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H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd Analysis!🇮🇳
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About:
H.G. Infra Engineering Limited was incorporated in 2003.
HGIEL, along with its nine HAM SPVs, is primarily involved in the construction of roads and
highways in Odisha, Telangana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
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Clientele:
• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)
• IRB Infrastructure Developers
• Tata Projects Limited
• Adani Road Transport Limited, etc
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Industry Opportunities:
India’s infrastructure segment is all set for explosive growth. The GOI’s
initiative around creating a ₹111 trillion National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), plans
to monetise assets & expedite transportation projects with Gati Shakti Master Plan.
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Gati Shakti Push
Under the initiative,
16 ministries and their schemes including flagship ones like
Bharatmala, Sagarmala, Udaan, expansion of railway network,
inland waterways and Bharat Net will be integrated.
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HG Infra’s Business Strategy:
• Core focus on road EPC & HAM:
EPC projects: timely execution with strong discipline in order
selection
HAM projects: bid selectively to maintain healthy IRR &
explore monetisation to free equity
• Diversification to other infra sector
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• Established new business division to diversify
• Modernising construction capabilities
• Strengthened P&M capabilities:
Invested ₹640.78 million towards
upgrading our project execution capabilities.
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Strengths:
• An established contractor with a proven execution track record of more than 19 years
• A strong presence spread across 9 states
• A prequalification which is high enough to independently
bid on big EPC and HAM projects
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• An integrated business model with focus on cost efficiencies
in real time
• A continuous investment in advanced equipment &
technologies deployed at project sites
• An organisation-wide SAP implementation to improve
operational effectiveness & increased transparency
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Weakness:
• The weather and different seasons impact operations of the
Company
• Working Capital Intensive business
• Relatively underpenetrated market presence in southern
and eastern states
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Vulnerability of profitability to price fluctuations; – The heightened competition in the road sector along with the steep increase in input costs could exert pressure on HGIEL's profitability
despite the presence of a price escalation clauses in these contracts.
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• High sectorial & client concentration risk: HG is exposed to high segment and client concentration risks with entire order book consisting of road works mainly from
the NHAI. Any downcycle in the road construction sector may adversely impact its business returns.
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• Liquidity:
HGIEL's average utilisation of the fund-based limits during the last 13-month period ended March 2022 is moderate at 56%.
HGIEL’s liquidity is supported by undrawn working capital limits of ~₹100 cr & free cash & liquid investments of ₹65 cr (March End)
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HG has repayments of ~₹45 crore & equity commitment of ₹460 crore in FY2023.
Recovery of ~₹100 cr from sticky receivables will also aid CF in FY2023. The estimated CFO is expected to be sufficient for the equity commitments towards
HAM projects & the debt repayments
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Key Ratios:
• Stock P/E: 9.47
• RoCE: 28.50%
• RoE: 30.5%
• PEG: 0.20
• Price to Sales: 0.94
• Interest coverage: 5.21
• Sales Growth 3 Years : 23%
• D/E: 0.82
Shareholding:
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Here we are attaching the Q1FY23 Investors Presentation of HG Infra:
bseindia.com
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