28 October 2016
2QFY17 Results Update | Sector: Automobiles
Eicher Motors
Buy
BSE SENSEX
27,941
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
Avg Val, INRm
Free float (%)
S&P CNX
8,638
EIM IN
27.2
652.6 / 9.7
26602/14818
-1/11/35
1158.2
49.4
CMP: INR24,026
TP: INR33,436 (+39.2%)
RE scales new highs, but VECV disappoints
Royal Enfield (RE) records best-ever EBITDA margin:
RE volumes grew 31% YoY
(+13% QoQ). Net realization grew 4% YoY (flat QoQ) to ~INR106k (in-line).
EBITDA margin expanded ~410bp YoY (+50bp QoQ) to 31.3% (v/s est. of
~30.6%), driven by efficiency-led reduction in RM costs (-450bp YoY; -140bp
QoQ). Adj. PAT rose 54% YoY to INR3.9b (v/s est. of ~INR3.8b), primarily driven
by higher other income (+58% YoY).
VECV margins decline due to unfavorable product mix:
VECV realizations
increased ~11% QoQ (-4% YoY) to ~INR1.47m (est. of ~INR1.46m) due to a
lower base of 1QFY17. EBITDA margin of 7.2% (-70bp YoY; -180bp QoQ) missed
our estimate of 7.7% due to unfavorable product mix. PAT declined ~3% YoY to
~INR657m (est. of ~INR685m).
Earnings call highlights:
a) RE’s classic model enjoys a waiting period of three
months, while other models have 1-1.5 months of waiting period. b) Top-20
cities continue to grow at 15%. d) Management indicated that it still has
enough headroom to further improve efficiencies by optimizing sourcing. c)
Current production capacity of 60k units/month should remain stable until
third plant is commissioned by 2QFY18 with initial capacity of 25-30k
units/month. For FY19, it maintained target of 900k/annum. d) Price increase
of 1% was taken in Aug-16 for RE bikes. e) RE plans to launch one new product
in FY18. f) Discounting in CVs at ‘super high’ levels.
Valuation and view:
We upgrade our EPS for FY17/18 by 2%/7% to factor in higher
RE volumes and strong margins. EIM trades at 26x/20.6x FY18E/19E EPS. Maintain
Buy
with a target price of INR33,436 (FY19 SOTP-based).
Financials & Valuations (INR b)
2016 2017E
Y/E Dec
Net Income
61.7
71.3
EBITDA
16.9
22.6
Net Profit
13.4
17.4
EPS (INR)
492.9
642.1
EPS Gr. (%)
73.7
62.9
BV/Sh. (INR) 1,276
1,777
RoE (%)
35.8
42.1
RoCE (%)
21.3
27.9
Payout (%)
0.4
0.5
Div. Yield,%
0.4
0.5
2018E
91.5
30.3
25.1
925.4
44.1
2,532
42.9
31.3
0.6
0.6
Estimate change
TP change
Rating change
Jinesh Gandhi
(Jinesh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1524
Aditya Vora
(Aditya.Vora@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1533 /
Venil Shah
(Venil.Shah@motilaloswal.com); +91 22 3982 5445
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