Voltas Stock Analyzed

HDFC Securities recently looked at Voltas, a company that makes appliances like air conditioners. They think Voltas’ growth will be slow this year, but it will get better next year. This is because stores are still holding onto too many products, and costs are going up.

Key Points

• Voltas’ growth will be slow this year, improving next year.
• High store inventory slows Voltas’ sales significantly.
• Rising costs due to imports are hurting profits.
• Strong demand for data centers helps the project business.
• Voltas Beko is gaining market share successfully.
• Target price set at ₹1,430, based on company valuation.

Stores have a lot of Voltas products still, about 45 days’ worth. A year ago it was only 20 to 25 days. This means people aren’t buying as quickly as the company wants.

The cost of materials is going up because some materials are imported, and the currency is changing value. This means Voltas can’t easily raise prices. They’ll wait to see if people buy more during the hot summer months.

However, Voltas’ project business – building systems for data centers – is doing well in India. And Voltas Beko, which sells refrigerators and washing machines, is selling more and making a profit.

HDFC Securities still believes Voltas’ growth will be slow this year, but it expects things to pick up in the future. They used a complicated way of calculating the company’s worth – called “sum of the parts” – to come up with a target price of ₹1,430 per share.

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