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Metals

Steel to outperform base metals despite short-term headwinds

INDIA | METALS | SECTOR INITIATION

26 June 2019

Despite recent headwinds, we believe that the domestic steel industry is in a better position than global peers. Though demand-related issues (weak auto, trade war and possibly below average monsoon) will put pressure on steel companies in the short term, 2H demand will improve on the government’s continued focus on infrastructure, construction, and housing, which represents +50% of India’s steel use. Incorporating auto weakness, Indian steel should grow 6% in FY20 against FY19’s 7.5%; it will pick up pace to 7% in FY21. This growth would still entail multi-year-high industry utilisation, as major capacity additions are still over a year away and a large part of incremental production from the resolution of stressed assets has already been absorbed (most plants are running at utilisation levels of c.80%, so further growth would need fresh investments). Ferrous players will perform better than non-ferrous ones due to the former’s better domestic steel demand dynamics, higher government support, and less reliance on exports.

Indian demand to remain healthy: Indian steel demand growth will be one of the strongest in major producing and consuming countries, primarily fuelled by government spending. With the government’s thrust on infrastructure and a slew of other measures announced (such as National Steel Policy), Indian steel consumption growth should be c.6% in FY20 (incorporating weak auto demand) and 7% in FY21 (on higher government infra spending).

China’s all-time-high steel production, trade war to fuel volatility: The fear of ever-increasing steel production, in the backdrop of perceptions that Chinese consumption is slowing due to the escalating trade war, may trigger some short-term volatility and put pressure on prices. However, the internal Chinese demand was better than expected since its unorganised market is shifting towards becoming organised. Though the industry sees exports from China increasing, we reckon that they will remain manageable. The impact of the trade war will be negated somewhat by China’s own government stimulus, infra projects, and a proactive credit policy.

Aluminium to report a deficit; zinc markets moving to surplus: Global primary aluminium production is likely to lag behind demand growth for the next couple of years, as no significant supply-projects will commission outside China. Most market participants believe aluminium will report a deficit of 1.0-1.9mn tonnes in 2019, which coupled with low inventory levels, will support prices.

Zinc saw a deficit of 384KT in 2018. However, we see the demand-supply gap narrowing in 2019 on higher mine production as the Dugald River Mine ramps up and Gamsberg, New Century Resources, and Hellyer Tailings’ projects commission. International Zinc and Lead Study Group (IZLSG) expects 2019 zinc deficit to come down to c.121KT while we expect a balanced market. It then expects the market to eventually move to surplus in the next couple of years. We see zinc LME hovering around US$ 2,500-2,600/t in 2019 before falling by US$ 100-150/t in 2020.

What do we like? We are bullish on the ferrous space and prefer companies that are poised to take advantage of the domestic demand-supply gap. We favour companies that can provide significant earnings growth in the next couple of years on volume ramp up and de-leveraging. JSPL, Tata Steel and NMDC are our top picks – on improving domestic profitability and possible significant debt reduction. SAIL is also an interesting pick as it will benefit from demand pull, but volume execution capabilities need to be tested.

In the non-ferrous segment, we are more inclined towards Hindalco, based on stable business and expected continuation of de-leveraging after the Aleris purchase. Vedanta is also trading at a discount to its historical average and can be a good dividend yield story. However, we are cautiously optimistic on this stock based on recent corporate governance issues, zinc market moving to surplus, and the tricky nature of the oil and gas business.

Companies Tata Steel Reco BUY

CMP, Rs 497

Target Price, Rs 640

Jindal Steel & Power Reco BUY

CMP, Rs 143


SAIL Reco BUY

CMP, Rs 49

Target Price, Rs 58

JSW Steel Reco SELL

CMP, Rs 267


National Mineral Development Corporation

Reco BUY

CMP, Rs 110


Hindalco Reco BUY

CMP, Rs 203


Hindustan Zinc Reco NEUTRAL

CMP, Rs 231


Vedanta Reco BUY

CMP, Rs 169


National Aluminium Co Reco NEUTRAL

CMP, Rs 50

Target Price, Rs 56

Vikash Singh, Research Analyst (+ 9122 6246 4128) [email protected]


METALS SECTOR INITIATION

Table of Contents

Ferrous: Steel ······················································································· 3

Non-ferrous: Aluminium ····································································· 9

Zinc: Incremental supply to erode deficit ·········································· 12

Companies Section

Tata Steel ···························································································· 15

Jindal Steel & Power ··········································································· 22

SAIL ······································································································· 28

JSW Steel ····························································································· 33

NMDC ·································································································· 39

Hindalco ······························································································· 45

Hindustan Zinc ··················································································· 52

Vedanta ······························································································· 57

Nalco ··································································································· 64



Ferrous: Steel

Indian steel demand CAGR to be c.6.4% over FY19-21 We believe that the Indian steel industry is in a sweet spot vs. other peer countries. According to the World Steel Association (WSA), in their April 2019 short-rage outlook, India is likely to remain one of the fastest growing steel markets with over 7.1% growth in 2019 and 7.2% in 2020. However, we are building in a lower growth rate of 6% in FY20 to incorporate stress in the auto sector. Overall, we expect Indian steel consumption CAGR at 6.4% over FY19-21, implying cumulative additional steel requirement of c.14mn tonnes over the next couple of years. This will push up the industry-wide capacity utilisations to multi-year highs, which would continue to support operating performance.

Consumption and utilisation

We expect production CAGR of 6-7% over FY19-21. As new capacity additions are +1 years away, utilisation levels will improve meaningfully

EBITDA margins to improve

Despite some softening in FY20, overall margins are likely to remain much better than FY16-18 levels

Source: JPC, PhillipCapital India Research Estimates

Consolidation: Top-5 players to command over 60% market share The IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code) process has provided Indian steel majors with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to increase their dominance in the domestic market with relative ease. In FY17, top-5 producers accounted for c.55% of India’s supply. This increased to c.63% after Tata acquired Bhushan Steel and Usha Martin and JSW acquired Bhushan Power and Monnet Ispat. These acquisitions of stressed steel assets and subsequent consolidation will help incumbents to strengthen their operating performance with the advantages of logistics and product-mix.

Major players to continue their market dominance mn tonnes FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20E FY21E

Tata Steel 11.0 12.2 12.7 12.8 12.9

JSW 14.8 15.6 15.6 16.0 17.5

JSPL 3.5 3.8 5.1 6.3 7.0

SAIL 13.1 14.1 14.1 15.6 17.0

Bhushan Steel 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.6 5.1

Bhushan Power 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.7

Essar Steel 5.3 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.5

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited 3.7 4.4 4.9 5.4 6.0

Total by major players 57.1 61.3 64.8 69.1 74.7

% of Indian demand 67.9% 67.6% 66.4% 66.8% 67.5%

Source: JPC, PhillipCapital India Research Estimates

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NPA assets sorted; no risk of oversupply As per our estimates, around 23-25mn tonnes of stressed steelmaking capacity came under the IBC process. However, most of these facilities were already running at 65-75% utilisation levels before IBC. Except Essar, most larger stressed assets have already been acquired by incumbents and ramped up to 80-90% utilisation levels. These assets are slated to contribute an additional 3-4mn tonnes of steel (at best) in the next 12-18 months, after which they would need more capex to enhance production. Given the huge difficulty in setting up greenfield plants (regulatory hurdles and cost/time overruns) and as brownfield expansions are at least 12-15 months away, we do not foresee any significant oversupply concerns in the domestic market. Government support – such as National Steel Policy and BIS Standard Certification – will continue to keep some check on imports.

Current status of stressed assets

Company

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Debt FY18

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Essar Steel 10.0 508 NCLT approved Arcelor-Mittal’s bid; Ruias filed court case against resolution; Matter is sub-judice

Bhushan Steel 5.6 555 Tata Steel has acquired Bhushan at Rs 352bn +12.2% equity

Monnet Ispat & Power 1.5 134 JSW Steel - AION Capital won Monnet for Rs 37bn

Electrosteel Steels 1.5 122 Vedanta acquired assets for Rs 5bn

Bhushan Power & Steel 3.0 470 JSW Steel acquired Bhushan Power for Rs 197 bn. To take over in a month’s time

Visa Steel 0.5 42 Promoters challenged NCLT in Orissa Court; Matter is subjudice

Adhunik Metalliks 0.5 52 Liberty Group defaulted payments; banks may re-evaluate Maharashtra Seamless bid.

Jai Balaji Industries 1.0 36 SBI approached NCLT.

Source: Company, PhillipCapital India Research

Note: Debt includes unpaid interest

Domestic prices close to import-parity; expect prices to stabilise On a mom basis, most geographies saw steel prices correcting by US$ 30-50/t (China prices were down US$ 24/t). Indian HRC prices have also fallen by Rs 1,000-1,500/t in the last one and half month. Current domestic prices are trading at just c.2% discount to imported Chinese prices. However, for South Korea, domestic prices are at a premium of c. Rs 1,000/t. We do not expect any considerable fall in steel prices as iron-ore and coking-coal prices are still higher and the global cost curve has increased meaningfully over the last 3-4 months. For India, given the base case of US$ 489/t (the anti-dumping reference price), we believe that most of the price correction has already taken place; prices should stabilise at Rs 40,000-41,000/t.

Import-parity calculation Price China South Korea

CIF 505 540

Exchange rate 70.0 70.0

Price in INR 35,350 37,800

Landing charges @1% 354 378

Assessable Value 35,704 38,178

Basic custom Duty @ 12.5% 4,463 Nil

Total 40,166 38,178

Other charges (warehousing, port etc.) 1,000 1,000

Total landed cost 41,166 39,178

Domestic HRC - Mumbai price 40,250 40,250

Import price -premium / (discount) 916 (1,072)




Governments will continue protectionist stance Governments of various countries such as in the US and in countries in Europe have adopted a protectionist stance. After the US’ imposition of Section 232 and Europe’s quota system, India became an easy target for China and some other steel exporting countries, putting pressure on its domestic industry. Now that the election is over, we expect the government to keep an eye on steel inflows and levy a safeguard duty or review the anti-dumping duty (AD) as well if necessary. The HRC reference rate of US$ 489/t was put in place two years ago when the CoP (cost of production) was much lower with iron ore at US$ 70-75/t and coking coal at US$ 90-95/t. Since then, iron ore prices have risen to US$ 110+ and coking coal to US$ 200+, so CoP has jumped US$ 110-130/t. This, coupled with increased imports, prompted the industry’s demand of a review of the AD. The government would be keen to keep an eye on the health of the steel industry and would protect it if needed because it has just successfully completed IBC for the steel sector, and those assets need some time to ramp up and start paying back dues.

China slowdown feared due to escalating trade war The newly escalated tariff war between the US and China has ignited fears of a global slowdown. Till date, the US has imposed tariffs on US$ 250bn worth of goods and threatened to impose tariffs on the remaining US$ 325bn. China has reacted with tariffs on US goods worth US$ 110bn. A positive is that despite fresh rounds of tariff increases, both countries are trying to find solutions. A quick look at the last five years of US imports from China suggests that direct metals (ferrous and base metals) exposure is very limited at an average 2.5% of total gross imports in value terms. However, the weight of indirect imports related to heavy-metal user industries is higher at c.16.6%; this list includes machines/tools, telecom equipment, auto, railways/aircrafts, and industrial engines. Though it is difficult to assess the exact impact of trade wars, we believe that the effectiveness of new tariffs would be limited, as most of the downside has already been factored in due to different anti-dumping and other duties/tariff imposed in past.

Tariff imposed by different countries against China

Source: World Trade Organisation



Chinese steel demand could outperform expectations once again In the last three years, Chinese demand growth has repeatedly outperformed the World Steel Association’s expectations. In its October 2018 short-range outlook, WSA had predicted Chinese unadjusted consumption growing by 6% in 2018 and demand growth remaining flat in 2019. However, actual demand growth in 2018 turned out to be higher at c.8%. Now WSA is building in a demand growth of 1% for 2019 (higher than its earlier flat prediction) and a 1% fall in 2020. Considering higher than expected demand in 5MFY19, we are building in 3% demand growth for 2019 (higher than WSA’s forecast) and a fall of 1% in 2020 (in line).

WSA forecast vs. actual Chinese demand WSA Forecast

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Note: 2017 and 2018 unadjusted Chinese demand grew c.12% and c.8% respectively.

Infra projects and soft stimulus will aid China’s demand But Chinese appetite for metals will sustain (albeit at a bit lower rate) in 2019 because of investments in infrastructure and railways. In 2018, China spent CNY 803bn on its railways, despite a lower allocated budget of CNY 732bn. In 2019, the country has planned to lay tracks over 6,800km (including c.3,200km high-speed), which is c.40% higher than its plan for 2018 (as per Bloomberg estimates, each US$ 1mn investment in railways could entail c.34 tonnes of steel). China also plans to invest CNY 1.8tn on construction of roads and highways and has several mega projects lined up – such as the New Silk Road (one belt one road project has the potential of over 250mn tonnes of cumulative steel consumption) and the construction of dams and ports. Last year, while the Chinese government had put several restrictions on its credit channel to limit excess credit growth and control/reduce shady channels, it was also embroiled in a trade war with the US, putting pressure on its economy. This prompted Chinese authorities to rebalance their approach to debt and they took soft stimulus measures such as relaxation of the reserve ratio (twice in 2019 till date) and tax cuts for businesses. Spurred by relaxed government regulations and proactive Chinese monetary measures, China’s property (industry experts peg growth at 8% in 2019), infra, and construction demand has been robust in the first four months of 2019 (which account for +50% of annual demand), although we see a few months of lower demand as the Chinese property market enters a seasonally weak monsoon period. China’s production to peak in 2019; risk of higher steel export is limited Chinese effective production grew 6.6% in 2018 to 928mn tonnes, despite 150mn tpa capacity curtailment since 2016. Though the country has achieved its capacity-cuts target two years ahead of schedule, it has hinted at continued steel-sector reforms by bringing down its total capacity even more – to 1bn tonnes in the next 5 years. Hebei, with a 25% share of domestic steel production in China, plans to cut its crude-steel capacity by 14mn tonnes in 2019; this, after eliminating 12.3mn tonnes last year. We believe that since most of the redundant capacities in China are already eliminated, it may now focus on consolidation in the industry by merging or closing small mills and clamping down on zombie companies.



Chinese demand-supply expectations Mn tonnes 2017 2018 2019E 2020E

China - reported 832 928 993 983

Growth (%) 2.9% 11.6% 7.0% -1.0%

Induction - unreported 39 - - -

Total Production 871 928 993 983

Increase (%) 1.5% 6.6% 7.0% -1.0%

Consumption 774 835 860 851

8.2% 7.9% 3.0% -1.0%

Export 76 70 78 80

Import 13 13 13 13

Net Export 62 56 65 67

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Source: WSA, Bloomberg, PhillipCapital India Research

Margins under pressure; to check unrelenting production Chinese domestic steel prices have fallen US$ 45-50/t in the last couple of months on trade-war fears. During the same period, iron ore prices have jumped by US$ 20-22/t (24%), squeezing the spreads. Current steel spreads (at c.CNY 170-180/t or US$ 25-30/t) are significantly lower than peak spreads (of CNY 1,150-1,200/t or US$ 175-178/t) and the last year’s average (CNY 613/t or US$ 89/t); so any further fall in realisations due to demand concerns will erode the profitability of mills and may lead to losses as well. This in turn will prompt mills to curtail supplies – to restore market equilibrium. We expect the profitability of Chinese mills to hover at around CNY 300-350/t in the longer run. Spreads may get a boost if there is a positive outcome on the global trade-war front.

Chinese steel mill profitability

Current spreads are at c.US$ 25/t, closer to 2-year lows. A fall from here

would translate to production curtailments

Tangshan BF utilisation rate

Relaxed environment norms last winter led to higher capacity utilisation

Source: WAS, Bloomberg, PhillipCapital India Research

China’s demand indicators are a mixed bag China’s major ‘real demand’ indicators are showing mixed trends. While automobile demand is clearly under pressure, the steel PMI, calculated on steel-user-industry PMI, has improved in March, even as new car registrations kept slowing. While China’s GDP growth rate has moderated in the recent years, it is still hovering at a reasonable 6.0-6.5%, signalling stable steel demand.

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China: Newly started floor space

Construction sector accounts for over 50% of Chinese demand. Growth in

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China: Newly registered motor vehicles

Chinese new-vehicle registrations indicate auto segment demand remains

poor. Source: Bloomberg

China Caixin Manufacturing PMI

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China: GDP vs. steel consumption growth

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Non-ferrous: Aluminium

Global market to stay in deficit in 2019 Global primary aluminium production will lag behind demand growth for the next couple of years, as no significant supply project is commissioning outside of China. Most market participants expect 2019 demand to grow at 2-3% and production at a lower 1-2%, implying aluminium deficit of 1.0-1.9mn tonnes in 2019. While China is likely to report balanced to marginal surplus aluminium in 2019, the rest of the world is likely to see significant deficits. As per Rusal, the aluminium markets are staring at 2-3 years of deficit due to stricter norms and lack of planned capacities. Aluminium markets are likely to be in deficit for the next two years

Global aluminium demand-supply balance

Global aluminium inventory days

Source: Rusal

Aluminium price downside limited The last six months have been difficult for the aluminium sector, as prices have fallen because of a host of factors such as the end of Rusal sanctions, higher exports from China, increasing fear of a global slowdown, and a fall in input prices (such as of alumina and carbon). However, energy prices (which account for c.30-35% of CoP) have started inching up again. This, coupled with wafer-thin margins for Chinese non-integrated smelters, are likely to arrest a further fall in aluminium prices. We expect LME aluminium to settle at around US$ 1,800-1,900/t.

Aluminium inventories and price trend

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Falling Chinese smelter profitability to support prices A recent steep fall in aluminium prices has taken a toll on the profitability of Chinese smelters. Current profitability stands at c.CNY 2,300/t for smelters with captive power generation; smelters dependent on grid power are making losses of c.CNY 350/t. The long-term average spread was CNY 3,600 for captive smelters and CNY 980 for non-captive grid smelters. As per Rusal, at current SHFE (Shanghai Futures Exchange) price of CNY 14,000/t, nearly 5.6mn tonnes (16%) of Chinese capacities would start making losses. Considering this, we believe that the probability of a further fall in aluminium prices is currently low.

China: Aluminium profitability with captive power plant

China: Aluminium profitability with grid power

Source: Bloomberg

Cost dynamics are supportive of aluminium prices Current prices for major raw materials such as alumina anode and coal are down by c.US$ 125/t, US$ 90/t and US$ 17/t over their CY18 averages, while aluminium prices have moderated by US$ 345/t over the same period. At the same time, as per CRU (a commodity research company), most carbon-based raw material prices are likely to remain range-bound for longer than previously anticipated, due to supply-side reforms in China. Since the fall in realisations is steeper than fall in costs, spreads for non-integrated players have reduced significantly. Many Chinese players are still making lower-than-average long-term margins, which we believe should support aluminium realisations.

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Winter cuts? China continues to add capacity at a net level China has imposed capacity cuts for the aluminium sector, as it did for steel, to curb pollution during the winter season – effectively for four months. As per an estimate, 3-4mn tonnes of capacities were shut down, which depressed annual aluminium production by 1.0-1.2mn tonnes. Out of this, over 1mn tonnes have resumed production. Overall, China continues to add more efficient capacity mainly in provinces such as Inner Mongolia, which has coal-based cheap captive power. We estimate that China has actually added 500KT of net capacity in 2018, and will add another 1-2mn tonnes of new smelting capacities over the next couple of years, which would more than offset a large part of the illegal capacity that it trimmed during the last one year. However, given that the Chinese demand is likely to grow at around 3%, incremental demand is likely to absorb a large part of the capacity addition.

Chinese capacity movement

Source: Antaike Rusal, PhillipCapital

Chinese exports remained higher… but we don’t feel concerned yet For the last 2-3 years, China’s average monthly exports were close to 400KT. However, in 2018, its aluminium exports rose to record high levels of 5.8mn tonnes, a 21% yoy increase, as US sanctions on Rusal spurred demand for Chinese metals. Even in 2019, Chinese monthly exports continued to stay c.500KT, as Chinese smelters tried to export maximum quantity to capture the market vacated by Rusal and to frontload the shipments, as tariffs increased to 25% from 10%. Given the intensifying trade war, we expect Chinese exports to remain elevated in the short term, before stabilising later in the year. Moreover, domestic demand-supply may rebalance on falling profitability and stimulus packages by the Chinese government.

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Zinc deficit may narrow on increasing mine supply Global zinc demand growth remained flat in 2018 while mine supply improved 1.3% because of early commissioning of the Dugald River Project in Australia. We expect the demand-supply gap to narrow in 2019 because of higher mine production due to a ramp up of the Dugald River mine and the commissioning of Gamsberg, New Century Resource, and Hellyer Tailings’ projects. IZLSD expects 2019 zinc deficit at c.121KT, down from 384KT last year (we expect deficit to be lower), eventually moving to a surplus in 2020-21. Industry expects 2019 zinc demand growth at just 1% and supply to c.6% to 13.5mn tonnes. Majority of the incremental supply is expected be driven by a 29% increase from Australia and c.3% increase from China. India’s supply is also set to jump c.10%.

Zinc market balance

Source: Vedanta

The recent sharp jump in spot TC (treatment charge) also indicates an easing concentrate market. However, considering that major zinc supply is controlled by 2-3 large players, we expect them to apply some supply-side discipline to arrest the fall in zinc prices beyond a point. We are building in FY20 zinc prices at US$ 2,600 and US$ at 2,500 for FY21, with an estimated swing of ±US$ 50/t depending on market sentiment.

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Zinc: Inventories-to-consumption ratio

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Tata Steel (TATA IN)

Quest to regain the top spot

INDIA | METALS | INITIATING COVERAGE

26 June 2019

Tata Steel is the oldest and still most profitable steel manufacturer in India due to access to captive raw material. It controls close to 20mn tpa capacity in India through owned and subsidiary companies, and c.12mn tonnes in Europe. The Indian mill is backed by captive iron-ore and coking-coal mines, which fulfil 100% and 30% of its requirements, respectively. European businesses tend to depend on purchased raw material. Tata lost its top place to JSW Steel a few years ago, as the latter expanded very aggressively, but the IBC process has presented Tata with the unique opportunity to tap stressed assets and quickly increase its capacities. Today, Tata, along with its steel-producing subsidiaries, is at par with JSW in terms of production capabilities. It is also undertaking a 5-mn-tpa expansion at its Kalinganagar facility to consolidate its market-leadership position. Recently it sold majority stake in its South East Asia operations, where it used to execute volumes of 2.6mn tonnes. Consolidating market position in India Tata Steel’s domestic capacities jumped c.50% on its Bhushan Steel (5.6mn tpa) and Usha Martin acquisitions (1mn tpa), which will not only help it strengthen its position in eastern India, but also help it to consolidate its market leadership in value-added products, especially in the auto segment. Both plants are in eastern India, which is closer to Tata’s existing plants, which will drive synergies. Both plants also have provisions to enhance capacities, which should take care of future growth. Focus on India to improve profitability The profitability of Tata Steel’s Indian operations has always been significantly better than its global ventures due to access to captive raw material. Over the last couple of years, Tata has partially or fully exited loss-making or low-margin businesses and diverted its investments to grow its India business. Exiting South East Asia would alone have improved consolidated EBITDA/t by c.8%. The possibility of hiving of its European steel business will significantly improve consolidated EBITDA/t and return ratios. Debt peaked out; expect leverage to go down by c.10% in a couple of years Organic/inorganic acquisitions have pushed debt to c. Rs 1tn in FY19. Though, Tata has plans to increase its Kalinganagar facility by 5mn tpa with a capex of Rs 235bn (spread over 4-5 years) consolidated debt is set to reduce by c.Rs 100bn over FY19-21, aided by Rs 10bn on the sale of a majority stake in Nat Steel, and Rs 70bn debt repayment guidance on incremental cash flow in FY20. Overall, we expect net debt to reduce by 10% to Rs 850bn in FY21 on repayments and businesses hive offs, thus bringing down interest costs. Outlook and valuation We re-initiate our coverage on Tata Steel with a Buy rating and an SOTP target of Rs 575. Renewed focus on the Indian market and exiting poor performing overseas subsidiaries will allow the company to improve its operating performance and return ratios meaningfully. Better access to captive resources, already strong brand equity in the value-added products basket, and incremental cash flows will help improve performance and reduce debt. Key risks

Outlook for the European business has deteriorated of late. Challenges: Failure to find a buyer or a sale at poorer terms than the Thyssen JV.

Indian demand is likely to remain high aided by government spend. Any fall in this and delays in demand picking up may play spoil sport for the company.

BUY CMP RS 497 TARGET RS 640 (+29%) COMPANY DATA

O/S SHARES (MN) : 1146

MARKET CAP (RSBN) : 548

MARKET CAP (USDBN) : 7.9

52 - WK HI/LO (RS) : 647 / 442

LIQUIDITY 3M (USDMN) : 75.3

PAR VALUE (RS) : 10

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FII / NRI : 14.7 15.2 15.2

FI / MF : 29.1 29.0 29.8

NON PRO : 5.9 5.5 5.2

PUBLIC & OTHERS : 17.2 17.2 16.7

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Net Sales 1,576.7 1,538.2 1,561.1

EBIDTA 293.8 253.0 276.3

Net Profit 93.1 71.4 86.0

EPS, Rs 81.3 62.3 75.1

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TATA STEEL INITIATING COVERAGE

Consolidating its market position in India Tata Steel has successfully acquired Bhushan Steel and Usha Martin (through a subsidiary) under the IBC process, strengthening its product profile as well as geographical position in eastern India. The combined capacity of both the plants is around 6.6mn tonnes, translating to a c.50% increase in Tata Steel’s domestic capacity to almost 20mn tonnes. Both plants have provisions to enhance capacities in the future, which would have the potential to take total capacity to 30mn tpa by 2025 at a relatively lower capex. Bhushan Steel (BSL) has a predominantly value-added flat-steel product portfolio, supplying to the auto/white goods and construction industry. Usha Martin provides Tata an opportunity to flex its muscles in the long-products portfolio (infra-driven demand expected for the next couple of years).

Tata Steel group capacity trend

Note: Tata Steel India also includes subsidiaries’ capacities (Tata Sponge

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Note: Tata includes its subsidiaries; JSW includes Bhushan Power and

Monnet Ispat Source: PhillipCapital India Research

Raw material security to remain intact till 2030 Tata Steel has Environment Clearance (EC) of 29mn tonnes for iron-ore mines, which are currently sufficient for its entire capacity, and for c.25% of Bhushan Steel’s (to supply 2mn tonnes). It is planning to take its iron-ore mining capacity to 49mn tonnes for it to remain 100% captive. Simultaneously, it plans to raise its coking coal capacity to maintain 25% self-sufficiency (the West Bokaro open-cast mine will expand to 6mn tpa from c.3mn now). Its manganese ore mines are also valid till 2030. While the Sukhina chrome-ore mine is due to expire in 2020, we expect the company to win the mines back; we do not expect this to have a significant bearing on its overall profitability. Higher integration to benefit Tata Steel amid rising input costs Current iron ore prices at US$ 119/t jumped c.37% in the international market following a supply crunch after the Vale Dam accident. Given that the seaborne market could report a deficit this year, we expect iron-ore prices to remain strong in 1HFY20 before softening in 2H. We expect steel prices to start inching up with a lag because of the cost-push. Tata Steel meets 100% of its iron-ore requirement from captive mines in Orissa and Jharkhand and 25-30% of its coking-coal needs. We expect steel prices to move up again (after monsoon) before stabilising at higher levels, benefitting Tata Steel the most (because of captive ore).

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Overall profitability will improve and so will return rations The profitability of Tata Steels’ Indian operations has always been significantly better than its global ventures due to access to captive raw material. Over the last couple of years, Tata has partially or fully exited loss-making or low-margin businesses and aggressively renewed its interest in the growing domestic business. Tata expects the synergies of acquiring BSL and USM to be Rs 80-90bn each over 24-36 months. It expects most of the benefits to come from raw-material integration (BSL receives a part of its raw materials from Tata Steel and USM has its own iron-ore mine) and sales and marketing harmony. Tata’s consolidated profitability and its return ratios are set for a meaningful jump, as these facilities replace loss-making international ventures.

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Source: PhillipCapital India Research

Consolidated EBITDA/t and return ratios to jump Standalone business contributes c.70% of Tata Steel’s consolidated EBITDA in FY19. The standalone business is its most profitable one, followed by Bhushan (see table below), while TSE and SE-Asia remain a drag. Tata Steel has already found buyers for its SE Asia operations and is in talks with a Chinese company to sell a part of or the entire European assets. As per our calculation, hiving off the SA Asia business would lead to an 8% improvement in its blended EBITDA. Similarly, if Tata Steel is able to hive off its European assets, its blended EBITDA would jump significantly.

Consolidated profitability improving Pre deconsolidation Post SE Asia sale Post TSE sale

EBITDA/tonne FY19P FY20E FY21E FY19P FY20E FY21E FY19P FY20E FY21E

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Europe 5,616 3,479 3,784 5,616 3,479 3,479 5,616

South East Asia 1,749 1,500 1,800

Consolidated 10,344 8,461 9,038 11,178 9,276 9,886 11,178 12,475 13,174

Source: PhillipCapital India Research Estimates

Debt peaked out; expect leverage to go down by 10% in a couple of years Tata Steel saw a significant increase in its overall debt in FY19, primarily because of BSL and USM acquisitions. Its net debt has increased to Rs 950bn at the end of FY19 from Rs 692bn at the end of FY18. At the same time, it has announced a capex of Rs 235bn (spread over 4-5 years) to enhance its Kalinganagar capacity to 8mn tpa (from 3) along with a 2.2mn tpa downstream CRM project. However, despite huge capex plans, we believe Tata Steel’s debt is set to reduce significantly over FY19-21 because of good domestic cash flows (it is guiding for a US$ 1bn net repayment) and partial reduction in net debt on sale of majority stake in Nat Steel (Rs 10bn). Overall, we

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expect debt to reduce by c.Rs 100bn to touch Rs 850bn in FY21, primarily on repayments. Kalinganagar Phase 2 expansion to improve product mix Phase 1 is fully ramped up. Phase 2 has begun (the Kalinganagar Project (KPO) – a Rs 235bn, 5mn-tpa expansion). This entails Rs 160bn for hot metal and HRC, Rs 550bn for a 2.2mn tpa CRM, and the rest for raw material projects. Given that KPO is a more advanced project, Tata would derive significant savings from it, which would probably make it the most profitable plant in the country as its coke rate at 421 KG will come down further and labour productivity will double. Additionally, Tata will manufacture high-end products in Phase 2 with a CRM mill width of 1870mm, which will help it to improve its product mix.

Tata steel capacity trend

Labour productivity to improve significantly after Phase 2

Market share trend


Bhushan has the potential for 8mn tpa capacity and synergy potential of Rs 90bn+ Bhushan’s value-added facilities are complementary to Tata Steel’s existing portfolio. Because of inadequate funds, its facilities were not utilised properly so far. Tata will have to spend some money on balancing facilities to increase this facility’s production to its full 5.6mn tpa by next year. Bhushan has other provisions in place to increase the capacity to 8-9mn tonnes at comparatively lower capex intensity. This would not only help Tata in increasing its capacity beyond 25mn tpa, but would also provide significant synergy benefits. There will be saving of US$ 15-20/tonnes from freight alone due to ‘joint buying’ with Tata Steel. Tata expects cumulative synergy benefits of over Rs 90bn in a couple of years.

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Bhushan merger to hasten synergy benefits Tata Steel is merging Tata Steel BSL (erstwhile Bhushan Steel) with itself to quickly capitalise on synergies. The swap ratio Tata Steel-to-Bhushan is set at 1:15, which seems slightly favourable for Bhushan’s minority holders. Through optionally convertible shares, Tata Steel’s shareholding has the scope to increase to 92.6% from current 72.65%. We do not expect these merger plans to face any problems. Thyssen JV called off, but we remain hopeful Thyssen and Tata decided to call of the JV since European Commission’s proposed resolution was undermining the potential synergies and profitability estimates of the JV. This has once again brought back the issues of elevated debt, possible cash drain from the standalone entity, and the profitability drag. However, Tata remains committed to sell its European assets (partly or fully) to focus on the growing Indian business. Media reports indicate that it is in talks with the Hesteel Group, China's second-largest steel producer (which has already acquired 70% stake in Tata Steel's South-East Asia operations). Though the outlook for the European business has deteriorated since talks with Thyssen failed (trade war impact, higher costs, Brexit uncertainty), we remain hopeful of some resolution; we have not factored sale in our estimates. Focus on value addition and new segments Tata Steel is focusing on developing its services and solutions portfolio (steel doors, windows, house structure) which has a huge future potential with a market size of c.Rs 1tn and expected revenue potential of c.Rs 100bn in the next 5-6 years. It is leveraging its existing dealership network and educating architects to push volumes. It expects this business to contribute 25% of total sales by 2025. Margins are c.10-20% higher than in the steel business. Tata Steel is even trying to partner with other foreign players to sell new-age material such as graphene and carbon fibres, for which it has set a revenue share target of c.10% by 2025. Under this initiative, the company plans to implement the following:

At least 30% volumes from downstream projects:

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sales from construction and auto segments.

Improve presence in value-added industrial segment and replace imported high-end auto segment demand.

Increase branded and retail sales: Plans to leverage its pan-India distribution network, which has touched 18 warehouses and 12,000 dealers after the Bhushan acquisition.

20% revenue contribution from service and solutions by 2025

Carved out a new division to offer specialised customized products in construction in FY16.

Targets pre-build houses/offices, door/windows, and customized construction solutions – replacing wooden doors with steel ones (better durability and lifecycle), pre-fabricated homes that can be assembled in 2-3 days to provide shelters (useful in natural disasters or for project-based needs).

Rs 20bn+ annualised FY19 revenue from Rs 1.2bn in FY16.

Margins are usually Rs 10,000/t more than other steel products.

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Volumes (mn t) 11.0 12.2 12.7 12.8 12.9

Realisation (Rs/t) 46,500 47,419 54,270 51,828 51,828

EBITDA (Rs/t) 9,409 12,987 16,110 14,247 14,839

Tata Steel - Bhushan

Volumes (mn t) 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.6 5.1

Realisation (Rs/t) 39,181 48,607 51,038 48,486 48,486

EBITDA (Rs/t) 8,351 6,298 9,150 7,545 8,963

Tata Steel Europe

Volumes (mn t) 9.9 10.0 9.6 9.6 9.7

Realisation (US$/t) 783 924 946 900 880

EBITDA (US$/t) 71 58 79 50 55

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Volumes (mn t) 2.6 2.5 2.5

Realisation (Rs/t) 31,590 38,016 43,718

EBITDA (Rs/t) 2,023 1,741 1,749

Consolidated EBITDA/tonne 5,274 6,678 8,709 9,276 9,886


SOTP valuation

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Tata Steel India 191,424 6.0 1,148,545 Tata Steel Europe 37,241 5.0 186,206 Bhushan Steel 45,713 5.5 251,424 Target EV

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Net Debt

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Target Price 640


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Financials

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Net sales 1,321.6 1,576.7 1,538.2 1,561.1

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Total income 1,321.6 1,576.7 1,538.2 1,561.1

Raw material expenses -521.6 -607.8 -612.7 -606.0

Employee expenses -176.1 -187.6 -171.9 -174.9

Other Operating expenses -1,102.0 -1,282.1 -1,284.4 -1,284.1

EBITDA (Core) 218.9 293.8 253.0 276.3

Growth, % 28.7 34.2 (13.9) 9.2

Margin, % 16.6 18.6 16.5 17.7

Depreciation -59.6 -73.4 -75.6 -78.6

EBIT 159.3 220.4 177.5 197.7

Growth, % 40.5 38.4 (19.5) 11.4

Margin, % 12.1 14.0 11.5 12.7

Interest paid -55.0 -76.6 -75.1 -71.7

Other Non-Operating Income 9.1 14.2 12.8 13.4

Pre-tax profit 113.4 158.0 115.1 139.4

Tax provided -34.1 -67.2 -46.1 -55.8

Profit after tax 79.3 90.8 69.1 83.6

Others (Minorities, Associates) -41.5 2.2 2.3 2.3

Net Profit 37.8 93.1 71.4 86.0

Growth, % (4.3) 146.5 (23.3) 20.4

Net Profit (adjusted) 37.8 93.1 71.4 86.0

Unadj. shares (m) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Wtd avg shares (m) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Balance Sheet Y/E Mar, Rs bn FY18 FY19 FY20e FY21e

Cash & bank 228.5 58.7 43.4 34.3

Debtors 124.2 118.1 115.2 116.9

Inventory 283.3 316.6 308.8 299.4

Loans & advances 10.7 19.9 19.4 19.7

Other current assets 32.1 76.7 76.7 76.7

Total current assets 678.8 589.9 563.6 547.0

Investments 29.9 32.1 32.5 32.8

Gross fixed assets 1,444.8 1,803.9 1,869.7 1,957.3

Less: Depreciation -479.2 -552.6 -628.2 -706.8

Add: Capital WIP 161.6 179.6 219.1 273.8

Net fixed assets 1,127.2 1,430.8 1,460.6 1,524.4

Non-current assets 251.4 274.9 268.9 272.8

Total assets 2,097.6 2,335.8 2,333.7 2,385.1

Current liabilities 556.6 610.3 589.2 606.5

Provisions 43.4 40.5 42.0 43.5

Total current liabilities 600.0 650.8 631.2 649.9

Non-current liabilities 879.5 972.1 934.9 898.2

Total liabilities 1,479.5 1,622.9 1,566.1 1,548.2

Paid-up capital 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4

Reserves & surplus 597.3 677.8 732.5 801.8

Shareholders’ equity 618.1 712.9 767.6 836.9

Total equity & liabilities 2,097.6 2,335.8 2,333.7 2,385.1

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Cash Flow Y/E Mar, Rs bn FY18 FY19 FY20e FY21e

Pre-tax profit 113.4 158.0 115.1 139.4

Depreciation 59.6 73.4 75.6 78.6

Chg in working capital -181.6 -55.5 -0.6 23.3

Total tax paid -30.2 -46.0 -45.1 -49.5

Other operating activities 168.3 0.3 0.0 0.0

Cash flow from operating activities 129.6 130.2 145.0 191.9

Capital expenditure -108.9 -377.1 -105.3 -142.4

Chg in investments 37.9 -2.2 -0.3 -0.3

Cash flow from investing activities -71.0 -379.3 -105.7 -142.7

Free cash flow 58.7 -249.0 39.3 49.1

Equity raised/(repaid) 38.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Debt raised/(repaid) 87.7 75.5 -40.2 -44.0

Dividend (incl. tax) -13.6 -17.6 -16.7 -16.7

Cash flow from financing activities 63.9 74.5 -54.6 -58.3

Net chg in cash 122.5 -174.5 -15.2 -9.2

Valuation Ratios

FY18 FY19 FY20e FY21e

Per Share data EPS (INR) 33.0 81.3 62.3 75.1

Growth, % (18.9) 146.5 (23.3) 20.4

Book NAV/share (INR) 531.6 602.0 649.8 710.3

FDEPS (INR) 33.0 81.3 62.3 75.1

CEPS (INR) 85.1 145.4 128.3 143.8

CFPS (INR) 114.3 109.7 135.3 168.2

DPS (INR) 10.0 13.0 13.0 13.0

Return ratios Return on assets (%) 7.0 7.5 6.2 6.6

Return on equity (%) 6.2 13.5 9.6 10.6

Return on capital employed (%) 9.7 10.2 8.3 8.8

Turnover ratios Asset turnover (x) 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0

Sales/Total assets (x) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Sales/Net FA (x) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0

Working capital/Sales (x) (0.1) (0.1) (0.0) (0.1)

Fixed capital/Sales (x) 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8

Receivable days 34.3 27.3 27.3 27.3

Inventory days 78.2 73.3 73.3 70.0

Payable days 67.6 61.8 60.2 61.1

Working capital days (29.4) (18.3) (16.4) (21.9)

Liquidity ratios

Current ratio (x) 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9

Quick ratio (x) 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4

Interest cover (x) 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.8

Total debt/Equity (%) 151.0 146.3 126.3 108.8

Net debt/Equity (%) 113.4 137.8 120.4 104.6

Valuation

PER (x) 17.3 6.6 7.8 6.5

PEG (x) - y-o-y growth (0.8) 0.0 (0.3) 0.3

Price/Book (x) 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7

Yield (%) 1.8 2.4 2.7 2.7

EV/Net sales (x) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9

EV/EBITDA (x) 6.1 5.3 5.7 5.1

EV/EBIT (x) 8.4 7.1 8.2 7.1



Jindal Steel & Power (JSP IN)

At an inflection point


26 June 2019

Promoted by Mr O P Jindal, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) was incorporated in 1979. The company currently operates in the steel, power, mining, and infrastructure sectors in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. Its Indian capacities includes an 8.6mn tpa steel plant in Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Angul (Odisha), 9mn tpa pellet plant in Barbil (Odisha), a 3,400 MW thermal power plant in Tamnar (Chhattisgarh), and a 258km-long 400-KV double-circuit transmission line for the distribution of power in India. Apart from this, JSPL has a 2mn tpa steel plant in the Sultanate of Oman. It operates coal and iron ore mines in Australia, South Africa, and Mozambique. Additionally, the company produces cement under the Jindal Panther brand and provides structural steel fabrication and project management services for constructing steel buildings, as well as offers engineering-based customized construction solutions. Angul to drive volume CAGR of c.17% over FY19-21 Angul’s contribution in JSPL’s steel production has already increased to c.44% from 29% earlier, and it is expected to ramp up its contribution to 55-60% in the next couple of years – driving volume CAGR of c.17% for the next couple of years. This will trigger economies of scale and bring down conversion cost (Rs 1,400/t over the next two years), boosting margins. Long-product-heavy portfolio is a positive JSPL’s product portfolio is heavily skewed towards long products and therefore its dependency on infra spends is one of the highest among large steel players. It has started receiving orders for rails from Indian railways where the margins are better. We expect long products demand to outstrip flat products based on governments infra spending, so JSPL stands to benefit the most. RoCE and RoE to improve by 220bps and 540bps by FY21 Until FY19, JSPL was making marginal losses at consolidated levels. We expect it to start reporting net profits from FY20, which would jump significantly in FY21 on improving operating performance and reducing debt. This will significantly improve the return ratio too. Debt reduction of close to Rs 85bn in the next couple of years JSPL’s net debt has already come down by c.Rs 34bn in FY19 despite its Angul capex and higher working capital requirement for the capacity ramp-up. With improving cash flows and absence of any big-ticket capex plans, we expect debt to reduce by additional Rs 85bn, which is a c. 22% reduction over the next couple of years. Outlook and valuation We re-initiate coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and an SOTP target of Rs 225. We believe the company is at an inflection point. The Angul ramp up will drive standalone EBITDA (CAGR of c.11% over FY19-21) while its Oman and power businesses will support incremental cash flows, aiding rapid de-leveraging. With its higher exposure to the longs portfolio, JSPL will benefit from India’s focus on infrastructure spending. Key risks

Our investment thesis is largely based on the Angul ramp up and improving outlook of the power sector; delays will have a bearing on our earnings assumptions.

Failure to hive off or turnaround its foreign mining assets remains a risk.





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PROMOTERS : 58.7 58.7 58.7

FII / NRI : 17.6 18.3 18.8

FI / MF : 9.1 8.8 10.6

NON PRO : 1.7 1.7 1.4

PUBLIC & OTHERS : 13.0 12.6 10.5


1MTH 3MTH 1YR

ABS -11.1 -11.4 -36.7

REL TO BSE -11.1 -15.7 -47.8

PRICE VS. SENSEX


KEY FINANCIALS

Rs mn FY19 FY20E FY21E

Net Sales 393,721 446,187 479,234

EBIDTA 84,056 88,846 97,823

Net Profit -9,331 2,007 8,304

EPS, Rs (9.6) 2.1 8.6

PER, x (16.6) 69.9 16.9

EV/EBIDTA, x 6.5 5.5 4.6

P/BV, x 0.5 0.4 0.4

ROE, % (2.9) 0.6 2.5

Debt/Equity (%) 121.8 109.1 94.1



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Angul: Key to the turnaround story; expect volume CAGR of 17%... JSPL’s turnaround story primarily revolves around a timely ramp up of the Angul plant. After commissioning of the steel melting shop (SMS) in March 2018, the company has managed to steadily ramp up the plant (Angul’s volume contribution jumped from 29% in FY18 to 44% on FY19 and it is likely to jump to 52% in FY20. In FY19, sales volumes growth was 36% yoy. JSPL has already achieved an annualised production run rate of over 6mn tonnes. We expect it to report 24% yoy volumes growth in FY20 to 6.3mn tonnes, and 11% in FY21 to 7mn tonnes. ....which will bring cost savings At the current run rate of 80% BF utilisations, Angul’s cost of production (CoP) is already at the Raigarh plant levels. Given that Angul (a more efficient new plant) has the potential to ramp up production even further by c.2.0-2.5mn tpa, it has the potential to reduce CoP by c.Rs 1,500 per tonne more. At optimum levels, JSPL has the potential to produce 8mn tpa, but we are building in a moderate volume target of 6.5mn tonnes in FY20 and 7.2mn tonnes in FY21.

Plant-wise production trend

Expect Angul plant’s production to overtake Raigarh in FY20. Almost all the incremental growth would come from the Angul ramp up

Cost trend

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production, implying Angul CoP to be lower by Rs 1,500/t over Raigarh Source: Company, PhillipCapital India Research Estimates

Better long-product demand expectations to bode well JSPL’s product portfolio is heavily skewed towards its long product portfolio and therefore its dependency on infra spends is one of the highest among large steel players. Currently, JSPL produces and sells over 80% long steel, as its plate mill is yet to ramp up to the desired level. We believe consumption of long-steel products will grow at a faster pace compared with flat-steel products, mainly because of the government’s focus on infrastructure. For FY19, the government’s revised capital expenditure was 20% higher at Rs 3.2tn on a yoy basis and funds of Rs 4.56tn have been budgeted for FY20. This will help long-steel demand to outperform the flat-steel demand, which bodes well for JSPL.

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Oman volume CAGR to be 11% JSPL’s Oman plant (2mn tpa steel plant expanding to 2.4mn tonnes) is expected to report c.11% CAGR over the next couple of years based on a continued ramp up in capacity. Product-mix benefits should accrue from sales of value-added products from the bar mill. We are building US$ 72/t of EBITDA for FY20 and US$ 75/t for FY21; also, although EBITDA/t was impacted due to lower spreads, operating performance will improve because of operating leverage and an increasing re-bar share in sales volumes.

Volumes to improve; EBITDA/t to remain steady


New PPAs may help the power business Its power plant remains underutilised due to poor demand and coal unavailability. Currently, JSPL is utilising 1,600-1,700 MW out of its total capacity of 3,600 MW, as it has a PPA for c.1,070 MW and is selling 500-600 MW through short-term bilateral agreements and merchant markets. The current PPA has been backed by coal linkage for 1,200 MW, and for the rest it buys coal from e-auctions and the spot market. As there was no new PPA from the government for the last two years, capacity utilisations were subdued. However, in the government’s recent 2,500MW PPA, JSPL is L1 in 510MW; receiving the final award would increase the utilisation to 47% of capacity from current 31%. We expect EBITDA/unit to remain at Rs 0.9-1.0.

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Power plants to continue generating cash profits Despite underutilisation of facilities and suffering from higher coal prices in the last three years, JSPL has managed to report cash profit in its power business. The company is using these cash flows to gradually trim down its debt and finance its working-capital requirements. Though we expect EBITDA per unit to remain at c.Rs 1 for the next 2-3 years due to higher competition in PPAs and underutilisation of plants, cash profit will improve on lower debt and higher volumes.

Cash profit (Rs mn)


Overseas debt servicing is self-reliant JSPL has managed to bring down overseas debt to US$ 1.8bn from US$ 2.0bn (equally divided between Oman and other global ventures). We understand that the total interest outgo is c.US$ 100-110mn, but Oman alone has the potential to earn an EBITDA of close to US$ 150-160mn; Mozambique and South Africa mines are likely to earn US$ 10-15mn and US$ 1-2mn per annum, while Australia could continue reporting losses. Overall, its overseas operations have enough cash flows to service their interest themselves. JSPL is looking to sell assets (entirely or partly) to reduce its overseas debt. Focus on debt reduction will continue JSPL remains committed to deleveraging its balance sheet. Current consolidated net debt stood at c.Rs 392bn (down from Rs 453bn in FY17) and we expect deleveraging intensity to improve on incremental cash flows from the steel business, considering that all its major capex is complete. We are building in Rs 85bn debt reduction in the next couple of years.

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Standalone

Volumes (mn tonnes)

Steel 3.5 3.8 5.1 6.3 7.0

Pellets 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.3

Realisation (Rs/t)

Steel 35,304 42,934 48,362 46,860 46,624

Pellets 4,200 5,460 8,190 7,400 7,000

Net Sales 138,481 170,652 277,160 314,861 336,117

EBITDA 28,582 39,731 60,170 66,492 73,962

EBITDA/t (Rs) 7,579 9,901 11,291 10,502 10,570

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Generation (mn units) 8,761 13,955 10,396 13,070 13,547

Realisation (Rs/unit) 3.6 2.9 3.7 3.5 3.5

Net sales 31,190 40,810 38,580 46,127 48,053

EBITDA 10,480 14,340 11,550 14,356 14,408

EBITDA (Rs /unit) 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1

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Volumes (mn tonnes) 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2

EBITDA 90 220 180 146 164

EBITDA/t (US$) 75 131 100 73 75


SOTP target price Business FY21 EBITDA Multiple Rs mn

Steel 73,962 5.5 406,791

Power 14,408 5.0 72,038

Oman & Others 9,454 5.0 47,269

Target EV 526,098

Net Debt 305,470

Available to Eq 220,628

Per share value 225


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Consolidated Income Statement Y/E Mar, Rs mn FY18 FY19 FY20e FY21e

Net sales 273,834 393,721 446,187 479,234

Growth, % 30 44 13 7

Total income 273,834 393,721 446,187 479,234

Raw material expenses -94,607 -162,349 -200,529 -210,741

Employee expenses -9,557 -10,719 -10,872 -11,671

Other Operating expenses -104,979 -136,599 -145,940 -158,999

EBITDA (Core) 64,691 84,056 88,846 97,823

Growth, % 37.4 29.9 5.7 10.1

Margin, % 23.6 21.3 19.9 20.4

Depreciation -38,830 -54,804 -43,739 -46,414

EBIT 25,861 29,252 45,107 51,410

Growth, % 240.2 13.1 54.2 14.0

Margin, % 9.4 7.4 10.1 10.7

Interest paid -38,657 -42,642 -39,552 -37,861

Other Non-Operating Income 29 157 165 173

Pre-tax profit -12,767 -13,233 5,720 13,721

Tax provided 2,398 3,902 -3,713 -5,417

Profit after tax -10,369 -9,331 2,007 8,304

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Net Profit -10,281 -9,331 2,007 8,304

Growth, % (52.5) (9.2) (121.5) 313.7

Net Profit (adjusted) (10,281) (9,331) 2,007 8,304

Unadj. shares (m) 968 968 968 968

Wtd avg shares (m) 968 968 968 968

Balance Sheet Y/E Mar, Rs mn FY18 FY19 FY20e FY21e

Cash & bank 4,784 4,234 3,774 7,280

Marketable securities at cost 2 50 50 50

Debtors 18,261 30,292 30,561 32,824

Inventory 49,596 65,095 67,234 72,213

Loans & advances 62,139 34,674 39,118 42,015

Other current assets 8,454 8,787 8,557 9,191

Total current assets 143,235 143,132 149,293 163,573

Investments 1,515 1,509 1,509 1,509

Gross fixed assets 863,423 875,362 876,485 882,949

Less: Depreciation -167,975 -167,975 -174,440 -220,854

Add: Capital WIP 38,770 29,055 5,811 8,717

Net fixed assets 734,217 736,442 707,855 670,811

Non-current assets 13,337 14,770 16,738 17,978

Total assets 892,304 895,853 875,395 853,870

Current liabilities 194,550 214,300 218,332 205,493

Provisions 2,782 3,147 3,214 5,554

Total current liabilities 197,331 217,447 221,546 211,047

Non-current liabilities 386,724 357,141 330,925 314,192

Total liabilities 584,055 574,588 552,471 525,238

Paid-up capital 968 968 968 968

Reserves & surplus 302,878 323,309 325,268 331,307

Shareholders’ equity 308,250 321,266 322,924 328,632

Total equity & liabilities 892,304 895,853 875,395 853,870


Cash Flow Y/E Mar, Rs mn FY18 FY19 FY20e FY21e

Pre-tax profit -12,767 -13,233 5,720 13,721

Depreciation 38,830 54,804 43,739 46,414

Chg in working capital -26,335 15,498 -4,080 -24,328

Total tax paid -905 7,261 -1,031 -2,601

Other operating activities -5,613 29,761 -2,500 -2,500

Cash flow from operating activities -6,789 94,091 41,848 30,707

Capital expenditure -16,884 -57,028 -15,152 -9,370

Chg in investments 2,481 6 0 0

Chg in marketable securities 2 -48 0 0

Cash flow from investing activities -14,402 -57,070 -15,152 -9,370

Free cash flow -21,191 37,021 26,696 21,337

Equity raised/(repaid) 19,235 0 2,452 2,500

Debt raised/(repaid) 3,576 -30,157 -29,307 -20,000

Cash flow from financing activities 20,834 -37,571 -27,156 -17,831

Net chg in cash -357 -550 -460 3,506

Valuation Ratios


Per Share data EPS (INR) (10.6) (9.6) 2.1 8.6

Growth, % (55.1) (9.2) (121.5) 313.7


FDEPS (INR) (10.6) (9.6) 2.1 8.6

CEPS (INR) 29.5 47.0 47.3 56.5

CFPS (INR) 29.4 72.3 58.0 59.2

DPS (INR) - - - 2.0


Return on equity (%) (3.4) (2.9) 0.6 2.5




Sales/Net FA (x) 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7




Inventory days 66.1 60.3 55.0 55.0

Payable days 73.2 61.8 60.7 61.1


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Net debt/Equity (%) 139.8 120.5 107.9 91.9

Valuation

PER (x) (20.6) (16.6) 69.9 16.9

PEG (x) - y-o-y growth 0.2 1.6 (0.6) 0.1

Price/Book (x) 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4

Yield (%) - - - 1.4

EV/Net sales (x) 2.3 1.4 1.1 0.9

EV/EBITDA (x) 9.8 6.5 5.5 4.6

EV/EBIT (x) 24.6 18.7 10.9 8.7



Steel Authority of India (SAIL IN)

Timely ramp up and cost rationalisation is the key


26 June 2019

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is the largest state-owned steel producer in India with a 75% stake held by the Government of India (GoI). At present, SAIL owns and operates five integrated steel plants viz., Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP), Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), and IISCO Steel Plant (ISP). In addition to this, the company also has three special steel plants – Alloy Steel Plant, Salem Steel Plant, and Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant. SAIL is on the verge of completing its modernisation and capacity expansion, and once this is complete, its capacity will rise to 20mn tpa of crude steel across 5 plants. It has 100% captive iron-ore mines and it fulfils most of its coal requirement through imports. It is the largest supplier for rails and heavy plates in India, and is currently looking to sell its 3 special-steel alloy plants with a combined capacity of c.1.0mn tonnes. Incremental capacities are coming at an opportune time We expect demand CAGR of 6.4% over the next couple of years, when most big players are near optimum utilisation, presenting SAIL with a unique opportunity to capture a larger part of incremental demand, as it has spare capacity. With 40-45% of its portfolio being in long products, SAIL should be at an advantage as demand in long products will be a bit better than in flat products. SAIL has already ended FY19 with sales of 14.1mn tonnes and we expect it to report an additional 1.5mn tonnes each for FY19 and FY20. Volumes and EBITDA CAGR at 10% and 11% over FY19-21 Despite flattish yoy sales at 14.1mn tpa in FY19, JPC data suggests that SAIL is already producing saleable steel at an annualised rate of +16mn tonnes. Given that the Bhilai blast furnace is slated to commission in a couple of months, we firmly believe that SAIL’s volumes CAGR over FY19-21 will be c.10%, which would arrest any fall in operating margins due to lower realisations. Positive FCF will help SAIL to deleverage Despite huge expansion and modernisation over the years, SAIL has managed to keep its debt-equity ratio below 1.3x at the end of FY19. FY19 debt was c.Rs 452bn, lower than Rs 468bn at the end of 3QFY19. We expect free cash flow generation to remain healthy despite planned capex of Rs 40bn in FY20. SAIL will repay close to Rs 38bn (9%) of debt over the next couple of years. Outlook and valuation The key monitorable remains a timely ramp up of facilities. SAIL has been under-delivering over the past 3-4 years, as its projects have been marred by cost and time overruns and accidents in plants. Therefore, against its annual sales guidance of c.17mn tonnes sales in FY20, we are only building in 15.6mn tonnes for FY20. It has the highest fixed costs among peers, so it should derive high operating leverage benefits too. We re-initiate coverage on SAIL with a Neutral rating and a target of Rs 58 (5.5x FY21 EV/EBITDA) considering modest upside of 18% from current levels. The target has upside potential if it posts better-than-expected volumes and improved economies of scale. However, historical performance parameters suggest that SAIL has been lagging behind its guidance and therefore we will continue to watch volume execution. Key Risks

Further delays in ramping up.

Possibility of increase in capex programme, derailing de-leveraging expectations.





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FII / NRI : 4.2 4.0 3.6

FI / MF : 14.9 15.9 17.0

NON PRO : 2.9 2.2 2.0

PUBLIC & OTHERS : 3.1 2.9 2.5


1MTH 3MTH 1YR

ABS -2.4 0.9 -38.6

REL TO BSE -2.4 -3.4 -49.8

PRICE VS. SENSEX


KEY FINANCIALS


Net Sales 669,673 692,661 761,395

EBIDTA 97,341 98,459 119,594

Net Profit 25,682 24,225 36,898

EPS, Rs 6.2 5.9 8.9

PER, x 9.6 8.4 5.5

EV/EBIDTA, x 7.2 6.4 5.1

P/BV, x 0.6 0.5 0.4

ROE, % 6.5 5.7 8.0

Debt/Equity (%) 113.9 100.8 89.3



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STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA INITIATING COVERAGE

In a sweet spot We expect Indian steel demand CAGR at c.6.4% for the next couple of years, which implies cumulative 13-14mn tonnes of incremental steel demand. Market leaders such as Tata and JSW are nearing optimum capacity, so new expansion is 12-15 months away, and stressed assets such as Essar and Bhushan are already running close to 85-90% of their effective capacity. These market conditions will benefit SAIL despite its laggard behaviour, whereby it will be able to push volumes. About 40-45% of its product portfolio is in long products – we expect demand in long products to be a bit better than flat, which will support SAIL’s portfolio. It should report sales volumes of 15.6mn tonnes for FY20 and 17mn tonnes for FY21. Increasing iron ore prices to benefit in the short to medium term Following the Vale Dam disaster and lower shipment guidance by Rio Tinto, global iron ore prices (63.5% Fe fines) increased by over 37% since February and c.8% on a wow (week on week) basis. To pass on higher costs, global steel players have to hike prices soon. Eventually, Indian players will also follow suit, as import parity becomes favourable. SAIL has 100% captive iron ore, so it stands to benefit more from this situation.

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Volumes CAGR at 10% over FY19-21 and EBITDA at 11% SAIL saw flat volumes in FY19 as growth was compromised by incidents in Bhilai BF and at the Bokaro hot strip mill. However, looking at JPC (Joint Plant Committee) data, SAIL is already producing saleable steel at an annualised rate of +16mn tonnes. As the Bhilai BF has also re-commissioned and is now ramping up well, we firmly believe that SAIL’s volume CAGR would be c.10% over FY19-21, which would improve operating margins considerably due to higher fixed costs.

Planned expansion Mn tonnes Crude Steel Saleable Steel Plant FY19 Post expansion FY19 Post expansion

BSP -Bhilai Steel Plant 4.5 7.0 3.7 6.6 DSP - Durgapur Steel 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 RSP -Rourkela Steel Plant 3.7 4.2 3.3 4.0 BSL -Bokaro Steel Limited 3.8 4.6 3.6 4.2 ISP - IISCO, Burnpur 1.9 2.5 1.9 2.4

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Economies of scales to play out SAIL is in the last leg of its expansion and modernisation plan, and except Bhilai, all its other plants are already commissioned. We expect it to execute 17mn tonnes of sales in FY21 from c.14mn tonnes in FY19. With its huge fixed costs, an increase in volume alone can have an impact of Rs 1,500-2,000 per tonne on EBITDA as a large part of its savings come from employee-cost reduction on a per tonne basis.

Fixed cost per tonne to reduce as volumes ramp up


SAIL’s employee costs are under much better control Over the last 3-4 years, SAIL has worked on manpower rationalisation and productivity. It has managed to reduce employee strength to 72,339 in FY19 from 93,352 in FY15 and is targeting a strength of around 65,000 by FY21. This reflects in its employee costs, which touched c.13% of sales in FY19 from c.26% in FY16. Management maintains that employee cost will remain flattish at Rs 88-89bn for FY20, except a one-time cash payment of Rs 12bn for gratuity.

Employee cost trend

Employee cost or production per tonne has been coming down on lower employees and higher production

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Labour productivity has increased by 33% over FY15 while number of

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Positive FCF will help to deleverage Despite the huge expansion and modernisation projects over the years, SAIL has managed to keep its debt-equity ratio below 1.3x at the end of FY18. Debt stood at c.Rs 468bn in 9MFY19 and fell to Rs 451bn by the end of FY19. The company is likely to generate free cash flow near the completion of its capital expenditure and on better cash flows from operations. We expect SAIL to bring down its debt levels to Rs 410bn by FY21.

Debt to peak out in FY19 on conclusion of expansion


Earnings estimates Rs mn FY18 FY19P FY20E FY21E

Volumes (mn tonnes) 14.1 14.1 15.6 17.0

Realisation (Rs/t) 40,422 47,427 44,345 44,788

Net Sales 569,184 669,673 692,661 761,395

EBITDA 46,356 97,341 98,459 120,782

EBITDA/t (Rs) 3,292 6,894 6,303 7,105


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Net sales 569,184 669,673 692,661 761,395

Growth, % 30 18 3 10

Other income 6,416 0 0 0

Total income 575,600 669,673 692,661 761,395




EBITDA (Core) 46,891 97,341 98,459 119,594

Growth, % 4,714.8 107.6 1.1 21.5

Margin, % 8.2 14.5 14.2 15.7

Depreciation -30,660 -33,847 -35,847 -37,847

EBIT 16,232 63,494 62,612 81,747

Growth, % (162.8) 291.2 (1.4) 30.6

Margin, % 2.9 9.5 9.0 10.7

Interest paid -28,228 -31,549 -32,049 -32,549

Other Non-Operating Income 4,152 5,328 5,595 5,874

Pre-tax profit -7,844 37,273 36,157 55,072

Tax provided 2,452 -11,591 -11,932 -18,174

Profit after tax -5,392 25,682 24,225 36,898

Net Profit -5,392 25,682 24,225 36,898

Growth, % (80.1) (576.3) (5.7) 52.3

Net Profit (adjusted) (5,392) 25,682 24,225 36,898

Unadj. shares (m) 4,131 4,131 4,131 4,131

Wtd avg shares (m) 4,131 4,131 4,131 4,131


Cash & bank 3,456 2,877 477 2,401

Debtors 38,710 44,975 46,519 51,135

Inventory 170,243 195,103 197,361 216,945

Loans & advances 63,893 62,386 65,122 71,584



Investments 26,297 29,759 30,057 30,357


Less: Depreciation -369,170 0 -36,347 -74,694

Add: Capital WIP 183,954 160,136 153,136 143,136

Net fixed assets 770,200 773,870 778,564 776,157


Total assets 1,154,410 1,179,523 1,189,986 1,223,112


Provisions 44,051 56,263 56,928 52,626




Paid-up capital 41,305 41,305 41,305 41,305



Total equity & liabilities 1,154,410 1,179,523 1,189,986 1,223,112



Pre-tax profit -7,844 37,273 36,157 55,072

Depreciation 30,660 33,847 35,847 37,847

Chg in working capital -67,155 -43,649 -10,218 -38,248

Total tax paid -680 1,361 -11,932 -18,174

Other operating activities 592 1,313 584 -1,832



Chg in investments -1,534 -3,462 -298 -301


Free cash flow -111,073 -10,833 9,600 -1,076

Equity raised/(repaid) 3,843 0 3,000 3,000

Debt raised/(repaid) 106,897 10,255 -15,000 0

Cash flow from financing activities 110,740 10,255 -12,000 3,000

Net chg in cash -333 -579 -2,400 1,924

Valuation Ratios


Per Share data EPS (INR) (1.3) 6.2 5.9 8.9

Growth, % (80.1) (576.3) (5.7) 52.3


FDEPS (INR) (1.3) 6.2 5.9 8.9

CEPS (INR) 6.1 14.4 14.5 18.1

CFPS (INR) 3.9 9.6 13.1 11.2


Return on equity (%) (1.5) 6.5 5.7 8.0




Sales/Net FA (x) 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0




Inventory days 109.2 106.3 104.0 104.0

Payable days 52.0 46.1 46.1 46.1


Liquidity ratios

Current ratio (x) 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9

Quick ratio (x) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4



Net debt/Equity (%) 121.7 113.2 100.7 88.7

Valuation

PER (x) (53.8) 9.6 8.4 5.5

PEG (x) - y-o-y growth 0.5 (0.0) (1.5) 0.1

Price/Book (x) 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4

EV/Net sales (x) 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.8

EV/EBITDA (x) 15.8 7.2 6.4 5.1

EV/EBIT (x) 45.6 11.0 10.1 7.5



JSW Steel (JSTL IN)

Aggressive expansion plans to weigh on balance sheet

INDIA | METLAS | INITIATING COVERAGE

26 June 2019

Promoted by Mr O. P. Jindal, JSW Steel is the flagship company of the JSW group with an installed capacity of 18mn tpa spread across three plants – Karnataka (12mn tpa in Vijayanagar), Tamilnadu (1mn tpa at Salem), and Maharashtra (5mn tpa at Dolvi). The group set up its first steel plant in 1982 at Vasind near Mumbai. Soon after, it acquired Piramal Steel, which operated a mini steel mill at Tarapur in Maharashtra. JSW Steel is one of the lowest-cost steel producers in the world and has a strong presence in the value-added flat-steel segment. In the last one year, it has been on an acquisition spree. In India, it acquired Bhushan Power (2.3mn tpa, scalable to 3mn) and Monnet Ispat (1.5mn tpa as a minority partner). It has flexed its muscles in the international market by acquiring manufacturing facilities in the US (Acero Junction, 1.3mn tpa) and Italy (Aferpi, c.1mn tpa). It is also aggressively looking at improving its raw-material security (acquired captive iron ore mines in Karnataka, which can produce c.5mn tpa per annum once fully operational). Subdued domestic growth, profitability to be diluted We have built in a mere 6% volume CAGR for FY19-21 in its Indian operations, considering that its Dolvi expansion is still a year away. If we include its newly acquired facilities in Italy and in the US, this CAGR may improve to 9%, but we are sceptical about the new facilities contributing to the bottom-line anytime soon. JSW is among the lowest-cost producers in the world and increasing volumes add little to its operating leverage. Overall profitability is set to take a dive as EBITDA of Indian operations (most profitable), will be diluted at the consolidated level due to the inclusion of lower-profit overseas businesses, as their turnaround is likely to take longer than initially expected. Acquisitions may drag profitability JSW acquired many companies in the last one year – Monnet Ispat and Bhushan Power in India and mills in the US and in Italy. Though all these will contribute significantly in terms of volumes, we are not very confident about how quickly JSW can turn around these facilities towards profitability (currently incurring losses). We expect the profitability of these mills to remain lower than the Indian operations even in long run, and possibly become a drag in the short to medium term. Expansion to put pressure on the balance sheet JSW has embarked on an aggressive expansion plan to increase its domestic capacity by c.34% by FY21 at a capex of c.Rs 470bn (Rs 144bn spent already). Its net debt has already increased by c.Rs 82bn in FY19 vs. FY18, which we expect will further accelerate to c. Rs 530bn by FY21 (a 15%+ increase over FY19 and 40% over FY18). JSW will acquire Bhushan Power for Rs 197bn, putting more pressure on the balance sheet. Outlook and valuation JSW’s consolidated profitability will deteriorate for the next couple of years as standalone profitability would be under pressure on increasing raw material costs and because it could take longer to turn around acquired facilities than what was generally expected. With aggressive expansion plans, its debt would increase meaningfully by the end of FY20, which would put pressure on the balance sheet/cash flows and expose the company to financial risk in case the steel-cycle tanks. We are valuing the company on EV/EBITDA – target multiple of 6x for the domestic business and 5.5x for subsidiaries – to arrive at a target of Rs 225, which is lower than its CMP. We initiating coverage with a Sell rating. Our target has a downside risk if its aggressive inorganic expansion continues. Key risks

Delays in Dolvi expansion.

Significant increase in debt due to planned capex and acquisition of Bhushan Power.

SELL CMP RS 267 TARGET RS 225 (-16%) COMPANY DATA




52 - WK HI/LO (RS) : 427 / 252


PAR VALUE (RS) : 1



PROMOTERS : 42.7 42.6 42.3

FII / NRI : 19.1 20.1 35.3

FI / MF : 2.9 2.6 1.9

NON PRO : 22.5 22.6 8.2

PUBLIC & OTHERS : 12.2 12.2 12.3


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ABS -7.2 -4.2 -19.6

REL TO BSE -7.2 -8.5 -30.8

PRICE VS. SENSEX


KEY FINANCIALS


Net Sales 824,990 817,820 907,969

EBIDTA 189,520 155,192 174,986

Net Profit 75,240 47,111 55,352

EPS, Rs 31.4 19.6 23.1

PER, x 8.5 13.6 11.5

EV/EBIDTA, x 5.8 7.2 6.7

P/BV, x 1.8 1.7 1.5

ROE, % 21.6 12.3 13.0

Debt/Equity (%) 150 139 134



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JSW STEEL INITIATING COVERAGE

Profitability to be a function of cost and realisation… JSW Steel is operating at close to optimal capacity utilisation in India and further volume growth largely depends on the timely expansion of Dolvi and Vijayanagar plants, expected to commission by 2HFY21. Though JSW has acquired the 1.5mn tpa Monnet facility and steel plant in the US and Italy with a combined capacity c.2.5mn tpa, it has only a 30% stake in Monnet whereas US and Italy plants would take time to ramp up to full potential. Therefore, we believe that for the next 12-15 months, its profitability will largely depend on realisation and raw-material cost swings. …therefore, we are building an Indian operation volume CAGR of c.4% JSW has given a sales-volume guidance of 16mn tonnes for FY20, up only 2.4% yoy. As new capacities will take time to start contributing, we have built in only 4% volume CAGR for FY19-21 for the Indian operations. In the US and in Italy, the company has the potential to add 1.5-2.0mn tonnes of incremental sales over the next two years. However, because we are not sure how quickly JSW will be able to turn around these facilities, we are building combined sales of 0.8mn tonnes in FY20 and 1.3mn tonnes in FY21. The profitability of these mills will remain much lower than its Indian operations.

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A play on cost competitiveness; margins to come under pressure JSW is among the most efficient low-cost steel producers in the country. Majority of its cost savings come from significantly lower labour costs, which we expect will be very hard for Tata or SAIL to replicate, even in the long run. The company is in the process of upgrading its capacities to c.23mn tonnes by FY21 from 18mn tpa currently. However, given its current conversion-cost dynamics, we do not expect incremental capacities to bring in any significant operating leverage benefits as the company is already at par with global standards. Considering the movement in steel prices and raw material (especially iron ore) we expect its margins to come under pressure as steel prices have moderated in the last three months while iron ore prices have increased. Also, as JSW is among the largest steel exporters from India. Export margins are likely to be thinner than domestic margins, so its EBITDA/tonne will see some moderation.

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Number of employees per mn tonnes of capacity in FY18

Tata Steel and SAIL have as many as 4x and 6x higher employees per mn tonnes of capacity. We expect this gap to continue


Aggressive expansion to put pressure on the balance sheet JSW embarked on an aggressive domestic expansion (c.34% higher capacity by FY21), buoyed by a robust domestic steel market in FY18 and improving utilisations. Majority of the expansion will come from its Dolvi plant (+5mn tpa) followed by the Vijayanagar plant (+1.5mn tpa). Apart from this, JSW is expanding its downstream capacity to improve value addition. It is likely to spend Rs 300bn over next two years on capex – this is in addition to the Rs 144bn spent till date. Its net debt has increased yoy by c.Rs 83bn in FY19, which we believe will accelerate to c.Rs 530bn by FY21 (up 15% over FY19). JSW is even acquiring Bhushan Power for Rs 197bn – which it would like to de-consolidate so as to reduce the stress on its balance sheet. Considering cash flows, it would only be able to part-fund the acquisition from its own cash, which may put more pressure on its balance sheet in the form of higher debt.

Planned c. Rs 570bn capex in India over FY19-21

Out of the total planned capex of Rs 444bn, JSW has already spent Rs 144bn (Rs 47bn in FY18 and Rs

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Overseas capex to add to the debt Apart from the huge capex in India, JSW has big plans for its overseas subsidiaries. It has announced investments worth c.US$ 1bn in the US, equally divided between Acero Junction and its US plate/pipe mill. Its Acero capex will be divided into two phases of US$ 250mn each. In Phase 1, JSW will revamp and restart the electric-arc furnace (EAF) and slab-caster along with modernisation of the hot-strip mill. Then, depending on the economic scenario, it will add another EAF to make its Ohio facility a fully integrated unit with 3mn tpa capacity. The plate and pipe mill will entail a capex of US$ 500mn to increase the capacity to 2mn tonnes. Bhushan’s acquisition is expensive; turnaround may take longer JSW is set to acquire Bhushan Power for Rs 197bn, implying an acquisition cost of c.US$ 1,100-1,150/t (on the effective capacity base), which we believe is a bit expensive compared to most recent deals. While Bhushan’s nameplate capacity is close to 3mn tpa, its effective capacity is c.2.3-2.5mn tonnes only because some upstream re-balancing capacities would be required; this indicates more investments will be needed in order to utilise the true potential of the plant. We firmly believe that Bhushan’s turnaround may follow the ISPAT way, and could take anywhere between 2-3 years. Until then, Bhushan may become a drag on overall performance. Overseas operations may weigh down profitability After losing out on the opportunity to acquire big-ticket stressed assets in India during the initial period, JSW went abroad and acquired Acero Junction (1.5MTPA electric arc furnace and a 3MTPA hot-strip mill) and Aferpi (2.5mn tpa facility comprising a 320KT rail mill, a 400KT bar mill, and a 600KT wire-rod mill). Since then, steel prices in the US and in Europe have been falling. At present, both plants are operating at suboptimal levels, which are dragging profitability. Both Aferpi and Acero are incurring losses at EBITDA levels. Given the trimmed global growth forecasts, modernisation plan in Acero, and usage of Indian billets in Aferpi, we believe that it would take longer than expected to turn around the mills at the PBT level. We expect both mills to be a drag on profitability. Overall leverage dynamics to deteriorate for the next couple of years JSW Steel’s pending capex is c.Rs 300bn in India and overseas (excluding Bhushan acquisition). We believe that its cash flows will lag behind, considering that new facilities will take both time and additional investments to turn around, forcing JSW to finance the capex through debt. We expect net debt to increase to c.Rs 530bn in the next two years, with net debt/EBITDA deteriorating to 3x. Any deterioration in the steel sector’s outlook would expose the company to financial risk. For example, a Rs 1,000/t fall in domestic EBITDA would increase the net debt/EBITDA by 30-40bps. Therefore, we remain cautious for the next couple of years.

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Realisation (Rs/t) 34,940 40,831 47,970 44,765 44,765

Net Sales 516,208 637,870 747,690 717,330 782,357

EBITDA 115,432 137,410 184,030 151,428 169,352

EBITDA/t (Rs) 7,813 8,796 11,807 9,450 9,690


SOTP valuation EBITDA Multiple EV

Standalone 169,352 6.0 1,016,113

Subsidiaries 5,633 5.5 30,984

Total EV 1,047,097

Net debt 529,334

Equity Holders share 517,764

No Of Shares 2,400

Target Price 225




Financials


Net sales 688,130 824,990 817,820 907,969

Growth, % 26 20 -1 11

Other Operating income 14,120 22,580 20,682 21,624

Total income 702,250 847,570 838,502 929,593




EBITDA (Core) 147,940 189,520 155,192 174,986

Growth, % 21.5 28.1 (18.1) 12.8

Margin, % 21.5 23.0 19.0 19.3

Depreciation -33,870 -40,410 -43,936 -49,672

EBIT 114,070 149,110 111,256 125,313

Growth, % 30.5 30.7 (25.4) 12.6

Margin, % 16.6 18.1 13.6 13.8

Interest paid -37,010 -39,170 -43,066 -44,998


Pre-tax profit 78,730 111,980 70,434 82,784

Tax provided -15,380 -36,440 -23,243 -27,319

Profit after tax 63,350 75,540 47,191 55,465

Others (Minorities, Associates) 420 -300 -80 -113

Net Profit 63,770 75,240 47,111 55,352

Growth, % 83.0 18.0 (37.4) 17.5

Net Profit (adjusted) 63,770 75,240 47,111 55,352

Unadj. shares (m) 2,410 2,400 2,400 2,400

Wtd avg shares (m) 2,410 2,400 2,400 2,400


Cash & bank 10,630 61,870 48,968 40,894

Marketable securities at cost 3,120 820 820 820

Debtors 47,040 71,600 70,978 78,802

Inventory 125,940 145,480 144,216 160,113

Loans & advances 9,110 30,990 30,721 34,107



Investments 11,570 18,120 19,026 19,977



Add: Capital WIP 56,290 115,400 167,400 197,400

Net fixed assets 637,980 745,330 851,484 948,992


Total assets 920,180 1,149,140 1,240,530 1,365,718


Provisions 1,380 2,580 2,709 2,844




Paid-up capital 2,410 2,400 2,400 2,400



Total equity & liabilities 920,180 1,149,140 1,240,530 1,365,718



Pre-tax profit 78,730 111,980 70,434 82,784

Depreciation 33,870 40,410 43,936 49,672

Chg in working capital -36,200 103,190 17,883 6,303

Total tax paid -19,720 -24,230 -22,464 -26,524

Other operating activities 3,259 2,692 -454 -454

Cash flow from operating activities 59,939 234,042 109,335 111,781


Chg in investments -910 -6,550 -906 -951

Chg in marketable securities -120 2,300 0 0


Free cash flow 17,989 82,032 -41,661 -36,350

Equity raised/(repaid) -4,420 -10 0 0

Debt raised/(repaid) -6,930 -20,670 40,438 40,000

Dividend (incl. tax) -9,099 -11,513 -11,328 -11,328

Cash flow from financing activities -22,209 -32,353 28,805 28,323

Net chg in cash -4,220 49,679 -12,856 -8,027

Valuation Ratios



Growth, % 82.2 18.5 (37.4) 17.5


FDEPS (INR) 26.5 31.4 19.6 23.1

CEPS (INR) 40.5 48.2 37.9 43.8

CFPS (INR) 45.2 31.8 58.2 48.9

DPS (INR) 3.2 4.1 4.0 4.0


Return on equity (%) 22.8 21.6 12.3 13.0




Sales/Net FA (x) 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0




Inventory days 66.8 64.4 64.4 64.4

Payable days 105.0 89.6 89.6 89.6


Liquidity ratios

Current ratio (x) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Quick ratio (x) 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3



Net debt/Equity (%) 136.1 132.6 125.8 124.2

Valuation

PER (x) 10.1 8.5 13.6 11.5

PEG (x) - y-o-y growth 0.1 0.5 (0.4) 0.7

Price/Book (x) 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.5

EV/Net sales (x) 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3

EV/EBITDA (x) 6.9 5.8 7.2 6.7

EV/EBIT (x) 8.9 7.4 10.1 9.3



NMDC Ltd. (NMDC IN)

Will benefit from supply tightness


26 June 2019

Incorporated in 1958 and owned by GoI, NMDC has high-grade iron-ore reserves to the tune of 1.5bn tonnes in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. Since its inception, it is involved in the exploration of a wide range of minerals, including iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite, and beach sands. NMDC is India's single largest iron-ore producer, presently producing about 32mn tonnes of iron-ore from three fully mechanised mines – Bailadila Deposit-14/11C, Bailadila Deposit-5, 10/11A (Chhattisgarh State), and Donimalai Iron Ore Mines (Karnataka State). NMDC is also developing a 3mn tpa steel plant in Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh. Iron ore market to report deficit; ‘higher for longer’ prices to stay Iron ore prices, at US$ 119/t, have risen +40% from January 2019 following the Vale Dam’s collapse. Additionally, BHP and Rio Tinto announced shipment curtailments to the tune of 20-21mn tpa due to cyclone-related damage. We believe that 60-70mn tonnes of shipments are hit, leading to a supply crunch in 2019. We now expect a seaborne market deficit of c. 30mn tonnes in 2019 and an almost balanced market in 2020. This means iron-ore prices will stay higher for longer than previously anticipated (expect domestic prices to follow with a lag). Volumes depressed by Donimalai shutdown, expect 2% CAGR with upside potential In FY19, closure of the Donimalai Mines in 2H affected overall performance. As we do not have clarity on when they will restart, we are building in a subdued volume CAGR of 2%, assuming that NMDC will be able to use the Chhattisgarh capacity to optimum levels and Karnataka volumes at 7mn tonnes. Our estimates would have an upside potential of 5-6mn tonnes, if the Donimalai Mines restart. Improving evacuation capability is a key to volume growth NMDC’s current mining capacity stands at 43mn tonnes (includes 7mn tonnes in Donimalai). However, its sales have remained range-bound at 30-35mn tonnes in the last 4-5 years due to lack of evacuation facilities in Chhattisgarh. Though NMDC has big plans to increase its mining capacities by over 50%, the actual deliverable largely depends on timely completion of the doubling of the Jagdalpur railway line (to enhance capacity by 9mn tonnes) and a plan to commission a 15mn tpa slurry pipeline. Valuation Global supply shocks following the dam disaster in Vale and the cyclone in Australia sent iron ore prices skyrocketing. Since the domestic vs. imported iron-ore price difference is +40%, we expect iron-ore exports from Odisha to pick up, and domestic prices to eventually follow international prices, albeit at lower rate – which should benefit NMDC, as it is the largest merchant miner in India. Donimalai Mines restarting would remain a trigger. Re-initiate with a Buy rating and a target of Rs 131, based on SOTP value.

SOTP valuation (Rs mn) FY20 FY21

EBITDA 61,706 60,781

Multiple 5.0 5.0

Target EV 308,528 303,905

Net Debt / (Cash) (32,796) (26,717)

Eq holders 341,324 330,621

No of shares 3,062 3,062

Fair Value 111 108

CWIP @ 50% discount 68,962 68,962

Vale per share 23 23

Target price 134 131






52 - WK HI/LO (RS) : 124 / 86


PAR VALUE (RS) : 1



PROMOTERS : 72.3 72.4 72.4

FII / NRI : 4.0 4.0 3.8

FI / MF : 18.8 18.9 19.3

NON PRO : 0.8 0.7 0.8



1MTH 3MTH 1YR

ABS 13.3 5.9 2.4

REL TO BSE 13.3 1.6 -8.7

PRICE VS. SENSEX


KEY FINANCIALS


Net Sales 121,527 112,900 114,052

EBIDTA 69,244 61,706 60,781

Net Profit 46,375 40,303 39,090

EPS, Rs 15.1 13.2 12.8

PER, x 7.3 8.4 8.6

EV/EBIDTA, x 4.3 4.9 5.1

P/BV, x 1.3 1.2 1.1

ROE, % 17.9 14.5 13.2

Debt/Equity (%) 1.4 1.3 1.2



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‘Higher for longer’ iron-ore prices to continue due to supply disruption The Vale Dam Disaster in Brazil in late January sparked a string of restrictions at its Brazil mining operations, prompting the company to reduce its annual guidance of iron-ore production by c.50-70mn tonnes. At the same time, Rio Tinto and BHP announced a cumulative curtailment of 20mn tonnes of shipments due to a cyclone. At least 60mn tones of supply are likely to have been hit due to these events, which, coupled with a continuous fall in Chinese iron ore inventories, pushed iron ore prices to US$ 120/t from US$ 72/t in early January. Our previous calculations had indicated softening prices, following a surplus supply of c.25mn tonnes in the global seaborne market. However, with the top-3 miners already lowering 2019 forecasts, we believe higher iron ore prices are here to stay and for longer than anticipated. We now expect a seaborne market deficit of c. 30mn tonnes in 2019 and an almost balanced market in 2020. Therefore, iron-ore prices are likely to stay higher in 2019 at an average of c.US$ 95/t and will drop to US$ 85 for 2020.

Seaborne demand and supply trend (mn tonnes)

Global seaborne trade continues to depend on China. We expect Chinese appetite for imported ore to come down in 2020, denting iron ore prices

Iron-ore market balance

Vale, Rio Tinto, and BHP combined indicated c.60mn tonnes of shipments losses


Domestic prices also improved NMDC saw lump prices erosion of 26% and fine erosion of 21% between November 2018 and mid-May 2019 because of record output from Orissa. However, as expected, the company has actually increased lump and fine prices by Rs 250/t each at the end of May to take advantage of rising international prices. Domestic iron-ore trades at a significant discount to international prices since the former attracts 30% export duty. Currently, domestic iron ore is c.43% cheaper than exported iron ore. With companies shifting to domestic iron ore from imported, we anticipate another marginal price hike in the near future.

Domestic and international price trend

NMDC domestic prices started moving in tandem with international prices

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Targeting 56% increase in mining capacity by FY22 NMDC’s current mining capacity is 43mn tonnes (including 7mn tonnes in Donimalai). It is improving its evacuation capabilities in Chhattisgarh by doubling of the Jagdalpur line – to enhance its capacity by 9mn tonnes in existing operations. It is also planning to develop 15mn tpa of greenfield mines (JV with CMDC) by FY22. An increase in its mining capacity will depend largely on NMDC’s ability to evacuate material, which has prompted the company to also undertake a 15-mn tpa slurry pipeline at an estimated cost of c.Rs 30bn.

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More misses than hits in volume growth, but we expect things to improve In the last five years, NMDC has managed to live up to its volume guidance only once. In FY19, the closure of the Donimalai mines in 2H depressed overall performance. It has cut its production guidance for 2022 to 67mn tpa from 100mn tpa. However, we expect volumes to improve with its steps to improve evacuation – which is a bottleneck for achieving higher volumes; healthy steel production growth (6-7% CAGR for the next three years) bodes well for the company.

Target vs. actual sales: History of overpromising and under delivering


We are building a volume CAGR of 2% over FY19-21 Out of NMDC’s existing mining capacity of 43mn tpa, its Chhattisgarh capacity is 28-29mn tpa (c.66%). Given that we do not have clarity on when the Donimalai Mine will start, we are building in a subdued volume CAGR of 2%; this assumes that NMDC will mine the Chhattisgarh capacity for c.24mn tonnes and Karnataka volumes will be 7mn tonnes in FY20. If the Donimalai Mines re-start, our estimates would increase by 5-6mn tonnes.

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Steel plant to see cost and time overruns NMDC is going solo in completing its steel plant for now, after failing to find a buyer due to high valuations. It expects the 3mn-tonne mill to commission by 2HFY20 (we expect delays). Since it is already delayed, its cost has inflated from Rs 155bn to touch Rs 180bn of which NMDC has spent Rs 130-40bn so far. Further cost escalations cannot be ruled out considering past delays. NMDC will spend Rs 55-60bn on steel plants over the next couple of years; its management expects its new steel mills to be profitable because of iron-ore backing (its own), new efficient technology, and low manpower costs (to employ only 4,000-4,500 people to run the plant). We have not factored in revenues from the steel mill yet into our estimates. Merchant mining license expires in 2020 – is this a boon for NMDC? As per the MMDR Act, merchant mining licences are likely to be auctioned in 2020. This puts 60-70mn tonnes of output at risk in Orissa itself. As we have seen in the past, any disruption in mining activities are beneficial for NMDC, as it creates a short-term supply crunch, sending prices higher. However, our recent experience on auctions suggests that a good part may be earmarked for captive users in the region as captive usage is preferred. This could erode some of NMDC’s client base. JSW Steel, Essar Steel, JSPL, and Bhushan are among major companies that may opt for captive mining, reducing their reliance on NMDC. While short-term disruptions cannot be ruled out, we expect the Orissa government to be proactive about mine auctions, as iron ore mining is a major revenue source. Dividend yield to remain high NMDC’s dividend payout ratio has always been c. 50% or more. In FY19, the company has declared an interim dividend of Rs 5.5, which is already 28% higher than its FY18 dividend. Given our estimate of ‘higher for longer’ iron-ore prices, we expect FY20 dividend to be between Rs 5.5-6.0/share, considering that NMDC would maintain its pay-out ratio at a little over 50% till FY21. At CMP, we expect dividend yield at c.5%.

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Net Sales 88,281 116,145 121,527 112,900 114,052

EBITDA 36,018 58,084 69,244 61,706 60,781

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Growth, % 31.6 4.6 -7.1 1.0

Total income 116,145 121,527 112,900 114,052

Raw material expenses 212 272 -824 -949



EBITDA (Core) 58,084 69,244 61,706 60,781

Growth, % 61.3 19.2 (10.9) (1.5)

Margin, % 50.0 57.0 54.7 53.3

Depreciation -2,560 -2,790 -3,069 -3,376

EBIT 55,523 66,454 58,636 57,405

Growth, % 63.0 19.7 (11.8) (2.1)

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Interest paid -371 -403 -202 0


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Tax provided -23,733 -25,565 -22,670 -21,988

Profit after tax 36,616 46,375 40,303 39,090

Net Profit 36,616 46,375 40,303 39,090

Growth, % 41.4 26.7 (13.1) (3.0)


Unadj. shares (m) 3,164 3,062 3,062 3,062

Wtd avg shares (m) 3,164 3,062 3,062 3,062


Cash & bank 54,382 46,077 36,437 30,358

Debtors 14,727 14,245 13,234 13,369

Inventory 5,717 6,662 6,189 6,252

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Net fixed assets 151,916 165,131 192,354 214,199


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Net chg in cash 1,489 -5,822 -9,640 -6,079

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Growth, % 41.4 30.9 (13.1) (3.0)


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CEPS (INR) 12.4 16.1 14.2 13.9

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Quick ratio (x) 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.9

Interest cover (x) 149.7 164.8 290.9

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PEG (x) - y-o-y growth 0.2 0.2 (0.6) (2.9)

Price/Book (x) 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1

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EV/EBITDA (x) 5.1 4.3 4.9 5.1

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Hindalco (HNDL IN)

Creating stability in a volatile environment


26 June 2019

Established in 1958, Hindalco Industries is an Aditya Birla Group flagship, engaged in the production of aluminium and copper. Hindalco’s aluminium smelting operations are located at Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh, Aditya Aluminium in Odisha, Mahan Aluminium in Madhya Pradesh, and Hirakud in Odisha. Together, these facilities produce around 1.3mn tpa of primary aluminium. HNDL’s aluminium smelters are backed by its captive bauxite mines. Its 500KT copper facility at Dahej includes copper smelters backed by a captive power plant, oxygen plants, by-products plants, utilities, and a captive jetty. In 2007, the company acquired Novelis Inc., a world leader in aluminium rolling (c.3.3mn tpa) and recycling with a global footprint in 10 countries outside India. This buy made Hindalco one of the largest aluminium rolled-product producers in the world. In 2018, Novelis announced that it would acquire Aleris’ 1mn tpa complementary rolling and recycling facilities at an EV of US$ 2.58bn). Stable business model Hindalco’s business model is largely insulated from price fluctuations as Novelis and Hindalco’s copper business currently contribute to c.64% of its total EBITDA in FY19. With the inclusion of Aleris, its total ‘conversion business’ EBITDA will rise to 72-73%. In its domestic business, Hindalco is focusing on value addition to partially cushion the impact of fluctuating LME on realisations. All this ensures that HNDL has steady cash flows to meet its capex and debt-repayment obligations. Aleris – a strategic long-term bet Aleris’ acquisition will fast-forward the company’s capability to service more segments and consolidate its market position in the high-value automotive and aerospace segments. Aleris has already touched an EBITDA of US$ 382/t in Q1CY20 and US$ 316/t in CY19, and has legroom to improve once synergy benefits come in. We expect Aleris to add US$ 340-350mn to Hindalco’s overall EBITDA in FY21, an additional 12-13%. Focus on value addition in the domestic business Hindalco has begun a US$ 1bn investment to increase its domestic aluminium VA (value added) portfolio to 70% from 35% currently, and copper to 80-90% from 68% in the next 4-5 years. Value addition currently gives US$ 50-100/t higher EBITDA, depending on the product and has the potential to increase standalone EBITDA by 15-16% even assuming minimum benefits. De-leveraging to continue after acquiring Aleris Aleris’ acquisition would result in HNDL’s debt increasing by US$ 2.58bn, derailing Hindalco’s de-leveraging plan in the short term. However, considering stable cash flow, we expect the company to generate enough cash to pay-off c.Rs 100bn of other debts, meaning only a Rs 75bn increase in net debt by FY21, with additional EBITDA of US$ 340mn. Outlook and valuation HNDL’s fully integrated domestic operations, paired with highly stable overseas operations, provide comfort about its ability to generate enough cash flow to reduce debt and continue its growth momentum. Though increase in debt due to the Aleris acquisition and uncertainty because of the trade war remains a near-term overhang, we do not expect this problem to spiral to unmanageable levels. We are valuing the company on an SOTP basis to arrive at a fair value of Rs 260. We re-initiate coverage with a Buy rating. Key risks

Escalation of trade war may pull down LME and weigh on Novelis’ volumes.

Brexit impact on Novelis; rising aluminium import in India.





52 - WK HI/LO (RS) : 260 / 183


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EBIDTA 155 141 148

Net Profit 55 46 51

EPS, Rs 24.7 20.6 23.0

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Moving away from cyclicality through value addition and focus on conversion biz Over the years, Hindalco has created a business model that is less dependent on LME prices and more on product mix and volumes. Currently, Novelis and its copper business (the conversion businesses) – contribute to c.64% of Hindalco’s total EBITDA, which is largely insulated from LME fluctuations. Hindalco continues to invest in businesses that will insulate it even more from market fluctuations – such as Aleris and the ones that provides value addition. If we include Aleris, its total conversion business’ EBITDA will rise to 75-76%. In its domestic business, Hindalco is focusing on value addition to partially cushion the impact of realisations, which would also ensure that the company has steady cash flows to meet capex and debt repayment obligations.

Aleris’ contribution will insulate Hindalco from LME dependence even more


Acquired Aleris – a strategic fit that will facilitate the next leg of growth On July 2018, Hindalco announced that it is acquiring a 100% stake in Aleris through Novelis at an EV of US$ 2.58bn (taking over US$ 1.8bn debt and c.US$ 775mn equity); it is expected to be complete in the next 6-9 months. Novelis is also likely to pay an additional US$ 50mn, contingent on Aleris’ North America unit achieving business-plan milestones, and US$ 150mn as ‘break fee’ if the deal doesn’t go through. Aleris’ acquisition is a strategic fit for Hindalco and would straight away increase its overall rolling capacity by c.30% whereas a greenfield project would have taken more than three years. HNDL will be able to increase its market share to over 50% in the high-yielding automotive segment with further enhancement of product mix due to the addition of aerospace and building and construction (high-margin businesses).

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Prima facie valuation looks expensive…but is it really? At an EV of US$ 2.58bn, the CY18 EV/EBITDA for Aleris stands at 9.4x. Management indicated that the company has the potential to increase its EBITDA to US$ 360mn, primarily on incremental volumes (its North America automotive body sheet facility was commissioned in 2018) which pegged the value at 7.2x potential EV/EBITDA. However, this does not include Aleris’ potential growth in aerospace and synergy benefits with Novelis. The combined entity (Novelis + Aleris) would be buying c.4.2mn tonnes of aluminium annually, representing 6-7% of global primarily aluminium production, providing it with good bargaining power. Moreover, it would hold over 50% of the global automotive market share in terms of aluminium supply, giving it some pricing power. If we peg US$ 50mn on synergy benefits, this would reduce the EV to a reasonable level of 6.5x to potential FY21 EBITDA.

EBITDA/tonne for Aleris to improve at a better rate


Novelis to maintain steady EBITDA of US$ 400/t Novelis has already achieved an adjusted EBITDA of over US$ 1.3bn and is operating at close to optimum utilization levels. We see a 2% fall in volumes in FY20 because of weak demand, which we believe will bounce back in FY21. The company has announced a c.300KT automotive capacity addition (200KT in Kentucky and 100KT in China; both to commission by FY21). As Novelis is a pass-through business model, its profitability is now a function of volumes and product mix. Weaker demand for the automotive segment, and the possibility of stagnant volumes because of the global trade war, may have a bearing on Novelis’ financials, partially negated by higher use of scrap (55-57%). The company has maximum exposure in North America (c.40% of EBITDA) where market conditions for aluminium remain favourable. All said, we believe that it will report stable performance ahead.

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Aluminium hedges to partially cushion LME fall As a policy, Hindalco continues to hedge some part of its aluminium sales volumes to normalise price fluctuations. The current INR rate of hedging stands at Rs 152,400/tonne (c.US$ 2,180 vs. market price of US$ 1,800/t) for roughly 11% of total volumes; c.4% is hedged at US$ 2,421/t for FY20. Therefore, Hindalco stands to gain partially due to the recent sharp fall in LME due to the US-China trade war. Expect CoP (ex-alumina) to come down 10% yoy Cost of production jumped significantly in FY19 due to higher alumina and coal costs (coal shortage in India led to higher prices at e-auctions and lower linkage delivery). Current cost of linkage coal is around Rs 850-900/mn Kcal while e-auction coal costs around Rs 1,300-1,400/mn Kcal. Captive coal cost is c.Rs 1,300-1,400/mn Kcal. At the same time, anode and caustic soda costs have also come off meaningfully (current prices are 10-11% lower than the FY19 average). During FY19, Hindalco added more coal linkage, which means more cost savings. Currently, out of a total requirement of 16mn tpa requirement, Hindalco has linkage for 12mn tpa (73-75% receiving), c.4mn is captive (3mn tpa operational now), and the remaining 3.5-4.0mn it buys from e-auctions. We expect overall CoP (ex-alumina) to come down by c.10% in FY20, thus cushioning the fall in realisations to a certain extent.

Input costs are coming down (USD/t)

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Considering improving linkage-coal percentage, we expect blended coal cost per tonne to fall c.5% yoy for FY20


Value addition is a focus area Hindalco is likely to spend Rs 60-70bn in the next four years to increase its value-addition sales in aluminium to 75-80% from current 35%. It has land available in Mahan and Aditya to add 360KT capacity. Its existing capacities are running at optimum utilisations and for now, Hindalco is only willing to add downstream VAP (extrusion and rolled products) due to coal availability issues. Management has indicated that unless they have enough coal-supply security, Hindalco has no plans to expand the upstream capacities capex, as this requires huge investments. Copper business to remain stable Shutdown of Sterlite Copper had some positive impact on domestic premiums. Copper volumes are expected to peak at 400KT in FY20. However, Hindalco has recently commissioned a 235KT copper rod value-addition plant, which is likely to reach its optimum utilisation levels by FY20 end. This would help to increase value-added products, which command c.US$ 200/tonne better premiums than copper cathodes. However, 2018 TC/RC contracts have been settled at c.10% lower yoy, improving value-addition and higher by-products credits to offset them. Overall, we see the copper division reporting a stable performance.

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De-leveraging plan to hit a speed-breaker, but not for too long Current consolidated net debt stands at c.Rs 384bn (including US$ 3.4bn net debt in Novelis). Inclusion of Aleris would increase gross debt by c.Rs 180bn by the end of FY20, deteriorating the D/E ratio. We expect Hindalco to re-pay existing debt at a run rate of c.Rs 20bn each year, despite its FY20 capex plan of Rs 26bn in its Indian business (value addition and increasing capacity of Utkal Alumina by 500Kt) and US$ 700-750mn in Novelis (US$ 200-250mn on sustenance capex and rest on capacity addition in the US). As inclusion of Aleris will strengthen its cash flows, we expect de-leveraging to continue after this small setback. Capex update Hindalco has lined up c.US$ 2.5bn capex over the next three years, which we believe it will manage from internal cash, considering good cash inflows. Details:

US$ 655mn on expanding Novelis’ rolling capacity to 3.7mn tpa from 3.3mn tpa over the next three years.

Maintenance capex of US$ 200-250mn per annum.

In India, US$ 1bn on expanding value-add capacity in aluminium and copper

US$ 185-190mn for a 500KT expansion project at Utkal Alumina (India).

Planned capex by Novelis Novelis Capacity (KT) Capex (US$) COD Product

Changzhou, China 100 180 CY20 Auto

Gutherie, Kentucky, USA 200 300 CY21 Auto

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Major assumptions FY17 FY18 FY19P FY20E FY21E

STANDALONE

Tonnes

Aluminium 1,233,000 1,253,000 1,274,000 1,274,000 1,276,000

Copper 376,000 394,800 355,320 394,349 394,731

Realisation LME

Aluminium 1,690 2,050 2,045 1,800 1,800

Copper 5,170 6,400 6,347 6,300 6,400

EBITDA/tonne - US$

Aluminium 409 459 326 296 321

Copper 578 535 572 590 594

Utkal Alumina

Volumes (tonnes) 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000

Realisation - US$/t 214 290 430 360 340

EBITDA/tonne - US$ 66 120 222 149 129

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Volumes (KT) 3,067 3,188 3,274 3,209 3,241

Auto Mix 17% 20% 20% 20% 22%

Adj EBITDA US$ mn 851 1,146 1,254 1,218 1,313

EBITDA/tonne - US$ 354 380 383 380 405

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Volumes (KT) 830 800 873 855 900

EBITDA/tonne - US$ 247 251 316 340 370

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SOTP target price Rs mn EBITDA Multiple

Standalone 43,698 6.0 262,187

Novelis 90,598 6.5 588,887

Utkal 13,364 5.0 66,821

Total EV 917,895

Net Debt/ (cash) 329,956

Equity holders 587,939

Target Price 264




Financials Consolidated Income Statement Y/E Mar, Rs bn FY18 FY19 FY20e FY21e

Net sales 1,145.5 1,305.4 1,226.5 1,250.4

Growth, % 15.0 14.0 -6.0 2.0

Other income 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total income 1,151.7 1,305.4 1,226.5 1,250.4

Raw material expenses -688.8 -786.9 -902.4 -913.7

Employee expenses -86.4 -90.4 -21.2 -23.4

Other Operating expenses -1,011.7 -1,149.5 -1,084.7 -1,101.8

EBITDA (Core) 139.2 155.0 140.8 147.7

Growth, % 11.8 11.3 -9.1 4.8

Margin, % 12.2 11.9 11.5 11.8

Depreciation -46.1 -47.7 -48.6 -49.6

EBIT 93.1 107.3 92.2 98.1

Growth, % 16.7 15.2 -14.1 6.3

Margin, % 8.1 8.2 7.5 7.8

Interest paid -39.1 -37.8 -35.9 -34.1

Other Non-Operating Income 11.0 11.3 11.0 11.2

Non-recurring Items 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Pre-tax profit 65.1 80.8 67.4 75.1

Tax provided -20.7 -25.9 -21.6 -24.0

Profit after tax 44.3 54.9 45.8 51.1

Others (Minorities, Associates) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Net Profit 44.4 55.0 45.8 51.1

Growth, % 129.9 23.7 -16.6 11.5

Net Profit (adjusted) 44.4 55.0 45.8 51.1

Unadj. shares (m) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

Wtd avg shares (m) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

Balance Sheet Y/E Mar, Rs bn FY18 FY19 FY20e FY21e

Cash & bank 80.6 97.9 60.1 74.0

Marketable securities at cost 39.0 38.6 38.6 38.6

Debtors 99.6 114.6 87.4 92.5

Inventory 216.3 221.9 208.5 212.6

Loans & advances 34.8 36.2 34.0 34.7

Other current assets 29.3 30.8 60.5 65.1

Total current assets 499.6 539.9 489.0 517.4

Investments 69.0 51.8 51.8 51.8

Gross fixed assets 1,251.4 1,259.5 1,298.3 1,370.3

Less: Depreciation -400.0 -400.0 -448.6 -498.2

Add: Capital WIP 19.8 39.7 74.7 44.7

Net fixed assets 871.3 899.3 924.5 916.9

Non-current assets 30.2 27.2 25.6 26.1

Total assets 1,476.6 1,526.3 1,498.9 1,520.2

Current liabilities 323.2 337.4 320.4 325.1

Provisions 74.5 74.4 65.3 74.4

Total current liabilities 397.6 411.8 385.6 399.5

Non-current liabilities 530.3 539.4 497.6 459.4

Total liabilities 928.0 951.2 883.3 858.9

Paid-up capital 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

Reserves & surplus 546.3 572.8 613.3 659.0

Shareholders’ equity 548.6 575.1 615.6 661.4

Total equity & liabilities 1,476.6 1,526.3 1,498.9 1,520.2


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Pre-tax profit 65.1 80.8 67.4 75.1

Depreciation 46.1 47.7 48.6 49.6

Chg in working capital -98.6 -5.6 -13.2 0.6

Total tax paid -9.6 -20.7 -21.6 -24.0

Cash flow from operating activities 3.0 102.2 81.3 101.3

Capital expenditure -52.6 -75.7 -73.8 -42.0

Chg in investments -6.7 17.2 0.0 0.0

Chg in marketable securities 50.5 0.5 0.0 0.0

Cash flow from investing activities -8.8 -58.0 -73.8 -42.0

Free cash flow -5.8 44.2 7.5 59.3

Equity raised/(repaid) 21.8 0.0 14.0 14.0

Debt raised/(repaid) -39.8 1.6 -40.0 -40.0

Dividend (incl. tax) -3.2 -3.1 -5.3 -5.3

Cash flow from financing activities -21.1 -1.6 -31.3 -31.3

Net chg in cash -26.9 42.6 -23.8 28.0

Valuation Ratios


Per Share data

EPS (INR) 19.9 24.7 20.6 23.0

Growth, % 129.8 24.0 (16.6) 11.5


FDEPS (INR) 19.9 24.7 20.6 23.0

CEPS (INR) 40.6 46.1 42.5 45.3

CFPS (INR) 36.8 38.0 32.0 40.8

DPS (INR) 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.0

Return ratios

Return on assets (%) 5.7 6.2 5.4 5.6

Return on equity (%) 8.1 9.6 7.4 7.7


Turnover ratios

Asset turnover (x) 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2


Sales/Net FA (x) 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4

Working capital/Sales (x) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1



Inventory days 68.9 62.1 62.1 62.1

Payable days 73.6 65.7 65.7 65.7

Working capital days 18.1 18.5 20.8 23.3

Liquidity ratios

Current ratio (x) 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6

Quick ratio (x) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9



Net debt/Equity (%) 80.1 74.3 68.6 55.7

Valuation

PER (x) 10.8 9.2 9.2 8.3

PEG (x) - y-o-y growth 0.1 0.3 (0.6) 0.8

Price/Book (x) 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6

Yield (%) 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.1

EV/Net sales (x) 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6

EV/EBITDA (x) 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.1

EV/EBIT (x) 9.4 8.3 8.7 7.7



Hindustan Zinc (HZ IN)

Surplus zinc market to take shine away from volume growth


26 June 2019

Hindustan Zinc (HZ) was incorporated from the erstwhile Metal Corporation of India on January 10, 1966, as a Public Sector Undertaking. In April 2002, Sterlite Opportunities and Ventures Limited (SOVL) acquired a majority stake in it. Currently, Vedanta holds 64.9% of HZ, the Indian government holds 29.5%, and the public holds the rest. HZ is India’s largest and only integrated Indian player in zinc and the world’s second-largest zinc-lead miner with an annual capacity of 1-mn tonnes (capacity 834KT, lead capacity 201KT). It is expanding to increase its annual capacity to 1.2mn tpa in Phase 1 by FY20 and up to 1.35mn tpa in Phase 2. HZ has a reserve base of c. 106mn tonnes with an average zinc-lead grade of 10.5% and mineral resources of 306mn tonne. Overall mine life is >25 years. Zinc deficit may erode on increasing mine supply Global zinc supply is expected to outstrip demand on increasing production with new projects (Dugald River Mine, Gamsberg, New Century Resource, and Hellyer Tailings Project). IZLSD expects 2019 zinc deficit to come down to c.121KT (384KT in 2018) and move to a surplus in 2022. China – after it relaxes its environment norms, Australia, and India will contribute to a majority of the increase in refined metal production. A recent sharp jump in spot TC also indicates an easing concentrate market. We expect zinc prices to remain range-bound with a bias towards a US$ 50-100/t correction in 2020 as Gamsberg and Duglad river ramp up later in the year. Expect volume CAGR of 10% over FY19-21 HZ is on track to increase its current mining capacity to 17.7mn tpa by FY20, from 12.1mn tpa currently, entirely from underground mines. It FY19 volumes were disappointing, as integrated metal production fell 7% yoy to 894KT. However, as shaft sinking in its RK and SK mines is almost complete and we see an integrated metal volumes CAGR of 10% over FY19-21, backed by higher production in Sindesar Khurd (SK) and Rampura Agucha (RA) mines. Silver to boost profitability Silver production capacities will double from current levels on higher recovery from fumers. It has already produced 679 tonnes of silver in FY19, which we expect will see a higher CAGR of 13% over FY19-20 to 870 tonnes by FY21. The cost of silver production is negligible (by-product) and every additional tonne adds to EBITDA. We expect silver to contribute c.27-28% of HZ’s total EBITDA by FY21, up from c.18% in FY18. Dividend yield to remain high at 6-8% Barring FY18, HZ has been a good dividend-paying story since FY16. Improving zinc LME prices after 2016 aided significant improvement in cash flows. As the parent company needed incremental cash to pursue the acquisition of Anglo and meet its debt obligations, we firmly believe that dividend pay-out will remain at elevated levels of at least Rs 15-20 per share for the next couple of years, implying yields of 6-8% per annum. Outlook and valuation Zinc markets are gradually moving towards surplus, which, coupled with trade-war concerns, would put pressure on prices. We expect benefits of higher mined metal volumes and improving silver recovery to counterbalance the impact of falling realisations and strengthening INR. However, current prices seem to factor this in. We initiate coverage on this stock with a Neutral rating and a target of Rs 225 (7.0x FY21, EV/EBITDA), implying 3% downside to current prices.

NEUTRAL CMP RS 231 TARGET RS 225 (-3%) COMPANY DATA




52 - WK HI/LO (RS) : 292 / 226


PAR VALUE (RS) : 2



PROMOTERS : 64.9 64.9 64.9

FII / NRI : 31.1 31.1 31.4

FI / MF : 2.4 2.4 2.4

NON PRO : 0.6 0.6 0.4



1MTH 3MTH 1YR

ABS -8.8 -14.8 -14.0

REL TO BSE -8.8 -14.8 -25.2

PRICE VS. SENSEX


KEY FINANCIALS


Net Sales 211,180 217,413 232,435

EBIDTA 106,712 105,105 112,656

Net Profit 79,572 70,822 75,378

EPS, Rs 18.8 16.8 17.8

PER, x 12.1 13.7 12.9

EV/EBIDTA, x 7.4 7.7 7.2

P/BV, x 2.9 2.9 2.9

ROE, % 23.7 21.2 22.5

Debt/Equity (%) 7.6 - -



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HINDUSTAN ZINC INITIATING COVERAGE

Expansion plans to increase metal capacity by 35% in next 3-4 years HZ is increasing its mining and smelting capacities by c.48% and 35% in two phases. Under phase 1, HZ will increase its current mining capacity to 17.7mn tpa by FY20 from underground mines from c.13mn tpa presently and smelting capacity to +1 mn. It is also doubling its silver production. Overall capex is expected to be US$ 350-400mn for each of the next two years. HZ also announced Phase 2, which will run concurrently with Phase 1. Under this, it plans to increase its ore capacity to 20.4mn tonnes. Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, and Rajpura Dariba mines capacities would increase by 0.5mn tpa each; Zawar mine by 1.2mn tpa in the next three years. It will also be increasing its smelting capacity to 1.35mn tonnes.

Mine expansion (mn tonnes)

SK Mine is likely to become the most important, with maximum volumes

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Smelter expansion (000 tonnes)

Smelting capacity to increase to c.1.2mn tonnes


Major volume growth to be visible from FY20 HZ disappointed us in terms of volumes in FY19, as integrated metal production fell 7% yoy to 894KT. However, shaft-sinking in RK and SK mines is almost complete and we expect it to report integrated metals volume CAGR of 10% over FY19-21 backed by higher production in these mines. Incremental smelting capacity is likely to come in Dariba (Rajasthan) where the company is increasing its capacity to 450KT from 340KT.

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Silver contribution is increasing steadily


As production rises, cost of production will fall FY19 CoP (ex-royalty) came in higher than management expectations at US$ 1,008/t (management expected US$ 950-975/t at the beginning of FY19), primarily because of lower yoy production and higher costs such as increasing coal and diesel cost and higher overburden in underground mining (complete transition to underground mining). SK and RA (Rampura Agucha in Rajasthan) mines shafts will start commercial production in the next 3-4 months, aiding volume growth. The management has guided CoP of less than US$ 1,000/t for FY20. We expect US$ 40/t lower CoP in FY20 aided by higher production and lower energy prices.

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Dividend yield to remain high Barring FY18, HZ has been a good dividend-paying story since FY16. Improving zinc LME prices after 2016 aided significant improvement in cash flows. Given that the parent company Vedanta Resources needed incremental cash to pursue the acquisition of Anglo and meet its debt obligations and still needs cash to meet its obligation, we firmly believe that dividend pay-out will remain at elevated levels. HZ has already paid dividend of Rs 20/share in FY19. For FY20-21, we expect payout at a healthy Rs 15-20/share, implying 6% yields at the lower end.

Dividend pay-out and yield to remain high


Capex and cash position HZ has been spending US$ 300-350 for each year on expansions (including capex for the newly announced expansion). We expect FY20 capex to increase to c.US$ 400mn levels, as HZ would spend a majority of its 1.35mn tpa expansion capex in FY20-21. Its net-cash position as of FY19 end was c.Rs 170bn. This is likely to see a marginal fall (4%) considering Rs 15 per share dividend in FY20.

Major assumptions FY18 FY19 FY20E FY21E

Volumes - tonnes

Zinc 791,461 694,000 763,400 839,740

Lead 168,246 198,000 219,780 246,154

Silver 594 676 770 870

LME - US$

Zinc 3,040 2,720 2,550 2,450

Lead 2,385 2,136 1,900 1,800

INR 65.0 70.0 69.0 69.0


The target price’s sensitivity to change in LME prices FY18 FY19 FY20E FY21E

Zinc (US$/t) 2,550 2,400 2,300 2,200

Lead (US$/t) 1,900 1,800 1,700 1,600

EBITDA (Rs mn) 112,656 107,654 100,830 94,006

Target Price (Rs) 225 218 204 191


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Net sales 220,840 211,180 217,413 232,435

Growth, % 28 -4 3 7

Total income 220,840 211,180 217,413 232,435

Raw material expenses -4,980 640 0 0



EBITDA (Core) 122,717 106,712 105,105 112,656

Growth, % 26.0 (13.0) (1.5) 7.2

Margin, % 55.6 50.5 48.3 48.5

Depreciation -14,830 -18,830 -22,779 -21,332

EBIT 107,887 87,882 82,326 91,324

Growth, % 36.1 (18.5) (6.3) 10.9

Margin, % 48.9 41.6 37.9 39.3

Interest paid -2,830 -1,130 0 0

Other Income 17,510 17,820 16,038 16,359

Pre-tax profit 122,567 104,572 98,364 107,683

Tax provided -32,210 -25,000 -27,542 -32,305

Profit after tax 90,357 79,572 70,822 75,378

Net Profit 90,357 79,572 70,822 75,378

Growth, % 8.7 (11.9) (11.0) 6.4


Unadj. shares (m) 4,225 4,225 4,225 4,225

Wtd avg shares (m) 4,225 4,225 4,225 4,225


Cash & bank 19,640 230 -2,100 -2,112

Marketable securities at cost 202,220 194,880 164,880 164,880

Debtors 1,840 1,960 2,018 2,157

Inventory 13,790 15,440 15,896 16,994

Loans & advances 120 70 72 77





Add: Capital WIP 32,200 22,540 34,540 42,540

Net fixed assets 145,220 170,330 173,675 177,613


Total assets 429,320 424,580 394,583 398,763


Provisions 2,200 2,190 2,234 2,278




Paid-up capital 8,450 8,450 8,450 8,450






Pre-tax profit 122,567 104,572 98,364 107,683

Depreciation 14,830 18,830 22,779 21,332

Chg in working capital -141,860 18,810 -28,218 329

Total tax paid -26,810 -22,180 -25,616 -30,572

Other operating activities 1,617 -3,977 -5,469 -6,969



Chg in marketable securities 35,610 7,340 30,000 0

Cash flow from investing activities 6,200 -36,600 3,876 -25,270

Free cash flow -23,456 79,455 65,716 66,533

Equity raised/(repaid) -820 0 5,469 6,969



Net chg in cash -64,160 -19,410 -2,330 -13

Valuation Ratios



Growth, % 8.7 (11.9) (11.0) 6.4


FDEPS (INR) 21.4 18.8 16.8 17.8

CEPS (INR) 24.9 23.3 22.2 22.9

CFPS (INR) 8.9 17.9 18.2 19.6

DPS (INR) 8.0 20.0 15.0 15.0


Return on equity (%) 25.1 23.7 21.2 22.5




Sales/Net FA (x) 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3




Inventory days 22.8 26.7 26.7 26.7

Payable days 35.2 41.0 41.0 41.0

Working capital days (Ex-Cash) (14.3) (72.7) (21.6) (21.6)

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Current ratio (x) 8.5 3.4 5.4 5.1

Quick ratio (x) 8.1 3.2 4.9 4.6

Interest cover (x) 38.1 77.8

Total debt/Equity (%) - 7.6 - -

Net debt/Equity (%) (61.7) (50.5) (48.8) (48.6)

Valuation

PER (x) 14.1 12.1 13.7 12.9

PEG (x) - y-o-y growth 1.2 (1.0) (1.3) 2.0

Price/Book (x) 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.9

Yield (%) 2.7 8.8 6.6 6.5

EV/Net sales (x) 4.7 3.8 3.7 3.5

EV/EBITDA (x) 8.5 7.4 7.7 7.2

EV/EBIT (x) 9.7 9.0 9.8 8.9



Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)

Caught in a trade war


26 June 2019

Vedanta, earlier known as Sesa Sterlite/Sesa Goa, was established in 1954. It is a diversified natural resources company with business interests in oil & gas, zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium, and commercial power. It is the Indian subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc (50.14%), a UK-based company controlled by the Anil Agarwal family. From humble beginnings of a small aluminium and conductor business in Patna, VEDL incorporated Sesa Goa and started iron-ore mining as its core business. The big leap came when it purchased a majority stake in Hindustan Zinc and Balco under the government’s disinvestment plan in 2001. In 2011, its parent acquired a majority stake in Cairn India (making inroads into oil & gas), which was later merged into VEDL. Currently, VEDL’s zinc business contributes 48% EBITDA, oil & gas 32%, and aluminium 8%. In 2018, it forayed into steel manufacturing by acquiring Electrosteel Steels under the IBC process (bankruptcy). Zinc to remain a crown jewel; contributes half of the group’s EBITDA VEDL’s zinc business will continue to contribute a majority of its profits, despite weak pricing outlook, as it is set to report a combined volume growth (domestic and international) of 22% in FY20, aided by a 10% increase in the India business and c.90% increase in the international one, fuelled by the Gamsberg project (zinc mine in South Africa). We see its zinc business EBITDA contributing to c.51% of the group’s EBITDA for the next couple of years. Oil and gas business is stable; expect some upside potential Vedanta began investing aggressively in the oil and gas sector (gross capex plan of US$ 2bn in the next couple of years on 7-8 key developments and exploration projects) to enhance its production by over 50%. Though the management’s production guidance is 270-300KT by FY21, we are building in a more conservative estimate of 220KT, considering the tricky nature of this business. However, this means our EBITDA estimate has upside potential. Pure commodity play; 10% fall in realisation can impact 20% EBITDA Vedanta is a primary producer of zinc, oil and gas, aluminium, and steel, and derives c.95% of its EBITDA from these businesses. Therefore, its earnings are highly dependent on commodity market swings. Current prices of crude is 11% lower than its FY19 average, zinc 6%, lead 11%, and aluminium is 14% lower. However, its fall in realizations will largely be compensated by higher volumes, as zinc volumes rise significantly after Gemsberg starts, and on lower CoP. Dividend yield at 9% Considering its parent company Volcan’s cash requirement of US$ 350-400mn annually, we expect Vedanta to recommend at least Rs 15 per share dividend for the next couple of years, translating into 9% yield at CMP. Outlook and valuation We expect EBITDA to remain flattish as fall in realisations will be compensated by lower CoP and higher volumes. The parent company’s cash obligations will force Vedanta to continue its high dividend payout for the next couple of years, while net debt will increase marginally. We are valuing the company on an SOTP basis to arrive at a target of Rs 205. Initiate coverage with a Buy rating. Key risks

Further escalation of the trade war may pull down volumes.

Delays in volume ramp up of zinc and oil and gas business.





52 - WK HI/LO (RS) : 247 / 146


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PROMOTERS : 50.1 50.1 50.1

FII / NRI : 16.6 16.0 16.8

FI / MF : 18.6 18.8 17.6

NON PRO : 1.9 1.9 2.4

PUBLIC & OTHERS : 8.8 13.2 13.1


1MTH 3MTH 1YR

ABS 4.0 1.2 -26.0

REL TO BSE 4.0 -3.1 -37.2

PRICE VS. SENSEX


KEY FINANCIALS


Net Sales 920,480 891,333 928,408

EBIDTA 231,030 229,088 246,148

Net Profit 67,450 61,034 69,008

EPS, Rs 18.1 16.4 18.6

PER, x 9.3 10.3 9.1

EV/EBIDTA, x 3.6 3.8 2.6

P/BV, x 1.0 1.0 1.0

ROE, % 10.8 9.9 11.1

Debt/Equity (%) 92.6 91.6 89.5



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VEDANTA INITIATING COVERAGE

Most impacted due to trade war as Vedanta is a pure commodity play Vedanta is a primary producer of zinc, oil and gas, aluminium, and steel, and derives c.95% of EBITDA from these businesses; so its earnings are highly dependent on the swing in commodity prices. Most of these base-metal prices are in a downtrend due to global growth-related concerns amid an escalating US-China trade war. As of 24

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What does a 10% swing in commodity prices do to Vedanta’s EBITDA Commodity FY19 Avg. Price (US$ mn) % of Consol EBITDA

Zinc (US$/t) 2,743 196 6%

Lead (US$/t) 2,121 42 1%

Silver (US$/oz) 15.4 35 1%

Oil (US$/bbl) 70 119 4%

Aluminium (US$/t) 2,035 291 9%


Zinc remains the crown jewel We expect the zinc business to continue contributing to a bulk of VEDL’s profits, despite weak pricing outlook, because the company is set to report a 10% increase in India and c.90% increase in International volumes – fuelled by the Gamsberg project – which translates to a volume growth of 22% in FY20. As mentioned in the Hindustan Zinc section, the India business will increase its mined metal capacity to 1.2mn tonnes by the end of FY20, while the international business has also started to ramp up (Phase 1 of the Gamsberg project) from which VEDL expects 350KT in FY20. Our assumptions are lower than the company’s – at 280KT in FY20 and 350KT in FY21. VEDL has already chalked out a three-phase plan for the international segment where it sees total capacity increasing to 650KT in the next 5 years with 90% contribution from Gamsberg. We believe that the zinc business EBITDA will remain close to 51% of group EBITDA for the next couple of years.

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Oil and gas projects Key Projects mmboe Capex (US$ mn) Status

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Liquid Handling 12 120

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Aishwariya EoR 15 60

Aishwariya Barmer Hill 32 195


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Aluminium performance to remain lacklustre Vedanta’s aluminium production CAGR of 27% over FY16-19 was aided by Jharsuguda-2’s ramp up. However, all lines except one have now been ramped up and it has already achieved capacity utilization of c.85%. Its ability to increase production from here onwards – to 100% – is restricted by availability of raw material, even though the situation has been improving. Therefore, management has given flat guidance for FY20. Despite perceived deficit in 2019, aluminium prices continue to fall because of the ongoing trade war and are currently hovering at c.US$ 1,750/t, which is c.14% lower than the FY19 average. We believe that prices have bottomed out and should improve a bit ahead, so we are building FY20 average prices of US$ 1,800/t.

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Production trend (in 000 tonnes)

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EBITDA and CoP trend

CoP to fall c.9% on yoy basis


Looking to expand its ferrous business The iron-ore mining business suffered a series of regulatory problems, which led to a significant fall in shipments and earnings over the last 4-5 years. However, last year Vedanta acquired a steel business under the IBC process (1.5mn tpa expandable to 2.5mn tpa) and managed to ramp it to optimum levels within 6 months. It will now increase the balance 1mn tpa capacity by FY21 end, at a capex of US$ 300mn, to take the total capacity to 2.5mn tonnes. VEDL is also looking at developing its Jharkhand iron-ore mine to improve the backward integration of its steel plant there, for which it has big plans. It is looking at feasible studies to expand this plant to 5-7mn tonnes eventually. The ferrous business (steel + iron ore) contributed to 7-8% of VEDL’s consolidated EBITDA in FY19 from just 2% in FY18. Copper to remain shut; power to be stable We continue to build an annual EBITDA-level loss for the copper business at Rs 2.5bn. Regulatory hurdles would not allow VEDL to re-start production easily, despite some favourable developments in court cases. We see its power business remaining stable with almost the entire contribution coming from Talwandi Sabo (expect the last 600MW SEL unit to get transferred to VAL as CPP). Copper and power are expected to contribute -1% and 5% of total EBITDA. INR appreciation hurt earnings; expect things to stabilise Commodity prices are pegged to international prices, which are always in USD per tonne. On the other hand, given its integrated operations, Vedanta has many costs that are pegged to INR. Therefore, USDINR fluctuations have a direct impact on its earnings. As per the management’s guidance, for every 1 US dollar change, EBITDA can move by Rs 6bn (roughly 2.5% of FY19 EBITDA). Given that the USDINR has appreciated from 73-74 to currently close to 69-70, it has led to an implied EBITDA loss of US$ 30-32mn. We have built in USDINR at 69 for FY20 and FY21.

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Dividend yield to remain high (c.9%) Volcan, the trust controlled by Anil Agarwal and family, controls VEDL’s parent company. In the last 2-3 years, Volcan has acquired c.19% stake in Anglo America and also taken Vedanta Resources (a London-listed parent company) private for a cash outgo of US$ 1bn, leading to a huge debt pile and subsequent requirement of cash to service the interest outgo. We reckon Volcan needs US$ 350-400mn each year to service debt, which was partially funded in the form of rich dividends from Vedanta. Minority shareholders sharply objected to its last attempt at taking out US$ 500mn as investment from Cairn and the company subsequent clarified that it has no plans for a similar transaction in the future. So we expect Vedanta to continue paying good dividends – to the tune of Rs 15 at least – which translates into to US$ 400mn cash to Volcan considering 50.1% stake, aided by HZ dividend, which fulfils 60-70% of the dividend requirements.

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Hindustan Zinc 112,656 7.0 788,593 64.9 511,797 110*

Zinc International 16,905 6.0 101,430 100 101,430 27

Copper business (2,484) 5.0 (12,422) 100 (12,422) (3)

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Aluminium 20,200 5.0 100,999 51 51,509 14

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Growth, % 27.2 0.2 -3.2 4.2

Total income 918,660 920,480 891,333 928,408




EBITDA (Core) 251,640 231,030 229,088 246,148

Growth, % 18.0 (8.2) (0.8) 7.4

Margin, % 27.4 25.1 25.7 26.5

Depreciation -62,830 -81,920 -84,396 -86,621

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Growth, % 25.5 (21.0) (3.0) 10.3

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Growth, % 5.3 (9.4) (9.5) 13.1


Unadj. shares (m) 3,720 3,720 3,720 3,720

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Marketable securities at cost 285,360 281,740 225,392 225,392

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Inventory 119,670 131,980 122,100 127,179

Loans & advances 14,390 26,420 14,652 15,261



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Gross fixed assets 1,809,670 1,920,850 1,999,769 2,081,988

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Total assets 1,845,850 2,020,430 1,999,767 2,020,763


Provisions 23,610 25,960 27,258 28,621



Total liabilities 1,053,120 1,245,190 1,224,211 1,236,779

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Total equity & liabilities 1,845,850 2,020,430 1,999,767 2,020,763



Pre-tax profit 166,720 132,400 122,439 136,382

Depreciation 62,830 81,920 84,396 86,621

Chg in working capital -252,176 86,320 -18,140 6,603

Total tax paid -11,847 -21,370 -36,227 -40,385



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Chg in marketable securities 183,532 3,620 56,348 0

Cash flow from investing activities 39,567 -215,790 -37,571 -97,219

Free cash flow 35,022 94,690 158,420 135,526

Equity raised/(repaid) 16,406 0 0 0

Debt raised/(repaid) -34,661 79,320 -10,000 -10,000



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Growth, % 5.2 (9.4) (9.5) 13.1


FDEPS (INR) 20.0 18.1 16.4 18.6

CEPS (INR) 36.9 40.2 39.1 41.8

CFPS (INR) 13.3 62.7 40.9 44.3

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PEG (x) - y-o-y growth 1.6 (1.0) (1.1) 0.7

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National Aluminium (NACL IN)

Profitability dented by volume inertia, lower alumina prices


26 June 2019

Incorporated in 1981 under the Ministry of Mines, National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) is a fully-integrated Navratna company engaged in the production of primary aluminium. It has a 6.8mn tpa bauxite mine, 2.1mn tpa (normative capacity) alumina refinery located at Damanjodi in Koraput district of Odisha, and a 460 KT aluminium smelter and 1,200 MW CPP plant at Angul, Odisha. NALCO has bulk shipment facilities at Vizag Port for exporting alumina and aluminium, and importing caustic soda; it also utilises facilities at Kolkata and Paradeep Ports. It has registered sales offices in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore, and 10 operating stockyards at various locations in India to facilitate domestic marketing. Surplus alumina market to play spoilsport FY19 was a very good year for alumina as prices jumped significantly to peak at US$ 650/t, due to a short-term market deficit created by supply disruptions such as hydro production embargo and Rusal sanctions. With most of these problems resolved and Chinese demand slowing, participants are forecasting an alumina market surplus of 200-1,000KT, which spells trouble for alumina prices that have already corrected c.30% yoy. These prices should normalise in the short term and remain range bound at 18-19% (US$ 350-360/t) of aluminium prices, which will be a 24-25% fall from the FY19 average. Stagnant volumes + lower realisation = Falling profitability Nalco is among the lowest cost alumina producers in the world, because of its access to captive bauxite mines. As it runs its alumina refinery at optimum utilisations, profitability is now largely a function of costs and realisations. We expect average alumina/aluminium realisations for FY20 to fall c.US$ 120/245 per tonne – a c.45% fall in FY20 EBITDA for Nalco. Cash per share to deplete, but dividend yield to remain high After a buyback and dividend of Rs 5.75 per share, Nalco’s cash reserves have depleted to c.Rs 35bn. With falling operating margins and planned capex of over Rs 70bn in the next 3-5 years, we expect cash per share to deplete further to Rs 23bn in FY20 and Rs 13mn in FY21, partially contributed by continuation of good dividend and incremental capex on alumina refinery. We expect FY20 dividend to remain at c.Rs 5 per share, implying dividend yield of 10% at CMP. Outlook and valuation Surplus alumina and slowing demand growth will weigh on alumina prices in the medium term. As Nalco’s capacities are already running at optimum utilisations, profitability will remain a function of realisations and costs until new capacities come in. Coal availability from Utkal alumina refinery could aid improvement in earnings; as we expect the project to be delayed, we haven’t factored it into our estimates. We are initiating coverage on the stock with a Neutral rating and a target of Rs 56 (5.5x FY21 EV/EBITDA). One can hold the stock only for its dividend-yield prospects. Key risks

Escalation of trade war may pull the price down further.

Nalco continues to depend on linkage coal for smelting operations, which is prone to distortions (low quality coal, unavailability).

NEUTRAL CMP RS 50 TARGET RS 56 (+13%) COMPANY DATA




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FII / NRI : 11.9 11.1 9.0

FI / MF : 19.7 18.7 21.1

NON PRO : 9.6 1.8 1.8

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KEY FINANCIALS


Net Sales 114,993 95,056 94,945

EBIDTA 28,925 15,696 16,822

Net Profit 17,324 9,178 9,702

EPS, Rs 9.3 4.9 5.2

PER, x 7.2 10.0 9.4

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NATIONAL ALUMINIUM INITIATING COVERAGE

Surplus alumina market to weigh on prices…. Nalco is among the lowest-cost alumina producers in the word due to access to captive bauxite mines. Historically, alumina prices were always pegged to aluminium prices and ranged at 17-19% of aluminium prices. But in 2018, this trend broke, as alumina prices jumped to multi-year highs (25-26% of aluminium) on supply disruptions (partial shutdown in Alunorte refinery, strike in Alcoa Australian refinery, and Rusal sanctions). In the last 4-5 months, most issues are resolved and the market is likely to have a surplus of 200KT-1,000KT in 2019 from a deficit in 2018. This has begun to reflect in alumina prices, which have corrected to US$ 340-350/t (down c.25% yoy to c. 19% of aluminium prices) after peaking at US$ 640-650/t in May 2018.

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…which will depress profitability FY19 has been a very rewarding year for the company due to multi-year higher alumina prices on supply disruptions. However, both alumina and aluminium prices have fallen c.25% and 19% yoy. We expect FY20 average alumina prices at US$ 350/t (19-20% of aluminium prices), which is c.26% lower than the FY19 average, based on improving supplies and easing demand concerns. We expect FY21 realisations to fall further to US$ 330/t (18% of aluminium prices). We are also building in aluminium LME at US$ 1,800/t for both years, 12% lower than the FY19 average. We believe EBITDA is set to fall c.45% in FY20 due to a significant fall in realisations and moderate fall in power cost. Volumes to remain stagnant Nalco is already running alumina capacity at 100% and aluminium at around 90-95% utilisation levels. The next growth project – a 1mn tpa alumina refinery – is still 3-4 years away. Until then, alumina and aluminium volumes are likely to remain more or less flattish and profits would be more a function of realisations and cost management. We expect Nalco to sell around 445-450KT of aluminium and 1.2-1.3mn tonnes of alumina each year until the expansion of the refinery is complete. Delays in Utkal D coal block to dampen cost rationalisation GoI allotted Utkal D and E coal blocks to Nalco in FY16. The initial plan was to start production in Utkal D first by 2018-19. However, the commissioning was delayed due to constraints faced in obtaining MoEF clearance, non-transfer of railway siding land from Odisha IDCO, and few other statutory approvals. Now, as per revised mining plan submitted by Nalco, production from the Utkal-D coal mine is likely to start from March 2021. In the first year of operation, coal output is envisaged at 1mn tpa, which will be ramped up to 1.5mn tpa and 2mn tpa in the second and third years. Meanwhile, Nalco is expected to get 0.9mn tpa of coal linkage for three years to

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bridge the gap. Management indicated that once fully operational, captive mines have the potential to save up to US$ 500/t in aluminium cost of production. Expansion and JV projects Nalco has formulated a long-term corporate plan in which it envisages increasing its alumina and aluminium capacity to 3.3mn tonnes and 1.1mn tonnes respectively by 2024; it plans to add a 1mn tpa alumina refinery and a 600KT aluminium smelter. It also wants to improve its backward integration to CT pitch and caustic soda and forward integration to value-added products such as wire rods and rolled products like foils. Out of all its projects, Nalco is likely to prioritise the 1mn tpa alumina refinery, backed by Pottangi bauxite mines with a reserve of 70mn tonnes and expected production of 3.2mn tpa of bauxite ore, the Utkal D block, and the caustic soda JV. It is likely to spend Rs 11-12bn in FY20, majorly on a 1mn-tpa brownfield alumina plant at Damnajodi (total project capex of Rs 55-56bn over the next four years). We expect capex to remain at similar levels in FY21 as well.

Roadmap of planned projects Projects Capacity Capex Status

Utkal D & E c.2 mn tpa each Rs 5.5bn Utkal D would commission first (lease deed executed, R&R plan submitted). Expected to

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Alumina refinery 1mn tpa Rs 55-56 bn All statutory clearance received and EPCM consultant finalised. Expected to complete by April

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Pottangi Mine 3.2 mn tpa - MoEF pending. Expected to start by April 2022.

Aluminium smelter 600 KT Rs 96bn At nascent stage; subjected to assured coal availability.

Caustic Soda JV 270 KT Rs 20bn Nalco to invest Rs 2.4bn for 40% stake (project financed by 70% debt and 30% equity). Had assured

take off agreement of 50KT. Land transferred, equipment ordered. Expected to complete by 2021.

Coal tar pitch 20 KT - Signed MoU with MINL; project is at nascent stage.


Major assumptions FY17 FY18 FY19P FY20E FY21E

Volumes -KT

Alumina 1,295 1,337 1,298 1,330 1,391

Aluminium 386 426 441 444 446

Realisation (US$/t) -LME

Realisation (US$/t) 296 377 475 350 330

Alumina 1,694 2,057 2,045 1,800 1,800

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Aluminium (17) (63) (11) (22) 40


Valuations (Rs mn) FY20E FY21E

EBITDA 15,696 16,822

Multiple 5.5 5.5

EV 86,330 92,518

Debt/(Cash) (22,887) (12,720)

Eq Holders 109,217 105,239

No of Shares 1,866 1,866

Target price 59 56




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Net sales 95,095 114,993 95,056 94,945

Growth, % 26 21 -17 0

Total income 95,095 114,993 95,056 94,945




EBITDA (Core) 13,975 28,925 15,696 16,822

Growth, % 29.4 107.0 (45.7) 7.2

Margin, % 14.7 25.2 16.5 17.7

Depreciation -4,804 -4,761 -4,809 -4,857

EBIT 9,170 24,164 10,888 11,965

Growth, % 53.0 163.5 (54.9) 9.9

Margin, % 9.6 21.0 11.5 12.6

Interest paid -20 -24 -19 -15


Pre-tax profit 12,148 27,399 13,802 14,589

Tax provided -6,964 -10,075 -4,624 -4,887

Profit after tax 5,183 17,324 9,178 9,702

Net Profit 5,183 17,324 9,178 9,702

Growth, % (26.9) 234.2 (47.0) 5.7


Unadj. shares (m) 1,933 1,866 1,866 1,866

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Cash & bank 27,690 34,964 22,079 11,912

Marketable securities at cost 5,930 808 808 808

Debtors 2,581 2,405 1,988 1,986

Inventory 11,941 12,100 10,002 9,991

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Investments 1,308 1,866 1,866 1,866


Less: Depreciation -13,627 0 -4,409 -8,865

Add: Capital WIP 8,258 8,439 13,439 16,439

Net fixed assets 80,547 81,685 89,028 98,322


Total assets 146,138 151,474 143,578 143,954


Provisions 4,981 5,988 6,254 6,532




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Pre-tax profit 12,148 27,399 13,802 14,589

Depreciation 4,804 4,761 4,809 4,857

Chg in working capital 733 4,255 -4,185 -67

Total tax paid -7,906 -10,283 -4,058 -4,294

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Chg in investments -811 -558 0 0

Chg in marketable securities 6,282 5,122 0 0


Free cash flow 17,818 7,611 -1,784 934

Equity raised/(repaid) 0 -337 0 0



Net chg in cash 4,817 -5,384 -12,885 -10,167

Valuation Ratios



Growth, % (26.9) 246.3 (47.0) 5.7


FDEPS (INR) 2.7 9.3 4.9 5.2

CEPS (INR) 5.2 11.8 7.5 7.8

CFPS (INR) 2.1 14.2 5.0 7.4

DPS (INR) 5.7 5.8 5.0 5.0


Return on equity (%) 4.9 16.5 8.9 9.6




Sales/Net FA (x) 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.0




Inventory days 45.8 38.4 38.4 38.4

Payable days 43.3 54.5 35.9 37.7


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Quick ratio (x) 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.8

Interest cover (x) 470.3 1,015.3 571.8 785.5

Total debt/Equity (%) 0.4 0.6 - -

Net debt/Equity (%) (25.9) (32.7) (21.5) (11.7)

Valuation

PER (x) 28.5 7.2 10.0 9.4

PEG (x) - y-o-y growth (0.7) 0.0 (0.2) 1.7

Price/Book (x) 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.9

Yield (%) 7.5 8.6 10.2 10.2

EV/Net sales (x) 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.8

EV/EBITDA (x) 8.2 3.1 4.4 4.7

EV/EBIT (x) 12.5 3.7 6.3 6.6


METALS SECTOR UPDATE

Peer Valuation

Adj EPS (Rs) PER (x) EV/EBITDA (x) Net Debt/Equity (x) P/BV (x) RoE (%)

Company CMP TP (Rs) Rating FY20E FY21E FY20E FY21E FY20E FY21E FY20E FY21E FY20E FY21E FY20E FY21E

Ferrous

Tata Steel 497 640 Buy 62.3 75.1 7.8 6.5 5.7 5.1 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.7 9.6 10.6

Jindal Steel and Power 143 225 Buy 2.1 8.6 69.0 16.9 5.5 4.6 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 2.5

JSW Steel 267 225 Sell 19.6 23.1 13.6 11.5 7.2 6.7 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.5 12.3 13.0

SAIL 49 58 Buy 5.9 8.9 8.4 5.5 6.4 5.1 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.4 5.7 8.0

NMDC 110 131 Buy 13.2 12.8 8.4 8.6 4.9 5.1 -0.1 -0.1 1.2 1.1 14.5 13.2

Non-Ferrous

Vedanta 169 205 Buy 16.4 18.6 10.3 9.1 4.0 3.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 9.9 11.1

Hindustan Zinc 231 225 Neutral 16.8 17.8 13.7 12.9 7.7 7.2 -0.5 -0.5 2.9 2.9 21.2 22.5

Nalco 50 56 Neutral 4.9 5.2 10.0 9.4 4.4 4.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.9 0.9 8.9 9.6

Hindalco 203 264 Buy 20.6 23.0 9.2 8.3 5.7 5.1 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 7.4 7.7


Global Peers

M Cap EV/EBITDA (x) PER (x) PBV (x) RoE (%) Stock Return (%)

Company (US$ mn) CY19/FY20 CY20/FY21 CY19/FY20 CY20/FY21 CY19/FY20 CY20/FY21 CY19/FY20 CY20/FY21 1M 3M 12M

Steel

Arcelormittal 17,245 4.0 3.4 6.4 5.4 0.4 0.4 6.3 7.2 6.5 -17.5 -44.8

United States Steel Corp 2,491 4.5 5.1 12.7 12.2 0.6 0.6 5.0 8.5 6.0 -24.3 -58.1

Steel Dynamics Inc 6,478 5.4 5.8 8.7 9.3 1.5 1.3 18.7 15.9 7.4 -14.3 -37.3

ThyssenKrupp 8,270 4.8 4.3 9.3 8.0 1.9 1.6 23.1 22.5 -1.7 -4.3 -43.6

JFE Holdings 9,028 6.7 6.4 7.6 7.1 0.4 0.4 6.3 6.3 0.7 -17.2 -25.9

Kobe Steel 2,360 6.4 5.5 11.2 8.1 0.3 0.3 3.0 4.0 -1.6 -17.8 -32.7

Nippon Steel 16,415 6.2 5.9 8.9 8.5 0.5 0.5 6.0 5.9 -0.7 -6.1 -15.3

POSCO 18,489 4.4 4.1 7.6 7.1 0.5 0.4 6.2 6.3 6.3 -3.8 -31.2

Hundai Steel 4,868 5.9 5.3 9.4 7.9 0.3 0.3 3.5 4.0 3.7 -6.7 -26.4

China Steel Corp 12,664 10.6 10.0 22.3 22.7 1.2 1.2 5.1 5.3 2.0 0.2 6.4

Hebei Iron & Steel 4,674 12.4 11.5 19.1 19.4 1.2 1.2 7.3 7.2 2.0 -11.7 -4.1

China Oriental group 2,074 1.9 1.3 4.7 4.8 0.8 0.7 17.9 15.8 -4.6 -14.5 -25.5

Non Ferrous

ALCOA 4,123 3.4 2.9 33.5 9.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 8.4 -3.4 -20.7 -49.8

Rusal 1,051 6.0 5.6 9.0 8.4 1.3 1.2 15.1 15.4 -0.3 -3.9 -20.8

CHALCO 8,960 10.0 8.6 24.8 15.6 0.8 0.8 3.8 4.7 1.1 -8.1 -21.0

Norsk Hydro 7,294 6.2 4.3 19.6 9.9 0.7 0.7 3.6 7.3 -6.5 -12.3 -39.5

Mining

Rio-Tinto 102,682 5.1 5.6 9.5 10.5 9.5 10.5 23.6 19.7 2.4 10.5 17.5

BHP Billiton 137,972 6.0 6.6 11.5 13.3 2.4 2.3 21.7 18.2 9.2 10.9 22.7

Vale 72,352 4.3 4.3 7.4 7.6 1.4 1.2 18.0 16.1 8.5 5.8 11.1

Anglo America 35,686 4.4 4.7 9.4 10.3 1.4 1.3 15.1 12.5 12.1 11.3 34.5

Glencore 48,288 5.8 5.0 108.0 8.8 1.1 1.0 10.3 11.8 6.6 -8.1 -24.6

Source: Bloomberg



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