27 July 2013
1Q4FY14 Results Update | Sector:
Technology
Wipro
BSE SENSEX
19,748
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap. (INR b) / (USD b)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
S&P CNX
5,886
WPRO IN
2,460.9
940/15.8
418/290
4/7/11
CMP: INR382
TP: INR470
Buy
In-line; 2Q guidance, deal signings and commentary positive
Operationally in-line:
Wipro’s 1QFY14 revenues at USD1,588.3m, IT Services EBIT
margin at 20% and overall EBIT margin at 18.1% (excluding forex gains) were in
line with our estimates. PAT at INR16.2b was above our estimate of INR15.7b on
higher other income (INR2.9b v/s our estimate of INR2.2b).
CC revenue growth in upper half of guided band:
In constant currency (CC)
terms, revenues grew 1.2% QoQ (v/s our estimate of 0.9% QoQ) to USD1,604m,
and at the higher end of the guided band of USD1,575m-1,610m. IT Services EBIT
margin was in line with our estimate, despite currency rates being more
favorable. The offset came primarily from higher S&M spends, which increased to
7.1%, v/s our estimate of 6.4% (flat QoQ).
Guidance positive:
The company’s guidance of 2-4% QoQ growth in USD
revenues for 2Q was above our expectation of 1-3% QoQ growth. The better than
expected guidance comes on the back of successful closure of some large deals in
the quarter and improved macro sentiment in the US.
APAC and E&U drive growth:
Growth during the quarter was driven by APAC
(~10% QoQ CC, 12% of revenues). Among verticals, Energy & Utilities (E&U) grew
5% QoQ CC (16% of revenues). While growth in 1Q was lopsided, from 2Q,
growth is likely to be more broad-based.
Upgrading revenue estimates marginally; valuations attractive:
We have revised our
USD revenue growth estimate to 6.4% (v/s 5.5% earlier) for FY14 and our FY15
estimates are unchanged. Wipro offers healthier upside relative to its top-tier peers.
Our target price of INR470 discounts FY15E EPS by 15x, implying 23% upside.
Financials & Valuation (INR B)
Y/E MAR
Net Sales
EBITDA
PAT
EPS (INR)
Gr.(%)
BV/Sh(INR)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (X)
2013 2014E 2015E
374.3
83.7
61.4
25.0
17.3
115.6
21.6
15.9
15.3
3.3
416.4
89.9
71.1
29.0
15.9
136.1
23.0
18.6
13.2
2.8
451.3
95.3
76.6
31.2
7.7
158.0
21.2
17.9
12.2
2.4
Ashish Chopra
(Ashish.Chopra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5424
Siddharth Vora
(Siddharth.Vora@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5419
Investors are advised to refer through disclosures made at the end of the Research Report.