21 May 2012

Unitech - TP: INR30 Buy: Motilal oswal,

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Cost overrun dents margin; liquidity challenges to persist in near-term; valuation attractive; maintain Buy with
revised target price of INR30
 Unitech (UT)'s 4QFY12 numbers has been impacted by severe cost overrun (prior period adjustment done in
4QFY12). Core real estate EBIT margin was 17% as against 27-30% in 9MFY12. MTM loss provisioning relating to
dollar-linked investment further impacted profitability.
 Revenue for the quarter declined 32% YoY to IN R7.2b, which is higher than our estimate of INR6b. However,
EBITDA declined by a steep 77% YoY to INR389m, much below our estimate of INR1.12b. EBITDA margin was
5.4%. PAT declined 97% YoY to INR33m, also due to higher effective tax rate.
 For the full year, Revenue, EBITDA and PAT declined 23%, 57% and 56%, respectively. New launches declined
in line with the company's strategy guidance of focusing more on clearing execution backlog. Sales during the
year were 7.2msf/INR38b (ahead of estimate of INR36b), led by Noida projects, v/s 9.2msf/INR43b in FY11.
 During 4QFY12, UT managed to re-finance the balance ~INR5b of repayment need of FY12. This has led to
temporary respite and we see the impact in the form of a sequential improvement of ~33% in revenue
booking from real estate projects. While the management has hinted at strong execution ramp-up in FY13,
we believe the ability to manage liquidity would be the most crucial factor, especially given that the company
has higher repayment (>INR10b) scheduled for FY13.
 We expect near-term outlook to remain challenging due to liquidity headwinds adversely impacting execution
ramp-up and cash conversion cycle. We downgrade our NAV estimate by ~20% to INR40/share and cut our
target price by ~30% to INR30 (~30% discount to NAV) to align valuations to earnings growth outlook (implying
FY13 EBITDA multiple of 20.5x - the past one years' median multiple).
 Nonetheless, we maintain our Buy recommendation due to steep valuation discount. The stock trades at ~
50% discounts to our revised NAV, 15.5x FY13E EBITDA (lower end of historical band) and 14x FY13E EPS. We
believe its land bank (BV of ~INR110b) offers strong support at INR19-20, limiting downside.

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