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15 February 2018
Higher lead costs and the absence of commensurate price increases Key data AMRJ IN / AMAR.BO
would weigh on Amara Raja’s margins in Q4 FY18 too. We expect a 52-week high / low `955 / 665
weak scenario in its telecoms business and retain our Sell on the stock. Sensex / Nifty 34156/ 10539
3-m average volume $8.4m
Q3 FY18 result takeaways. In Nov’17 the price was hiked 3% (to $2,500 a Market cap `145bn / $2269m
tonne) to address the higher cost of lead. However, given that the Q3 FY18 Shares outstanding 171m
price of lead was more than $2,500 a tonne, the rise in costs was much more
than the price revision. Hence, the gross margin declined 100bps q/q to Shareholding pattern (%) Dec'17 Sep’17 Jun'17
33.1%. Per management, no change has been seen in Amaraja’s share in the Promoters 52.1 52.1 52.1
replacement market in four- and two-wheelers. Exide, however, has gained - of which, Pledged - - -
market share in the industrial segment. Till yesterday, no revision in prices Free float 47.9 47.9 47.9
was seen;, hence, margins would sequentially decline in Q4 FY18. - Foreign institutions 16.7 17.9 19.0
- Domestic institutions 12.8 11.9 10.8
Continue to expect weak telecoms business. The company indicated that - Public 18.5 18.1 18.2
both q/q and y/y, the telecoms business grew, though not much, in Q3 FY18,
driven by replacement demand from telecoms operators. It believes, however, Estimates revision (%) FY18e FY19e
that the weakness persists. We continue to expect a 10% decline in the Sales 0.0 0.0
telecoms business and Exide to continue to gain market share in the industrial EBITDA 2.7 0.0
segment in the following quarters. PAT 3.0 0.0
Aug-17
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Jul-17
`737 (20x FY20e EPS). Risk. Earlier recovery in the telecoms business and
lower lead costs. Source: Bloomberg
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60%
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Source: Bloomberg Source: Company
Result highlights
Fig 7 – Quarterly performance
(` m) Q3 FY17 Q4 FY17 Q1 FY18 Q2 FY18 Q3 FY18
Gross sales 13,269 15,119 16,713 14,275 15534.60
Less: Excise duty, sales tax, octroi 1675 1,738
Net sales 13,269 13,445 14,975 14,275 15,535
Other operating income
Income 13,269 13,445 14,975 14,275 15,535
Revenue growth y/y, % 9.5 14.9 13.4 7.1 17.1
Raw materials consumed 9,323 9,349 9,274 8,642 10867.40
Purchased for trade 317 266 896 437 401.50
(Increase) / decrease in stocks (1,012) (471) 317 341 -879.40
RM cost 8,629 9,144 10,487 9,420 10,390
% to sales 65.0 68.0 70.0 66.0 66.9
Gross margin % 34.97 31.99 29.97 34.01 33.12
Avg. LME lead ($/ ton, 1Q lag) 1,873 2,149 2,270 2,170
Employee cost 723 705 808 742 758
% to sales 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.9
Depreciation and Amortization 469 499 544 583 587.40
Valuations
We expect Amara Raja’s revenue to register a 12% CAGR over FY17-20,
to `74.29bn, and its margin in FY20 to come at 15.4%. Against this
backdrop, we expect earnings to clock a 10% CAGR over FY17-20, to
`6.29bn, leading to an EPS of `36.8. We maintain a Sell, with a target price
of `737 (20x FY20e EPS).
Fig 8 – PE band
1,400
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Source: Bloomberg
Risk
Earlier recovery in the telecoms business and lower lead costs.
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