07 March 2011

Sterlite Industries - revision in estimates; Buy ::Edelweiss,

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STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA)
Revision in estimates


􀂃 Anglo acquisition to be earnings accretive
Sterlite Industries India (SIL) has completed acquisition of the zinc and lead
businesses of Anglo American (Anglo) for a total consideration of ~USD 1.5 bn
(excluding cash in Anglo). We believe the acquisition will contribute ~14% to
consolidated EBITDA in FY12E and will be earnings accretive. We incorporate
Anglo in our earnings estimate and value it at ~USD 2.4 bn.

􀂃 Sterlite Energy facing coal procurement issues
Though Sterlite Energy (SEL) has received coal linkage for its entire 2,400 MW
power plant at Jharsuguda, we expect availability of only 50% linkage coal as
Coal India faces production issues. Moreover, this coal from MCL will now be
available at a higher cost. The balance will be procured through a mix of
e-auction and imports. We raise coal cost 80% and cut the effective PLF from
65% to 53% for FY12E, revising down SEL’s EBITDA 43% from earlier estimate.
􀂃 Building in 12% higher TcRc for copper business
We expect contract TcRc to settle at 13.5c/lb for FY12E compared to earlier
estimate of 12c/lb, in light of higher availability of copper concentrate, resulting
in a 5% EBITDA upgrade for the copper business for FY12E.
􀂃 Upgrading contribution from silver in FY12E by ~90%
The earlier–than-anticipated trial production at the SK mine (positive surprise)
will significantly increase silver production (high silver content) and contribute
significantly to EBITDA. We are revising up our silver estimate ~26% to 290 tpa
for FY12 and also our silver realization to INR 44/kg considering the buoyancy in
silver prices. Silver will potentially contribute 9.6% to SIL’s FY12E EBITDA. We
also raise zinc prices by USD 50/t for FY12 and FY13.
􀂃 Outlook and valuations: Zinc holds the key; maintain ‘BUY’
Incorporating the various developments across business segments, we are
revising up our overall EBITDA 9% and 11% for FY12E and FY13E, respectively.
However, we are revising down FY12E net profit 1% due to reduced other
income resulting from cash outflow for the Anglo acquisition and higher capital
charges for SEL and VAL. We retain ‘BUY/Sector Performer’ with fair value of
INR 206/share (previous INR 205/share).

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