25 August 2011

Tata Power - Mundra + Mumbai bad news in the price ::JPMorgan,

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The  Mundra  UMPP,  which  we  believe  is being  well-executed  by  TPWR,
might end up as a big drag on the bottom-line if coal prices are market linked.
Post  a  cross-subsidy  surcharge, the Mumbai Electricity  distribution  business
too  seems to  be losing  vitality.  However, these  negatives  seem to  be  in  the
price,  and  value  is  emerging.  We  maintain  OW,  albeit  with  lower  PT  of
Rs1,200.
 The economics of  the Mundra UMPP could be severely affected by an
Indonesian  government  ruling  that  coal  exports  should  be  at  market
prices.  Given  that  the  project  enjoys  only  partial  pass-through,  the  P/L
could  bleed  Rs5B  per  year,  unless  the  PPA  is  re-negotiated  under  Force
Majeure clause. The company has invested ~Rs112B in this UMPP, making
a  roll-back  difficult. We  cut Mundra  estimates,  and its  value is  now  (-ve)
Rs117/share in our SOP.
 Coal mine  stakes  come  to  the  rescue: We  believe the  P/L impact  of the
Mundra cuts is not great. As Mundra will import at/near market prices, we
bump  up  our  coal  profit estimates.  As  a  result,  earnings  cuts  are  5%  and
13% for FY13/14. For FY12, we upgrade earnings by 24%, as June-q coal
profits  were  higher  than  estimated.  With  this,  TPWR  sees  the  smallest
earnings  cut in  our  universe  – the  defensive  nature  of  business,  as well  as
coal mine hedge is impactful.
 In the Mumbai license area, the electricity distribution business has not
received happy  news.  The  regulator  has, in principle, approved  a  crosssubsidy surcharge  on customers who have migrated  from Reliance  Infra to
TPWR. The CSS is  not  yet  known,  but it  could  reduce the  rationale for  a
switch to  TWPR. We  reduce the  value  of Mumbai  distribution  by  33% to
Rs33/share.
 Like  peers,  the  IPP  business  is  vulnerable  to  coal  supply  deficits  and
implementation  delays.  We  cut  Maithon  PLF,  and  remove  the  value
accorded  to  Orissa  captive  coal  mine  based  projects  due  to  continued
uncertainty. Our IPP value declines by ~Rs116/share.
 Our new SOP-based PT is Rs1,200. Following the above cuts, Indonesian
coal mines, at Rs760/share,  remain the biggest  constituents. Re-negotiation
of Mundra PPA in favour of TPWR could be a tangible upside risk, while a
sharp decline in coal prices could pose downside.

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