Quess Corp
BSE SENSEX
33,360
S&P CNX
10,299
20 November 2017
Update
| Sector:
Others
CMP: INR866
TP: INR1,170 (+35%)
Buy
Acquires Tata Business Support Services…
…Strengthening the technology portfolio
Stock Info
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
M.Cap. (INR b)
M.Cap. (USD b)
Avg Val, INRm
Free float (%)
QUESS IN
138
1068 / 557
0/0/18
119.8
1.8
68
18.5
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
FY17 FY18E FY19E
Y/E Mar
Net Sales
41.6
56.2
77.1
EBITDA
2.2
3.3
5.0
PAT
1.1
3.1
3.6
EPS (INR)
10.0
27.8
31.4
Gr. (%)
354.4
68.6 287.6
BV/Sh (INR)
73.8 179.6 211.0
RoE (%)
19.0
21.9
16.1
RoCE (%)
12.6
16.7
13.6
P/E (x)
86.5
31.2
27.6
P/BV (x)
11.7
4.8
4.1
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Sep-17 Jun-17 Sep-16
Promoter
81.5
89.0
89.5
DII
2.4
2.3
2.2
FII
5.3
3.5
3.4
Others
10.8
5.3
4.9
FII Includes depository receipts
Quess Corp acquired 51% stake in Tata Business Support Services, a provider of
Customer Lifecycle Management and Business Process Management. The company
would fit into Quess’ technology solutions portfolio (30% of revenue), strengthening
offerings and providing cross-sell opportunities.
Quess would pay INR1.53b in an all-cash deal, valuing TBSS at INR3b, implying a
trailing sales multiple of 0.5x and EBITDA multiple of 5.4x. Valuations for the deal
seem attractive given Quess’ current multiples of 2.5x sales and 46x EBITDA.
Our FY19/20 estimates for revenue/EBITDA/PAT increase by 8/12/8%, thereby
increasing our price target by 12% to INR1,170, implying an upside of 35%.
Stock Performance (1-year)
Quess corp
Sensex - Rebased
1,025
850
675
500
About TBSS:
TBSS, a subsidiary of Tata Sons is a company with wide a wide
services portfolio ranging across Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM) and
Business Process Management (BPM), serving Tata and non-Tata companies in
the verticals of telecom, media, retail, manufacturing and BFSI. TBSS as of FY17
had revenue of INR6.6b and has seen growth of 12% in FY17. The company had
an EBITDA of INR559m in FY17, implying margins of 8.5%. Although margins
have seen a decline for the last two years, current levels are expected to be
sustainable.
A sizeable acquisition:
Assuming continued revenue growth of 12% and stable
margins, the acquisition would add 8/12% to our FY19E revenue/EBITDA
estimates. Our PAT expectations are inching up by 8% given erosion of other
income led by the cash outflow. The acquisition fits into the Global Technology
Solutions segment of Quess Corp, which contributes to ~30% of total revenue.
The segment is currently made up of Magna Infotech (IT staffing in India),
Brainhunter (IT staffing in North America), MFX (IT services for the P&C
industry in North America) and Comtel (IT staffing in Singapore).
Acquired for inexpensive valuations:
Quess would acquire 51% of the
company for a cash consideration of INR1.53b, valuing the entity at INR3b. It is
an all-cash deal and would not result in stake dilution for Quess. This implies a
trailing sales multiple of 0.5x and EBITDA multiple of 5.4x. Quess is currently
trading at a trailing EV/Sales multiple of 2.5x and EV/EBITDA multiple of 46x,
making comparative valuations inexpensive.
Valuation view:
We value QUESS using DCF to arrive at a TP of INR1,170 (35%
upside); our TP is up ~12% led by the acquisition. Valuations are rich, given its
strong growth history and continued aggressive thrust on acquisitions. Over
FY17-20E, we expect revenue/EBITDA/PAT CAGR of 31/42/62% (27/37/58%
earlier), led by our assumption of 20% growth in organic business and
incremental contribution by recent acquisitions. Long-term prospects stand
bright, given high-growth opportunities, aggression shown on expansion and
flawless execution.
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
Motilal Oswal research is available on www.motilaloswal.com/Institutional-Equities, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Factset and S&P Capital.
Sagar Lele
– Research analyst
(Sagar.Lele@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1531
Ashish Chopra
– Research analyst
(Ashish.Chopra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1530