the IPO, it will utilize Rs. 10.00 cr. for investment in subsidiary - Emmforce Mobility Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Rs. 27.00 cr. for working capital, and the rest for general corporate purposes.

The issue is solely lead managed by Beeline Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd., and Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd. is the registrar of the issue. Beeline group's Spread X Securities Pvt. Ltd. is the market maker for the company. The offer document is silent on underwriting info.

The company has issued/converted entire equity capital at par value so far. The average cost of acquisition of shares by the promoters is Rs. 10.00 per share. 

Post-IPO, company's current paid-up equity capital of Rs. 15.00 cr. will stand enhanced to Rs. 20.50 cr. Based on the upper IPO price band, the company is looking for a market cap of Rs. 200.90 cr.  

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
On the financial performance front, for the last three fiscals, the company has posted a total income/net profit of Rs. 51.85 cr. / Rs. 5.09 cr. (FY21), Rs. 71.38 cr. / Rs. 7.33 cr. (FY22), and Rs. 48.75 cr. / Rs. 4.39 cr. (FY23). Clubbing the two broken periods performance for 7M of FY24 ended on October 31, 2023, it earned a net profit of Rs. 5.12 cr. on a total income of Rs. 47.90 cr. The company has posted degrowth in its top and bottom lines for FY23. It appears to be back on track with its FY24 - first seven months' performance for FY24.

According to the management, the company derives over 98% revenue from exports. Due to higher demand and bulk inventory purchases by global clients, it marked growth in top and bottom lines for FY21 and FY22, however, due to piled up inventory, FY23 marked minor setback. The situation has turned for the current year as indicated by its performance for 7M-FY24, and management is confident of maintaining the trends in coming years with backward integration and high margin products. It enjoys niche place in 4WD locking hub equipments which contributes over 45% in total turnover. 

For the last three fiscals, it has reported an average EPS of Rs. 3.66, and an average RONW of 26.39%. The issue is priced at a P/BV of 9.52 based on its NAV of Rs. 10.29 as of October 31, 2023, and at a P/BV of 2.90 based on its post-IPO NAV of Rs. 33.82 per share (at the upper cap).

If we attribute annualized FY24 earnings to its post-IPO fully diluted paid-up capital, then the asking price is at a P/E of 22.90. Thus this IPO appears fully priced based on its recent financial performance. 

For the reported periods, the company has posted PAT margins of 10.09% (FY21), 10.61% (FY22), 9.60% (FY23), 8.42% (7M-FY24), but the offer document is missing RoCE data in the KPI table. 

DIVIDEND POLICY:
The company has not declared any dividends since incorporation. It will adopt a prudent dividend policy based on its financial performance and future prospects. 

COMPARISON WITH LISTED PEERS:
As per the offer document, the company has shown Divgi Torq as their listed peer. It is trading at a P/E of 55.9 (as of April 19, 2024). However, they are not comparable on an apple-to-apple basis.

MERCHANT BANKER'S TRACK RECORD:
While overall last three fiscals mandate track record is missing in the offer document (the LM is asking to refer their website for this data), but as per Chittorgarh.com web, this is the 36th mandate from Beeline Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd. in the last three fiscals (including the ongoing one) and out of last 10 listings, all listed with premiums ranging from 5.88% to 200% on the date of listing. 


Conclusion / Investment Strategy

The company is engaged in niche automotive drivetrain parts. It posted growth in top and bottom lines for FY21 and FY22, but marked de-growth for FY23 following piled up inventories with its clients. It is back on track as expressed by 7M-FY24 earnings. Based on FY24 annualized earnings, the issue appears fully priced. Well-informed investors may park funds for the medium to long term rewards.

Reviewer recommends Subscribing to the issue.

Review By Dilip Davda on April 19, 2024

Review Author

DISCLAIMER: No financial information whatsoever published anywhere here should be construed as an offer to buy or sell securities, or as advice to do so in any way whatsoever. All matter published here is purely for educational and information purposes only and under no circumstances should be used for making investment decisions. My reviews do not cover GMP market and operators game plans. Readers must consult a qualified financial advisor before making any actual investment decisions, based the on information published here. With entry barriers, SEBI wants only well-informed investors to participate in such offers. With crazy listings in the recent past, SME IPOs drew the attention of investors across the board and lead to seer madness. However, as SME issues have entry barriers and continued low preference from the broking community, any reader taking decisions based on any information published here does so entirely at their own risk. The above information is based on information available as of date coupled with market perceptions. The Author has no plans to invest in this offer.


About Dilip Davda

Dilip Davda

Dilip Davda is veteran journalist associated with stock market since 1978. He is contributing to print and electronic media on stock markets/insurance/finance since 1985.

Dilip Davda is a leading reviewer of public issues and NCDs in the primary stock market in India. The knowledge he gained over 3 decades while working in the stock market and a strong relationship with popular lead managers makes his reviews unique. His detail fundamental and financial analysis of companies coming up with IPO helps investors in the primary stock market. Dilip Davda has a special interest in analyzing the SME companies and writing reviews about their public issues. His reviews are regularly published online and in news papers.

(Dilip Davda -SEBI registered Research Analyst-Mumbai,

Registration no. INH000003127 (Perpetual)

Email id: dilip_davda@rediffmail.com ).

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