24 December 2011

Rural Electrification Corp. :Correction provides attractive entry opportunity :JM Financial,

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Correction provides attractive entry opportunity
􀂄 Loan book to register 20% CAGR for FY11-14E: RECL has delivered robust
loan book CAGR of 25% over FY05-11. Given outstanding sanction of `1.5trn
(1.8x FY11 loan book) and investment pick-up in FY12 (being the last fiscal of
the 11th five year plan), we expect 18%/17%/17% disbursement growth in
FY12/FY13/FY14E, leading to loan book CAGR of c.20% for FY11-14E.
􀂄 Margins to moderate by 17bps over FY11-14E: We expect 30bps and 17bps
decline in spreads and margins for RECL over FY11-14E driven by a) increase in
borrowing cost by c.90bps over FY11-13E, b) unfavourable ALM profile
wherein RECL has negative mismatch of `7bn in FY12E and `23bn in FY13E.
Thus we expect RECL’s spreads to decline by 35bps to 2.6% by FY12E and
improve marginally to 2.7% in FY13E. For FY14, we factor c.8bps improvement
in spread over FY13E level. Margins are expected to compress by 17bps,
implying 19% CAGR in NII over FY11-14E.
􀂄 Credit losses on SEB exposure unlikely; however, we conservatively factor
credit costs of c.12bps: Given higher exposure to discoms which are incurring
significant losses currently, there has been perception of significant asset
quality pressure on RECL. However, we believe actual credit losses would not
be significant given a) escrow account mechanism and state level guarantees
on these exposure, b) recent tariff hikes which should ease the burden for
SEBs, c) In FY01-03, RECL had restructured SEB loans but without taking any
significant loss on NPV basis. However, given risks on private sector exposure,
we conservatively factor credit costs of 10bps each for FY12/FY13E and 12bps
for FY14E. Further, RECL maintains reserve for bad debts (c.0.8% of loan book)
which should act as buffer in case of any restructuring/NPLs.
􀂄 Earnings CAGR of c.16% over FY11-14E with ROE of c.21%: We forecast net
profit to witness c.16% CAGR over FY11E–14E driven by 19% CAGR in NII on the
back of robust 20% loan book CAGR. However, we have modeled elevated
credit costs (12bps in FY14E vs nil in FY11) and margin decline of 17bps over
FY11-14E .RECL is expected to report healthy return ratios with ROA and ROE
of c.2.9% and c.21% respectively over FY12-14E..
􀂄 Correction provides attractive entry point, initiate coverage with BUY and
`220 TP: RECL has witnessed significant de-rating from peak multiple of 2.9x
1yr fwd book to 1.1x currently. We believe current valuations are attractive at
1.1x FY13E book with dividend yield of c.5% (based on FY12E dividend). We
value the stock at 1.1x FY14P/B (at 1.15x Mar’14 ABV; adjusted for reserves
for bad and doubtful debt), implying Mar’13 target price of `220, upside of
c.23%, including dividend

Power Finance Corp :Negatives priced in 􀂄 :JM Financial,

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Negatives priced in
􀂄 Loan book to register 21% CAGR for FY11-14E: POWF delivered robust loan
book CAGR of 23% for FY05-11. Given outstanding sanction of `1.7trn (1.6x
FY11 loan book) and investment pick-up in FY12 (being the last fiscal of the
11th five year plan), we expect 18%/17%/17% disbursement growth in
FY12/FY13/FY14, leading to loan book CAGR of c.21% for FY11-14E.
􀂄 Equity issuance to lead to stable margins in FY12E: We expect 14bps decline
in spreads for POWF in FY12E and stable spreads over FY11-14E given a)
increase in borrowing cost by 65bps over FY11-14E, b) company has a
marginally negative re–pricing schedule of `30bn i.e. excess of loan liabilities
(`230bn up for re-pricing) over loan assets (`200bn). Thus we expect POWF’s
spreads to decline by 14bps to 2.1% in FY12E and improve to 2.27% over FY12-
FY14E (on lower borrowing costs). We expect margins to remain stable over
FY11-14E, leading to 23% CAGR in NII over FY11-14E.
􀂄 Higher exposure to generation is comforting factor, conservatively model
14bps of credit costs; reserves for bad debts (1% of loans) should act as
buffer: POWF has c.84% of the loans towards generation companies which are
much better financially positioned than distribution and transmission
companies which form c.13% of POWF’s book. However, given risks gencos face
from poor financial health of state-owned discoms, we conservatively factor
14bps of credit costs for FY13E and 14E. Further, POWF maintains reserve for
bad debts (c.1% of O/S loan book) which should act as a buffer in case of any
restructuring/NPLs.
􀂄 Solid 20% net profit CAGR over FY11-14E with ROE of c.18%: We expect
earnings CAGR of 20% over FY11-14E driven by 23% CAGR in NII on the back of
robust loan book CAGR of 21%; however, we have modeled elevated credit
costs (14bps in FY14E vs 4bps in FY11). Return ratios should remain healthy
with ROA of 2.6% and ROE of 18% in FY14E.
􀂄 Current valuations at 0.95x 1yr fwd book (down from a peak of 2.9x);
initiate coverage with BUY and TP of `205: POWF has witnessed significant
de-rating from peak multiple of 2.9x 1yr fwd book to 0.95x currently. We
believe current valuations are attractive at 0.9x FY13E book with dividend yield
of c.5% (based on FY13E dividend). We value the stock at 1x FY14P/B (at 1.05x
Mar’14 ABV; adjusted for reserves for bad and doubtful debt), implying Mar’13
target price of `205, upside of c.30%, including dividend

Power Financiers: Light at the end of the tunnel 􀂄 POWF and RECL are best placed ::JM Financial,

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Light at the end of the tunnel
􀂄 POWF and RECL are best placed to leverage on the massive investment
opportunity: Over the next five years, c.$236bn is estimated to be invested in
the power sector as India scales-up infrastructure in generation, transmission
and distribution. REC and POWF are best positioned to leverage on the
massive investment opportunity given a) IFC status which gives exposure
limits advantage, easier access to ECBs. IFCs have a competitive edge over
banks given better asset-liability profile. Further, most banks are approaching
their sectoral limits for infrastructure sector which should reduce competitive
intensity for specialised power financiers like POWF and RECL.
􀂄 SEB default unlikely – losses may have peaked, tariff hike trend
encouraging: SEBs have been under financial distress due to non-revision of
tariffs, non-payment of subsidies and high merchant power rates. However,
recent measures offer hope that their finances will improve going ahead led
by a) 5-40% tariff hike across states over the last 18 months (Exhibit 2).
Further, 3 of the 4 states (TN, UP, MP, Rajasthan) that account for c.70% of
cash losses have already raised/proposed to raise tariff while UP will raise
tariff post election early next year. b) APTEL facilitating suo-motu tariff
increase by the regulator. c) Increasing pressure from lenders to improve
finances by raising tariffs/improving efficiency. d) Declining power purchase
costs which would provide much needed relief to SEBs. These measures are a
step in the right direction and we believe financial position of SEBs will
improve going forward, implying that default from SEBs for POWF and RECL is
unlikely.
􀂄 Fuel availability - A key risk: Coal and gas availability, in our view, is a
significant threat which could restrict power supplies and impact financial
viability of projects. Coal supply has been severely hampered due to a) Coal
India unable to achieve sufficient production growth, b) delayed
environmental clearances, c) infrastructure bottlenecks, d) blending limitation
in existing plants, e) pricing issues on imported coal from Indonesia and
Australia. However, recent steps by government to scrap go and no-go policy
and granting environment clearances to some delayed projects should reduce
this concern over the medium term (3 years); though fuel availability remains
a key near-term risk which could lead to restructuring of projects (especially
IPPs in the capacity range of 50Mw-100mW) and result in some NPV loss for
power financiers.
􀂄 Initiate coverage on POWF and RECL – BUY with TP of `205 and `220
respectively - recent SEB/government measures and decline in wholesale rates
should act as key catalysts: POWF and RECL have de-rated significantly over
the past 12 months due to concerns over financial health of SEBs (POWF
currently trades at 0.95x 1yr fwd book, down from a peak of 2.9x; while RECL
at 1.1x 1yr fwd book, down from a peak of 2.9x. Going ahead, we believe
recent SEB/government measures and decline in wholesale borrowing rates
from 1QFY13 (which will impact spreads positively) should act as key
catalysts for stock outperformance. We initiate coverage on POWF with Mar’13
TP of `205 – current valuations are attractive at 0.9x FY13E book with
dividend yield of c.5% (based on FY13E dividend). We value the stock at 1x
FY14P/B (at 1.05x Mar’14 ABV - adjusted for bad and doubtful debt reserves)
Initiate coverage on RECL with Mar’13 TP of `220 - current valuations are
attractive at 1x FY13E book with dividend yield of c.5% (based on FY13E
dividend). We value the stock at 1.1x FY14P/B (at 1.15x Mar’14 ABV -
adjusted for bad and doubtful debt reserves).

Engineers India: Buy:: The real Indian engineers ::Ambit

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The real Indian engineers
Amongst its Engineering & Construction (E&C) peers, EIL has an
unmatched cash flow profile and RoEs (37%-40%). Specific, yet
scalable, hydrocarbon engineering and project management skills, a
large talent pool and Government ownership drive its competitiveness.
Rising investments in the hydrocarbons sector by Government related
companies (XIIth 5-year plan suggests 2x XIth plan investments) will
fuel EIL’s growth. Whilst there can be near-term growth deceleration,
the present valuations (12x FY13 core eps) do not reflect the firm’s
competitiveness and its cash flow generating capability.
Competitive positioning: STRONG Change to this position: POSITIVE
The E&C sector’s overhang has led to EIL’s stock price declining 37% over the
past year despite revenue growth remaining strong (up 40% YoY in 1HFY12)
and the firm’s business capabilities being robust. In an industry where
companies are shedding strength with rising debt, we recommend EIL due to:
Government sponsored enterprises to invest twice in the XIIth plan v/s
the XIth plan: The cyclical nature of refinery and petchem investments can
lead to a lack of orders for a brief period. But Government sponsored plans to
increase their refinery capacity [by 60% (74mmtpa) by investing US$18bn in
greenfield capacities and US$13bn in upgradations] will provide EIL with
growth visibility over FY12-FY17. Further, greenfield petchem capex is
expected to be closer to US$8bn. Slippage risks are low owing to Government
support for energy PSUs and fewer procedural problems in expansions.
Superlative capabilities with flexibility: EIL’s scalable hydrocarbon
engineering/project management skills, extensive experience and Government
ownership make its offerings flexible — not only E&C services across the
contracts spectrum (design to EPC) but also critical path projects, tweaking the
usual EPC models (offering open book estimates, OBE) and entering into longterm
relationships (MoUs, nominations) with energy PSUs. The cost-sensitive
nature of large projects keeps the threat from the high-cost global majors low.
Unrivalled CFOs and RoEs: Over FY08-FY11 EIL leveraged its rising
investments by capturing a bigger share of hydrocarbon spend by taking up
low EBITDA margin (10%-12%) high volume lumpsum turnkey (LSTK) jobs
(144% CAGR) instead of high EBITDA margin (40%) low volume consulting
jobs (22% revenue CAGR). Hence, op cashflows (CFO) rose and RoEs moved
to 37%-40% from mid-teens earlier, overriding the declining EBITDA concerns.
Valuations projecting near-term concerns into long-term? Despite a
radically better CFO/RoE profile, EIL’s stock trades in line with peers. Paltry
orders in FY12 and a growth deceleration beyond FY13 have led to a gradual
derating. We do expect lower revenue growth over FY13-FY15, but believe
EIL’s multiple should retrace lost ground as the refinery opportunity gets
supplemented with fertilizer capex, thus addressing growth concerns. A higher
investible float than many peers addresses low free float concerns.

Hindalco Industries – BUY ‘Novelis to drive earnings’:: IIFL

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Volume CAGR at 14% over FY11-13E
Hindalco has embarked upon an ambitious Rs450bn expansion plan to
raise its domestic aluminium capacity 3.6x and alumina 3x by FY16.
The projects are running with delays of 6-9 months compared to their
original schedule and we expect further slippages of 3-6 months. We
see the Mahan smelter contributing 0.1mn tons in FY13 against the
management guidance of 0.2mn tons. We expect volume CAGR of
14% over FY11-13 as expansions are back-ended.
Depreciating rupee to aid standalone margin expansion
Hindalco’s standalone business is impacted by rising raw material and
power costs. Pressure on margins would further accentuate as the
company would be required to buy e-auction or imported coal as the
allotted mine for Mahan is awaiting clearance and tapering linkages
would be hard to come by. On the other side, the depreciation in the
rupee would lead to higher product prices for the company and reduce
the impact of lower metal prices globally. We expect the impact of
rising input costs would be offset by strong aluminium prices (due to
rupee depreciation) and margins to expand marginally over FY11-13E.
Novelis margins to climb further
Novelis has benefited from strong demand across various product
categories and increasing margins, given capacity constraints in the
rolled products market. Margins have expanded as the company
managed to reduce energy consumption and earn better conversion
premium for its products on the back of an improving product mix. In
FY13, marginal rebound in demand and debottlenecking activities
would drive 4-5% volume growth for Novelis. We expect adjusted
EBIDTA/ton to increase from US$346/ton in FY11 to US$359/ton in
FY12 and US$368/ton in FY13. We believe that Novelis would be able
to meet its revised FY12 EBIDTA guidance of US$1.1-1.15bn.
Novelis to drive earnings
Hindalco has corrected sharply on account of 1) delay in capacity
expansion plan 2) rising interest costs 3) high coal costs 4) weak
commodity prices. We believe that most of the negatives are priced in.
We expect the company to witness an EBIDTA CAGR of 14.7% over
FY11-13 led by higher contribution from Novelis. Earnings from Novelis
would be resilient enough to withstand any global shocks and would
provide downside support to the stock price. We recommend a BUY
rating based on our sum-of-the-parts (SOTP) 9-month fair value of
Rs185.

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NALCO – BUY ‘Risk Reward Favorable’:: IIFL

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Alumina volumes to surge in FY13E
NALCO commissioned a 0.52mtpa alumina refinery in Q2 FY12, raising
its alumina capacity to 2.1mtpa. The company produced ~30,000-
40,000tons of alumina during Q2 FY12, which is expected to increase
to 0.12mn tons in H2 FY12. We expect alumina production to increase
from 1.6mn tons in FY11 to 1.7mn tons in FY12 and 1.9mn tons in
FY13. On the other hand, we expect aluminium production volumes to
remain flat over the next two years due to high coal costs and
lucrative alumina market. As a result of this, external sale of alumina
is expected to surge to 1mn tons in FY13 from 0.7mn tons in FY11.
Operating profit to remain flat over FY11-13E
Over the last two years, NALCO’s OPM has been impacted by rising
coal and raw material costs. We expect this to continue in FY12 and
expect the company’s OPM to shrink 456bps to 20.6%. However, in
FY13, we expect raw material contract prices to be lower as spot prices
of these raw materials have declined over the last six months. NALCO’s
power costs have jumped as supply of linkage coal from Coal India has
reduced to sub-80% levels (90% earlier) and price hikes announced in
Q4 FY11. We expect supply to decline further on account of the tight
domestic coal market. On the other hand, the pressure on margins
would be reduced due to higher share of alumina sales (revenue share
from 17% in FY11 to 28% in FY13). We estimate operating profit in
FY13 to increase 11.8% yoy to Rs15.5bn on the back of lower raw
material costs and higher alumina exports.
Risk reward favorable; upgrade to BUY
NALCO’s stock price has halved over the last six months on account of
depressed Q2 FY12 results and weak commodity prices We believe the
company has formed a bottom in terms of profitability in Q2 FY12 and
the worst is behind us. We expect margins to improve from Q2 FY12
levels on the back of improved coal supply and higher sales of alumina
in the export market. We expect OPM to improve drastically from the
9.5% reported in Q2 FY12 to 21.1% in FY13. With no major capex
over the next two years, we estimate cash levels to increase from the
current Rs56bn to Rs70bn by FY13. Our FY13 cash levels account for
54% of the current market cap and would lend support to the stock
price. At the CMP of Rs51, the company is trading at 5.2x FY12
EV/EBIDTA and 4x FY13 EV/EBIDTA which is at ~50% discount to its
historic one year forward average multiple of 10.5x. We do not see
much downside from the current levels and upgrade the stock from
Market Performer to BUY with a 9-month price target of Rs60.

RELIANCE IND: Depreciated INR and lower GRMs offset each other:: Edelweiss

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Refining spreads continue to correct sharply led by gasoline and naphtha.
Indian complex GRMs have averaged USD8.1/bbl last week. We believe
that current low margins are unsustainable especially for new refiners
with high capital costs. RIL is relatively better‐off as its refinery is dieselheavy
where spreads have remained fairly stable. To account for current
low GRMs, we have cut our FY12/13 GRM estimates to USD9.25/bbl and
USD10/bbl, respectively. We have built‐in lower gas output as well as a
weakening INR, taking our FY12 EPS lower by 3.3%. Maintain ‘BUY’ rating
with a revised target price of INR 1,134.
Refining margins on downtrend
Refining margins have corrected sharply with Indian complex GRMs dipping to
USD8.1/bbl last week from USD13.5/bbl in Q2. The crack in margins is primarily led by
gasoline and naphtha. Restart of refineries of Formosa and Shell and weak Asian
gasoline demand has resulted in fall in refining margins. Diesel spreads, however, held
firm led by rising dieselization and soaring Japanese demand post nuclear shutdown.
Current margins not sustainable
Given the escalating costs of new refineries, we believe that current low margins are
not sustainable, therefore expect refiners to adjust their capacities and production
slates accordingly. GRMs of USD8/bbl imply an IRR of 8% for new refineries, which we
believe is unsustainable.
Adjusting for INR depreciation, lower GRMs & gas production
RIL will be better off given higher share of diesel. However, we do see downside to its
GRMs led by Naphtha where spreads are the lowest in 3 years. We now estimate GRMs
of USD 9.25/bbl and USD 10/bbl in FY12 and FY13. We have also incorporated lower
gas output to account for a faster fall in production and estimate output of 44/39
mmscmd in FY12/13. However, INR depreciation should help, with FY13 EPS going up
by 1.5% for a 1% fall in INR. Our revised FY12 EPS now stands at INR69.3, down 3.3%.
We maintain our ‘BUY’ rating on the stock with a target price of INR 1,134. At CMP of
INR778, the stock is trading at 11.2x FY12 and 10.2x FY13 EPS.

Aluminium sector :: ‘Bottoming out’:: IIFL

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Depreciating rupee to cushion impact of lower commodity
prices
Aluminium prices have tumbled from its highs hit earlier in the year
(29% from peak) on worries about the strength of the global economy
and thus potential industrial demand, particularly as the European
sovereign-debt crisis continues. With LME prices near US$2,000/ton,
we see half of the industry in red (average global aluminium cost
~US$2,000/ton) and this would lead to production cuts going ahead.
We revise our aluminium prices estimates for FY12 to US$2,310/ton
and US$2,250/ton for FY13. The impact of lower commodity prices on
profitability of domestic metal producers would be cushioned by the
sharp depreciation in the rupee against the dollar (19% YTD). So while
producers in other countries have seen 10-15% fall in revenues,
domestic producers would see just a 1-3% fall.
Hindalco: Novelis to drive earnings
Hindalco has corrected sharply on account of 1) delay in capacity
expansion plan 2) rising interest costs 3) high coal costs 4) weak
commodity prices. We believe that most of the negatives are priced in.
In FY13, some rebound in demand and debottlenecking activities
would drive 4-5% volume growth for Novelis. We expect adjusted
EBIDTA/ton for Novelis to increase from US$346/ton in FY11 to
US$359/ton in FY12 and US$368/ton in FY13. On a consolidated basis,
we expect the company to witness an EBIDTA CAGR of 14.7% over
FY11-13 led by higher contribution from Novelis. Earnings from Novelis
would be resilient enough to withstand any global shocks and thereby
provide downside support to the stock price. We recommend a BUY
based on our sum-of-the-parts (SOTP) 9-month fair value of Rs185.
NALCO: Risk-reward favorable; Upgrade to BUY
NALCO’s stock price has halved over the last six months on account of
depressed Q2 FY12 results and weak commodity prices. We believe the
company has formed a bottom in terms of profitability in Q2 FY12 and
the worst is behind us. We expect margins to improve from Q2 FY12
levels on the back of improved coal supply and higher exports of
alumina. We expect OPM to improve drastically from the 9.5%
reported in Q2 FY12 to 21.1% in FY13. With no major capex over the
next two years, we estimate cash levels to increase from Rs56bn to
Rs70bn by end-FY13. Our FY13 cash levels account for 54% of the
current market cap and would lend support to the stock price. At the
CMP of Rs51, the company is trading at 5.2x FY12 EV/EBIDTA and 4x
FY13 EV/EBIDTA which is at a ~50% discount to its historic one year
forward average multiple of 10.5x. We do not see much downside from
the current levels and upgrade the stock from Market Performer to
BUY with a revised 9-month price target of Rs60.

Buy GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare: A healthy pick- Buy; target: Rs3,000:: ShareKhan

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Key points
  Market leader in MFD segment: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK) is a
leader in the malted food drink (MFD) market with a market share of 71%. The MFD
business accounts for around 94% of its overall domestic revenues. Over the years
GSK has developed strong brands, such as Horlicks (a 55% market share) and Boost
(a 13% market share), which are household names today. Judicious new launches
and brand extensions to meet the consumer’s needs and the expansion of its
distribution reach have helped GSK to stay ahead of the competition and maintain
its pricing power over the years.
  Double-digit volume growth in MFDs sustainable in the long run: The penetration
of MFDs is low (22% overall) compared with some of the other consumer goods in
India. With the rising per capita income and increased acceptance of health and
wellness products, the demand for MFDs would increase in the years ahead. Hence,
on the back of improved penetration (both rural and urban), increasing distribution
reach, and sustained innovations and brand extensions GSK’s volumes are expected
to grow by 11-14% in the MFD segment in the long run.
  Entering into new categories: Leveraging the strong brand equity of Horlicks and
‘‘supplementing the brand with consumer insights’’, GSK has entered into newer
categories, such as biscuits, noodles, energy bars, sports drinks, health supplements
and oats, in recent years. While its biscuit segment grew at a CAGR of 30% over
CY2007-10, the noodle segment gained a market share of 3% at an all-India level.
The low penetration of some of the categories, such as noodles, oats, health
supplements and energy drinks, provides strong visibility of future growth.
  Strong balance sheet: GSK is debt-free and has been consistently enhancing its
cash balance over the years. Its cash balance currently stands at close to Rs1,000
crore and is expected to improve to around Rs1,170 crore in CY2012. The strong
cash generation ability would take care of its future capex needs. GSK is known as
a very good dividend payer. Over CY2005-09 its average dividend pay-out stood at
33% (CY2010 was an exception with a dividend of 70%).
  Outlook and valuation: With a double-digit volume growth in the MFD segment and
a strong growth in the newly launched products, we expect GSK’s top line to grow at
a CAGR of 19.2% over CY2010-13. The strong pricing power would help it to maintain
the OPM at 16-17% over the same period. Hence, we expect GSK’s bottom line to
grow at a CAGR of 19.0% over CY2010-13. We initiate coverage on GSK with a Buy
recommendation. Our price target for GSK is Rs3,000 based on 25x its CY2013E EPS
of Rs120.3, which is a 25% discount to Nestle India’s current multiple. The fair value
as per the DCF method comes to Rs3,069. At the current market price the stock
trades at 25.1x its CY2012E EPS of Rs101.3 and 21.2x its CY2013E EPS of Rs120.1.

Nifty will trade in the 4000-5000 range in 2012: Nilesh Shah MD & CEO, Envision Capital in ET

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Nilesh Shah, MD & CEO, Envision Capital in an interview with ET Now talks about his outlook for the Sensex and Nifty for 2012 and his top stock picks. The story of how Indian markets have moved in the year 2011 was largely dominated by three factors currency, Europe, and inflation. What will influence the script for 2012? The single biggest factor which will drive 2012 is going to be deficit. The global community is going to eye how the government is going to tackle fiscal deficit. That is the single biggest factor and around it will revolve inflation, currency, outlook on markets and the governments resolve to take certain hard decisions. In addition to that factors which are there in the global environment, be it Euro, expectation of QE3. Those are variables which will come in, on and off but the common underlying threat for 2012 is basically going to be the fiscal deficit of the government. At 4500 on the Nifty and about 15000 on the Sensex, what is the fiscal deficit number markets are pricing in? Markets perhaps are pricing in something like 5.5%. That is not too way off from the estimates which have been put out by a lot of think tanks. The worry does not seem to be so much about FY12 but more about FY13. The kind of roadmap that the government lays out for FY13 in terms of the deficit number especially in the backdrop of an environment where commodity prices have not cooled off significantly. If the food security bill is passed then how is the government going to raise resources to keep the deficit under checks. It is going to be an acid test for the government. What are your views on the Food Security Bill? We as a nation do not seem to be yet fully prepared for it in terms of the delivery mechanism. The ability to fund that is still a secondary factor. The primary factor is the worry is that do we have the ability to implement the food security bill. That is something which most experts and common man believes, that we are still not fully ready to implement it on the scale on which it is envisaged. Do you think the budget will be a make or break event for Indian markets for 2012? The finance minister will indicate a fiscal deficit number... From all the local factors, that is going to be the single biggest event that we have to look for. This is not just because of how our last 6 or 12 months have been, but for the next 6 to 12 months post the budget. That means the period post February 2012. If you combine February and March, that is the time for the budget and elections in some of the most crucial states, the next 6 to 12 months will be the most critical period for the government to take whatever hard decisions it needs to take. It is the single solitary and the last window available to the government to take tough decisions and if the budget does not reflect that then according to me that will be an inflection point. You are not using the word interest rate at all... To me interest rates are a derivative of deficit. If the government ends up with a deficit which is much higher then what it can support, it would have to be funded by borrowings. One way to fund is through taxes but in an environment with the economy not doing too well your ability to increase taxes is not there. Your ability to collect more taxes from the same base is also limited. The only big option left is to fund it through borrowings. When that is done it has to result into higher interest rates. Inflation, interest rates etc. are all subsets or a result of the deficit. So macros will dominate Indian markets in 2012 not micros? Absolutely. At a particular level valuations will get attractive. Are they attractive? They are beginning to get attractive. They are in the value zone. We have probably just entered the fair value zone and if we head lower from the current levels then we would probably go towards those bedrock levels that were there over the last 10-15 years. What would be a bedrock level? 4000, 3500? Any levels below 4000 on the Nifty is a bedrock level. Even around 4000, sub 4000 is the kind of bedrock level because that would roughly translate into a Sensex of about 13000-14000. Assuming a Sensex earnings per share of 1100 or 1150 you are probably at about 11-12 times. Those are kind of levels or valuation range on a trailing earnings basis which have not been broken on a sustained basis no matter how big the event is. If you look at the last 10 to 15 years the markets have found it very difficult to break levels of 11-12. They could have temporarily broken it for a day or two, but 11-12 are fantastic levels. It has a very strong correlation with the yield on government securities. Assuming the yield on government securities to be about 8%-8.5% which is a risk free rate. If you were to take an inverse of that, you would end up with something which is called the PE multiple which is about say 11-12. At 11-12 PE multiple you will get Indian equities with all the future growth as a bonus. Now growth could be sluggish for may be a few quarters, may be for a year or two but over extended periods of time we know that this economy has the potential to grow and corporate earnings have the potential to grow in double digits. At 4000 Nifty, would you say it is time to go all in? Yes. It is definitely time to go all in. If you have been either cautious or neutral, at levels of 4000 and below you do not need to be neutral. You need to be cautious all along but you do not need to be neutral. At levels below 4000, valuations become so attractive that you should be bullish. Where are the bargains in this market? Where is the typical Buffett trade in this market, which is to buy fear and sell greed? Even without getting into individual stocks, a trade on the Nifty itself, when you get the large caps, as a basket at 11-12 PE multiple, that is a typical value trade. Wven if you were to do an analysis for the last 5, 10, 15 years, Sensex has not broken those levels. Even if it has, it has been temporary. You make serious amount of money at those kind of levels. Your ability to make good double digit returns increases significantly. You recommended HUL a year ago. Is it still a preferred buy for 2012? Defensives will continue to outperform because the macroeconomic outlook is still hazy. HUL as a franchise is a perfect hedge against a weak macro environment. However, that does not take away the fact that valuations are very rich. It is hard to make absolute returns from HUL. At a stock price of 400, you could end up with a 10% upside. It would still be able to outperform over may be a slightly a more longer time frame. It has the ability to outperform but would you make serious absolute returns from that, I am not too sure. Identify a large cap stock idea for us, where to your mind the downside is 10% and the upside could be 30% in next two years? If the markets were to correct 10%, most of the larger banks would also correct by about 10%. We have been cautious on the banking sector but if you look at State Bank of India, for example, the adjusted book value on a consolidated basis could be between 1200 to 1300. The stock is trading below 1600, 10% lower in that band of between 1300 to 1500, you can get State Bank of India around its book value. Are there concerns as yet in terms of asset quality, NIMs being under pressure and whether the entire banking cycle has turned, these are all the negatives that you may point out. However, there are absolute returns to be made from these ideas. What do you like in the midcap space? The environment is still not very conducive for midcaps. You may find a midcap stock which is at a 10 PE multiple and there is nothing which stops it from going down to an 8 or 7 PE multiple because of liquidity and not so much because of fundamental deterioration. When the environment is a lot more benign we see midcaps going up with very limited volumes. When the tide turns you definitely see midcaps getting hit on low volumes. When the tide turns for the positive, it is the large caps that lead first. Therefore a better trade sometime in 2012, when the valuations are attractive is to play the large caps first and then go about selecting your midcaps. The balance sheet related risks in midcaps are substantially higher compared to the large caps. You should not be watching out for midcaps. The three Ds which have worked for the year 2011 are dividend, defensives and diversification. What could work for 2012? I would not be surprised if it is again the three Ds which are at work. These three Ds by and large work when you are either in a sideways market or a bear market. For 2012, the trade could be large caps. Focus on those big names irrespective of the dividend yield or the diversification. I am not sure whether being too diversified also helps. You can probably afford to be diversified in a bull market but in a bear market you have to do your homework well. Have very limited number of positions which you can monitor even better. Globally when we started the year 2011 the top trade was to buy commodities. As you wrap the year pretty much the reverse has happened, commodities have cracked, EM equities not only India but other EM markets also have cracked and dollar is the best performing currency. Do you think by the end of 2012 this trade could reverse again in favour of EMs? I would certainly bet on that. May be the first few months the trade which you just mentioned could continue to play out and continue to extend itself which means that may be for the first few months of 2012 we could still see a fair bit of strength in the dollar and some amount of softness in EM equities as well as in commodities. But it is quite possible that sometime middle of 2012, the recession in Europe becomes even more evident and more visible and the fact that US continues to be in a sub power growth era, you are going to have elections towards the end of 2012 in the US, I would not be surprised if the Fed again opens the taps and March, April, May. You could basically see again some kind of a QE3 come in which could reverse the trade. You could again see emerging market equities, commodities, all do well more so in the second half of 2012. What could challenge your conviction? An equity investor has to be optimistic about the future and today one is far more optimistic that over the long term growth is going to be there. As valuations get more and more attractive, your conviction goes up. The biggest challenge to this conviction would be if the deficit number is completely out of whack and it looks that the government is perhaps not going to take some of the hard decisions for 2012, then I would say that we could probably remain in a very extended period. What will be your portfolio approach if that scenario pans? In a situation where the fisc is above 6.5%... You would then have bring down your perspective on the ceiling that this market could have for 2012. You will have to get a lot less optimistic about the prospects of 2012. You would probably push your bull case scenario more towards 2014 or 2015. 2012 is the last window for this government. Then you spill over to 2014, election time. Then one will see whichever government gets elected, what vision it has for India, what is the roadmap it lays down to get back India onto high growth path with a lot of fiscal discipline. 2012 is going to be basically a very critical year for India. What role do you think dollar will play for Indian equity markets in next one year and if your assumption is that dollar will remain weak, is it time to go and load Infosys? The dollar will remain strong for the next few months of 2012. That bodes pretty well for the entire technology pack. Infosys represents 2 opportunities. One is of course the strength of the dollar and two is, it is basically the best hedge against a weak macroeconomic backdrop in India. Technology as a sector can do extremely well. So let's nail it down to 1, 2, 3, HUL, Infosys and then State Bank of India. Yes, I would say that, the only thing is that in State Bank of India, probably your timing etc. has to be more better. You have got to be more clued on in terms of how the RBI is going to take a view on interest rates. They have hinted that we are going to probably start reversing the entire cycle, the question is when. The first two present the least downside from a macroeconomic perspective whereas in State Bank of India you could still have some kind of a macroeconomic downside. Everyone is trying to buy defensives so that they can hide under the desk. Is that trade getting slightly crowded? Yes. Something like an HUL is a defensive. It looks like it will outperform the market but it is going to be difficult to make double digit absolute return gains out of HUL. In the last one week, you have actually started to see a lot of consumer names particularly the tier 2 consumer names beginning to basically give off a lot of the strength. Why do you think if the world is chasing defensives, the VIP or Titan or the Jubilant Foodworks are correcting? It is quite possible that the outlook on their growth for the next maybe 3 to 4 quarters is now a lot more tempered and subdued. The margins for some of these companies could come under pressure which may not justify the higher valuations. This could also be reflective of the last phase of decline, when basically the pockets of strength start to give way. That normally begins to happen in that last leg of the decline and does not mean that we are done with the decline. In your personal portfolio, are you by and large invested? We are substantially in cash. We are underweight equities. If Nifty goes to 4000... If the trade becomes a lot more favourable for us, that is where we would want to basically try and get more invested than what we are today. So at 15000 on the Sensex and 4500 on the Nifty, you would say that market's risk and reward are on a neutral turf? I would say that. I would probably tend to believe that we are in a neutral turf and we believe that the range for the Nifty could be 4000 to 5000. That is the broad range, plus or minus 7-8%. Coal India has cracked. At these levels, is Coal India a good great long term buy? From a 5-year perspective, it still looks good. Given the kind of outperformance the stock has had over the last 1 year and particularly after its listing. The market is down 20%, Coal India is still up 20% from its listing price. So that is a huge outperformance even over the last one year. Maybe over the next 1 or 2 years, the environment could still remain challenging for Coal India but over a 5-year perspective, Coal India will still end up being a good place to be invested in. If State Bank of India is available at 1500, Coal India at 300 and Infosys at 2400, which is one stock you would go for? From a one to two-year horizon, it would be Infosys. The visibility of growth in case of Infosys is still high. So while they keep giving a guidance of 18-20%, even if that growth falls to 15%, I still think that is pretty good in this kind of an environment. In case of say something like SBI,issues and challenges about asset quality NIMs etc. continue to be there. On a risk adjusted basis, probably Infosys would stand out.

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Gujarat State Petronet Ltd

Investment Profile: Moderate Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business Summary Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL), a GSPC group company, is a pioneer in developing energy transportation infrastructure and connecting natural gas supply basins and LNG terminals to growing markets. It is the only company in India to transmit natural gas for its clients without trading in it.

Investment Rationale
As the world‟s second largest growing economy in the world, India‟s need for energy is huge. Overall macroeconomic conditions in the economy will set the demand for energy and the growth of energy demand. India has been enjoying higher growth rates since the early 1990s because of economic reforms. This growth will contribute to greater demand for energy. The robust growth outlook for the Indian economy and the resultant increase in the end - user consumption of the natural gas is expected to drive the natural gas market in the future. In this scenario, gas transmission business plays a momentous role linking the supply sources and the consumers both industrials and retail. Talking about the GSPL, it is the second largest gas transporter in the country, concentrating in Gujarat: India‟s most industrialized state. The current grid operations of GSPL account for 1,666 km in the state and another 1100km pipeline is underway. What makes GSPL a good bet is that it had made a bid for four interstate projects (Total length: 5724 Km) with which its network will get quadrupled and the financial are expected to have substantial growth. Meanwhile, GSPL‟s growth plans would be impacted if the company faces regulatory delays in authorization for installing new pipelines. Any delay in execution and construction of new pipelines would also impact the profitability of GSPL. Investors with a long-term perspective can consider accumulating the stock of Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL), which operates an extensive gas transmission network in Gujarat and has ambitious expansion, plans, both within and outside the State. Expected increase in transmission volumes, widening of geographic footprint, limited downside on transmission tariff from current levels, and a recent steep fall in the stock price support our recommendation. We maintain a target of Rs.128




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Larsen & Toubro Limited
Investment Profile: Moderate Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business Summary Larsen & Toubro Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate; The Company has business interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing, information technology and financial services. L&T is India's largest engineering and Construction Company with a dominant presence in India's infrastructure, power, hydrocarbon, machinery and railway related projects. In recent years, L&T has expanded its global presence and international projects contributed 9% of its overall order book for the 2010-11 period. Considered to be the "bellwether of India's engineering sector", L&T was recognized as the Company of the Year in 2010. L&T has featured four times in Forbes Fab 50 list of the best public companies in the Asia-Pacific region. L&T works under operating divisions of Engineering & Construction Projects, L&T Power, Heavy Engineering, Construction, Electrical & Electronics, Information Technology and machinery & Industrial products.


Investment Rationale Larsen is a company, which has a strong brand name and track record mainly on the engineering and construction. The company has diversified its business across several industries. The company claims a successful growth story in its journey so far. L&T's activities are specialized in the areas of mainly Hydrocarbon, Power, Infrastructure, Defense, Electrical, Information Technology & Engineering Services, Turbines, Forging, Boilers, Railway, Construction, Medical, Coal, Fertilizer, Steel, Cement, Paper, Ship Building, Aerospace and Finance. L&T seems to be at a good level to buy for a long time investment. The company has good prospects to grow as always it has. The current dip in the stock is attributed to the macro headwinds like higher interest rates, inflation, policy inactions on several issues like mining, environmental issues, liquidity etc. These issues can't persist forever. Once these issues start to alleviate, L&T will show case a good picture, backed by its strong capabilities. As of now, the L&T seems to be valued reasonably with our DCF model suggesting a value of Rs. 1308 against the CMP of Rs. 1136, which says the stock is attractive in a long term point of view.

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BHEL
Investment Profile: Moderate to Aggressive Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs
Business Summary
BHEL is the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy related/infrastructure sector today. BHEL was established in 1964, ushering in the indigenous Heavy Electrical Equipment industry in India. BHEL is amongst world‟s rarest few who have the capability to manufacture entire range of power plant equipment. BHEL is maintaining a consistent track record of growth, performance and profitability since 1976-77


Investment Rationale BHEL is a company which is not only involved in manufacturing of traditional power generation and transmission equipment, but also undertake turnkey contracts in setting up eco-friendly Solar power cells. BHEL is also engaged in other sectors like power transmission, oil and gas, transportation etc which would enable the company to set off the risk in one segments by another. BHEL is poised to mark the capacity at 20000 mw by FY12 as a part of its continuous capacity addition program. The higher capacity will help execute the strong order book which is currently stands at INR 1,61,000 crores i.e. 3.30x FY12E revenue. Besides, BHEL is a profit making company for the last 30 years and is consistently paying the dividends to its shareholders. So far, out of the profits generated, the company has been maintaining a payout of about 20-30%. BHEL has been managed to post a bottom line growth at a CAGR of 26% during FY07-FY11. Going forward, we expect the company to post an average growth of 15%. BHEL is also planning to float a NBFC in order to make use of the huge cash surplus of Rs 9,000 crore which can be used to finance power projects. Revenues from the financing projects would enable the company to add its earnings which otherwise would have been kept idle. Apart from the status of a cash rich company, BHELs capital mix is of only 1% debt. It would also be a better choice to invest in a company where the debt content is very low during a time when higher interest rate pressures exist everywhere. Such companies would be free of interest burden, which can act as a negative element in times of slow growth Our DCF model with 15.3% discount rate values the company at Rs.400 per share giving an decent upside from the current level.. We initiate coverage with a BUY recommendation for a target price of Rs.400. Those with a moderate to aggressive risk appetite can consider investing in BHEL at current level.

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Exide Industries Limited

Investment Profile: Aggressive Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business Summary
Exide Industries Limited (EIL) is the biggest lead acid battery manufacturer in the country. The company manufactures a wide range of storage batteries for industries such as automobiles, railways, telecom, power plants, solar cells and submarines (incidentally EIL is just one amongst 5 companies in the world that can manufacture submarine batteries).

Investment Rationale
EIL has pretty much all the characteristics that are becoming of an industry leader right from dominant market share both in the OEM market as well as replacement market, 7 manufacturing plants diversified across the country, a pan-India distribution network of 4000 dealer outlets, 202 area offices and 40 branches spread over 9 regions, pricing power, resplendent brand equity and preferred supplier status. One of the most attractive features of EIL is that in possesses 2 in-house lead smelters that enable the company to source a considerable (42% in FY10, 55% In FY11e and 70% in FY12e) portion of its total lead requirements at a 10-15% discount to international prices on the LME. EBITDA margins shot up from 16% to the 23% trajectory largely due to the influence of these smelters. In the current fiscal, EIL has struggled with capacity constraints forcing it to concede market share in the replacement market but that is set to change with the company investing Rs.600 crore for the FY11-FY12 for capacity additions. Installed capacity is forecasted to grow by 24% CAGR over the next 2 years compared to the historical figure of 9-10%. We have employed an FY13 PE multiple of 15 times and the price target works out to Rs.128. This target is based on the premise that avg. price realizations will grow by 6% yoy (Prior to Exide's price cut problems my median price realization growth was 7% yoy). If one were to revert price realizations to the 7% and make adjustments to the sales volume figure one gets an enhanced target of Rs.131. With regard to DCF based on current parameters the fair value of the stock stands at Rs.101. However if price realizations were to go up from 6% to 7% and sales volume were adjusted. Then the fair value rises to Rs. 123. Moderate to aggressive risk investors who are willing to look beyond core auto stocks can consider investing in the EIL stock buying the stock at Rs.<101 levels.




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Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Investment Profile: Moderate Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business Summary Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) is India‟s largest passenger vehicle maker with a market share of 45%. Primarily known for its expertise in the manufacture of low cost and fuel-efficient cars, it has gradually expanded its portfolio across the 4-wheel automobile value chain with 14 brands and 150 variants.


Investment Rationale MSIL is perhaps one of the best proxies on the long-term outlook of the Indian automobile industry that is expected to double in size over the next 4-5 years. The company is the market leader in the manufacture of passenger vehicles, it has an unrivalled sales and service network across the country, has the support of its Japanese parent for R&D and is largely considered to be the preferred choice for car buyers as exemplified by the fact that it has won the JD Power Customer Satisfaction Survey for 11 successive years. MSIL is looking to address capacity additions by increasing its capacity by 2.5 lakh units in H2FY12 and a further 2.5 lakh units in FY13. Capex to the tune of Rs.4000 crore has been budgeted. What‟s most impressive about MSIL is its strong balance sheet with huge cash resources, income generating investments and miniscule debt component. At the end of FY11, the company had a cash balance of more than Rs.2500 crore. Valuations of the stock as well are quite conducive with the stock currently trading at 15-20% discount to its 5 year historical trailing PE of 17.5 and a discount to the industry trailing PE of 14. Forward valuations in the current year look good as well from an EPS perspective due to a low base. We continue to remain optimistic on MSIL, as we believe H2FY12 will be a better year for them. Market share will continue to be an issue and but MSIL enjoys strong brand equity as exemplified by the 100,000 bookings it has received for its new Swift. Besides interest rates could come off post 2011 and this will boost sales again. We continue to recommend a „BUY‟ on MSIL with a lower price target of Rs.1282.

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IDFC

Investment Profile: Aggressive Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business summary IDFC was incorporated on January 30, 1997 in Chennai; it was set up on the recommendations of the 'Expert Group on Commercialization of Infrastructure Projects' under the Chairmanship of Rakesh Mohan. The company focuses on developing and leveraging its knowledge base in the infrastructure space to devise and provide appropriate financing solutions to their customers. The company's strong capitalization reflects the crucial role that it plays in infrastructure development. It provides financial assistance to various segments such as power, roads, and ports, telecommunications, Information Technology, Urban Infrastructure, Health care, education Infrastructure, food and agri business infrastructure, health care and tourism. IDFC provides financing through various routes such as Senior Debt-Financing through Debentures, Mezzanine products-Subscribing to preference capital or debts, proprietary equity, private equity, Debt Capital, are amongst its product offerings.

Rationale
Over the next five years, India would need billions of dollars in infrastructure to ensure that it is able to sustain its fast growing economy and the government alone cannot find this type of money. The notion that only government can and should provide all public infrastructure service has been gradually abandoned in India over the course of past decade. With private sector participation in telecom, roads, ports, civil aviation and airports leading visible improvements in service quality, time and cost, there is growing acknowledgement of the benefits that private sector bring to infrastructure sector. For an investor, there are numerous opportunities for being a part of this infrastructure growth momentum in the country. One could invest either directly in the infra players or through infra financing companies. The latter seems to be more promising as it provides the synergies of being in both infrastructure and financing. Meantime, it protects from the risks of infrastructure investment since is not a direct infra betting. Here comes the IDFC. IDFC has been a leading catalyst for providing private sector infrastructure development in India. The company, with its current cheaper valuation and strong business fundamentals, gives a clear investment avenue for the investing community. IDFC seems to be valued reasonably with our DCF model suggesting a value of Rs. 122 against the CMP of Rs. 102, which says the stock, is attractive in a long-term point of view. One could enter the stock at current levels as it, recently, has corrected drastically making the valuation to impressive levels.



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Shriram Transport Finance Company
Investment Profile: Aggressive Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business Summary Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC) is a deposit taking NBFC primarily involved in the financing of 2nd hand and new Commercial Vehicles. It enjoys the distinction of being India‟s largest Asset Financing NBFC with a market share of 25% in the pre-owned CV (Commercial Vehicle) financing segment and a market share of 8% in the new CV financing segment.

Investment Rationale
STFC possesses a very unique business model and is functioning in an environment where organized competition is low and entry barriers are high. STFC has been able to develop strong competencies in the areas of loan origination, valuation of 2nd hand CVs and collections since it has been involved in this Business for over three decades STFC has a diversified borrowing profile and has reduced its dependence on floating rating liabilities thereby making it less prone to the rising interest rates cycle employed by the RBI. Our SOTP Discounted earnings+ depreciation model for STFC suggests that the fair value of the share is Rs.700. Investors can consider buying the stock at Rs.<530

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Axis Bank Limited

Investment Profile: Moderate Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business Summary Axis Bank Limited (ABL) is considered to be India‟s third largest private sector bank in the country with strengths in both retail banking as well as corporate banking. It has a widespread pan-India network of 1390 branches and 6270 ATMs.

Investment Rationale ABL has a rather balanced business model with corporate banking accounting for 53%, while SME and retail banking account for 27% and 20% respectively. A healthy retail banking component also enables it to have a strong CASA ratio of 40% + levels. This has consequently enabled the bank to maintain attractive NIMs of 3.5%. ABL has a very healthy fee based income with key strengths in 3rd party distribution services, loan syndication and debt private placement We have employed a weighted average valuation approach of determining our share target price of Rs.1276. We have assigned 40% weights to our DCF and PBV targets with a 20% weight for the PE target. Our buying level of



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Axis Bank Limited

Investment Profile: Moderate Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business Summary Axis Bank Limited (ABL) is considered to be India‟s third largest private sector bank in the country with strengths in both retail banking as well as corporate banking. It has a widespread pan-India network of 1390 branches and 6270 ATMs.

Investment Rationale ABL has a rather balanced business model with corporate banking accounting for 53%, while SME and retail banking account for 27% and 20% respectively. A healthy retail banking component also enables it to have a strong CASA ratio of 40% + levels. This has consequently enabled the bank to maintain attractive NIMs of 3.5%. ABL has a very healthy fee based income with key strengths in 3rd party distribution services, loan syndication and debt private placement We have employed a weighted average valuation approach of determining our share target price of Rs.1276. We have assigned 40% weights to our DCF and PBV targets with a 20% weight for the PE target. Our buying level of



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Yes Bank Limited
Investment Profile: Aggressive Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs

Business Summary Yes Bank Limited (YBL) is a new generation private bank that is based on the „One bank‟ model that seeks to provide a slew of value added services (rather than plain vanilla transactions) over the lifecycle of its clients. Its business model is based on three key pillars namely: - Product, Knowledge and Relationship. Currently it mainly services institutional clients but is looking to become a more granular bank by 2015.

Investment Rationale
YBL has an exceptional breed of human capital, which enables its unique knowledge based lending approach to flourish. It also has useful and well-diversified fee based services. YBL has a very impressive set of historical financials both from an income statement perspective as well as balance sheet perspective. Return ratios have been consistently good for over 3 years. Also the asset quality is the best in the listed Indian banking landscape with Net NPAs of 0.01%. This is mainly due to prudent credit disbursements, regular follow-ups and a meticulous risk management approach. We have employed a weighted average valuation approach of determining our share price of Rs. 337. We have assigned 40% weights to our DCF and P/BV targets with a 20% weight for the PE target. Our buying level of < Rs.244 is computed using a 40% margin of safety on the DCF fair value


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Syndicate Bank Limited

Investment Profile: Aggressive Horizon: 1-1.5 Yrs
Business Summary Syndicate Bank Limited (SBL) is a Karnataka based public sector bank that has a strong presence in the rural and semi urban locations of the country. SBL seeks to position itself as “A Small Man‟s Big Bank”.

Investment Rationale SBL has quite a strong branch network of 2494 branches but what needs to be emphasized is that a majority of these branches are in the Semi-urban and rural territories of the country-territories where new generation banks lack a presence and where competition is less prevalent. SBL is well positioned to develop a loyal customer base. At the end of FY11, SBL‟s branch network included 80 rural branches and 2494 semi-urban branches. The SBL stock is quite remunerative from a dividend perspective with a dividend yield of around 3.5%. We have employed a weighted average valuation approach of determining our share target price of Rs.128. We have assigned 40% weights to our DCF and PBV targets with a 20% weight for the PE target. Our buying level of

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Mahindra & Mahindra - Management Meet Takeaways :: Morgan Stanley Research

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Mahindra & Mahindra
M&M Management Meet
Takeaways
Quick Comment: Dr Pawan Goenka, President of
Automotive and FES division, hosted an analyst meeting to
discuss issues regarding tractor industry. Management
cited that as of now they do not see stress in the tractor
industry and the management maintains its volume
guidance, expects 17/18% growth in FY12 and long-term
industry growth of 10%-11%. We remain EW on M&M.
Some key takeaways from the meeting were.
- April-November tractor industry has grown 19% and M&M
has grown 21%. For FY12, they expect the industry to grow
at 17%-18%, and the long-term growth outlook remains
10%-11%.
- On long-term outlook:
1) Though India is almost close to global average on tractor
penetration, because India is primarily an agricultural
country, there is more scope for penetration growth.
2) Increasing levels of mechanization and labor shortage
are key factors for tractor sales to continue to grow.
3) Management believes that products such as Yuvraj are
garnering good response from smaller famers and expects
this product to contribute to volume growth.
4) Company took a 1.5% price hike in October and has no
further plans to increase prices in near term.

India Utilities Key Highlights from the Shunglu Committee Report on SEBs:: Morgan Stanley Research,

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India Utilities
Key Highlights from the Shunglu Committee Report on SEBs
Effectiveness lies in implementation: Most of the
committee’s recommendations to improve the future
performance of distribution companies are intuitive – but
their effectiveness would lie in their implementation. In
2001-03 the discoms were similarly bailed out with the
proviso that they would improve their performance,
which has clearly not happened. In our view, the
committee has proposed another bailout through the
SPV, but it remains to be seen whether RBI would be
willing to be a party to this.
The Committee submitted its report on December
15… In July 2010, the Planning Commission set up a
High Level Panel (Shunglu Committee) to look into the
financial problems of the SEBs and identify corrective
steps. The committee has found the accounts of many of
the discoms to be in a less than desirable state. It
estimates that the losses of discoms (post subsidy) of
Rs270 bn in F2010 could come down to Rs221 bn by
F2017 provided the discoms actively correct course.
…making certain key recommendations for
discoms to correct their course:
• Creation of a SPV, with a line of credit from RBI, to
buy distressed loans of discoms
• Improving the quality of accounts via computerization
and rationalization of outstanding receivables
• Use of pre-paid meters for defaulting consumers
• Introduction of a zone-based loss surcharge, linked
to the zone’s loss levels, in bills
• Improving independence of the SERCs by changing
the method of appointing members
• Monitoring of SERCs’ performance in terms of
regular and if required suo-moto tariff hike
implementation by the SERCs