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Hindustan Zinc---------------------------------------------------------------- Maintain OUTPERFORM
Zinc weakness shortlived; HZL offers 10% FCFE on current spot
Zinc has sharply underperformed other base metals since April
(Figure 1) and is down about 10% YTD. This is partly due to
financial support playing a bigger role near term for Zinc than for
other metals (oversupply in 2011 but shortages from 2012).
● A more important reason though has been a slowdown in global
auto production (transport is 25% of zinc end-use). Reasons: 1)
China slowdown (ownership restrictions, rising rates, etc); and 2)
disruptions in the global auto supply chain (Japanese earthquake).
● CS China autos analyst expects a seasonal pick-up in 3Q in
China, and CS global autos team expects Japanese automakers
to recover production faster than earlier guidance, e.g., Toyota
hopes to reach 70% utilisation in June 2011 itself.
● Demand is not expected to be a constraint as inventories are at
very low levels (Figure 2: US auto dealerships are now 9%
understocked, as the Japanese brands are 23% understocked).
● With FCF yield at ~10% on current spot prices of zinc and silver,
and zinc shortages expected to start from 2012, HZL is our
preferred metals pick in India. We maintain our OUTPERFORM
and target price of Rs173.
Zinc’s underperformance overpricing concerns
Zinc has sharply underperformed other base metals since April
(Figure 1) and is down about 10%, whereas other base metals have
done better. This is partly due to financial support playing a bigger role
near term for Zinc than for other metals: although we have remained
bullish on zinc due to expected shortages starting in 2012-13, we
expect a surplus in 2011. Some have ascribed this weakness to rising
inventories – but zinc is not isolated among base metals in that, and
the trend has not changed.
A more important reason though has been a slowdown in global auto
production – transport is after all one-fourth of zinc end-use. This
slowdown has been driven by: 1) a slowdown in China (due to
ownership restrictions, rising rates, withdrawal of incentive schemes),
and 2) disruptions in the global auto supply chain after the Japan
earthquake. Japanese automakers, in particular, have been taking
sharp production cuts. US auto dealerships are now 9% understocked
(Figure 2), primarily as the Japanese brands are 23% understocked,
and Japanese cars are actually 32% understocked.
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Hindustan Zinc---------------------------------------------------------------- Maintain OUTPERFORM
Zinc weakness shortlived; HZL offers 10% FCFE on current spot
Zinc has sharply underperformed other base metals since April
(Figure 1) and is down about 10% YTD. This is partly due to
financial support playing a bigger role near term for Zinc than for
other metals (oversupply in 2011 but shortages from 2012).
● A more important reason though has been a slowdown in global
auto production (transport is 25% of zinc end-use). Reasons: 1)
China slowdown (ownership restrictions, rising rates, etc); and 2)
disruptions in the global auto supply chain (Japanese earthquake).
● CS China autos analyst expects a seasonal pick-up in 3Q in
China, and CS global autos team expects Japanese automakers
to recover production faster than earlier guidance, e.g., Toyota
hopes to reach 70% utilisation in June 2011 itself.
● Demand is not expected to be a constraint as inventories are at
very low levels (Figure 2: US auto dealerships are now 9%
understocked, as the Japanese brands are 23% understocked).
● With FCF yield at ~10% on current spot prices of zinc and silver,
and zinc shortages expected to start from 2012, HZL is our
preferred metals pick in India. We maintain our OUTPERFORM
and target price of Rs173.
Zinc’s underperformance overpricing concerns
Zinc has sharply underperformed other base metals since April
(Figure 1) and is down about 10%, whereas other base metals have
done better. This is partly due to financial support playing a bigger role
near term for Zinc than for other metals: although we have remained
bullish on zinc due to expected shortages starting in 2012-13, we
expect a surplus in 2011. Some have ascribed this weakness to rising
inventories – but zinc is not isolated among base metals in that, and
the trend has not changed.
A more important reason though has been a slowdown in global auto
production – transport is after all one-fourth of zinc end-use. This
slowdown has been driven by: 1) a slowdown in China (due to
ownership restrictions, rising rates, withdrawal of incentive schemes),
and 2) disruptions in the global auto supply chain after the Japan
earthquake. Japanese automakers, in particular, have been taking
sharp production cuts. US auto dealerships are now 9% understocked
(Figure 2), primarily as the Japanese brands are 23% understocked,
and Japanese cars are actually 32% understocked.
