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CRISIL Ratings: Revenue of paper makers to crumple 8-10% this fiscal

Posted On: 2023-09-14 18:04:04 (Time Zone: IST)


Healthy profits and modest capex spend to support credit risk profiles

Indian paper manufacturers could see revenue decline 8-10% this fiscal, compared with a steep 30% growth last fiscal, with average realisations expected to soften in keeping with lower raw material prices1, and given intense competition. Volume is seen rising 5-7% this fiscal, similar to last fiscal.

Operating margin will remain healthy at 18-19%, ensuring stable cash flow generation. That, and largely modest capex spend undertaken - mostly for debottlenecking and routine modernisation - will help sustain credit risk profiles.

A CRISIL Ratings analysis of 87 paper makers, which account for about half of the sector's revenue, indicates as much.

The packaging paper segment dominates sales in India with a share of 55%, followed by writing and printing (W&P) paper at 30%. Newsprint and speciality paper account for the rest. Packaging paper, mainly comprising kraft paper and duplex board, is used to pack pharmaceuticals, e-commerce goods, consumer durables, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and readymade garments. The education sector and corporates are the major consumers of W&P paper.

CRISIL Ratings expects packaging paper volume to grow 6-8% this fiscal, supported by demand from the pharmaceutical and FMCG sectors. W&P paper volume is seen up a modest 3-5% amid increased digitalisation, and despite being supported by government spending on education and the implementation of the New Education Policy. Besides, demand for W&P paper is expected to rise ahead of the general elections in 2024.

Says Aditya Jhaver, Director, CRISIL Ratings, "The modest rise in volume in both packaging paper and W&P segments will translate to an overall volume growth of 5-7% this fiscal. But this will not offset the steep double-digit price corrections in both segments. Consequently, the paper sector's revenue is foreseen falling 8-10%."

Packaging paper prices (chart 1) are expected to fall ~15%2 on-year this fiscal, following a steep correction in wood pulp and wastepaper prices (chart 2), the key raw materials. Imported hardwood pulp prices slid to $525-550 per tonne between April and August 2023 from $900 per tonne last fiscal, owing to weak demand in the US and Europe, and resolution of supply-chain constraints.

W&P paper prices (chart 3) could slip ~10%3 on-year this fiscal as domestic makers cut prices to pass on moderation in input cost and to combat domestic competition and cheaper imports from China and east Asia. Realisations had risen 50% last fiscal as consumption resumed, supported by increased demand from the education sector and corporates, while supply-chain issues kept prices of imported inputs elevated.

Operating margin will remain healthy at 18-19% this fiscal, slightly lower than ~20% last fiscal, but better than the pre-pandemic average of 17%, as price corrections have mainly been because of lower input costs. Margins should also benefit from a moderation in the prices of imported coal.

Says Joanne Gonsalves, Associate Director, CRISIL Ratings, "We expect credit profiles of paper makers to remain largely stable, supported by healthy cash flows and limited addition to debt. Capex intensity is not expected to be significant in the near term, with some large companies currently integrating sizeable acquisitions of the recent past. So, capex this fiscal will be largely for debottlenecking and routine modernisation, obviating need for material debt addition. Debt metrics will thus remain healthy."


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