Detailed Report | Sector: Cement
th
13 Annual Global Investor Conference
BSE Sensex
32,159
S&P CNX
10,093
Shree Cement
TP: INR22,360 (+19%)
Mr H M Bangur
MD and CEO
Shree Cements
CMP: INR18,800
Buy
CEO TRACK
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
2017 2018E 2019E
Y/E Mar
Net Sales
84.3
98.9 123.0
EBITDA
23.7
25.0
31.9
Net Profit
13.4
16.0
19.1
EPS (INR)
384.4 460.4 547.8
EPS Gr.(%)
5.4
19.8
19.0
BV/Sh. (INR)
2,210 2,622 3,121
RoE (%)
18.4
19.1
19.1
RoCE (%)
17.5
17.7
18.0
P/E (x)
48.9
40.8
34.3
P/BV (x)
8.5
7.2
6.0
EV/EBITDA(x)
26.5
24.4
18.7
EV/Ton(USD)
314
257
224
Slowing capacity addition to drive utilization improvement
Takeaways from CEO track; limestone resources – a constraint
We hosted Mr H M Bangur, MD and CEO of Shree Cement (SRCM), as part of ‘CEO Track’ at
our annual conference. Key takeaways:
Capacity addition will likely slow down from 5% over FY12-17 to sub-2% in the next
five years. This, coupled with stable demand, should drive utilization improvement in
the next 3-4 years.
Per capita cement consumption in India continues to be among the lowest in the
world, the improvement in which could drive structural growth in India’s cement
industry.
Limestone reserves in India are scarce and can support demand only for the next 6-7
years before getting fully utilized.
Import of cement does not pose a major threat for India due to the relatively cheap
price of delivered cement.
The company is likely to report growth at 1.5-2x that of industry average, led by
capacity addition ahead of industry.
SRCM will continue enjoying cost efficiency due to its capability to put up cement
plants at 30-40% lower cost than industry. Hence, it will not bid for any expensive
acquisition.
Given its relatively healthy balance sheet, the company is likely to reward investors
with a dividend payout.
Pace of capacity addition slowing down
Management expects capacity addition of ~50mt over the next five years, lesser
than +85-90mt over FY12-17. This translates into a capacity addition rate of 2% over
FY17-22, as against 5% over FY12-17. Demand growth over FY12-17 was sub-5% due
to weak demand from the housing and rural segments. This, coupled with higher
supply addition, led to flat utilization during that period.
With slowing supply addition and increasing demand, we expect industry utilization
to increase meaningfully over the next 3-4 years.
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
Abhishek Ghosh – Research analyst
(Abhishek.Ghosh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5436
Pradnya Ganar – Research analyst
(Pradnya.Ganar@motilaloswal.com); +91 22 3980 4322
September 2017
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