26 July 2011

Mahindra Holidays UW(V): 1Q sharply below expectations  HSBC

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Mahindra Holidays
UW(V): 1Q sharply below expectations
 1Q earnings were 48-50% below our and consensus estimates,
led by weak sales growth and resultant poor margins
 While we await operational data, we continue to expect
earnings volatility following the top management change
 Reiterate UW(V) with INR344 TP; we are 12% and 3% below
consensus for FY12e and FY13e earnings, respectively


Q1 FY12 was an all-round disappointment to us: MHRL’s reported earnings of INR169m,
+27% y-o-y, were c48% below our estimate and c49% below the consensus estimate. The
major disappointment came from a weak top line of INR1.2bn, +24% y-o-y, vs our estimate of
INR1.6bn. We attribute the weak top-line growth to 1) member cancellations (other operating
income fell c57% y-o-y) or 2) a general slowdown in new member additions. Owing to lack of
operating leverage of weak top line, the EBITDA margin fell sharply to c18.8% (HSBC est:
34.5%). A lower tax rate of 28% (HSBC est: 33%) helped salvage bottom-line growth of 27%
on the weak base (Q1 FY11 reported the lowest earnings in the past 10 quarters).
Earnings volatility likely to continue over FY12e: MHRL in the past 3-4 months has seen
multiple top management changes in the form of a new chief executive officer and chief
financial officer. We expect this to impact long-term vision and strategy over the next 2-3
quarters. The company also has been restructuring its membership base over the past 3-4
quarters, which will make implementation of new management’s strategy a late starter. Hence,
we expect earnings growth over FY12 to remain volatile. We are cutting our FY12e EPS by
5% and FY13e EPS by 7% on the back of the weak Q1 FY12 results.
Reiterate Underweight (V) rating with INR344 target price: We continue to value
MHRL at INR344, our DCF-based target price, which implies an exit PE of 23.5x FY12e
earnings. A lower-than-anticipated growth outlook – FY11-13e earnings CAGR of 26%
vs 36% previously –will restrict valuation expansion in our view. We are 12% and 3%
below consensus on FY12e and FY13e earnings, respectively. Potential downside
catalysts include consensus earnings estimate cuts and weak volume data over FY12.

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