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InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) reported a decent 16% YoY growth in Q3FY17 EDELWEISS 4D RATINGS
revenue to INR49.9bn driven by 38.1% YoY spurt in RPKM. However, pax Absolute Rating HOLD
yield pressure sustained in this quarter as well—corrected 16% YoY to Rating Relative to Sector Outperform
INR3.48/RPKM (Q3FY16: INR4.14/RPKM). On the cost front, fuel/ASKM Risk Rating Relative to Sector High
spiked 6% YoY to INR1.18; cost/ASKM (ex-fuel) fell 8% YoY to INR1.90. Sector Relative to Market None
Overall, EBITDAR margin plummeted ~1,000bps YoY to 28.9%. As a result,
PAT at INR4.9bn fell 25% YoY. The company is firm on its aggressive
MARKET DATA (R: , B: INDIGO IN)
expansion plan (25% YoY ASKM increase in Q4) despite engine-related
CMP : INR 845
issues in A320 Neo’s. As we roll over to FY19E, we expect pressure on Target Price : INR 947
yields and increase in fuel cost to cloud performance. Maintain ‘HOLD’ with 52-week range (INR) : 1,095 / 775
revised target price of INR947 (INR932 earlier). Share in issue (mn) : 361.5
M cap (INR bn/USD mn) : 305 / 4,560
Pressure on yields aggravates along with jump in fuel cost Avg. Daily Vol.BSE/NSE(‘000) : 523.7
IndiGo continued to clock healthy volume (RPKM) growth of 38.1% YoY, but capacity
SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (%)
(ASKM) grew only 33.8%, resulting in 270bps YoY improvement in load factor.
Management reiterated strategy to match competition’s fares. This has reflected in Current Q2FY17 Q1FY17
average passenger yield dropping 16% YoY. Ancillary revenue grew 12.5% YoY with Promoters * 85.9 85.9 85.9
overall revenue spurt of 16% YoY to INR49.9bn. On the cost front, fuel/ASKM spiked 6% MF's, FI's & BK’s 1.1 1.8 1.6
YoY to INR1.18 (fuel price up 7.5% YoY). Cost/ASKM (ex-fuel) fell 7.9% YoY due to higher FII's 6.3 5.2 5.9
aircraft utilisation and improved employee productivity. EBITDAR margin plummeted Others 6.7 7.1 6.6
* Promoters pledged shares : NIL
~1,000bps YoY to 28.9%. As a result, PAT at INR4.9bn dipped 25% YoY. (% of share in issue)
Fleet expansion plan intact despite A320 Neo issue PRICE PERFORMANCE (%)
Given the operational issues of A320 Neo engines (though despatch related, the Stock Nifty
promised lower fuel burn delivered), IndiGo has scaled back Neo inductions for the year 1 month (5.6) 5.0
(to 20 from 24 earlier). However, management has maintained guidance of 133 aircrafts 3 months (3.6) 9.2
at FY17 end and estimates ASKM growth of 25% YoY for Q4FY17. Also, it expects to end 12 months (1.3) 24.1
FY18 with more than the initially guided estimate of 154 planes.
As % of net revenues
Aircraft fuel expenses 34 28 38 34 35 35
Employee cost 10.6 10.8 12.2 11.0 11.0 10.2
Selling and Dist. Exp. 6.5 5.3 6.9 6.4 6.6 6.4
Other operating expenses 19.8 17.1 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.4
EBITDAR 28.9 38.9 23.2 28.7 28.0 28.9
Depreciation 2.4 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.2
Aircraft lease rentals 16.4 15.3 18.5 16.8 16.8 17.2
Interest expenditure 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.7 0.9
Reported net profit 9.8 15.1 3.4 8.9 8.2 7.8
Change in Estimates
FY17E FY18E
New Old % change New Old % change Comments
Net Revenue 187,354 193,009 (2.9) 233,276 239,185 (2.5)
EBITDAR 52,448 60,484 (13.3) 67,464 75,186 (10.3) Change in fuel and yield
assumptions
EBITDAR margins 28.0 31.3 28.9 31.4
Adjusted PAT 15,697 20,612 (23.8) 18,140 24,983 (27.4)
Net Profit Margin 8.4 10.7 7.8 10.4
Capex 2,701 2,517 7.3 4,000 4,000 0.0
Company Description
IndiGo, operated by Interglobe Aviation Limited, having commenced operations in August
2006 with a single aircraft has grown its fleet over the years and is now leader in the
domestic airline industry with 35.6% market share (December 2015). The airline, with a
modest beginning, has significantly outpaced market and its peers since 2008 having
clocked 29.5% CAGR in passenger growth versus industry CAGR of 6.7% and has been the
only profitable airline in India for the past seven years.
Investment Theme
Indian domestic aviation market has been clocking healthy growth rates driven by the
changing socio-economic profile of the Indian consumers with increasing income levels
amidst low level of air travel penetration in India. We expect robust growth to continue
owing to competitive pricing of air travel vs the substitutes, growth in tourism and leisure
travel and the need for air travel driven by geographical distribution of the Indian working
population.
With a uniform AirBus A320 fleet having average age of 3.2 years (100 numbers, as of
December, 2015), IndiGo has reaped multiple benefits. IndiGo has been taking big bets of
placing bulk purchase orders for aircraft/engines helping it negotiate favourable terms with
the OEMs. The airline flies limited point-to-point destinations selected based on
attractiveness of market. All this has helped company have the lowest cost structure in the
highly competitive industry.
The company has been delivering best in class performance thereby gaining market share.
Despite being largely domestic focused IndiGo has aircraft utilization levels being the best in
the industry at 11.6 Hrs/aircraft/day consistently. Further, its comfortable liquidity position
and healthy B/S enables IndiGo to take delivery of aircrafts and grow in a competitive
scenario.
Key Risks
Sharp uptick in ATF prices (accounted for 50% of revenues in past) and INR depreciation
(bulk of cost is USD denominated) will impact profitability given high price sensitivity of the
Indian consumer leaving limited ability to pass on costs.
Economic slowdown putting pressure on demand for corporate / leisure travel will impact
load factors and hence profitability given the high operating leverage structure of the airline
business.
Existing airports at the Indian metros like Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata running at peak
capacity could prove to be bottlenecks for growth.
Financial Statements
Key Assumptions Income statement (INR mn)
Year to March FY16 FY17E FY18E FY19E Year to March FY16 FY17E FY18E FY19E
Macro Net revenue 161,399 187,354 233,276 270,203
GDP(Y-o-Y %) 7.2 6.5 7.1 7.7 Aircraft fuel expenses 48,930 64,907 81,712 85,867
Inflation (Avg) 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.2 Employees Costs 17,899 20,656 23,754 27,555
Repo rate (exit rate) 6.8 6.3 6.3 6.3 Selling and Dist. Exp. 9,366 12,274 15,008 18,197
USD/INR (Avg) 65.0 67.5 69.0 69.0 Operating expenses 28,998 37,069 45,337 53,061
Sector Total operating expenses 105,193 134,906 165,811 184,680
Domestic pax growth(%) 22.0 21.0 18.0 16.0 EBITDAR 56,206 52,448 67,464 85,523
Domestic ASKM growth(%) 15.2 20.0 18.0 16.0 Aircraft Lease Rentals 26,122 31,444 40,089 49,011
Domestic oil price(INR/Ltr) 47.9 47.6 52.0 53.0 Depreciation 5,031 4,741 5,205 5,525
Company EBIT 25,053 16,264 22,170 30,986
Average fleet size(No) 98.4 117.6 141.5 163.5 Add: Other income 4,613.93 6,355.14 4,203.72 4,352.58
Avg. flying hours (Hrs) 12.4 13.2 13.2 13.2 Less: Interest Expense 1,349 3,155 2,188 2,098
Employee Exp. Growth(%) 50.6 15.4 15.0 16.0 Profit Before Tax 28,319 19,464 24,186 33,241
S&D Exp/pax (INR) 283 275 275 285 Less: Provision for Tax 8,392 4,116 6,047 8,310
Airport chg/dep (INR) 59,647 61,665 63,000 64,500 Reported Profit 19,927 15,348 18,140 24,931
Maint. Cost/B Hr (USD) 182 200 200 200 Adjusted Profit 19,927 15,697 18,140 24,931
Lease rent/Aircrart (USDmn) 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.8 Shares o /s (mn) 360 361 361 361
Pax growth (%) 31.4 34.9 22.3 17.0 Diluted shares o/s (mn) 360 361 361 361
Pax yield/RPKM 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.3 Adj. Diluted EPS (INR) 55.3 43.4 50.2 69.0
Cargo rev as % of pax 12.8 14.4 14.4 14.4 Adjusted Cash EPS 72.3 55.6 64.6 84.3
Tax rate (%) 25.8 21.2 25.0 25.0 Dividend per share (DPS) 42.8 34.7 40.1 55.2
Additional Data
Directors Data
Mr. Devadas Mallya Chairman and Nonexecutive Independent Director Mr. Rahul Bhatia Non-executive Director
Mr. Rakesh Gangwal Non-executive Director Dr. Anupam Khanna Non-executive Independent Director
Ms. Rohini Bhatia Non-executive Director Mr. Aditya Ghosh President and Whole-time Director
Holding – Top10
Perc. Holding Perc. Holding
IGE Mauritius 0.9 Jupiter Invst Mgmt 0.72
Motilal Oswal Asset Mgmt 0.65 Pictet Funds 0.33
Norges Bank 0.33 FMR 0.32
Vanguard Group 0.3 Davis Selected Advisors 0.27
BNP Paribas 0.24 BNP Paribas Asset Mgmt 0.19
*in last one year
Bulk Deals
Data Acquired / Seller B/S Qty Traded Price
No Data Available
*in last one year
Insider Trades
Reporting Data Acquired / Seller B/S Qty Traded
14 Dec 2016 Sanjay Kumar Sell 91360.00
14 Dec 2016 VINEET MITTAL Sell 26071.00
28 Sep 2016 Sanjay Kumar Sell 20000.00
13 Jul 2016 Sanjeev Ramdas Sell 39000.00
13 Jul 2016 Alphonso Dass Sell 33590.00
*in last one year
ABSOLUTE RATING
Ratings Expected absolute returns over 12 months
Sector return is market cap weighted average return for the coverage universe
within the sector
SECTOR RATING
Ratings Criteria
Overweight (OW) Sector return > 1.25 x Nifty return
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