Not Rated Asian Energy Services Ltd for the Target Rs.NA By Prabhudas Lilladher Ltd
Diversified growth opportunities
As per management, AOS is currently executing 6-7 projects for Coal India and its subsidiaries and have emerged as the largest infrastructure provider for coal handling plants. The opportunity is significantly larger than initially envisaged by management and is commodity-agnostic, extending beyond coal to bauxite, iron ore and other bulk or critical materials requiring mechanized handling systems for large-volume cargo.
Management believes both oil & gas services and mineral services represent a multiyear, potentially decade-long opportunity. It expects 30-40% growth in FY27 across oil & gas services and bulk material handling, with an EBITDA margin of ~17-17.5%. The standalone business could reach Rs12–13bn over the next 2–3 years, supported by significant opportunities across both segments.
Kuiper International, currently generating ~USD60mn revenue at a 7–8% EBITDA margin as of FY26. AOS has completed integration and cost optimisation, while Middle East disruptions impacted business development over the past 6 months. It aims to transition Kuiper towards higher-value services/solutions business, targeting USD100mn revenue and 12% EBITDA margin within 3 years. Middle East reconstruction could provide additional demand for certified technical manpower.
Oilmax Energy is being merged into AOS; shareholder approvals have been received, and the merger is awaiting the NCLT order. Oilmax focuses on discovered, proven-reserve assets, including smaller fields relinquished by larger players through India’s DSF auctions.
The company has interests across 6 blocks, of which 4 blocks have ~70mn barrels of reserves attributable to Oilmax, while certification of 2 larger blocks is pending and expected within a year. ~95% of the resource base is gas, with the strategy focused on bringing these fields into production and connecting them to the national gas grid through IGGL. Management aims to focus more on gas as oil is more cyclical with price volatility. Management expects to grow its production from 2,500boepd now to 10,000boepd FY29/30E
At the group level, management targets ~Rs30bn revenue by FY29-30 at a ~25% blended EBITDA margin, comprising ~Rs12bn from AOS, Rs9-10bn from Kuiper and Rs8- 9bn from Oilmax.
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