Dabur

11 May

Expect to maintain 20% EBITDA margins – DABUR

Update on the Indian Equity Market:

On Wednesday, NIFTY ended lower at 16,167 (-0.5%). Among the sectoral indices, REALTY (+0.7%), BANK (+0.6%), and PRIVATE BANK (+0.5%) were the gainers, whereas IT (-1.2%), AUTO (-0.9%), and CONSUMER DURABLES (-0.7%) led the losers. Among the stocks, ONGC (+3.1%), AXISBANK (+2.5%), and INDUSINDBK (+1.7%) led the gainers, while SHREECEM (-3.3%), BAJAJFINSV (-2.2%), and LT (-2.1%) led the losers.

Excerpts of an interview with Mr. Mohit Malhotra, CEO of Dabur India (DABUR) with CNBC-TV18 on 6th May 2022:

  • On the back of the price increases that have happened across the industry, DABUR foresees a reduction in the volumes of the overall FMCG market.
  • In 4QFY22 the FMCG market declined by ~4%. As compared to the FMCG market, DABUR’s volumes grew by ~2%. The tonnage growth for the 4QFY22 stood at ~12%. While evaluating the volume growth it becomes 2% as the company sells juices in the beverage segment which have a lower value.
  • The company expects that it will grow at a mid-single-digit volume growth and low double-digit value growth with the support of price hikes and increases in volumes. It expects to grow ahead of the market and continue to gain market share across all categories.
  • The oral care business has grown at ~2.5% on a high base of last year and in toothpaste, DABUR gained a market share of 20bps. The oral care business is performing well in terms of revenue and profitability, and the company has also taken some price hikes to mitigate the cost inflation.
  • Dabur Red and Meswak also growing significantly. Herbal toothpaste which is a new category is also performing significantly well.
  • The overall hair care business grew by 16% on a YoY basis. In the hair care business, the market declined by ~6.5% but DABUR grew by ~3%.
  • In the overall hair oil market, DABUR gained ~70bps of market share and in all sub-segments of hair oil, it continues to gain market share. In the shampoo segment also the company grew ahead of the market and gained ~40bps market share.
  • On the back of the high base of 4QFY21, the growth looks a little bit muted in 4QFY22. However, the full-year growth numbers are very robust, the businesses are in good positions and the fundamentals also remain intact.
  • On operating margins the company targets to maintain ~20% EBITDA margins through further price hikes and cost-cutting measures.
  • The company also taking some measures to expand distributions as rural contributes ~47% of total business. The company expects by the end of 1QFY23 the rural consumption to be back to normal levels on the back of good monsoon and crop sentiments. It expects the rural business will continue to grow higher than urban business.
  • The company continues to invest in its brands and the company is in a good position in advertising spending.

Asset Multiplier Comments

  • The geopolitical tensions coupled with high inflation are liked to impact the demand for discretionary items in the near term. Though companies have taken measures such as reduction in grammage or price hikes, these have not been sufficient to abate the high inflation. The margins of the companies are expected to remain under pressure in the medium term.
  • Market share gains from its peers in all categories, entry into adjacent categories and focus on premiumization position DABUR well despite shorter-term headwinds.

Consensus Estimates: (Source: Market screener website)

  • The closing price of DABUR was ₹ 510/- as of 11-May-2022.  It traded at 44/ 38x the consensus earnings estimate of ₹ 11.5/13.4 for FY23E/FY24E respectively.
  • The consensus target price of ₹ 628/- implies a P/E Multiple of 47x on the FY24E EPS estimate of ₹ 13.4/-

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14 Jul

Not very concerned about 3rd wave impact on biz– Dabur India

Update on the Indian Equity Market:

On Wednesday, NIFTY ended marginally higher at 15,809 (+0.3%) as it could not sustain the intraday higher levels. Among the sectoral indices, IT (+3.2%), PHARMA (+0.3%), and MEDIA (+0.2%) ended higher while REALTY (-1%), PSU BANK (-0.5%), and AUTO (-0.3%) led the losers. Among the stocks, WIPRO (+7%), TECHM (+2.6%), and INFY (+2.1%) led the gainers while MARUTI (-1.4%), ADANIPORTS (-1%), and HINDUNILVR (-1%) led the losers. 

Excerpts of an interview with Mr. Mohit Malhotra, CEO of Dabur India (DABUR) published in Business Standard on 14th July 2021:

  • Share of Dabur’s healthcare portfolio went up to 45 percent from 30 percent and essentials like oral did well, while the share of skincare, hair oil, and foods shrank. 
  • Being well aware that the discretionary portfolio may not do well, the company has diversified into areas like edible oil and launched several other products.
  • The inflation has increased the input costs by 5-6 percent as it has hit the entire bucket of the business. 
  • The company has taken a 3 percent price hike and initiated cost optimisation measures. The company has planned to cut down Rs 1000 mn worth of costs in FY22, which won’t be enough. The pressure on operating margin can’t be ruled out till the December quarter.
  • Sales through e-commerce channels have grown to 8 percent from 2 percent before Covid. In FY21, in spite of travel restrictions, Dabur earned 6 percent of the sales through e-commerce.
  • The company has begun construction of their eighth plant, in Madhya Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 5,500 mn to meet current and future demand, taking advantage of the incentives provided by the government under its ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ program. The plant will help the company meet the demand for the next 10-12 years.
  • Earlier, the company was spending 5-6 percent on advertising through digital media, but now the company is putting 25 percent of its budget into digital. Last year, the company increased its media spending, but now it has cut it down to 8-10 percent of sales as growing costs are a threat.

Asset Multiplier Comments

  • People being eager to go back to offices and as the government has ramped up vaccination, it seems that the impact of the 3rd covid wave may not be as severe on the operations of Dabur as the second wave.
  • The increase in demand for health and wellness products is expected to continue post-Covid. The increase in market penetration of these products bodes well for Dabur.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)

  • The closing price of DABUR was ₹ 586/- as of 14-July-2021.  It traded at 56x/ 49x the consensus earnings estimate of ₹ 10.5/ 12.1 for FY22E/FY23E respectively.
  • The consensus target price of ₹ 590/- implies a PE multiple of 49x on FY23E Earnings of ₹ 12.1/-.

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 Nov

Covid tailwinds led to a 50% growth in Healthcare – Dabur India

Update on the Indian Equity market:
Amid the uncertainty surrounding the US Presidential election outcome, Indian markets remained volatile on Wednesday. The Nifty50 ended marginally higher at 11,909 (+0.8%). Among the stocks, INDUSINDBK (+4.9%), SUNPHARMA (+3.7%), and DIVISLAB (+3.6%) ended the day higher. UPL (-3.9%), AXISBANK (-2.6%), and HDFC (-2.2%) led the losers. Among the sectoral indices, PHARMA (+2.2%), IT (+1.8%), and AUTO (+0.7%) led the gainers. REALTY (-1.9%), METAL (-0.3%), and FINANCIAL SERVICES 25/50 (-0.1%) led the losers.

Excerpts of an interview of Mr. Mohit Malhotra, CEO, Dabur India published in Mint on 4th November 2020:
• Dabur India recently reported 2QFY21 numbers with ~17% domestic volume growth compared to a year ago. There has been an all-around recovery- economy, rural, urban opening up, modern trade opening up, and e-commerce.
• Healthcare got a tailwind and continues to do well; home and the personal care portfolio have seen a sequential recovery in all the sub-categories.
• Healthcare has grown by 50%, out of which health supplements grew by 70%. That is the one that has driven growth.
• Consumption is very muted and the whole mindset is about saving and not splurging. That is why most discretionary products have not yet picked up. In-home consumption continues and this will sustain over a period of time.
• This quarter, the contribution of new products was ~5-6%. The new product launches are not just in categories but also specific to channels, such as e-commerce first products. Dabur is also trying to get into adjunct categories around its power brands, so it is both line and brand extensions. These new launches have also helped drive growth in revenue.
• Covid-19 has been an inflection point for Dabur. There are some fundamental changes being made, in both go-to-market and the way they look at categories, and capitalizing on the opportunities. Capitalizing on e-commerce will help connect with the millennials and urban consumers while strengthening the rural distribution will help resonate with the rural consumer.
• The casual labor force suffered the most due to the outbreak of the virus and they were the ones who went back. Since that labor didn’t come back, there was some hiring from the remote parts of Jharkhand and some other states. Initially, there was some productivity fall and now, post-training, they are at 100% of pre-covid levels.
• The rural growing significantly ahead of urban is expected to continue for a while.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)
• The closing price of Dabur India was ₹ 519/- as of 04-November-2020. It traded at 55x/ 48x/ 42x the consensus earnings estimate of ₹ 9.5/ 10.9/ 12.4 per share for FY21E/FY22E/FY23E respectively.
• The consensus target price of ₹ 544 implies a PE multiple of 44x on FY23E EPS of ₹ 12.4/-.

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03 Aug

It’s business as Usual – Dabur India

Update on the Indian Equity Market:

On Friday, disappointing US GDP data led to weakness in the broader Asian markets. Nifty50 ended 0.3% lower at 11,074. PHARMA (+3.6%), PSU BANK (+1.4%), and REALTY (+1.4%) led the sectoral gainers while MEDIA (-0.9%), FINANCIAL SERVICES (-0.6%), and PRIVATE BANK (-0.3%) led the laggards. Among the stocks, SUNPHARMA (+5.5%), CIPLA (+5.1%), and GRASIM (+5.0%) were the top gainers while EICHERMOT (-2.7%), RELIANCE (-1.8%), and HDFCBANK (-1.7%) led the losers.

Mr. Mohit Malhotra, CEO, Dabur India discussed the company’s 1QFY21 performance with CNBC TV-18 on 31st July 2020. Here are the edited excerpts:

  • In oral care, the toothpaste category declined 18.8% in volume terms. In terms of primary sales, grew 2.6% with Dabur Red growing ~8%. They gained market share of 63bps to reach an all-time high of 16.1% market share in toothpaste. In the markets of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, and Chennai, Dabur is the number 1 brand in the toothpaste category.
  • Sequentially, the business has only improved. Witnessed a decline of 40% in April, in May saw growth of 2%. In June, growth is back to pre-covid levels of 6-7%, as the pipeline filling is happening.
  • July also saw a similar trend, though pipeline filling has happened. This is because DIL’s portfolio has clear tailwinds due to the focus on the healthcare portfolio.
  • Although there are certain categories and certain geographical areas that are still not performing well, overall, DIL is back to pre-covid levels.
  • Healthcare, immunity, and hygiene categories are definitely seeing a tailwind. Despite the healthcare business going down by ~40% in April has shown a growth of 30% plus.
  • The Health & Personal care and Food categories are dragging the performance. Items such as hair oils, skincare, and home care which are more discretionary in nature are not performing as well. The out-of-home consumption is majorly impacted since people are not going out, consumption of 200ml juices has declined.
  • The modern trade channel has declined by almost 25% during the quarter and continues to remain under pressure. Department stores such as Big Bazaar and DMart continue to operate below the normal levels. The open format outlets which offer home delivery to consumers are doing better. E-commerce channel has seen significant growth.
  • Other channels not performing include Horeca, institutional and enterprise business.
  • Barring localized lockdowns, all states seem to be doing well. The highest growth trajectory is seen in the Southern parts of India.
  • The rural markets have always performed very well for Dabur and there is a 1000bps difference in the rural performance vs urban performance.
  • The company is on the growth path now and looking at low to mid-single-digit growth in 2QFY20, with the tailwinds for the healthcare products and new products. Mr Malhotra is of the opinion these tailwinds are here to stay. With the penetration of products like Chyawanprash increasing, habits are formed and these habits will last even if Covid disappears.
  • The HPC category has seen benign raw material and packaging material costs. In healthcare, the surge in demand has caused a 3% inflation in the price of the herbs, which has been offset to a certain extent by an increase in prices. Overall, there will be margin improvement as the healthcare category which is margin accretive grows.
  • DIL is looking to do a capex of Rs 3000-3500 mn in line with business requirements.

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)

  • The closing price of Dabur India was ₹ 513/- as of 31-July-2020. It traded at 55x/ 48x the consensus earnings estimate of ₹ 9.3/10.7 per share for FY21E/ FY22E respectively.
  • The consensus target price of ₹ 507/- implies a PE multiple of 47x on FY22E EPS of ₹ 10.7/-.

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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03 Jun

We have a very healthy cash surplus of over Rs 3,800 crores: Dabur

Update on the Indian Equity Market:

On Tuesday, Nifty ended 1.6% higher at 9,979. The top gainers for Nifty 50 were Bajaj Finserv (+9.5%), Zee Entertainment (+9.1%) and Bajaj Finance (+8.2%) while the losing stocks for the day Coal India (-3.3%), Maruti (-1.9%) and BPCL (-1.4%). The gaining sectors for the day were Realty (+4.9%), Media (+3.3%) and Pvt Bank (+3.2%). FMCG (-0.7%) was the only losing sector for the day.

Edited excerpts of an interview with Mr Lalit Malik, CFO, Dabur India Ltd; dated 29th May 2020 from Retail Economic Times:

 

  • Volume growth has seen a decline of 14.6% in 4QFY20 for Dabur which was the lowest growth in 11 quarters. The growth was on track till February and the Company was ahead of other FMCG companies. However, in March, due to the sudden lockdown, there was a supply chain blockage and Dabur was not able to invoice which was due even in case of seasonal goods like juices, glucose etc. This caused a decline of 14.6% in the India FMCG business.
  • For the juice and glucose categories, it was the peak season for the Company, given the summer setting in. If things were normal, Dabur’s growth would have been on track.
  • The healthcare segment of Dabur saw a slow opening in the middle of April. With the launch of the sanitizer during this period, Dabur has gained momentum and things may have been much better.
  • At present, though all manufacturing units are open, Dabur is working at 60-70% capacity. As far as the supply side is concerned with regard to the C&F as well as to the distributors, barring a few areas which are in the red zone and where there are restrictions with regard to supply, other categories including rural have returned to normal.
  • Mr Malik added, E-commerce has been growing at the rate of more than 100%. There are different channels which are giving promising returns in the new normal. However, there are still some pockets which are in the red zone where there are some restrictions and Dabur is waiting for that to get normal so that they will be back to 100%.
  • Dabur has a very healthy cash surplus which is more than Rs 3,800 crores. They don’t see any stress to their balance sheet or liquidity. The Company is being careful with regards to their working capital management as well as its operating cash flow.
  • With 60-70% running capacity, the Company sees no major deviation with regard to their inventory pile-up or shortage because they are monitoring the demand and supply side very carefully. For example, their healthcare category is moving at a faster pace. In the case of Chyawanprash, the growth rate is almost 400%. Thus, Dabur has accelerated production and therefore they are able to meet the increase in demand. There are different pockets where the demand is increasing and therefore they have increased their production and supply.
  • At present, the discretionary item demand is slow and this is where the Company is going slowly with regard to production so that they are able to manage the inventory and there is no loss of sale in case demand comes back.
  • Dabur has extended its village coverage by 52,000 though the target was to reach 65,000 villages because of the lockdown, they were not able to expand.
  • In the current scenario, there are two very important things according to Mr Malik:
  1. It is very important to have healthcare products that they manufacture to be made available to people at large because that is a need in the country right now. Therefore, their focus is to have all their products like Chyawanprash, Tulsi drop, Haldi drop, Giloy etc., made available to the people as these are all immunity boosters.
  2. On the hygiene and sanitiser front, their focus is to reach out. When volumes are affected, there would certainly be pressure on the margins. For that, they have undertaken a cost savings initiative under project Samridhi, where they are focussing on zero-base budgeting and questioning every line item of expenditure and addressing what is essential for them in the new normal scenario.

 

Consensus Estimate: (Source: market screener website)

  • The closing price of Dabur India Ltd was ₹ 461/- as of 02-June-2020. It traded at 51.5x/ 44.8x the consensus EPS estimate of ₹ 8.9/10.3 for FY21E/ FY22E respectively.
  • The consensus target price of ₹ 463/- implies a PE multiple of 45.0x on FY22E EPS of ₹ 10.3/-.

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