Reliance Industries
BSE SENSEX
33,315
S&P CNX
10,322
13 November 2017
Update | Sector: Oil & Gas
CMP: INR875
Latin touch
TP: INR1,077 (+23%)
Buy
Higher refining margins to sustain
We had talked about the worsening refining glut in our thematic report,
The Three
Musketeers,
January 2017.
While we continue to believe capacity addition would
remain strong, especially in low cost condensate splitters, utilization of the Latin
American refineries does not appear to be improving any time soon. This would
enable RIL to continue clocking GRM of ~USD11.5/bbl during FY19-20.
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 (%)
RIL IN
6502.0
958/466
2/21/57
5775.4
86.6
12,330
53.8
Additionally, delays in upcoming ethylene crackers in the US are also likely to result
in higher petchem deltas. We expect EBITDA/mt of USD300 for RIL during FY19-20.
RJio’s revised plans are priced ~15% higher, with an average ARPU of INR150 for its
popular unlimited price plans. We expect actions towards ARPU accretion to drive
ARPU of INR156 in FY18 and INR172 in FY19.
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
Y/E March
2018E 2019E 2020E
Net Sales
4,119 5,017 5,202
EBITDA
622
761
821
Net Profit
345
394
455
Adj. EPS (INR)
58.3
66.5
77.0
EPS Gr. (%)
15.3
14.2
15.7
BV/Sh. (INR)
492
542
601
RoE (%)
12.4
12.9
13.5
RoCE (%)
7.8
8.2
8.9
P/E (x)
15.2
13.3
11.5
P/BV (x)
1.8
1.6
1.5
EV/EBITDA (x)
12.0
9.2
7.9
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Sep-17 Jun-17 Sep-16
Promoter
46.2
45.0
45.1
DII
11.4
11.1
12.5
FII
26.0
25.6
23.7
Others
16.5
18.3
18.7
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
Reliance Inds.
Sensex - Rebased
1,000
850
700
550
400
Latin touch to refining – margins to remain strong at USD11.5/bbl
Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela have all been facing severe under-
utilization of their refining assets. There is a mismatch between domestic crude
availability, refining configurations, and domestic-market product
requirements. Additionally, the refineries have not been upgraded for long,
which results in frequent maintenance requirements and shutdowns.
Utilization in Mexico and Venezuela has been at 40% in the recent months.
Utilization in Argentina at 76% is the lowest since 1996. Utilization in Brazil at
74.3% is also the lowest in six years.
Such lower utilization in these four countries alone, home to 6% of global
capacity, would boost refining margins. Additionally, Africa with another 6% of
global refining capacity, has also been witnessing utilization of below 70% since
2011. Expect USD11.5/bbl of GRM for RIL in FY18-20.
Further delays in US expansions could support petchem margins
A total of 9.7mmtpa of greenfield ethylene expansions in addition to 1.2mmtpa
of brownfield expansions were to come up in the US by 2020. While 3.5mmtpa
of capacity has already come up, few others appear to be delayed.
Only in 2017 and 2018, incremental supply was expected to outgrow
incremental demand globally. Such delays in capacity addition could help in
healthy demand and supply, preventing margins from falling sharply.
Gaining confidence in RJio’s profitability
RJio’s revised plans are priced about 15% higher, with an average ARPU of
INR150 for its popular unlimited price plans. Interestingly, this is above Bharti’s
ARPU of INR145 for 2QFY18.
Swarnendu Bhushan - Research analyst
(Swarnendu.Bhushan@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1529
Abhinil Dahiwale - Research analyst
(Abhinil.Dahiwale@motilaloswal.com); +91 22 3980 4309
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