Sector Update | 20 February 2024
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EMS
Kindly refer our thematic
report on EMS: Transforming
Dreams into Devices
Strong revenue and orderbook growth; margin
weakened
The quarter maintained a strong revenue growth momentum, although margins continued
to remain under pressure due to company-specific factors. In this report, we present
insights based on 3QFY24 results and management commentaries of major EMS players –
KAYNES, AVALON, SYRMA, CYIENTDL, DATAPATT, DIXON, and AMBER.
The 3QFY24 performance was characterized by strong revenue growth, but margins
were adversely impacted by a change in product mix for multiple players and other
company-specific business adjustments/investments opex to sustain strong growth for
the long term.
Among EMS players, DIXON posted the highest revenue growth (up 2x YoY), while
SYRMA and Kaynes recorded the highest order inflow (up 2.1x/48% YoY).
The EMS basket witnessed margin pressure, with SYRMA/AVALON reporting a
contraction of 380bp/100bp due to unfavorable product mix and adverse operating
leverage, respectively. DATAPATT registered the highest margin expansion (100bp
YoY).
Aggregate revenue up 57% YoY
Change Change
The growth momentum is expected to continue in FY25, led by strong execution of the
%
YoY
QoQ
large order book as on 9MFY24, coupled with continued order inflows from the
Kaynes
76%
41%
existing and newer end-user industries.
Avalon
Cyient DLM
Syrma SGS
Data Patterns
Dixon
Amber
Aggregate
Aggregate
(ex Dixon & Amber)
-8%
50%
38%
25%
100%
-4%
57%
39%
7%
10%
-1%
29%
-3%
40%
6%
13%
Revenue growth continues remain strong…
EBITDA performance
Change Change
Growth %
YoY
QoQ
Kaynes
Avalon
Cyient DLM
Syrma SGS
Data Patterns
Dixon
Amber
Aggregate
Aggregate
(ex Dixon & Amber)
70%
-18%
43%
-19%
28%
66%
0%
30%
21%
43%
31%
25%
-21%
47%
-7%
32%
10%
23%
EMS companies registered a strong revenue growth of 57% YoY, driven by
healthy order inflow, up 44% YoY and 26% since Mar’23 (order book growth
excludes Dixon and Amber).
Dixon led the pack with 2x YoY revenue growth, driven by a healthy growth in
mobile and EMS division revenues (up 251% YoY on a low base), followed by
Kaynes (76%), Cyient DLM (50%), Syrma SGS (38%), and Data Patterns (25%).
Avalon/Amber reported a revenue decline of 8%/4% YoY.
A major decline in Avalon’s performance was led by a continued slowdown in
the US business (reported a loss of ~INR200m in 9MFY24). However, the India
business registered a growth of 12% in 9MFY24.
…with healthy order inflow providing near term growth visibility
Strong traction from both global and domestic OEMs in the Indian EMS industry
is evident from the healthy sequential and YoY growth in order flows across
players and verticals in 3QFY24.
The order inflow spanned diverse industries. For instance, Kaynes secured large
orders in the aerospace and industrial segment (educational robots and UPS), as
well as motor controllers in the EV segment. Avalon reported order inflow
across power, industrial, clean energy, automotive, and rail sectors; Cyient DLM
witnessed an increasing mix of its aerospace and defense vertical; Syrma
experienced strong growth in the industrials, automotive, and consumer
segments.
Among the EMS basket, Syrma and Kaynes witnessed the highest order inflow,
up 2.1x/48% YoY (up 50%/43% since Mar’23), followed by Data Patterns (up
25% YoY/ down 25% since Mar’23) and Avalon (up 7% YoY/4% since Mar’23).
Sumant Kumar - Research Analyst
(Sumant.Kumar@motilaloswal.com)
Research Analyst: Meet Jain
(Meet.Jain@motilaloswal.com) |
Omkar Mangesh Shintre
(omkar.shintre@motilaloswal.com)
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