“While rising input costs have pressured margins, absolute profitability remains stable. We believe Deepak Nitrite would benefit from ongoing capex," said brokerage and research firm Edelweiss in a note.
The brokerage has retained its ‘Buy’ rating on Deepak Nitrite shares with a TP of ₹3,127 based on a rollover to Q2FY24E, and good long-term growth prospects.
Deepak Nitrite reported revenue growth of 28% YoY, mainly due to rising prices. Management remains confident of protecting absolute margins on per mt basis given acceptability from customers and efficient cost management, Edelweiss highlighted.
“We remain positive on the future outlook of the company. Despite inflationary environment, management guided for ₹15 bn of capex coming online over next 12-18 months. However, rising input prices and cautious margin outlook lead to cut in PAT estimates by 2%/3% for FY23/24E," said another brokerage Ambit.
The brokerage house has maintained Buy rating on the specialty chemical stock with target price of ₹3,011. Shares of Deepak Nitrite are down over 30% from its all time high, whereas the stock is down 19% in 2022 (YTD) so far.
Key risks, as per Ambit, could be project delays, sustained volatility in raw material prices, and macro headwinds in key geography like India.
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