3 February 2015
3QFY15 Results Update | Sector:
Automobiles
TVS Motor Company
BSE SENSEX
29,000
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap. (INR b) / (USD b)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
Avg Val (INRm)/Vol ‘000
Free float (%)
S&P CNX
8,757
TVSL IN
475.1
135.9/2.2
322/77
3/74/216
614/3,270
42.6
CMP: INR286
n
TP: INR326 (+14%)
Buy
EBITDA margin flat at 6%; PAT restricted by lower other income
EBITDA margin flat, adj. PAT grows ~31% YoY:
TVSL 3QFY15 performance was
in line with estimates, with EBITDA at ~INR1.6b. Net sales grew 38.9% YoY (-
1.1% QoQ) to INR26.5b (est. INR25.9b) driven by volume growth of 23% YoY (-
3% QoQ) to 655,571 units (est. 653,000 units). Realizations rose by 4.9% YoY
(2% QoQ) to ~INR40,495 (v/s est. ~INR39,733), driven by higher contribution of
Motorcycles and 3Ws. EBITDA margin was flat YoY, down 10bp QoQ to 6% (v/s
est. 6.3%). PAT grew ~31% YoY (-4.9% QoQ) to ~INR902m (v/s est. ~INR943m).
Earnings call highlights:
a) Overall market share in 2Ws at 13.5%, target of
14.5% by 4QFY15, b) blended 0.2% price increase in January 2015 apart from
the excise duty hike, c) 3Q/ 9MFY15 EBITDA margin impacted by 55bp due to
provision for VAT on stock transfers, d) inventory at 28-30 days, e) rural sales to
catch up post harvesting season, f) two new motorcycle launches postponed by
3/6 month to 1Q/2QFY16 to ensure adequate supplies for recent launches, g)
capacity expansion by 5,000 units in 3Ws to 15,000 units in next six months, h)
target of 18% market share in scooters (current 14%) and 20% market share in
domestic 3Ws (in addressed segment) from current 11%, i) Excise duty increase
to boost EBITDA margins by ~0.3%, due to excise exempt plant, and j) maintains
target of EBITDA breakeven in FY16 for Indonesia business.
Valuation and view:
We lower FY15E/16E EPS by 10.9%/8.3% to
~INR7.2/INR13.3 for a) volume cut in exports and b) delay in new product
launches to 1Q/2QFY16. TVSL trades at 21.5x/15.3x FY16E/17E EPS. We value
TVSL at ~17.5x FY17E EPS (~10% premium to peers BJAUT/HMCL for very strong
EPS CAGR of 60%). Maintain
Buy
with a target price of INR326 (17.5x S/A FY17E
EPS).
Financials & Valuation (INR Billion)
Y/E Mar
Net Sales
EBITDA
Adj PAT
EPS (INR)
Gr.(%)
BV/Sh.(INR)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
2015E
100.8
6.1
3.4
7.2
32.1
34.9
22.4
25.3
39.4
8.2
2016E
132.9
10.2
6.3
13.3
83.2
45.6
33.0
39.2
21.5
6.3
2017E
158.7
13.9
8.8
18.6
40.3
61.3
34.9
43.5
15.3
4.7
n
n
Estimate change
TP change
Rating change
11/8%
Jinesh Gandhi
(Jinesh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5416
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