1 Consumer Discretionary Jul 24, 2015 PVR Limited India Research - Stock Broking BUY Bloomberg Code: PVRL IN Recommendation (Rs.) CMP 790 Target Price 933 Upside (%) 18 Stock Information Mkt Cap (Rs.mn/US$ mn) 33529 / 524 52-wk High/Low (Rs.) 885 / 572 3M Avg. daily volume (mn) 0.2 Beta (x) 0.8 Sensex/Nifty 28323 / 8579 O/S Shares(mn) 41.5 Face Value (Rs.) 10.0 Shareholding Pattern (%) Promoters 29.5 FIIs 23.5 DIIs 7.7 Others 39.3 Stock Performance (%) 1M 3M 6M 12M Absolute 33 41 27 36 Relative to Sensex 30 37 31 25 Source: Bloomberg Relative Performance* Source: Bloomberg; *Index 100 Analysts Contact Uday Kiran Y 040 - 3321 6273 [email protected]Scripting a Blockbuster Market leader in movie exhibition business: The company is expanding its market share in movie exhibition business through organic & inorganic routes. The company has market share of 29% in 2015 with 503 screens post DT cinemas acquisition. The next phase of growth is likely to trigger from Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities through its expansion plans. Content is King, Strong content could increase footfalls: With an expected strong content lined up, the footfalls are likely to witness CAGR growth of 20% during FY15- 17E. F&B & Advertisement revenues are likely to see CAGR growth of 35% & 24% respectively during FY15-17E. SPH is expected to reach Rs.80 in FY17E from 64 in FY15. Company is strengthening its leadership position post DT cinemas & Cinemax acquisitions: After acquisition of DT cinemas & Cinemax, the company has strengthened its leadership position in the movie exhibition business. DT cinemas currently operates around 6200 seats across 29 screens with eight properties in NCR & Chandigarh. PVR has acquired DT cinemas for Rs 5000Mn on slump sale basis in June 2015, which is subject to Competition Commission of India (CCI) approval. The total number of DT screens are 39, out of which 29 screens are operational and 10 screens will be operational by FY17E. PVR well positioned to benefit from discretionary spending: The discretionary spending is likely to increase on the back of strong economic recovery. PVR could be one of the beneficiaries of discretionary spending. Valuation and Outlook At CMP of Rs.790, PVR is currently trading at 9.3x FY17E EV/EBITDA. We value the company at 11x of EV/EBITDA for FY17E EBITDA for a target price of Rs 933 based on the company future prospects. We therefore initiate coverage on PVR Limited (PVRL) with a “BUY” rating for a target price of Rs.933 representing an upside potential of 18% in a 9-12 month period. Key Risks y Change in the revenue sharing model between exhibitors & distributors. y Increase in entertainment taxes & lower footfalls. y Quality of content. For private circulation only. For important information about Karvy’s rating system and other disclosures refer to the end of this material. Karvy Stock Broking Research is also available on Bloomberg, KRVY<GO>, Thomson Publishers & Reuters Exhibit 1: Valuation Summary (Rs. Mn) YE Mar (Rs. Mn) FY13 FY14 FY15P FY16E FY17E Net Sales 8053 13475 14813 21876 26780 EBITDA 1163 2124 2053 3179 4234 EBITDA Margin (%) 14.4 15.8 13.9 14.5 15.8 Adj. Net Profit 361 423 127 728 1286 EPS (Rs.) 9.3 10.3 3.1 16.1 27.7 RoE (%) 5.6 10.6 3.1 8.8 13.4 PE (x) 46.7 38.6 174.3 49.1 28.6 Source: Company, Karvy Research; *Represents multiples for FY13, FY14 & FY15 are based on historic market price Vignesh S B K 040 - 3321 6271 [email protected]90 105 120 135 Jul-14 Oct-14 Jan-15 Apr-15 Jul-15 PVR Sensex
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Scripting a BlockbusterMarket leader in movie exhibition business: The company is expanding its market share in movie exhibition business through organic & inorganic routes. The company has market share of 29% in 2015 with 503 screens post DT cinemas acquisition. The next phase of growth is likely to trigger from Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities through its expansion plans.Content is King, Strong content could increase footfalls: With an expected strong content lined up, the footfalls are likely to witness CAGR growth of 20% during FY15- 17E. F&B & Advertisement revenues are likely to see CAGR growth of 35% & 24% respectively during FY15-17E. SPH is expected to reach Rs.80 in FY17E from 64 in FY15.Company is strengthening its leadership position post DT cinemas & Cinemax acquisitions: After acquisition of DT cinemas & Cinemax, the company has strengthened its leadership position in the movie exhibition business. DT cinemas currently operates around 6200 seats across 29 screens with eight properties in NCR & Chandigarh. PVR has acquired DT cinemas for Rs 5000Mn on slump sale basis in June 2015, which is subject to Competition Commission of India (CCI) approval. The total number of DT screens are 39, out of which 29 screens are operational and 10 screens will be operational by FY17E.PVR well positioned to benefit from discretionary spending: The discretionary spending is likely to increase on the back of strong economic recovery. PVR could be one of the beneficiaries of discretionary spending.
Valuation and Outlook At CMP of Rs.790, PVR is currently trading at 9.3x FY17E EV/EBITDA. We value the company at 11x of EV/EBITDA for FY17E EBITDA for a target price of Rs 933 based on the company future prospects. We therefore initiate coverage on PVR Limited (PVRL) with a “BUY” rating for a target price of Rs.933 representing an upside potential of 18% in a 9-12 month period.
Key Risksyy Change in the revenue sharing model between exhibitors & distributors.yy Increase in entertainment taxes & lower footfalls.yy Quality of content.
For private circulation only. For important information about Karvy’s rating system and other disclosures refer to the end of this material. Karvy Stock Broking Research is also available on Bloomberg, KRVY<GO>, Thomson Publishers & Reuters
Exhibit 1: Valuation Summary (Rs. Mn)
YE Mar (Rs. Mn) FY13 FY14 FY15P FY16E FY17E
Net Sales 8053 13475 14813 21876 26780EBITDA 1163 2124 2053 3179 4234EBITDA Margin (%) 14.4 15.8 13.9 14.5 15.8Adj. Net Profit 361 423 127 728 1286EPS (Rs.) 9.3 10.3 3.1 16.1 27.7RoE (%) 5.6 10.6 3.1 8.8 13.4PE (x) 46.7 38.6 174.3 49.1 28.6Source: Company, Karvy Research; *Represents multiples for FY13, FY14 & FY15 are based on historic market price Vignesh S B K
Company BackgroundPVR Limited was incorporated in April 1995 pursuant to a joint venture between Priya exhibitors’ private limited and Village Road Show limited, Australia. The company instigated the multiplex revolution by establishing the first multiplex at Saket New Delhi, in the year 1997. Today PVR has a wide range of multiplexes across India with almost 503 screens at 106 locations across 43 cities in 15 states and 1 union territory. PVR offers a wide range of high-end hospitality and entertainment such as Directors Cut, which has various premium facilities such as 3D enabled technology, world class full sound systems, fully reclinable arm chair and an exciting in-seat F&B (Food and Beverages) menu. Apart from Directors Cut, PVR offers Directors Rare for niche audience who wish to watch alternate content on big screen. PVR Gold is a segment which offers premium experience for movie goers. The brand PVR is strengthening from time to time.
Consolidation in industry will lead to higher bargaining power for the leading multiplex playersIndia’s Media & Entertainment Industry (M&E) is worth Rs.1026 Bn at the end of 2014 and is expected to grow at CAGR of 14% for the next five years and reach Rs.1964 Bn at the end of 2019, according to KPMG. Indian M&E industry is estimated to grow twice at the rate of global M&E industry.
India media & entertainment industry: Size & ProjectionsFilm industry plays an integral part of India’s M&E industry which has share of 12.3% in 2014. Size of film industry stood at Rs.126 Bn at the end of 2014 and is expected to grow at CAGR of 10% and reach Rs.209 Bn at the end of 2019. With more number of screens getting added annually and rise in consumer discretionary spending is likely to drive the growth of the Indian film industry. 75% of film industry revenues are contributed by the domestic theatrical revenues where movie exhibitors are involved.
Exhibit 5: Film Industry Size & Forecast (Revenues Rs. Bn)
Source: FICCI Report, Karvy Research
Exhibit 4: India Media & Entertainment Industry: Size & Projections
Exhibit 8: Domestic Box Office Collections (in $ Bn)
Source: SAPPRFT, Karvy Research
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Exhibit 9: Global Box Office Collections ($ Bn)
Source: MPAA, Karvy Research
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Exhibit 11: Number of Movies Produced Annually
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics, Karvy Research
Exhibit 10: Correlation between No. of Screens and GBOC
Source: SAPPRFT, Karvy Research
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Low Density of ScreensIndia has approximately 9600 screens out of which 18% of them are multiplex formats. Screen density in India is at 8 per mn is low compared to other nations such as China’s 31 and USA which has 125 screens per million. Multiplex screen density in India is very negligible at ~2 per million indicating growth opportunities for the multiplex operators. India produced close to 1200 movies in 2014 which is one of the largest movie producers globally. However, India’s box office collection stood at $1.6 Bn which is lower compared to other countries. China’s box office collections for 2014 stood at $4.5 Bn which is the second largest market for box office and has produced ~618 movies and has close to 22000 screens. In India, movies are one of the cheapest forms of entertainment compared to theme parks, plays, music concerts & sports.
Cinepolis 110 Fun Cinemas 83 193 11SPI Cinemas 50 50 3SRS Cinemas 48 48 3Wave Cinemas 39 39 2Movie time 29 29 2Others 148 148 9Total 1276 452 1728 100Source: Respective companies, Karvy Research, * 2015 Year to Date
The rise of multiplexes
Single screen operators have been under stress in the last few years mainly because of digitization of screens, lower occupancy rates, unfavorable revenue sharing model, rising costs and competition from multiplex players who provide better movie watching experience. Last couple of years was important for film exhibition business not because of its content but for the consolidation which lead to the emergence of 4 major players in the industry. PVR has acquired DT cinemas which gave leeway to strengthen its market share further. Carnival, which was small player, has entered into top league after buying out Big cinemas and another major player Cinepolis, the Mexican player, has bought out Fun cinemas which was the fifth largest player in India.
Exhibit 13: Footfalls in major countries ( In Mn)
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics, Karvy Research
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Exhibit 12: Cheapest form of Entertainment
Price Range (Rs.)
Multiplex Tickets 80-500
Sport Events 150-2000
Plays 500- 3000
Live Concert 500-2000
Theme Parks 500-3500Source: Book My Show, Karvy Research
Single Screens 70-90 70-90 70-90 70-90Source: Company, Karvy Research
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PVR expanding its presence and strengthening its presence in Movie Exhibition industry
PVR has 503 screens and is the largest player in Indian multiplex industry with market share of 29%. The company is planning to add 60 screens per annum for the next couple of years and has target of 1000 screens by 2018. The target of 1000 screens can be achieved by aggressive expansion and through inorganic route. The capex required for a screen is Rs.20 mn and capex of Rs.1200-1400 mn would be required per annum for the addition of targeted 60-70 screens. The average ticket price & spent per head is likely to increase on the back of expansion plans.
Exhibit 17: No of Screens Additions by PVR & its Competitors
Source: Company, Karvy Research
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Exhibit 19: Movie Pipeline2015 Month-wise Movie Cast
July Bajrangi Bhaijaan Salman Khan, Kareena KapoorDrishyam Ajay Devgan
August Brothers Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline FernandezAll is well Abishek Bachchan, AsinPhantom Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif
September Welcome Back John Abraham, Shruti HassanKatti Batti Imran Khan, Kangana Ranaut
October Rocky Handsome John Abraham, Shruti HassanSingh is Bling Akshay Kumar, Amy JacksonShaandaar Shahid Kappor, Alia Bhatt
November Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Salman Khan, Sonam KapoorTamasha Ranbir Kappor, Deepika Padukone
December Bajirao Mastani Ranveer Singh, Deepika PadukoneDilwale Shahrukh Khan, KajolHera Pheri Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty
2016 Month-wise Movie Cast
January Airlift Akshay Kumar, Nimrat KaurJanuary Baadshaho Ajay DevganApril Fan ShahRukh KhanSource: Karvy Research
With leading exhibitors on full scale to ramp up their number of screens in next few years, we expect the scenario to shift in the favor of movie exhibitors as they gain market share in the industry. Players such as PVR which is expected to surpass 1000 screens in next couple of years will have bargaining power over distributors and advertisers which augurs well for the company.
Recently, dubbing of Hollywood movies in southern languages has lead to popularity of these movies. Hollywood movies box office collections are on the rise on the back of rising popularity of Sequels, 3D animation movies and aspiring middle class people. Hollywood movies contribute only 7%-10% of total box office collections and ATP is higher by 5% to 15% for these movies.
Exhibit 20: Hollywood movies GBOC 2014 (Rs. Mn)
2015 Month-wise Movie
Amazing Spider Man 2 875Transformers 4: Age of Extinction 630X- Men: Days of Future past 566Interstellar 432300: Rise of an Empire 401Godzilla 340Captian America: The Winter Soldier 310Hercules 290Dawn of the planet of Apes 224Exodus: Gods & kings 189Source: FICCI, Karvy Research
Exhibit 21: Regional Movies in 2014
Movie Language Gross Box office (Rs. Mn)
Lingaa Tamil 1480
Veeram Tamil 1300
Kathi Tamil 1240
Chaar Sahibzaade Punjabi 700
Race Gurram Telugu 590
Vella Illa Pattathari Tamil 530
Bangalore Days Malayalam 500Source: Karvy Research
Regional movies have seen phenomenal growth and have gained pan Indian attention with recent movies such as I & Bahubali which are rich in technical content and to join Rs 1000 mn club which was previously achievable only for Bollywood movies. Now with more regional movies joining Rs 1000 mn club, the box office collections are on the rise and is benefiting the multiplex players, previously dependent solely on Bollywood movies. Multiplex players expanding into Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, contribution from regional cinemas is expected to increase to the total box office collections as patrons are more familiar with regional content.
Exhibit 22: Major Circuit Contributions for the Box Office Collections (%)
Source: FICCI, Karvy Research
Though contributions from Hollywood movies and regional movies are on the rise, Bollywood is still the major contributor to the Indian Box office collections and is solely dependent on the couple of circuits of Mumbai & Delhi/UP circuit which contribute 60% of the total collection of Bollywood movies. Popular actors’ movies are lined up for FY16E which will be helpful for pulling crowd to the multiplexes and improving the occupancy ratios.
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Exhibit 23: Ad Revenue Growth ( %)
Source: Company, Karvy Research
Size of in-cinema advertising is estimated to reach Rs. 13.8 Bn in 2019 from Rs.4.9 Bn in 2014, growing at CAGR of 29%. With digital cinema, movies are released in more number of theatres and addition of screens by movie exhibitors provides scope for increasing the ad rates. Rates for ads change depending upon the timing such as screening it before the movie begins or during the interval slot or during the opening weekends for the movies. India cinema advertising grew at 25% in 2014 and is expected to grow at 20% in 2015 & 2016 supported by sectors such as FMCG & services sectors, who are major advertisers.
In India, Entertainment industry, especially the movie exhibition business is under-screened when compared to population i.e. with 8 screens per Mn. Hence, there is a scope for huge growth across various geographies in the country.
Entertainment industry, which is likely to benefit from increase in consumer spending and rollout of GST (Goods & Service Tax), is back on the growth track. With huge content pipeline, quality content expected to be released in future, we expect the entertainment industry to grow significantly in the coming years. Pricing remains a key driver of revenue for the industry. Increase in the ticket prices can lead to higher revenues provided if it is price inelastic. Average ticket price is likely to be higher in the coming years with increase in footfalls on back of expected quality content. The industry expects the government to relax regulations on fixed number of shows and cap on ticket pricing in selected states so that the exhibitors can decide on the ticket prices according to market forces.
Digitization has brought a tremendous change in the cinema industry. Reduced cost of prints, low storage costs and curtailment of piracy are some of the advantages offered by digitization. Screening of movies from physical prints to digital movies has brought a dramatic change in the entertainment industry. Access to differentiated content like 3D technology is gaining significant prominence in India.
Online sale of tickets has brought transparency over the years. This is likely to grow over a period of time due to expansion of markets in Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities. Major growth is likely to come from Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities in terms of growth in multiplexes.
Shortening of movie life: The movie life is getting shortend as the first week & weekend contribute almost 70% of film’s total collection. Considering this scenario, multiplexes are experimenting with pricing strategies to maximize revenue thereby adopting a differential pricing model for weekdays and weekends, and hence to maximize footfalls across the week.
High entertainment tax acts as a major hindrance to the growth of exhibition industry. We expect that the entertainment tax will be rationalized in the coming years on implementation of GST.
Finally, the future trend is likely to change from multiplexes to megaplexes going forward which can bring economies of scale for the industry.
Revenue 13475 14813 21876 26780 We expect the revenues to grow by 34.46% from FY15-FY17E. The increase in revenues is expected to grow on the back of higher ticket price, higher F&B revenues and increase in advertisement income.
Revenue Growth (%) 67.3 9.9 47.7 22.4
EBITDA 2124 2053 3179 4234 We expect EBITDA margins to improve from 13.9% in FY15 to 15.8% by FY17E. The EBITDA margins are likely to improve on quality content in the coming year which can increase footfalls.
EBITDA Margins (%) 15.8 13.9 14.5 15.8
PAT (normalized) 423 127 728 1286 PAT is likely to improve significantly due to increase in the base of the company and significant expansion plans or addition of screens in Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities.EPS 10.3 3.1 16.1 27.7
Net CFO 2132 1021 3173 4024 The free cash flows are likely to improve in the coming years on the back of higher disposable income from patrons & pricing power for the company.
Company Outlook: PVR is aiming to have 1000 screens by 2018. With the consolidating leadership position, we expect PVR to consistently improve its pricing power with regard to ATP, SPH & advertisement revenues. Apart from the movie exhibition business, PVR is engaged in bowling business, movie production business & food court business. PVR has decided to be conservative in bowling & movie production businesses. Finally, GST rollout can improve margins which will lead to lower entertainment tax.
Average Ticket Price (ATP): On the expectation of strong content and with whooping consolidation in the sector, i.e. acquisition of DT cinemas and Cinemax by PVR, the average ticket prices are likely to trend higher in the coming years for the company. We expect the company to maintain its leadership position and maintain high pricing power as a result of which the ATP is likely to grow @ 4.96% FY15-17E CAGR.
Exhibit 26: Average Ticket Price
Source: Company, Karvy Research
The advertisement income contributes almost 12% of revenues. With the base of operations expanding for the PVR, we expect the advertisement revenues to improve as the company has the pricing power across premium localities. We expect the advertisement revenue per screen to improve going forward from Rs. 3.6 Mn per screen in FY15 to Rs. 3.9 Mn per screen in FY16E & to Rs. 4.2 Mn per screen in FY17E. i.e. CAGR growth of 8.53% from FY15 to FY17E.
PVR cinemas has acquired DT cinemas on a slump sale basis for Rs. 5000 Mn. The deal is subject to CCI approval. The deal includes acquisition of 39 screens out of which 29 screens are operational and 10 screens are to be operational by FY17E. The present 29 screens include 6200 seats. The ATP and SPH of DT cinemas are 40% and 45% higher than that of PVR respectively. The cost of refurbishing of DT cinemas will not be significant as the infrastructure of DT cinemas is good. The advertising revenues are likely to be higher due to prime locations. Though the deal seems to be expensive on EV/Screen basis of around Rs.128.2 Mn when compared to earlier deals in the industry, the higher valuations can be justified by the premium locations where the DT cinemas is located.
Exhibit 27: Advertisement Revenues / Screens
Source: Company, Karvy Research
Exhibit 28: PVR-DT Cinemas Deal
LocationNo of
ScreensCity
Vasant Kunj 7 Delhi
Saket 6 Delhi
Mega mall 3 Gurgaon
City Centre 3 Gurgaon
Shalimar bagh 4 Delhi
Chandigarh 3 Chandigarh
Star mall 2 Gurgaon
DT Cinemas @ G.K -II 1 DelhiSource: Company, Karvy Research
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The revenues expected to grow at 34.5% CAGR for the period FY15-FY17E. Due to expected increase in the base of the operations in the coming years, all the revenue generating parameters such as ATP, SPH and advertisement revenues are likely to improve. The differential ticket pricing strategies will benefit the company to increase revenues i.e. weekend pricing & week days pricing with regard to various segments in which it operates.
EBITDA is expected to grow at CAGR of 44% for FY15-FY17E and margins are likely to improve from 13.9% in FY15 to 15.8% in FY17E on the back of higher realization on increase in tickets prices, SPH and increase in advertisement revenues. We expect F&B segment to contribute significantly with rise in volumes.
Exhibit 29: Consistent Growth in Revenues
Source: Company, Karvy Research
Exhibit 30: EBITDA Margins to Improve
Source: Company, Karvy Research
Interest expenses are increasing consistently on significant expansion. The interest expenses are likely to rise in the coming years on the back of expansion in Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities. The interest expenses are likely to increase from Rs. 783 Mn in FY15 to Rs. 876 Mn in FY17E. The increase in interest expenses is justified by expansion plans of the company. The interest coverage ratio is likely to be around 2.2x for FY16E & 3.1x for FY17E which are at comfortable levels.
The debt levels are expected to rise on expansion plans in Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities. Debt-equity ratio is likely to be 0.9x in FY16E & 0.7x in FY17E. The debt-equity ratio is likely to settle at comfortable levels in the coming years.
Quality of Earnings 3 Domestic Sales 3 Exports 3 Net Debt/Equity 3 Working Capital requirement 3 Quality of Management 3 Depth of Management 3 Promoter 3 Corporate Governance 3 Source: Company, Karvy Research
Valuation & OutlookAt CMP of Rs.790, PVR is currently trading at 9.3x FY17E EV/EBITDA. We value the company at 11x of EV/EBITDA for FY17E EBITDA for a target price of Rs.933 based on the company future prospects. We therefore initiate coverage on PVR Limited (PVRL) with a “BUY” rating for a target price of Rs.933 representing an upside potential of 18% in a 9-12 month period.
Key Risksyy Change in the revenue sharing model between exhibitors & distributors.yy Increase in entertainment taxes & lower footfalls.yy Quality of content.
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