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Investing in Jash engineering : Strong Order Book and Market Outlook

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Jash Engineering

Key Investment thesis –> Increasing Demand of Water Intake Systems, Water and Waste Water Pumping Stations and Treatment Plants, Storm Water Pumping Stations, Water Transmission Lines, Consistent Business and Order book

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Business

Jash engineering is dedicated to offering varied products for use in Water and Wastewater Pumping Stations and Treatment Plants, Storm Water Pumping Stations, Water Transmission Lines, Desalination, Power, Steel, Cement, Paper & Pulp, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Fertilizers and other process plants.
Headquartered in Indore – India, Jash has six well-integrated state-of-art manufacturing facilities, four in India and one each in the USA & UK. Global presence with bases in India / USA / Austria / Hong Kong / UK

Employees > 1075, Countries served 45+, Manufacturing units 6, Capacity utilization 70% approx

Company has many accolades, and technical collaborations

Joint Venture with Invent , Germany to manufacture their range of aeration and mixing equipment.

Technical & Financial collaboration with Schuette, Germany for Bulk solids valves

Technical Collaboration with Invent, Germany for Disc Filter

Technical collaboration with Rehart, Germany for Archimedes screw pumps & hydro power generation.

Technical collaboration with Weco Armaturen, Germany to offer its range of Valves in Asian market

Domestic 40%, Exports 60%

Water control gates –60% (FY24) 49%(Q1Fy25)

Valves -15% FY24, 13% Q1FY25

Screening equipment 15% FY24, 31% Q1FY25

Hydropower and pumping solutions 10% FY24, 7% Q1FY25

Strengths :

  • Long standing relationships with domestic marquee customers.
  • Efficient business model
  • Strong project execution capabilities
  • Diversified geographical presence in India and world
  • Strong Technical Qualification to bid for new projects
  • Highly experienced Management Team

ROCE>25% and ROE> 22%, DE ~0.23 , Free cash flow is good , Pledge is Nil

Net Profit went 67X+ in 10 Years, Consistent Dividend Payout

Consistent Profit growth, sales growth, ROE over 3 years, 5 years, 10 Years

Triggers

Acquired Waterfront Fluid Controls Ltd, UK in 2023.

WATERFRONT UK PLANT & OFFICE INAUGURATION
After successful acquisition of Waterfront Fluid Controls Ltd, UK, the company has taken manufacturing plant on lease which is adjoining shed to the present Waterfront’s shed. This plant was commissioned on 31st May 2024.

A new plant for manufacturing process equipment is under construction in Chennai. This plant will be commissioned in December 2024/Feb25. This facility is being built at an approximate cost of Rs. 20 crores and this will start contributing to improvement in revenue from April 2025 onwards. This facility at its peak production capacity will contribute up-to Rs. 100 Cr to company revenue.

A new land has been acquired for expansion of Unit 4 (Fabricated Products Plant), SEZ Unit. This new plant of ~ 55000 sq. ft. will be commissioned in FY 2025-26. Manufacture Stainless steel products for the growing export market. The construction of this plant will start in October 2024 and the plant will be commissioned by year end 2025. This plant will be constructed at a tentative cost of Rs 22-23 crores inclusive of land and at its peak production capacity will contribute up-to Rs. 100 Cr to company revenue.

Good execution and order book and Consistent new orders

946 cr order book on 1st sep24, 74cr orders in pipeline, negotiation

FY25 guidance ~675cr

New Product developments

First Vortex Grit Mechanism with Grit Classifier For 26 MLD STP Jhansi, UP Jal Nigam

Combined Screening & Grit Removal System-1MLD (PTU) for Enviro-Infra, Bareilly, UP

First set of Bladder Vessel 9 m3 x 3, 1 m3 x 3 supplied to Varanasi WSP Project

3 Wheel Sealed Version Disc Filter for 6 MLD capacity for Delhi Jal Board

Large working capital requirement, cash conversion cycle is bit high
Trade receivables and Inventory on higher side
Rising raw material and commodity costs
Increase in competitive bids for procuring the projects

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Investing in Likhitha Infra: Strong Order Book and Market Outlook

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Likhitha Infra Limited (LIL)

Key Investment thesis –> Increasing Demand of Gas pipeline Infra, City Gas distribution and National Gas policy 2030, Expanding Geographically, Consistent Business and Order book

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Business

LIL was incorporated in 1998 and is engaged in the business of pipeline laying providing comprehensive erection, testing, and commissioning of Oil and Gas pipelines, city gas distribution projects, tankage and operations and maintenance services. It is based in Hyderabad, Telangana. 

Company has two (02) Joint Ventures viz., CPM-Likhitha Consortium, India and Likhitha Hak Arabia Contracting Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In addition, Company held 60% equity share capital in Likhitha Hak Arabia Contracting Company, and consequently, now it became a subsidiary of the Company

Has successfully laid over 1500 km of steel pipelines and over 1500 km of MDPE of oil & gas pipelines in the past years. Additionally, the company is laying approximately 1000 km of oil & gas pipelines for the ongoing projects
Executed the First Trans-National cross-country pipeline of South-East Asia connecting India to Nepal in the year 2019, for the supply of petroleum products

Strong presence in more than 20 states and 2 Union Territories in India.

Business Segments:

a) City Gas Distribution Projects:
This Involves laying of steel and MDPE pipelines for consumers across domestic, commercial and industrial sector, creating a network of pipelines along with associated facilities, Last Mile Connections, CNG Stations
b) Cross Country Pipeline Projects:
Laying of Cross Country Pipeline projects along with piping, civil, electrical, instrumentation and other associated works
c) Operation & Maintenance Services:
O&M services include providing skilled manpower, executing emergency repairs, overhauling, scheduled maintenance activities and operation of the network
d) Tankage:
Construction of fuel depots including storage tanks, Combined Station Works, mechanical, instrumentation, electrical, civil works, F&G system, and other associated facilities

Strengths :

  • Long standing relationships with domestic marquee customers.
  • Efficient business model
  • Strong project execution capabilities
  • Diversified geographical presence in India
  • Strong Technical Qualification to bid for new projects
  • Strong promoter holding showing skin in game
  • Strong Order Book 1500cr in Jun24
  • Highly experienced Management Team
  • Credit ratings –>Long term facilities A/Stable and Short term facilities A1

GAIL, GGL, ONGC, HPCL, IOCL, IHB, Numaligarh Refinery, IOAGPL, TGPL, IGL, etc.

Fundamental Ratios, Cash, EBITDA, PAT

ROCE>30% and ROE> 20%, DE ~Nil , Free cash flow is good , Pledge is Nil

Stable OPM, Net Profit went 33X+ in 10 Years, Consistent Dividend Payout

Consistent Profit growth, sales growth, ROE over 3 years, 5 years, 10 Years

Promoter has sufficient skin in game at 70% shareholding

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Triggers

Macro Trends :

Expanding presence

In line with growth strategy, Company has entered new markets such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, where we see substantial opportunities in the oil and gas infrastructure sector. The company has been exploring growth opportunities beyond India. We have formed a joint venture firm in Saudi Arabia and have opened a branch office in Abu Dhabi, UAE to explore business prospects in the Middle East markets which promise long-term growth for pipeline infrastructure development.

The Indian government’s continued emphasis on expanding the oil and gas transportation network and promoting city gas distribution projects provides us with a steady stream of contracts.

India’s energy consumption is on the rise, with the country consuming 19.9 million metric tonnes of petroleum products and 5.51 BCM of natural gas during FY 2023-24. As the world’s third-largest consumer of energy, India’s demand for natural gas is expected to grow fivefold by 2047, in line with the nation’s vision of becoming a developed nation by its centennial year

Good execution and order book and Consistent new orders

Large working capital requirement, cash conversion cycle is bit high
Trade receivables and Inventory on higher side
Any change in CGD policy
Rising raw material and commodity costs
The Company is deriving significant portion of orders from major Oil & Gas distribution companies inducing a client concentration risk
Increase in competitive bids for procuring the projects

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Stock Name –Likhitha Infra

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Small Insight into Infra Company

Likhitha Infra (approx 33 yr old company) is an Oil Gas Pipeline Infrastructure provider in India. Operations include Cross Country pipelines and associated facilities, City Gas Distribution including CNG stations, and Operation & Maintenance of CNG/PNG services.

Strong presence in more than 16 states and 2 Union Territories in India.

Two major domains, if we divide the operations , are Pipeline Infrastructure Projects and O&M services (Operation and Maintenance)

Revenue breakdown for the domains are highlighted below (for last 4 Financial years)

Strengths

Long standing relationships with domestic marquee customers.

Efficient business model

Strong project execution capabilities

Diversified geographical presence in India

Strong Technical Qualification to bid for new projects

Strong promoter holding showing skin in game

Good ROCE, stable and improving PAT margins and EBITDA

Highly experienced Management Team

Triggers for company in coming quarters

CGD is increasing in India and company is at right place for its business to grow with Strong client base and on top of that company has Strong Technical Qualification to bid for new projects which is visible in orders won recently

Company has received orders worth Rs. 250 Crores (approx.) excluding GST from various City Gas Distribution Companies during the
quarter from October 2021 to December 2021.

Till Aug. 2021 company has an outstanding order book of 1020 cr giving good revenue visibility. In Oct-Dec 2021 , company received 250cr of additional orders

As per the recent Government policies, PNGRB has increased the number of Geographical Areas (GAs) to 228 comprising of 402 districts spread over 27 States and Union Territories, covering 70% of Indian population and 53% of its area. These recent Government initiatives have provided lucrative opportunities for Oil & Gas infrastructure service providers

Recent policy moves, including a wide-scale rollout of CNG and the expansion of gas infrastructure including LNG terminals, long-distance transmission pipelines and city gas distribution networks, will help drive 30bnm³ of gas demand growth over the next decade through fuel switching away from coal and oil. A recent switch to CNG from coal in India’s brick industry is encouraging greater gas use.

Exit Triggers

Order chain drying up in coming quarters

Unforeseeable change in Government policies

Declining margins and increasing debtors or working capital cycle days

Risks

Any change in CGD policy

Much faster penetration of EV in coming 2-3 years

Rising raw material and commodity costs

The Company is deriving significant portion of orders from major Oil & Gas distribution companies inducing a client concentration risk

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Likhitha Infra IPO : Subscribe or NOT?

The data has been compiled from various sources and might have small difference but overall theme is to subscribe or not — we will focus on that

Likhitha Infra– (approx 32 yr old company) is an Oil Gas Pipeline Infrastructure provider in India. Focused on laying pipeline networks, Operation and maintenance of city gas distribution companies in India

Offer purpose — 61 crores to meet working capital requirement

Key Service domains – Cross country pipelines, City gas distributions including CNG stations, Operation and maintenance

Clients -Established players from Oil and Gas industry

Risks

Major revenue from few clients may deprive the company from pricing power

Inherent risks due to long term nature of projects

Future

CGD is increasing in India and company is at right place for its business to grow with
Strong client base, Efficient business model
Strong project execution capabilities , Diversified geographical presence in India

Valuations

Seems attractive

Should we apply?

People can subscribe for long term growth prospects

Listing day may see gains . Recommended to hold and buy more if listed at IPO price +/-10%

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