Ashoka Buildcon (ASHBUI) 239

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1 [ [ Result Update Rating matrix Rating : Buy Target : 290 Target Period : months Potential Upside : 21% What s changed? Target Changed from 250 to 290 EPS FY19E Changed from 3.1 to 1.5 EPS FY20E Changed from 8.6 to 5.3 Rating Unchanged Quarterly performance (Standalone) Q4FY18 Q4FY17 YoY (%) Q3FY18E QoQ (%) Revenue EBITDA EBITDA (%) bps bps PAT Key financials Crore FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E Net Sales 2, , , ,429.0 EBITDA , , ,487.7 Adjusted PAT (222.4) (116.7) EPS Diluted ( ) (14.1) (7.4) Valuation summary (x) FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E P/E NA NA Target P/E NA NA EV / EBITDA P/BV RoNW (%) NA NA RoCE (%) Stock data Particular Amount Market Capitalization 4,478.5 Total Debt 4,933.6 Cash EV 9, week H/L ( ) 295 / 172 Equity capital 93.6 Face value 5 Price performance Return % 1M 3M 6M 12M Ashoka Buildcon (5.9) Sadbhav Engg (11.4) (14.6) (17.3) (11.2) IRB Infra (11.8) PNC Infratech (1.1) 3.5 (8.4) 21.7 Research Analyst Deepak Purswani, CFA deepak,purswani@icicisecurities.com Vaibhav Shah vaibhav.shah@icicisecurities.com Receives robust order inflows June 1, 2018 Ashoka Buildcon (ASHBUI) 239 Ashoka Buildcon s (ABL) revenues grew strongly by 15.1% YoY to crore (our expectation: crore) possibly on account of strong execution during the quarter EBITDA margins expanded 110 bps YoY to 11.5% (our expectation: 12.7%) due to lower raw material & construction expenses (81.6% of revenue in Q4FY18 vs. 82.4% of revenue in Q4FY17) PAT grew robustly strongly 51.1% YoY to crore (our estimate: 68.0 crore) due to lower depreciation and interest expenses The board has recommended a bonus issue of equity shares in the ratio of one equity share of 5 each for every two equity shares of 5 each, subject to approval of shareholders Orderbook boost to crore The company managed to win five HAM projects with total bid project cost 5539 crore in Q1FY19E and average construction period of years. Consequently, its orderbook has risen to crore. The management is confident of achieving financial closure for HAM projects in time. While three out of five projects have land acquisition in place, land acquisition for remaining two projects has been delayed by three months. With strong bidding pipeline worth ~ crore by July 2018, ABL expects to win orders worth 6000 crore in road and 2000 crore in power division over the remainder of FY19E. Consequently, we expect ABL s construction revenues to grow at 29.7% CAGR to crore in FY18-20E. Gross toll collections grow 5% YoY to crore ABL s gross toll collections grew 5% YoY in Q4FY18 to ~ crore. However, on a like-to-like basis, toll collections grew 14.1% YoY. While the company witnessed ~11% blended traffic growth and 3-4% toll rate revision in Q4FY18. Furthermore, for FY18, gross toll collections grew 12.8% YoY to crore on a like-to-like basis and after adjusting FY17 toll collections for 23 days. The toll revision in April 2018 for Jaora- Naigaon project was at 7% while for other projects it was at ~ %. Further, the Bhandara and Durg projects are due for rate revision in September With strong traffic growth ahead, we expect toll collections at crore in FY20E. Total equity requirement at ~ 450 crore for new HAM projects The company has an equity requirement of ~ 450 crore over the next three years for the newly won five HAM projects. Apart from these, it would require 130 crore for Kharar project, 35 crore for Ranathsalam project, 22 crore for two annuity projects and 20 crore for CGD project. With a net-debt free balance sheet at standalone level for ABL, we believe the equity funding should not be an issue for the company. Traffic growth momentum to sustain; maintain BUY Considering the strong track record, robust orderbook, well funded BOT project portfolio and huge opportunities ahead, we stay positive on Ashoka s long term prospects. Hence, we expect EPC revenues to grow robustly at 29.7% CAGR to crore. There has even been a strong revival in traffic growth across its project portfolio that is expected to be sustainable, going forward. We continue to maintain our BUY rating with an SoTP based target price of 290/share. We value ABL s BOT projects at 39.7/share, EPC business (net of debt) at 181.5/share (7.5x FY20E EV/EBITDA) and ACL at 67.6/share.

2 Variance Analysis Particulars Q4FY18 Q4FY18E Q4FY17 YoY (%) Q3FY18E QoQ (%) Comments Income from Operations Topline growth was led by strong execution across projects during the quarter Other Income Operating Expenses Employee Expenses Other expenditure EBITDA EBITDA Margin(%) bps bps Depreciation Interest PBT Taxes PAT PAT growth was led by strong topline growth and margin expansion Change in estimates FY18E FY19E FY20E Comments ( Crore) Old New % Change Old New % Change Revenue 3, , , , , We factor in strong order inflows leading to topline upgrade EBITDA 1, , , , , EBITDA Margin (%) bps bps PAT Diluted EPS ( ) Assumptions Current Earlier Comments EPC FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E FY19E FY20E Order Inflow 1,480 1,623 2,822 3,926 4,358 12,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 We factor in strong order inflows in Q1FY19E Order Backlog 3,546 3,106 4,111 7,005 5,849 13,589 16,261 10,106 12,045 Page 2

3 Conference call highlights: Management guidance: With a strong bidding pipeline worth ~ crore ahead, the company aims to win ~ 6000 crore worth of orders in the road sector over the remainder of the year. Also, it has guided for order inflows worth ~ crore in the power division. On the margin front, ABL expects to maintain % margins on a standalone basis in FY19E Projects update: The execution for the Islampur bypass project has started in February, The management expects the execution to ramp up from Q1FY19E onwards Equity commitment: The company has equity requirement of ~ 450 crore over the next three years for the newly won five HAM projects. Further, it would require 130 crore for Kharar project, 35 crore for Ranathsalam project, 22 crore for two annuity projects and 20 crore for CGD project Arbitration claims: The company has won arbitral award worth crore from the Pune Shirur project. For the Dewas project, it has received 38.4 crore and 1384 toll days. The company has also received a five year extension for Katni project SBI-Macquarie CCDs accounting: The company has revised financials to account for SBI-Macquarie CCDs issued, which is in-line with Ind- As. With these revised accounting changes (non cash items), the consolidated networth has reduced from ~ 2156 crore to 410 crore while minority interest has reduced from 490 crore to 93.6 crore to factor in these adjustments. The change in net wroth is mainly on two counts:-i) SBI-Macquarie had invested ~ 800 crore for a 34-39% stake in ACL in form of Compulsorily Convertibles Debentures (CCD). Earlier, it was considered as equity and now as per revised accounting practices these instruments are classified in current liabilities under the head obligation towards investment in subsidiary. These liabilities were created on fair value basis and its value stands at crore (implying IRR of ~12-13% to SBI- Macquarie). ii) As per the terms of the deal, the stake in ACL was conditioned to be 34-39% stake depending upon performance of its Sambalpur project. However, due to mining ban in the area, the project performance was not up to the mark and subsequently the stake increased to 39%. This led to charge of 17 crore in FY17 and 20 crore in FY18 P&L statement. Besides this, the company created current liability worth 174 crore Page 3

4 Exhibit 1: Portfolio of road projects of Ashoka Buildcon Ashoka Buildcon Limited Length Project Name Stake (%) (km) Company Analysis Lane (km) TPC Debt Equity ABL Eq share Status Aurangabad - Ahmednagar Operational Nagar Karmala Tolling stopped since Q3FY13 Anawali Kasegaon NA NA 0.0 Operational Katni Bypass Operational Nashirabad ROB Operational FOB Eastern Expressway NA NA Operational Sheri Nallah Bridge Operational Dhule Bypass Operational Dewas Bypass Operational Indore Edalabad Operational Pune Shirur Tolling stopped since Q2FY15 Wainganga Bridge Operational Karnataka State Highway Construction completed Ashoka Concession Limited Project Name Stake (%) Length (km) Lane (km) TPC Debt Equity ACL Eq share Status Bhandara Operational Durg Chhattisgarh Operational Jaora Nayagaon Operational Belgaum Dharwad Operational Sambalpur Baragarh Operational Dankuni Kharagpur Operational Chennai ORR Construction completed Exhibit 2: Quarterly order book trend Exhibit 3: Annual order book trend Q4FY17 Q1FY18 Q2FY18 Q3FY18 Q4FY18 Roads Power T&D 0 Page 4

5 Exhibit 4: Annual EPC revenue and EBITDA margin trend (%) Revenues EBITDA Margin(RHS) Exhibit 5: Quarterly gross toll collection trend Q4FY18 Q3FY18 Q2FY18 Q1FY18 Q4FY17 YoY (%) QoQ (%) ABL Owned Projects Ahmednagar - Aurangabad % -14.4% Nagar - Karmala Indore -Edalabad Wainganga Bridge % 2.8% Dewas Bypass - Katni Bypass % 7.2% Pune Shirur^ - Others# % -63.0% Sub-total % -35.0% Sub-total (like-to-like basis) % -2.7% ACL Projects Belgaum Dharwad % -2.8% Dhankuni Kharagpur@ % 8.5% Bhandara % 3.8% Durg % 2.4% Jaora Nayagaon % -1.3% Pimpalgaon Nashik Gonde Sambalpur % 8.7% Sub-total % 3.8% Sub-total (like-to-like basis) % 3.8% Grand Total % -3.2% (Grand total) like-to-like basis % 3.2% Katni project- Toll collection under High Court order for extension of period on account of claims, not recognized as Revenue # - Others include Anawali Kasegaon, Kognoli Toll Plaza, Dhule Bye pass, Nashirabad, Sherinala & six foot over bridges in Mumbai Ahmednagar Aurangabad: Passenger Vehicles are exempted from Toll; In Q3 received claim for toll loss since June 2015, of 2.7 crore Dewas project: Toll stopped from 24th Aug 2015; Earlier toll collected but not recognized as Revenue since Feb 2015 Page 5

6 Exhibit 6: Gross toll collections trend Q3FY17 Q4FY17 Q1FY18 Q2FY18 Q3FY18 Q4FY18 ABL Owned projects ACL Projects Exhibit 7: Consolidated revenue growth trend % CAGR We expect revenues to grow at a CAGR of 22.8% over FY18-20E to crore Exhibit 8: EPC revenue to grow at 29.7% CAGR during FY18-20E 4000 Exhibit 9: BOT revenue to grow moderately % CAGR Page 6

7 Exhibit 10: Consolidated EBITDA margin trend EBITDA margins are expected to moderate to 27.4% in FY20E on the back of an increasing share of EPC revenues (%) EBITDA EBITDA Margin (RHS) Exhibit 11: PAT trend Exhibit 12: Cash profit to remain healthy PAT PAT Margin (RHS) (%) Exhibit 13: Return ratios to improve 30.0 We expect return ratios of ABL to improve from here on (%) (10.0) (20.0) (30.0) (40.0) (50.0) (60.0) FY16 (4.3) FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E (36.9) (47.4) RoCE (%) RoE (%) Page 7

8 & Outlook and valuation We have a BUY recommendation with an SoTP based target price of 290/share Considering the strong track record, robust orderbook, well funded BOT project portfolio and huge opportunities ahead, we stay positive on Ashoka s long term prospects. Hence, we expect EPC revenues to grow robustly at 29.7% CAGR to crore. There has even been a strong revival in traffic growth across its project portfolio, which is expected to be sustainable, going forward. We continue to maintain our BUY recommendation with an SoTP based target price of 290/share. We value ABL s BOT projects at 39.7/share, EPC business (net of debt) at 181.5/share (7.5x FY20E EV/EBITDA) and ACL at 67.6/share. ABL BOT: We value ABL s BOT portfolio at 39.7/share. To value ABL s BOT portfolio, we consider the traffic assumption of 6% till FY20 and 5% thereafter across projects with a toll hike in line with the concession agreement. We have considered cost of equity (CoE) of 12%. EPC: We value its EPC business at 208.2/share (7.5x FY20E EV/EBITDA). ACL BOT: To value ACL s BOT project portfolio, we consider the traffic assumption of 6% till FY20 and 5% thereafter across projects with a toll hike in line with the concession agreement. Also, in a couple of projects, we factor in higher growth of 7% for the next couple of years. We also consider CoE of 13% for toll projects & 12% for annuity projects. We would also like to highlight that we have incorporated higher dilution of ABL s stake in ACL due to lower-than-expected traffic assumption in Sambalpur project. Hence, we value ABL s 61% stake in ACL at 20% holding company discount at crore or 67.6/ share. Exhibit 14: ABL valuation Project Name Stake (%) Ashoka Buildcon Limited (ABL) - BOT Length (km) TPC ( crore) Debt ( crore) Equity ( crore) Eq share ( crore) CoE(%) ABL Equity Value/share ( Value ( cr) ) Aurangabad - Ahmednagar Katni Bypass Nashirabad ROB Sheri Nallah Bridge Dhule Bypass Dewas Bypass Indore Edalabad Wainganga Bridge FOB Eastern Expressway NA KSHIP Total (ABL)-BOT (A) EPC (B) x FY20 EV/EBITDA ACL stake valuation ( C) % Holding company Discount MIAL Project Less Standalone debt (D) Total SoTP Valuation (A+B+C-D) Rounded off Target Price Page 8

9 s [[ [ Exhibit 15: ACL valuation Project Name Stake (%) Length (km) Ashoka Concession Limited (ACL) TPC Debt Equity ACL share ( crore) CoE(%) ACL Equity Value Bhandara Durg Chhattisgarh Jaora Nayagaon Belgaum Dharwad Sambalpur Baragarh Dankuni Kharagpur Chennai ORR ACL Valuation ACL stake (%) ` 61.0 ACL stake value [ Exhibit 16: Valuation metrics Sales Growth EPS Growth PE EV/EBITDA RoNW RoCE ( cr) (%) ( ) (%) (x) (x) (%) (%) FY16 2, (4.7) NA (51.1) 9.3 (4.3) 8.1 FY17 2, (14.1) NA (17.0) 9.4 (47.4) 14.7 FY18E 3, (7.4) NA (32.4) 8.0 (36.9) 16.8 FY19E 4, LP FY20E 5, Page 9

10 [ Recommendation History vs. Consensus ( ) (%) Apr-15 Jul-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 Mar-16 Jun-16 Sep-16 Dec-16 Mar-17 Jun-17 Sep-17 Dec-17 Mar May-18 Price Idirect target Consensus Target Mean % Consensus with BUY Source: Bloomberg, Company, ICICI Direct Research Key events Date Event Mar-16 The company is looking to refinance its debt in some major projects including Durg Bypass, Sambalpur-Baragarh, Dankuni Kharagpur and Belgaum-Dharwad border roads worth ~ 3200 crore, expecting to complete this refinancing by Q1FY17 Mar-16 The consortium of Ashoka Buildcon & Bhartia Infra Projects has received an LoA for two laning with paved shoulders on NH - 52 from Pasighat to Bomjur road (22.2 km) in Arunachal Pradesh on EPC Mode from National Highways & Infrastructure Development (NHIDCL) worth crore Mar-16 The company clarifies on having no contribution in any of the constructions of Bhujbal family and also for not sponsoring the trip of Shri. Sameer Bhujbal then MP to watch the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Apr-16 Income tax authorities carry out search and seizure proceedings at the company and certain officials in connection with allegations that it financed certain construction by family of ex-deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal May-16 Company is lowest bidder in project for 2/4 laning with paved shoulders of Govindpur-Chas section in Jharkhand on EPC mode worth 486 crore May-15 Ashoka Buildcon enters into a share purchase agreement with GVR Infraprojects by way of transfer of 23% stake and transfer of beneficial interest of 26% stake in Ashoka GVR Mudhol Nipani Roads (AGMNRL) Jul-16 Ashoka Concession, a subsidiary of Ashoka Buildcon, emerges as lowest bidder for 4/6 laning of Kharar to Ludhiana section of NH-95. This project is under hybrid annuity mode and is worth 1600 crore Sep-16 Media reports indicate that SBI Macquarie is looking to sell its 39% stake in Ashoka Concessions, a subsidiry of Ashoka Buildcon. Oct-16 Receives letters of intent (LoIs) from Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam (DVVNL) for execution of work on rural electrification on turnkey basis worth crore from UP government Nov-16 Ashoka Buildcon's subsidiary Ashoka Highway (Durg) completes refinancing of its debt with IDFC by issuing NCDs worth ~ 200 crore. The NCDs will carry coupon 9.40% per annum. The SPV repaid the rupee term loan of 200 crore carrying interest 9.90% per annum Dec-16 Receives letters of intent for projects from North and South Bihar Power Distribution Company worth ~ crore Top 10 Shareholders Rank Name Latest Filing Date % O/S Position (m) Change (m) 1 Parakh (Shobha Satish) 31-Mar % Katariya (Asha Ashok) 31-Mar % Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited 30-Apr % HDFC Asset Management Co., Ltd. 31-Mar % Katariya (Ashok Motilal) 16-May % Katariya (Ashok Motilal) HUF 31-Mar % L&T Investment Management Limited 31-Mar % Katariya (Ashish Ashok) 31-Mar % Katariya (Ashish Ashok) HUF 31-Mar % ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd. 31-Mar % Shareholding Pattern (in %) Sep-17 Dec-17 Mar-18 Promoter Public Others Total Source: Reuters, ICICI Direct Research Recent Activity Buys Sells Investor name Value Shares Investor name Value Shares HDFC Asset Management Co., Ltd ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd Modi (Shweta Keyur) Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited L&T Investment Management Limited DSP BlackRock Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited Nordea Funds Oy Source: Reuters, ICICI Direct Research Page 10

11 Financial summary Profit and loss statement Crore Cash flow statement Crore ( Crore) FY17 FY18 FY19E FY20E Net Sales 2, , , ,429.0 Other income Total Revenue 3, , , ,480.8 Raw Material Expense (797.1) (874.9) Operating Expenditure 1, , , ,343.3 Cost of materials sold , ,255.0 Employee benefit expenses Total Operating Expenditure 2, , , ,941.2 EBITDA , , ,487.7 Interest Depreciation Other income PBT (137.5) (94.2) Taxes PAT before MI (207.3) (175.9) Minority Interest Share of Profit from Associates (15.1) PAT (222.4) (116.7) Adjusted EPS (Diluted) (14.1) (7.4) ( Crore) FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E Profit after Tax (222.4) (116.7) Depreciation Interest Others (163.0) (103.2) (102.1) (103.6) Cash Flow before wc changes , , ,511.3 Changes in WC 3, (189.9) Taxes Paid (45.9) (82.8) (131.5) (210.6) Net CF from operating activities 4, , , ,446.3 (Purchase)/Sale of Fixed Assets (159.9) 24.6 (99.6) Change in Others - Premium Payable (2,349.1) - (308.6) (338.8) Net CF from Investing activities (2,038.3) (158.6) (232.9) (386.7) Increase/Decrease in NW (1,022.7) (36.9) - - Increase/Decrease in Debt (54.8) (101.4) (77.6) Interest Paid (907.8) (993.8) (906.8) (930.3) Change in Minority Interest (445.6) (23.2) Net CF from Financing activities (2,430.8) (757.4) (967.3) (927.7) Net Cash flow (198.6) Opening Cash Closing Cash/ Cash Equivalent Balance sheet Crore Key ratios ( Crore) FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E Liabilities Equity Capital Reserve and Surplus Total Shareholders funds Minority Interest Total Debt 4, , , ,754.5 Deferred Tax Liability Other- NHAI Premium Payable - - (308.6) (647.4) Total Liabilities 5,225 5,344 4,999 4,746 Assets Gross Block 8, , , ,132.0 Less Acc. Dep , , ,786.2 Net Block 8, , , ,345.8 Capital WIP Total Fixed Assets 8, , , ,345.8 Investments Inventory Sundry Debtors , ,248.7 Loans & Advances Cash & Bank Balances Other Current Assets 1, , ,419.5 Total Current Assets 2, , , ,805.1 Other Current Liabilities 10, , , ,115.4 Provisions Net Current Assets (8,968.0) (9,785.0) (10,193.7) (10,906.3) Total Assets 5,225 5,344 4,999 4,746 FY17 FY18E FY19E FY20E Per Share Data ( ) EPS - Diluted (14.1) (7.4) Cash EPS Book Value Operating Ratios (%) EBITDA / Net Sales PAT / Net Sales NA NA Inventory Days Debtor Days Return Ratios (%) RoNW (47.4) (36.9) RoCE RoIC Valuation Ratios (x) EV / EBITDA P/E (Diluted) NA NA EV / Net Sales Market Cap / Sales Price to Book Value (Diluted) Solvency Ratios (x) Net Debt / Equity Debt / EBITDA Current Ratio Quick Ratio Page 11

12 ICICI Direct Research Coverage Universe (Infrastructure) CMP M Cap EPS ( ) P/E (x) EV/EBITDA (x) P/B (x) RoE (%) Sector / Company ( ) TP( ) Rating ( Cr) FY17 FY18E FY19E FY17 FY18E FY19E FY17 FY18E FY19E FY17 FY18E FY19E FY17 FY18E FY19E NBCC (NBCC) Buy 17, IRB Infra (IRBINF) Hold 8, PNC Infratech (PNCINF) Buy 4, Sadbhav Engg. (SADENG) Buy 6, Ashoka Buildcon (ASHBUI) Buy 4, NA NA NM NM 7.1 Simplex Infra (SIMCON) Buy 2, NCC (NAGCON) Buy 7, Source: Company, ICICIdirect.com Research Page 12

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