Ashoka Buildcon Ltd AGLL IN; ASBL.BO

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1 Institutional Equity Research Infrastructure & Construction India AGLL IN; ASBL.BO February 2, QF15 result review HOLD High interest costs dent profitability Current price (2 Feb) Rs 147 Target price Rs 146 Upside/(downside) % (0) Earning estimate Revised Market data Mkt capitalisation Rs bn 23.2 Average daily vol ' week H/L Rs 164 / 56 Shares O/S mn Free float mn 51.5 Promotor holding % 67.5 Foreign holding % 3.7 Face value Rs 5.0 Price performance (%) 1m 3m 6m 1yr Nifty (abs) Stock (abs) (4.6) Relative to Index (9.4) (0.7) (1.0) For 3QF15, Ashoka Buildcon (ABL) reported a poor set of numbers. This poor performance came primarily on the back of a slowdown in execution and higher interest costs, leading to disappointment at the earnings level. In the BOT segment, the company grew ~4 5% YoY in average traffic (adjusted to 5 6% toll rake hike in 1HF15) across its key projects. Construction revenues came in at Rs3.5bn in 3QF15, which was flat YoY. Consolidated net sales grew 8.9% YoY to Rs4,556mn (SSLe of Rs4,864mn), led by strong BOT performance. EBITDAM at 23.1% (SSLe of 22%) was higher on the back of higher share of BOT revenues. Adjusted PAT came at Rs13mn (down 96% YoY) due to high interest costs and effective tax rate. The company has an order book of Rs33.8bn (down by 22% YoY) as of 3QF15, thereby converting into an OB-to-sales of 1.9x trailing E&C revenues. We now expect ABL to report Rs23.2bn and Rs24.7bn in topline in F16e and F17e, respectively. We maintain HOLD rating on the stock with a SOTP-based TP of Rs146. Traffic growth of ~4 5% YoY in BOT segment: The BOT segment reported Rs1bn in revenues in 3QF15, indicating a growth of 42% YoY. The average traffic growth hovered ~4 5% YoY (adjusted for the toll rate hikes in 1HF15) for most of its operational BOT projects. On the back of commencement of partial toll collection for its Sambalpur Baragarh project from 1 st October 2014, the company reported toll revenues of Rs84mn for the project in 3QF15. Performance 200 (Rs) (%) Construction revenues growth was YoY: The construction segment revenue was flat YoY rising to Rs3.5bn (SSLe of Rs3.8bn) in 3QF15, led by execution in underconstruction projects such as Dhankuni Kharagpur, Sambalpur Baragarh and Chennai ORR. Going forward, we anticipate the company would report Rs16.2bn and Rs17.9bn in construction revenues in F16e and F17e, respectively, led by pick up in execution in its underdevelopment and newly awarded projects (50) Feb-14 May-14 Aug-14 Oct-14 Jan-15 Ashoka Buildcon (LHS) Rel. to Nifty (RHS) Source: Bloomberg, SSLe Equity investment of ~Rs1bn over the next two years: ABL needs to invest ~Rs1,090mn in its three underdevelopment BOT projects over the next two years. Of this, Rs mn would be funded by SBI Macquarie, while the rest would be funded via internal accruals from operational projects and construction business. Maintain HOLD, TP of Rs146: We have used the SOTP method to evaluate the stock. We have valued ABL on an SOTP basis, assigning 6.0x EV/EBITDA to its standalone business (Rs80/share), which is a 25% discount to its three-year average and have valued its BOT projects on an NPV basis (Rs66/share). At the CMP, the stock trades at a P/BV of 1.7x F16e and 1.6x F17e earnings and trades at EV/EBITDA of 10x F16e and 9.3x F17e EBITDA. We maintain HOLD rating on the stock with an SOTP-based TP of Rs146. Viral Shah viral.shah@sbicapsec.com Pranjal Sanghvi pranjal.sanghvi@sbicapsec.com Financial Summary Y/E Mar (Rsmn) F13 F14 F15e F16e F17e Net sales 18,527 17,949 19,303 23,168 24,715 growth (%) 23.5 (3.1) EBITDA margin (%) Adjusted net profit 999 1, ,027 1,058 EPS (Rs) growth (%) (32.5) 15.7 (25.1) P/E (x) EV/EBITDA (x) Dividend yield (%) RoE (%) RoCE (%) SBICAP Research on Bloomberg SBICAP <GO>, Please refer to our disclaimer given at the last page.

2 Net sales grew 8.9% YoY on the back of strong execution of its under construction and operational projects in the BOT segment space EBITDAM stood at 23.1% led by higher contribution from the BOT segment Higher-than-expected interest costs dent profitability Quarterly Financials Y/E Mar (Rs mn) 3QF15 3QF14 YoY (%) 2QF15 QoQ (%) 3QF15e Var. (%) Net sales 4,556 4, , ,864 (6.3) Operating Expenses 3,192 2,989 3,030 3,454 Employee benefits exp Other Expenses EBITDA 1, ,070 (1.5) EBITDAM (%) 23.1% 22.7% 21.7% 22.0% Depreciation and amort EBIT EBITM (%) 14.9% 15.7% 13.1% 12.7% Other income Interest expenses Extraordinary/Exceptional Profit before tax (83) Tax expense Effective tax rate (%) (167.1) PAT (223) 223 (199.9) (39) Minority Interest (236) (112) (97) (21) Reported net profit Non-recurring items Adj. net profit (96.2) 58 (78.0) 120 (89.3) NPM (%) 0.3% 8.0% 1.3% 2.5% EPS (Rs) (96.2) (89.3) Segmental revenue breakup Particulars 3QF15 3QF14 YoY (%) 2QF15 % chg(qoq) 9MF15 9MF14 % chg(yoy) Construction segment 3,528 3,533 (0.2) 3, ,138 9, BOT segment 1, ,084 2, Total Income 4,556 4, , ,223 12, Construction segment (4.7) ,588 1, BOT segment ,936 1, EBITDA 1,087 1, ,524 2, Construction segment (%) (69)bp bp (99)bp BOT segment (%) (1014)bp 57.3 (133)bp (494)bp EBITDAM(%) bp bp bp Construction segment BOT segment , Financial expenses , Construction segment BOT segment Depreciation & Amortisation , Construction segment (39.9) ,009 (11.7) BOT segment (330) (20) (90) (306) (32) 853 PBT (84) 389 (121.6) 106 (179.3) (40.1) Construction segment (41.6) (21.0) BOT segment (148) 61 (344.6) (49) (104) 155 (167.0) PAT (after MI) (96.1) 58 (77.6) (48.0) February 2,

3 BOT Revenues Project Name (Rs mn) 3QF15 3QF14 YoY (%) 2QF15 % chg(qoq) 9MF15 9MF14 % chg(yoy) Indore -Edalabad Ahmednagar-Aurangabad WaingangaBridge DewasBypass (1.1) (6.0) KatniBypass (9.3) Pune-Shirur$ - 56 (100.0) 27 (100.0) (38.3) Nagar -Karmala^ Jaora -Nayagaon** Bhandara Belgaum Dharwad # Durg Dhankuni- Kharagpur@ ,585 1, Pimpalgaon-Nashik-Gonde Sambalpur Baragarh## 84 - na - na 84 - na Others * Total 2,253 1, , , $ Toll collection disturbed in 3QFY11 & 4QFY11, Toll on one toll plaza discontinued, ## Sambalpur-Baragarh started partial tolling from 1st Oct'14 # Toll collection adjusted in Capital WIP, Toll collection started from May 2011 * Others include Anawali Kasegaon, Dhule Bye pass, Nashirabad & Sherinala, ** Toll on 2nd section started in May 2011 and 3rd from 15 Feb 2012 Conference call highlights The management expects NHAI to award projects worth 4500kms on an EPC basis and 1500kms on a BOT basis during the current financial year. As per the management, NHAI has awarded projects worth 1700kms till date (majorly on EPC basis). The management believes that the competitive intensity for projects on an EPC basis is very high and would taper down going forward. During the quarter, ABL has completed refinancing Rs3,240mn in debt with ICICI Bank for the Bhandara BOT project, resulting in an interest rate reduction of 1.5% to 11.5%. The company has declared an interim dividend of Rs0.7/share during Q3. For 3QF15, ABL s order book stood at Rs33.8bn (a decline of 22% YoY), thereby converting it into an order book-to-sales-ratio of 1.9x E&C revenue. Power T&D segment contributes 56% of total order book, while remaining 44% is contributed by the road segment. In the BOT segment, the company grew ~4 5% YoY in average traffic across its key projects. However, Bhandara and Durg registered a healthy traffic growth 6 7% YoY. The traffic growth in Sambalpur Baragarh project is lower than anticipated, mainly due to ban in mining activity and currently stands at Rs9 10L/day (partial toll collection). The construction activity on Chennai ORR project is progressing ahead of schedule and it is expected to complete six months ahead of schedule. February 2,

4 Change in estimates We have slightly lowered our earnings estimates for F15e/16e, based on high interest cost in 9MF15. This has resulted in an EPS downward revision of 26.5% and 7.4% to Rs4.6 and Rs6.5 for F15e and F16e, respectively. Change in estimates (Rs mn) Revised Old Change (%) F15e F16e F15e F16e F15e F16e Revenue 19,303 23,168 19,256 23, EBIDTA 4,961 5,954 4,949 5, PAT 730 1, ,109 (26.5) (7.4) EPS (Rs) (26.5) (7.4) Valuation We have used the SOTP method to evaluate the stock. We have valued ABL on an SOTP basis, assigning 6.0x EV/EBITDA to its standalone business (Rs80/share), which is a 25% discount to its three-year average and have valued its BOT projects on NPV basis (Rs66/share). At the CMP, the stock trades at a P/BV of 1.7x F16e and 1.6x F17e earnings and at an EV/EBITDA of 10x F16e and 9.3x F17e EBITDA. We maintain HOLD rating on the stock with a SOTP-based TP of Rs146. SOTP valuation Particulars Segment Driver Multiple ABL's value (Rs mn) ABL's value (Rs/ share) Proportionate stake (%) Basis Ashoka's construction business Construction 2, , EV/EBITDA of 6x one year rolling forward earnings Net debt (1,934) (12) Standalone net debt as on Total 12, M h Ashoka Concession Road BOT projects Pune Shirur Toll NPV at CoE of 14% Nagar Aurangabad Toll NPV at CoE of 14% Nagar Karmala Toll NPV at CoE of 14% Wainganga Toll NPV at CoE of 14% Sherinala Toll NPV at CoE of 14% Indore Edalabad Toll 2, , NPV at CoE of 14% Dewas Bye Pass Toll NPV at CoE of 14% Katni Bye Pass Toll NPV at CoE of 14% Karnataka State highway Annuity (287) 51 (146) (1) (0.6) NPV at CoE of 14% Total 4, ACL Road BOT Projects Bhandara Toll 1, NPV at CoE of 14% Belgaum Dharwad Toll 1, , NPV at CoE of 14% Pimpalgaon-Nasik-Gonde Toll 4, , NPV at CoE of 14% Sambalpur Baragarh Toll 2, , NPV at CoE of 14% Durg Toll 1, NPV at CoE of 14% Jaora-Nayagaon Toll 6, , NPV at CoE of 14% Dhankuni-Kharagpur Toll NPV at CoE of 14% Chennai outer ring road Annuity NPV at CoE of 14% Total 9, ABL's 66% 6, Grand Total 23, Source: SSLe February 2,

5 1- year forward P/E band 1-year forward P/B band (x) (x) Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 Apr-12 Jul-12 Oct-12 Jan-13 Apr-13 Jul-13 Oct-13 Jan-14 Apr-14 Jul-14 Oct-14 Jan Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 Apr-12 Jul-12 Oct-12 Jan-13 Apr-13 Jul-13 Oct-13 Jan-14 Apr-14 Jul-14 Oct-14 Jan-15 Source: Bloomberg, Company, SSLe Order book assumption (Rsmn) F13 F14 F15e F16e F17e Order inflow 4,487 17,729 23,646 26,221 28,124 Order book 35,680 35,460 40,779 44,857 49,343 Sales 18,527 17,949 18,327 22,143 23,639 Book to Bill (x) Source: SSLe Operating expense assumption As % of sales F13 F14 F15e F16e F17e Construction material cost Sub contracting charges Others Cost of material sold Employee costs Administrative cost Total cost February 2,

6 Financials- Consolidated Income Statement Balance Sheet Y/E Mar (Rsmn) F13 F14 F15e F16e F17e Y/E Mar (Rsmn) F13 F14 F15e F16e F17e Net sales 18,527 17,949 19,303 23,168 24,715 Cash & Bank balances growth (%) 23.5 (3.1) Other Current assets 9,940 11,499 12,642 14,475 15,123 Operating expenses 14,808 14,003 14,342 17,214 18,116 Investments 2,824 2,847 2,847 2,847 2,847 EBITDA 3,719 3,945 4,961 5,954 6,599 growth (%) Net fixed assets 1,761 1,784 1,784 1,784 0 Depreciation &amortisation 1,324 1,389 1,696 1,967 2,117 Goodwill & intangible assets 109, , , , ,194 EBIT 2,395 2,556 3,265 3,987 4,482 Other non-current assets Other income Total assets 124, , , , ,915 Interest paid 1,395 1,335 2,515 2,659 2,725 Extraordinary/Exceptional items (157) (157) Current liabilities 8,247 9,737 10,011 11,526 11,874 PBT 1,058 1, ,606 2,054 Borrowings 24,535 31,926 34,926 36,926 38,926 Tax Other non-current liabilities 78,304 76,225 77,179 75,430 73,594 Effective tax rate (%) Total liabilities 111, , , , ,394 Net profit ,060 1,355 Minority interest (33) (297) Share capital Reported Net profit ,027 1,058 Reserves & surplus 9,981 11,839 12,384 13,226 14,099 Non-recurring items Shareholders' funds 10,507 12,628 13,174 14,016 14,889 Adjusted Net profit 999 1, ,027 1,058 Minority interest 2,787 4,645 4,446 4,395 4,631 growth (%) (20.0) 34.4 (25.1) Total equity & liabilities 124, , , , ,915 Key Financials ratios Cash Flow Statement Y/E Mar F13 F14 F15e F16e F17e Y/E Mar (Rsmn) F13 F14 F15e F16e F17e Profitability and return ratios (%) Pre-tax profit 1,058 1, ,606 2,054 EBITDAM Depreciation 1,324 1,389 1,696 1,967 2,117 EBITM Chg in working capital 1,214 (70) (869) (318) (300) NPM Total tax paid (685) (688) (334) (546) (698) RoE Other operating activities (33) (297) RoCE Operating CF 3,362 2,280 1,557 2,676 2,875 RoIC Capital expenditure (69,385) (10,161) (5,685) (2,751) (2,667) Per share data (Rs) Chg in investments (772) (23) O/s shares (mn) Other investing activities EPS Investing CF (70,157) (10,184) (5,685) (2,751) (2,667) FDEPS FCF (66,023) (7,881) (4,128) (75) 208 CEPS BV Equity raised/(repaid) (26) DPS Debt raised/(repaid) 7,466 7,391 3,000 2,000 2,000 Dividend (incl. tax) (127) (148) (185) (185) (185) Valuation ratios (x) Other financing activities (1800) (1600) PE Financing CF 66,812 8,331 3, P/BV EV/EBITDA Net chg in cash & bank bal (559) (60) 424 EV/Sales Closing cash & bank bal Other key ratios D/E (x) DSO (days) Du Pont Analysis - RoE NPM (%) Asset turnover (x) Equity multiplier (x) RoE (%) February 2,

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