Pidilite Industries
BSE SENSEX
38,279
S&P CNX
11,552
20 August 2018
Annual Report Update | Sector: Consumer
CMP: INR1,146
TP: INR 1,325(+16%)
GST and rational pricing spurring growth
Buy
Wider incentive system, improved asset turns key highlights from annual
report
We delved into Pidilite Industries’ (PIDI) FY18 annual report. Key highlights:
Management explicitly mentioned in its annual report that the Goods & Services
Tax (GST) regime is stabilizing. With the new tax structure now becoming the order
of the day, organized names like PIDI stand to benefit from a longer-term
perspective.
The two acquisitions/ tie-ups during the year – Jowat and CIPY – hold immense
long-term promise.
PIDI invested INR1.5b in its subsidiaries in FY18. Of this, it infused INR339m in
overseas subsidiaries, INR210m in domestic subsidiaries and INR963m for the
acquisition of a 70% equity stake in CIPY Poly Urethanes.
Notably, PIDI continued performing extremely well on the conversion cycle (down 2
days in FY18 to 35 days) and fixed asset turns (net fixed asset turnover was at 5.2x
in FY18, up from 4.9x in FY17) fronts.
Stock options were made more widespread, taking the idea of ‘skin in the game’
further ahead. Even at the promoter level, PIDI has among the highest promoter
shareholding (increased marginally in FY18) in the consumer space.
Strong volumes-led sales growth is also likely to drive healthy operating leverage,
partly offsetting the impact of higher VAM costs. Nevertheless, the pricing
discipline that enables faster conversion from ~30% unorganized trade in adhesives
will have near-term margin implications. EPS growth in FY19, thus, is likely to be in
single-digits before likely reviving FY20 onward. Apart from Titan (TTAN), PIDI is the
only player to have already witnessed and likely to continue witnessing even more
gains over the next few years as a result of the shift from unorganized to organized
trade. Given the tremendous structural opportunity that is likely to lead to elevated
earnings growth beyond FY19, we continue maintaining our Buy rating with a target
price of INR1,325 (50x September’20 EPS, ~20% premium to three-year average).
Stock Info
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
12M Avg Val (INR M)
Free float (%)
PIDI IN
508
581.8 / 8.3
1194 / 749
6/15/18
614
30.2
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2018 2019E 2020E
Net Sales
60.8
69.1
80.5
EBITDA
13.4
14.9
17.4
PAT
9.6
10.0
11.9
EPS (INR)
18.9
19.7
23.5
Gr. (%)
13.2
4.0
19.3
BV/Sh (INR)
70.4
80.0
85.9
RoE (%)
27.3
26.2
28.3
RoCE (%)
25.1
24.0
26.1
P/E (x)
60.5
58.2
48.7
EV/EBITDA (x)
42.4
37.7
32.0
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Jun-18 Mar-18 Jun-17
Promoter
69.8
69.8
69.6
DII
FII
Others
8.1
11.8
9.2
10.4
7.4
11.8
11.2
Management commentary on FY19 outlook
10.3
10.7
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
Pidilite Inds.
Sensex - Rebased
1,210
1,040
870
700
The GST regime is stabilizing, which should have a positive influence on the
company’s business in the long run.
The prices of raw material and packing material have increased further. PIDI is
ready to take the necessary steps to mitigate the impact of this increase. The
company’s major subsidiaries in India are taking initiatives to improve the
market shares in their respective businesses.
The company’s major international subsidiaries are in the US, Brazil, Thailand,
Egypt, Dubai and Bangladesh. The business environment in some of these
countries is not very conducive. However, management is taking steps to
channel energy into these subsidiaries.
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
Motilal Oswal research is available on www.motilaloswal.com/Institutional-Equities, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Factset and S&P
Krishnan Sambamoorthy – Research Analyst
(Krishnan.Sambamoorthy@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1545
Vishal Punmiya – Research Analyst
(Vishal.Punmiya@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1547