Madras Fertilizers (listed on NSE) is going through a structural change and can be a multibagger. Here are a few pointers:-
a. Madras Fertilizers is going to get INR 550 crore debt waiver along with waiver on accumulated interest thereon. This corrects its balance sheet at a stroke.
b. Company has paid off all lenders by settling dues under debt restructuring. The only debt that it has now is from Govt.
c. It makes Urea, which is in short supply and has to be imported at international prices. Govt wants to ramp up Urea production within India and hence incentivising. A new policy on the lines of non-urea fertilizers is under consideration.
d. Company has three plants for complex fertilizers. One is being used for toll production for IFFCO. Another one is going to commence operations soon. Third one is under upgradation and will commence later. Complex fertilzer plants have fixed costs of INR 35 crore, which is not being recovered as of now and is a drag on Urea profits. Once 2nd plant commences, it would be able to atleast recover fixed costs. Hence, company's profits would be higher by atleast INR 35crore.
e. Interest costs would come down drastically post debt waiver. This will enhance bottom line.
f. GoI had given assistance to company to restructure its Urea operations. As a result Urea operations profitability has improved substantially leading to a turnaround. PAT (cleaned for extraordinaries & exceptionals) of INR 51 crore in Q3FY11 and INR 105cr in Q4FY11.
g. Company currently uses Naptha as fuel and is converting its plant to run on Gas fuel. This would enhance its efficiency and profitability substantially.
h. In Q3FY11, it had INR 47.5 crore gain from one time settlement. In Q4FY11, it had gain of 77 crore on one time settlement with lenders. It paid 78 crores in salaries revision arears for last 5 years in Q4FY11. The above mentoined PAT numbers are after removing impact of these items.
i. At Q4FY11 annualised PAT (418 crore), P/E is 0.9 only (INR 23 stock price, market cap 370 crore). AT TTM PAT of 124 crore, P/E is 3 only. TTM PAT is after taking into account net loss of 36 crore in Q2FY11 due to statutory inspection & maintenance shutdown.
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