31 July 2019
Q1FY20 Results Update | Sector: Agri
UPL
BSE SENSEX
37,481
S&P CNX
11,118
CMP: INR596
TP: INR630 (+6%)
Neutral
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LATAM continues driving overall growth
Big miss; leverage remains a concern
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
12M Avg Val (INR M)
Free float (%)
UPLL IN
765
454.9 / 6.6
709 / 388
0/12/39
1996
72.1
2021E
380.4
89.9
34.6
45.2
13.4
246.5
19.6
11.6
13.2
2.4
Financials & Valuations (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2019 2020E
Net Sales
218.4
347.8
EBITDA
41.1
77.9
PAT
22.0
30.5
EPS (INR)
28.8
39.8
Gr. (%)
-1.3
38.4
BV/Sh (INR)
191.4
214.0
RoE (%)
18.5
19.7
RoCE (%)
10.3
10.2
P/E (x)
20.7
15.0
P/BV (x)
3.1
2.8
Estimate change
TP change
Rating change
Y/E March
Net Sales
YoY Change (%)
Total Expenditure
EBITDA
Margins (%)
Depreciation
Interest
Other Income
Exch. difference on trade rec./payable
PBT before EO expense
Extra-Ord expense
PBT
Tax
Rate (%)
MI & P/L of Asso. Cos.
Reported PAT
Adj PAT
YoY Change (%)
Margins (%)
1Q
41,340
11
32,870
8,470
20.5
1,750
1,750
1,230
500
5,700
40
5,660
520
9.2
40
5,100
5,590
11.6
13.5
Op. performance below expectations:
Revenue (including Arysta) rose 91%
YoY to INR79.1b (our estimate: INR81.9b) in 1QFY20. However, on a like-to-
like basis (i.e., including Arysta in 1QFY19), revenue was up 7% YoY (volume
growth: 5%, price growth: 1% and exchange gain: 1%). Reported EBITDA was
up 47% YoY to INR12.5b (our estimate: INR18b; +11% YoY on a like-to-like
basis). Adj. PAT declined 13% YoY to INR4.9b (our estimate: INR8.1b).
LATAM continues leading growth; India/Europe drag:
LATAM revenue grew
25% YoY – the fourth straight quarter of 25%+ YoY growth. However,
India/Europe revenue declined by 8%/3% YoY owing to delayed/weak
weather conditions. Consol. gross margin was hurt by lower revenue
contribution from the relatively higher-margin European business. Synergy
benefit was USD20m on revenue front and USD18.6m on cost front.
Key concall takeaways:
(i) Maintained guidance of 8-10% revenue growth
and 16-20% EBITDA growth for FY20. (ii) Debt increased by INR7.95b QoQ
due to USD90m payout on account of increased working capital in Arysta
and USD13-14m payout for Biopen, an acquisition in Costa Rica.
Valuation view:
We cut our earnings estimate by 2%/9% for FY20/21 to
factor in higher depreciation and interest cost. High debt remains a key
concern owing to the Arysta acquisition (significant rise in net D/E from 0.4x
in FY18 to 1.8x in FY19). We value the stock at 14x FY21E EPS (~10% discount
to its five-year average trading multiple, mainly due to its highly leveraged
balance sheet). Our TP of INR630 implies a 6% upside. Maintain
Neutral.
(INR Million)
FY20E Var
1QE %
81,945 -4
98.2
63,962
17,984 -31
21.9
5,500
3,000
1,169
0
10,652 -71
2,100
8,552 -73
1,283
15
1,249
6,021 -70
8,121 -40
45.3
9.9
Cons.: Quarterly Earning Model (Incl-Arysta)
FY19
FY20
FY19 FY20E
2Q
3Q
4Q
1Q
2QE
3QE
4QE
42,570 49,210 85,250 79,060 73,540 91,968 103,206 218,370 347,774
12.9
17.3
49.8
91.2
72.8
86.9
21.1
25.7
59.3
34,180 39,050 71,150 66,600 56,049 69,034 78,201 177,250 269,884
8,390 10,160 14,100 12,460 17,490 22,935 25,004 41,120 77,889
19.7
20.6
16.5
15.8
23.8
24.9
24.2
18.8
22.4
1,810 1,820 4,310 5,770 5,800 6,200
6,840
9,690 24,610
1,810 2,020 4,050 3,980 4,000 4,000
4,000
9,630 15,980
320
370
480
390
304
352
480
2,400
1,526
520
780 1,190
60
0
0
0
2,990
60
4,570 5,910 5,030 3,040 7,994 13,086 14,644 21,210 38,765
570
910 2,990
720 1,160 1,160
1,160
4,510
4,200
4,000 5,000 2,040 2,320 6,834 11,926 13,484 16,700 34,565
1,160
280
-310
120 1,237 2,161
2,703
1,650
6,222
29
5.6 -15.2
5.2
18.1
18.1
20
9.9
18
140
110
290
420 1,195 1,809
1,021
580
4,445
2,700 4,610 2,060 1,780 4,402 7,956
9,760 14,470 23,898
3,580 6,340 6,510 4,880 5,562 9,116 10,920 22,020 30,478
7.8
0.3 -14.9 -12.7
55.4
43.8
67.7
-1.3
38.4
8.4
12.9
7.6
6.2
7.6
9.9
10.6
10.1
8.8
Adjusted PAT = Reported PAT + forex adjustment + exceptional item
Sumant Kumar – Research Analyst
(Sumant.Kumar@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1569
Darshit Shah – Research Analyst
(Darshit.Shah@motilaloswal.com); +9122 6129 1546
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