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Shree Cement February 03, 2015 Shree Cement (SRCM) reported Q2FY15 EBITDA tad above our expectation on the back of better than expected earnings in Power business. We maintain our positive outlook on SRCM given its highly efficient operations, quality management and strong growth potential. However, the potential upside is limited due to sharp run‐
up in the stock and rich valuations. At CMP, stock is trading at EV/EBITDA of 17x/13x FY16E/FY17E. On EV/T, it is quoting at US$215 FY17E capacity of 25m tonnes. Given the low return potential and expensive valuations, we downgrade the stock from BUY to Accumulate with PT of Rs12200, EV/EBITDA of 15x FY17E. Kamlesh Bagmar [email protected] +91‐22‐66322237 Ankit Shah [email protected] +91‐22‐66322244 Rating Price Target Price Implied Upside Sensex Nifty Accumulate Rs10,848 Rs12,200 12.5% 29,000 8,757 (Prices as on February 03, 2015) Trading data Market Cap. (Rs bn) Shares o/s (m) 3M Avg. Daily value (Rs m) Major shareholders Promoters Foreign Domestic Inst. Public & Other Stock Performance (%) 1M 6M Absolute 16.3 47.4 Relative 12.3 33.6 How we differ from Consensus EPS (Rs) PL Cons. 2016 271.6 458.3 2017 549.8 615.0 
EBITDA/t flat YoY at Rs715; volumes drive the growth in EBITDA: SRCM sold 3.8m t (PLe: 3.8mt) of volumes, with realisations ahead of our estimates at Rs3,540 (PLe: Rs3,502)/t, up 3% YoY/Rs109. However, higher realisations were entirely undone by higher than expected fuel cost. Total cost/t rose 4% YoY/Rs110 at Rs2825 (PLe: Rs2794). Thanks to 11% volume growth and flat EBITDA/T, EBITDA grew 11% YoY at Rs2.73bn (PLe: Rs2.71bn) 
Power biz EBITDA beats expectation: Power biz’s volumes rose 20% YoY at 491m (PLe: 490m) units. Realisations rose 16% at Rs3.9/unit, ahead of our expectation of Rs3.6. Cost/unit increased 18%/Rs0.49 at Rs3.26, above our expectation of Rs3.19 on account of higher pet coke cost. Thanks to strong growth in volumes and improved margins (up 11% at Rs0.63/unit), EBITDA rose 33% YoY at Rs310 (PLe:Rs221m). 
Valuation and Outlook: We expect SRCM’s EBITDA to grow at CAGR of ~25% in FY15‐FY17 on the back of strong volume growth and positive outlook on prices. Sizeable capacity base (25m tonnes by H2CY16 from current 17.5m tonnes), quality operations and robust cash flow generation would sustain the premium valuations for the stock. However, the upside potential in the stock price would be limited from current levels due to rich valuations. 377.9 34.8 247.4 64.79% 10.85% 6.03% 18.33% 12M 147.0 103.5 % Diff. ‐40.7 ‐10.6 Price Performance (RIC:SHCM.BO, BB:SRCM IN) Key financials (Y/e June) Revenues (Rs m) Growth (%) EBITDA (Rs m) PAT (Rs m) EPS (Rs) Growth (%) Net DPS (Rs) 2014
58,759
5.5
13,674
7,718
221.5
(23.2)
22.0
2015E 69,105 17.6 15,244 5,888 169.0 (23.7) 25.0 2016E
86,943
25.8
21,246
9,464
271.6
60.7
28.0
2017E
102,551
18.0
26,438
19,155
549.8
102.4
28.0
2014
23.3
18.0
13.9
26.8
314.2
49.0
8.0
0.2
2015E 22.1 11.7 9.8 24.2 309.4 64.2 7.1 0.2 2016E
24.4
16.2
13.5
17.0
245.9
39.9
6.0
0.3
2017E
25.8
26.1
23.0
13.0
215.2
19.7
4.5
0.3
(Rs)
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
Feb‐15
Dec‐14
Oct‐14
Aug‐14
Jun‐14
Apr‐14
Feb‐14
0
Source: Bloomberg Profitability & Valuation EBITDA margin (%) RoE (%) RoCE (%) EV / EBITDA (x) EV / Tonne ($) PE (x) P / BV (x) Net dividend yield (%) Source: Company Data; PL Research Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. Ltd. and/or its associates (the 'Firm') does and/or seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result investors should be aware that the Firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of the report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision. Please refer to important disclosures and disclaimers at the end of the report Q2FY15 Result Update Strong business outlook; but low on upside potential
Exhibit 1:
Shree Cement Q2FY15 Result Overview (Rs m) Y/e June Q2FY15 Q2FY14
YoY gr. (%)
Q1FY15
H1FY15 H1FY14
YoY gr. (%)
Net Sales 15,419 13,170
17.1
16,053
31,471 25,645
(18.5)
1,241 910
36.4
1,308
2,549 1,907
33.7
8.0 6.9
8.1
8.1 7.4
1,095 1,011
8.3
1,128
2,222 2,024
7.0
7.1 7.9
26.6
4,135
8,089 6,127
25.8
25.7 23.9
3,170
6,427 5,303
19.7
20.4 20.7
8.2
2,937
5,775 5,097
Raw Material % of Net Sales Staff Costs % of Net Sales Power & Fuel % of Net Sales Freight and selling expenses % of Net Sales Other Expenses 7.1 7.7
3,954 3,123
25.6 23.7
3,257 2,809
21.1 21.3
2,838 2,623
15.9
9.8
32.0
21.2
13.3
% of Net Sales 18.4 19.9
18.3
18.3 19.9
Total Expenditure 12,384 10,476
18.2
12,677
25,061 20,457
22.5
3,035 2,694
12.7
3,376
6,411 5,188
23.6
21.0
20.4 20.2
73.9
2,227
4,236 2,294
EBITDA Margin (%) Depreciation Other income 19.7 20.5
2,009 1,156
84.6
227 111
105.8
309
536 850
(36.9)
1,253 1,649
(24.0)
1,458
2,711 3,744
(27.6)
Interest 323 309
4.3
350
672 621
8.2
PBT 930 1,339
(30.6)
1,109
2,039 3,122
(34.7)
(8) (32)
(67)
(75) (42)
78.2
922 1,308
(29.5)
1,041
1,963 3,080
(36.3)
(109.6)
(130.3)
EBIT Extraordinary income/(expense) PBT (After EO) Tax (15) 153
% PBT (1.6) 11.7
(47)
(62) 203
(4.5)
(3.1) 6.6
Reported PAT 937 1,155
(18.9)
1,088
2,025 2,877
(29.6)
Adjusted PAT 778 1,187
(34.4)
1,155
1,934 2,919
(33.8)
Q2FY15 Q2FY14
YoY gr. (%)
Q1FY15
H1FY15 H1FY14
YoY gr. (%)
Source: Company Data, PL Research Exhibit 2:
Operating Metrics Y/e June Volume (m te)‐Cement 3.8 3.4
10.9
3.9
7.7 6.7
14.8
Volume (m units)‐Power 491 409
20.3
488
979 826
18.6
3,540 3,430
3.2
3,648
3,594 3,383
6.2
Net Realisations (Rs/te) Realised rate (Rs/unit) 3.89 3.34
16.5
3.89
3.89 3.54
9.9
Cement EBITDA (Rs m) 2,725 2,461
10.7
3,166
5,891 4,646
26.8
310 233
32.9
210
519 541
(4.1)
Power EBITDA (Rs m) Cement EBITDA/ te (Rs/te) 715 716
(0.1)
817
766 694
10.5
Power EBITDA/Kwh (Rs) 0.63 0.57
10.5
0.43
0.53 0.66
(19.1)
Source: Company Data, PL Research February 03, 2015 2
Income Statement (Rs m) Y/e June 2014 2015E 2016E
2017E
Net Revenue Raw Material Expenses Gross Profit Employee Cost Other Expenses EBITDA Depr. & Amortization Net Interest Other Income Profit before Tax Total Tax Profit after Tax Ex‐Od items / Min. Int. Adj. PAT Avg. Shares O/S (m) EPS (Rs.) 69,105 9,356 59,749 4,546 39,959 15,244 8,744 1,564 2,073 7,010 1,122 5,888 — 5,888 34.8 169.0 86,943
11,609
75,335
5,228
48,860
21,246
11,213
1,549
2,782
11,266
1,803
9,464
—
9,464
34.8
271.6
102,551
13,607
88,944
6,012
56,494
26,438
6,158
1,065
3,589
22,803
3,649
19,155
—
19,155
34.8
549.8
58,759 7,565 51,194 3,953 33,567 13,674 5,499 1,022 999 8,152 279 7,872 (805) 7,718 34.8 221.5 Shree Cement Balance Sheet Abstract (Rs m) Y/e June 2014 2015E 2016E
2017E
Shareholder's Funds Total Debt Other Liabilities Total Liabilities Net Fixed Assets Goodwill Investments Net Current Assets Cash & Equivalents Other Current Assets Current Liabilities Other Assets Total Assets 47,109 11,999 6,529 65,636 32,947 — — 31,261 24,037 14,875 7,651 1,429 65,636 53,578 14,999 6,748 75,325 42,888 — — 30,658 24,201 14,925 8,468 1,779 75,325 63,501
9,999
6,968
80,467
42,075
—
—
36,050
27,823
18,097
9,870
2,342
80,467
83,114
1,999
7,188
92,301
42,817
—
—
46,001
37,009
19,964
10,972
3,483
92,301
Quarterly Financials (Rs m) Y/e June Q3FY14 Cash Flow Abstract (Rs m) Y/e June C/F from Operations C/F from Investing C/F from Financing Inc. / Dec. in Cash Opening Cash Closing Cash FCFF FCFE 2014 2015E 2016E
2017E
14,004 (12,079) (1,555) 371 4,674 4,784 3,001 2,118 14,095 (16,612) 2,681 164 4,784 4,949 (6,366) (3,366) 17,223
(7,618)
(5,983)
3,622
4,949
8,571
13,407
8,407
21,587
(3,311)
(9,091)
9,186
8,571
17,757
9,547
1,547
Key Financial Metrics Y/e June Growth 2014 2015E 2016E
Revenue (%) EBITDA (%) PAT (%) EPS (%) 5.5 (8.9) (23.2) (23.2) 17.6 11.5 (23.7) (23.7) 25.8
39.4
60.7
60.7
18.0
24.4
102.4
102.4
24.4
10.9
13.5
16.2
25.8
18.7
23.0
26.1
(0.3)
15
(0.4)
19
39.9
6.0
17.0
4.1
19.7
4.5
13.0
3.3
16.0
24.7
11.7
88.8
16.0
15.7
5.5
8.1
EBITDA Margin (%) PAT Margin (%) RoCE (%) RoE (%) Balance Sheet Net Debt : Equity Net Wrkng Cap. (days) Valuation PER (x) P / B (x) EV / EBITDA (x) EV / Sales (x) Earnings Quality Q1FY15
Q2FY15
16,514 4,335 26.2 1,538 308 568 3,037 267 2,770 2,515 16,053
3,376
21.0
2,227
350
309
1,041
(47)
1,088
1,155
15,419
3,035
19.7
2,009
323
227
922
(15)
937
945
2014 2015E 2016E
2017E
Volume (mn te)‐Cement 14.3 Volume (mn units)‐Power 1,859.7 Net Realisations (Rs/te) 3,671.7 Realised rate (Rs/unit) 3.5 Cement EBITDA (Rs/te) 920.8 Raw material cost (Rs/te) 0.4 Power & Fuel cost (Rs/te) 556.6 Freight cost (Rs/te) 607.5 Source: Company Data, PL Research. 16.5 1,824.9 3,781.9 3.7 864.0 331.8 632.0 637.9 19.7
2,094.9
4,008.8
3.8
1,023.9
351.1
643.5
657.0
22.1
2,204.9
4,249.4
3.9
1,148.0
363.1
675.8
676.7
Profitability Q4FY14 16,600 4,261 25.7 1,667 363 546 2,034 (191) 2,225 2,284 Net Revenue EBITDA % of revenue Depr. & Amortization Net Interest Other Income Profit before Tax Total Tax Profit after Tax Adj. PAT 23.3 13.1 13.9 18.0 22.1 8.5 9.8 11.7 (0.3) 97 (0.2) 2 49.0 8.0 26.8 6.2 64.2 7.1 24.2 5.3 Eff. Tax Rate 3.4 Other Inc / PBT 20.1 Eff. Depr. Rate (%) 8.0 FCFE / PAT 27.4 Source: Company Data, PL Research. 16.0 29.6 9.7 (57.2) 2017E
Key Operating Metrics Y/e June February 03, 2015 3
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50%
42.4%
40%
PL’s Recommendation Nomenclature 38.8%
30%
17.6%
20%
10%
1.2%
0%
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BUY : Over 15% Outperformance to Sensex over 12‐months Accumulate : Outperformance to Sensex over 12‐months Reduce : Underperformance to Sensex over 12‐months Sell : Over 15% underperformance to Sensex over 12‐months Trading Buy : Over 10% absolute upside in 1‐month Trading Sell : Over 10% absolute decline in 1‐month Not Rated (NR) : No specific call on the stock Under Review (UR) : Sell
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