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Ex-banks, earnings growth takes breather in Q4FY19
Q4FY19
Sensex earnings (ex-financials) took a breather in Q4FY19 from a higher
double digit growth trajectory in the past three quarters with modest
~8-9% growth in topline and bottomline. Ex-banks at the index level,
topline was up 8.8% YoY to | 6.0 lakh crore, EBITDA was up 7.9% YoY
to | 1.1 lakh crore with corresponding EBITDA margins at 18.5%. In
Q4FY19, companies witnessed a decline in raw material costs (down 20
bps YoY) and employee costs (down 80 bps YoY) while other expenses
increased disproportionally (up 110 bps) leading to a marginal decline
in EBITDA margins (15 bps YoY). Ensuing PAT in Q4FY19 was up 8.3%
YoY to | 0.6 lakh crore. On a full year basis, in FY19, net sales were up
19% YoY, which coupled with ~50 bps decline in EBITDA margins led
to 12% growth in earnings. Lower PAT growth in FY19 was primarily on
account of lower other income and higher interest outgo
The banking space is the clear outlier as far as corporate earnings is
concerned for Q4FY19. It was led by a structural decline in the NPA
cycle. As far as other sectoral performances are concerned, volume
growth was negative in the auto space due to a bloated retail inventory.
In the FMCG space, volume growth came in lower at ~7% YoY vs.
~10% in the last few quarters. In the cement domain, volume growth
was healthy at ~7%. In the capital goods domain, execution remained
robust with healthy gains in the order book. In the pharma space, US
market recovery continued while in the IT space healthy double digit
growth in the digital domain acted as a silver lining
On aggregate basis, in Q4FY19, integrating results of all listed entities,
topline growth stayed healthy at ~10% YoY. However, bottomline
growth was higher (>15%) driven by the recovery in the banking space
On the macroeconomics front, Q4FY19 GDP growth came in muted at
5.8% YoY while inflation reading largely remained unchanged on an
MoM basis. WPI, CPI for April 2019 were at 3.1%, 2.9%, respectively
Going forward, with a strong political mandate at the Centre, thrust on
creating infrastructure & stimulating the rural economy amid a recovery
being witnessed in the banking space, we expect corporate earnings to
stage a smart recovery in excess of 20% CAGR in FY19-21E
Exhibit 1: Sensex aggregate (| crore)
Mar-19 Mar-18 Dec-18YoY (%)
change
QoQ (%)
change
FY19 FY18YoY (%)
change
Sales 602,687 553,990 593,387 8.8 1.6 2,304,854 1,940,425 18.8
Total Expenses 490,946 450,445 472,983 9.0 3.8 1,841,836 1,541,824 19.5
Raw material 232,002 214,200 238,688 8.3 -2.8 908,923 740,109 22.8
Employee 80,771 78,643 79,046 2.7 2.2 311,672 279,501 11.5
Other expenses 178,173 157,602 155,249 13.1 14.8 621,241 522,214 19.0
Expenses (% of sales)
Total Expenses 81.5 81.3 79.7 15 bps 175 bps 79.9 79.5 45 bps
Raw material 38.5 38.7 40.2 -17 bps -173 bps 39.4 38.1 129 bps
Employee 13.4 14.2 13.3 -79 bps 8 bps 13.5 14.4 -88 bps
Other expenses 29.6 28.4 26.2 111 bps 340 bps 27.0 26.9 4 bps
Operating Profit 111741 103545 120405 7.9 -7.2 463018 398601 16.2
OPM% 18.5 18.7 20.3 -15 bps -175 bps 20.1 20.5 -45 bps
Other Income 20,666 23,946 17,562 -13.7 17.7 64,683 66,272 -2.4
Interest 19,071 14,592 17,917 30.7 6.4 72,323 53,996 33.9
Depreciation 35,012 32,102 34,766 9.1 0.7 136,198 119,199 14.3
PAT 61333 56651 59422 8.3 3.2 229294 204854 11.9
PAT margin % 10.2 10.2 10.0 -5 bps 16 bps 9.9 10.6 -61 bps
Sensex P&L (ex-banking space)
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
Sensex Earnings Summary (ex-financials)
| crore Mar-19 Mar-18 YoY (%) Dec-18 QoQ (%)
Sales 602,687 553,990 8.8% 593,387 1.6%
EBITDA 111,741 103,545 7.9% 120,405 -7.2%
Net Profit 61,333 56,651 8.3% 59,422 3.2%
Sensex Earnings Summary (ex-banks)
Aggregate Summary
Sales Net profit Sales Net profit
Nifty 10.1 16.1 -0.1 2.8
BSE Midcap 7.7 233.0 -1.4 -48.9
BSE Smallcap 9.9 19.9 5.0 -249.9
All Co's (3500 cos) 9.7 54.8 1.7 -23.6
QoQ growth (%)YoY growth (%)
Positive surprises & Buys
Brigade Enterprises
Elgi Equipments
State Bank of India (SBI)
Thermax Limited
Timken India
Research Analyst
Pankaj Pandey
Head Research
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Exhibit 2: Sensex aggregate quarterly revenue, operating profit & net profit trend)
430,875
467,180
488,379
553,990
537,448
571,332
593,387
602,687
88,885
99,910
106,261
103,545
112,959
117,914
120,405
111,741
46,50749,798
51,899
56,651
51,699
56,84159,422
61,333
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Net Sales (LHS) Operating Profits (LHS) PAT (RHS)
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
Exhibit 3: Sensex aggregate quarterly EBITDA margin trend
20.6
21.4 21.8
18.7
21.0
20.620.3
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2018 2019
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EBITDA Margin
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
Exhibit 4: Sensex aggregate quarterly revenue & profitability growth trend (%)
1.2
8.4
4.5
13.4
-3.0
6.3
3.9
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2018 2019
(%
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Sales growth QoQ (%) Net profit growth QoQ (%)
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
Ex-banks at the index level, topline was up 8.8%
YoY to | 6.0 lakh crore, EBITDA was up 7.9% YoY
to | 1.1 lakh crore with corresponding EBITDA
margins at 18.5%. Ensuing PAT in Q4FY19 was up
8.3% YoY to | 0.6 lakh crore
In Q4FY19, companies witnessed a decline in raw
material costs (down 20 bps YoY) and employee
costs (down 80 bps YoY) while other expenses
increased disproportionally (up 110 bps) leading to
marginal decline in EBITDA margins (15 bps YoY)
On a QoQ basis, ex-financials, Sensex topline and
bottomline growth were at 1.6% and 3.2%,
respectively. QoQ growth was muted due to decline
in economic activity as a precursor to General
Elections 2019
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Industry wise revenue & profit movement
Topline growth among Sensex constituents was led by oil & gas space
(up 17.4% YoY) with outperformance also seen across the capital goods
(up 10.5% YoY), IT (up 19.3% YoY) and FMCG pack (up 11.4% YoY)
Exhibit 5: Industry wise aggregate revenue (Sensex Companies) (| crore)
Mar-19 Mar-18 Dec-18 YoY change (%) QoQ change (%)
Oil & Gas 165,417 140,885 184,091 17.4 -10.1
Auto 137,197 139,755 124,929 -1.8 9.8
Metals 94,438 87,883 87,569 7.5 7.8
Capital goods 44,934 40,678 35,709 10.5 25.8
Power 30,440 30,915 32,602 -1.5 -6.6
FMCG 21,937 19,684 20,786 11.4 5.5
IT 75,539 63,336 74,437 19.3 1.5
Pharma 7,164 6,977 7,740 2.7 -7.4
Others 25,620 23,878 25,525 7.3 0.4
Aggregate 602687 553990 593387 8.8 1.6
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
In the capital goods domain, the healthy topline performance was on
account of improved execution (Kalpataru, KEC and Thermax). In the IT
space, on the revenue front, Tier-I IT companies reported an average
sequential growth of 2.3% in constant currency terms. Revenues from
digital segment witnessed growth of 30-40% YoY while deal signings
also witnessed an improved trajectory in FY19 over FY18 indicating
better revenue visibility. In the FMCG pack, volume growth of ~5-8%
coupled with calibrated price hikes in the range of ~2-4% resulted in
double digit topline growth for Q4FY19
On the profit front, outperformance was led by the metals space (up 56%
YoY) led by robust results at Coal India (PAT of ~| 6,000 in Q4FY19 vs.
~| 1,300 crore in Q4FY18). It was well supported by FMCG (up 17%
YoY), power (up 17% YoY) and IT space (up 15% YoY). The dampener
for the quarter was the auto space with aggregate PAT decline of nearly
18% for index constituents. The auto segment performance was muted
tracking lower volumes, negative operating leverage and limited pass
through of softened commodity prices
Exhibit 6: Industry wise aggregate net profit (Sensex Companies) (| crore)
Mar-19 Mar-18 Dec-18 YoY change (%) QoQ change (%)
Capital goods 3,418 3,167 2,042 7.9 67.4
Metals 10,867 6,971 7,812 55.9 39.1
Auto 5,901 7,209 5,401 -18.2 9.2
Oil & Gas 14,407 15,353 18,514 -6.2 -22.2
FMCG 5,020 4,284 4,653 17.2 7.9
Others 580 564 722 2.9 -19.6
Power 5,754 4,936 4,718 16.6 22.0
IT 14,750 12,824 14,319 15.0 3.0
Pharma 636 1,343 1,242 -52.6 LP
Aggregate 61333 56651 59422 8.3 3.2
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
In the cement space, in terms of margins, lower freight cost coupled with
stable power costs helped expand margins by 150 bps YoY, 341 bps
QoQ to 18.9% during the quarter. In the FMCG space, majority of the
companies reported strong growth in EBITDA led by cost optimisation
measures, supply chain benefits and premiumisation. In the oil & gas
space, OMCs reported a good quarter in terms of profits due to better
marketing margins and inventory gains. However, operational refining
performance continued to remain weak
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ICICI Direct Research Earnings Wrap Q4FY19
Key notable surprises and stock calls
This section of Earnings Wrap includes key surprises witnessed in the
earnings of coverage companies and our take post analysis of results.
Exhibit 7: Key surprises and stock calls (Q4FY19)
CMP
(|)
Brigade
Enterprises
Positive
Brigade Enterprises’ (BEL) sales volumes grew 2.2x YoY to 0.96 msf and clocked pre-sales worth
2.2x YoY to | 519.8 crore (16.6% QoQ growth)in Q4FY19. On leasing front, it leased 1.2 msf new
office space in FY19, estimated to yield rentals worth | 90.0 crore. On the financial front, overall
revenues grew 75.3% YoY to | 760.0 crore in Q4FY19. Overall, PAT grew 3.3x YoY to | 59.3 crore in
Q4FY19. Expecting BEL's leasing portfolio to expand from 2.6 msf to 8.9 msf over next two to three
years, we anticipate BEL's share of lease income will grow at 20.6% CAGR to | 560.1 crore in FY18-
23E. Also, with the management planning to launch ~6.5 msf projects, it is aiming at ~4 msf sales
volume in FY20E. We believe BEL’s current valuation is attractive (1.3x FY20E P/BV). Hence, we
maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock with an SoTP-based target price of | 330/share
235 330 Buy 40
Elgi
Equipments
Positive
Elgi Equipments reported a robust performance in Q4FY19. Topline, EBITDA, PAT recorded growth of
14.2%, 19.3%, 31.6%, respectively, YoY. Air compressor grew 16.3% YoY mainly led by India and
direct exports growth, up 12.0% YoY. Foreign subsidiaries recorded robust growth of ~20-25% YoY
continuing to benefit from solid demand in key international markets such as the US and Europe.
Automotive equipment segment slightly de-grew 2.1% YoY to | 51.2 crore. EBITDA margin improved
~50 bps YoY to 11.6% during Q4FY19. Margins are likely to remain solid over the near to medium
term despite the company carrying out upfront costs to expand in international market. Elgi is coming
out with newer products that have the potential to disrupt the overall air compressor market and
result in significant market share gains. Factoring in the robust performance, we expect revenues
and earnings CAGR at 18% and 29%, respectively, for FY19-21E with a target price of | 350
271 350 Buy 29
State Bank of
India (SBI)Positive
Higher provisions for legacy stress coupled with slow credit growth in the past two years impacted
operational performance in past. However, SBI reported a healthy revival in growth with credit offtake
at 13% YoY in Q4FY19, led by traction in retail segment. Moderation witnessed in slippages at | 7505
crore coupled with higher recovery at | 22976 crore, led to significant improvement in asset quality.
Going ahead, SBI, given the improving overall credit growth and a possible shift of business from
NBFCs, is best placed to ride this opportunity. Therefore, we expect advances growth at 12.3%
CAGR in FY19-21E. Anticipated resolution in major NCLT accounts and moderation in incremental
slippages will limit credit cost, thereby improving return ratios. Consequently, we expect FY20E &
FY21E PAT at | 25981 crore & | 32122 crore, respectively, from | 900 crore in FY19
337 400 Buy 19
Thermax
Limited
Positive
Thermax reported standalone revenues at | 1889.6 crore registering robust growth of 44.2% YoY (on
a proforma basis) while consolidated revenues grew 43.7% to | 2073.7 crore on a YoY basis. EBITDA
came in at | 175.7 crore, up 17.2% YoY. PAT came in at | 112.9 crore, which grew 31.7% YoY while
adjusted PAT grew 55.7% to | 133.5 crore. With expected uptick in domestic order inflows and
recovery in international order inflows through geographic diversification, order backlog is expected to
improve further. Thermax may continue growth momentum on revenue front with expected CAGR of
10.3% in FY19-21E. Consequently, with expected margin recovery in medium term and normalization
of tax rate, PAT is expected to grow at a CAGR of 21.6% over FY19-21E
1030 1170 Buy 14
Timken India Positive
Timken India (TIL) reported a stellar performance on the back of over 2x growth in railways segment
and exports segment that grew in strong double digits during the quarter; overall topline came in at |
448 crore, up 16.4% QoQ. EBITDA margins improved to 22.6% in Q4FY19. Going forward, the company
is poised to benefit from the ongoing capex from the railways and demand from the exports
segment. TIL is planning a capex of | 35-40 crore at its Bharuch facility that will help to produce
‘Timken brand’ bearings for its exports market. Access to new markets/geographies along with
operational synergies from the merged entity are key monitorables for the future. Overall, we expect
revenue, EBITDA and PAT to grow at CAGR of 12.1%, 14.5%, 18.5%, respectively, in FY19-21E. We
have a BUY recommendation on the stock with a target price of | 830
687 830 Buy 21
Potential
Upside (%)
Company Quarterly Performance & OutlookQ4FY19
Result
RatingTarget
Price (|)
Source: ICICI Direct Research
The above companies posted a strong set of earnings in Q4FY19, which we
believe are more fundamental and sustainable in nature.
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Sector specific takeaways from quarter
Auto & auto ancillary
Q4FY19 was a muted quarter for the Indian auto industry. Volumes in
Q4FY19 were marred by continued overall weakness in retail demand
offtake as OEMs struggled with persistently high channel inventory levels
amid a strong base quarter (Q4FY18). Subdued sentiments and a general
slowdown in discretionary spending hurt the PV & 2-W segments while
the CV space continued to suffer from excess capacity caused by revised
axle load norms and lack of ready liquidity from NBFCs. Trends on the
margin front were mixed, with the lack of a broad based revival in gross
margins across companies despite softer average raw material prices
during the quarter (steel, aluminum, rubber, lead & others)
Overall auto industry volumes in Q4FY19 were at 70.5 lakh units, down
6.1% YoY. Domestic volumes were at 59.6 lakh units, down 7.7% YoY,
while export volumes were at 11.0 lakh units, up 3.2% YoY. Domestic PV
segment volumes in Q4FY19 dipped 2.0% YoY at 8.4 lakh units, led by
4.7% YoY decline in PC volumes to 5.3 lakh units. Domestic 2-W
segment declined 9.1% YoY to 46.5 lakh units, led by 16.0% contraction
in scooter category. CV segment was flat YoY at 2.8 lakh units
In the auto OEM space, Maruti reported a subdued operational
performance among PVs. Revenues were up 1.4% YoY although
volumes dipped 0.7% YoY. EBITDA margins staged a mild recovery of 70
bps QoQ to 10.5%. In the 2-W segment, Hero MotoCorp’s numbers
disappointed on all fronts with revenues down 7.9% YoY tracking a steep
11.5% YoY decline in volumes while broad-based cost pressures shrunk
EBITDA margins by ~40 bps QoQ to 13.6%. Bajaj Auto outperformed,
delivering ~9% revenue increase (total volumes up 14% YoY) with
margins intact QoQ at 15.7%. PAT was up 20.9% YoY, aided by a one-off
exceptional gain on duty reversal. CV segment player Ashok Leyland
reported flattish revenue growth while margin improvement to 11.1%
was aided by control over other expenses
Tata Motors reported a healthy operational performance in Q4FY19.
While subdued demand conditions in key China market continue to
hinder JLR, a key positive development was a 250 bps YoY expansion in
subsidiary’s EBITDA margins to 9.8% with consequent FCF generation of
£1.4 billion. Consolidated net sales were at | 86,422 crore, down 5.3%
YoY, with consolidated EBITDA margins up 120 bps QoQ to 10.5%
In the ancillary space, both battery players i.e. Exide and Amara Raja
witnessed sequential EBITDA margin expansion although gross margin
trends were not secular. Among the tyre pack, JK Tyre was the standout
performer, delivering strong volume-led topline growth of 18.5% YoY
with no deterioration in margin profile. Apollo Tyres and Balkrishna
Industries, on the other hand, reported single digit revenue growth
accompanied by a sequential margin decline
Elsewhere, Mahindra CIE’s consolidated revenues grew 10% YoY.
However, weakness in European operations dragged consolidated
margins down from earlier 14%+ trajectory. Forgings player Bharat
Forge reported healthy 13.8% YoY revenue growth led by exports and
steady 31% margins. At Motherson Sumi, topline growth was aided by
the healthy performance at subsidiary SMP although the muted margin
trajectory at overseas subsidiaries led to a sharp PAT decline. For Bosch,
feeble automotive segment performance dragged revenues and margins
were hurt by a spike in all cost elements. Wabco reported a dismal
performance on both revenue (down 15.5% YoY) and margins (down
148 bps QoQ to 12.9%) fronts, culminating in 32.5% YoY drop in PAT
Going forward, with a strong political mandate at the Centre and easing
of base effect, we expect OEMs to start reporting healthy growth from
Q2FY19 onwards
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Elevated discounting levels could not lift consumer
sentiment decisively, with Federation of
Automotive Dealers Associations (FADA)
estimating dealer inventory levels at an average of
40-50 days of sales across PV, CV and 2-W
segments as of March 2019.
Utility vehicle volumes were flat YoY while the van
segment grew by 13.7% YoY to 56,267 units.
M&HCV space witnessed a volume decline of 4.4%
YoY to 1.1 lakh units while LCV space witnessed
growth of 4.2% YoY to 1.7 lakh units.
At Eicher Motors, higher realisations prevented
entire pass-through of 13.5% YoY volume decline
into topline while consolidated margins were down
164 bps QoQ to 27.4%
Tractor maker Escorts’ revenues were impacted by
lower realisations tracking adverse product mix
while margins were down 50 bps QoQ to 11.6%
Key players volume growth for Q4FY19 (%)
-11.0
14.2
-0.4
-5.6
1.3
-13.6
6.7
-1.0
-5.3
-1.7
12.4
36.0
0.9
(2.4)
HMCL
BAL
Maruti
TML
ALL
Eicher - RE
Escorts
YoY QoQ
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ICICI Direct Research Earnings Wrap Q4FY19
Banking sector
Banking credit growth moderated to 12% towards Q4FY19 post
momentum of 14-15% in previous quarter. However, lower interest
reversal and lower fresh slippages supported strong NII growth of 21%
YoY to | 102887 crore, highest in several quarters. Moderate treasury
income led to operating earnings growth at ~9.7%YoY to | 68973 crore
Asset quality is now moving into a positive territory. Fresh slippages
were lower and led by write-offs, absolute GNPA declined 3%
sequentially and down 9.4% YoY to | 928470 crore. Provisions by banks
was high particularly on NCLT large cases of steel and power (| 13,000-
14,000 crore), a new aviation account and raising ILFS cover
Overall provisions grew 63%QoQ to | 107584 led by above asset and
investment write back was also non-existent. Hence, a substantial decline
of ~30% QoQ was seen in NNPA to | 359629 crore
Exhibit 8: Financial summary of banking industry (Private + Public)
(| crore) Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 Q3FY18 YoY (%)QoQ (%)
NII 102887 99136 92132 94144 84835 85714 21.3 3.8
Growth YoY 21.3 15.7 11.3 27.4 1.3 14.8
Other income 49070 41299 37019 37110 47391 38218 3.5 18.8
Growth YoY 3.5 8.1 -29.1 -11.4 0.7 -16.7
Total operating exp. 76093 71463 64068 64525 69366 61162 9.7 6.5
Staff cost 36478 35995 32749 32053 34342 30128 6.2 1.3
Operating profit 75864 68973 65084 66730 62860 62771 20.7 10.0
Growth YoY 20.7 9.9 -13.8 8.1 -13.0 1.6
Provision 107584 65837 70471 77236 148276 76618 -27.4 63.4
PBT -31720 3136 -5437 -10552 -85460 -13888 NM NM
PAT -21535 -197 -4404 -7130 -55648 -6943 NM NM
Growth YoY NM NM NM NM NM NM
GNPA 928470 961129 997247 1002682 1024586 885788 -9.4 -3.4
Growth YoY -9.4 8.5 18.7 20.9 31.9 20.9
NNPA 359629 417837 463082 485181 517775 469278 -30.5 -13.9
Growth YoY -30.5 -11.0 2.3 3.9 20.4 12.4
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
Exhibit 9: Financial summary of banking industry (Public)
(| Crore) Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 Q3FY18 YoY (%)QoQ (%)
NII 62,258 59,900 56,079 59,930 51,627 53,652 20.6 3.9
Growth YoY (%) 20.6 11.6 8.1 36.5 -4.4 13.7
Other income 31,021 23,018 21,506 20,527 29,068 23,291 6.7 34.8
Growth YoY (%) 6.7 -1.2 -39.4 -22.1 -10.2 -24.0
Total operating exp. 49,039 45,965 40,827 42,192 46,813 40,220 4.8 6.7
Staff cost 27,015 26,979 24,362 23,817 26,407 22,560 2.3 0.1
Operating profit 44,240 36,952 36,758 38,265 33,882 36,723 30.6 19.7
Growth YoY (%) 30.6 0.6 -23.7 5.2 -28.5 -2.7
Provision 89,275 53,190 57,746 63,010 128,699 66,484 -30.6 67.8
PBT -45,034 -16,238 -20,988 -24,746 -94,817 -29,760 NM NM
PAT -31,008 -11,687 -14,716 -16,615 -62,681 -18,097 NM NM
Growth YoY NM NM NM NM NM NM
GNPA 797,186 829,745 868,812 874,071 896,601 777,266 -11.1 -3.9
Growth YoY -11.1 6.8 18.4 19.2 30.9 20.3
NNPA 308,335 366,433 408,279 426,435 454,473 415,705 -32.2 -15.9
Growth YoY -32.2 -11.9 2.7 2.2 18.6 -99.5
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
Higher write-offs led to lower taxes, particularly for PSU banks. Hence, in
spite of higher PBT loss of | 45034 crore, final losses came in at | 31008
crore, far higher than loss of~| 11687 crore in Q3FY19. Private banks
continued their outperformance with earnings of | 9473 crore. Yes Bank
reported a loss while Indusind Bank’s meagre profit impacted private
sector PAT growth. Overall net loss was | 21535 crore for the industry
(Q4FY19)
In provisions, both private and public sector saw
growth of 44% (led by Indusind and Yes) and 68%
respectively, improving coverage ratio (PCR). In
NCLT list 1 &2 bankers are 80-100% provided
Going ahead, expected resolutions in large NCLT
accounts & stressed power sector are expected to
reduce industry GNPA ratio by 150-200 bps from
9.8% (Q3FY19-~10.3%)
Seventeen banks reported losses with only one
private bank, Yes Bank reporting a loss. The highest
loss of | 6581 crore was reported by Corporation
Bank
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Worries about a media group, large conglomerate group and aviation
account continued to cloud the sector in 2019. Factoring in lower
slippages and resolution, we expect overall provision moderation to
increase profits for most banks particularly corporate banks like Axis, SBI
Exhibit 10: Financial summary of banking industry (Private)
(| Crore) Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 Q3FY18 YoY (%)QoQ (%)
NII 40,629 39,237 36,053 34,214 33,209 32,062 22.3 3.5
Growth YoY 22 22 16 14 12 17
Other income 18,050 18,281 15,513 16,584 18,323 14,927 -1.5 -1.3
Growth YoY -1.5 22.5 -7.0 6.7 24.8 -2.1
Total operating exp. 27,055 25,497 23,240 22,333 22,553 20,942 20.0 6.1
Staff cost 9,464 9,016 8,387 8,236 7,935 7,569 19.3 5.0
Operating profit 31,624 32,021 28,326 28,465 28,978 26,047 9.1 -1.2
Growth YoY 9.1 22.9 3.8 12.2 16.7 8.4
Provision 18,309 12,647 12,726 14,226 19,577 10,135 -6.5 44.8
PBT 13,315 19,374 15,551 14,193 9,357 15,872 NM NM
PAT 9,473 11,490 10,312 9,485 7,033 11,154 NM NM
Growth YoY 34.7 3.0 -1.8 -18.8 -33.4 15.6
GNPA 131,284 131,384 128,435 128,611 127,985 108,522 2.6 -0.1
Growth YoY 2.6 21.1 20.9 33.7 39.0 25.6
NNPA 51,294 51,404 54,803 58,746 63,302 53,573 -19.0 -0.2
Growth YoY -19.0 -4.0 -0.5 17.9 34.4 -99.8
Source: Capitaline, ICICI Direct Research
Capital Goods
Overall, our capital goods coverage companies delivered a steady
performance with revenues, EBITDA and PAT growing 11.3%, 6.7% and
11.9%, respectively. The healthy topline performance was on account of
improved execution (Kalpataru, KEC, Thermax). Operating profits
remained steady with a change in execution mix and higher input costs
during the quarter
On the order inflow front, Bhel reported good order inflows of | 6630
crore for the quarter and | 23860 crore for FY19, mainly led by power
segment. Bharat Electronics also reported strong inflows ~| 6929 crore
in Q4FY19, taking the order backlog to an all-time high of | 51,798 crore
T&D companies like Kalpataru Power, KEC International received orders
worth | 2206 crore, | 4659 crore, respectively, mainly from T&D, railways
and infra segment. Thermax’ consolidated order inflow came in at | 1157
crore owing to muted capex in several sectors
T&D companies (KEC, Kalpataru) reported a reasonable performance
with revenue, EBITDA growth of 13.2%, 14.9%, respectively, owing to an
uptake in execution across railways, civil and infra businesses. Thermax
reported robust standalone revenue, EBITDA growth of 44.2%, 17.2%
respectively, with some pressure on margins
Product companies like SKF and NRB reported weak numbers due to a
slowdown in the auto OEM segment. The topline grew muted at 2.4%
YoY whereas operating profit declined 7.5%. However, Timken turned
out to be an exception due its high exposure to railways, process
industries and synergies of merger (ABC Bearings) kicking in. Thus,
topline, EBITDA for the company grew 29.7%, 119.8% YoY respectively
Going forward, we expect accelerated revenue and profitability growth in
this space on the back of a strong order backlog. Order inflows are
expected to be slightly sluggish in H1FY20 due to stability of the new
government. We expect inflows to pick up from H2FY20
Engineering companies like Bharat Electronics, EIL
and Cochin Shipyard reported a healthy
performance with topline and EBITDA growing 12%
YoY and 16.9% YoY, respectively, on the back of
higher execution coupled with a change in
execution mix for the quarter
Other product companies like Elgi and AIA reported
robust performance (consolidated revenue and
EBITDA growth of 17.3% and 16.2%, respectively)
led by strong demand in both domestic and
international markets and pick-up across user
industries – auto, steel, cement, mining, etc
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Cement: Healthy volumes, improved realisations drive PAT
Cement companies under our coverage reported healthy volume growth
of 9.9% YoY (though slower than growth in Q3FY19, which was at
10.8%), led by strong demand from the institutional side, steady rural
demand and improvement in sand availability. In terms of regional
performance, the south region witnessed an average price hike of 4.5%
(QoQ) while realisations of other regions improved 1-2% (QoQ)
Cement realisations for coverage companies grew 2.9% YoY to | 4,811/t,
despite strong realisations growth of mid-single-digit in the southern
region, dragged lower by weak realisations in the north and eastern
regions. The pricing environment in the southern region remained
strong, with realisations rising anywhere between 7% and 12% QoQ
Total volumes reported by coverage companies were at 57.8 MT, 9.9%
growth YoY with strong volume growth being delivered by Sagar
Cement (22.5%), Ramco Cement (20.4%) and JK Lakshmi (32%). Volume
growth of UltraTech also remained healthy at 10.8% led by capacity
expansions whereas ACC and Ambuja’s volume growth remained in low
single digit due to capacity constraints
On the profitability front, EBITDA margins improved 150 bpsYoY and 341
bps QoQ bps on an overall basis. Although on a QoQ basis margins of all
the major companies expanded led by healthy pricing and controlled
cost environment, Companies like Ambuja and Star reported a drop in
margins on a YoY basis. Margins of Ambuja Cement were down 190 bps
YoY mainly on account of higher inventory cost and other costs, margin
of Star Cement were impacted by cessation of transport subsidy
Based on interaction with the management, general elections and the
upcoming monsoon would cause a short term blip in demand, which
may also hinder cement consumption. However, these effects are
expected to wane off within five to six months from the end of elections
Exhibit 11: Cement volumes and capacitiy utilisation trend
44.9 44.140.6
45.9
52.6 51.9
46.450.9
57.8
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
Q4FY17
Q1FY18
Q2FY18
Q3FY18
Q4FY18
Q1FY19
Q2FY19
Q3FY19
Q4FY19
Cement Volumes (In MT) - LHS Capacity Utilisation (%) - RHS
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Exhibit 12: Realisation & margin trend
4,531
4,728
4,722
4,667
4,675
4,669
4,767
4,787
4,811
795
1022
878
798
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795
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907
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10.0
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20.0
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0
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4,000
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6,000
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Q1FY18
Q2FY18
Q3FY18
Q4FY18
Q1FY19
Q2FY19
Q3FY19
Q4FY19
Realisation/tonne (|/tonne) - LHS EBITDA/tonne (|/tonne)- LHS
Margin (%) - RHS
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Total revenue of our coverage universe increased
13.1% YoY, 14.3% QoQ to | 27,829 crore. In terms
of margins, lower freight cost coupled with stable
power costs helped expand margins by 150 bps
YoY, 341bps QoQ to 18.85% during the quarter
Sagar Cement reported realisation growth of 12%
QoQ in AP and Telangana region. Other south based
companies like India Cement and Ramco Cement
also reported 5.7% and 5.5% QoQ growth,
respectively
Midcap cement player Heidelberg reported volume
de-growth of -4.6% led by plant shutdown amid
capacity constraint challenges
On an EBITDA/t basis level, coverage companies
reported 11.8% YoY increase in EBITDA/t to | 907/t
with Mangalam Cement reporting lowest EBITDA/t
of | 257/t and Star Cement reporting the highest at
| 1,551/t (down 15.5% YoY due to expiry of
transport subsidy). On an absolute level, EBITDA
was 22.8% higher YoY at | 5,246 crore for Q4FY19.
Ambuja Cement and Star Cements reported 8.6%
and 11.5% de-growth in EBITDA, respectively
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Consumer Durables
I-direct CD universe recorded sales growth of 9% YoY below our
estimates of ~14%, as demand was impacted by NBFC crisis,
unfavourable weather and relatively higher base of same period last year
In the paint section, while decorative paint demand continuously
remained high at double digit (though the mix was largely skewed
towards economic product categories) industrial paint demand was
impacted by sluggishness in the automotive industry
In fast moving electrical goods (FMEG) segment, performance of Havells,
Symphony, Voltas were below our estimate largely impacted by NBFC
crisis, unfavourable weather condition for cooling product category
In the piping segment, PVC pipes majors such as Supreme Industries
faced inventory losses owing to a sharp decline in PVC prices in March.
However, Astral’s performance was relatively better owing to favourable
product mix (CPVC prices relatively stable as compared to PVC). Further,
the performance of packaging product majors like Essel Propack and
Time Technoplast was slightly better than estimates owing to better-
than-expected demand and low base
Our CD universe EBITDA margin declined 260 bps YoY to 13%, driven by
inventory losses, change in product mix and negative operting leverage
FMCG
After five consecutive quarters of robust volume led growth, our FMCG
coverage companies witnessed a moderation in volume growth during
Q4FY19. Most of our FMCG coverage companies posted volume growth
in the range of 5-8% on account of a slowdown in rural incomes (low
wage rates and food prices) in addition to high base effect. However, our
coverage universe companies took measured price hikes of 2-4% in
recent months to mitigate rising input cost inflation in addition to new
product launches/re-launches across segments. This resulted in 10.3%
topline growth in Q4FY19
In our coverage universe, HUL, Nestlé, Marico, GSK Consumer and
Dabur witnessed 9.3%, 8.9%, 9%, 8.7% and 4.7% volume led sales
growth, respectively
Led by higher EBITDA, net profit for our coverage universe companies
has seen healthy growth of 17.5%. Adjusting for one-offs in Marico, net
profit growth for our FMCG universe is 14.3%. FMCG behemoth HUL &
ITC have seen a net profit growth of 13.8% & 18.7%, respectively
Majority of the companies reported strong growth in EBITDA led by cost
optimisation measures, supply chain benefits and premiumisation.
However, higher commodity costs impacted margins as our coverage
companies took fewer price hikes and chose volume growth over margin
expansion. This led to flat gross margins, operating margins, respectively
We believe the slowdown in rural incomes is temporary and should
rebound in coming quarters on the back of government initiatives such
as assured income support under PM Kisan scheme, higher MSP for
crops such as wheat, barley, safflower followed by normal monsoon this
year, which should add further impetus to the rural economy
Besides this, rising premiumisation trend, higher disposable income and
secular trends of young population should provide an uptick in urban
sales as well. Modern trade, the key channel for companies to sell
innovative & premium products, continues to outpace traditional
channels
Under our coverage, Supreme Industries recorded a
sharp decline in EBIDTA margin (by 600 bps YoY)
mainly due to inventory losses. In addition to this,
cooling product companies such as Symphony and
Voltas also recorded a sharp margin contraction
(536 bps and 217 bps YoY, respectively) owing to
higher fixed cost. However, V-Guard’s EBITDA
margins expanded 481 bps YoY on the back of a
high base (owing to one-time promotional expenses
into base period)
Rural sales, which had been growing stronger than
urban sales, increased on par with urban sales
growth during the quarter. As a result, wholesalers
who work with larger inventory have been affected
by tightening liquidity, which may take a hit for a
couple of months to be cleared from shelves
4.9
6.46.1
0.7
5.1
2.6
5.4
6.2
4.8
11.7
10.9
12.5
10.3
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
Q4FY16
Q2FY17
Q4FY17
Q2FY18
Q4FY18
Q2FY19
Q4FY19
Quarterly sales growth (%)
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
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Hotels: Stable operating performance with some minor hiccups
Average occupancy and average room revenues (ARR) continued their
upward trend with occupancy & ARR growth of 150 bps YoY (79%) and
2.4% YoY (| 9,124), respectively, leading to healthy RevPAR growth of
4.5% during the quarter. In busines destinations, occupancy improved
by 120 bps YoY whereas occupancy levels of leisure destinations
remained healthy during Q4 with over 80% occupancy. This resulted in
average ~2.4% increase in ARRs during the quarter
From our coverage perspective, Taj GVK and Indian Hotels (domestic
segment) reported healthy financials led by improved RevPAR on a YoY
basis. However, on a QoQ basis, the performance remained broadly flat
due to high base led by higher MICE activities during Q3. In our coverage
universe, TajGVK reported upbeat Q4FY19 numbers led by a strong
operating performance while performance of EIH got impacted due to
one major one-offs
TajGVK reported upbeat Q4FY19 numbers led by a strong operating
performance. The reported numbers were a beat on all parameters. The
topline witnessed growth of 9.6% YoY to | 93.5 crore (broadly in-line
with I-direct estimates of | 91.7 crore). Profitability improved during the
quarter with EBITDA margins improving 540 bps to 28.5% (above I-direct
estimate of 24.3%) driven by enhanced efficiency. Net profit soared
35.6% YoY to | 12.9 crore for Q4FY19. This was supported by a better
operational performance and improved profitability of the JV of Taj
Santacruz that exhibited a turnaround, ending FY19 on a profitable note
EIH’s performance witnessed a speed-breaker during Q4FY19. Revenues
remained flat YoY at | 430.9 crore while they corrected 2.9% sequentially
due to hit in its F&B segment. The quarter also saw | 84.75 crore being
written-off, being receivables of flight catering business. This led to a
sharp reduction in PAT that declined 79.3% YoY to | 11.6 crore
Exhibit 13: Occupency trend
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Q4FY17
Q1FY18
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Q4FY18
Q1FY19
Q2FY19
Q3FY19
Q4FY19
(%
)
Business Destinations Leisure Destinations
Source: Crisil, ICICI Direct Research
Exhibit 14: ARR trend
8049
7031
6915
8067
8238
7379
7087
8293
8435
9833
6698
5583
9517
9583
7075
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9783
9813
0
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Q4FY17
Q1FY18
Q2FY18
Q3FY18
Q4FY18
Q1FY19
Q2FY19
Q3FY19
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(|)
Business Destinations Leisure Destinations
Source: Crisil, ICICI Direct Research
For Indian Hotels, the quarter witnessed healthy
domestic RevPAR growth along with a turnaround
in the international segment. RevPAR of domestic
hotels grew 6% YoY while the same for
international network grew 9.3% YoY. Consolidated
EBITDA margins expanded 145 bps YoY to 22.8%
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Informational Technology
Tier-I IT companies saw healthy revenue growth led by TCS, Infosys and
HCL Tech while Wipro lagged on account of pressure in traditional
revenues. Digital continues to be the growth driver along with another
quarter of strong deal wins. Revenues from digital segment witnessed
growth of 30-40% on a YoY basis while deal signings also witnessed an
improved trajectory in FY19 over FY18 indicating better revenue
visibility. TCS TCV was healthy at $21.9 billion, Infosys deal TCV grew 2x
YoY in FY19 and HCL Tech signed 78 deals vs. 63 in FY18
On the revenue front, Tier-I IT companies reported an average sequential
growth of 2.3% in constant currency terms. HCL Tech’s revenue grew
3.3% QoQ (in constant currency) driven by infrastructure services (up
7.3% sequentially). Growth was followed by TCS (2.4%) and Infosys
(2.4%) while Wipro lagged (1% QoQ)
From an operating margin perspective, margins slipped for all Tier-I IT
companies due to higher sales cost, rupee appreciation and salary
increments in some cases. The outlook on the same front has been
lowered by most companies. Among mid-tier, Persistent reported a
sharp drag of 450 bps QoQ on account of IP weakness and one-offs.
Tech M and NIIT Tech also reported a margin decline
On account of a healthy deal pipeline and accelerating digital trajectory,
Infosys has guided for 7.5-9.5% revenue growth in constant currency for
FY20E while HCL Tech has guided for 14-16% (7-9% organic) for the
same period. Though, deal wins enhance the revenue visibility, it is
mixed with limited scope of margin expansion due to continuous
investments for growth and increasing employee cost in the wake of
elevated attrition levels, acquiring new skill set & increasing localisation
Infrastructure, building material and real estate
Building materials
Our building materials (BM) coverage universe posted a strong
operational performance in Q4FY19. Stability in crude prices and
improvement in product mix was an advantage on financials front. Also,
managements of companies have commented on increasing compliance
towards interstate e-way bills showing some benefits. The anticipated
shift from unorganised to organised players has not met our
expectations till now. On financials front, our building materials universe
revenues remained flattish YoY at | 3,049.1 crore on account of 18.6%
YoY de-growth in Shankara Building Product’s revenues to | 619.7 crore
in Q4FY19. EBITDA margins contracted 170 bps to 10.7% on account of
sharp 449 bps YoY decline in Shankara’s EBITDA margins to 2.7% in
Q4FY19. Overall, PAT de-grew 17.3% YoY to | 152.9 crore in Q4FY19
Despite overall ceramic tiles industry growth remaining flattish, our tile
universe reported a strong operational performance in Q4FY19. Our
universe reported sales volume growth by 14.5% QoQ to 37.9 MSM on
account of gain in market share from unorganised players especially as
the Morbi cluster has come under corrective mode following NGT ban on
coal-based plants. Results were strong even on financial front. Revenues
grew at a better rate of 12.4% QoQ to | 1,330.1 crore as realisations
improved following price hikes across companies’ product portfolios.
With price hikes in place, stability in gas prices sequentially and
improving product mix, EBITDA margins expanded 137 bps QoQ to
14.5%. Consequently, PAT grew strongly by 36.2% QoQ to | 90.1 crore
Our plywood universe reported a mixed operational performance in
Q4FY19. Plywood division sales volumes growth was strong for
Greenply (23.9% YoY to 17.2 MSM), while Century Ply’s plywood sales
volumes declined 6.5% YoY to 62,349 CBM. However, sales performance
in the MDF division was strong for both the companies with Greenply
In vertical commentary, banking and financial
services momentum is expected to moderate
mainly led by some client specific issues and
softness in capital markets segment
Among midcaps, Persistent reported a decline in
revenues (down 2.1% QoQ) on the back of a dip in
IP led revenues while Tech Mahindra and NIIT Tech
also reported a below expected performance
Dollar revenue growth trend
2.3
4.2
2.7
2.4
4.13.7
1.8
2.4
2.7
3.0
5.6
3.3
0.1
2.8
2.4
1.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
Q1FY19 Q2FY19 Q3FY19 Q4FY19
%
Infosys TCS
HCL Tech Wipro
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Tiles universe sales volume trend
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
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reporting 61.5% YoY growth to 65,341 CBM, while Century Ply reported
29.9% YoY growth to 35,395 CBM. Topline of our plywood universe
grew 12.0% YoY to | 1,099.4 crore led by strong volume growth. With
the MDF market still facing a supply glut, realisations from this segment
have still been lower, causing EBITDA margins to contract 365 bps YoY
to 10.6%. Consequently, PAT de-grew by 10.5% YoY to | 61.2 crore
Construction & Infrastructure
Order inflows were upbeat for construction companies across verticals,
resulting in orderbooks of our construction universe companies
remaining strong. On the financial front, our universe reported a good set
of numbers wherein topline grew 17.5% YoY to | 7,314.2 crore in
Q4FY19. This was led by NCC, whose topline grew by 41.5% YoY to
| 3,388.9 crore, NBCC’s topline grew 8.9% YoY to | 2,377.6 crore due to
lower revenues growth from the PMC division in Q4FY19. However,
there was a 56 bps YoY contraction in universe EBITDA margins to
10.9%. Nonetheless, the bottomline of our construction universe grew at
a robust 37.6% YoY to | 376.5 crore led by strong topline growth. Going
ahead, with strong order orderbook position, execution of our
construction universe is expected to remain strong
There was a significant slowdown in awarding activity in H2FY19 due to
government working to overcome land acquisition hurdles & ensuring
land availability for already awarded projects. With the same party
retaining power at the Centre, managements of several companies in the
roads sector have indicated that project awarding should pick up from
June, 2019. The government’s plan to spend | 100 lakh crore in the next
five years towards infrastructure is expected to be a major boost. Nitin
Gadkari, in his recent media interaction, indicated at plans to spend | 15
lakh crore for construction of highways. NHAI has launched 86 national
highway projects (39 EPC, 47 HAM projects to be awarded in FY20E).
Going ahead, we expect awarding activity to pick up, which should lead
the order book of our coverage companies to remain strong
Real Estate
Though there are early signs of a recovery in residential market, the
sector is currently unable to tap its full potential due to the NBFC crisis.
Nonetheless, while managements of several real estate companies have
signalled towards consolidation in the sector, developers having healthy
execution record and comfortable financial position are poised to reap
the highest benefits
Our real estate coverage universe reported a strong operational
performance with pre-sales volume growth of 56.9% YoY to 31.6 lakh sq
ft (lsf) mainly led by Sunteck Realty and Brigade Enterprises that reported
volume growth of 2.4x & 1.3x YoY, respectively, to 2.8 lsf and 9.6 lsf.
Strong sales for Sunteck was on account of activation scheme launched
at Goregaon projects, while Brigade’s sales performance was led by new
launches in Q4FY19
As per an Anarock report, annual sales volumes in top seven cities
showed an increase in CY18 for the first time since CY15, rising 17.6%
YoY to 2,48,345 units during the year. This recovery further sustained in
Q1CY19, with sales volumes in the top seven cities rising 57.7% YoY
(12.4% QoQ) to 78,520 units during the quarter. With developers gaining
confidence from this trend, new launches have also been on the rise with
new 90.7% YoY jump in launches to 70,490 units in Q1CY19. Also, there
was a marked improvement in affordability index in top eight real estate
regions in India. Apart from this, reduction in GST rates by 7% to 5% for
all housing segments (special rate of 1% for affordable housing) will act
as a strong catalyst in further improving home buyer sentiment, which
could strongly revive the overall sector, going ahead
Order awarding for our road universe players
remained weak as there was no awarding from
NHAI & MoRTH in Q4FY19 on account of code of
conduct implemented for general election.
However, execution remained strong, with topline
of our road universe growing strongly by 35.6% YoY
to | 5,353.1 crore. Furthermore, EBITDA margins
contracted 170 bps YoY to 22.8%. Overall, PAT of
our road universe grew 2.9% to | 481.9 crore.
Lower PAT growth was on account of optical PAT
de-growth observed in PNC Infratech due to one-off
of | 65.8 crore tax rebate in Q4FY18
On the financial front, revenues of our real estate
universe grew 66.4% YoY to | 3,883.6 crore while
EBITDA margins declined 473 bps YoY to 29.3%.
Overall, the bottomline of universe grew 57.8% YoY
to | 626.6 crore
Sales volume (in lakh square feet)
10.2
0.0
10.3
9.1
11.3
1.3
2.9
2.4
1.5
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3.6
3.0
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3.5
6.5
0.8
0.9
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3.3
2.8
4.3
4.3
8.0
7.8
9.6
0.0
3.0
6.0
9.0
12.0
Q4FY18 Q1FY19 Q2FY19 Q3FY19 Q4FY19
Sobha Oberoi Realty
Mahindra Lifespace Sunteck Realty
Brigade Enterprises
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
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Logistics: Economic slowdown subdues volume growth in Q4
We saw a slowdown in volume growth across Express, 3PL and CTOs,
on the back of subdued Q4 GDP numbers (5.8%, slowest in previous five
years), indicating a general slowdown in the wider economy and weak
exports. However, due to GST related operational efficiencies flowing in
for the organised sector, surface players such as Transport Corporation
of India (TCI), TCI Express and Gati showed strong margin expansion (up
100-230 bps range YoY), in spite of lower operating leverage and
unfavourable product mix in the case of TCI. BlueDart continued to
report a contraction in margins due to ongoing costs related to strategic
asset expansion (greater reach)
Gujarat Pipavav Port container segment reported 7% volume growth,
due to 9% growth in the Exim cargo (coastal and transhipment largely
remained flat). However, EBITDA margins declined 95 bps due to higher
fertiliser handling
Concor showed a blip in volume growth (2.5% vs. recent 11-15% levels),
mainly due to weakness in exports and impact of price hike taken in H1.
However, the management has corrected its course of action and
communicated to its clients that it will take no price hikes in FY20. Hence,
it expects to garner a higher market share in FY20
Overall I-direct logistics universe revenues grew 10% YoY to | 4126
crore, mainly led by higher Exim and domestic realisation growth in
Concor (42% of the logistics universe). Subsequently, the logistics
universe showed strong overall adjusted profitability growth (including
SEIS income for Concor), EBITDA, PAT for the universe grew 8%, 16% to
| 648 crore, | 490 crore, respectively
Media
Media sector for Q4FY19 witnessed a mixed bag performance across
segments. TV broadcaster’s revenue for the quarter were impacted by
hiccups related to New Tariff Order implementation (NTO) wherein
advertisement revenues were impacted by inventory cut by advertisers
while subscription revenues were impacted by a drop in reach. Multiplex
players reported best ever quarter, aided by strong box office collection,
which stimulated advertisement as well as F&B revenues. Revenues for
print players were aided by DAVP advertisement rate increase while
margin improvement took place on partial moderation of newsprint
prices. Radio players reported a mixed performance during the quarter
wherein radio revenue growth for ENIL was flat vs. high single digit
revenue growth reported by peers
Broadcasters: Zee Entertainment's domestic ad revenue grew 17.7% YoY
(vs. our expectation of 12% YoY growth) aided largely by Zee5.
Domestic ad growth witnessed some moderation from its earlier growth
numbers on account of issues related to New Tariff Order (NTO)
implementation. Overall ad revenue growth was 16% YoY (vs. our
expectation of 10%). On the subscription front, domestic subscription
growth was subdued at 3.4% YoY (largely in line) as NTO led disruption
led to a drop in overall reach & viewership. Sun TV’s advertisement
revenues were up mere 0.3% YoY owing to volume cut down by
advertisers ahead of NTO implementation uncertainty. Subscription
revenue growth was also muted at 3.5% YoY. Other revenues for Sun TV
were higher, aided by movies revenues of | 115 crore and partial IPL
revenues of | 58 crore. TV Today reported a weak set of numbers as the
dual impact of new tariff order (NTO) and pre-emptive volume cut to
improve ad volume led to a steep decline in TV broadcasting revenues of
11% YoY
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Multiplex players: For Inox, net box office collections for the quarter
were up 49.9% YoY at | 284.0 crore, with 42.5% YoY growth in footfalls.
F&B revenues grew 58.3% YoY to | 123 crore while ad revenues grew
29.5% YoY to | 43 crore, better than our expectations of 25% YoY
growth. PVR’s Q4FY19 performance was strong on account of healthy
box office collections as well as strong growth from F&B as well as
advertisement revenues. Net box office collections came in at | 451.3
crore, with footfalls at 27.5 mn. F&B revenues came in at | 231.9 crore.
Ad revenues grew 22.4% YoY to | 88.1 crore. EBITDA came in at | 160.8
crore, better than expectations on account of superior advertisement as
well as F&B growth
Print players: DB Corp’s overall revenues were up 5% YoY, driven by
print ad growth of 8.2% YoY and radio revenue growth of 7.7%. Print ad
revenue growth for the quarter was driven by government segment (that
grew 26% YoY, mainly a function of ~25% DAVP ad rate hike). Among
the non-government segment, education and real estate (up 10% YoY)
saw decent growth while auto remained weak. Circulation revenues
came in at | 127.3 crore (up 1.7% YoY) with growth being largely volume
led. Digital revenues, on the other hand, declined 24.1% YoY to | 9.9
crore, with the company focusing on building direct traffic to site and
doing away with low paying inventory
Radio players: ENIL reported 10.3% YoY revenue growth to | 175.8 crore
in Q4FY19. Overall revenue growth for the quarter, was largely aided by
non-radio business (grew 26% YoY to | 75.8 crore) while radio revenues
were flat at | 100 crore vs. high single digit growth recorded by peers
during the quarter. EBITDA growth of 21.8% YoY for the quarter was
aided by ~15.8% YoY decline in employee expenses (reversal of
provisions pertaining to variable pay, on non-achievement of certain
internal targets)
Metals & Mining
In the metals and mining space for Q4FY19, ferrous space reported
mixed performance wherein steel companies reported healthy volume
growth. However, realisation was impacted on account of subdued trend
in global steel prices. Non-ferrous companies continued to report a
subdued performance on the back of the decline in base metal prices, in
general. The topline of the coverage universe reported increase of 14.1%
YoY and 2.2% QoQ. The aggregate sector EBITDA registered growth of
20.2% YoY and 3.4% QoQ while corresponding EBITDA margins were at
24.0%, down 80 bps QoQ
Tata Steel reported a steady performance for Q4FY19. This was driven
by better-than-expected consolidated sales volumes. Standalone
operations reported sales volume of 3.58 million tonne (MT). Domestic
operations reported adjusted EBITDA/tonne of | 13619/tonne while
European operations reported adjusted EBITDA/tonne of US$67/tonne
JSW Steel’s sales volume also surprised positively during Q4FY19.
Consolidated sales volume was at 4.31 MT. Standalone EBITDA/tonne
was at | 10119/tonne (| 12060/tonne -Q3FY19 & | 11950/tonne -Q4FY18)
Coal India reported healthy Q4FY19 numbers. The better-than-expected
performance was primarily on the back of higher-than-expected fuel
supply agreement (FSA) realisations. FSA realisation during the quarter
was at | 1460/tonne (vs. | 1403/tonne during Q4FY18). Reported EBITDA
per tonne was at | 502.5/tonne (up 14.1% QoQ), higher than our estimate
of | 399/tonne. The ensuing PAT came in at | 6024 crore (up 32% QoQ),
higher than our estimate of | 4417.2 crore
Footfalls – PVR & Inox
19.0
22.723.4
25.7
27.5
12.6
15.6
13.7
15.3
18.0
10
15
20
25
30
Q4FY18
Q1FY19
Q2FY19
Q3FY19
Q4FY19
(m
illion)
PVR Inox
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Developments around the trade tussle between the
US and China continued to weigh on the global
trade flow, impacting global metal prices. During
Q4FY19, while non-ferrous prices are lower YoY,
they were higher QoQ (except aluminium). During
the quarter, the average price of zinc was
US$2707/tonne, down 21% YoY but up 3% QoQ.
Average price of copper was at US$6221/tonne,
down 11% YoY but up 1% QoQ. Average aluminium
prices were at US$1862/tonne, down 14% YoY and
5% QoQ while average lead prices were at
US$2034/tonne, down 19% YoY but up 3% QoQ
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Oil & Gas
The quarter witnessed a mixed set of numbers from the oil & gas sector
with OMCs and gas utilities reporting good numbers while oil upstream
profitability declined. Domestic gas production continued to grow
steadily, however, oil production witnessed a YoY decline. The upstream
oil companies’ net realisations declined marginally following oil prices as
there was no subsidy burden on them. The profitability also declined
YoY on account of higher provisions, impairments and write-offs
OMCs reported a good quarter in terms of profits due to better marketing
margins and inventory gains. However, operational refining performance
continued to remain weak. Going forward, OMCs’ stability in marketing
margins and GRMs trend will be key to stock prices
Exhibit 15: Sharing of gross under-recoveries (| crore)
Q4FY18 Q3FY19 Q4FY19
Upstream 0 0 0
Downstream 0 0 0
Government 8248 13593 6567
Total 8248 13593 6567
Q4FY18 Q3FY19 Q4FY19
Upstream 0.0 0.0 0.0
Downstream 0.0 0.0 0.0
Government 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Sharing of gross under-recoveries (| crore)
Sharing of gross under-recoveries (%)
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Pharmaceuticals
Excluding one-off inventory adjustment in Sun Pharma’s domestic’s
business, Q4 results were better than I-direct estimates on all front led by
robust growth in the US and efficient cost control measures. Adjusted
revenues of I-direct pharma universe grew 14.9% YoY to | 46,359 crore.
Overall US pie reported one of the best results in the recent past due to
1) volume gains 2) mitigating base business price erosion 3) new
launches and 4) certain one-time sales besides currency tailwinds. Indian
formulations has also reported decent growth despite soft season in
acute segment mainly led by price hikes
Most of the other geographies (excluding Brazil) reported decent growth
on the back of volume gains, new launches and favourable currency
movement. API segment across the universe has also reported strong
growth
US sales (select pack) grew 24.4% YoY to | 12,921 crore mainly due to
higher-than-expected one-time revenues in Sun Pharma, Lupin and Cipla.
Base business growth was driven by strong volume growth and new
launches. Adjusted domestic formulations grew 8.6% to | 8655 crore,
almost in line with I-direct estimates. API business grew 16.6% to | 4046
crore due to both volumes growth and improvement in realisation
Out of 19 companies under coverage, 12 reported double digit growth.
Company specific YoY growth, Biocon – 30.7% (US biosimilar launch),
Aurobindo – 30.7% (robust US revenues), Syngene – 30.5% (strong
growth across segments), Narayana – 18.3% (ramp up in new hospitals)
and Apollo Hospitals – 16.3% (aggressive new pharmacy addition). On
the flip side, Ajanta and Natco reported negative growth mainly due to
high base in the US and India
Adjusted EBITDA margins improved 84 bps to 21.2% YoY mainly due to
effective cost control measures and operational leverage. Adjusted
EBITDA for the universe grew 19.7% YoY to | 9849 crore. Adjusted net
profit grew 12.9% YoY to | 5616 crore. Delta vis-à-vis EBITDA was
mainly due to higher tax rate (22.2% vs. 17.3% in Q4FY18)
Key parameters in Q4FY19
Q4FY18 Q1FY19 Q2FY19 Q3FY19 Q4FY19
Singapore
GRMs ($/bbl)
7.0 6.0 6.1 4.3 3.2
Crude oil ($/bbl) 67.0 74.5 75.3 67.7 63.1
APM gas (NCV)
($/mmbtu)
3.2 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.7
The gas utility sector continued its growth
momentum reporting steady volumes. On account
of earlier price hikes undertaken by the companies,
there was improvement in margins across gas
utilities. The profits showed solid growth YoY. The
economic competitiveness of CNG and PNG fuels
over higher petrol and diesel prices favoured the
city gas distribution (CGD) companies
Source: Bloomberg, Reuters, ICICI Direct Research
(| cr) Q4FY19 Q4FY18 % Q3FY19 %
Ajanta 144 141 1.9 160 -10.2
Alembic 309 274 13.0 355 -12.9
Biocon 133 149 -10.7 212 -37.3
Cadila 902 884 2.1 846 6.7
Glenmark 668 609 9.7 668 0.0
Ipca 356 323 10.2 422 -15.6
Lupin 1,053 965 9.1 1,190 -11.6
Cipla 1,500 1,353 10.9 1,585 -5.4
Dr Reddy's 651 614 6.0 674 -3.5
Sun Pharma1,101 1,963 -43.9 2,235 -50.7
Torrent 754 693 8.8 835 -9.7
Total 7,570 7,966 -5.0 9,181 -17.6
India
(| cr) Q4FY19 Q4FY18 % Q3FY19 %
Aurobindo 2,481 1,739 42.7 2,433 2.0
Cadila 1,795 1,642 9.3 1,934 -7.2
Cipla 1,143 676 69.0 849 34.6
Glenmark 770 700 10.0 856 -10.1
Lupin 1,741 1,499 16.1 1,417 22.8
Dr Reddy's 1,496 1,449 3.2 1,483 0.8
Sun Pharma3,123 2,372 31.7 2,606 19.9
Torrent 372 307 21.2 490 -24.1
Total 12,921 10,383 24.4 12,068 7.1
US
Sales from India & US (| crore)
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
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Retail
After reporting a staggering performance in Q3FY19 (27% YoY growth),
revenue trajectory for the retail sector moderated in Q4FY19. Weak
consumer sentiments and preponing of EOSS from Q4FY19 to Q3FY19
impacted growth negatively. Our retail coverage universe reported
revenue growth of ~15% YoY, with Titan and Trent being the only
companies to report double digit topline growth. On the profitability
front, EBITDA margins for our retail coverage universe declined 30 bps
YoY to ~9% on account of higher marketing spends and negative
operating leverage
Despite headwinds, Titan’s jewellery division continued to gain market
share in Q4FY19 with robust revenue growth of 22% YoY (LTL sales
growth: 14%). Revenue trajectory for Titan’s watches division tapered
down in Q4FY19, with modest growth of 7.9% YoY
Bata’s revenue trajectory moderated in Q4FY19 (after reporting double
digit revenue growth in the past two quarters) with growth of 7.4% YoY
to | 679.4 crore. The management highlighted that retail sales (85% of
revenues) continued to witness healthy 11% revenue growth (SSSG:
~7%). However, absence of one-off institutional order worth ~| 20 crore
and subdued performance in e-commerce channel (due to regulatory
changes) impacted overall revenue growth
Driven by robust store additions and stable SSSG, Trent reported healthy
revenue growth of 26.5% YoY to | 669 crore. For FY19, ‘Westside’
continued to deliver superior performance with healthy revenue growth
of 18% YoY (SSSG: 9%). Trent added ~27 Westside stores on gross
basis
For ABFRL, Pantaloons division reported its weakest quarterly
performance with revenue de-growth of 1.2% YoY to | 633.0 crore.
According to the management, the sales growth was impacted on
account of advancement of EOSS and disruption in winter wear supply
Textiles
Q4FY19 witnessed a weak operational performance with a decline in
EBITDA margin for all companies in our apparel universe. Page
Industries’ performance in the quarter was the biggest let down with flat
topline growth (lowest ever volume growth) and PAT declining ~20%
Rupa and Company continued to report sluggish revenue growth and
subdued margins with a revenue de-growth of 2% while EBITDA margins
declined 217 bps to 14.7%
Kewal Kiran Clothing reported growth of 11 % YoY owing to 10%
volume growth. EBITDA margins for the quarter declined 120 bps YoY to
20.7% on account of higher cash discounts and rebates to the dealers
Vardhman Textiles’ (VTL) revenues for the quarter grew 16.8% YoY to
| 1763.4 crore, albeit on low base. Higher cotton prices dented gross
margins significantly (down 392 bps YoY to 45.1%)
Average cotton pricesin Q4FY19 rose 8% YoY to | ~120/kg, which
resulted in increased input cost for the companies. Going forward, cotton
prices are expected to remain elevated for cotton season 2018-19 on
account of an anticipated decline in cotton production by 14% to 31.5
million bales (1 bale= 170 kg) and sustained domestic demand
LTL sales growth for Shoppers Stop
(departmental stores)
(1.1)
19.8
(5.5)
1.4
(4.1)(1.2)
3.6
8.9
3.7
(10)
(5)
-
5
10
15
20
25
Q4FY17
Q1FY18
Q2FY18
Q3FY18
Q4FY18
Q1FY19
Q2FY19
Q3FY19
Q4FY19%
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
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Telecom
Telecom Operators
Telecom operators undertook deleveraging efforts wherein the new
operator transferred its fibre and tower assets into two separate
companies (SPV) in order to monetise its infrastructure assets while
Bharti and Vodafone announced plans to raise | 25,000 crore each
through rights issue to pare debt burden during the quarter. This quarter
also marked the first quarter of India wireless revenue growth for Bharti
Airtel after ~12 quarters of decline (caused by pricing disruption led by
new operator). We note that Bharti Airtel reported India wireless revenue
growth in Q1FY19 but it was fuelled by Telenor acquisition
Vodafone Idea also reported revenue growth albeit muted at 0.1% QoQ,
impacted by steep decline of 53 mn subscribers during Q4FY19. The new
operator, on the other hand, continued its strong net additions trend and
added 26.6 mn subscribers which led to ~7% QoQ revenue growth,
despite some moderation in its ARPU to | 126 ( down ~3% QoQ)
Vodafone reports steep decline; steady for Bharti: The quarter witnessed
further decline of customer base of Vodafone Idea while its base was at
334 mn. The new operator, on the other hand, continued to attract
customers as it added 26.6 mn customers during the quarter, taking its
wireless base at 306.7 mn subscribers in FY19. We note that if the new
operator continues to add subscribers in the same pace, it may achieve
numero uno position in terms of biggest carrier by subscriber base in
next one or two quarters
Revenues improved by full impact of minimum ARPU plans: For Bharti,
India wireless revenue came in at | 10632.2 crore (up 4.3% QoQ) with
ARPU of | 123, up 4.2% QoQ. On India non wireless front, Digital TV
revenues grew by 1.7% QoQ, aided by strong sub additions of 391,000
during the quarter. EBITDA margins improved 40 bps QoQ to 37.4%.
Airtel business revenues declined 3.5% QoQ at | 3004 crore but margins
improved 20 bps QoQ to 31.9%. Vodafone Idea’s revenue growth was at
0.1% QoQ, with ARPU at | 104 (up ~16.9% QoQ), with steep loss of 53
mn subscribers during the quarter. New operator reported ~7% QoQ
improvement in revenues to | 11,106 crore
EBITDA margins improve on operating leverage: Bharti India wireless
reported an improvement of ~500 bps QoQ, albeit partly aided by lower
marketing costs (reversal of bad debt provisioning). The Africa business
continued to expand margins and reported EBITDA margins of 39.2%, up
210 bps sequentially. Consequently, on a consolidated basis, the
company reported 220 bps expansion in EBITDA margins at 32.2%. The
company reported 57% QoQ (~40% on an adjusted basis) to | 1785.3
crore, while EBITDA margins improved 350 bps QoQ to 15.2%, aided by
synergy benefits as well as one-off write backs of ~| 200 crore
Exhibit 16: Arpu trend
116
105101
118123
105
9288 89
104
85
95
105
115
125
135
145
155
Q4FY18
Q1FY19
Q2FY19
Q3FY19
Q4FY19
AR
PU
(|)
Airtel Vodafone Idea
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research
Revenue growth for Bharti’s India wireless business
could be attributed by full impact of minimum
ARPU recharge plans launched in the last quarter
and it was also aided by 13-20% tariff hike on
selected plans. Minimum ARPU plans had some
impact on subscriber additions as the company
reported 1.5 mn subscriber loss during Q4FY19
Bharti lost 1.5 mn subscribers during the quarter
and its base was at 282 mn. In terms of 4G subs
additions, new operator remained in leadership
position with 26.6 mn followed by Airtel with 9.8
mn 4G additions. Vodafone Idea’s 4G additions
remained subdued at 5.4 mn during the quarter.
In the tower space, Infratel witnessed a net decline
of 1,725 tenancies on a QoQ basis. Rental revenues
for the quarter were boosted by one-time exit
charge of | 99.7 crore. Sterlite Tech’s Q4FY19
performance was superior execution of Navy and
other services orders, which led to a beat at top
line, However, skewness towards services
segment (that has ~11% margins vs. ~26%
margins for products) led to a margin decline of
~440 bps YoY to 17.6% Tata Communication’s
topline beat (| 4243.5 crore vs. our estimate of
| 4184 crore) was mainly the function of higher
data segment growth (up 14.2% YoY at | 3343
crore, aided by growth services (up ~25%YoY in
rupee terms). Margins at 16.1% (vs. 15.6%
estimated) were higher due to one-time settlement
in voice segment
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Pankaj Pandey Head – Research
ICICI Direct Research Desk,
ICICI Securities Limited,
1st Floor, Akruti Trade Centre,
Road No 7, MIDC
Andheri (East)
Mumbai – 400 093
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