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Investment casting can produce complex shapes which are difficult to manufacture with other casting methods
like die casting and sand casting. Although investment casting is a more expensive mechanism than the other
processes of manufacturing; per unit cost reduce as volumes increase.
Investment Rationale:
Superior Quality Manufacturing Through Higher Focus on R&D & Automation: IPCL undertakes manufacturing
of casting products through the investment casting process. Investment Casting enables the production of highly
Source: Phillip Capital India Research
complex parts with sections as narrow as (0.4mm) which makes it suitable for manufacturing of critical parts for
its customers. The company has been supplying to large auto OEMs till date and has now begun supply for Samarth Sanghavi (+ 9122 6655 1412)
aerospace and medical devices. ssanghavi@phillipcapital.in
Strong Tie‐Ups with Large Auto OEMs: Approximately 70‐75% of the sales of the company are to large auto ancillary companies including names like Maruti
Suzuki, Hyundai, M&M, Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, and John Deere among others. IPCL has long term relationships with its customers which have held them in
good stead over the past many years.
Continuous Investment in Capacity Expansion: IPCL currently operates out of one plant located in Bhavnagar which has a capacity of 1400 tons. This plant is
currently operating at nearly full capacity. With increasing product demand and diversification the company has expanded to another plant by another 400 tons
and has already begun the development of another 400 tons plant. The second plant can be expanded upto additional 1400 tons.
Diversifying Product Range: Historically IPCL has been mainly engaged in the business of providing casting products for the auto industry. In order to diversify its
product range it has entered into providing casting components which find application in the medical, aerospace and other engineering applications. Currently,
approximately 70‐75% of the revenues of the company are generated from the auto space, with this diversification the company aims to reduce its dependence
on a single sector.
Key Risks:
Change in Raw Material Prices: Raw material prices for the company have increased by over 39% in the past 2 quarters. We believe that this is a concern given
that price pass through happen at a later date. However, we expect the margins to improve as the prices are passed on to the customers with a lag. Additionally
the company has been transitioning to higher price products which are expected to aid in higher margins.
The company has already completed its expansion (400 tons) and is expected to increase its capacity further (by 400 tons) by March with not a significantly large
capital expenditure (~INR 200 million). With increasing capacity we expect the margins to improve further as the sectors to which the company is likely to cater to
are expected to result in higher realizations for the products of IPCL. This expansion combined with the diversification plans of the company gives it an
opportunity to improve its return ratios going ahead in the future, we expect the ROE of the company to improve from the current 8% levels to 19% levels in FY20
while the RoCE is expected to improve to 21% from the current 12% levels.
At the current market price of Rs.339, the company currently trades at a PE multiple of 21.4x and 10.5x EV/EBITDA. We recommend a BUY on the company with a
price target of INR 556.50, implying a 64% upside from current levels.
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Company Overview
Investment and Precision Castings Limited has been in the business of investment casting set up in 1975 under technical collaboration with Arwood Corporation,
USA. Over the years the company has had technological collaborations with several other leading international players like M/s. Furstlich Hohenzollernsche
Huttenverwaltung (Zollern Group), Germany and with M/s. Associated Foundries Engineering Co. Ltd., Japan for producing very large piece weight investment
castings.
IPCL is a pioneer in the investment casting business in India, boasting of top of the line customers across a wide range of industries. The company has been in the
business since 1975 and has acquired additional technology over the years which enable it to produce its own ceramic cores and ceramic moulds. The company
also has two wind turbines generating nearly 2.5 MW of energy, 100% of this electricity generated is used for captive consumption. The wind turbines contribute
to nearly 40% of the supply of the company’s energy requirement.
Over the past few years the company has seen a constant increase in its volume demanded and with a commensurate increment in the average selling price of its
product. It is pertinent to note here that owing to the complexity in manufacturing process and with the quality standards provided by the company it commands
a significant premium as compared to other players in the industry. The average rate of products available in the Rajkot market for investment castings is nearly
INR 350‐400 while the products provided by IPCL range at INR 800‐850.
1400 920
897
900
1200
869 880
1000 862
850 1000.25 1198 860
1025.4
800 840
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848.9
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800
400 803
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200
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0 740
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Volume (MT) Average Selling Price
The company is headed by Mr. Piyush Tamboli, who is the Chairman & Managing Director of the company. Mr. Tamboli has been a part of the family business
over the past 2 decades and has been an integral part of the investment casting business. Below is a list of Memberships of Mr. Tamboli in various associations:
• Chairman – Western Region, Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) since last 2 years.
• Chairman – Western Zonal Council – CII
• Chairman, Sub‐Committee‐Defense, ACMA
• Member – ACMA Globalization Committee
• Co‐Chairman, ACMA Supply Chain Management Committee
• Member, ACMA MSME Committee
• Chairman – Sub Committee – Auto Industry, CII
• Ex‐Committee Member of Gujarat State Council CII
• Executive Committee Member, Saurashtra Chamber of Commerce
• Committee Member, Bhavnagar Small Industries Association
Investment Casting
Investment casting (also known as “lost wax” or “precision” casting) is a manufacturing process in which a wax pattern coated with a refractory ceramic material.
Once the ceramic material is hardened it takes the shape of the casting, subsequently the wax is melted out and then molten metal replaces the wax. The metal
solidifies and then the casting is broken off.
The company has a state of the art manufacturing facility located in Bhavnagar, Gujarat with an installed capacity of 1500 tonnes per year of finished investment
castings. The company ferrous, non‐ferrous, aluminum alloys, nickel base and cobalt base alloys of piece weight up to 200 kg. Industries being served by us are
Aerospace, Automotive, Pumps and Valves, Electrical and Power Generation, Agricultural Equipments, Instrumentation, Aerospace, Defense, Earth Moving
Equipments, Material Handling Equipments, Machine Tools, Dairy & Food Processing, Nuclear and General Engineering etc.
With the knowledge and experience gained through the above collaborations and further refined by in‐ house Research & Development, IPCL is today the
technology leader in the industry in India, producing very complex investment castings in a wide range of material specifications. The company acquired
additional technologies which enable it to produce its own Ceramic cores and Ceramic moulds.
Products:
Automotive Aerospace Power Plants Pumps & Valves Medical Implants Electronics Compressors
Transmission Parts Supplying for Turbine Blades Impellers Knee Joint Frame and Body Connecting Rod
Aircrafts & Satellite Castings
Engine Parts Supply Parts: Impellers Diffusers Prosthetic Assembly Piston
Parts
Clutch Parts Gimbal Box Diffusers Valve Body
Diffusers
Gas Boxes
Gas Tanks
Awards Received:
• Received 'SAME' Gold Medal Award 2014 from SOCIETY OF AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS (VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE)
• IPCL received "CASTING CONTEST AWARD‐2014" from INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE, USA for Outstanding Leadership in demonstrating the benefits
of the Investment Casting Process. IPCL is the first Company in India to get this Award.
• IPCL is the first Investment Casting Foundry in India to received Prestigious "TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATION' from 'CENTRE FOR MILITARY
AIRWORTHINESS & CERTIFICATION" (CEMILAC), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India for supply of Aluminium Castings (Gimbal Box &
Pedestal Unit), to be fitted onboard Light Combat Aircraft "TEJAS"
Industry Background:
The Indian foundry industry manufacturers metal cast components for applications in Auto, Tractor, Railways, Machine tools, Sanitary, Pipe Fittings, Defense,
Aerospace, Earth Moving, Textile, Cement, Electrical, Power machinery, Pumps / Valves, Wind Turbine Generators etc. Foundry Industry has a turnover of approx.
USD 19 billion with exports approx. USD 2.5 billion. Currently there are nearly 5000 units of which 90% can be considered as MSME.
In 2016, worldwide casting production stood at 104.4 million metric tons which was similar to 2015 production numbers of 104.1 million metric tons as per
Modern Casting’s Census of World Casting Production resulting in a growth rate of 0.2% annually. The world’s top 10 casting production nations produced 91.6
million metric tons as compared to the total of 104.4 million metric tons. India is the second largest producer of castings in the world with a production of 11.35
million metric tons annually.
Country Grey Iron Ductile Iron Malleable Iron Steel Copper Aluminum Magnesium Zinc Others Total
China 20,350,000 13,200,000 600,000 5,100,000 800,000 6,900,000 ‐ 250,000 ‐ 47,200,000
India 7,890,000 1,180,000 50,000 1,010,000 ‐ 1,220,000 ‐ ‐ ‐ 11,350,000
US Metric 3,210,350 2,490,970 40,515 1,245,790 205,440 1,686,230 142,740 322,230 51,040 9,395,305
Japan 2,224,000 1,301,300 41,000 150,100 77,400 1,380,570 ‐ 23,530 5,400 5,203,300
Each cluster is known for its products. The major foundry clusters are located in Batala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Agra, Pune, Kolhapur, Sholapur, Rajkot, Mumbai,
Ahemdabad, Belgaum, Coimbatore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Howrah, Kolkata, Indore, Chennai, Ahemdabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon etc. Typically, each foundry cluster
is known for catering to some specific end‐use markets. For example, the Coimbatore cluster is famous for pump‐sets castings, the Kolhapur and the Belgaum
clusters for automotive castings and the Rajkot cluster for diesel engine castings, Howrah cluster for sanitary castings etc.
Investment casting products are mainly manufactured in the city of Rajkot which is known as the hub for the manufacture of these products. There are nearly 250
manufacturers based out of this region. The average price in the market for investment castings is around Rs. 350‐400 per kg. Owing to the quality of products
manufactured by IPCL and due to its advanced technology it is able to quote a significant premium to its competitors. IPCL has a fully automated plant with 3
robots.
Investment Rationale
IPCL has been in the business of manufacturing investment casting products through the lost wax process since 1975. Over the years the company has
collaborated with several international players from countries like USA, Germany and Japan. These tie‐ups have improved the company’s technological prowess.
Additionally, with the continuous investment by the management in R&D and automation has improved the profitability and performance of the company.
(https://youtu.be/33qU‐d6tm_0).
Increasing revenues and margins give a good indicator on the growth of the company and its product acceptance. Also it is pertinent to note the constant capital
expenditure undertaken by the company which is visible when we look at the gross block of the company.
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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Investments & Precision Castings ltd (IPCL) has provided investment casting solutions for quality‐minded companies in a wide variety of industries including –
Automotive, Construction Equipment, Pumps & Valves, Railways, Agricultural Machinery, Medical Devices among others. A key advantage of the services offered
by IPCL is in its technical ability to be able to participate in the designing process which makes it a critical supplier to OEMs. About 75% of the revenues of the
company are derived from the automotive industry.
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Customers:
The company deals with several large OEM players in the auto industry across all types of vehicles including 2 wheelers, 3 wheelers, 4 wheelers, commercial
vehicles and tractors. Some of the customers catered by the company include:
In addition to its existing customer base the company has also received certifications from the Railways and Aerospace industries. Currently the company supplies
parts to IWI, and Bharat Dynamics Limited in the defense space.
IPCL has been constantly investing in capacity expansion and increasing the industries to which it caters to. Over the past few years the company’s gross block has
increased from INR 735 million to INR 1113.5 million in 6 months of FY 18. On an average the company has been increasing is capital expenditure which is
expected to reach the level of INR 125 million in FY 2018. The amount of capital expenditure done by the company over the years is depicted in the chart below:
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Currently the company has a capacity of 1900 tons. In order to cater to the growing demand and increasing the number of industries it can cater to the company
has expanded its capacity by 400 tons which has already come on stream. Subsequent to this expansion the company has already planned to increase its capacity
by 400 tons and overall can increase its capacity up to 3000 tons.
1400 70
600 30
400 20
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200 10
0 0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Gross Block CWIP
IPCL has been a major supplier to the Automotive Industry. The company generates nearly 75% of its revenues from this industry. In order to expand its presence
it has developed products which find application in the aerospace industry and in the medical devices space. These applications are extremely complicated in
nature and require a higher level of manufacturing capability which the company has been able to develop with over years of experience in the same space.
Looking at company’s expansion plans, the management seems confident of future growth.
IPCL has set up another plant which is already on stream. The new plant has a capacity of 400 tons which can be extended upto 1500 tons with a capital outlay of
INR 250‐300 million. The capital expenditure incurred for the current 400 tons capacity was INR 300 million. Another 400 tons of capacity is expected to be added
in 2019 with a capital outlay of ~INR 20 million. This new plant is expected to cater mainly to the aerospace, defense, medical and railway industries.
The contribution from the non‐auto industries is expected to grow gradually going ahead, this does not mean the revenues of the auto segment are expected to
reduce. The revenues from the auto segment are expected to remain at ~800 million but its share in the overall revenues is expected to reduce. This is depicted in
the table given below:
Industry Overview:
The Indian foundry industry is the third largest globally in terms of production capacity (10 mn tons in FY16) after China (40 mn tons) and USA (11mn tons). The
Indian foundry industry has an installed capacity of 15 mn tons. This industry has a turnover of approximately USD 19 bn with exports of nearly USD 2.5 bn. The
industry can broadly be divided into the following products namely Grey Iron castings, SG Iron, Malleable Castings, Steel Castings, and Non‐Ferrous Castings –
Grey Iron Castings contribute have the major share i.e. ~68% of the total castings produced. This industry mainly caters to the Auto, Tractor, Railways, Machine
Tools, Sanitary, Pipe Fittings, Defense, Aerospace, Earth Moving, Textile, Cement, Electrical Power Machinery, Pumps/Valves, Wind Turbine Generators etc.
Auto contributes mainly to the demand for the castings with new opportunities expected to arise from the government’s boost to infrastructure projects such as
the metro rails. This is expected to increase the capacity utilization from the current 67% and is expected to increase the capacity in this space over the next few
years. There are currently about 4,600 units engaged in forging and are located in 19 major foundry clusters across the country.
Auto
6%
10% Agriculture Machinery
32% Earthmoving
6%
7% Pumps & Compressors
6% Valves
7%
2% 8% Diesel Engines
3% 2% Sanitary
5%
3% 5%
Source : Foundry Informatics Centre, Steel 360, Phillip Capital (India) Research
Auto, Auto Components & Capital Goods Industry have drawn up ambition plans to grow three folds in next 10 years Which will drive the demand for metal
casting industry .The Capital Goods Policy of Govt envisages the sector to grow from USD 35 Bn to USD 115 Bn Industry by 2025 .Whereas the auto sector as per
Automotive Mission plan 2016‐26 envisages auto sector to grow 3.5 to 4 times of the current value of USD 74 billion to USD 260 billion to 300 billion. Even if these
plans are realized by 75‐80% ,it will augur well for the Indian Foundry Industry .The casting demand for iron & Aluminum castings could grow by 35‐40 % by 2019‐
20 from current levels
There is focus on infrastructure in India .Construction of roads & rural housing etc which will push demand fro earthmoving & allied equipment .Good monsoons
augur well for agricultural sector which will drive demand for tractors .The tractor industry grew by 21% in 2016‐17 compared to previous year after registering a
decline of approx 6.5% in 2015‐ 16 compared to 2014‐15.
Auto industry grew at an average rate of 5 .4% in 2016‐17 compared to previous year. The Society of Indian Automotive Manufacturers (SIAM) forecast a 7 to 9%
growth for the domestic passenger vehicle sales in the financial year 2017‐18, expecting support from 7th pay commission payout and better rabi output. As Per
SIAM, “We are seeing an improvement in the economic growth and also consumer sentiment. Factors like lower borrowing costs, pent‐up demand after
demonetization and a mild budgetary support to incomes will drive consumption growth in 2017‐18.”
The new manufacturing policy envisages the increase in the share of manufacturing in the GDP to 25% from current 15% & to create 100 Million additional jobs in
next 10 years. Since all engineering & other sectors use metal castings in their manufacturing, the role of foundry industry to support manufacturing is very vital.
It is not possible to achieve the above goal without the sustainable corresponding growth of the foundry sector
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• Requirement of High Quality Precision Products: The industry in which IPCL has diversified its product range into requires extremely high precision and quality
of products which can cause significant impact to the end consumer. However, we derive comfort from the complete automation of IPCL’s facilities and
minimal human intervention we expect the company to be able to manufacture such high quality products.
Investment and Precision Casting Limited (IPCL) is engaged in the manufacture of investment casting products which mainly find application in the automotive
industry currently. With product and customer diversification and increasing capacities we believe that the company is expected to improve its performance in
the coming years. At the current market price of Rs. 339.0, the company currently trades at a PE multiple of 21.4x and 10.5x EV/EBITDA based on FY18
performance.
We recommend a BUY on the company with a price target of INR 556.50 by FY 20, implying a 64% upside from current levels.
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