Kotak Sec has initiated coverage on Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd [GAEL] with a BUY rating.
GAEL used to sell its entire oil in bulk form to other people who were packing it in small quantities and sell it as their own brand. A couple of years back GAEL started doing 20% branded sales while the rest used to go as bulk sales. Today, the company has already achieved almost 65% branded sales.
The company’s solvent extraction plant at Pithampur is the only plant which does not have facilities for refining oil. Thus, to bridge this gap to capture the entire value chain of refining, packing, and selling as branded product the company is setting up 200 TPD oil refinery at Pithampur. It is likely to incur a capex of Rs.150 mn (more…)