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This Article is From Apr 09, 2025

Specialty Chemicals Q4 Results Preview: ICICI Securities Expect Fewer EPS Downgrades

Ebitda, on a low base, should grow 33% YoY/23.4% QoQ with SRF, Navin Fluorine, Gujarat Fluorochemical, Archean and BlueJet likely outperforming, adds the brokerage.

Specialty Chemicals Q4 Results Preview: ICICI Securities Expect Fewer EPS Downgrades
Galaxy Surfactants’ volumes to grow at 5.4% YoY; Ebitda/kg may be stable QoQ, but likely fall short of guidance. (photo source: freepik)
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Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd.
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PCBL Ltd.
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Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd
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SRF Ltd.
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Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem Ltd
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Rossari Biotech Ltd.
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Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.
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Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.
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Clean Science & Technology Ltd
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Navin Fluorine International Ltd.
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Navin Fluorine's Ebitda to grow 63.6% YoY aided by stronger showing across segments. Gujarat Fluorochemicals' Ebitda may grow 42.8% YoY with higher volumes in fluoropolymers. SRF's Ebitda may rise 37.3% YoY due to strong growth in specialty chemicals/ref-gas; packaging films Ebit to help given the spurt in spreads. EPL's Ebitda (+14.5% YoY) could benefit from lower input prices, steady volume growth and Ebit margin expansion in the Americas and Europe.

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ICICI Securities Report

We estimate our specialty chemicals coverage universe's revenue to grow 14% YoY/11.5% QoQ in Q4 FY25E on a low base alongside a gradual demand recovery. Ebitda too, on a low base, should grow 33% YoY/23.4% QoQ with SRF, Navin Fluorine, Gujarat Fluorochemical, Archean and BlueJet likely outperforming. Company-wise highlights:

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  1. SRF's Ebitda may rise 37.3% YoY due to strong growth in specialty chemicals/ref-gas; packaging films Ebit to help given the spurt in spreads.

  2. Navin Fluorine's Ebitda to grow 63.6% YoY aided by stronger showing across segments.

  3. Gujarat Fluorochemicals' Ebitda may grow 42.8% YoY with higher volumes in fluoropolymers.

  4. Clean Science's Ebitda may grow 7.8% YoY on higher volume off-take; margin may drop QoQ due to lower margins for HALS, as expected.

  5. EPL's Ebitda (+14.5% YoY) could benefit from lower input prices, steady volume growth and Ebit margin expansion in the Americas and Europe.

  6. Tatva Chintan's Ebitda may decline 49.6% YoY due to subdued revenue.

  7. Galaxy Surfactants' volumes to grow at 5.4% YoY; Ebitda/kg may be stable QoQ, but likely fall short of guidance.

  8. Chemplast's Ebitda to remain subdued due to depressed spreads in PVC business.

  9. PCBL's volumes growth to recover with 6% YoY growth; but gross profit/kg to dip 6.8% YoY on high base. Aquapharm's Ebit margin trend to be subdued.

  10. Sudarshan's revenue trajectory to improve; operating leverage should aid better margins.

  11. Rossari's Ebitda to be flattish YoY on pressure on margins.

  12. Archean's Ebitda (43.7% YoY) to improve significantly with volume recovery for salt and bromine.

  13. Atul's Ebitda will likely show healthy growth of 75.5% YoY aided by improvement in spreads and higher volume off take.

  14. BlueJet's Ebitda (+147% YoY) to benefit from sales growth resuming in PI & API segment.

  15. Himadri's Ebitda growth (+32.6% YoY) to accelerate as low base catch-up, volume growth remains healthy, and higher gross profit/kg YoY.

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