30 June 2011

India Oil & Gas :Adjusting earnings, PTs on subsidy assumption changes:: JPMorgan

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Following  the  price  hikes,  duty  cuts  announced  by  the  government  we
adjust  our  earnings,  PTs  for  the  SOE  oil  companies.  We  retain  OW  on
ONGC, GAIL, Neutral weighting on BPCL, IOC and UW on OIL, HPCL.
 Upstream companies will be key beneficiaries. Even assuming higher
upstream  subsidy  sharing  (45%  in  FY12,  60%  in  FY13),  the  better
contained  subsidy  in  FY12/13  leads  to  lower-than-anticipated  absolute
subsidy outgo given price hikes, duty cuts. We retain our OW ratings on
ONGC,  GAIL  despite  lowering  our  PTs to  adjust  for  a  higher  subsidy
sharing for both companies, and building lower gas volumes  for GAIL.
Our new PTs for ONGC/OIL are Rs335/Rs1310, based on 4xEV/Ebitda
(in-line  with  the  region).  For  GAIL  our  DCF-based  PT  is  Rs535.
Downside  risk  for  ONGC  and  GAIL  would  arise  from  higher  than
anticipated subsidy sharing, lower crude/gas volumes. We retain our UW
on OIL given its lower resilience to changes in subsidy sharing and <5%
upside to  fair  value. Upside  risk  for OIL would  be  from  lower  subsidy
sharing.
 Controlled  earnings  environment  will  continue  for  BP,  HP,  IOC:
With  diesel  prices  now  adjusted  to  US$83/bbl,  we  would  need  to  see
crude prices correct to that level for the downstream companies to move
out  of  the  controlled  earnings  environment  they  have  been  in  since
FY05. We are  building in lower absolute subsidy share (Rs55bn) for the
downstream  companies  based  on  our  forecast  of  lower  crude
(US$93.8/bbl  in  FY13)  and  some  success  in  targeting  of  subsidies  in
FY13E. Based on 6xEV/Ebitda and building in value of E&P  successes
for BPCL, our new PTs  for BPCL/HPCL/IOC are Rs715/Rs410/Rs420.
Although  we  see  a  short-term  bounce  in  stock  prices  due  to  potential
reform  implications  of  the  government  action,  we  believe  a  sharper
correction  in  crude/sustainable  reform  steps  are  needed  to  get  more
constructive on these names. We retain our Neutral rating on BPCL, IOC
and UW on HPCL. Upside risk for our ratings/PT on BPCL/HPCL/IOC
emanates  from  a  sharp  correction  in  crude  (to  below  US$85/bbl).
Downside risk on BPCL/IOC would arise out of lower refining margins,
higher subsidy sharing.

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