Astra International ASII IJ - Buy - Assessing the drivers of Astras profit
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| SMSM IJ (IDRbn) | 3Q24 | 4Q24 | 3Q25 | 4Q25 | q-q% | y-y% | FY24 | FY25 | y-y% | % Ours | % Cons |
| Revenue | 1,468 | 1,347 | 1,363 | 1,420 | 4.2% | 5.4% | 5,165 | 5,339 | 3.4% | 101% | 92% |
| Filter | 1,077 | 1,027 | 1,036 | 1,115 | 7.6% | 8.6% | 3,861 | 4,057 | 5.1% | ||
| Radiator | 161 | 134 | 165 | 130 | -21% | -2.9% | 544 | 592 | 8.8% | ||
| Trading | 434 | 407 | 433 | 423 | -2.3% | 3.8% | 1,594 | 1,659 | 4.1% | ||
| Body maker | 79 | 68 | 35 | 32 | -9.1% | -53% | 266 | 144 | -46% | ||
| Others | 63 | 67 | 59 | 56 | -4.2% | -16% | 227 | 212 | -6.6% | ||
| GP | 534 | 554 | 489 | 577 | 18% | 4.2% | 1,914 | 1,978 | 3.4% | 100% | 93% |
| Filter | 321 | 355 | 290 | 410 | 42% | 16% | 1,145 | 1,238 | 8.1% | ||
| Radiator | 56 | 48 | 57 | 52 | -9.1% | 7.9% | 197 | 212 | 7.5% | ||
| Trading | 136 | 120 | 138 | 113 | -18% | -6.0% | 496 | 506 | 2.0% | ||
| Body maker | 10 | 11 | 0.1 | (1.7) | na | -115% | 29 | 1.2 | -96% | ||
| Others | 15 | 19 | 8.9 | 14 | 59% | -24% | 51 | 39 | -23% | ||
| EBIT | 374 | 410 | 387 | 416 | 7.5% | 1.7% | 1,375 | 1,502 | 9.3% | 104% | 98% |
| EBITDA | 409 | 447 | 428 | 460 | 7.5% | 2.9% | 1,511 | 1,655 | 10% | 102% | 112% |
| NPAT | 274 | 302 | 289 | 305 | 5.6% | 1.0% | 1,024 | 1,125 | 10% | 103% | 95% |
| Margins % | 3Q24 | 4Q24 | 3Q25 | 4Q25 | FY24 | FY25 | |||||
| GP | 36% | 41% | 36% | 41% | 37% | 37% | |||||
| Filter | 30% | 35% | 28% | 37% | 30% | 31% | |||||
| Radiator | 35% | 36% | 35% | 40% | 36% | 36% | |||||
| Trading | 31% | 29% | 32% | 27% | 31% | 30% | |||||
| Body maker | 13% | 17% | 0.2% | -5.4% | 11% | 0.9% | |||||
| Others | 24% | 28% | 15% | 25% | 22% | 18% | |||||
| EBIT | 26% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 27% | 28% | |||||
| EBITDA | 28% | 33% | 31% | 32% | 29% | 31% | |||||
| NP | 19% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 21% | |||||
| Bal. sheet Rp bn | 3Q24 | 4Q24 | 3Q25 | 4Q25 | |||||||
| Cash | 966 | 1,114 | 1,044 | 1,080 | |||||||
| Debt | 148 | 129 | 99 | 97 | |||||||
| Net debt (cash) | (818) | (985) | (945) | (983) | |||||||
| Equity | 3,831 | 3,926 | 4,241 | 4,307 | |||||||
| MI | 445 | 453 | 489 | 498 | |||||||
| Net gearing (x) | (0.21) | (0.25) | (0.22) | (0.23) | |||||||
| ROE TTM% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 30% |
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| Rating Remains | Buy |
| Target price Remains | IDR 2,500 |
| Closing price 30 March 2026 | IDR 1,755 |
Jupriadi Tan (jupriadi.tan@verdhana.id)
David Tjahjadi (david.tjahjadi@verdhana.id)
Gerald Hugo(gerald.hugo@verdhana.id)
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