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Sterlite Technology Ltd

Analyst: Kanika Bihany Dugar [email protected] 91 22 3951 7618 Date: 8th January 2010

Backward integration ‐ a unique advantage: Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) is the solo integrated optical fiber manufacturer in India. The process of converting silicon into glass and further to fiber helps the company to realize 35‐40% OPMs only from this integration; in addition to 14‐15% OPMs from manufacturing of fiber‐optic cables from the optical fibers.

Golden goose ‐ Optical fiber and fiber‐optic cables: The company is currently the 5th largest manufacturer of optical fiber and fiber‐optic cables globally and is moving towards 3rd largest globally with increasing its capacity to 20mn Km for optical fiber and 10mn FKm for fiber optic cables by FY12E. This will assist the company to capture 10% global market share from the current 5%.

Enduring growth in conductors backed by continuing investments in T&D sector: The power conductor business segment, contributing 63% to net sales in FY09, will maintain the growth trajectory with investments of about Rs315bn in conductors segment alone in the XIth plan out of total investments of Rs4.3tn on power T&D. STL having the largest domestic market share of 25% will benefit immensely from these T&D outlay as it gears up to meet the growing demand through planned capex from current 115K MT to 200K MT by FY12E.

Progressing return ratios: The ROCE and ROE have improved from 7.5% and 10.4% in FY07 to 17.1% and 14.2% in FY09 respectively, on the back of 38% CAGR in turnover and reducing leverage. We expect STL to record 20% CAGR in net sales over FY09‐12E, ROCE at 23.2% and ROE at 21.3%, with further reduction in leverage and margin improvement.

Valuations: We remain bullish on STL, on the backdrop of a unique integrated optical fiber manufacturing facility and improving OPMs and returns. We also see promising demand growth emanating from the expected increasing demand in faster wireless connections and higher number of data transfer capability. We value STL at Rs640, translating into 20x FY11E EPS of Rs32. The target price provides an upside of 77% from current levels. Hence we recommend ‘Buy’ on the stock.

Key Risks: Delay in expansion, slowdown in India and China, overcapacity and volatile commodity prices.

Rating Buy Target Price Rs640 CMP* Rs360 Upside 77% Sensex 17615

Key Data Bloomberg Code SOTL IN Equity

Reuters Code STTE.BO

NSE Code STRTECH

Current Share o/s (mn) 64.6 MktCap (Rsbn/USDmn) 23.5/510 52 Wk H/L (Rs) 383.9/44.2 Daily Vol. (3mNSE Avg) 255881 Face Value (Rs) 5 Beta 1.44 1USD/INR 45.7

Shareholding Pattern (%) Promoters 43.5 FII 2.8 Others 53.6

Price Performance (%) 1m 6m 1yr

SOTL 10.4 67.9 159.5 NIFTY 3.3 5.0 69.5

Source: Bloomberg; *As on 7th Jan. 2010

Y/E Mar (Rs Mn) Net Sales YoY (%) EBITDA YoY (%) PAT YoY (%) EPS (Rs) BV (Rs) RoE (%) RoCE (%) P/E (x) P/BV (x)

FY08 16,858 40.7 1,929 72.2 1,007 132.1 15.6 186.6 18.7 13.5 23.0 1.9

FY09 22,892 35.8 2,342 21.4 883 (12.2) 13.7 173.2 14.2 17.1 26.4 2.1

FY10E 26,721 16.7 3,389 44.8 1,848 109.2 28.7 199.6 23.5 21.9 12.6 1.8

FY11E 33,250 24.4 4,365 28.8 2,506 35.6 32.1 209.1 21.4 22.4 11.2 1.7

FY12E 39,617 19.1 5,249 20.3 3,116 24.4 39.9 247.8 21.3 23.2 9.0 1.5

Source: Company, Networth Research

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Sterlite Technologies Ltd

Lightning technology connecting growth…

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Company Background

Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) formerly known as Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd (SOTL) was incorporated in 2000 after it was hived off from Sterlite Industries. The company initially started with optic fiber and telecom cables. Later STL entered power conductor business through the acquisition of power transmission line division from Sterlite Industries.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) is a leading global provider of optical fibers, telecommunication cables and power transmission conductors. STL is the largest power conductor manufacturer in the world and the third largest fiber manufacturer globally.

The company is India's only integrated optical fiber manufacturer and is among the select few globally, with about 30% domestic market share.

Exhibit 1: Key Events

2000 Incorporated under the name of Sterlite Telecom Systems Ltd, after the demerger of

the telecom business from Sterlite Industries; Name changed to Sterlite Optical

Technologies Ltd

2005 Installed capacity of fiber optic cables increased from 14L FKm to 24L FKm

2006 Acquired power transmission line division from Sterlite Industries for a consideration

of Rs1485mn; Commencement of telecom integration & managed services business

2007 Increased installed capacity for copper telecom cables from 75L CKm to 95CKm and

for fiber optic cables from 24L FKm to 32.2L FKm; Change of company name to

Sterlite Technologies Ltd

2009 Increased installed capacity for optical fiber to 12mn Km; fiber optic cable to 6mn

FKm and conductor to 1.6L MT

Key Management Personnel

Name Position Profile Mr. Anil Agarwal Non‐Ex Chairman He founded the Sterlite group in 1976 and has been overseeing its operations since its

inception. He is the Executive chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc, Sterlite Industries

(India) Ltd, BALCO and is a director of Hindustan Zinc Ltd and Vedanta Aluminium Ltd.

Mr. Anand Agarwal CEO & Wholetime

director

He completed his BTech. in metallurgical engineering from IIT Kanpur and was awarded

Masters and PhD from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. He has joined Sterlite in

1995 and has held various positions, including manufacturing, quality assurance and

business development. Prior to joining Sterlite he worked with Siemens.


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Investment Rationale

Backward integration – a unique advantage

STL is uniquely positioned as one of the very few fully integrated optical fiber manufacturer in the world (6‐7 players in total) and as the only one domestically. While most global fiber manufacturers procure glass and process it into fiber, STL starts by procuring silicon directly from the mines to convert it into glass and further into fiber. The process on conversion of silicon into glass is highly automated and requires advance techniques which is possessed by very few in the world. This integration helps the company to record 35‐40% operating margins. The optical fiber segment contributed about 5% to revenues in FY09, which is expected to increase to 7.3% by FY12E. STL further enjoys operating margins of 14‐15% by converting glass to fiber optic cables.

Exhibit 2: Fully integrated optical fiber manufacturing capacity – advantage margins


There are quite a few deterrents for other fiber optic cable manufacturer to go for backward integration. Some of them being: high end technology which is not easy to develop, high capex (about USD7/km for brown field expansion and USD12‐13/km for greenfield expansion) and high gestation period (about 7‐8 years for Greenfield project). The supply of fiber optic cables will be wholly defined by the supply of glass by the 6‐7 players in total, with STL being one of them. The other major integrated players are Corning (USA), Draka (Netherlands) and Prysmian (Italy).

Exhibit 3: Global integrated fiber manufacturing players

FY09 OPM (%) ROE (%) ROCE (%)

Corning Inc (US) 20.2 21.0 10.4

Draka Holdings NV

(Netherlands)

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Prysmian SPA (Italy) 8.7 53.6 19.2

Sterlite Technologies (India) 10.2 14.2 17.1

Source: Bloomberg, Networth Research

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Corning Inc (US) is the pioneer in silicon to glass conversion technology and is the world leader for optical fiber manufacturing. However, only 16% of Corning’s revenue (FY09) was contributed by optical fiber and cables, while 46% of revenue (FY09) was contributed by LCD production which also uses the same glass conversion technology. Draka of Netherlands and Prysmian of Italy are other optical fiber and cables players having integrated silicon‐glass‐fiber facility, with 77% and 100% revenue contribution by optical fiber and cable business segment. As per our understanding, out of the current realization of USD8/km of optical fiber, STL incurs a total cost of about USD5/km (including the raw material cost of USD2.5‐3/km). This results in OPMs of about 38%. This is against the total cost of about USD6‐6.5/km for other players like Corning, Draka and Prysmian, translating into an OPM of about 25%. STL is among the lowest cost manufacturer globally, strengthened by having the largest fiber manufacturing facility at one location and having manufacturing presence in a low cost geography (India). With H1FY10 OPMs at 18% for STL, it is evident that with the increase in contribution from optical fiber and cables segment, the company will dominate the returns globally. Also with highest margins in the industry the company stands to be least affected by any pricing pressure. Also STL is positioned strongly in growing economies of India and China with recent entry into Europe and US as against the above stated peers who are more focused in Europe and US which have seen a slowdown in recent years.

Golden goose ‐ optical fiber and fiber optic cables…..

At the capacity of 9mn Kms and 3.2mn FKms for optical fiber and fiber optic cables respectively, STL is the 5th largest global manufacturer. With the huge capex (about Rs3bn over FY10E‐12E) planned to increase capacity to 20mn Kms and 10mn FKms by FY12E for optical fiber and fiber optic cables respectively, the company targets to enter the league of top 3 global manufacturers.

Exhibit 4: Capacity expansion and utilization in optical fiber Exhibit 5: Capacity expansion and utilization in fiber optic cables

Source: Company, Networth Research Source: Company, Networth Research

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.... in a pollinating industry… The global fiber market demand continues to grow in tandem with growth in both world mobile cellular subscribers as well as world internet users.

Exhibit 6: Global fiber market demand in tandem with global mobile subscribers & internet users

Source: International Telecommunication Union, Networth Research

Also with increase in demand for faster wireless connections and higher number of data transfer capability, there has been an exponential increase in demand for bandwidth. As voice is being taken over by data/video and downloading of movies/music/etc. has become more popular, we are seeing bandwidth doubling every 20 months, since last 5 years. With the persistent growth in bandwidth demand, the need for fiber cable networks also multiplies. According to Gartner, a research firm, fiber‐based services will grow steadily over the next few years, with FTTH (fiber‐to‐the‐home), FTTP (fiber‐to‐the‐premises) and Ethernet connections accounting for about 20% of the global consumer broadband market by 2013.

Exhibit 7: Demand for bandwidth increasing exponentially Exhibit 8: Reasons for increase in demand for bandwidth


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China besides India – key growth drivers

STL is focused in China and India for the sale of its optic fiber and cables and we believe that these two geographies will drive growth for the company.

Exhibit 9: China – wireless subscribers to fuel fiber growth Exhibit 10: India – wireless subscribers to fuel fiber growth


India has less than 1 broadband connection per 100 inhabitants with mere 6.8mn connections in August 2009. Among BRIC nations, India lags behind both Brazil and China in terms of number of broadband connections as well as per capita penetrations. Though India is far behind the national broadband target of 20mn connections by 2010 set to be achieved by the Indian government in its Broadband Policy 2004, with growing importance of knowledge and services in today’s globalizing economies across the world, broadband penetration has become a mandatory infrastructure condition that aids economic growth. Based on detailed analysis of demand side opportunities, a very ambitious target of 214mn broadband connections by 2014 is proposed ‐ a 30 fold increase from the current level (~7mn). This translates to similar increase in fiber cable network in the country. Broadband connections in China stand at 83.4mn as of June 2009. The total number of Chinese broadband subscribers is growing at a rate of 6.8% per quarter with 23.1% of Chinese broadband households using fiber.

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Exhibit 11: Categories of internet applications in China

Rank Application Use Rate

1 Online music 85.50%

2 Internet news 78.70%

3 Instant messaging 72.20%

4 Search engine 69.40%

5 Online video 65.80%

6 Online game 64.20%

7 E‐mail 55.40%

8 Blog 53.80%

9 Forum/BBS 30.40%

10 Online shopping 26.00%

11 Online payment 22.40%

12 Online stock 10.40%

13 Travel reservation 4.10%

Source: China Internet Network Information Center, Networth Research

As seen from exhibit 11 we find that latest internet entertainment has higher usage than normal use of internet for e‐mail. As this requires higher bandwidth, as seen from exhibit 8, we believe that the demand for optic fiber and cables from China is going to foresee constant growth. While the optical fiber and cables demand from China and India is expected to continue the momentum, STL has also started attempting to enter the developed markets (US and Europe) which though experiencing slower growth are large in size. The company also plans to enter Middle East markets, which have experience about 920% growth in internet usage in the period 2000‐2007, as per internet world statistics. This region (Middle East) is directly going to developing wireless technology with high bandwidth capability, which again augers well for STL. The other markets which hold promise for optical fiber and cables demand are South East Asian and African markets, though small in size are experiencing accelerated growth. With the growth seen in China and India and in other geographies, we believe the company will record 52% CAGR in net profit over FY09‐FY12E. This will also help the company to increase its global market share from current 5% to 10% by FY12E.

Exhibit 12: Optical fiber to record a CAGR of 33% in turnover… Exhibit 13: Fiber optical cables to record a CAGR of 24% in turnover


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Enduring growth in conductor business

With aggressive addition in power generation and intensifying of national grids, 2007‐2017 is projected to be the decade of growth for the power sector in India. Over the XIth and XIIth FYP, about 178,000 MW generation capacity is targeted to be added with about Rs4.3tn to be spent in T&D alone in the XIth plan. Out of this about Rs315bn is to be spent on conductors alone.

Exhibit 14: Rs315bn to be spent on conductors in XIth plan, India

Source: CEA, Company, Networth Research

Globally, over the next few years, the targeted T&D investment is about USD150bn. STL already holds 25% market share for conductors in India (the largest player in the space) and holds 14% market share in Africa.

Exhibit 15: T&D spending across major economies globally


With power conductors being the major revenue contributing segment (63% in FY09), STL has the 3rd largest global manufacturing capacity (115k MT), and is in the process of scaling the capacity to the largest in the world (2L MT) by FY12E. Given the significant scope of opportunity in the T&D space, we believe the company is going to see a steady growth from this business segment.

Transmission & Distribution(Rs4270bn)

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Exhibit 16: Capacity expansion to become the global leader Exhibit 17: Expected ‐ 20% CAGR in revenues over FY09‐12E


The outstanding order book for the conductor segment is Rs12bn, 85% of which the company expects to convert by FY10E. The largest customer for STL is PGCIL contributing about 35‐40% of order book. Apar Industries is the competitor for the company holding a market share of 15%, while the remaining market remains fragmented.

Exhibit 18: Peer comparison for conductor segment

FY09 Consolidated

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OPM (%) ROE (%) ROCE (%) D/E (x)

Apar Industries 80.9 1.9 1.9 9.8 0.3

STL 63.4 10.2 14.2 17.1 0.8


Comparing Apar Industries with Sterlite, we find that the former’s operating margin is much lower than STL. We believe that lower OPM for Apar is due to the significant loss in the transformer oil segment. However, on comparing the EBIT margins, we found STL recording 8% vis‐a‐vis 7% by Apar Industries in FY09. Broadband solutions – complementing optic fiber and cable business STL has initiated broadband solutions like Fiber to the Home (FTTH), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), DSL broadband networks, Next Generation Networks (NGN), Wimax, etc in FY06, foreseeing the growth of telecom markets. Presently, the company undertakes Integrated and Managed Services (IMS) for telcos (Mainly BSNL and MTNL) and undertakes the role of program manager in project execution. Market opportunity is in excess of USD2.5bn in India, and this segment is expected to add to the revenue growth for STL.

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Consistent revenue growth to continue with improving margins

We expect a moderate 20% CAGR in revenues during the period FY09‐12E, over the 38% CAGR recorder during FY07‐09 period, due to the base effect coming in. With increasing contribution from the optic fiber and cable segments and reducing contribution from the copper telecom cable segment over FY09‐12E, we expect the operating margins to improve to about 13.2% in FY12E from 10.2% in FY09.

Exhibit 20: Consistent revenue growth Exhibit 21: Changing revenue mix to improve margins


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Progressing return ratios

STL has displayed significant improvement in both ROE and ROCE from 10.4% and 7.5% in FY07 to 14.2% and 17.1% in FY09 respectively, owing to reducing leverage (from 1.4 in FY07 to 0.8 in FY09) and 38% CAGR in top line during the period. We expect the company to record 52% CAGR in PAT over FY09‐12E, backed by 20% CAGR in revenues and improvement in margins from 10.2% in FY09 to 13.2E in fY12E. With the company expected to generate sufficient cash flows and the capex being done through internal accruals, we further expect leverage to reduce from 0.8 (FY09) to 0.3 (FY12E). The company is expected to register improved ROE and ROCE of 21.3% and 22.4% in FY12E from FY09 levels of 14.2% and 17.1% respectively. The fall in ROE from 23.5% in FY10E to 21.4% in FY11E is due to 21% equity dilution from the expected conversion of 13.75mn warrants.

Exhibit 22: Improving return ratios… Exhibit 23: … backed by improving OPM and leverage position


Copper Telecom Cables segment to remain stagnant

The copper telecom cable which was earlier contributing about 50% of revenues in FY05 has been gradually reducing and the contribution stood at 11.3% in FY09. The demand for copper cables has been falling with fiber optical cables gaining popularity due to its superiority over copper cables. We expect the contribution to fall further from 11.3% in FY09 to 7.5% in FY11E. Margins for copper cables are in the range of 8‐9% as compared to 14‐15% for fiber optic cables.

Exhibit 24: Copper telecom cable revenues to remain stagnant with reducing contribution


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Valuation Analysis:

Presence in growing industry with strong fundamentals; Buy with a target price of Rs640

STL is the only domestic player having an integrated optical fiber and cable manufacturing facility. Further the fiber optic cable business is expected to record significant demand for the products owing to the surge in demand for faster wireless connections and higher number of data transfer capability. With the huge investments expected in the T&D segment, the conductor business is also expected to show consistent growth. The new initiative of providing broadband solutions complements the company’s optical fiber and cable business and provides an opportunity in excess of USD2.5bn in India. STL is also expected to register improving ROCE and ROE, with lower leverage and improved profitability. We value STL at Rs640, translating into 20x FY11E EPS of Rs32. The target price provides an upside of 77% from current levels. Hence we recommend ‘Buy’ on the stock.

Exhibit 25: Peer Comparison

FY09 Aksh Optifiber Universal Cables Finolex Cables Sterlite Technologies

Net Sales 2400 5711 13521 22892

EBITDA ‐300 502 411 2342

EBITDA Margin ‐12.5% 8.8% 3.0% 10.2%

PAT ‐480.32 70 ‐355 883

PAT Margin ‐20.0% 1.2% ‐2.6% 3.9%

No of Shares 58.0 23.1 153.0 64.5

EPS ‐8.3 3.0 ‐2.3 13.7

CMP 19.8 83.0 61.6 353.0

PER NA 27 NA 26

ROCE 3.5% 6.1% 8.94% 17.1%

ROE 0.6% 4.1% 6.30% 14.2%

BVPS 35 75 39 372

D/E 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.8

P/BV 0.6 1.1 1.6 0.9

Mcap 1145 1917 9422 22782

Mcap/Sales 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.0

EV 2035 3328 12099 24000

EV/EBITDA NA 6.6 29.5 10.2

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Net Sales 843 2415 7183 9020

EBITDA 2 273 919 1665

EBITDA Margin 0.2% 11.3% 12.8% 18.5%

PAT ‐140 89 838 1002

PAT Margin ‐16.6% 3.7% 11.7% 11.1%

Annualized EPS ‐4.8 7.7 11.0 31.0

PER NA 10.7 5.6 11.4

Source: Company, Bloomberg, Networth Research

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The stock has been trading in the one year forward P/E range of 11‐20x since April 2005.

Exhibit 26: One year forward P/E band


Rerating on the cards… as the company deserves a premium over its peers STL was mostly traded at a premium to its peers owing to the integrated business model for the optical fiber and cables business as compared to the peers which cannot boast of the same. However we have seen that in recent times, the company has been traded at a discount to its peers. We firmly believe that some rerating is on the cards for STL, backed by its better performance as compared to its peers and having a comparatively higher profitable business model.

Exhibit 27: PE(x) premium / discount to peers


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Exhibit 28: Porter’s Five force model for Optical fiber industry


Porter’s five force analysis:

New market entrants – The optical fiber industry requires significant capex for full integration, about USD7/km for a brownfield project and USD12‐13/km for greenfield project. Hence the payback period for new entrants would be about 7‐8 years. Also the technology used is not easy to develop indigenously. Thus the entry barrier is high for this industry.

Bargaining power of buyers – There are a large no of buyers who are dependent on only 6‐7 global players. Since it is difficult to integrate backwards for fiber optic cable players, the demand for their product will percolate to these few global players. Thus the buyers have low bargaining power.

Bargaining power of suppliers – The input, silicon and silicon tetrachloride, has high degree of differentiation and cannot be substituted. Also the no of suppliers being few, they have a high bargaining power.

Threat of substitutes ‐ The demand for optical fiber and cables grow in line with the demand for higher bandwidth services. Also since copper telecom cables cannot be used for higher bandwidth services, there is a high level of differentiation between the two. Thus the industry has very low threat of substitutes.

Competitive rivalry – The high product differentiation will mitigate the presence of large international players to bring competitive rivalry to a neutral scale.

Based on our analysis of Porter’s Five Force Model we find the industry being very attractive Hence the company’s presence should carry a premium over peers.

Competitive Rivalry:

Few large firms present in the industry

High product differentiation

Neutral competitive rivalry

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High technology acts as entry barrier

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Large no of buyers

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Uniqueness of optical fiberand cables

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High degree of differentiation of inputs (silicon)

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STL has outperformed BSE Midcap index post July09 period owing to good quarterly performance.

Exhibit 29: STL has outperformed BSE Midcap index since July09


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Key risks and concerns

Delay in expansion of wireless and higher bandwidth requiring services, may lead to a lower demand for the company’s products.

Slowdown in China and India, where the company is currently focused, will result in slower growth in revenues than expected.

Overcapacity in the conductor segment, may lead to a pressure on prices.

Volatile commodity prices and currency fluctuation may result in depressed profits.

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Financial Summary

Income Statement (Rs.mn)

Y/E March FY08 FY09 FY10E FY11E FY12E

Net Sales 16,858 22,892 26,721 33,250 39,617

Growth(%) 35.8 16.7 24.4 19.1

Operating Expense 14,929 20,551 23,331 28,886 34,368

Inc/(Dec) in Stock (214) 550 (802) (333) (1,307)

Cost of Materials 12,393 16,525 19,506 23,708 28,920

Employee Expenses 419 491 668 898 1,070

Selling & Distribution 575 756 989 1,297 1,505

Administration & General 370 556 721 898 1,070

Research & Development 48 60 70 87 103

Other Expenses 1,338 1,612 2,179 2,332 3,007

EBITDA 1,929 2,342 3,389 4,365 5,249

Growth 21.4 44.8 28.8 20.3

Depreciation & Amortisation 372 425 564 691 737

EBIT 1,620 1,916 2,825 3,674 4,513

Interest 360 880 450 419 428

EBT 1,260 1,036 2,376 3,255 4,085

Other Income 43 42 94 116 139

PBT 1,303 1,078 2,469 3,372 4,223

Current Tax 297 193 617 843 1,056

PAT 1,006 885 1,852 2,529 3,167

Exceptional Items ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐

PAT after Exceptional Items 1,006 885 1,852 2,529 3,167

Growth (12.0) 109.2 36.6 25.3

Minority Interest (0.4) 1.9 4.0 5.4 6.8

PAT after Minority Interest 1,007 883 1,848 2,523 3,161

Balance Sheet (Rs.mn)


Sources of Funds: 12,433 11,764 13,590 17,191 20,301Net Worth 5,395 6,212 7,894 11,735 14,712Equity Capital 322 323 323 392 392Upfront payment against ‐share warrants ‐ ‐ 369 ‐ ‐Employee stock option ‐outstanding 57 53 ‐ ‐ ‐Reserves & Surplus 5,015 5,837 7,571 11,343 14,320Minority Interest 25 27 31 36 43Borrowings 6,632 4,966 4,997 4,655 4,754Deferred Tax Liability 381 560 668 765 792Application of Funds: 12,433 11,764 13,590 17,191 20,301Gross Block 9,189 9,762 12,262 15,012 16,012Depreciation & Amortisation 3,950 4,309 4,873 5,564 6,300Capital WIP 362 1,114 1,045 380 250Net Block 5,601 6,567 8,434 9,829 9,962Goodwill 24 24 24 24 24Investments 61 927 662 482 355Current Assets 9,963 9,251 10,820 14,341 18,498Inventories 2,194 1,004 1,025 1,281 1,513Debtors 5,191 5,459 6,369 7,288 7,598Cash & Bank Balances 892 779 1,048 2,891 5,994Loans & Advances 1,686 2,009 2,378 2,881 3,394Current Liabilities & Provisions

3,218 5,005 6,352 7,485 8,539

Liabilities 3,035 4,791 6,110 7,185 8,207Provisions 182 214 242 300 332Net Current Assets 6,745 4,246 4,468 6,856 9,960Misc Expenses 1 1 0 0 0

Ratios


Per share data EPS (Rs) 15.6 13.6 28.7 32.3 40.4Dividend Per Share (Rs) 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0Dividend Payout Ratio (%) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1Sales per share (Rs) 261.5 354.7 413.6 424.4 505.6Cash per share (Rs) 13.8 12.1 16.2 36.7 77.5BV per Share (Rs) 186.6 173.2 199.6 209.1 247.8EV per Share (Rs) 462.1 437.9 434.2 395.7 356.2Profitability (%) OPM 11.5% 10.2% 12.7% 13.1% 13.2%NPM 6.0% 3.8% 6.9% 7.6% 7.9%ROI 13.5% 17.1% 21.9% 22.4% 23.2%ROE 18.7% 14.2% 23.5% 21.4% 21.3%Turnover Days Payable 70.3 57.3 70.0 70.0 70.0Days Receivable 112.4 87.0 87.0 80.0 70.0Days Inventory 65.8 21.5 20.0 20.0 20.0Fixed Asset Turnover (x) 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.4 4.0Inventory Turnover (x) 7.7 22.8 26.1 26.0 26.2Leverage D/E (x) 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3Interest Coverage (x) 4.5 2.2 6.3 8.8 10.5Valuation P/E (x) 23.0 26.4 12.6 11.2 9.0P/BV (x) 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.5EV/EBITDA (x) 15.0 11.7 8.0 6.9 5.1EV/Sales (x) 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7Dividend Yield (%) 6.4 9.2 5.2 5.5 5.0

Cash Flow Statement


Cash & Cash Eq.at Beg of the yr 1,110 892 882 1,048 2,891Net Cash from Oper. Act. 582 3,832 2,473 2,650 3,785Net Cash Used in Invest. Act. (1,342) (2,149) (2,074) (1,788) (605)Net Cash Used in Fin. Act. 651 (1,763) (131) 981 (78)Net Inc/(Dec)in Cash & Cash Eq. (109) (79) 269 1,843 3,103Cash & Cash Eq .at end of the yr 892 779 1,048 2,891 5,994


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