13 August 2015
Update | Sector: Retail
Titan Company
BSE Sensex
27,512
S&P CNX
8,349
CMP: INR330
TP: INR305
Neutral
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Navigating the choppy waters
Neat term challenges persist amidst attractive long term opportunity
We attended the analyst meet of Titan Company. Following are the key
takeaways:
Uncertain near term demand outlook in Jewellery and Watches.
Long term opportunity robust backed by favorable demographics and
Titan’s leadership position in core segments.
Stepping up the digital investments across the platform.
Maintain Neutral. Near term earnings clouded by weak demand,
deflationary gold price backdrop and tight regulations.
Stock Info
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
M.Cap. (INR b)
M.Cap. (USD b)
Avg Val (INR m)/Vol
‘000
Free float (%)
TTAN IN
887.8
448/315
-7/-17/-12
293
4.6
400/1045
47.0
Financial Snapshot (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2015 2016E 2017E
Sales
EBITDA
Adj. PAT
Adj. EPS (INR)
EPS Gr. (%)
BV/Sh.(INR)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
119.0 120.7 139.2
11.5
8.2
9.3
11.1
34.8
26.6
38.0
35.6
9.5
10.9
8.0
9.0
-3.4
40.7
22.0
30.0
36.8
8.1
13.2
9.7
10.9
21.7
48.4
22.6
31.0
30.3
6.8
Jun-14
53.1
2.8
21.5
22.6
Shareholding pattern (%)
Jun-15 Mar-15
Promoter 53.1 53.1
DII
FII
Others
4.7
20.1
22.2
3.2
21.6
22.2
Notes: FII includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
460
420
380
340
300
Titan Company
Sensex - Rebased
Near term demand outlook uncertain:
Weak consumer sentiments
continue to cloud the near term demand outlook in Titan’s core categories –
Jewellery and Watches. Company however highlighted the attractive long
term consumption story predicated on demographic dividend, rising
incomes and growing aspiration.
How does the company plan to negotiate current weak demand
environment?
Titan intends to negotiate weak consumer sentiments by A)
significant investments in ASP (“advertising
and marketing like never
before”).
B) Store renovations and expansions in all businesses. C)
Expanding the network in middle India (200+ towns). D) Richer product mix
with focus on differentiation. E) Enhancement of customer store
experience/delight – offers cross category loyalty programmes. F) Customer
retention and increase in ticket size. It also targets to capture better share
of wallet even as consumers are getting lured by convenience shopping on
internet.
Driving Digital enablement and Technology products:
Management
emphasized its strategy to drive investments in digital infrastructure across
the three segments in order to capture the growing e-commerce pie. It also
highlighted the focus on driving product technology especially in Watches
e.g. infusing smart technology in personal wear products. Management
indicated a near term launch of innovative product in Watches segment.
Long term Jewellery strategy:
From a longer term perspective it has set
itself a vision of becoming an “icon” in 2020 from current status as “leader”.
It aims to dominate in the “Adornment” segment, play in the “Status”
segment and participate in the “Savings” bucket. Strong brand equity of
Tanishq and several favorable demand drivers – best-in-class consumer
understanding, rising small town aspirations, young population’s preference
for adornment jewellery – should aid its long term segment performance,
per management.
Gautam Duggad
(Gautam.Duggad@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5404
Manish Poddar
(Manish.Poddar@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3027 8029 /
Vishal Punmiya
(Vishal.Punmiya@MotilalOswal.com)
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