28 July 2011

UBS:: GMR Infrastructure - Concerns priced in, upgrade rating to Buy

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UBS Investment Research
GMR Infrastructure
C oncerns priced in, upgrade rating to Buy
􀂄 Event: GMR has underperformed the market 54/36% over 12/9m
The key reasons for the stock’s underperformance in our view are: 1) regulatory
uncertainty on tariff determination for airports; 2) lack of announced plans on
Delhi real estate monetisation; 3) lack of confidence on gas/coal availability for
power projects under construction; and 4) lower utilisation of gas-based plants due
to fuel shortage.
􀂄 Impact: stock pricing-in concerns; fund raising/Intergen exit are positives
We believe concerns are largely priced in, as Rs26/share is the value of operational
projects and Delhi real estate. A number of positive developments have happened
over the last year, including: 1) ~US$950m of capital raising, sufficient for nearterm
funding requirements of project pipeline; 2) booking of all costs pertaining to
Intergen done within Q4 FY11; and 3) good execution progress on power/road
construction projects (all projects financially closed).
􀂄 Action: upgrade rating to Buy; long-term risk reward favourable
Downsides from current levels are limited, in our view. Rs8/share is the value of
projects to be commissioned over the next 12-18 months. We reduce our EPS
FY12/13 EPS estimates from Rs0.49/1.35 to Rs(0.63)/(0.13), primarily driven by
higher interest/depreciation in the Delhi airport and lower plant load factors in
power. GMR Infrastructure (GMR) would be making cash profits during this
period though, and we believe that near-term earnings are not that relevant given
the long duration of infrastructure projects.
􀂄 Valuation: lower SOTP-based price target from Rs46.00 to Rs38.00
In our SOTP valuation we: 1) are conservative in our assumptions on power
projects; and 2) do not ascribe value to the core Delhi airport (valuing only its real
estate) and Hyderabad real estate.


Valuation
Our SOTP valuation for GMR appears in Table 6 below (with individual assets
being valued on DCF).
We have not included the following projects in our valuation: 1) Island Power
(US$1bn, 800MW combined cycle power project in Singapore; financial closure
achieved; completion in 2013); 2) power transmission projects (400KV 386
circuit kms in Rajasthan; financial closure to be achieved soon); 3) Kakinada
SEZ (master-planning of the port about to be completed as per news reports); 4)
MRO facility in Hyderabad SEZ; and 5) hydro/solar power projects (early
development stage).
All projects included in our valuation have been financially closed.


􀁑 GMR Infrastructure
GMR is one of India's leading infrastructure developers, with an asset portfolio
(attributable) of: (1) 765 acres of real estate near Delhi and Hyderabad airports;
(2) about 3,900MW of power capacity (+4,100MW at an early development
stage); (3) three airports with ultimate pax handling of 89m; (4) eight road
projects (more than 520km); (5) three SEZs of more than 3,400 acres; and (6)
stakes in coal mines with mineable reserves of over 150m tons. Additionally,
GMR holds 50% of Intergen, which has global power assets of 6,600MW (and
2,700MW under development).
􀁑 Statement of Risk
In our view the key risks for GMR with regard to airport projects are: a)
execution delays; b) regulatory risks related to revenue; and c) traffic risks. With
regard to power projects, we believe the key risks are: a) shortages in fuel
supply; and b) collection risks. For road projects: a) traffic; and b) collection are
key risks. All of GMR’s projects face interest rate-related risk.


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