Aug-13 Oct-13 Dec-13 Feb-14 Apr-14 Jun-14 Aug-14 Research Desk Stock Broking Capital Goods - Defence August 4, 2014 RESULT REVIEW Bloomberg: ASTM@IN Reuters: ASTM.BO Results in-line with expectation-maintain BUY Astra Micro s Net sales rose to Rs.1,874 mn and Net profit stood at Rs.191mn for Q1FY15, as against the guidance of Rs.2,000mn in Net sales and Rs.250mn in Net profit. Net profit margins expanded by 452bps YoY to 10.2% in Q1FY15 on account of improved sales. The operating margins were lower by 158bps YoY to 18.1% during the quarter due to higher revenue contribution from exports business. Strong order book: Book-to-Bill ratio stood at 1.1 at the end of Q1FY15. Order book stood at Rs.8,130mn with contribution from Exports at Rs3,800mn, Defence at Rs3,940mn, Space at Rs280mn and Metrological & Telecom at Rs110mn. We believe order book to reach to Rs6,714mn at the end of FY15. Robust export revenue: Revenue from the exports segment stood at Rs.1,140mn accounting for 60% of the total revenues due to the execution of offset contracts, while the remaining Rs.750mn was contributed by domestic segment during Q1FY15. On a QoQ basis, sales remained flat whereas it has seen a sharp growth on a YoY basis due to low base amid slower execution during Q1FY14 in which sales were at Rs.361mn and profits were at Rs.22mn. Recommendation BUY CMP Rs 137 Target Price Rs 188 Previous Target Price Rs 188 Upside (%) 37% Stock Information Market Cap. (Rs bn / US$ mn) 11/184 52-week High/Low (Rs) 157/30 3m ADV (Rs mn /US$ mn) 141/2.4 Beta 0.97 Sensex/ Nifty 25,723/7,684 Share outstanding (mn) 81.8 Shareholding Pattern (%) Promoters 19.74 FIIs 0.14 DIIs 21.71 Others 58.41 Stock Performance (%) 1M 3M 12M YTD Absolute (9.6) 76.3 316.4 128 Rel. to Sensex (8.8) 53.5 210 87.7 Margin expansion driven by revenue mix: We believe low margin exports business to contribute two-thirds of the revenues during FY15E. We expect export business to contribute significantly for revenue till Q2FY15, whereas in the last two quarters of FY15 there will be higher contribution from domestic segment which will boost the profit margins and cash flows. Outlook and Valuation: We maintain our estimates for FY15 and FY16 after Q1FY15 results which were in-line with our estimates. We maintain BUY on the stock for a target of Rs.188, representing 16.8xFY16E EPS. Performance 450 350 250 150 50 140 130 120 110 100 90 Exhibit 1: Valuation Summary (Rs. Mn) Net Sales 2105 2448 5507 6600 4400 EBIDTA 671 715 1090 1353 1144 EBIDTA Margin (%) 31.9 29.9 20.0 20.5 26.0 Adj. Net Profit 332 361 508 728 668 EPS (Rs.) 4.1 4.5 6.2 8.9 8.2 RoE (%) 21.0 19.4 23.0 23.7 21.8 PE (x) 16.5 8.1 21.9 15.4 16.8 Astra (RHS) Source: Bloomberg Earnings Revision (%) FY15E FY16E Sales 0.0 0.0 EBITDA 0.0 0.0 PAT 0.0 0.0 Source: Karvy Research Analysts Contact Arul Kaarthick +91-40-4485 7902 arul.kaarthick@karvy.com Sensex (LHS) For private circulation only. For important information about Karvy s rating system and other disclosures refer to the end of this material. Karvy Stock Broking is also available on Bloomberg, KARVY<GO>, Thomson Publishers & Reuters
Exhibit 2: IQ FY 15 In-line with expectation YE Mar (Rs. Mn) 4QFY14 1QFY15 QoQ % 1QFY14 YoY % Turnover 1912 1847-3.4 361 411.1 Expenditure 1614 1476-8.5 396 272.6 EBIDTA 449 335-25.4 71 370.1 Depreciation 41 49 17.4 32 52.0 Interest 23 16-28.4 8 106.4 Other Income 21 24 15.0 21 15.1 PBT 385 270-29.8 32 757.5 Tax 123 79-35.6 10 707.1 PAT 262 191-27.1 22 780.2 Adjusted PAT 264 189-28.4 22 762.6 PAT B/F EO Items 264 189-28.4 22 762.6 EBIDTA (%) 23.5 18.1-22.8 19.7-8.0 EBIT (%) 21.3 15.5-27.3 10.9 42.5 Net profit (%) 13.8 10.2-25.9 6.1 68.8 Exhibit 3: Quarterly segmental Revenue Order Book 1% 3% Metrological & Telecom 40% Domestic Exports 47% Space Defence 60% 48% Exports 2
Key Takeaways of Conference Call Revenue Guidance: Astra Micro management continues to maintain the guidance of sales of around Rs.6,500mn and Profit of around Rs.700mn for FY15. We expect Astra Micro to meet the guidance for FY15. Order Book: Management is confident of domestic order intake of around Rs.2500-2600mn and offset related exports orders worth US$ 90 million during FY15. In our view, offset contract is far from reach considering the lower allocation for defence capex in the Union budget 2014-15. Margin Profile: Blended margins are dependent on revenue mix from domestic and exports business. Astra Micro is expected to maintain margins similar to that of Q1FY15 throughout FY15. Working Capital: Astra s subsidiary Bhavyabhanu Electronics to remain as a captive supplier of PCB boards. We believe this could result in better working capital management with limited cash outflows as advances and also lower the requirements for short-term borrowing. R&D Pipeline: The company is focusing on developing products like Seekers, Advance Radar Warning Receivers and Wind Profile Radar which is expected to drive business volumes in the next 2-3 years. New R&D Centre: Astra Micro is setting-up an R&D center in Bangalore. The facility will deepen the company s focus on Radars for defence, security and other civilian applications. Financials Exhibit 4: Income Statement (Rs. Mn) Revenues 2105 2448 5507 6600 4400 Growth (%) 27.6 16.3 124.9 19.8-33.3 Operating Expenses 1434 1734 4418 5247 3256 EBIDTA 671 715 1090 1353 1144 Growth (%) 52.1 6.5 52.5 24.2-15.4 Depreciation & Amortisation 125 134 148 230 175 Other Income 36.6 52.7 62.3 0.0 0.0 EBIT 520 579 942 1123 969 Interest Expenses 29.1 41.2 67.4 63.8 59.6 PBT 491 537 874 997 910 Tax 106 132 188 269 241 Adjusted PAT 332 361 508 728 669 Growth (%) 78.4 8.6 40.7 43.3-8.1 3
Exhibit 5: Balance Sheet (Rs. Mn) Cash & equivalents 345 1133 637 774 923 Sundry Debtors 875 1434 1313 1852 1984 Inventory 747 738 1585 1658 1789 Loans & Advances 151 325 730 537 558 Investments 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 Gross Block 1563 1988 2316 2436 2586 Net Block 893 1079 1261 1150 1275 Miscellaneous 59 285 130 2.3 2 Total Assets 3070 4995 5655 5973 6531 Current Liabilities & Provisions 1106 2766 2866 2735 2808 Debt 180 135 262 252 229 Other Liabilities 245 213 368 0 0 Total Liabilities 3070 4995 5655 5973 6531 Shareholders Equity 1713 2009 2412 2986 3494 Reserves & Surplus 1549 1845 2248 2822 3330 Total Net worth 1713 2009 2412 2986 3494 Total net worth & Liabilities 3070 4995 5655 5973 6531 Exhibit 6: Cash Flow Statement (Rs. Mn) PBT 417 506 699 997 910 Depreciation 125 134 148 230 175 Interest 54 41 67 64 60 Tax Paid 106 133 188 269 241 Inc/dec in Net WC -408-146 952 2,085 2,445 Other non cash items 0-3 -2.8 0 0 Cash flow from operating activities 76 1,129-268 804 562 Inc/dec in capital expenditure 82.1 357-93 -293 30 Inc/dec in investments 50-14 241-277 0 Cash flow from investing activities -91-471 -136 120 150 (In)/dec in borrowings 126.4-256 65-104 -162 Issuance of equity 0 0 0 0 0 Dividend paid 41 57 66 153 161 Interest paid 50 42 63 126 60 Cash flow from financing activities 161-230 16 159 263 Net change in cash 146 429-388 525 149 4
Exhibit 7: Key Ratios YE Mar (%) FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15E FY16E EBIDTA Margin (%) 31.9 29.9 20.0 20.5 26.0 EBIT Margin (%) 29.7 29.0 16.6 17.0 22.0 Net Profit Margin (%) 15.1 15.1 9.3 11.0 15.2 Dividend Payout ratio 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 23.0 Net Debt/Equity 0.11-0.36-0.05-0.05-0.09 RoE (%) 21.0 19.4 23.0 23.7 21.8 RoCE (%) 16.2 15.1 18.5 24.7 26.6 Exhibit 8: Valuation Parameters EPS (Rs.) 4.1 4.5 6.2 8.9 8.2 DPS (Rs.) 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.56 1.63 BV (Rs.) 20.5 22.1 29.5 36.8 42.7 PE (x) 16.5 8.1 21.9 15.4 16.8 P/BV (x) 1.8 1.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 EV/EBIDTA (x) 5.7 6.4 10.8 8.7 10.3 EV/Sales (x) 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.7 5
KARVY STOCK BROKING EQUITY RESEARCH DESK Name Role Phone Number E-mail Id JK Jain Head of Research 040-4467 7482 jambu@karvy.com M Rajendra Prasad Research Analyst 040-4485 7902 rajendra.mikkilineni@karvy.com Joyjit Sinha Research Analyst 040-4485 7906 joyjit.sinha@karvy.com De Arul Kaarthick Research Analyst 040-4485 7902 arul.kaarthick@karvy.com Kaushal Kumar Jaitliya Research Analyst 040-4467 7494 kaushal.jaitliya@karvy.com Prashant Kanuru Research Analyst 040 4485 7894 prashant.kanuru@karvy.com Sai Prabhakar Research Analyst 040-4467 7489 prabhakar.balantrapu@karvy.com Varun Chakri Research Analyst 040-4485 7891 varun.chakri@karvy.com Deepak Ranjan Sahu Research Analyst 040-4485 7904 deepak.ranjan@karvy.com Vivek Agarwal Research Analyst 040-4485 7892 vivek.agarwal@karvy.com 6
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