24 September 2011

Coal India Misses YTD production target by 16mt 􀂄 UBS

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UBS Investment Research
Coal India
M isses YTD production target by 16mt
􀂄 Event: misses YTD production due to rains; wagon availability reduces
(1) Coal India (CIL) achieved 93% of its production target in April-August.
Production was 152mt (versus target of 163mt). Production fell further short of the
target in September due to heavy rains (table below) leading to a YTD production
miss of 16mt (versus target). CIL achieved only 86% of its target in July-August
(56mt versus 65mt) versus 98% in 1QFY12. (2) Wagon/rake availability reduced
to less than 150 rakes/day in September (1QFY12—166 rakes/day) implying that
2QFY12 sales could be lower than street estimates.
􀂄 Impact: CIL maintains FY12 production/sales est; hopes for H2 recovery
CIL had guided for 452mt production for FY12. It maintains its target as it hopes
to recover the shortfall in H2 post monsoons as coal excavation/railway wagon
availability improves. H2 is usually stronger in production/sales. CIL has guided
for 454mt (lower end)/477mt (upper end) of sales for FY12.
􀂄 Action: maintain estimates; have been highlighting execution/wagon issues
As highlighted in our note, Asia on the Ground: India Coal Sector—What’s
happening on the execution side, published on 28 July 2011, we remain cautious
on CIL as: 1) progress on washeries is slow—only one out of 20 has been
contracted; 2) production/despatch target of 452mt/454mt for FY12 could
disappoint due to execution/wagon availability issues; 3) railway wagon ordering
was delayed—the government’s budget for 2012 had targeted 18,000 new wagons
but ordering did not happen till August; and 4) delay in starting wage negotiations.
We maintain our estimates (details below).
􀂄 Valuation: maintain Neutral rating and price target of Rs400
We continue to value CIL on 15x FY13E PE.


􀁑 Coal India
Coal India is the largest coal company in the world (primarily thermal coal). The
government owns 90% of the company. It sells its entire output (415Mt in
FY10) in the domestic market. Coal India sells coal at a significant discount (55-
60%) to international coal prices.
􀁑 Statement of Risk
Coal India is a public sector enterprise and hence, may not be able to raise coal
prices in line with input costs (given inflation concerns), negatively impacting
earnings. Coal India is expanding capacity significantly; any delay in capacity is
likely to impact earnings. Valuation: We value Coal India on 15x FY13E EPS.

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