23 August 2011

Coal India Limited — Results ahead on higher other income :: BofA Merrill Lynch,

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Coal India Limited — Results ahead on higher
other income
Estimate Change
PAT ahead led by higher other income; Maintain Neutral
PAT grew 65%YoY (-2%QoQ) to Rs41.4bn vs. our Rs38bn est. EBITDA was
Rs48.2bn (+55%YoY) vs. our Rs51.4bn est. due to higher provision & OBR
charges. However, higher financial income due to higher interest rates (up 300bp)
lead to the results beat. We have cut our FY12-14E EPS by 12-14% as we
include non cash overburden charges (OBR), as OBR accounting policy change
is delayed. PO is unchanged as it is cash flow/ NPV neutral. While fundamentals
are strong, our NPV (Rs400) leaves limited upside potential. Hence Neutral
1Q: Off take & ASP in line; provision higher than expected
1Q coal off take was 106.3mt (+5%YoY) vs. output of 96.3mt (+0%QoQ). Washed
coal vols. grew 9.6%YoY to 3.54mt (3.7% of output). ASP was up 12%QoQ
(Rs1365/t) due to full impact of coal price hikes in Mar 11. E-auction ASP was
Rs2270/t (66% premium to avg. realization). Provisions jumped to Rs2.9bn (51%
of FY11 provisions). Avg. rake availability was 165rakes/day, 7%YoY.
Dispatches better in July; Maintains FY12 off take target
1Q vol. growth was below FY12 guidance led by heavy rains & logistic issues, but
July off take has improved 7%YoY to 35.8mt. CIL is implementing initiatives to
resolve coal crushing bottleneck to reduce coal stocks. Rake availability remains
a key issue. If July off take rate sustain thru Sept Q, we est. ~185 rake/day (165
rakes in 1Q) will be required in 2H to meet FY12 off take guidance of 7%YoY.
Wage negotiations to start in Aug
Joint Bipartite Committee for Coal Industry has been formed. Discussions will
start after it gets the charter demands on Aug 20-21st. CIL said it will start making
provisions Sept Q onwards. The provision amount will be decided after initial
discussions. We expect 30% wage hike in FY12e but provision could be lower
initially. CIL plans to retain pricing and expects to review pricing at the end of
FY12.

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