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I N I T IA T I N G C O V E R A G E
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Energy 14%
Power
Profit and loss ratios
transmission Transportati
EBITDA margin (%) 9.1 10.1 10.0 on
and
PAT Margin (%) 3.8 3.3 3.7 distribution engineering
P/E (x) 22.1 22.0 15.3 15% 46%
EV/EBITDA (x) 10.2 9.1 8.0
Dividend Yield (%) 0.4 0.2 0.2 Source:: Company, Ambit Capital research
Investment Highlights
Valuation bands
Forward P/E and P/BV bands: During the period FY05-09, Gammon India has
traded at a one-year forward median multiple of 25x. Currently the stock trades
at 15x. On P/BV, GIL has traded at a one-year forward median multiple of 2.3x,
and currently trades at 1.4x. We believe a 40% discount on the P/BV multiple
reflects the write-off of acquisition cost for the international subsidiaries, which
would narrow as its subsidiaries turn profitable.
(Rs)
(Rs)
900
900
800 5.0x
50x 800
700
700
600
600 3.5x
500 35x
500
400 25x 400
300 300 2.0x
200 15x
200
100 5x 100 0.5x
0 0
Apr-06
Apr-07
Apr-08
Apr-09
Apr-06
Apr-07
Apr-08
Apr-09
Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg
GIL trades at 25% discount to IVRCL and 36% discount to Nagarjuna Construction
at the current market price after adjusting for BOTs , real estate and other
investment. This makes Gammon India an attractive play, even with respect to
pure play smaller cash contractors. GIL trades at 20% discount — at 8x FY11E
EPS versus the sector multiple of 12x. We believe the key reason for this
underperformance is: (i) accidents at Delhi’s metro project, the Hyderabad site
and Chambal bridge in Rajasthan; and (ii) the market factoring in writeoffs of
the international power business.
We believe that the risk is being overpriced as: (i) the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC) has already given a clean chit to Gammon India while in the case of the
Punjagutta flyover in Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh government had waived
the penalty for bridge collapse (in an order dated 18 January 2010) and given
them clean chit; also, with regard to the Chambal river bridge collapse, the
NHAI had given a clean chit to Gammon although the matter is still under
investigation and a report of the final investigation is still awaited.
The Delhi government had recently awarded the prestigious Signature Bridge
award to Gammon India after seeking approval from the DMRC. This ensures a
level playing field for Gammon India for future government tenders.
In the case of international subsidiaries, losses have been reduced by 90% YoY
and we expect the international power business to turn around in CY10E.
Ahead, the triggers stated above would be the key drivers for stock re-rating.
Investment Rationale
Robust global order book ramp-up; 1.7x CY09 sales
Sofinter and FT have seen order book ramp-ups post stake acquisitions by GIL.
FT's order book prior to acquisition was about Euro90mn. This has ramped up
to Euro364mn while Sofinter's pre-acquisition order book of Euro350mn has
grown to Euro498mn. SAE Power Line's order book has grown from Euro20mn
to Euro71mn. Sofinter has a power order book of about ~1,500MW with a
majority of orders in the 150-250MW sub-critical segment. Italy contributes about
20% to GIL's order book.
Sofinter and FT have a current order book of about US$1bn, of which 40%
would be new orders, post GIL's acquisition. The order book would have a margin
mix of three distinct categories - legacy orders would command 7% margin; new
orders 15%, while blended margins would be ~10%. As the order mix changes
we expect Sofinter’s profitability to improve. We model the power business to
turn around in CY10E.
New order
60%
Source: Company, Ambit Capital Research Source: Company, Ambit Capital Research
Sofinter
Sofinter, established in 1979 has offerings in power and industrial boilers. In
September 2008, GIL had acquired 50% stake in Sofinter for a consideration of
Euro50mn. Sofinter owns Ansaldo, which has a presence in the Sub & Super-
critical technology boilers. Ansaldo has an installed base of 80,000MW with
about 18,000MW (about 23%) dedicated to super-critical boilers (about 30 units).
JV agreement (Planned)
L&T-MHI 4000 MW 4000 MW 16th Apr 2007 Oct-2009
5th Nov 2007 June-2010
We model for Rs30bn in terms of order book (2x 660MW order from public/
private players) by FY12-13E, translating into revenue of Rs10bn.
Franco Tosi
Franco Tosi (FT) was established in 1881 with product offerings in steam and
hydro-turbines. GIL acquired 75.1% stake in Franco Tosi for a consideration of
Euro40mn in 2QFY09. FT has proprietary technology for industrial steam, utility
and hydraulic turbines, an installed base of 75,000MW worldwide, a complete
Westing House license for sub-critical turbines with ability to upgrade to the
super-critical segment. FT has a presence in Italy, Germany, Belgium, Egypt, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, Morocco etc.
Roads/Highways
Mumbai Nasik Road Project (MNEL) 7530 74.9 COD by Mar-10 Yes
Rajahmundry Annuity Road Project 2560 93.5 Operational Yes
Dharmavaram Annuity Road Project 2480 93.5 Operational Yes
Kosi expressway 4396 100.0 Under implementation Yes
Gorakhpur expressway 6492 94.9 Under implementation Yes
Patna Muzzafarpur Highway 8500 100.0 Aug-10 financial closure expected No
Total 31958
Bridges
Cochin Bridge 257 97.7 Operational Yes
Rajahmundry Bridge Project 6541 100.0 Financial closure achieved Yes
Total 6798
Ports
Mumbai Container Port terminal 10157 74.0 Financial closure achieved Yes
Visakhapatnam Port 3252 73.8 Operational Yes
Blue water iron ore terminal 5050 31.0 Mar-10 financial closure expected No
Total 18459
Power
Rangit-II Hydro project 4300 100.0 Environmental clearance Yes
Biomass Punjab 4140 50.0 Financial closure achieved Yes
Biomass Haryana 3064 50.0 DPR prepared No
Pravara Co-generation plant 1650 100.0 H1CY10 Financial closure expected No
Youthang Power Ventures Limited 25000 100 DPR being prepared No
Total 38154
Grand Total 95369
Source: Company, Ambit Capital Research
GIPL valuation
Refering out Initiating coverage report on Gammon Infraprojects dated 8th
February 2010, we value GIPL at Rs26,257mn, which translates to Rs88/share
(at 40% holding company discount) to GIL's value for a 76% stake. We have only
valued the projects where work has begun, or projects that are in advanced
stages of implementation. We believe the current valuation for GIL does not
reflect the fair value of GIPL and there could be upsides as the projects near their
respective completion dates.
Exhibit 18: GIPL - SOTP valuation
Sector Project Name Project Total DCF Cost of GIPL's GIPL's
cost equity value equity stake share
Roads 11,306
Mumbai Nashik Express Ltd 7,670 660 8,409 14.0 77.4 6,509
REL 2,560 342 1,337 13.0 93.5 1,250
AEL 2,480 342 1,259 13.0 93.5 1,177
Kosi Bridge 4,396 483 405 13.0 100.0 405
Gorakhpur 6,860 1,106 411 13.0 94.9 390
Cochin Bridge 257 64 181 15.0 97.7 176
Rajahmundry Bridge Project 8,611 1,765 1,399 16.0 100.0 1,399
Power 4,984
Sikkim Hydro Venture 5,035 1,259 2,132 18.0 100.0 2,132
Biomass Punjab 5,400 1,350 2,695 17.0 50.0 1,348
PREL 1,920 480 1,504 18.0 100.0 1,504
Ports 6,797
Mumbai Container Port terminal 10,159 2,031 6,210 16.5 74.0 4,596
Visakhapatnam Port 3,252 1,252 2,985 15.5 73.8 2,202
Total 58,601 11,134 28,928 23,088
We assign a P/BV of 0.3x of equity to projects which are in the basket 3,000
Grand Total (Rs mn) 26,257
Source: Ambit Capital Research estimates
GIPL's BOT strategy has been to participate in favourable select IRR projects with
long-term return potential. The average equity IRR has been about 20-22% with
a 15-20 year concession period. Going forward, as these BOTs turn profitable,
GIPL would consider leveraging these assets for future reinvestments in business
and already has approval to raise Rs5bn. Currently GIPL is evaluating different
options viz. value unlocking in key assets such as roads and ports, raising debt
at the holding company level as well as diluting equity to raise growth capital.
We believe that there are enough levers in place for the company to tap the
tremendous opportunity in infrastructure space.
ATSL has increased its overseas presence with clientele in Algeria, Kenya and
Afghanistan. Moreover the Company has already bagged a new order worth
Euro48mn from Algeria.
Via capacity expansion ATSL has increased tower production capability from
60ktpa to 105ktpa. This puts it on a par with other major players (see exhibit
19). Besides, ATSL also has a conductor manufacturing plant with 38ktpa capacity,
operational since March 2008. ATSL is also setting up a steel pole and hi mast
manufacturing facility at Silvassa with investment of Rs500mn. Previously, ATSL
has invested Rs400mn in the conductor facility, about Rs750mn in tower capacity
augmentation and Rs250mn in the tower testing facility. No further capex is
planned apart from the Rs200-250mn meant for normal maintenance.
Exhibit 24: Standalone order book Exhibit 25: ATSL order book
80,000 27 21,000 21
60,000 18 14,000 14
40,000
9 7,000 7
20,000
- - - -
Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 Mar-11 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 Mar-11
We expect GIL standalone order book to grow at 15% CAGR over FY09-11E to
Rs141bn and ATSL's order book to grow at 29% CAGR to Rs33.2bn.
Exhibit 26: Order book mix Exhibit 27: Total order book growth
20,000 16 6,000 90
10,000 8 3,000 40
- - - (10)
Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 Mar-11 Jun-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10E Mar-11E
Net Sales growth % Net Sales growth %
The transportation segment will likely be the key contributor to our FY10E sales
at 27%, ATSL should contribute 25% and energy projects including hydro
structures are expected to contribute about 28% to revenue.
FY10E and 10% for FY11E (lower on account of ATSL). Operating profit is estimated
to increase to Rs4,312mn in FY10E (YoY growth of 29%) and thereafter to
Rs5,513mn in FY11E (28% YoY), resulting in 28% CAGR over FY09-FY11E.
Exhibit 37: Standalone EBITDA margin & growth Exhibit 38: ATSL EBITDA margin and growth
Exhibit 39: EBITDA mix FY10E Exhibit 40: Total EBITDA margin and growth
40
8
30
Gammon 20
standalone 4
70% 10
- -
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
EBITDA Margins growth %
Source: Company, Ambit Capital Research
GIL's operating profit mix for FY10E has 70% contribution from Gammon
standalone and 30% contribution from ATSL.
Exhibit 41: Standalone PAT margins and growth Exhibit 42: ATSL PAT margins and growth
3 60 30
8
30
2 20
-
4
1 10
(30)
- (60) - -
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
PAT margins growth % PAT margins growth %
Exhibit 43: PAT mix FY10E Exhibit 44: Total PAT margins and growth
(%) (%)
4
90
Gammon 3 60
ATSL 52% standalone
48% 30
2
-
1
(30)
- (60)
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
PAT margins growth %
GIL's net profit mix for FY10E has 48% contribution from Gammon standalone
and 52% contribution from ATSL, reflecting higher net margins for ATSL.
ROCE
GIL-overall 9.5 7.9 10.2 8.0 9.2
GIL* 13.7 12.3 15.6 11.7 12.4
ROE
GIL-overall 9.0 7.4 10.4 8.4 9.8
GIL* 15.1 14.5 22.1 17.7 17.2
Source: Company, Ambit Capital Research * excluding investments, Loans to subs.
Source: MetaStock
For the past two weeks Gammon India has been trading in a band of Rs210
to Rs240.
The stock had a breakout (Rs224) but going forward, sustaining above this
breakout level, is very important.
We expect the stock would sustain and march upward, as the MACD is also
curved in the Buy mode.
On the upside, the stock could target Rs251 and support is at Rs224 and at
Rs210.
NOTES
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