Linc Pen and Plastics Ltd Q1 FY23 Result Updates.
Increase in selling price to improve gross margin.

Linc Pen and Plastics Ltd reported a net profit of Rs. 4.38 crores as compared to the loss of Rs. 1.22 crores in Q1 FY22.
Revenue displayed strong growth and the income for Q1 FY 23 amounted to Rs. 99.26 crores as against Rs. 55.53 crores in Q1 FY 21, cloaking a YoY growth of over 78%. However, the first quarter being traditionally a weaker quarter for the industry as such, income fell by over 11% sequentially.
While the company continued to witness an increase in input costs during the quarter, the company was able to pass on the raw material price increases, as they increased the selling price of the finished products from April 2022. This resulted in improved gross margin, which increased from 22.9% in Q4 FY22 to 25.4% in Q1 FY23.
EBIDTA margin also improved to 9.5% and was up 631 basis points YOY and 277 basis points QoQ in spite of higher RM costs; largely due to increased selling price and relatively lower marketing & new customer acquisition costs.
Commodity prices have started to soften, and prices of key inputs are expected to remain benign in the coming quarters as the focus of central banks has shifted to containing inflation. This along with the continued focus on higher-margin products helped to improve margins and profitability.
Share of ‘Pentonic’ increased to 29.3% in Q1 FY23 as against 25.5% in FY22. The Gross Profit stood at Rs. 2,487 Lacs, up 100.7% YoY & down 1.9% QoQ. Gross Margin was at 25.4%. The earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA) during the quarter are Rs. 931 Lacs, up 428% YoY & 25% QoQ. EBITDA Margin was at 9.5%.

Robust growth in revenue led by an increase in Pentonic sales.

Operating EBITDA was up 486.6% YoY at Rs.7.99 crores and Margin stood at 8.2%. Operating EBITDA Margin increased 569 basis points YoY ‘Pentonic’ Sales continued to grow and was over 29% of total revenue for Q1 FY 23.’Pentonic’s’ GPM is 40% and there is a significant increase in the revenue share of ‘Pentonic’ over the last 4 years. Hence, the overall GPM of the Company has increased by 350 basis points. There is a consistent increase in the average selling price.

With the Covid-induced restrictions behind the company, the revenue has been displaying strong growth. Operating Income stood at Rs. 97.94 crores, a growth of 77.7% over the previous year. This resulted in improved gross margin, which increased from 22.9% in Q4 FY22 to 25.4% in Q1 FY23. Operating EBIDTA margin also improved to 8.2% and was up 569 basis points YOY and 288 basis points QoQ. The company’s touchpoints continue to increase with another 12,103 added in this quarter.

The shares of Linc Pen and Plastics Ltd are trading at Rs. 289.25, down by 0.79%.

Valuations:

The return on equity (ROE) is 5.99% for the quarter ended June 2022. The price-to-earning (P/E) ratio stood at 31.4. The return on capital employed (ROCE) for the company is 8.15%. The price to book value Linc Pen and Plastics Ltdis 3.03. The EV/EBITDA is 13.6. EPS stood at Rs. 2.95 in Q1 FY23 vs (Rs.0.82) in the same period last year. Net Debt/Equity stood at (0.03) against 0.02 in FY 22 and Net Debt/Operating EBITDA stood at (0.15) against 0.13 in FY22. Net Debt reduced by Rs. 7.76 crores from 31st March 2022 and stood at (Rs. 4.86) crores as against Rs. 2.90 crores in FY 22.