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Edelweiss Research is also available on www.edelweissresearch.com, Bloomberg - EDEL, Thomson Reuters, and Factset Edelweiss Securities Limited Consumer Staples - Sector Update - Battle of biscuits: Parle steals a march Britannia and Parle have dominated the nation’s chai time for years. While the latter is relatively strong in a few northern states and in the glucose value segment of the biscuit market, Britannia holds sway in the South and dominates the mid-premium and premium biscuit segments. Britannia had been gaining market share over Parle over FY13-20. However, in a surprising development, Parle gained significant market share from smaller players in FY21, helping it narrow the share gap with Britannia. Kotak Mahindra Bank - Result Update - Growth reviving; sustainability key Kotak Mahindra Bank’s (KMB) Q4FY21 PAT missed estimates on higher credit cost as it continued to hold onto its provision buffer and higher investment provisions. Crucially, management indicated early signs of acceleration with 4.5% QoQ advances growth–a trend whose sustenance is key to maintaining premium valuations. Asset quality was broadly on anticipated lines as the bank continues to hold on to risk guard rails, lending comfort on outlook. SBI Life Insurance - Result Update - A breakaway performance SBI Life (SBIL) reported strong Q4FY21 results with NBP up 63% YoY. Consequently, FY21 growth stood at a healthy 24%—primarily driven by strong performance of non-par savings/annuity (11% of mix in FY20 to 20% in FY21). Q4FY21 marks a robust build-up in momentum for ULIPs and its strongest growth in retail protection among peers. L&T Tech Services - Result Update - On growth trajectory L&T Tech Services’ (LTTS) Q4FY21 revenue growth of 3.9% QoQ to USD197.5mn came lower than our USD201.0mn estimate, but above Street’s USD193.9mn estimate. Operating margin expanded 140bps QoQ to 16.6%--higher than our and Street’s estimates of 16.0%. PAT grew 4.5% QoQ to INR1,945mn, below our estimate of INR2,061mn. Shri.City Union. - Result Update - Managing well despite challenges Shriram City Union Finance (SCUF) reported Q4FY21 PAT of INR2.8bn, broadly in line with estimates. Asset quality was steady with gross stage-3 at 6.4%. Business momentum has picked up in key segments of SME and gold, but sustenance remains key to re-rating. India Equity Research May 4, 2021 FIRST CALL DAILY REPORT Edelweiss Research +91 22 4009 4400 [email protected] Sectoral Movements %Change Ticker 3-May-21 1 D 1 M 3 M 1 Y Nifty 14,634 0.0 -1.6 -1.8 57.5 Banking 36,970 -0.9 -3.3 -7.4 63.0 IT 25,676 -0.9 -1.2 0.4 90.8 Pharmaceuticals 23,682 0.0 10.0 9.5 54.1 Oil 14,882 0.6 -1.3 0.8 28.4 Power 2,512 -0.8 -1.2 12.8 73.6 Auto 21,712 1.2 -3.9 -11.5 74.7 Metals 18,083 0.2 19.5 47.8 192.1 Real Estate 2,449 1.5 -8.5 -8.9 81.4 FMCG 12,676 -0.8 -1.5 -0.3 22.5 MARKETS Change in % 03-May-21 1D 1M 1Y Nifty 50 14,634 0.0 -1.6 57.5 Nifty 200 7,696 0.2 -1.0 60.0 Nifty 500 12,395 0.2 -0.7 63.2 INDIA STOCK PERFORMANCE GLOBAL 03-May- 21 1D 1M 1Y Dow 34,113 0.7 2.9 43.6 China 3,447 -0.8 -1.1 20.5 EM Index 1,339 -0.6 0.0 50.8 UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDER MACRO Change in % 03-May-21 1D 1M 1Y Fx (INR/USD) 73.9 0.2 -0.9 2.4 !0-yr G-sec 6.0 -0.4 -2.7 -1.8 Oil (USD) 67.8 0.3 4.5 149.1 Explore: Sales Traders Says Currency Conversations Bond Vectors Valuation Vista 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 7,000 8,500 10,000 11,500 13,000 14,500 16,000 Apr 20 Jul 20 Oct 20 Jan 21 Apr 21 (x) (x) Nifty Index MSCI EM Index - Local Currency (RHS) Event Date Adani Ports Quarterly Results 04-05-21 Tata Steel Quarterly Results 05-05-21 Adani Power Finance Results 06-05-21 Tata Consumer Quarterly Results 06-05-21

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Edelweiss Research is also available on www.edelweissresearch.com, Bloomberg - EDEL, Thomson Reuters, and Factset Edelweiss Securities Limited

Consumer Staples - Sector Update - Battle of biscuits: Parle steals a march Britannia and Parle have dominated the nation’s chai time for years. While the latter

is relatively strong in a few northern states and in the glucose value segment of the

biscuit market, Britannia holds sway in the South and dominates the mid-premium

and premium biscuit segments. Britannia had been gaining market share over Parle

over FY13-20. However, in a surprising development, Parle gained significant market

share from smaller players in FY21, helping it narrow the share gap with Britannia.

Kotak Mahindra Bank - Result Update - Growth reviving; sustainability key

Kotak Mahindra Bank’s (KMB) Q4FY21 PAT missed estimates on higher credit cost as

it continued to hold onto its provision buffer and higher investment provisions.

Crucially, management indicated early signs of acceleration with 4.5% QoQ advances

growth–a trend whose sustenance is key to maintaining premium valuations. Asset

quality was broadly on anticipated lines as the bank continues to hold on to risk

guard rails, lending comfort on outlook.

SBI Life Insurance - Result Update - A breakaway performance SBI Life (SBIL) reported strong Q4FY21 results with NBP up 63% YoY. Consequently,

FY21 growth stood at a healthy 24%—primarily driven by strong performance of

non-par savings/annuity (11% of mix in FY20 to 20% in FY21). Q4FY21 marks a robust

build-up in momentum for ULIPs and its strongest growth in retail protection among

peers.

L&T Tech Services - Result Update - On growth trajectory L&T Tech Services’ (LTTS) Q4FY21 revenue growth of 3.9% QoQ to USD197.5mn

came lower than our USD201.0mn estimate, but above Street’s USD193.9mn

estimate. Operating margin expanded 140bps QoQ to 16.6%--higher than our and

Street’s estimates of 16.0%. PAT grew 4.5% QoQ to INR1,945mn, below our estimate

of INR2,061mn.

Shri.City Union. - Result Update - Managing well despite challenges Shriram City Union Finance (SCUF) reported Q4FY21 PAT of INR2.8bn, broadly in line

with estimates. Asset quality was steady with gross stage-3 at 6.4%. Business

momentum has picked up in key segments of SME and gold, but sustenance remains

key to re-rating.

India Equity Research May 4, 2021

FIRST CALL DAILY REPORT

Edelweiss Research +91 22 4009 4400 [email protected]

Sectoral Movements %Change Ticker 3-May-21 1 D 1 M 3 M 1 Y

Nifty 14,634 0.0 -1.6 -1.8 57.5

Banking 36,970 -0.9 -3.3 -7.4 63.0

IT 25,676 -0.9 -1.2 0.4 90.8

Pharmaceuticals 23,682 0.0 10.0 9.5 54.1

Oil 14,882 0.6 -1.3 0.8 28.4

Power 2,512 -0.8 -1.2 12.8 73.6

Auto 21,712 1.2 -3.9 -11.5 74.7

Metals 18,083 0.2 19.5 47.8 192.1

Real Estate 2,449 1.5 -8.5 -8.9 81.4

FMCG 12,676 -0.8 -1.5 -0.3 22.5

MARKETS Change in % 03-May-21 1D 1M 1Y

Nifty 50 14,634 0.0 -1.6 57.5 Nifty 200 7,696 0.2 -1.0 60.0 Nifty 500 12,395 0.2 -0.7 63.2

INDIA STOCK PERFORMANCE

GLOBAL

03-May-

21 1D 1M 1Y

Dow 34,113 0.7 2.9 43.6

China 3,447 -0.8 -1.1 20.5

EM Index 1,339 -0.6 0.0 50.8

UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDER

MACRO Change in %

03-May-21 1D 1M 1Y

Fx (INR/USD)

73.9 0.2 -0.9 2.4

!0-yr G-sec 6.0 -0.4 -2.7 -1.8 Oil (USD) 67.8 0.3 4.5 149.1

Explore:

Sales Traders Says Currency Conversations

Bond Vectors Valuation Vista

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

7,000

8,500

10,000

11,500

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14,500

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Apr 20 Jul 20 Oct 20 Jan 21 Apr 21

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Nifty Index MSCI EM Index - Local Currency (RHS)

EventDate

Adani Ports Quarterly Results04-05-21

Tata Steel Quarterly Results05-05-21

Adani Power Finance Results06-05-21

Tata Consumer Quarterly Results06-05-21

FIRST CALL

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Supreme Industries - Result Update - Record profit despite a challenging

year Supreme Industries (SIL) ended FY21 with a bang: i) mere ~1% overall volume

decline; ii) significant market share gain in PVC (~4% versus 16% industry dip) as well

as CPVC pipes; iii) inventory gain of ~INR2bn (ex of which also PAT up >65% YoY); iv)

almost 5x jump in subsidiary profitability to INR1.46bn; v) sharp improvement in

working capital days and returns (ROCE improved >1150bps to 37%); and vi) net debt

free balance sheet with INR7.6bn surplus cash.

SIS India - Result Update - A strong finish, poised to accelerate SIS delivered yet another solid quarter – sales up 11% YoY in Q4FY21 – boosted by

its international business (up 32% YoY). The domestic security segment was largely

flat YoY, which is commendable given the tough environment. Margins were slightly

weaker, but management expects them to normalise in FY22E. All in all, in FY21, SIS

clocked 8% sales growth and sustained its EBITDA level, with OCF up more than 3x

(123% of EBITDA).

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Battle of biscuits: Parle steals a march

Britannia and Parle have dominated the nation’s chai time for years. While the latter is relatively strong in a few northern states and in the glucose value segment of the biscuit market, Britannia holds sway in the South and dominates the mid-premium and premium biscuit segments. Britannia had been gaining market share over Parle over

FY13-20. However, in a surprising development, Parle gained significant market share from smaller players in FY21, helping it narrow the share gap with Britannia.

In this note, we look at the recent developments in the ongoing tug-of war between the two behemoths of the biscuit industry and the initiatives taken by Britannia.

Down trading, trusted vale-end offerings boost Parle’s market share

Parle has regained sizeable market share in FY21. We attribute this to:

(1) The pandemic compelled many migrants to return to rural areas last year and

due to their propensity to consume trusted but value-end products, this would have

benefitted Parle against smaller players. (2) Parle is still way stronger in rural areas

of many parts of North India versus Britannia. (3) Down trading within category due

to economic slowdown has benefitted Parle given its dominance in the glucose

segment and a low price player in non-glucose segment.

Milk Bikis brand’s relaunch, pan-India push to spur Britannia’s share

Britannia’s Milk Bikis brand is dominant in southern states and the company is now

taking it to northern states as well. Milk Bikis Atta biscuit carries the ‘Doodh roti ki

Shakti’ tag line written in Hindi and Britannia has also roped in acclaimed actor

Pankaj Tripathi as brand ambassador. It currently has 26% share in the milk biscuit

category, but aims to increase its market share in the milk+glucose category

wherein it currently has only 4% share. Britannia has initiated large visibility drive

covering 1.4mn square feet in eight key states, covering over 2,000 villages--one of

the largest deployments by a biscuit company in India.

Outlook: H1 high base challenge for Britannia; valuations comforting

We will keep an eye on Parle gaining share from other players and narrowing the

gap with the No.1 player, Britannia. On the other hand, Britannia is focusing on

reducing the distribution gap with Parle in its weaker markets. For this, Britannia is

focusing efforts on Hindi belt states and rural areas, where it is relatively weaker.

It will be challenging for Britannia to grow in H1FY22 given the high base; hence,

one needs to monitor its progress on two years’ basis. Wave 2 of the pandemic is

likely to spur in-home consumption and we expect Britannia to effect price hikes

gradually. We expect the company to outperform regional players led by its strong

innovation pipeline and distribution expansion. We maintain ‘BUY’ on Britannia

with TP of INR4,195. The stock is trading at 41.4x FY23E EPS.

India Equity Research Consumer Staples May 3, 2021

Biscuits SECTOR UPDATE

Abneesh Roy Tushar Sundrani +91 (22) 6620 3141 +91 (22) 6620 3004 [email protected] [email protected]

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KEY DATA

Rating BUY Sector relative Neutral Price (INR) 1,724 12 month price target (INR) 2,100 Market cap (INR bn/USD bn) 3,417/46.3 Free float/Foreign ownership (%) 73.9/42.2

What’s Changed Target Price

Rating/Risk Rating ⚊

QUICK TAKE

Growth reviving; sustainability key

Kotak Mahindra Bank’s (KMB) Q4FY21 PAT missed estimates on higher credit cost as it continued to hold onto its provision buffer and higher investment provisions. Crucially, management indicated early signs of acceleration with 4.5% QoQ advances growth–a trend whose sustenance is key to maintaining premium valuations. Asset quality was broadly on anticipated lines as the bank continues to hold on to

risk guard rails, lending comfort on outlook.

KMB’s strong foundations—liability franchise, capital, limited stress—form a perfect launching pad. That said, sustained growth momentum is key. Maintain ‘BUY’ with revised TP of INR2,100 (earlier INR2,070, multiples unchanged) as we rollover to September 2022E.

FINANCIALS (INR mn)

Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E

Revenue 193328 219585 233934 258212

PPoP 100208 122147 125087 135809

Adjusted profit 59472 69648 75346 81998

Diluted EPS (INR) 31.1 35.2 38.1 41.5

EPS growth (%) (7.1) 13.3 8.2 8.8

RoAE (%) 13.0 12.4 11.2 10.9

P/E (x) 55.5 49.0 45.3 41.6

P/ABV (x) 6.9 5.5 4.9 4.4

Dividend yield (%) 0 0.1 0.1 0.1

PRICE PERFORMANCE

Asset quality steady; holding to risk guard rails lends comfort

KMB’s risk management approach is aptly reflected in proactive recognition and

build-up of provisioning buffer. Headline asset quality numbers were intact--

GNPL/NNPLs came in 3.25%/1.21% versus 3.27%/1.24% (proforma) in Q3FY21.

Restructured book is merely sub-20bps. While the bank is incrementally getting

positive on asset quality outcomes with collections nearing pre-covid-19 levels, it

proactively held a buffer on stressed pool, eliminating any material possibility of

earnings shocks even post second covid wave. We believe asset quality pressures

will manifest through FY22 and provisioning buffer will continue to build up, keeping

credit cost high. Capitalisation and a lower mix of vulnerable segments lend comfort.

Early signs of growth visible; sustainability key

The bank has been risk-conscious for a while, which has taken a toll on its growth.

However, early signs of growth were visible this quarter with 4.5% QoQ loan growth.

Impressively, KMB’s strengthening liability franchise sustained with CASA now >60%.

This has drastically helped the bank lower its funding cost--savings deposits cost is

down to 3.74% from 5.2% a year ago. Management communicated that it has shifted

its strategy towards accelerated asset accretion. Execution on this front will be

monitored closely, as will be the possibility of inorganic growth.

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Outlook and valuations: Well-positioned; maintain ‘BUY’

KMB’s strong foundations—liability franchise, capital, limited stress—form a perfect

launching pad. Non-banking subsidiaries are also scaling up and gaining momentum.

Our current P/BVPS target multiple includes a ~10% haircut for excess capitalisation.

We maintain ‘BUY/SN’.

Financials Year to March Q4FY21 Q4FY20 % Change Q3FY21 % Change

Net Revenue 57,923 50,490 14.7 53,412 8.4

Pre-provisioning Profits 34,075 27,253 25.0 30,833 10.5

Reported Profits 16,824 12,666 32.8 18,535 (9.2)

EPS 8.3 6.4 9.4

Above In line Below

NII

PPOP

PAT

Overall

30,000

34,600

39,200

43,800

48,400

53,000

1,100

1,285

1,470

1,655

1,840

2,025

May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21 May-21

KMB IN Equity Sensex

India Equity Research Banks May 3, 2021

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK RESULT UPDATE

Santanu Chakrabarti Prakhar Agarwal Anisha Khandelwal +91 (22) 4342 8680 +91 (22) 6620 3076 +91 (22) 6623 3362 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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KEY DATA

Rating BUY Sector relative Outperformer Price (INR) 959 12 month price target (INR) 1,570 Market cap (INR bn/USD bn) 959/13.0 Free float/Foreign ownership (%) 39.3/26.2

What’s Changed Target Price

Rating/Risk Rating ⚊

QUICK TAKE

A breakaway performance

SBI Life (SBIL) reported strong Q4FY21 results with NBP up 63% YoY. Consequently, FY21 growth stood at a healthy 24%—primarily driven by strong performance of non-par savings/annuity (11% of mix in FY20 to 20% in FY21). Q4FY21 marks a robust build-up in momentum for ULIPs and its strongest growth in retail protection among peers.

i) Positive investment variance (10% of opening EV, vs. estimate of 7%); and ii) positive operating experience variance (3% of opening EV) led to 6% outperformance in EV. This cascades to 5% FY22/23E EV upgrade, driving up TP to INR1,570 (from INR1,500; multiple unchanged). Maintain ‘BUY’. SBIL remains one of our top 2 picks in life space, wherein we incidentally see ‘best risk-return in listed history.’

FINANCIALS (INR mn)

Year to March FY20A FY21A FY22E FY23E

APE 1,07,400 1,14,500 1,64,802 1,88,597

EV 2,62,878 3,33,778 3,95,276 4,70,558

PAT 14,222 14,558 15,773 16,553

Diluted EPS (INR) 14.2 14.6 15.8 16.6

EPS growth (%) 7.2 2.4 8.3 4.9

VNB margin (%) 18.7 20.4 22.2 24.0

RoEV (%) 20.5 19.1 19.4 20.0

P/E (x) 67.5 65.9 60.8 58.0

P/EV (x) 3.7 2.9 2.4 2.0

PRICE PERFORMANCE

Business momentum in top gear

Q4FY21 marked the return of growth across product categories, particularly non-par

savings, ULIPs and individual protection. In contrasts to peers, growth in individual

protection stood out as the company did not back off from selling despite

heightened risk perception in a pandemic environment. It continues with the

philosophy of approaching customers with a bouquet of products and driving sales

based on their preferences. VNB margin rose 170bps in FY21 to 20.4%, mainly due

to a better business mix, partially offset by strengthening mortality and yield curve

assumptions. The persistency ratio improved greatly in 37th and 49th month buckets.

Cost leadership here to stay

By dint of its scale and productivity of third-party distribution, SBIL is the lowest-cost

life insurer—with a cost ratio (operating cost to gross written premium) of 8.3% in

FY21, an improvement of 160bps YoY. This was led by a reduction of 110bps in

operating expense ratio to 4.8% and 50bps in commission ratio to 3.5%. While

management’s endeavour would be to bring this further down, the scope thereof is

limited. That said, SBIL is and would remain the lowest-cost life insurer compared

with top peers by a wide margin. Improvement was led by increasing adoption of

digital practices across all areas of business, including robotics and cloud computing.

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Outlook and valuation: Deserves a higher valuation; maintain ‘BUY’

Lower-cost ratio, improved persistency and strong growth in premium has pushed

SBIL to the top of the pile in Q4FY21 performance. While margins still lag peers, it

comes married to highest room for improvement over FY21–23E. The stock is trading

at 2.4x FY22E P/EV; in our view, it deserves a large re-rating. Maintain ‘BUY/SO’.

Financials Year to March Q4FY21 Q4FY20 % Change Q3FY21 % Change

APE 39,700 26,900 47.6 35,000 13.4

PAT 5,324 5,307 0.3 2,328 128.6

Diluted EPS 5.32 5.31 0.2 2.33 128.3

VNB margin (%) YTD 20.4 18.7 19.3

Above In line Below

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Margins

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Overall

30,000

34,600

39,200

43,800

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53,000

675

735

795

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915

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May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21 May-21

SBILIFE IN Equity Sensex

India Equity Research Insurance May 3, 2021

SBI LIFE INSURANCE RESULT UPDATE

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KEY DATA

Rating BUY Sector relative Outperformer Price (INR) 2,797 12 month price target (INR) 2,994 Market cap (INR bn/USD bn) 294/4.0 Free float/Foreign ownership (%) 25.7/9.1

What’s Changed

Target Price ⚊

Rating/Risk Rating ⚊

QUICK TAKE

On growth trajectory

L&T Tech Services’ (LTTS) Q4FY21 revenue growth of 3.9% QoQ to USD197.5mn came lower than our USD201.0mn estimate, but above Street’s USD193.9mn estimate. Operating margin expanded 140bps QoQ to 16.6%--higher than our and Street’s estimates of 16.0%. PAT grew 4.5% QoQ to INR1,945mn, below our estimate of INR2,061mn.

Management is extremely optimistic about FY22—revenue growth guidance of 13-15%. It is confident of healthy deal win closures and pipeline build up as customers are looking for innovation and digital led transformation to strengthen their market positioning. Maintain ‘BUY’ with TP of INR2,994.

FINANCIALS (INR mn)

Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E

Revenue 56,192 54,497 65,120 74,583

EBITDA 11,105 10,074 14,881 18,239

Adjusted profit 8,224 6,938 10,083 12,453

Diluted EPS (INR) 77.5 65.4 95.5 117.9

EPS growth (%) 6.0 (15.6) 46.0 23.5

RoAE (%) 31.3 22.2 26.9 28.7

P/E (x) 36.1 42.8 29.3 23.7

EV/EBITDA (x) 25.0 26.6 17.6 14.1

Dividend yield (%) 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.7

PRICE PERFORMANCE

Broad-based growth across verticals

All verticals grew QoQ with two--Plant Engineering and Transportation verticals--of

five delivering strong growth of 9.9% and 6.5%, respectively. Revenue growth in

Transportation vertical was driven by autonomous vehicles (auto and trucks); Plant

Engineering segment was driven by ramp-up of deals in the oil & gas industry. By

geography, LTTS reported steady growth of 4.4%/7.5%/3.1% QoQ for North

America/ Europe/ Rest of the World; India declined 2.3%. EBIT margin at 16.6%

jumped 140bps YoY driven by higher utilisation, higher offshore revenue mix and

operational efficiencies. Utilisation increased 140bps QoQ to 78.9%. Attrition stood

at 12.2%. In Q4FY21, LTTS won six deals with TCV of USD10mn plus and two

USD25mn plus deals.

Optimistic outlook

Management has given guidance of USD revenue growth of 13-15% in FY22. It sees

strong demand and pockets of opportunities in the US and in Europe; in Japan and

India, management is seeing some delay due to resurgence of covid. In Q1FY22, it

expects margin headwinds in the form of wage hikes. The company will use levers

like utilization, offshore mix, operational efficiencies as well as improvement in

margin of its Telecom & Hi-Tech business to drive growth.

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Outlook and valuations: Momentum continues; retain ‘BUY’

LTTS’s outlook is optimistic after three consecutive quarters of strong deal wins, sequential revenue growth and operating margin improvement. It is focussing on investing in disruptive technologies and design labs to accelerate growth. The stock is trading at 29.3x FY22E. We maintain ‘BUY/SO’ with TP of INR2,994.

Financials Year to March Q4FY21 Q4FY20 % Change Q3FY21 % Change

Net Revenue 14,405 14,466 (0.4) 14,007 2.8

EBITDA 2,931 2,683 9.2 2,756 6.3

Adjusted Profit 1,945 2,048 (5.0) 1,861 4.5

Diluted EPS (INR) 18.4 19.3 (4.8) 17.6 4.5

Above In line Below

Profit

Margins

Revenue Growth

Overall

30,000

34,600

39,200

43,800

48,400

53,000

1,050

1,425

1,800

2,175

2,550

2,925

May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21 May-21

LTTS IN Equity Sensex

India Equity Research IT May 3, 2021

L&T TECH SERVICES RESULT UPDATE

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KEY DATA

Rating BUY Sector relative Neutral Price (INR) 1,524 12 month price target (INR) 1,800 Market cap (INR bn/USD bn) 101/1.4 Free float/Foreign ownership (%) 66.1/26.1

What’s Changed Target Price

Rating/Risk Rating ⚊

QUICK TAKE

Managing well, even with challenges

Shriram City Union Finance (SCUF) reported Q4FY21 PAT of INR2.8bn, broadly in line with estimates. Asset quality was steady with gross stage-3 at 6.4%. Business momentum has picked up in key segments of SME and gold, but sustenance remains key to re-rating.

Events over the past two years have tested SCUF’s resilience,

particularly given its reliance on the SME/self-employed segment. Ironically, a seasoned underwriting franchise and strong foothold in this same self-employed segment is what lends comfort on that exposure though. Roll forward to Sep 2022E and increase in target multiple to 1.4x (1.3x earlier) leads to revised TP of INR1,800 (earlier INR1,520) . Maintain ‘BUY’. Second wave risks key to monitor.

FINANCIALS (INR mn)

Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E

Revenue 36170 34880 37092 40520

PPoP 22775 22530 24227 26427

Adjusted profit 10159 10106 12163 14564

Diluted EPS (INR) 153.8 153.0 184.2 220.6

EPS growth (%) 2.6 (0.5) 20.4 19.8

RoAE (%) 15.0 13.3 14.3 15.1

P/E (x) 9.9 10.0 8.3 6.9

P/ABV (x) 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0

Dividend yield (%) 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1

PRICE PERFORMANCE

Asset quality holding up; sustenance key

Asset quality showed encouraging trends with gross stage-3 steady at 6.4%.

Collection efficiency has improved steadily in the quarter, followed by an

understandable softening in April. Restructuring demand is also low at

INR1.5bn(46bps of loans), in line with management expectations. Going forward, we

remain cautious on its key operating segment (SME), which though improving from

the early trough, needs monitoring. It is in SME outcomes, we believe, that the key

to SCUF’s future balance sheet health and credit cost outlook lies.

Business momentum improves

Growth momentum improved with disbursements growth >6% QoQ to INR65.7bn,

leading to 3.6% QoQ AUM growth. By segment, growth continues to be led by focus

segments of business (SME) loans and gold loans. Though disbursement momentum

has picked up QoQ, one can expect some near term softening given onset of second

wave. The company during the quarter launched LAP. This, in conjunction with

launch of gold loan products on a pan-India basis and improved traction in SME/2W,

will drive growth momentum. Next couple of months remain crucial from growth

perspective and will shape outlook for FY22. With levers for maintaining NIM, we

expect core momentum to gradually improve.

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Outlook and valuations: Valuation comfort; maintain ‘BUY’

Events over the past two years have tested SCUF’s resilience, particularly given its

reliance on the self-employed segment. The company responded by going slow on

growth and recalibrating collection strategies to navigate the tough environment.

The stock trades at 1x FY22E P/BV, rendering comfort. We maintain ‘BUY/SN’.

Financials Year to March Q4FY21 Q4FY20 % Change Q3FY21 % Change

Net Revenue 9,297 9,038 2.9 9,179 1.3

Pre-provisioning Profits 5,719 5.360 6.7 5,808 (1.5)

Reported Profits 2,821 1,531 84.3 2,797 0.9

EPS 42.5 23.2 83.3 42.3 0.5

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KEY DATA

Rating BUY Sector relative Outperformer Price (INR) 2,109 12 month price target (INR) 2,437 Market cap (INR bn/USD bn) 268/3.6 Free float/Foreign ownership (%) 12.5/20.5

What’s Changed Target Price

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QUICK TAKE

Record profit despite a challenging year

Supreme Industries (SIL) ended FY21 with a bang: i) mere ~1% overall volume decline; ii) significant market share gain in PVC (~4% versus 16% industry dip) as well as CPVC pipes; iii) inventory gain of ~INR2bn (ex of which also PAT up >65% YoY); iv) almost 5x jump in subsidiary profitability to INR1.46bn; v) sharp improvement in working capital days and returns (ROCE improved >1150bps to 37%); and vi) net debt

free balance sheet with INR7.6bn surplus cash.

Factoring the strong FY21 numbers, we revise up FY22/23E EPS 15%/9%. Rolling forward the valuation to Q2FY23E, we retain ‘BUY’ with revised TP of INR2,437 (INR2,073 earlier; INR117 for subsidiary Supreme Petro).

FINANCIALS (INR mn)

Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E

Revenue 55,115 63,571 69,368 72,689

EBITDA 8,346 12,843 11,273 12,039

Adjusted profit 4,674 9,781 7,915 8,463

Diluted EPS (INR) 36.8 77.0 62.3 66.6

EPS growth (%) 22.5 109.3 (19.1) 6.9

RoAE (%) 21.2 36.0 23.6 22.7

P/E (x) 57.3 27.4 33.9 31.7

EV/EBITDA (x) 32.3 20.3 22.8 21.2

Dividend yield (%) 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9

PRICE PERFORMANCE

Leader continues to gain market share

While PVC resin consumption in India fell 15.7% YoY in FY21 (~70% consumption in

plastic pipes), SIL’s PVC consumption dipped mere 3.7%, leading to significant

market share gains. Apart from PVC pipes, the company gained market share in the

CPVC segment as well (3.7% volume decline versus 11.6% industry decline). In FY21,

volumes across segments recovered significantly--packaging (up 7%), industrial (up

7%) and pipes (down mere 2%). Initial signs of the fallout of the second wave and

weak pipe volumes in Q4FY21 (down 2% YoY) notwithstanding, we believe SIL will be

among players to see limited impact, similar to last year (overall volumes fell mere

1% YoY in FY21 and pipes volumes slipped by only 2% YoY).

Inventory gains and Supreme Petrochem drive record profit

SIL’s Q4FY21 EBITDA margin jumped 530bps YoY to 24.5%--record high--led by

margin improvement in pipes (up 720bps YoY to 28%), industrials (up 150bps YoY to

15.6%) and consumers (up 150bps YoY to 25.6%). The margin expansion was led by

operating efficiency, savings in other expense, inventory gains (INR0.8-1.0bn) and

higher share of value-added products (up 46% YoY). While the company may report

inventory losses in Q1FY22/Q2FY22, some of the cost savings or rising share of value-

added products are likely to sustain, in our view.

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Outlook and valuations: Bolstering leadership; retain ‘BUY’

Factoring strong result led by market share gain & inventory gains and improving

profitability of Supreme Petrochem, we revise up FY22/23E EPS 15%/9%, keeping

target multiple unchanged at 36x. We maintain ‘BUY’ with revised TP of INR2,437

(INR2,073 earlier; SIL’s holding in SPL at INR117).

Financials Year to March Q4FY21 Q4FY20 % Change Q3FY21 % Change

Net Revenue 20,846 14,305 45.7 18,438 13.1

EBITDA 5,097 2,734 86.4 4,016 26.9

Adjusted Profit 4,504 1,173 284.0 3,123 44.2

Diluted EPS (INR) 35.5 9.2 284.0 24.6 44.2

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Rating BUY Sector relative Outperformer Price (INR) 364 12 month price target (INR) 600 Market cap (INR bn/USD bn) 54/0.7 Free float/Foreign ownership (%) 25.7/11.6

What’s Changed

Target Price ⚊

Rating/Risk Rating ⚊

QUICK TAKE

A strong finish, poised to accelerate

SIS delivered yet another solid quarter – sales up 11% YoY in Q4FY21 – boosted by its international business (up 32% YoY). The domestic security segment was largely flat YoY, which is commendable given the tough environment. Margins were slightly weaker, but management expects them to normalise in FY22E. All in all, in FY21, SIS clocked 8% sales growth and sustained its EBITDA level, with OCF up more than 3x

(123% of EBITDA).

Even as the second wave is causing much uncertainty, SIS has shown its business model is recession-proof, and that inspires a great deal of comfort. Retain ‘BUY’ with a TP of INR600 and unchanged estimates. At 16x PE, SIS is a solid business to own (EPS growth:15%+; RoE: 20%).

FINANCIALS (INR mn)

Year to March FY20A FY21E FY22E FY23E

Revenue 84,852 91,273 96,885 1,04,021

EBITDA 5,204 5,208 5,915 6,330

Adjusted profit 2,566 1,935 3,090 3,451

Diluted EPS (INR) 17.3 13.1 20.9 23.3

EPS growth (%) 18.9 (24.4) 59.7 11.7

RoAE (%) 17.1 22.7 15.7 15.3

P/E (x) 21.1 27.9 17.4 15.6

EV/EBITDA (x) 11.5 10.5 8.9 7.8

Dividend yield (%) 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7

PRICE PERFORMANCE

Ends FY21 on a strong note; ‘essential services’ quality plays through

SIS reported yet another quarter of growth (YoY) in Q4FY21 in a challenging year,

with revenue up 11% YoY. For Q4FY21, SIS’s international security segment provided

a boost with sales up 32% YoY; domestic security was largely flat, but put up a

resilient performance amid this challenging period. The Facility management

business, relatively more hit earlier in the year, is also showing signs of recovery. The

Q4FY21 saw slightly weaker margins, but management expects these to normalise

in FY22E. All in all, in FY21, SIS clocked 8% YoY sales growth and sustained its EBITDA

level, with OCF up more than 3x (123% of EBITDA).

FY22 outlook and beyond

While the immediate impact of the second wave is unclear, taking a cue from FY21, we believe

the impact on SIS’s India businesses should be limited. Its business model has proved to be

unique, one which participates in growth during economic upturns, and remains highly

resilient even during severe downturns. Furthermore, during its detailed analyst meet, SIS

outlined its Vision 2025, whereby the company plans to aggressively capitalise on its market

leadership in almost all of its businesses and hence double the market share by 2025.

Importantly, SIS plans to achieve 85–90% of these growth objectives organically. Impending

labour reforms too should assist the company consolidate market share.

Explore:

Outlook and valuation: Retain ‘BUY’

We continue to be bullish on structural growth opportunities that SIS’s businesses

offer. We retain our estimates and TP of INR600, implying upside potential of 68%.

Our DCF-based TP assumes WACC of 12% and terminal growth of 5%, and implies

FY23E PE of 25x. Maintain ‘BUY/SO’.

Financials Year to March Q4FY21 Q4FY20 % Change Q3FY21 % Change

Net Revenue 24,452 22,097 10.7 23,575 3.7

EBITDA 1,233 1,385 (10.9) 1,469 (16.0)

Adjusted Profit 359 ( 40) NA 681 (47.3)

Diluted EPS (INR) 2.4 ( 0.3) NA 4.6 (47.3)

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SIS INDIA RESULT UPDATE

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