Sector Update | 12 March 2015
Healthcare | Update
Healthcare
Euro depreciation: Who gets impacted?
Recent depreciation in EUR/INR could hurt near-term profitability
EUR/INR has seen sharp
depreciation (% change)
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EUR has depreciated by 15% (versus INR) in the last 3 months, pressurizing near-term
earnings for companies with high EU exposure. TRP and CIPLA to be most impacted.
Limited pricing power (especially in tender driven markets like Germany) would result
in EPS downgrades. This is in addition to the currency pressure in Russia/Ukraine.
Earnings implications would be lower on potential price hikes that can be passed on as
well as forward cover (in EUR) taken by select companies.
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-22
6 mth
EU region accounts for 5% of our coverage universe revenue, with companies like
DIVI, TRP and IPCA having a high exposure (10%+) to EU. Euro has depreciated
3 mth
1 year 3 year
15%/22% in the last three/six months against INR, which would imply lower export
Source: Bloomberg, MOSL
realizations and hence weaker profitability from the region. If EUR/INR stays at
current levels (INR66.38=1 EUR) on an annualized basis, FY16E revenue/EBITDA
assumptions for some companies could see downward revision (refer Exhibit 1).
USD/INR has remained stable of
late (% change)
26
-16
Companies with high exposure to EU may witness margin pressure
Hedges, front-end costs could cushion earnings impact
Hedging policy of most companies has been less aggressive than in the past, but still
EUR hedges can cushion near-term earnings impact. Most companies have their
own front-end presence in EU as well, wherein cost savings due to EUR depreciation
could also aid. However, in tender driven markets like Germany (largest EU generic
market) etc, the scope for price increase is low. Partnership-based model (IPCA, TRP,
DIVI) has a scope for price hike, noting the sharp forex movement. Hence, the actual
earnings hit due to EUR depreciation can be lower than estimated. Most Indian
companies generate in single digit EBITDA margin from their EU operations, implying
limited downside to overall earnings, in our view.
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3 mth
3
3
6 mth 1 year 3 year
Source: Bloomberg, MOSL
Please refer to our sector report
dated 16 December 2014
Emerging market currency weakness to exert pressure on earnings as well
Apart from EUR depreciation, Indian companies’ earnings would be impacted by
the sharp depreciation in key emerging market currencies like Rouble (down 40%
vs INR in the last 6 months). As highlighted in our report (shown alongside), DRRD,
GNP and TRP would see pressure on margins due to EM currency crisis.
Assessing revenue/EBITDA sensitivity to EUR depreciation
Our sensitivity analysis factors the impact on FY16E assumptions from 15%
depreciation in EUR/INR (versus our assumption), assuming a large part of the
revenue miss to flow through at EBITDA level (adjusting for costs in EUR). Some
companies like IPCA, DRRD have high exposure to GBP, hence net impact on
revenues/EBITDA is lower. TRP (7%), CIPLA (4%) and DIVI (14%) appear to be the
most impacted by the recent EUR depreciation. We, however, do not revise the
EPS assumptions currently due to the high volatility in exchange rates arising from
macro factors recently. We remain positive on companies with a differentiated
pipeline in the US market (focused on complex generics) and a strong domestic
franchise. SUNP, CDH and LPC are our top picks in the sector.
Arvind Bothra
(Arvind.Bothra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5584
Amey Chalke
(Amey.Chalke@MotilalOswal.com);+91 22 3982 5423
12 March 2015
Investors are advised to refer through disclosures made at the end of the Research Report.
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