3 April 2018
Market snapshot
Equities - India
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Chg .%
Sensex
33,255
0.9
Nifty-50
10,212
1.0
Nifty-M 100
19,097
1.8
Equities-Global
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S&P 500
2,582
-1.2
Nasdaq
6,870
-2.0
FTSE 100
7,045
0.6
DAX
11,941
-0.3
Hang Seng
12,001
-2.4
Nikkei 225
21,389
1.7
Commodities
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Brent (US$/Bbl)
67
-2.5
Gold ($/OZ)
1,341
1.2
Cu (US$/MT)
6,634
0.4
Almn (US$/MT)
2,008
-0.5
Currency
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USD/INR
65.2
0.0
USD/EUR
1.2
0.0
USD/JPY
105.9
-0.9
YIELD (%)
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1MChg
10 Yrs G-Sec
7.4
0.07
10 Yrs AAA Corp
8.0
-0.16
Flows (USD b)
2-Apr
MTD
FIIs
-0.1
2.0
DIIs
0.1
1.1
Volumes (INRb)
2-Apr
MTD*
Cash
294
294
F&O
3,791
3,791
Note: YTD is calendar year, *Avg
YTD.%
-2.4
-3.0
-9.6
YTD.%
-3.4
-0.5
-8.4
-7.6
2.5
-6.0
YTD.%
0.5
2.9
-8.0
-11.0
YTD.%
2.0
2.5
-6.0
YTDchg
0.1
0.1
YTD
2.2
3.9
YTD*
387
8,176
Today’s top research idea
Tata Chemicals (Initiating Coverage): Flight of rebirth
Transforming into a growth company; re-rating imminent
TTCH is using its cash cows – soda ash and sodium bicarbonate – to build
growth businesses such as consumer and specialty products. In the consumer
business, it enjoys leadership in the domestic table salts market and is fortifying
its pulses and spices portfolios. In the specialty products business, it is
developing nanomaterial and nutritional solutions.
Massive cash generation of INR39.7b via divestment of the urea and phosphatic
fertilizers business and sale of investments coupled with steady accruals from
the soda ash business would help TTCH repay debt. Its interest outgo is likely to
decline from INR4.1b in FY17 to INR2.1b in FY20.
As TTCH scales up its growth businesses and deleverages its balance sheet, we
expect its consolidated RoCE to improve considerably, in turn driving a stock re-
rating. We believe it would be fair to assign ~30% premium to its five-year
average EV/EBITDA of 7.5x. Our SOTP-based target price of INR940 (implied
EV/EBITDA of 9.7x FY20E) implies 36% upside. We initiate coverage with
Buy.
Research covered
Cos/Sector
Tata Chemicals
Motherson Sumi
Financials
Telecom
Economy
Shilpa Medicare
Auto Volumes
Key Highlights
(Initiating Coverage): Flight of rebirth
SMRPBV to acquire Reydel Auto for USD201m (2x EBITDA)
RBI allows spreading of MTM losses, mandates creation of IFR
Competitive intensity to persist in FY19; ARPU recovery merely
delayed
2Q 2018: India’s Quarterly Economic Outlook; Growth forecasts
revised up
Stake sale to mark end of JV with ICE
MAR-18 Volumes (1. Mahindra & Mahindra; 2. Bajaj Auto; 3. Hero
MotoCorp; 4. Eicher Motors; 5. Ashok Leyland; 6. TVS Motor)
Chart of the Day:
Tata Chemicals (Initiating Coverage): Flight of rebirth
Contribution of specialty & consumer business to increase to
33% in FY20
Debt reduction to lower interest expense
Source: Company, MOSL
Source: Company, MOSL
Research Team (Gautam.Duggad@MotilalOswal.com)
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