Hero MotoCorp
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11 March 2016
Update
| Sector:
Automobiles
CMP: INR2,812
TP: INR3,050(+8%)
Bridges gap on R&D
Buy
Jaipur R&D centre one of its kind fully integrated R&D set-up in India
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 ( INRm)/Vol m
Free float (%)
HMCL IN
199.7
2,857/2,252
8/24/22
561.5
8.4
1,478.6 / 0.6
65.4
We visited HMCL's state of the art R&D centre at Kukas, near Jaipur in Rajasthan, and
came back impressed with level of integration and deployment of latest cutting edge
technologies. Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) is one of its kind fully integrated
single location R&D centre in India. It’s an impressive big bang entry into full scale
product development activity by HMCL, and bridges the gap vis-a-vis peers wrt
infrastructure and helping to reduce product development timeline and cost. Key
highlights:
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2016E 2017E 2018E
Net Sales
283.8 317.4 360.6
EBITDA
44.3
50.2
57.6
PAT
31.4
36.7
43.5
EPS (INR)
157.1 183.6 218.0
Gr. (%)
25.6
16.9
18.7
BV/Sh (INR)
400.3 487.5 597.1
RoE (%)
43.2
41.4
40.2
RoCE (%)
60.2
56.9
54.4
P/E (x)
17.9
15.3
12.9
P/BV (x)
7.0
5.8
4.7
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Promoter
DII
FII
Others
Sep-15 Jun-15 Sep-14
34.6
13.8
38.2
13.4
34.6
13.4
38.5
13.5
39.9
8.4
34.3
17.3
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
3,000
2,750
2,500
2,250
2,000
Hero Motocorp
Sensex - Rebased
CIT is built over 247 acres of land (vs 3 acres existing R&D unit at Dharuhera),
with investment of INR8.5b (vs planned investments of INR4.5b at inception in
Sep-13).
CIT is headed by Dr Markus Braunsperger, Chief Technology Officer at Hero
MotoCorp. CIT has a dedicated team, with large part of senior management of
CIT comprising of expats (including dedicated Head HR) from global players.
Designing is headed Mr Miyo, who had worked with Honda for 37 years before
joining HMCL two years ago.
CIT would carry out entire product development activities starting from market
study and ends at prototype testing. It is one of its kind facility housing entire
of R&D process under one roof, including self-sufficient facilities for new
product design, prototype manufacturing, testing and validation.
Fully integrated CIT will save time, ensure better quality (considering its unique
5 years warranty) and result in cost savings.
Entire existing small R&D operations of HMCL would be shifted from
Dharuhera plant. Unlike in the past, HMCL is now self sufficient in R&D wrt
infrastructure, equipment and senior experienced R&D team for entire product
development cycle.
While CIT marks HMCL's big bang entry into fully integrated research activity, it
is also a big step up over existing R&D activity of its 2W peers in India. Its has
already successfully developed and launched two new scooters in CY15, and
has developed Splendor iSmart 110 grounds up with help of its engineering
partners.
CIT’s focus is on four areas – 1) setting up of systems and processes for R&D, 2)
strengthening the talent pipeline, 3) strengthening the product portfolio and 4)
fulfilling global standards when it comes to product development.
It is deploying several cutting edge latest technology for R&D [like 3D printers
for plastic and metal parts prototyping, EMC labs (only ARAI has EMC lab in
India) etc] to reduce development time and costs.
CIT will play big part in achieving HMCL's aspirations to ‘Innovate in India' from
Make in India.
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
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Jinesh Gandhi
(Jinesh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5416
Aditya Vora
(Aditya.Vora@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3078 4701