Ranvir’s Portfolio

Rallis India –

Notes from AR – 2022-23 –

Rallis India ( a TATA group company ) is one of the leading domestic agrochemicals company operating in the agrochemicals and seeds markets

Company has a branded domestic agrochemicals business selling herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. Company exports AIs ( technicals ) and is also engaged in contract manufacturing. Also makes – bio-fertilizers, Biopesticides, water soluble fertilisers for the domestic mkts

Seeds business – caters to field crops like paddy, maize, millets, cotton, wheat. Also caters to vegetables like – Chilli, Okara, Tomatoes, Gourds and Watermelons

Has a total of 05 manufacturing facilities – 03 in Gujarat, 02 in Maharashtra. Also has 02 R&D centers in Bengaluru

Product wise revenue break up –

Agrochemicals – 88 pc
Seeds – 12 pc

Geography wise revenue split –

Domestic – 63 pc
Exports – 37 pc

India is a major agrochemicals exporter and has been attracting global majors as they try and diversify their supply chains out of China. Rallis has been expanding its manufacturing footprint to encash such opportunities

Indian agri-exports topped 4 lakh cr in FY 22-23. With greater penetration of scientific agriculture, these figures can ramp up significantly. This is also a great opportunity for the agri-input providers

FY 23 outcomes –

Sales – 2967 vs 2604 cr
EBITDA – 221 vs 281 cr ( margins @ 7 vs 11 pc )
PAT – 92 vs 164 cr

FY23 profitability was adversely impacted by –

Impairment of intangible assets ( technical knowhow ) amounting to 31 cr wrt seeds development technology

Re-assesment of future sales potential resulted in company making provisions of Rs 53 cr wrt the slow moving seeds inventory

Company’s manufacturing capital –

14 AIs ( or technicals )
14 Formulations
77 pc capacity utilisation

Volumes sold –
9.1 k MT of herbicides
8.1 k MT of fungicides
12.6 k MT of insecticides
13.3 k MT of seeds
0.9 k MT of crop nutrients and other products

Disc : not holding, not SEBI registered