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Investing.com - Nomura/Instinet downgraded CEAT Ltd . (NSE:CEAT:IN) from Buy to Neutral while slightly lowering its price target to INR3,906.00 from INR3,945.00.
The rating change follows CEAT’s quarterly results, which showed revenue of INR35.2 billion, representing 11% year-over-year growth, in line with both Nomura’s forecast and Bloomberg consensus estimates.
EBITDA came in at INR3.8 billion, approximately 1% higher year-over-year, but fell short of expectations by about 5% compared to Nomura’s estimates and 4% below consensus forecasts, with an EBITDA margin of 11.0% versus expectations of 11.6%.
The earnings miss was primarily attributed to a roughly 70 basis point quarter-over-quarter increase in raw material costs to sales ratio, which reached 63.2% compared to Nomura’s forecast of 62.2%, along with a marginal drop in realization due to adverse product mix and higher private label products in exports.
CEAT’s adjusted profit after tax declined 22% year-over-year to INR1.1 billion due to higher interest income, while the company reduced its gross debt by INR1.1 billion quarter-over-quarter to INR18.1 billion.
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