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MUGHAL_1QFY22 EPS clocked in at PkR5.03 - Above expectations, (AKD, Off the Analyst's Desk, Oct 29, 2021)

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MUGHAL: 1QFY22 EPS clocked in at PkR5.03 – Above expectations

  • Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (MUGHAL) announced result for 1QFY22 where company posted impressive NPAT of PkR1.7bn (EPS: PkR5.03) vs NPAT of PkR352mn (EPS: PkR1.05), increasing by 380%YoY and 84%QoQ.
  • The topline registered a growth of 81%YoY to PkR14.0bn mainly due to increase in gross margin to 19.6% against 12.5% witnessed in 4QFY21 owing to increase of 15.4%QoQ in local rebar prices and a decline of 3%QoQ on avg. scrap prices.
  • Ferrous segment posted net sales of PkR10.3bn (+52%YoY) with a gross margin of 14% vs 6% in 1QFY21. Non-ferrous segment posted net sales of PkR3.75bn with a gross margin of 35% vs 47% in 1QFY21. Moreover, other income increased by 223%YoY while finance cost remained flat QoQ.
  • We await clarity from management regarding the deviation from our result before updating our earnings estimates for MUGHAL. The company currently trades at FY22F P/E of 6.40x while 3-yr PEG stands at 0.34x with our TP of PkR135/sh provides a capital upside of 52% from last close – Buy.

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Mughal Iron & Steel Industries

Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd. Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited is engaged in manufacturing and trading of mild steel products. The Company is engaged in producing steel in the long-rolled steel products, which has a capacity of 688,000 metric/tons of re-rolled steel per annum. The Company is engaged in multidimensional activities from making billets of mild steel, spring steel, deformed bar, re-bar, cold twisted rebar and a range of sections, such as I-beams, L-sections, C-section, H-beams and T-bar. The Company offers its products under various categories, including Smelting, such as Ferro Silicomanganese, Ferro Chrome and Ferro Silicon; Billet, such as Mild Carbon Billets, Spring Steels, Austentic Stainless Steel, Ferrite Stainless steels and Alloys Steels; Bars, including Deformed Bars, Re-inforcement Bars and Thermax Bars; Beams, including I Beams (Girders), Angle Section (L Section), T Bar (T section) and C Channel, and Grade and Specifications, including ASTM A 615 G-40 and ASTM A 321.

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AKD Securities Limited
AKD Securities Limited

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