9 February 2016
3QFY16 Results Update | Sector: Oil & Gas
GAIL India
Neutral
BSE SENSEX
24,021
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
12M Avg Val (INR M)
Free float (%)
S&P CNX
7,298
GAIL IN
1,268.5
442.2 / 6.5
429 / 260
-3/16/2
528
43.9
CMP: INR349
TP: INR373(+7%)
Financials & Valuations (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2015 2016E 2017E
Net Sales
565.7 506.8 582.6
EBITDA
45.2
40.9
57.0
PAT
29.9
22.0
32.2
EPS (INR)
23.6
17.4
25.4
Gr. (%)
-27.5 -26.4
46.4
BV/Sh (INR)
230.3 242.5 260.3
RoE (%)
10.8
7.3
10.1
RoCE (%)
11.1
8.9
12.4
P/E (x)
14.8
20.1
13.7
P/BV (x)
1.5
1.4
1.3
Estimate change
TP change
Rating change
Above-estimate results led by gas trading, higher OI and lower tax rate
GAIL reported 3QFY16 EBITDA of INR10.8b (est. of INR8.3b; +14% YoY, +41%
QoQ)—led by higher profitability in gas trading and LPG & Liq. Hydrocarbon
segments. PAT was above estimates at INR6.6b (est INR4.2b; +10% YoY, +51%
QoQ) led by higher other income at INR3.3b (+87% YoY, -13% QoQ) due to interest
on income tax refunds of INR400m and dividends of INR900m from ONGC.
Segmental Analysis: LPG/trading above estimate, Petchem EBIT stays negative
Gas transmission EBIT was largely in-line at INR4.3b (-16% YoY, -26% QoQ)
with volumes at 97mmscmd (+3% YoY, +8% QoQ) aided by ~8mmscmd from
power pooling. Adjusted tariff stood at INR1,096/mscm (+5% YoY, -14% QoQ).
Volatility in gas trading segment continued with EBIT at INR4.8b (est. INR2.3b;
9.5x YoY, 2.5x QoQ) boosted by better margins realized due to drop in crude
prices that were retained by the company.
In petchem despite QoQ decline in opex, EBIT stayed negative at INR-1.6b, as
realization continued to be lower than opex due to higher gas cost and startup
issues in new capacity. Realization stood at INR87/kg (-22% YoY, -9% QoQ).
Mgmt expects petchem segment to become profitable in 1QFY17.
LPG and liq. HC EBIT (before subsidy) stood at INR2.3b (-69% YoY,+223% QoQ)
helped by lower domestic gas cost and better than expected realization at
USD427/MT.
Ras Gas renegotiated; expect volume uptick and positive impact on petchem
With the renegotiation of Ras-Gas contract, the contracted LNG prices have
been reduced to USD7.5/mmbtu from the prevailing price of USD12.5/mmbtu.
We expect a two-fold positive impact with (a) increased transmission volumes
in the medium-term – though liquid fuels competitive at current crude prices
and (b) lower feedstock costs for petchem.
Valuation and view
Likely increase in the transmission tariff in the near term is an upside risk.
The stock trades at 13.7x/11.4x FY17E/FY18E EPS of INR25.4/INR30.7 and
adjusted for investments of INR70/sh at 10.9x/9.1x. Our SOTP-based target
price stands at INR373/sh (v/s INR366/sh earlier). Maintain Neutral.
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
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Harshad Borawake
(HarshadBorawake@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5432
Rajat Agarwal
(Rajat.Agarwal@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5558