28 September 2016
Update
| Sector:
Textiles
SRF Ltd
Buy
BSE SENSEX
28,293
S&P CNX
8,745
CMP: INR1,799
TP: INR2,061 (+15%)
Pharma gaining momentum; Maintaining Buy
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)
Free float (%)
SRF IN
57.4
1,824/1,022
6/26/50
103.3
1.6
215
47.6
Pharma to pick up pace in 2HFY17; Pressure continues to loom over
agrichem
We expect SRF’s pharmaceuticals business to boost growth of specialty chemicals
in 2HFY17, driven by the commencement of commercial production of new
molecules at its multi-purpose plant. The company also has 10-20 molecules under
R&D and is optimistic about commercializing them in future. On the other hand,
slowdown in its agrichem business (accounting for almost 75% of revenues)
globally continues to impact the specialty chemicals business. Thus, we expect
growth in specialty chemicals to be lower than its historical run-rate, but maintain
our positive stance on the fluorine-based specialty chemical business in the long
run.
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2016 2017E 2018E
Net Sales
EBITDA
PAT
EPS (INR)
Gr. (%)
BV/Sh (INR)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
46.0
9.6
4.2
73.7
39.7
456.8
17.0
19.4
24.4
3.9
48.7
11.3
5.3
92.6
25.8
533.5
18.4
21.5
19.4
3.4
56.7
13.2
6.6
114.5
23.6
628.6
19.4
23.9
15.7
2.9
Exports driving refrigerant gas business
Normally 2Q is a seasonally weak quarter for the refrigerant gas business (R22 &
HFC134a) as air conditioner sales are impacted due to monsoon during that time of
the year. However, we expect SRF to buck this trend in 2QFY17, mainly driven by
exports. The company is likely to focus on manufacturing blends from its newly
commissioned HFC32 plant in Bhiwadi. We expect HFC134a and HFC32 volume
growth of 35% YoY in FY17.
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Promoter
DII
FII
Others
Jun-16 Mar-16 Jun-15
52.4
12.1
15.8
19.8
52.4
12.0
16.2
19.4
52.4
12.6
15.5
19.6
Packaging business stable; technical textile likely to show improvement
SRF’s packaging business remains stable as all geographies, including South Africa,
Thailand and India, are performing well. We understand the spreads in BOPET and
BOPP continues to remain healthy. As its plants are functioning at near-peak
utilization levels, we do not expect volume growth in FY17. Technical textile
business is likely to show marginal improvement in profitability due to better
demand for bias tyres.
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
SRF Ltd
Sensex - Rebased
1,900
1,650
1,400
1,150
900
Valuation and view
We continue remaining positive on SRF given its continued focus on the specialty
chemicals business and the mix change in its favor. We believe its investments
plans of INR35b over the next 4-5 years (mainly toward the chemicals business)
bode well for the company. We raise our earnings estimates by 3% and 6% for FY17
and FY18, respectively, to factor in growth in the pharmaceuticals business. We
value the company on an SOTP basis and arrive at a TP of INR2,061 (15% upside),
implying blended P/E of 18x on FY18 EPS. We maintain our
Buy
rating.
Chintan Modi
(Chintan.Modi@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5422
Niket Shah
(Niket.Shah@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5426/
Chitvan Oza
(Chitvan.Oza @MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3010 2415
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