11 August 2015
1QFY16 Results Update | Sector: Oil & Gas
HPCL
BSE SENSEX
27,866
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 (%)
Financials & Valuation (INR b)
Y/E MAR
Sales
EBITDA
Adj. PAT
Adj. EPS (INR)
EPS Gr. (%)
BV/Sh.(INR)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
Payout (%)
Valuations
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
EV/EBITDA (x)
Div. Yield (%)
Estimate change
TP change (%)
Rating change
n
11.8
2.0
7.8
2.6
9.7
1.8
6.0
3.1
9.4
1.6
5.6
3.2
n
n
2015 2016E 2017E
2,064 1,836 1,762
54.2
27.3
80.6
57.6
473
17.6
11.0
35.6
67.0
33.3
98.3
21.9
543
19.3
14.5
35.6
68.2
34.5
101.8
3.6
609
17.7
13.6
35.1
n
S&P CNX
8,462
HPCL IN
323/5.0
991/391
18/66/124
1174/1932
48.9
CMP: INR953
TP: INR1,190 (+25%)
Buy
Significant beat; subsidy fully compensated; expect re-rating with profit
339
normalization and sustained high RoEs
HPCL reported 1QFY16 EBITDA of INR29.8b (est. 22.3), led by GRM at USD8.6/bbl (est. 6.5)
and product inventory gain of INR5.8b. PAT stood at INR15.9b (est. 12b), implying EPS of
INR47/sh. While 2QFY16 could be moderate due to GRM/inventory fluctuations, we
believe HPCL is now a structural investment play—led by (a) higher earnings predictability
and (b) increase in profitability leading to higher RoEs. Commensurate re-rating is pending,
in our view (Refer
our report - OMCs in new era).
Maintain Buy.
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Above estimates:
HPCL reported 1QFY16 EBITDA of INR29.8b, led by superior
(a) GRM at USD8.6/bbl (v/s USD2/bbl in 1QFY15 and USD7.47/bbl in 4QFY15),
(b) fully compensated subsidy and (c) product inventory gain of INR5.8b. We
estimate gross auto fuel (petrol/diesel) marketing margin of ~INR1.5/ltr in
1QFY16 (v/s INR3/ltr in 4QFY15). Impact of higher-than-estimated depreciation
(led by one-time charge of INR1.5b) was partly compensated by higher other
income, leading to a PAT of INR15.9b (EPS of INR47/sh).
OMCs received full subsidy for 1QFY16:
HPCL’s 1QFY16 gross under-recovery
stood at INR6.7b, of which upstream shared INR2.2b and government INR4.5b.
Similar to previous years, quarterly subsidy sharing is ad-hoc. In line with the
announced FY16 subsidy, we now model OMCs’ sharing at nil in FY16/FY17.
Mumbai shutdown impacts throughput; debt flat QoQ:
While, the marketing
sales stood at 8.6mmt (+3% YoY, +5% QoQ), refiney throughput at 3.8mmt
(+14.3% YoY, -15.7% QoQ) was impacted QoQ by shutdown in Mumbai. HPCL’s
gross debt as of 1QFY16 stands at INR180b (largely flat QoQ).
Of the three OMCs, HPCL’s earnings are more sensitive to a change in the
marketing margin—given its higher ratio of marketing-to-refining volume.
Hence, it would be the largest beneficiary of higher auto fuel margins.
Valuation and view:
We are increasing our FY16 earnings, led by actual 1QFY16
performance, by ~15%. We value HPCL at 5.5x for refining and 8x for marketing
to arrive at a fair value of INR1,190 implying a 25% upside. The stock trades at
9.4x FY17E EPS of INR102 and 1.6x FY17E BV. Maintain
Buy.
Harshad Borawake
(HarshadBorawake@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5432
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