Multi Bagger: Sejal Architectural Glass Ltd

Sejal Architectural Glass Ltd (Rs 24 Buy)

Sejal Architectural Glass Ltd (SAGL) is in the business of processing glass and has processing facilities for insulating, toughened, laminated and decorative glasses. SAGL has an integrated processing unit, having processing lines for all specialty glasses (Insulating, Toughened and Laminated) under one roof.

SAGL has three distinct SBU’s i.e. Processing, Retail and Float glass manufacturing. Till FY07 the revenues were purely generated from the processing division. The retail division commenced its operations from April, 2007. Further the float glass plant which is the main inflexion point is under construction and would be operational in Q1FY10.

With this SAGL becomes a complete value chain providing company from manufacturing of glass to selling of high end lifestyle products for home décor(art & artifacts, lights & luminaries, sanitary - ware & bath fittings and glass products).

Investment Rationale:

Net Profit to grow 11x by FY12
The 550tpd capacity float plant is likely to transform this Rs55 Crore company into a Rs450 crore company by FY12; i.e. a whopping 8x growth. As a result of backward & forward integration, bottom line is expected to grow over 11x by FY12 to Rs49 crore.

Trading at close to Book value
The book value per share of SAGL is currently Rs50. This translates into a P/BV ratio of 0.48, which is significantly lower than P/BV ratio of 3.6 for its peer. Moreover, if we consider the replacement cost, implied value per share turns out to be approx. Rs135.

First fully integrated Indian player in architectural glass
SAGL is currently having a processing unit and is now setting up a new float glass manufacturing facility. This initiative of backward integration would help the company in procuring raw material for its processing unit. This will reduce raw material cost, dependence on imports and other domestic players for glass, thereby improving operating margins from 16% in FY08 to 34% by FY12.

Demand for glass to remain robust
The per capita consumption of glass in India is about 0.55 kg, which is much lower than 11 kg in USA and 2-5 kg in South-East Asian countries. It clearly shows the growth opportunity in the under-penetrated market. The demand for processed glass has also grown by more than 35% annually, in last 2 years.

Financials and Valuation:
We initiate our coverage on SAGL with a BUY rating and twelve months price target of Rs124 based on our DCF model. The stock is currently trading at P/E of 5.63x its FY09 earnings of Rs4.26. Company’s EV/EBITDA and EV/Sales of FY08 is 16.7x and 2.7x respectively.