30 July 2012
1QFY13 Results Update | Sector: Metals
Jindal Steel & Power
BSE SENSEX
S&P CNX
16,839
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
52-Week Range (INR)
1,6,12 Rel. Perf. (%)
M.Cap. (INR b)
M.Cap. (USD b)
5,100
JSP IN
934.1
663/390
-7/-23/-29
369.0
6.7
CMP: INR395
TP: INR382
Neutral
Consolidated
Jindal Steel and Power's (JSPL) adjusted consolidated profit after tax (CPAT) for 1QFY13 grew 4.4% YoY to
INR9.6b, 9% below our estimate due to lower sales volumes in the steel business, higher costs in Jindal Power,
and higher interest costs. Reported CPAT of INR3.85b included INR5.7b on account of impairment in value of
investment in Bolivia.
Production of steel and pellets remained strong, but sales volumes disappointed, as demand and prices
deteriorated sharply in June 2012. The accumulated inventory will yield lower profits in the subsequent
quarter because of lower steel prices.
Jindal Power continues to maintain superior plant load factor (PLF) of 99%. Power rates and PAT have been on
a declining trend. Cost of production (EBIT level) remains high at INR1.6/kwh. A disputed INR 1b of accumulated
electricity duty imposed by Chhattisgarh has now been fully provided thereby inflating the cost of power
generation. The timing of change in accounting policy is unconvincing.
Jindal Power will continue to sell power through short to medium term contacts in competitive bidding and
will participate in long-term bidding, if there are opportunities. Margins will remain strong because the cost
of power generation is high for marginal producers, who depend on high cost imported coal. Unless a separate
window is created for such power plants to transfer the benefit of low cost coal to the end user, margins will
remain firm, provided no excessive provisioning is done.
We have cut our EPS estimates for FY13/FY14 by 15%/20% to INR39.4/INR37 to factor margin compression in the
steel business and higher provisioning in Jindal Power. Maintain
Neutral
with an SOTP-based target price of
INR382.
Sanjay Jain
(SanjayJain@MotilalOswal.com);Tel: +9122 3982 5412
Pavas Pethia
(Pavas.Pethia@MotilalOswal.com); Tel: +9122 3982 5413
Investors are advised to refer through disclosures made at the end of the Research Report.
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