Pick of the Week:
Alok Industries Ltd
Alok Industries Ltd
BSE Code: 521070
CMP: Rs.24.6
Book Value: Rs.35.47
EPS: Rs.3.41
Market Cap: Rs.1490 Cr
Introduction: Alok Industries Ltd is a fully integrated textile company and is amongst India’s largest textile manufacturers. It was established in 1986 as a private limited company, with its first polyester texturing plant being set up in 1989. It became a public limited company in 1993. Over the years, it has expanded into weaving, knitting, processing, home textiles and garments. And to ensure quality and cost efficiencies it has integrated backward into cotton spinning and manufacturing partially oriented yarn through the continuous polymerization route. It also provides embroidered products through Grabal Alok Impex Ltd., its associate company.
Alok Industries Ltd, has recently entered the domestic retail segment through a wholly owned subsidiary, Alok Retail India Limited, with a chain of stores named ‘H&A’ that offer garments and home textiles at attractive price points. It has also ventured into the realty space through wholly owned subsidiaries with investments in some prestigious projects in Mumbai. The company has focused on world class infrastructure, best-in-class technology, uncompromising quality standards and dynamic product innovation. Added to these has been its constant desire to surpass customer expectations. Today, Alok Industries Ltd represents the future of India’s textile industry.
Shareholding Pattern: The promoters hold 36.69%% while the general public holds 63.20% of the shares of the company. The FIIs hold 20.92%, while the DIIs hold 12.59% of the shares of the company.
Financials: For Q2FY10, the company came out with good set of numbers. The total sales of the company for Q2FY10 came out to be Rs.975.5 Cr as against Rs.698.14 Cr in the same period previous year. The net profit of the company for Q2FY10 came out to be Rs.57 Cr as against Rs.42.15 Cr in the same period previous year; however, this on an expanded equity capital of Rs.605.08 Cr as against Rs.196.97 Cr in the same period previous year.
Triggers:
• The company charting out strategies under which it would open stores in Malls after analyzing the cost effects.
• The company has a blue chip international customer base comprising of world renowned retailers, importers and brands. With commencement of spinning of cotton yarn, the company has achieved complete integration.
• The Terry Towel project, which was part of Phase I & II, was commissioned in FY09. The Company has also successfully commissioned Continuous Polymerisation (CP) Plant at Saily (Silvassa). Phase III and Phase IV of the expansion of the Company's capacities, aggregating to Rs.1, 100 Cr and Rs.1, 180 Cr stands largely completed; the balance portion is progressing well and is expected to be completed very soon.
• The Company's textiles operations have shown encouraging growth trends, both in the domestic and in the exports markets. The capacity expansions which the Company had been putting in place for the past few years are nearing completion and the volume increases are starting to be reflected in operations and sales.
• Marketing initiatives across the world have both de-risked Alok Industries Ltd as well as contributed to a healthy order book. The Company believes that its scale of operations and integration across the textile chain will, in future, offer significant advantages in both cost and revenue.
• Given the increasing spending capacity of the middle-class consumer segment in India, retail remains an exciting prospect over the medium term. The Company's retail initiative is operated through its wholly owned subsidiary Alok Retail India Ltd., which has opened ninety 'H&A' stores across India. The Company wishes to expand the 'H&A' footprint to over 300 stores during the current financial year.
• The Company's investment in Grabal Alok (UK) Ltd, as part of the Group's overseas retail foray is now starting to show improved results. The stores, which are spread across the UK and offer quality apparel and fashion products at affordable prices, are also in the process of being rebranded from “qs’ to “Store Twenty One”. The second half of FY 2008-09 has reflected improved topline--thanks to cost rationalization and efficiency maximization measures, the 'middle line' has also shown improvement. This encouraging trend has been carried on during the first quarter of the current financial year as well.
Conclusion: From the charts it has been found that the stock is trading above it 50 and 200 days moving averages, which is encouraging. Considering the other chartical parameters it can be concluded that the stock can be purchased at any price above Rs.24 for a target of Rs.31—32 in the next 30 days time frame.
Alok Industries Ltd, has recently entered the domestic retail segment through a wholly owned subsidiary, Alok Retail India Limited, with a chain of stores named ‘H&A’ that offer garments and home textiles at attractive price points. It has also ventured into the realty space through wholly owned subsidiaries with investments in some prestigious projects in Mumbai. The company has focused on world class infrastructure, best-in-class technology, uncompromising quality standards and dynamic product innovation. Added to these has been its constant desire to surpass customer expectations. Today, Alok Industries Ltd represents the future of India’s textile industry.
Shareholding Pattern: The promoters hold 36.69%% while the general public holds 63.20% of the shares of the company. The FIIs hold 20.92%, while the DIIs hold 12.59% of the shares of the company.
Financials: For Q2FY10, the company came out with good set of numbers. The total sales of the company for Q2FY10 came out to be Rs.975.5 Cr as against Rs.698.14 Cr in the same period previous year. The net profit of the company for Q2FY10 came out to be Rs.57 Cr as against Rs.42.15 Cr in the same period previous year; however, this on an expanded equity capital of Rs.605.08 Cr as against Rs.196.97 Cr in the same period previous year.
Triggers:
• The company charting out strategies under which it would open stores in Malls after analyzing the cost effects.
• The company has a blue chip international customer base comprising of world renowned retailers, importers and brands. With commencement of spinning of cotton yarn, the company has achieved complete integration.
• The Terry Towel project, which was part of Phase I & II, was commissioned in FY09. The Company has also successfully commissioned Continuous Polymerisation (CP) Plant at Saily (Silvassa). Phase III and Phase IV of the expansion of the Company's capacities, aggregating to Rs.1, 100 Cr and Rs.1, 180 Cr stands largely completed; the balance portion is progressing well and is expected to be completed very soon.
• The Company's textiles operations have shown encouraging growth trends, both in the domestic and in the exports markets. The capacity expansions which the Company had been putting in place for the past few years are nearing completion and the volume increases are starting to be reflected in operations and sales.
• Marketing initiatives across the world have both de-risked Alok Industries Ltd as well as contributed to a healthy order book. The Company believes that its scale of operations and integration across the textile chain will, in future, offer significant advantages in both cost and revenue.
• Given the increasing spending capacity of the middle-class consumer segment in India, retail remains an exciting prospect over the medium term. The Company's retail initiative is operated through its wholly owned subsidiary Alok Retail India Ltd., which has opened ninety 'H&A' stores across India. The Company wishes to expand the 'H&A' footprint to over 300 stores during the current financial year.
• The Company's investment in Grabal Alok (UK) Ltd, as part of the Group's overseas retail foray is now starting to show improved results. The stores, which are spread across the UK and offer quality apparel and fashion products at affordable prices, are also in the process of being rebranded from “qs’ to “Store Twenty One”. The second half of FY 2008-09 has reflected improved topline--thanks to cost rationalization and efficiency maximization measures, the 'middle line' has also shown improvement. This encouraging trend has been carried on during the first quarter of the current financial year as well.
Conclusion: From the charts it has been found that the stock is trading above it 50 and 200 days moving averages, which is encouraging. Considering the other chartical parameters it can be concluded that the stock can be purchased at any price above Rs.24 for a target of Rs.31—32 in the next 30 days time frame.
Note: The stock was recommended to the Paid Groups on 19th January, 2010, in the Sunday Report.
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