5 February 2014
3QFY14 Results Update | Sector:
Utilities
Jaiprakash Power
BSE SENSEX
20,212
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap. (INR b) / (USD b)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
S&P CNX
6,001
JPVL IN
2,938.0
37.6/0.6
35/09
-28/15/65
CMP: INR13
TP: INR21
Buy
Financials & Valuation (INR Million)
Y/E Mar
Sales
EBITDA
NP
EPS (INR)
EPS Gr. (%)
BV/Sh.(INR)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
Payout (%)
Valuations
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
EV/EBITDA
17.4
0.6
14.8
8.1
0.6
7.1
3.3
0.5
4.6
2014E
30.0
21.3
2.2
0.7
(41.8)
22.3
3.4
5.2
-
2015E
71.9
44.6
4.7
1.6
116.1
20.8
7.5
9.3
-
2016E
107.8
61.2
11.7
4.0
146.9
24.5
17.6
13.4
-
PAT below estimate:
JPVL’s standalone PAT loss was INR1.5b, higher than our
estimate of INR875m. Lower generation at Bina Power, lower merchant
realization for Karcham Wangtoo hydro project and transmission costs impacted
profitability.
Operational performance strong:
Hydro generation for Baspa/Karcham Wangtoo
grew by a robust 19%/21% YoY in 3QFY14, while Bina Power PLF was 46% v/s
average of 33% in 1HFY14. Plant availability at Bina was robust, enabling recovery
of fixed charge, while generation was impacted due to backdown by MPDISCOMs.
Project execution on track:
(a) Vishnuprayag project debris has been cleared and
the project expected to resume operations by March 2014, (b) Nigrie project 1st
unit synchronization by March 2014, (c) Excavation/ initial production has begun
at Amelia mine (linked to Nigrie project) and evacuation infrastructure (merry-go-
round) is in place, (d) Clearances are in place for Dongri Tal mine and land
acquisition is underway, CoD by 1QFY15, (e) Capex of INR76b incurred on Bara
project.
Interest cost mounting; de-leveraging key:
JPVL’s interest cost has gone up by
~3.5x over FY11 to FY14E (3QFY14 was the 7th straight quarter of QoQ increase),
given higher corporate debt on books in a rising interest rate scenario. JPVL is in
discussions to sell hydro power assets, as per media articles. Divestment would
help de-leverage/meet equity funding requirement.
Cutting estimates/target price; maintain Buy:
We cut our FY14E/15E earnings by
~40%/20% to model for higher interest cost, lower merchant realization, lower
contribution from Bina project and transmission costs. We expect JPVL to report
net profit of INR2.2b in FY14 (down 42%) and INR4.7b in FY15 (up 116%). We cut
our target price from INR29 to INR21. The stock trades at 8x FY15E EPS and 0.6x
FY15E BV.
Nalin Bhatt
(NalinBhatt@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5429
Investors are advised to refer through disclosures made at the end of the Research Report.