Jubilant Foodworks
BSE SENSEX
28,082
S&P CNX
8,709
13 October 2016
Update
| Sector:
Retail
CMP: INR1,055
TP: INR1,090 (+3%)
Neutral
Good business, fair valuations; tough near-term outlook
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
Free float (%)
JUBI IN
65.8
1584 / 897
1/-27/-36
65.8
1.0
613
55.0
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
2016 2017E 2018E
Y/E Mar
24.4
26.8
32.8
Net Sales
2.6
2.8
4.0
EBITDA
1.0
0.9
1.6
Net Profit
15.0
14.0
24.5
EPS (INR b)
-11.7
-6.2
74.7
EPS Gr. (%)
111.3 124.2 130.6
BV/Sh. (INR)
70.5
75.2
43.1
P/E (x)
9.5
8.5
8.1
P/BV (x)
13.4
11.3
18.8
RoE (%)
14.1
11.9
19.2
RoCE (%)
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Jun-16 Mar-16 Jun-15
Promoter
45.0
48.7
48.8
DII
12.2
8.9
4.5
FII
31.7
34.3
41.5
Others
11.1
8.1
5.2
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
Jubilant Food.
Sensex - Rebased
1,750
1,560
1,370
1,180
990
800
Jubilant Foodworks has had a tough time of late
with a plunge in its 1QFY17
same-store sales (SSS) and resignations of its CEO Ajay Kaul (who will continue
until March 2017) and CFO Ravi Gupta in a short space of time. Management
has guided for positive SSS from 2QFY17, but there are no initial signs of
recovery in our retail coverage universe. Customer fatigue due to deals by
online/offline players across the year – as mentioned by Titan’s management in
its recent quarter update – is particularly hurting the QSR/food tech segment.
Operating margins are likely to be under intense pressure
until SSSG crosses
6% levels. Pressure would likely stem from (a) the company’s new strategy of
not taking price increases until December 2016 or even March 2017;
(b) possible minimum wage increases in Karnataka and Delhi, where the
company has 118 and 84 stores, respectively; (c) upcoming lease rental
renegotiations; (d) new stores, which tend to be margin-dilutive as well as
cannibalistic; and (e) Dunkin’ Donuts which will continue to be margin-dilutive
over next few quarters.
We continue to like the business model:
(1) Jubilant’s focus on delivery
(accounting for 50% of all orders and close to 65% of orders in metro cities,
according to our estimates) keeps it relatively insulated compared to peers,
given high lease rentals for retail space in India. (2) Jubilant has also embraced
food tech and thus online orders now form 44% of all orders. (3) Despite
competition, Dominos’ reputation in terms of consistency and timeliness has
not been matched by peers. (4) As the number of stores opened in past three
years (typical payback period) reduces as a proportion of base over the long
term, the pressure created by these store openings will abate. (5) Dunkin’s
EBITDA losses as a proportion of overall EBIDTA will also reduce over next two
years. (6) Once the business reaches a scale of 1,500 stores, incremental store
additions will be much lower, resulting in strong, consistent free cash flows in
subsequent years.
Valuation and view:
Weak 1HFY17 numbers and prevailing weak sentiment
could lead to a fourth successive year of EPS decline for Jubilant. RoCE has
dipped from 42% in FY12 to 11.9% in FY17E. However, we continue to like the
business model despite tepid medium-term outlook. While scope for operating
leverage is huge, a delayed recovery is adversely affecting its financial metrics.
Furthermore, there is uncertainty over the business direction under the new
CEO. We assume a strong recovery in EPS of 74% in FY18E over a low base in
FY17. Valuations at 35x September 2018 are fair, in our view. We maintain our
Neutral
rating and target price of INR1,090.
Krishnan Sambamoorthy
(Krishnan.Sambamoorthy@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1545
Vishal Punmiya
(Vishal.Punmiya@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1547
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