REDUCE Escorts Automobile | India Institutional Equity Research 4QFY19 Result Update | May 07, 2019 1 Target Price: Rs600 CMP* (Rs) 649 Upside/ (Downside) (%) (7.5) Bloomberg Ticker ESC IN Market Cap. (Rs bn) 79.5 Free Float (%) 60 Shares O/S (mn) 122.6 Likely Cyclical Down-turn & Competition to Drag Bottom-line; Maintain REDUCE Escorts (ESC) has reported below par performance in 4QFY19 due to margin contraction and higher interest outgo. Its revenue, EBIDTA and adjusted PAT grew by 14% YoY (-1.4% QoQ), 9% YoY (-5% QoQ) and 8% YoY (-9% QoQ) to Rs16.3bn, Rs1.9bn and Rs1.2bn vs. our estimate of Rs16.6bn, Rs1.96bn and Rs1.3bn, respectively. Its EBIDTA margin fell by 47bps YoY/48bps QoQ to 11.6% (our estimate of 11.8%). While tractor volume grew by 7% YoY, construction equipment volume fell by 6% YoY. Notably, its railway segment’s revenue rose by a strong 36% YoY. Its RM/ sales increased by 88bps YoY (-75bps QoQ) to 68.8%, while other expenses/sales remained flat YoY and increased by 123bps QoQ to 12.3%. Its EBIT margin stood at 13.1% and 15.1% for Agri business and Railway business, respectively. Following a spectacular performance over the last three years, the tractor industry is expected to take a breather in FY20E and would undergo a cyclical downturn in FY21E. Lower water reservoir level led by monsoon deficit would have a negative impact on agri output in FY20E and resultantly would impact the tractor volume across regions. Though non-agri usage of tractors would drive the volume to some extent, it would not be sufficient to compensate the expected fall in agri- driven tractor demand. Moreover, as we also expect similar downturn for construction equipment segment, we reduce our volume growth estimate for FY20E and FY21E. Further, current higher inventory in industry would increase competitive pressure for all players, which would further compress operating margin, going forward. ESC’s capex plan would also impact cash flow over the next 2 years. In view of expected cyclical down-turn, higher inventory, cash flow squeeze due to high capex impacting return ratio, we lower our target P/E valuation multiple for ESC from 13x to 11.5x 1-Year forward. Moreover, poor visibility on tractor industry’s volume performance over next 2-3 quarters strengthens the case for valuation downgrade. Therefore, we maintain our REDUCE rating on Escorts with a revised Target Price of Rs600 (from Rs760 earlier). Market Share to Rise; Margin to Remain under Pressure We believe that ESC would continue to gain market share in 1HFY20E supported by its product strength, marketing strategy and favourable geographic-mix. However, post-2019 monsoon, we expect the other Western and Southern geographies (weaker markets of ESC) would bounce back strongly and resulting into challenge for its market share expansion, while M&M would regain lost market shares. We believe that competitive intensity would increase due to higher inventory, which would further increase the pricing pressure. We believe that higher RM cost and wage inflation coupled with limited pricing power would lead to ~80bps contraction in ESC’s margin to 11% over FY19-FY21E. Outlook & Valuation We expect ESC’s tractor volume to grow by 5% YoY in FY20E and fall by 7% YoY in FY21E. We reduce our construction equipment volume estimate by 8%/17% for FY20E and FY21E, respectively. We lower our revenue and EBIDTA estimates by 0.4%/2.4% and 5%/6% for FY20E/FY21E, respectively. Accordingly, we cut our EPS estimates by 10%/11% for FY20E/FY21E. In view of likely down-turn for tractor industry, slowdown in construction equipment segment along with poor visibility on tractor volume performance, we reiterate our REDUCE recommendation on ESC with a revised Target Price of Rs600 (from Rs760 earlier), valuing it at 11.5x FY21E EPS. Research Analyst: Mitul Shah Contact: 022 3303 4628 Email: [email protected]Share price (%) 1 mth 3 mth 12 mth Absolute performance (15.6) (5.2) (34.5) Relative to Nifty (14.2) (9.1) (41.8) Shareholding Pattern (%) Dec’18 Mar’19 Promoter 40.1 40.1 Public 59.9 59.9 Key Financials (Rs mn) FY19E FY20E FY21E Net Sales 61,964 68,289 66,456 EBITDA 7,333 7,828 7,278 EBITDA margin (%) 11.8 11.5 11.0 Adj. Net Profit 4,764 4,859 4,473 EPS (Rs.) 55.6 56.7 52.2 YoY growth (%) 36.4 2.0 (7.9) ROE (%) 17.1 15.0 12.1 ROCE (%) 16.5 14.3 12.0 Change of Estimates (% change) FY20E FY21E Cons Revenue (0) (2) EBITDA (5) (6) EBITDA margin (%) (58) bps (42) bps Net profit (10) (11) EPS (Rs) (10) (11) 1 Year Stock Price Performance Note: * CMP as on May 07, 2019 Quarterly Performance YE March (Rs mn) 4QFY19 4QFY18 YoY (%) 3QFY19 QoQ (%) Total Revenue 16,317 14,361 13.6 16,551 (1.4) EBIDTA 1,898 1,737 9.2 2,005 (5.3) EBIT 1,680 1,549 8.4 1,790 (6.2) Profit Before Tax 1,778 1,712 3.9 1,991 (10.7) Adj. PAT 1,214 1,125 7.8 1,328 (8.6) Adj EPS (Rs) 10.2 9.4 7.8 11.1 (8.6) EBIDTA Margin (%) 11.6 12.1 (47) bps 12.1 (48) bps Adj NPM (%) 7.4 7.8 (40) bps 8.0 (59) bps Source: Company, RSec Research 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19
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REDUCEEscortsAutomobile | India
Institutional Equity Research
4QFY19 Result Update | May 07, 2019
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Target Price: Rs600
CMP* (Rs) 649
Upside/ (Downside) (%) (7.5)
Bloomberg Ticker ESC IN
Market Cap. (Rs bn) 79.5
Free Float (%) 60
Shares O/S (mn) 122.6
Likely Cyclical Down-turn & Competition to Drag Bottom-line; Maintain REDUCE
Escorts (ESC) has reported below par performance in 4QFY19 due to margin contraction and higher interest outgo. Its revenue, EBIDTA and adjusted PAT grew by 14% YoY (-1.4% QoQ), 9% YoY (-5% QoQ) and 8% YoY (-9% QoQ) to Rs16.3bn, Rs1.9bn and Rs1.2bn vs. our estimate of Rs16.6bn, Rs1.96bn and Rs1.3bn, respectively. Its EBIDTA margin fell by 47bps YoY/48bps QoQ to 11.6% (our estimate of 11.8%). While tractor volume grew by 7% YoY, construction equipment volume fell by 6% YoY. Notably, its railway segment’s revenue rose by a strong 36% YoY. Its RM/sales increased by 88bps YoY (-75bps QoQ) to 68.8%, while other expenses/sales remained flat YoY and increased by 123bps QoQ to 12.3%. Its EBIT margin stood at 13.1% and 15.1% for Agri business and Railway business, respectively.
Following a spectacular performance over the last three years, the tractor industry is expected to take a breather in FY20E and would undergo a cyclical downturn in FY21E. Lower water reservoir level led by monsoon deficit would have a negative impact on agri output in FY20E and resultantly would impact the tractor volume across regions. Though non-agri usage of tractors would drive the volume to some extent, it would not be sufficient to compensate the expected fall in agri-driven tractor demand. Moreover, as we also expect similar downturn for construction equipment segment, we reduce our volume growth estimate for FY20E and FY21E. Further, current higher inventory in industry would increase competitive pressure for all players, which would further compress operating margin, going forward. ESC’s capex plan would also impact cash flow over the next 2 years. In view of expected cyclical down-turn, higher inventory, cash flow squeeze due to high capex impacting return ratio, we lower our target P/E valuation multiple for ESC from 13x to 11.5x 1-Year forward. Moreover, poor visibility on tractor industry’s volume performance over next 2-3 quarters strengthens the case for valuation downgrade. Therefore, we maintain our REDUCE rating on Escorts with a revised Target Price of Rs600 (from Rs760 earlier).
Market Share to Rise; Margin to Remain under Pressure We believe that ESC would continue to gain market share in 1HFY20E supported by its product strength, marketing strategy and favourable geographic-mix. However, post-2019 monsoon, we expect the other Western and Southern geographies (weaker markets of ESC) would bounce back strongly and resulting into challenge for its market share expansion, while M&M would regain lost market shares. We believe that competitive intensity would increase due to higher inventory, which would further increase the pricing pressure. We believe that higher RM cost and wage inflation coupled with limited pricing power would lead to ~80bps contraction in ESC’s margin to 11% over FY19-FY21E.
Outlook & ValuationWe expect ESC’s tractor volume to grow by 5% YoY in FY20E and fall by 7% YoY in FY21E. We reduce our construction equipment volume estimate by 8%/17% for FY20E and FY21E, respectively. We lower our revenue and EBIDTA estimates by 0.4%/2.4% and 5%/6% for FY20E/FY21E, respectively. Accordingly, we cut our EPS estimates by 10%/11% for FY20E/FY21E. In view of likely down-turn for tractor industry, slowdown in construction equipment segment along with poor visibility on tractor volume performance, we reiterate our REDUCE recommendation on ESC with a revised Target Price of Rs600 (from Rs760 earlier), valuing it at 11.5x FY21E EPS.
Conference Call – Key Takeaways f Lower Volume Growth Guidance for Tractor Industry: The Management attributed
healthy quarterly volume growth to better traction from its key stronger markets of Northern and Central regions. In view of lower water storage level in most of the reservoir, slowdown in few geographies and higher monsoon deficit in Southern and Western regions, the Management expects domestic tractor industry to record a lower growth of 5-8% in FY20E. Moreover, it expects the industry to remain flat or may decline in 1QFY20 as against earlier guidance of 10-15%. ESC aims outperformance in domestic as well as exports markets. We expect tractor industry to grow by 0-5% in FY20 and decline by 7% in FY21E, assuming normal monsoon. In case of below normal monsoon/delay in rainfall, the industry would record decline in FY20E, after undergoing 3 years of healthy growth.
f Market Share Gain across Geographies: ESC’s market share improved by 110bps YoY to 11.8% in FY19, which the Management attributed to products and strong marketing strategy to connect with the dealers and customers. It aims to increase its market share by 100bps annually over the next 2-3 years.
f Price Hike & Inventory: ESC hiked prices by 2.25% in 2QFY19 and by another 2% in 3QFY19. However, there was no price hike in 4QFY19 except for one product in agri segment. In construction equipment segment, it hiked prices by 4-5% in 4QFY19 to pass on the higher input cost. Its dealer inventory currently stands at 4-5 week compared to ~3-3.5 week in 3QFY19.
f Inferior Product-mix Drags Margin: Its operating margin in the tractor segment impacted to some extent due to inferior product-mix in terms of Powertrac contribution and higher sales of <40HP segment (low-margin products).
f Better Traction in Construction Equipment & Railway Biz: Its EBIT margin improved on YoY basis in both segments. Moreover, the Company looks forward to mid-teen YoY revenue growth in both the segments, going forward. Its order book for Railway business stood at >Rs4.9bn as of FY19-end (to be executed over the next 13-15 months).
f Debt, Capex & Investment: Its debt increased from Rs2.4bn to Rs2.7bn as of 4QFY19-end due to higher working capital requirement. It plans to spend Rs3-4bn towards capex in FY20 and indicated an investment of Rs1bn for FY20 in its JVs with Kubota and Tadano.
f Dividend: The Company has declared a dividend of Rs2.5/share for FY19.
Key Risks f Revival in tractor industry in FY20 and FY21.
f Major success of new launches in overseas markets.
f Sharp decline in commodity prices.
EscortsAutomobile | India
Institutional Equity Research
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Target Price: Rs600
CMP* (Rs) 649
Upside/ (Downside) (%) (7.5)
Bloomberg Ticker ESC IN
REDUCE
Exhibit 1: Result Summary
YE Mar (Rs. mn) 4QFY19 4QFY18 YoY (%) 3QFY19 QoQ (%) Tractor Volume 25,136 23,568 6.7 25,743 (2.4)
Const Eqp Vol 1,455 1,541 (5.6) 1,413 3.0
Total Revenue 16,317 14,361 13.6 16,551 (1.4)
Less:
Net Raw Material consumed 11,227 9,755 15.1 11,512 (2.5)
Other Expenses 2,012 1,776 13.3 1,837 9.5
Personnel 1,180 1,093 8.0 1,196 (1.3)
Total Expenditure 14,419 12,624 14.2 14,546 (0.9)
EBIDTA 1,898 1,737 9.2 2,005 (5.3)
Less: Depreciation 218 188 15.8 215 1.4
EBIT 1,680 1,549 8.4 1,790 (6.2)
Less: Net Interest 75 63 18.9 43 74.6
Add: Other income 173 226 (23.1) 244 (29.0)
Profit Before Extra-ordinary items and Tax 1,778 1,712 3.9 1,991 (10.7)
Note: EPS and Outstanding shares is adjusted for Treasury shares
Balance Sheet
Y/E Mar (Rs mn) FY18 FY19E FY20E FY21E
Equity capital 1,226 1,226 1,226 1,226
Reserves and surplus 24,255 28,833 33,514 37,765
Total equity 25,481 30,059 34,740 38,991
Deferred tax liability (net) 197 197 197 197
Total borrowings 137 2,870 1,870 870
Current liabilities 16,880 16,681 19,083 19,207
Total liabilities 42,695 49,806 55,890 59,264
Cash and cash equivalents 3,119 2,299 4,326 2,689
Inventory 5,411 8,219 6,957 6,810
Trade receivables 6,000 9,320 8,232 8,011
Other current assets 3,003 5,160 4,567 4,567
Total current assets 17,533 24,998 24,083 22,076
Gross block 24,069 25,460 28,660 31,810
Less: depreciation and amortization 8,491 9,345 10,346 11,465
Add: capital work-in-process 641 750 1,050 900
Total fixed assets 16,219 16,865 19,364 21,245
Investments 8,943 7,943 12,443 15,943
Total assets 42,695 49,806 55,890 59,264
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Institutional Equity Research
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Target Price: Rs600
CMP* (Rs) 649
Upside/ (Downside) (%) (7.5)
Bloomberg Ticker ESC IN
REDUCE
Cash Flow Statement
Y/E Mar (Rs mn) FY18 FY19E FY20E FY21E
Operating cashflow
Pre-tax income 5,088 7,212 7,252 6,676
Add: depreciation and amortization 725 854 1,001 1,119
Add: interest expense (net) 214 185 250 255
Less: other adjustments (250) - - -
Less: taxes paid (1,020) (2,375) (2,393) (2,203)
Add: working capital changes (36) (8,485) 5,345 493
Total operating cashflow 4,722 (2,610) 11,455 6,340
Free cash flow 3,717 (4,001) 8,255 3,190
Investing cashflow
Capital expenditure (1,006) (1,391) (3,200) (3,150)
Investments (3,024) 1,000 (4,500) (3,500)
Others 246 (109) (300) 150
Total investing cashflow (3,784) (500) (8,000) (6,500)
Financing cashflow
Share issuances 2 - - -
Loans (2,131) 2,733 (1,000) (1,000)
Dividend (161) (259) (178) (222)
Interest Payment (209) (185) (250) (255)
Less: Others 2,503 - - -
Total financing cashflow 4 2,289 (1,428) (1,477)
Net change in cash 942 (821) 2,027 (1,637)
Opening cash 545 3,119 2,298 4,326
Closing cash 1,487 2,298 4,326 2,688
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Target Price: Rs600
CMP* (Rs) 649
Upside/ (Downside) (%) (7.5)
Bloomberg Ticker ESC IN
REDUCE
Key Ratios
Y/E Mar FY18 FY19E FY20E FY21E
Growth Ratios (%)
Net revenue 22.0 24.0 10.2 (2.7)
EBITDA 72.1 31.6 6.8 (7.0)
Adjusted net profit 76.0 36.4 2.0 (7.9)
Other Ratios (%)
Effective tax rate 32 33 33 33
EBITDA margin 11.2 11.8 11.5 11.0
Adjusted net income margin 7.0 7.7 7.1 6.7
Debt/equity 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
ROaCE 15.5 16.5 14.3 12.0
ROaE 15.3 17.1 15.0 12.1
Total asset turnover ratio (x) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
Inventory days 45 55 42 42
Debtor days 44 55 44 44
Creditor days 101 81 85 85
Per share numbers (Rs)
Diluted earnings 40.8 55.6 56.7 52.2
Free cash 43.4 (46.7) 96.3 37.2
Book value 297.4 350.8 405.4 455.0
Valuations (x)
P/E 15.9 11.7 11.4 12.4
EV/EBITDA 9.4 7.7 6.8 7.4
P/B 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.4
Note: EPS and Outstanding shares is adjusted for Treasury shares
EscortsAutomobile | India
Institutional Equity Research
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Target Price: Rs600
CMP* (Rs) 649
Upside/ (Downside) (%) (7.5)
Bloomberg Ticker ESC IN
REDUCE
Rating GuidesRating Expected absolute returns (%) over 12 months
BUY >10%
HOLD -5% to 10%
REDUCE >-5%
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