23 October 2015
2QFY16 Results Update | Sector: Automobiles
Bajaj Auto
BSE SENSEX
27,288
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap. (INR b)/(USD b)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
Avg Val/Vol ‘000
Free float (%)
Financials & Valuation (INR b)
Y/E March
Sales
EBITDA
NP
EPS Gr. (%)
BV/Sh. (INR)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
2015
216.1
41.2
30.5
(6.0)
369.5
30.0
42.7
23.9
6.8
2016E 2017E
241.2
50.9
38.0
131.3
24.7
422.7
33.2
47.6
19.2
6.0
277.5
59.1
48.2
166.6
26.9
499.2
36.1
48.3
15.1
5.0
S&P CNX
8,252
BJAUT IN
289.4
728.7/11.2
2690 / 1914
6/28/2
984
50.7
CMP: INR 2,518
TP: INR 3,118 (+24%)
Buy
Above estimate; gross margins at 33.5%—highest since 2QFY10
Bajaj Auto’s (BJAUT) 2QFY16 numbers were above estimate—EBITDA of ~INR13.2b
(est. of ~INR12.7b) and PAT at ~INR9.3b (est. of ~INR8.7b). We believe BJAUT’s
volume recovery is on track in domestic (new product led) and export markets
(demand normalization in key markets); this—coupled with favorable Fx, new
product launches and operating leverage—would drive ~26% EPS CAGR (FY15-17).
Better mix and favorable forex drive realization:
Net sales grew ~2% YoY (8.6%
QoQ) to INR61b (est. of INR60.2b) on the back of improved mix (higher 3Ws and
premium motorcycles) and higher USD realization at INR65.2 (v/s INR63.9 in
1QFY16). Also, the company has undertaken price increase in the domestic
market (ex-CT100) to the tune of INR500-2,000 for motorcycles and up to
INR2,000 for domestic 3Ws, effective September 1, 2015.
EBITDA margins up due to forex benefit and positive operating leverage:
Gross
margins improved ~70bp QoQ, driven by favorable Fx (~70bp QoQ benefit).
EBITDA margins improved 270bp YoY (+130bp QoQ) to 21.6% (v/s est. of
~21.1%), driven by favorable forex and operating leverage benefit (~50bp QoQ).
Higher other income of INR1.5b (v/s est. of INR1.1b) drove PAT to INR9.3b (v/s
est. of INR8.7b).
Management commentary:
a) Ganpati and Navratri festive retails on like-to-like
basis were down 7-8% for the motorcycle industry, impacted by weak rural
demand; b) post the launch the of the new Avenger range, the company expects to
sell 12k units per month by Feb-16 (v/s 3.5k/month currently); c) domestic
motorcycle exit market share target of 21% (v/s the current ~18%); d) ~150k
permits have been opened up in Maharashtra, but benefit to come from 4QFY16; e)
part benefit of forex passed on in the export market w.e.f October 1, 2015; f)
doesn’t expect any further benefit from commodity prices.
Valuation and view:
We raise our EPS estimates for FY16/17 by 3%/2% to factor in
for higher EBITDA margins due to better forex realization and higher other income.
The stock trades at 19.2x/15.1x FY16E/FY17E EPS. We value BJAUT at INR3,118 (18x
FY17E EPS and add INR119/share for its KTM stake post 20% HoldCo discount).
Maintain
Buy.
Adj.EPS(INR) 105.3
Estimate change
TP change
Rating change
2-3%
2-3%
Jinesh Gandhi
(Jinesh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5416
Jay Shah
(Jay.Shah@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3078 4701
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