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Ester Industries Ltd. 06 Feb 2025 15:20 PM

Q3FY25 Quarterly Result Announced for Ester Industries Ltd.

Containers & Packaging company Ester Industries announced Q3FY25 results

  • Revenues: Rs 351 crore compared to Rs 272 crore during Q3FY24, change 29%.
  • EBITDA: Rs 65 crore compared to Rs -15 crore during Q3FY24.
  • EBITDA margin: 18.5% for Q3FY25.
  • PAT: Rs 25 crore compared to Rs -45 crore during Q3FY24.

Arvind Singhania, Chairman, Ester Industries, said: “We are pleased to report that we have not only sustained the business momentum from previous quarter but have further accelerated it during Q3 as can be seen from the revenues and profitability growth. While both our businesses performed well, the films business in particular delivered a healthy performance.

Specialty Polymer business as well registered healthy growth on a YoY basis. Specialty Polymer, on YoY basis, registered a healthy revenue growth of 55% during the quarter driven by steady traction for our marquee products MB03 and Innovative PBT. We expect this positive business trajectory to continue in the coming years, underpinned by a robust product pipeline and a strong competitive edge due to the absence of competition in the sector.

As far as Film business is concerned, we have seen a sharp improvement in the margin profile and profitability of the business during the quarter. While the volumes continued to remain elevated, increased contribution from exports of high margin Value Added products aided the overall profitability of the business. Exports volumes registered a strong growth of 27% during the quarter. During the 9 months ending Dec 24, the proportion of Value-Added products increased from 18% (9MFY24) to 26%. Various initiatives to transform Ester from a commodity to specialty film player are being pursued diligently. We expect profitability improvement to sustain over the coming years on the back of better product mix i.e. share of high margin business and operating leverage

Furthermore, the introduction of the Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWMR), which will require a minimum of 10% recycled content in flexible packaging laminate expected to be effective from next year, is likely to further stimulate demand for Polyester Film as conversions from alternative substrates to polyester take place.

I am pleased to report that the execution of our joint venture plans with Loop Industries is advancing according to the established timeline. We are diligently pursuing various activities related to the project's implementation

 Looking ahead, our strong position in both Strategic Business Units (SBUs) gives us confidence in our ability to create value for our shareholders, particularly in light of the robust fundamentals of each business”

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Containers & Packaging company Ester Industries announced Q1FY25 results:

  • Revenues: Rs 292 crore, up 9.4% YoY and up 4.3% QoQ.
  • EBITDA (including Non-operating income): Rs 17 crore, up 70.0% YoY and up 88.9% QoQ.
  • EBITDA Margin: 5.9%, an increase of 230 basis points YoY and 290 basis points QoQ.
  • PAT (Continuing Operations): Rs -16 crore, an improvement from Rs -22 crore YoY and Rs -24 crore QoQ.

Commenting on the performance, Arvind Singhania, Chairman, Ester Industries said: “We have started the fiscal on a positive note. Specialty Polymer has had a strong quarter as can be seen by operating and financial performance indicators. Film business after undergoing challenging period of last two years, is finally witnessing some positivity as far as pricing & margin environment is concerned. As the demand-supply mismatch improves quarter after quarter, we are hopeful of margin & profitability improvement in times to come.

Specialty Polymer performed well both on a Y-o-Y and Q-o-Q basis. Q1 performance was largely driven by good volume off-take of our marquee products MB03 and Innovative PBT. Higher share of value-added products resulted in improved margins and profitability. We expect the momentum to not only sustain but accelerate further throughout the year. As I have emphasized earlier, this business is protected by intellectual property, which safeguards our margins and preserves profitability. We continue to work towards building a healthy product pipeline and expect positive contributions from some of them over the coming years.

As far as Film business is concerned, having gone through a rough period of last two years especially with regards to margins, I am pleased to report that we have started to witness some respite over the past few months. The pricing and margin environment has started to improve. As a result, going forward Film SBU is likely to return better performance despite lower volumes of sales. The proportion of Value Added & Specialty products stood at 30% during the quarter under review and with a targeted increase to 40% by FY26, profitability is expected to get further boost.

Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWMR) mandating utilization of 10% recycled content in flexible packaging laminate, coming into force from 1 st April 2025 will further increase demand for Polyester Film with conversion taking place from other substrates to polyester.

As regards our JV with Loop Industries Inc, I am happy to announce that it is progressing as per schedule. Various activities towards implementation of the project are being pursued in right earnest.

Looking ahead, given our strong position in both SBUs, we are confident of creating value for our shareholders, as the fundamentals of both businesses remain solid. The joint venture with Loop is a transformative development that will pave the way for profitable growth for the company in the years to come.” 

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Containers & Packaging firm Ester Industries announced Q1FY23 Result :

  • Ester Industries announces Q1 FY23 results
  • Revenue up 26%; EBITDA grows 13%

Commenting on the performance, Mr. Arvind Singhania, Chairman, Ester Industries said: “We have started the year on a strong note, with both our core businesses Films and Specialty Polymers registering good growth in revenue and profitability. Specialty Polymer business has not only maintained its recent growth momentum but has accelerated even further. We expect the growth momentum to continue throughout the year and onwards. Volume growth for marquee products remains encouraging. Innovative PBT has been growing significantly year after year and has seen a sharp pick up in volumes during the quarter. Due to better product mix, margins as well have picked up on a sequential basis and we expect the trend to continue over the coming quarters. Product pipeline for the business remains encouraging, offering better visibility and potential for improved performance over the coming years.

Film business delivered yet another solid performance, with improvement in volumes as well as realizations. Margins as well have expanded despite inflationary environment largely owing to better product mix and price revisions undertaken to offset the impact of rising input prices. Our sustained efforts towards increasing the share of value-added & specialty products in the overall mix have started to pay dividends, in part helping us to de-commoditize the product portfolio. While inflationary pressure and demand supply imbalance caused by commissioning of new production lines may cause margin compression in the near term, the long term prospects of the business remain strong. We are on course to commence commercial production from Telangana plant by October 22. Basis low cost of operations and proximity to markets, we expect Telangana plant to post satisfactory financial performance.

The deal for divestment of Engineering Plastics business on Slump Sale basis as a Going Concern is estimated to fructify within next 25 – 30 days. While our balance sheet is already healthy & resilient, the divestment of Engineering Plastics business will further strengthen it and provide us with the requisite growth capital to further scale up our core businesses. We believe our core businesses are well placed to deliver consistent growth and create value for our shareholders.”

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Highlights:

  • Q2 FY22 Revenue up 33%; 
  • H1 Revenue grows 49%

Commenting on the performance, Mr. Arvind Singhania, Chairman, Ester Industries said: “We have had a good first half with revenues expanding 50% over the previous year. All our businesses continue to perform well, helping us sustain the growth momentum.

 Specialty Polymer business delivered yet another quarter of solid performance on the back of good demand and off-take for our products. Demand for MB-03, one of our marquee products continues to remain strong, as reflected by the strong volume growth during the quarter. Innovative PBT as well maintained its momentum with a volume growth of 27% over the previous year. In addition to the existing products, demand for some of our newly introduced products like MB 07 & LMC 03 as well remain encouraging. As mentioned earlier, we expect the sales of the new products to pick up pace over the following quarters. Furthermore, we are also close to achieving techno commercial qualification for some of our other products as well, which once approved and commissioned should help us drive the revenues in the years to come.

Performance of Film business would have been better but for lower production owing to plant shut down for maintenance. Margins moderated largely owing to new capacities getting commissioned. Furthermore, higher shipping costs caused by global supply chain disruption impacted both margins and volume of export sales. Benign margin environment coupled with lower production owing to plant shut down for maintenance resulted in lower profitability during the quarter. Though the margin / profitability scenario is likely to remain subdued over short to medium term, we are working relentlessly to mitigate the same by higher volume of value added and off-line coated products. Lastly, commissioning of our new BOPET plant as well should help scale up our business in the coming years.

Engineering plastics business performed well with significant improvement in profitability. Demand from end-user customers remained buoyant which coupled with favourable pricing environment resulted in revenue growth of 51% for the quarter. We expect the business to perform well going forward as well. Eliminating the impact of increase in feedstock prices from raw material consumption and revenues from operations, the EBITDA margin for the Company would have been 24%.

We believe we are well placed to deliver growth and create value for our stakeholders.”  

 

 

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