27 November 2011

IRB INFRASTRUCTURE Firmly on track ::Edelweiss

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Led by a strong performance from the EPC segment, IRB Infrastructure
(IRB) reported a Q2FY12 PAT of INR1.1bn (up 11% YoY), ahead of ours as
well as consensus estimates. Toll collection from BOT assets remained
steady with a traffic growth of around 6% in most assets. We expect the
company to focus on project execution rather than winning new projects
in the near term. Maintain ‘BUY’ with revised target price of INR
207/share.
Steady traffic growth in most assets, EPC does well
EPC revenues jumped up 79% YoY riding a strong execution in Surat-Dahisar project,
which is now complete by nearly 95%. EBITDA margins in the EPC business remained
strong at 23%. Toll revenue in BOT projects at INR2.4bn (up 17% YoY) was broadly in
line with our estimates. Traffic growth was steady at 6% in most assets (excluding
Bharuch-Surat project where traffic growth was ~3%-4%).
Earnings outlook for H2FY12 subdued, Robust growth in FY13
We expect a significant pick up in execution in H2FY12 and FY13 in Amravati-Talegaon,
Jaipur-Deoli and Amritsar-Pathankot projects. Despite this, we expect EPC revenues to
decline ~20% YoY in H2 on high base of last year, given that execution on Surat-Dahisar
and Kolhapur projects is now almost over. Also, IRB will start providing depreciation on
Surat-Dahisar in H2. We estimate a net loss of INR680mn for Surat-Dahisar in FY12. IRB
has raised INR7bn via ECB at Libor plus 4.5% for under-development projects, which
will help contain overall interest costs.
Outlook and valuations: Attractive; maintain ‘BUY’
Management expects competition in road project awards to ease going forward. They
indicated that they are bidding with minimum threshold IRR of 18% now. We have
revised our SOTP based TP to INR207/share (earlier INR 212) to factor in a higher
project cost (and correspondingly debt) in the Surat-Dahisar project. EPC arm
contributes INR83 while BOT projects provide INR129 per share with the balance
coming from cash and real estate. We maintain ‘BUY’.

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