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Thursday, July 08, 2010

**[investwise]** Voltas-Moving From Strength To Strength, PO Raised To Rs 250

 


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Voltas: Cheap On FY12e EPS of Rs 15, PE 13

Raising PO on strong AC growth and uptrend in new project

 

Our management meeting left us positively surprised on demand. We have tweaked up FY12e EPS to Rs15/sh, which is 20% above consensus. We have cut FY11e EPS by 7% on stock-out cost. We raised our PO to Rs 240, as stock could re-rate to a PE of 16x FY12e driven by (1) rising outlook of residential AC market; and (2) cyclical upturn in project business.

 

Room air-conditioner growing 30%+ and has long way to go

 

Voltas, as the second-largest room AC company in India, with about 18% share,

is a key beneficiary of the extremely strong demand growth being seen in room

air-conditioners. In fact, AC is the fastest-growing consumer goods in India and

likely to remain so, owing to (1) rising affluence along with climate change; and (2) fall in ownership cost owing to rising energy efficiency. Voltas expects room AC revenue, contributing to 25% of its revenue, to grow 30-35% in FY11e.

 

MEP cyclical recovery & new market benefits from H2FY11

 

Order inflow of project business (65% of FY10 sales) could start growing at a

faster pace from H2FY11e, after two flat years. Rising new order inflow in the

Middle East for last six months, lack of order cancellations, and rising enquiry

level make Voltas confident about a resumption of the MEP boom from H2FY11e.

 

Voltas is increasing its presence from four countries to seven countries to

maximize growth. It is also expanding its presence in water treatment and

industrial electrical to boost sales.

 

Strong growth from FY12E

 

Voltas suffered from excess demand for room ACs in Apr-Jun2010, as it had to

source components on short notice and, hence, at higher cost. An increase in the

margins in the engineering product segment (15% of FY10e profit), owing to

stronger growth of textile & mining equipment having higher margins, could partly

offset cost pressure.

Safe Harbor Statement:

Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.
 
Nothing in this article is, or should be construed as, investment advice.
 
 
 

 
 

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