Automobiles
Sector Update | 7 May 2020
Automobiles
Reverse DCF suggests moderation
in implied terminal growth
Implied
Terminal
growth (%)
Bajaj Auto
4.1
Hero MotoCorp
4.9
TVS Motor
4.0
Eicher Motors
3.2
Maruti
4.6
M&M (incl MVML)
3.6
Tata Motors
-0.8
Ashok Leyland
1.5
Escorts
4.8
Bharat Forge
2.0
Exide Industries
4.1
Amara Raja
6.1
BOSCH
7.9
Endurance Tech
4.1
Motherson Sumi
-4.2
CEAT
3.6
Dislocated prices reflect near-term disruption
Expect demand recovery from 3QFY21 driven by festive season
While 1QFY21 is expected to be a wash-out, demand recovery should happen around the
festive season (Sep’20 onwards). Thus, we expect three opportunities to emerge from this
adversity: (a) possible reset of global automotive supply chain, (b) vendor consolidation
and M&As, and (c) shift from public to private transport. We do see value emerging across
our auto coverage universe as reflected by the substantial moderation in implied terminal
growth rates. We prefer stocks that offer higher visibility of demand recovery, better
competitive positioning, scope of higher operating leverage and strong balance sheet. EIM
and MSIL are our top large-caps picks. Among mid-caps, we prefer ENDU.
1QFY21 to be a wash-out…
“There is a good reason to
believe that people who
were availing shared
mobility because of
affordability will now avoid
public transport and
therefore look to buy a car.
But it is important to keep in
mind that affordability will
play a big factor.”
Vikas Jain, AVP, Head Unit
Sales, Hyundai India
India can gain from de-risking of
auto global supply chain from China
(Exports, USD b)
Auto Parts
80
15
Tyres
Total
With virtually zero sales in Apr’20 and continued weakness in May-Jun'20, we
expect 1QFY21 to be a complete wash-out. We estimate 1QFY21 volumes for
2Ws/PVs/CVs/tractors to decline 57%/55%/74%/38%.
Cost structure of OEMs is variable cost oriented due to higher outsourcing,
whereas component players have higher fixed cost structure, particularly for
companies with lesser dependence on the replacement market.
In OEMs, TTMT, EIM and AL have higher fixed cost. In components, MSS, MACA,
BOS and BHFC have higher operating leverage.
While balance sheet for auto OEMs (excl. TTMT) is strong with net cash, auto
ancillaries are a mixed bag with MSS, BHFC, CEAT and MACA having net debt.
…production ramp-up to take 3-6 months after lockdown is lifted…
Indian OEMs operate primarily out of nine states, of which Maharashtra, Tamil
Nadu, Haryana, Karnataka and Gujarat are major states. Within these states,
major clusters with developed ecosystems are in Pune, Delhi NCR, Chennai and
Bengaluru. All these major automotive clusters are listed as hotspots (Red
Zone), implying gradual normalization of production.
Import content in the Indian automotive industry should range between 15-20%
for key OEMs. Large part of these imports is from China (~27% of imports), EU
incl. the UK (~23%), South Korea (~10%), Japan (~9%) and the US (~7%).
While China is returning to normalcy in terms of production, we expect impact
on imports from EU and the US to be felt in May-Jun'20.
…while earliest demand recovery expected around festive season (Sep’20)
65
17
15
2
China
India
In our base case, we are expecting 'U' shaped demand recovery for 2Ws and PVs
from Sep-Oct'20 led by festive season demand pick-up. We estimate FY21E
volumes for 2Ws/PVs/CVs/Tractors to decline 10%/6%/13%/0%.
The pace of recovery would depend on several factors such as (a) time taken to
return to normalcy, (b) stimulus from the government, and (c) extent of
job/income losses.
In India, we see limited scope for auto-focused incentives, and hence, see low
probability of 'V' shaped recovery.
Jinesh Gandhi - Research analyst
(Jinesh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1524
Vipul Agrawal - Research analyst
(Vipul.Agrawal@MotilalOswal.com)
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