Author - Neha Kshirsagar

19 Oct

Auto component makers see MoM improvement in demand

Update on the Indian Equity Market:
On Friday, Nifty ended 0.7% higher at 11,762. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were JSW Steel (+6.7%), Tata Steel (+5.4%), and BPCL (+4.4%) while the losing stocks for the day UPL (-7.7%), HCL Tech (-3.5%), and M&M (-1.8%). Top gaining sectors were Metal (+4.0%), Realty (+2.6%) and Pvt Bank (+2.1%) while losing sectors were IT (-0.1%) and Media (-0.4%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Sunil Bohra, ED & Group CFO, Minda Industries, and Mr Jayant Davar, Co-Chairman and Managing Director, Sandhar Technologies; dated 15th October 2020 from Economic Times:

According to Mr Bohra, the auto component industry has been witnessing a month-on-month improvement in demand, and going forward, the sustenance of the demand hinges on how the scenario plays out during and after the festive season.

Mr Bohra added that October 2020 auto volumes are expected to be better than September 2020. OEMs are positive on medium-term demand forecasts. Personal mobility is driving the auto demand in the last few months.
Mr Bohra said that it is difficult to predict how demand would play out over the next two to three quarters.

Mr Davar, on the other hand, gave an optimistic commentary, stating that he is confident of a sustained recovery in demand. According to him, the demand will stay for a longer time. There is a sense of apprehension but all the indicators point towards a sustained recovery.

According to Mr Davar, October 2020 could potentially be a historic month of the industry. Although at the same time, he did admit that it will take some time for Covid-led damage during 1Q to be wiped out. FY22E will see an improvement in margins for the industry considering the market sustains and the demand sees a rise.

Mr Bohra commented that the cash position of the auto ancillary players is stable. There is no cash crunch witnessed. Minda Industries is in a very comfortable position in terms of the balance sheet.

Mr Bohra and Mr Davar offered slightly differing stances on how the demand trajectory could shape up in the future, both seemed to share a similar view on the localisation of components. The companies have been focusing on and investing in localisation of products for 3 decades. Companies are working on reducing the dependence on China for different parts/ materials. The Companies are trying to diversify their supply chain geographically and be prepared for the worst going ahead.

When asked about the government’s push on AtmaNirbhar Bharat and sourcing locally, the management of Minda, as well as Sandhar, welcomed the step, lauding the coming together of OEMs, suppliers and policymakers for the first time.
Mr Bohra also reiterated that the component maker has been consistently working towards increasing localisation and they are on a constant lookout for alternate (local) sourcing strategies, with strong support from the OEM clients as an added boost.

Mr Davar also brought to light the limitations of the industry in terms of the economies of scale and the fact that substitution of import would require the entire system to pay more.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)
The closing price of Minda Industries Ltd was ₹ 327/- as of 16-October-2020. It traded at 97.6x/ 29.7x/20.2x the consensus EPS estimate of ₹ 3.4/11.0/16.2 for FY21E/ FY22E/ FY23E respectively. The consensus target price of ₹ 361/- implies a PE multiple of 22.3x on FY23E EPS of ₹ 16.2/-.

The closing price of Sandhar Technologies Ltd was ₹ 240/- as of 16-October-2020. It traded at 47.1x/22.4x/16.1x the consensus EPS estimate of ₹ 5.1/10.7/14.9 for FY21E/ FY22E/ FY23E respectively. The consensus target price of ₹ 279.5/- implies a PE multiple of 18.7x on FY23E EPS of ₹ 14.9/-.

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09 Oct

Tanishq sees better recovery in demand in smaller towns- TITAN

Update on the Indian Equity Market:
On Thursday, Nifty ended 0.8% higher at 11,834 led by IT and Pharma stocks. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were Wipro (+7.3%), Cipla (+5.0%), and TCS (+3.0%) while the losing stocks for the day GAIL (-3.1%), ONGC (-2.8%), and ITC (-1.4%). Top gaining sectors were IT (+3.2%), Pharma (+2.5%), and Bank (+1.0%) while losing sectors were Media (-0.5%) and FMCG (-0.1%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Arun Narayan, Vice President, Category, Marketing & Retail, Tanishq at Titan Company Limited.; dated 07th October 2020 from Retail Economic Times:

Almost all Tanishq stores are open across the country and the Company has seen a really encouraging response from consumers. There has been positivity because of the festivals from August onwards. The Company believes that as they head into Dussehra and Diwali, the sentiment should only improve.

In towns, where malls contribute to a larger part of their business, the recovery has been even slower but there has been a steady improvement month on month and that gives them the confidence as they head into Dussehra and Diwali. Consumers are waiting to bring in positivity into their lives after months of being restrained and locked down and that is going to play out over the next two months i.e., in October and November.

The Company saw a greater improvement in plain gold and studded jewellery. In August, there was a period when the Company saw more investment buyers and increased demand for gold coins. That was the time when gold rates were going up significantly for maybe two weeks. But now that gold rates have cooled down, they found that recovery is pretty much even across both plain gold as well as studded jewellery.

The management is fairly optimistic about this season for many reasons; one is deferred demand from wedding shoppers. Weddings have got deferred from quarter one of this year to November, December and some of them also to quarter four and they believe that those who have weddings in their families will be back to shop for jewellery. Second, many consumers buy every year during this auspicious period and the Company knows they will be back.
Consumers seem to have accepted that gold rates may remain range-bound or fluctuate, but there is a belief that at least till this festive season, they may not see a significant uptick.

The Company has more than 13,000 customers who bought jewellery through video calls.
One can buy jewellery from the comfort of their homes, sitting with their family, through video calls and can make a remote contactless payment. All the documentation and invoices can be emailed to the customers and they can get the latest catalogues on their phone or device. One can buy jewellery from their nearest Tanishq store from the comfort of their homes. It is a whole new experience for the Company & the consumers as well with the virtual try-on and video calling. The way consumers have adopted that across metros and smaller towns has been really fantastic.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)
The closing price of Titan Company Ltd was ₹ 1,254/- as of 08-October-2020. It traded at 127.1x/ 60.0x/48.8x the consensus EPS estimate of ₹ 9.9/20.9/25.7 for FY21E/ FY22E/ FY23E respectively.
The consensus target price of ₹ 1,068/- implies a PE multiple of 41.5x on FY23E EPS of ₹ 25.7/-.

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29 Sep

Economy going through a transitory phase, we may witness more changes – SBI

Update on the Indian Equity Market:
On Monday, Nifty ended 1.6% higher at 11,228 on the back of positive global cues and domestic factors like possible stimulus package from the government and capital support to some PSU banks. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were IndusInd bank (+8.0%), Bajaj Finance (+6.4%), and Axis Bank (+5.5%) while the losing stocks for the day Wipro (-0.8%), HUL (-0.5%), and Nestle India (-0.1%). All the sectors were in the green zone. Top gaining sectors were Media (+4.8%), Pvt Bank (+3.6%) and PSU Bank (+3.3%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Dinesh Kumar Khara, MB, State Bank of India Ltd; dated 27th September 2020 from Economic Times:

• There are certain sectors in the economy seeing some positive traction. The way things have emerged in terms of the health and hygiene issues, it has led to a situation where there was a fear psychosis in the mind of everybody and also a buzz where people started conserving cash. But in some of the sectors like FMCG, steel sectors having demand-led growth opportunities, are seeing very good traction.
• In the auto sector, small cars are something which is on the upside as far as demand is concerned.
• People are willing to come out and contribute to the economic activity, but at the same time, they have got some fear psychosis in terms of health and hygiene.
• The credit growth according to him is around 7%. Slicing it further, Consumer credit is actually on the growth cycle. But the corporate credit has a tendency to deleverage. This is because they are in a bit of uncertainty. They are not yet into the investment cycle. But there is some kind of traction when it comes to certain sectors like the road sector where improvement is seen.
• People are looking for the right signals or some bit of positivity and once it is seen, they will go all out to support the economic activity. That is how he reads the situation.
• When the pandemic kicked in, people had not visualised how they would be in a position to carry out their business continuity plans (BCPs) and reinvented their BCPs. In about six months from then, it has come to a situation where the new realities in terms of working from home have come in, leading to a situation where there could be challenges in lease rentals. Thus, he expects some kind of consolidation to happen.
• In terms of the lease rentals for offices, the high-quality buildings are not facing any challenge whereas the ones which were not of as good quality are facing some challenges. The new cost norms are emerging as social distancing will require even more space in the office and that is also a reality.
• Towards the end of this financial year, when things start improving, they will improve at a very fast pace. It is not likely to be a normal secular trend which has been witnessed in the past.
• If the unlock of activities continues and the Country is in a position to address the health and hygiene issues more effectively in terms of living with the pandemic, there is a possibility that India may get to see better performance as compared to what is being seen now. This is because the most important component here is the confidence of the consumers and that is a function of how people are in a position to navigate this particular problem relating to corona.
• RBI is keeping the liquidity in a fairly easy position and that is something which is ensuring that all these instruments which are there should remain liquid and there should not be any setback to the economy.
• SME funding has been envisaged through the GCL kind of a concept wherein the government is giving the guarantee to financiers and is ensuring that there is no unduly strain on the capital of the banks.
• There is a very clear effort on the part of the government to ensure that there is an amicable resolution of the problem related to GST dues.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)
• The closing price of State Bank India was ₹ 187/- as of 28-September-2020. It traded at 0.7x/ 0.7x/0.6x the consensus book value estimate of ₹ 258/279/307 for FY21E/ FY22E/ FY23E respectively.
• The consensus target price of ₹ 265/- implies a PB multiple of 0.9x on FY23E Book Value of ₹ 307/-.
Disclaimer: “The views expressed are for information purposes only. The information provided herein should not be considered as investment advice or research recommendation. The users should rely on their own research and analysis and should consult their own investment advisors to determine the merit, risks, and suitability of the information provided.”

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18 Sep

Expects ALTBalaji to break even in Q4 – Balaji Telefilms

Update on the Indian Equity Market:

On Thursday, Nifty ended 0.7%, lower than the previous close at 11,519. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were Dr Reddy (+4.2%), HCL Tech (+2.3%), and Zee (+2.3%) while the losing stocks were Hindalco (-4.3%), Tata Motors (-2.5%), and Shree Cement (-2.4%). The sectoral gainers for the day were Pharma (+0.4%), Media (+0.4%), and IT (+0.2%) while the losers were Realty (-1.7%), Metal (-1.4%), and PSU Bank (-1.2%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Nachiket Pantvaidya, Group Chief Operating Officer at Balaji Telefilms and CEO ALTBalaji; dated 16th September 2020 from CNBC TV18:

• Proactive cost control measures implemented by Balaji Telefilms helped them stem their losses in the lockdown quarter. Their OTT platform, ALTBalaji remains one of the top 5 paid apps in the country.
• Pre COVID, the company was expecting ALTBalaji’s breakeven to happen in October, November and December this year, but as the production schedules were delayed because of the pandemic impact, now it is looking to breakeven in January, February and March in 2021.
• 1Q has been challenging for the Company as all content production activity came to stop.
• In terms of growth, the same quarter last financial year the Company had a direct revenue stream of 6.7 crores that has grown to 12 crores in this quarter so ALTBalaji is doubling its direct subscription.
• The Company is seeing a very good trajectory for ALTBalaji especially because tier II and tier III markets have opened up during the pandemic and that has got them a whole lot of new subscribers without having to spend a lot of marketing money to acquire.
• The acquisition pace will be very high because now the markets have opened up, according to Mr Pantvaidya.
• He added that the real question is that can the Company retain the acquired subscribers, will they churn out and the reason why he is putting that out-front is that if the Company has to produce new shows for these subscribers to be on the platform. Therefore the race is on for the Company to produce more and more shows.
• The Company is confident that it will launch close to 25 shows in the remaining part of the year starting this month itself which is probably 50% more than a usual clip.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website & investing.com)
• The closing price of Balaji Telefilms Ltd was ₹ 77/- as of 17-September-2020. The company reported a loss of Rs 5.8/- per share for FY20.
• The consensus target price of ₹ 100/-. The consensus earnings estimate are not available.

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09 Sep

COVID-19 has led to a delay in recovery – Yes Bank

On Tuesday, Nifty ended 0.3%, lower than the previous close at 11,317. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were BPCL (+2.8%), HCL Tech (+2.0%), and Infy (+1.4%) while the losing stocks were Infratel (-8.1%), ZEEL (-4.7%), and Tata Motors (-4.5%). The only sector in green was IT (+1.2%). The top losing sectors for the day were Media (-3.0%), Realty (-1.7%), Pharma (-1.6%) & PSU Bank (-1.6%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Prashant Kumar, MD & CEO, Yes Bank Ltd; dated 07th September 2020 from CNBC TV 18:

The recovery target would be for the entire stressed book; it is an issue about the timing. Due to COVID, the targets which the bank was expecting during FY21E have slowed down a bit. But he thinks that the bank is absolutely on track and during the current year and going forward he is confident that they will be able to recover.
Yes bank has seen a 22% cost reduction in 1QFY21. Yes Bank is targeting cost reduction of at least 10% year-on-year (YoY), but because of COVID, everything is not working in the way it used to work in the past. So, he thinks that is helping them to reduce costs further. They are working on the current situation. The Bank has launched a programme which allows a sizeable portion of the workforce to work from home which will be convenient for the younger generation & women associated with the bank.
Yes Bank already has provision coverage of almost 76% on their loan book. This loan book with 76% coverage where the estimates of loss given default (LGD) is something around 60-65%. So, that kind of loan assets can very easily move to SPV.
Talking about Dish TV stake of 24% with Yes Bank, Mr Kumar said that every case has its own merits and reasons for taking a specific course of action. In the case of Dish TV, they are evaluating the different options. He further added that there are a number of suitors for Dish TV and that they are looking for the best deal.
Deposits have seen 11% QoQ growth in 1QFY21. Going forward, he sees good progress on deposit front. There is deposit accretion seen. As of March 2020, the corporate & retail contribute is 50:50. The bank is also able to protect their margins accordingly.
Loan Book recoveries rate elongated due to COVID situation.
Yes bank looking for three partners on life as well as non- life.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website & investing.com)
The closing price of Yes Bank Ltd was ₹ 14/- as of 08-September-2020. It traded at 0.8x/0.5x/1.0x the consensus book value estimates of ₹ 17.0/29.0/13.5 for FY21E/FY22E/23E respectively.
The consensus target price of ₹ 28/- implies a PE multiple of 2.1x on FY23E EPS of ₹ 13.5/-.

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31 Aug

It will be a long road to recovery from Covid-19 – Axis Bank

Update on the Indian Equity Market:
On Friday, Nifty ended 0.8%, higher than the previous close at 11,655. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were Indusind Bank (+12.1%), Axis Bank (+7.9%), and UPL (+4.7%) while the losing stocks were JSW Steel (-3.0%), Hero MotoCorp (-2.6%) and Dr Reddy (-1.6%). The sectoral gainers for the day were PSU Bank (+5.2%), PVT Bank (+4.7%), and Bank (+4.2%) while the losers were Auto (-0.8%), Metal (-0.4%), and FMCG (-0.2%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Amitabh Chaudhry, MD, Axis Bank; dated 26th August 2020 from Economic Times:

The macro situation has improved quite a bit, but the economy is nowhere out of the woods.
The economy today is operating at 70-75% levels. The recovery remains uneven with a faster rise in supply than demand. The RBI annual report published also suggests that they remain extremely worried about consumer demand and that it would take some time to recover.

India is in a long haul before the economy recovers to pre-COVID levels partly driven by the fact that consumption patterns have been debilitated in many ways. People are conserving cash, and localised lockdowns continue. All this hurts demand and the notion that things are coming back to normal.
Increasingly corporates are saying that things should get better by the third quarter. But, he thinks that the improvement is spotty where recovery is visible in some sectors while some other sectors continue to get hurt quite badly.

Once the customer is assured that they are the fag end of the crisis, things will change dramatically and the economy should revive much faster.

The RBI Governor has been warning banks to be careful with their money, and to raise capital.
The banks have learnt their lesson after the last crisis, they are not going to be out there lending in a hurry. This applies to public sector banks as well.

Government has indicated that once the unlock process continues, they will come back with more support for the economy. The government has to play a very important role.

To revive and support the economy, the Government has categorised into 3 buckets. For the people who need it they are doing the cash hand-outs, the second is supporting MSMEs for incremental lending, and the third category is about long-term reforms. These long-term reforms include working with the RBI to towards refinance schemes, moratorium, and restructuring to support the other sectors of the economy.

Axis Bank will continue to adopt a conservative approach; they will do an intense credit screening before allowing any restructuring and will be much more prudent in provisioning for such loans.

There is a disproportionate restructuring share coming from sectors which are severely impacted due to COVID like airlines, tourism, and real estate. But, there is no sector that would be able to escape this severe economic shock and the vulnerable ones in every sector will need help.
For restructuring in Axis Bank portfolio, one will find loans from practically every sector because there will be some corporates who were in vulnerable state and COVID pushed them into a state where they may need restructuring help.

Lose of job & salary cut will have a bigger impact on the retail portfolio, followed by MSMEs and then wholesale.
Axis Bank is planning several schemes for the festive season and working with various manufacturers to see what they can offer to customers so that they start consuming again.
Max Life deal will add a lot of value on both sides.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener & investing.com websites)
The closing price of Axis Bank Ltd was ₹ 510/- as of 28-August-2020. It traded at 1.6x/1.4x/1.3x the consensus Book Value estimates of ₹ 325/359/408 for FY21E/FY22E/23E respectively.

The consensus target price of ₹ 541/- implies a PB multiple of 1.3x on FY23E Book Value of ₹ 408/-.

Disclaimer: “The views expressed are for information purposes only. The information provided herein should not be considered as investment advice or research recommendation. The users should rely on their own research and analysis and should consult their own investment advisors to determine the merit, risks, and suitability of the information provided.”

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20 Aug

Home-delivery of alcohol will take time to build scale – United Breweries

Update on the Indian Equity Market:
On Wednesday, Nifty ended 0.2%, higher than the previous close at 11,408. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were Zee (+14.1%), GAIL (+5.0%), and Tech M (+2.2%) while the losing stocks were Bajaj Auto (-1.2%), ONGC (-1.2%), and Nestle (-1.0%). The sectoral gainers for the day were Media (+5.4%), PSU Bank (+2.4%) and Realty (+1.3%) while the losers were FMCG (-0.4%), Pharma (-0.4%), and IT (-0.3%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Rishi Pardal, MD & CEO, and Mr Debabrata Mukherjee, CMO, United Breweries Ltd; dated 17th August 2020 from Mint:

• The quarter that went by (April-June) was very unusual, impacted by the pandemic and lockdowns. For more than 50% of the quarter, the Company was physically shut. At the beginning of the pandemic, large increases in taxation also impacted demand.
• In quarter two, the story is mirroring the progression of the pandemic. As governments are easing restrictions they are starting to see a similar thing come into the business. But it’s a long road ahead. There are a lot of starts and stops. A sudden spike in local cases can shut the market for a few days, so it’s too early to talk of recovery right now, as per Mr Pardal.
• The Company’s focus is on managing costs. All discretionary expenses that can be avoided such marketing spends, which may be specifically driven towards either particular innovations or events that are not happening, are avoided. At the same time, they are a consumer products company, so they need to make sure that they cannot be silent or absent in the mind of the consumer.
• Beer is seeing a latent demand for United Breweries. If there is a physical fulfilment opportunity where a consumer can access the outlets, or the Company can encourage online order and home delivery, or look at reviving consumption in bars – the latent demand is there. The problem is more of a supply-side issue.
• Alcohol is a highly restricted category, with a lot of stringent rules. So the fact that a few state governments are now beginning to sort of consider the online sales and home delivery is really positive development for the Company.
• United Breweries is partnering with the online aggregators, with delivery services and people engaged in the space. But this will take time. This is a nascent opportunity. Over a period of time, more states will follow suit and the channel will build scale.
• 60% of channels have opened up.
• The Company is working with IPL teams to figure out how best they can leverage the change in venue opportunity. It will be using a sporting event of this nature to connect with their consumer. So the money outlay is based on that brand strategy requirement.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)
• The closing price of United Breweries India was ₹ 1,016/- as of 19-August-2020. It traded at 423x/42x/37x the consensus EPS estimates of ₹ 2/24/28 for FY21E/FY22E/23E respectively.
• The consensus target price of ₹ 1,056/- implies a PE multiple of 38x on FY23E EPS of ₹ 27.7/-.
Disclaimer: “The views expressed are for information purposes only. The information provided herein should not be considered as investment advice or research recommendation. The users should rely on their own research and analysis and should consult their own investment advisors to determine the merit, risks, and suitability of the information provided.”

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05 Aug

Auto demand picking up as the festive season nears – Maruti Suzuki

Update on the Indian Equity Market:

On Tuesday, Nifty ended 1.9%, higher than the previous close at 11,095. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were Reliance (+7.4%), Zee (+6.4%), and HDFC Bank (+3.8%) while the losing stocks were Tech M (-2.8%), BPCL (-2.5%), and IndusInd Bank (-2.0%). The sectoral gainers for the day were Media (+3.8%), Financial Service (+2.3%) and Pvt Bank (+2.0%) while the losers were IT (-0.9%) and PSU Bank (-0.02%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr RC Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki; dated 04th August 2020 from CNBC TV18:

  • Auto sales in the month of July have seen a substantial improvement as compared to June and the demand is seen picking up ahead of the festive
  • Demand is beginning to pick up as the festival season is coming up. Maruti is gradually ramping up production but there are still problems as the factories are working at anywhere near 100% capacities. Safety regulations limit the capacity utilization. So with all of that, Maruti is trying to meet the demand and get up to last year without any forecast or guarantees of what is going to happen.
  • He highlighted that the number of enquiries was large and bookings were going along quite normally, compared to last year.
  • There is the pent-up demand from last year as there is some requirement of people to have mobility as the economy is opening up. However, he expects the situation for six months down to remain uncertain because of negative factors such as lower income levels of people caused by the shutdown in business activities.
  • Hospitality and travel businesses have closed down which were users of vehicles.
  • In terms of the cost of a vehicle in relation to per capita income, he believes that has gone up probably a little faster because of new regulations on safety and emissions.
  • The steel prices have never been on a straight line. There has been a period when steel prices have gone up sharply than they have flattened out and come down and then the cycle reverses. In the last two years, there were periods when steel prices were declining and they are benefited from that. Thus, he is not so worried about the increase in steel prices.
  • Talking on the personal mobility issue he said that the percentage of buying cars which are the smaller entry-level hatchbacks has gone up. The increase in the percentage of people wanting to buy small hatchbacks is an indicator that there is a requirement of people to have a small car for doing all kinds of things, going to school, going shopping and other forms of transport. So he thinks that there is some section of the consumers that needs to have personal transport instead of using shared transport or some other form of transport.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener and investing.com websites)

  • The closing price of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd was ₹ 6,361/- as of 04-August-2020. It traded at 45x/27x the consensus EPS estimates of ₹ 141/239 for FY21E/FY22E respectively.
  • The consensus target price of ₹ 5,698/- implies a PE multiple of 24x on FY22E EPS of ₹ 239/-.

Disclaimer: “The views expressed are for information purposes only. The information provided herein should not be considered as investment advice or research recommendation. The users should rely on their own research and analysis and should consult their own investment advisors to determine the merit, risks, and suitability of the information provided.”

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31 Jul

RBI should allow one-time restructuring rather than extending moratorium – Bajaj Finserv

Update on the Indian Equity Market:

On Thursday, Nifty ended 0.9%, lower than the previous close at 11,254. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were Dr Reddy (+4.6%), Sun Pharma (+3.7%), and Wipro (+2.5%) while the losing stocks were BPCL (-7.9%), IndusInd Bank (-5.4%), and IOC (-4.0%). The sectoral gainers for the day were Pharma (+3.1%) and IT (+0.7%) while the losers were Media (-2.3%), Pvt Bank (-2.0%) and PSU Bank (-1.9%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Sanjiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Finserv; dated 29th July 2020 from CNBC TV18:

  • Mr Bajaj extended support to HDFC chief Mr Deepak Parekh’s view that the Reserve Bank of India should not extend the loan moratorium.
  • Bajaj Finserv has a total of 6 months available for moratorium by September, and as the economy has started picking up from last month at varying speeds because of local lockdowns creating issues. But it is picking up other than a few key sectors like hospitality, travel, entertainment which are facing very high challenges. But most others have started at least doing okay. So, at a time like this, Mr. Bajaj believes that it doesn’t make sense to extend a blanket moratorium.
  • Moratorium numbers have come down significantly in the month of June as compared to April and May-20 for many banks & NBFCs.
  • RBI should allow one-time restructuring rather than extending the moratorium. According to him, let lenders decide on the basis of each one’s own underlying cash flows, because eventually, it should be kept in mind that there is a cost to doing all this and somebody has bear that cost. A 6-month moratorium is long enough, beyond that will start creating a moral hazard that even reasonable quality borrowers will lose the habit of paying.
  • Bajaj Finserv sees Rs 6,300 crores of credit cost for FY21E.
  • The Company was fortunate enough to raise capital for Bajaj Finance last year. They are adequately capitalised with the Rs 8,500 crore raised last year. As the two insurance companies do not need it, Bajaj Finserv has a significant capital on the books from profits of earlier years.
  • The tier-I ratio is 23-24% which he thinks is a comfortable one.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)

  • The closing price of Bajaj Finserv Ltd was ₹ 6,175/- as of 30-July-2020. It traded at 2.8x/2.5x/2.1x the consensus book value estimate of ₹ 2,188/2,478/2,873 for FY21E/FY22E/FY23E respectively.
  • The consensus target price of ₹ 7,248/- implies a PB multiple of 2.5x on FY23E EPS of ₹ 2,873/-.

Disclaimer: “The views expressed are for information purposes only. The information provided herein should not be considered as investment advice or research recommendation. The users should rely on their own research and analysis and should consult their own investment advisors to determine the merit, risks, and suitability of the information provided.”

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22 Jul

Demand momentum could stay for 6-9 months – Britannia

Update on the Indian Equity Market:

On Tuesday, Nifty ended 1.3% higher at 11,170. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were Power Grid (+6.4%), IOC (+5.7%), and BPCL (+5.4%) while the losing stocks were Bajaj Finance (-4.0%), Bajaj Finserv (-3.5%), and Britannia (-2.4%). Sectoral gainers for the day were PSU Bank (+2.1%), Bank (+2.1%) and Financial Services (+2.0%) while the losers were Pharma (-1.5%) and FMCG (-0.8%).

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Varun Berry, MD, Britannia Industries Ltd; dated 21st July 2020 from Economic Times:

  • Britannia started completely on the back foot. They were not sure where they were going because factories were closed, and distribution systems were in a disarray.
  • It was everyone with their shoulder to the wheel, executing at a rate which was outstanding.
  • The demand for food that human beings eat is about the same. It is just that there was no out of home or on-the-go consumption happening during this time. It was all home consumption and that gave them an advantage, he added.
  • There was some amount of larder stocking but that was at the beginning of this pandemic. Thereafter, it has been regular consumption for most consumers.
  • The demand momentum is going to continue, albeit at a slightly slower pace as they go through the year.
  • In the last seven years, Britannia has done a lot of work in rural areas and that is keeping them in very good stead as far as the numbers are concerned. The rural trends are a lot more aggressive than urban trends. Even the pandemic has not hit the rural consumers as much as what they are seeing in the urban centres. From 21,000 rural distributors in February, they have been able to take this up to 22,000 distributors in June.
  • He doesn’t think that 21% margin is sustainable but they are going to make sure that they try and see whatever they can get out of it, there will be almost 50% of this will go right back because advertising and sales promotion will get back to normal as soon as they have a full product out in the market. Similarly, there are certain other costs which will get back but Britannia is looking at every possibility of getting as much out of this period so that it can get as many savings out of this.
  • Britannia is not seeing inflationary trends as far as the raw materials are concerned. On all of the raw materials, it has been a very reasonable level of inflation at about 3% and Britannia sees that to continue through the year.
  • The distance travelled by Britannia’s biscuits has come down from 370 km to 320 km during the last quarter so shortening supply chains, getting products domestically all of that is becoming important.
  • There was a huge surge in modern trade in the past three-four years, modern trade was growing at almost 2-2.5 times the growth of the traditional trade business but during this pandemic, people are depending more on their neighbourhood stores and hence traditional trade has started to see a huge rebound. Britannia has to make sure that it takes that into its plans as well.
  • Their bread business has outgrown its overall bakery business, not just in terms of top-line but also in the bottom-line sense. Similarly, their cheese business has grown almost two times the overall growth. He is of a strong opinion that these are not sustainable growth numbers because they are one-off, but it is just giving them a very clear outlook about the opportunities and areas they can concentrate on.
  • There is down-trading happening as people are not going out and eating in restaurants. Biscuits are the cheapest form of the snack and it comes from a highly trusted company and a highly trusted brand. Within the category, for Britannia, there has been no downgrading. He has heard from a competitor that there is serious down-trading in their portfolio but from Britannia’s product portfolio, it has been the premium products which are holding sway.
  • The R&D centre is working overtime on the kind of products that the consumers are looking for. The first objective for Britannia was to match the core but beyond that, they have gotten into categories and a lot of work is happening in those categories. Market research, insights work, could not happen during the four-month period of lockdown and that has delayed the rollout of some of their products. But they are going to be back with a bang as far as category growths and new innovation of products are concerned. Britannia is also working on some immunity products and is doing research to make sure that it brings in absolutely the right products which give the consumers the genuine results they are looking for.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)

  • The closing price of Britannia Industries was ₹ 3,883/- as of 21-July-2020. It traded at 50x/47x/41x the consensus EPS estimate of ₹ 78/82/95 for FY21E/FY22E/FY23E respectively.
  • The consensus target price of ₹ 4,064/- implies a PE multiple of 43x on FY23E EPS of ₹ 95/-.

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