Thursday, October 17, 2019

A Simple idea - Arvind Infrastructure

I wrote below in the month of Oct, 15 as the thesis for investment. This is the first time I created 100% position in a single trade and decision was made overnight after reading Company update available in stock exchange.

A simple Idea
Investment made on around 16-Sep-15 (~5% of portfolio).

A company demerged and listed separately. Since the Market cap of this demerged Company compared to Mother company is very low, where a significant % of shares are held by institutional, price of demerged Company fell significantly from it’s peak with in a month of listing as institutions start getting rid of this tiny Company.

This demerged company is in Real Estate business, mostly developing properties on it’s own land or on collaboration with land owners. Market cap less than 100 cr., sales of more than 100 cr, operating margins of ~30% and net profit margins of 12% on consolidate basis. Made net profit of 10 cr last year. P/B – 0.3 & PE=9. With the ongoing & future projects, Company is expected to do sale of 2500 cr in next few years.

Assume sale is going to be 80% of projections – 2000 cr
Operating profit (30%)– 600 cr
Net profit (12%) – 240 cr.
Market cap  < 100 cr.

So even if you consider this company is going to just finish the projects in hand, distribute the profit after paying off debt (80 cr debt) & shut down, you still make money.

Additionally - this Company is from a reputed group, so they will not let this Company a 100 cr company in future and definitely will do something to grow at the industry rate.

Market sometime provide such opportunities and you have to be lucky to notice and grab. 


Fast forward - With in 3 years market cap reached about 600 cr+ and currently 300 cr. If you notice, my assumptions never realized (2500 cr sales in few years). They recorded topline of ~750 cr in next 4 years and net profit of less than 100 cr. There was enough safety margin that even after partial fulfillment of thesis, Company delivered desired results.

How Company is going to do in future - I have no idea. However management is trying to work with in asset light model (working with land owners, buying limited land, etc). I am still holding the Company, though trimmed the position slightly when position size was more than 12% to 10% at peak.

Note: I will be sharing my failures and lesson learned in my next post

Disclosures: I hold the Company and view may be biased. Please note that this is not a recommendation to buy or sell. Please do your own check before investment.

Real Estate is in bad shape and you may lost money in this Company.

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