15 December 2015
Tech Mahindra
BSE Sensex
25,320
S&P CNX
7,701
Update | Sector: Technology
CMP: INR520
TP: INR570 (+10%)
Neutral
Acquires Pininfarina: Automotive Design and Styling
SPV with M&M instead of outright buy; Limited impact on estimates
Stock Info
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USD b)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
Avg Val. (INR m)
Free float (%)
TECHM IN
956.3
497.3/7.4
750/459
1/0/-9
1,721
63.3
Acquires Italian auto design and engineering services firm Pininfarina
Financial Snapshot (INR Billion)
Y/E Mar
2015 2016E 2017E
Sales
224.8 268.4 320.6
EBITDA
Adj. PAT
Adj. EPS (INR)
EPS Gr.(%)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
Payout (%)
P/E (x)
EV/EBITDA (x)
41.5
26.3
29.6
3.0
24.5
27.1
20.5
17.6
10.2
44.2
29.4
33.1
12.0
22.1
23.0
22.6
15.7
9.6
55.4
35.8
40.3
21.4
22.8
26.2
21.7
12.9
7.4
TECHM would be partnering M&M in an SPV to acquire a 76% stake in
Pininfarina, an Italian auto designing and engineering services firm, for
EUR25m. the SPV would be owned 60% by TECHM and 40% by MM.
The SPV would make an open offer for the balance 24% stake for EUR8m (at
EUR1.1 per share). Further, the SPV would infuse EUR20m into Pininfarina
via a rights issue before the end of 2016; this would imply a total outflow of
EUR53m, of which 60% would be attributable to TECHM.
Pininfarina is Italy-based company established in 1930. It has designed
vehicles for the likes of Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Peugeot and Maserati.
It has also been involved in the design of high-speed trains, buses, yachts,
airplanes and private jets. The company also consults on industrial design,
interior design, architecture and graphic design.
The acquisition equips TECHM with capabilities in design, user interface,
and customer experience, which could be utilized in any of the verticals it is
present in; this would aid its presence in Digital.
The acquisition also augments company’s automotive presence in
automotive in Italy and Germany besides increasing the addressable market
for the combined entity to 30% of the total automotive outsourcing market.
While acquisition of Design capability is not perplexing in the Digital world
which has seen Wipro buy DesignIt, Eclerx buy CLX and IBM buy Weather
company; M&M’s 40% stake in the transaction remains confounding.
Our FY17E revenue is up 2.2% on account of the integration of the
acquisition. Given the lower operating margin and onsite presence of
Pininfarina, the impact on TECHM’s operating margin would be -30bp. The
acquisition is likely to be EPS dilutive to the extent of 0.7%.
Pininfarina—an iconic brand in car styling
Augments TECHM with Design and Engineering in Automotives
Shareholding pattern (%)
As on
Sep-15 Jun-15 Sep-14
Promoter
36.7
36.7
36.0
DII
12.0
11.1
10.6
FII
37.0
37.0
39.6
Others
14.3
15.2
13.7
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
M&M’s 40% stake confounds; Marginal EPS dilution in FY15
Valuation and view
Amid consolidation activity in the telecom sector, deal cycles are stretched—
driving outlook of tepid growth in ~50% of the business. TECHM trades at 15.7x
FY16E and 12.9x FY17E EPS, and the current growth challenges limit the
potential for re-rating. Our target price of INR570 discounts FY17E EPS by 14x,
10% upside to CMP. We maintain
Neutral.
Ashish Chopra
(Ashish.Chopra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5424
Sagar Lele
(Sagar.Lele@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5585
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