14 November 2013
2QFY14 Results Update | Sector:
Metals
Tata Steel
BSE SENSEX
20,194
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
S&P CNX
5,990
TATA IN
971.2
448/195
21/16/-15
CMP: INR359
TP: INR312
Sell
EBITDA in-line; non-recurring items boost PAT
Cons. EBITDA was INR37b, flat QoQ and along expected lines. Standalone EBITDA
grew 4% QoQ, driven by better performance of FAMD; steel volumes and margins
were flat QoQ. Subsidiaries’ (TSE and others) EBITDA declined 10% QoQ to
INR7.7b.
Adj. PAT declined 18% QoQ to INR9.2b, higher than our estimate of INR3.5b due
to non-recurring items – lower interest, and D&A and deferred tax credit at TSE.
For TSE, EBITDA declined 29% QoQ to INR5.5b. EBITDA/ton declined 42% QoQ to
USD26. Excluding NRV write-back, EBITDA/ton would have been USD13.
M.Cap. (INR b) / (USD b) 348.5/5.5
Financials & Valuation (INR Billion)
Y/E MAR
Net Sales
EBITDA
Adj PAT
Adj.EPS INR
Gr. (%)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (X)
2013 2014E 2015E
1,347
123.2
-70.6
1.6
1,420
163.9
42.2
41.6
243.1
9.4
9.3
8.6
1.5
1,427
169.2
42.9
42.3
1.5
277.4
16.1
9.2
8.5
1.3
Cutting FY15 volume estimate for TSI; estimate net debt at INR745b by FY15
Management cut its FY14 volume guidance for TSI to 8.3m tons (8.5m tons earlier)
due to weak domestic demand, despite 0.7m tons of extra sales in 1HFY14. TSI has
taken price hikes in Sept and Oct, but whether the prices stick needs to be
watched. We are cutting FY15 volume estimate to 9m tons (9.5m tons earlier).
Net debt increased by INR83b to INR685b in 1HFY14, largely due to forex
translation loss. Project cost estimates continue to rise, as the site is designed for
6mtpa though phase-1 will be 3mtpa. The group’s annual capex is estimated at
~USD2.5b. This is likely to increase net debt to INR745b by FY15.
-91.6 2,553.8
4.2
6.1
228.7
1.7
BV/Sh(INR) 217.3
Raising earnings estimates, target price; maintain Sell
For FY14, our cons. EBITDA estimate remains unchanged at IN164b, but lower tax
and depreciation at subsidiaries results in 26% EPS upgrade to INR41.6. For FY15,
we have raised our consolidated EBITDA estimate by INR4b to INR169b and EPS
estimate by 29% to INR42.3, to factor in higher volumes and margins for TSE.
Steel sector has got re-rated due to stabilization of steel markets. We are
increasing the target multiple from 5x to 5.5x for Indian operations. Our revised
TP is INR312 (INR210 earlier), the combined effect of re-rating and earnings
upgrade.
Balance sheet will remain stretched, given heavy investments in Indian greenfield
projects and delays. Indian steel demand is yet to bottom out. We are not sure if
the benefit of operating leverage will result in margin expansion for TSE.
Sell.
Sanjay Jain
(SanjayJain@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5412
Pavas Pethia
(Pavas.Pethia@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5413
Investors are advised to refer through disclosures made at the end of the Research Report.