4 March 2016
Update
| Sector:
Oil & Gas
HPCL
Buy
BSE SENSEX
24,646
S&P CNX
7,485
CMP: INR749
TP: INR1,299(+73%)
Plans 65% refinery expansion; Begins dynamic pricing
Marketing margins expand; earnings visibility high; valuations attractive with 4-
5% dividend yield
Stock Info
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
M.Cap. (INR b)
M.Cap. (USD b)
12M Avg Val (INR M)
Free float (%)
HPCL IN
338.6
991 / 557
-9/-4/31
247.4
3.7
1184
48.9
Brownfield expansion to up refinery capacity by ~65%; expect stable GRM
We attended the HPCL analyst meet. Following are the key takeaways:
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2016E 2017E 2018E
Sales
1,868 1,762 2,114
EBITDA
70.2
77.9 86.4
Adj. PAT
32.6
37.8 42.3
Adj. EPS (INR)
96.3 111.4 124.7
EPS Gr. (%)
19.4
15.7 12.0
BV/Sh.(INR)
535
607
688
RoE (%)
19.1
19.5 19.3
RoCE (%)
14.2
14.8 15.1
P/E (x)
7.8
6.7
6.0
P/BV (x)
1.4
1.2
1.1
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Promoter
DII
FII
Others
Dec-15 Sep-15 Dec-14
51.1
14.8
19.4
14.6
51.1
14.7
19.8
14.4
51.1
16.7
18.8
13.4
HPCL plans to spend INR450b in the next five years which include INR212b for
refineries, INR100b for marketing and rest for JV projects (Bhatinda and LNG).
Refinery capex of INR232b includes INR45b for Euro VI upgradation and
brownfield expansions (a) at Vizag from 8.3 to 15mmt (~INR170b) along with
upgradation, (b) at Mumbai from 6.5 to 9.5mmt (INR42b) and (c) JV Bhatinda
refinery from 9 to 11.25mt (INR22b)
Expects expansion at (a) Vizag to complete by April 2020 and expand GRM by
USD4-5/bbl, (b) Mumbai to complete in three years and (c) Bhatinda by Feb-17.
Expects GRM to remain stable in the medium term (9MFY16 GRM: USD6.4/bbl)
helped by higher distillate yields.
Bhatinda refinery (HPCL stake 49%) is expected to post profits in FY16 with
9MFY16 profits at ~INR10b (v/s INR16b loss in FY15) and GRM at ~USD12/bbl.
Management highlighted that since de-regulation, auto fuels marketing
margins have been 10-15% above normal levels. We note that the
Petrol/Diesel marketing margins are at ~INR2.1/ltr in 4QTDFY16 (vs normative
level of INR1.4/ltr). We model margins at INR1.9/2.2/ltr in FY17/FY18.
Auto fuel volume growth remains strong with YTDFY16 growth of 14.3% in
Petrol and 6.3% in diesel.
HPCL has begun dynamic pricing (based on location, demand, competition) in
some test markets to be future ready to roll outs the same on pan-India basis.
Dynamic/differential pricing will help company to sweat the marketing assets
better and improve profitability further.
While refining will continue to be cyclical, marketing (including pipelines) gives
earnings stability and lubes business also contributes meaningfully (10-20%).
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.
HPCL trades at 6.7x/6.0x FY17E/FY18E EPS of INR111/INR125 and 1.2/1.0.x
FY17E/FY18E BV. We value HPCL at 5.5x for refining and 8x for marketing to
arrive at a fair value of INR1,299 implying a 73% upside. Dividend yield is very
attractive at ~5%. Maintain Buy.
Bhatinda refinery to turn profitable in FY16
Marketing margins 10-15% above regulated regime; volume growth strong
Already started dynamic pricing; Marketing, lubes gives earnings stability
FII Includes depository receipts
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HPCL
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Valuation and view
Harshad Borawake
(HarshadBorawake@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5432
Rajat Agarwal
(Rajat.Agarwal@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5558
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