

Why
Avoid
Good growth but below industry average financials
Rich Valuations
Issue Details
Issue Opens | 29th September 2023 |
Issue Closes | 04th October 2023 |
Price Band | Rs. 51 – Rs. 54 |
Issue size (Upper Band) | Rs. 71 Cr |
Issue Type | FRESH ISSUE |
Market cap (based on upper band) | Rs. 236 Cr |
Sales- March 2023 (Rs./Crs) | 183 Cr |
Net Profit - March 2023 (Rs./Crs) | 8 Cr |
Industry | Cable |
Promoters | SANJAY GUPTA |
Lead Manager | PANTOMATH |
Objectives of the Issue Fresh Issue – Rs. 71 cr
The Objectives of the Offer are for:
1. Funding capital expenditure to set up a new plant to manufacture house wires, fire-resistant wires & and cables, aluminium cables, and solar cables.
2. Funding working capital requirements
3. General Corporate Purposes
Plaza Wires is involved in the business of manufacturing and selling wires and cable which make up the majority of its revenue. They also sell fast-moving electrical goods such as fans, and switches.
The company sells its products under the brands, “Plaza Cables”, “Action Wires”, and “PCG”.
The company currently has a capacity of 12,00,000 coils per annum and plans to increase this capacity by 837,000 coils per annum with part of the proceeds.
Revenue by segment: | ||||
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Segment | FY23 | FY 22 | FY 21 | |
Wires & Cables | 90% | 87% | 80% | |
FMEG | 6% | 7% | 11% | |
PVC Pipes | 4% | 5% | 8% |
The revenue of the company has grown at a CAGR of 12% in the last two years. It has also been able to grow its net profit by 33%
The company had previously reported negative Cash flow from operations in FY21 which has since turned positive. The company has reported positive CFO in the last two years. But the company saw a decline in CFO in FY23 as compared to FY22
In FY23, The company’s ROE was 14%, which improved from 11% in FY21
The debt-to-equity ratio of the company is 0.75 which was 0.88 in FY22.
Rs./Crs | FY 23 | FY 22 | FY 21 |
---|---|---|---|
Sales | 183 | 177 | 146 |
Net Profit | 8 | 6 | 4 |