31 July 2011

JPMorgan:: Buy Tulip Telecom- FY12 off to a strong start; Reiterate OW

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Tulip Telecom Limited
Overweight
TULP.BO, TTSL IN
FY12 off to a strong start; Reiterate OW


 Revenue  growth  accelerated,  estimates  increased: Tulip  Telecom
delivered  ~25%  Y/Y  revenue  growth in  Q1,  beating  our  above-consensus
estimates.  We  believe  a  higher  contribution  from  fibre,  international
business  (via  the  Hutchinson  agreement)  and  quicker  execution  of  orders
helped in Q1. We expect TTSL to maintain 20%+ growth levels for the rest
of  the  year  and  have  increased  or  FY12  revenue  estimates  by  1%.  With
incremental revenue streams expected to kick in, we  forecast 23% revenue
growth (ahead of management’s 20% guidance) and 1pp margin expansion
to 29.2%.
 Data Centre  order win: The company announced its  first DC client win.
This is  for 30,000 sq ft over 5 years with a revenue potential of INR 5 bn.
We believe this indicates a rental of INR2.8K/month which is much higher
than  the  company's  prior  indication  of  INR  1.6K/month. We  view  the
announcement of a client here as a key positive for Tulip and we await the
announcement of an investor.
 Watching  debt  and  leverage:  TTSL  saw  debt  increase  by  Rs1.5B  Q/Q
while leverage (debt/EBITDA) declined very slightly to 2.6x from 2.7x. The
debt increase was driven by the core business. We would be encouraged to
see  an  indication  of  effort/steps  taken  to  bring  down  leverage  and  debt,
which will be a key focus in FY12, according to management.
 Forecast changes: Our estimates are revised  very slightly post Q1  results.
We increase our  FY12/FY13  revenue  estimates slightly  by  0.9%/0.6%  but
leave our margin estimates unchanged at 29.2%/30.5%. Our EPS estimates
are now INR 21.8/29.4 (basic EPS of INR 24.5.31.5)
 Mar-12 PT of Rs230: Our price target remains unchanged. Announcements
of  more  clients  or  an  investor  for  the  data  centre  business  should  be  key
positive  catalysts.  The  core  business  continues  to  show  improvements.
TTSL  trades  at  6.4x  1-yr  forward  P/E  a  29%  discount  to  its  three-year
average,  and  at  4.0 EV/EBITDA,  a  33%  discount.  Key  risks:  stiffer-thanexpected  price  competition  in  TTSL’s  core  business,  and  a  slower-thanexpected ramp-up of its data center business.

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