Buy Clean Science and Technology; target of Rs 1700: Motilal Oswal

HDFC Securities research report's outlook and valuations:  "The YTD EPS upgrades (consensus) have been led by mid-tiers such as Tata Elxis, Mindtree, Mastek, and Persistent Systems, ranging from 20-40 percent and, within tier 1, by Wipro (~15%). We expect the sector (coverage universe) to post 13 percent and 14.5 percent USD revenue/APAT CAGR over FY21-24E compared to 6.5/7.5 percent over the past five years. The mid-tier valuation premium relative to tier 1s may sustain, based on its relative outperformance (>500bps growth outperformance over FY21-24E as compared to 250bps earlier). We roll over valuations to Sepemtember-23E and increase target multiples for most of the companies in our coverage universe. We remain broadly constructive across the sector and ahead of consensus on growth/EPS; our preferred picks are Infosys, HCLT, Mphasis and Zensar."

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Clean Science and Technology (CSTL) recently concluded its IPO via an offer for sale of INR15.5b, priced at INR900/share. Post the IPO the promoter shareholding stands at 78.5%. CSTL has emerged as the global leader in most of its product categories on the back of niche product offerings catering to polymer inhibitors / super-absorbents, anti-oxidants for the Food/Feed industry, pharma, home, and personal care. It has further bolstered its value chain through novel manufacturing technology based on green chemistry for one of the key raw materials. CSTL's streak is driven by its strong R&D capabilities - in both plant technological /engineering development as well as process innovation (based on greener chemistries). This has led to the gross margin expanding to 76% in FY21 from 62% in FY16 (the EBITDA margin expanded from 33% to 50.5% over FY16-21).

In view of its dominating product market share and ability to sustain the highest margins in the industry, we value the company at 50x FY24E EPS (as the company commands ROIC of ~75%) to arrive at Target Price of INR1,700/share. We initiate coverage on CSTL with a Buy rating.

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