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Bharat Electronics (BHAELE) : Recommend HOLD On Margin Headwinds
Bharat Electronics (BHAELE) : Recommend HOLD On Margin Headwinds
February 2, 2018
Rating matrix
Rating Matrix Bharat Electronics (BHAELE) | 151
Rating : Hold
Target : | 155
Target Period
Potential Upside
:
:
12 - 15 months
4%
Recommend HOLD on margin headwinds…
Bharat Electronics (BEL) reported weak Q3FY18 numbers, which were
What’s changed? below estimates on the EBITDA and PAT front. These were mostly on
Target Changed from | 215 to | 155 account of a weak operational performance and lower other income
EPS FY19E Changed from | 7.9 to | 7.4 for the quarter
EPS FY20E Changed from | 8.6 to | 8.2
The company reported revenues of | 2513 crore up 14.7% YoY (our
Rating Unchanged
estimates | 2387 crore for the quarter)
EBITDA came in at | 445.2 crore, down 7.8% YoY. We estimated
Quarterly performance
EBITDA of | 524 crore for the quarter. EBITDA margins came in at
Q3FY18 Q3FY17 YoY (%) Q2FY18 QoQ (%)
17.7% vs. our estimate of 22% crore for the quarter. We believe lower
Revenue 2,512.8 2,191.3 14.7 2,476.2 1.5
EBITDA 445.2 482.8 -7.8 595.0 -25.2
EBITDA margins were on account of order booking low margin orders
EBITDA (%) 17.7 22.0 -430 bps 24.0 -630 bps during the quarter. As a result, gross margins for the quarter declined
PAT 302.8 376.2 -19.5 412.4 -26.6 to 42.2% from 50.7% YoY
PAT came in | 302.8 crore, down 19.5% YoY, due to a weak
Key financials operational performance and lower other income. Other income
| Crore FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E declined 36.6% YoY due to lower cash balance on account of buyback
Revenue 8,612 10,833 12,545 14,465 and dividend. We expected other income of | 60 crore for the quarter
EBITDA 1,762 2,034 2,224 2,508 The company has also declared an interim dividend of | 1.60 per share
EBITDA (%) 20.5 18.8 17.7 17.3 and a buyback of 2,03,97,780 equity shares (0.83% of equity). Outgo
Net Profit 1,548 1,453 1,650 1,838 due to buyback is likely to be | 372.3 crore at | 182.5 per share
EPS (|) 6.9 6.5 7.4 8.2
Continues strong execution, albeit on lower margin orders
Valuation summary BEL continued its strong execution for the quarter, albeit on lower margin
(x) FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E orders like Battlefield Surveillance system (BSS), Integrated Air command
P/E 21.8 23.2 20.4 18.3 and control system (IACCS), etc. The quarter also witnessed some
Target P/E 22.4 23.8 21.0 18.8 execution of orders like Akash weapon system (Army), weapon locating
EV / EBITDA 17.0 15.2 13.7 12.2 radar, etc. Order inflows for Q3FY18 were at ~ | 1,146 crore. This has
P/BV 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.2 taken the BEL order backlog to 40,469 crore as on January 1, 2018. The
RoNW (%) 21 17.2 17.4 17.2 export order book was also healthy at $96.9 million.
RoCE (%) 27.1 23.8 23.1 22.9
New opportunities, healthy capex, focus on exports
Stock data
BEL has forayed into new opportunities like homeland security, cyber
Stock Data
security and smart cities. We believe these new areas will act as new
Average Volumes (shares) 894000 growth triggers, going forward. BEL has already received some orders in
Market Capitalization | 33727.8 Crore this area. The same has potential to contribute ~20% to the topline albeit
Total Debt (FY18E) | 26.9 Crore with lower margins over the next three to five years. With a planned
Cash and Investments (FY18E) | 2858.4 crore capex of ~| 1500 crore in FY17-20E, BEL is well placed to capitalise on
EV (FY18E) | 30896.3 Crore the emerging defence sector. BEL spends ~9% of sales on R&D for
52 week H/L (|) 1624 / 1009 developing new products. New products have historically helped BEL
Equity capital | 223.4 Crore achieve up to 25% of its turnover. With R&D spend likely to rise to 12% of
Face value |1 sales, new product development is likely to gain further momentum.
MF Holding (%) 16.5 Exports for BEL came in at ~| 425 crore for FY17 (~5.1% of turnover).
FII Holding (%) 8.6 BEL has also set up a dedicated business unit to become key supply chain
Promoter Holding (%) 66.7
partner of global defence contractors. This is likely to increase exports
Price performance contribution to 10% of topline by FY20E. BEL also has a strong balance
Return (%) 1M 3M 6M 12M sheet with near nil debt and cash balance of over | 2000 crore.
Bharat Electronics (11.0) (13.1) (1.8) 13.3 Recommend HOLD on margin softening over FY17-20E
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Going forward, BEL is likely to execute large orders like IACCS, VVPAT
and Akash. We believe these orders will help BEL clock double digit
Research Analyst revenue growth in FY17-20E. However, we expect margins to moderate
Chirag J Shah going forward as some of the large integration projects have a margin
shah.chirag@icicisecurities.com profile of 5-15%. Thus, we expect BEL to deliver revenue, EBITDA and
PAT CAGR of 16.7%, 12.5% and 5.9%, respectively, in FY17-20E. We
Sagar K Gandhi value the company at 19x P/E on FY20E EPS of | 8.2 to arrive at a target
sagar.gandhi@icicisecurities.com price of | 155 per share. We have a HOLD recommendation on the stock.
Change in estimates
FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E
(| Crore) Old New % Change Old New % Change Old New % Change
Revenue 8,612 10,848 10,833 -0.1 12,174 12,545 3.0 14,025.0 14,465 3.1
EBITDA 1,762 1,964 2,034 3.6 2,158 2,224 3.1 2,431.0 2,508 3.2
EBITDA Margin (%) 20.5 18.1 18.8 67 bps 17.7 17.7 3 bps 17.3 17.3 4 bps
PAT 1,548 1,489 1,453 -2.4 1,765 1,650 -6.5 1,917.0 1,838 -4.1
EPS (|) 6.9 6.7 6.5 -2.9 7.9 7.4 -6.5 8.6 8.2 -4.3
Source: Company, ICICIdirect.com Research
16,000 14,465
14,000 12,545
12,000 10,833
10,000 8,612
| crore
7,295
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
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FY16 FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E
Order Backlog
17094
18000 16300
16000
14000 12000
12000 11000 11000
| crore
10000
8000
5260
6000
4000
2000
0
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E
Orders Inflows
16,000 21
14,000 20.5
20.0 20
14,465
12,000
12,545
10,000 18.8 19
17.7
10,833
8,000 17.3 18
| crore
%
8,612
6,000
2,508
2,224
7,295
2,034
17
1,762
1,461
4,000
2,000 16
- 15
FY16 FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E
2,000 20
1,800 19
18.6
1,600 18.0 18
1,400 17
| crore
1,200 16
%
1,000 15
1,838
1,650
1,548
800 14
1,453
13.4
1,358
13.1 12.7
600 13
400 12
200 11
- 10
FY16 FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E
30 27.1
23.8 23.1 22.9
25 20.3
20
20.6
%
15
17.2 17.4 17.2
15.1
10
-
FY16 FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E
Going forward, BEL is likely to execute large orders like IACCS, VVPAT
and Akash. We believe these orders will help BEL clock double digit
revenue growth over FY17-20E. However, we expect margins to
moderate, going forward, as some of the large integration projects have a
margin profile of 5-15%. Thus, we expect BEL deliver revenue, EBITDA
and PAT CAGR of 16.7%, 12.5% and 5.9% over FY17-20E. We value the
company at 19x P/E on FY20E EPS of | 8.2 to arrive at a target price of |
155 per share. We recommend HOLD on the stock.
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Jan-15 Apr-15 Jun-15 Aug-15 Nov-15 Jan-16 Apr-16 Jun-16 Sep-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 Apr-17 Jun-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Feb-18
Source: Bloomberg, Company, ICICIdirect.com Research, Initiated coverage on 27th Jan 2016
Key events
Date/Year Event
Dec-12 BEL signs an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for cooperation on future Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) Ship-defence Systems
Sep-14 BEL establishes a Joint Venture Company (JVC) with M/s. Thales Air Systems SA, France and M/s. Thales India Pvt. Ltd in Radar Business Area.
Nov-15 BEL delivers L70 upgraded guns to Indian Army
Feb-15 Ministry of Defence selects BEL - Rolta consortium as a Development Agency for the Battlefield Management System Project
Mar-15 BEL issues bonus shares in the ratio of 2:1
Oct-15 BEL signs | 8000 crore IACCS (Integrated Air Command and Control System) deal with Indian Air Force
Mar-16 BEL, Rosoboronexport sign defence offset partnership agreement
May-16 BEL and HAL sign deal to co-develop avionics
May-16 BEL registers highest-ever order inflow of | 17,094 for FY16.
May-16 BEL inaugurates 8.4 MW wind energy power plant at Harappanahalli, Karnataka. With this wind energy plant, 90% of BEL's energy requirement will be met through
renewable energy resources.
Jan-17 BEL announces split, new face value at | 1 per share, from existing | 10 per share
Feb-17 BEL order book touches all-time of | 40000 crore
Source: Company, ICICIdirect.com Research
Recent Activity
Buys Sells
Investor name Value Shares Investor name Value Shares
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (US) +10.31M +3.58M Government of India -393.60M -157.89M
CI Investments Inc. +4.48M +1.80M Life Insurance Corporation of India -21.15M -8.48M
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC +2.84M +1.05M Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited -14.42M -5.00M
William Blair Investment Management, LLC +2.82M +0.98M Goldman Sachs Asset Management (US) -5.11M -2.02M
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. (Research) +2.21M +0.97M Goldman Sachs Asset Management International -3.59M -1.42M
Source: Reuters, ICICIdirect.com Research
Strong Buy: >15%/20% for large caps/midcaps, respectively, with high conviction;
Buy: >10%/15% for large caps/midcaps, respectively;
Hold: Up to +/-10%;
Sell: -10% or more;
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