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MOSL: PARAG MILK FOODS (Buy)-Steadiness in top-line growth now visible

Parag Milk Foods: Steadiness in top-line growth now visible; Near-term margin to remain under pressure due to milk inflation

(PARAG IN, Mkt Cap USD0.3b, CMP INR235, TP INR305, 30% Upside, Buy)

 

  • net sales grew sharply by 29.8% to INR6.7b (our estimate: INR6b) in 4QFY19. Milk Products continued growing robustly by 24.7% YoY to INR4.2b. Adjusting for one-offs, EBITDA increased 6.1% YoY to INR587m (our estimate: INR616m), while PAT was up 62.7% YoY to INR425m (our estimate: INR274m). EBITDA margin contracted 200bp YoY to 8.7% in the quarter.
  • Gross margin shrank 240bp YoY to 29.6%, largely due to an unfavorable product mix (the share of low-margin SMP expanded 500bp YoY to 19.3% of sales) and inflation in milk prices.
  • FY19 performance: Sales/EBITDA/adj. PAT grew 22.6%/23.4%/51.6%. EBITDA margin expanded 10bp to 10%.
  • Key concall highlights: (1) One-offs for the quarter stood at ~INR150m (PSI incentive reversal of ~INR70m and expected credit loss provisioning of ~INR80m). (2) Average milk procurement price was ~INR24-25 for FY19; PARAG expects a further increase in milk price (+6-7% for FY20). (3) Lower gross margin sequentially was attributable to higher SMP sales (2.5% impact) and increased milk prices (~1% impact).
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Parag Milk Foods

Parag Milk Foods Ltd. Parag Milk Foods Limited is engaged in manufacturing and processing of milk and milk products. The Company offers a range of products, which include cheese, ghee, whey proteins, paneer, curd, yoghurt, milk products, liquid milk, milk-based beverages and milk powders. The Company's brands include Gowardhan, under which traditional dairy products, such as ghee, are marketed; Go, under which western lifestyle dairy products, such as cheese, are marketed; Pride of Cows, under which premium milk is sold, and Topp Up, under which flavored milk is marketed. The Company has an aggregate milk processing capacity of approximately two million liters per day. The Company has a product basket comprising over 150 stock keeping units (SKUs). Its manufacturing facilities are located in Manchar (Pune district) and Palamaner (Chittoor district).

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Motilal Oswal
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