TVS Motor Company
BSE SENSEX
27,916
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
Avg Val, INR m
Free float (%)
S&P CNX
8,615
TVSL IN
475.1
195.5 / 2.9
341/201
-8/-14/16
548
42.6
27 October 2016
2QFY17 Results Update | Sector: Automobiles
CMP: INR411
TP: INR492 (+20%)
Buy
In-line; Margin improvement continues; Strong EPS growth to continue
Strong volume growth drives sales…:
Total volumes grew 20% YoY (+14% QoQ)
to 816k units, driven by ~30% YoY growth (+17% QoQ) in motorcycles and
moped segment growth of ~35% YoY (+5% QoQ). This is despite muted growth
in scooters at ~6% YoY (+17% QoQ) and decline in exports of ~12% YoY.
Realizations grew 4.7% QoQ to ~INR42k driven by better mix. Net sales grew
21% YoY (+19% QoQ) to INR34.3b.
EBITDA margins continue to rise as operating leverage benefits kick-in:
EBITDA margin expanded by 110bp QoQ (+10bp YoY) to 8.1% (v/s est 7.9%),
driven by operating leverage benefits despite decline in higher margins export
business. Higher than expected other income boosted PAT to INR1.8b (v/s est
INR1.6b), a growth of ~35% YoY (+46% QoQ).
Earnings call highlights:
a) Management re-iterated its two year target of
market share (of 18%) and EBITDA margins (double digit), b) It is taking
initiatives to recovery back lost scooter market share, c) Product from BMW
alliance to be launched during early 2017, and d) Invested ~INR500m in equity
of captive finance company TVS Credit Services (as against earlier investment
routed through preference shares of SPV).
Valuation and view:
We have upgraded our estimates for FY17/18 by 6%/3%
respectively to factor in for stronger than estimated moped volumes and
better margins. We expect strong earnings momentum for TVSL over next 2-3
years led by a) ramp-up of Victor volumes and recovery in scooter market
share, b) benefit of monsoons and 7
th
Pay commission to aid sustained volume
growth in H2FY17, c) launch of BMW Alliance product in early 2017, d) recovery
in export markets as crude oil prices recover and e) resultant margin
improvement. The stock trades at 22.2x/17.5x FY18E/19E EPS. Maintain
Buy
with a target price of INR492 (~18x FY19E EPS + ~INR68/share for BMW
alliance).
Financials & Valuations (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2017E 2018E 2019E
Net Sales
133.0 158.5 185.8
EBITDA
10.1
13.4
16.6
PAT
6.4
8.8
11.2
EPS (INR)
13.4
18.5
23.6
Gr. (%)
47.1
38.6
27.1
BV/Sh (INR)
50.8
65.8
84.5
RoE (%)
29.2
31.8
31.4
RoCE (%)
30.2
34.8
35.9
P/E (x)
30.7
22.2
17.5
P/BV (x)
8.1
6.3
4.9
Estimate change
TP change
Rating change
Jinesh Gandhi
(Jinesh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5416
Venil Shah
(Venil.Shah@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5445
/Aditya Vora
(Aditya.Vora@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3078 4701
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