10 November 2017
Market snapshot
Equities - India
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Chg .%
Sensex
33,251
0.1
Nifty-50
10,309
0.1
Nifty-M 100
19,595
1.2
Equities-Global
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Chg .%
S&P 500
2,585
-0.4
Nasdaq
6,750
-0.6
FTSE 100
7,484
-0.6
DAX
13,183
-1.5
Hang Seng
11,745
1.5
Nikkei 225
22,869
-0.2
Commodities
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Chg .%
Brent (US$/Bbl)
64
0.4
Gold ($/OZ)
1,284
0.2
Cu (US$/MT)
6,778
-0.7
Almn (US$/MT)
2,076
-0.7
Currency
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Chg .%
USD/INR
65.0
0.0
USD/EUR
1.2
0.1
USD/JPY
113.6
-0.2
YIELD (%)
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1MChg
10 Yrs G-Sec
6.9
0.0
10 Yrs AAA Corp
7.7
0.0
Flows (USD b)
9-Nov
MTD
FIIs
-0.1
1.5
DIIs
0.0
0.0
Volumes (INRb)
9-Nov
MTD*
Cash
379
441
F&O
11,942
7,460
Note: YTD is calendar year, *Avg
YTD.%
24.9
25.9
36.5
YTD.%
15.4
25.4
4.8
14.8
25.0
19.6
YTD.%
15.0
10.8
22.7
21.8
YTD.%
-4.3
10.1
-3.0
YTDchg
0.4
0.1
YTD
7.0
11.4
YTD*
303
5,595
Today’s top research idea
Tata Motors: Above estimates
v
Consol EBITDA grew 20% YoY to INR89.4b (est INR72.5b), translating into adj PAT
growth of 65% YoY to INR24.4b (est INR12.1b).
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JLR’s EBIT margins expanded 100bp YoY (+400bp QoQ) to 5.2% (est 3.5%) driven
by lower fx hedge loss, lower other expenses, op leverage & higher share of China
JV PAT.
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S/A business EBITDA margin came in at 7% (est. 4.5%), expanded 370bp YoY
(+700bp QoQ), driven by better mix, cost reduction initiatives and op. leverage.
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For JLR, it expects 10% retail growth for FY18, despite weak outlook for developed
market, driven by ramp-up of new product launches.
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Fx hedges slowly but surely improving, as reflected in sharp decline in unrealized
current Fx hedge losses to GBP793m as of Sep-17 (v/s GBP1.1b as of Jun-17).
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Maintains S/A business PAT break-even target for FY18, led by volume growth &
cost reduction.
Strong performance at both JLR & India business
Research covered
Cos/Sector
Ecoscope
Tata Motors
Aurobindo Pharma
Petronet LNG
Ashok Leyland
SAIL
United Breweries
Page Industries
Indraprastha Gas
Muthoot Finance
Other Results
Results Expectation
Key Highlights
States offset weak consumption spending by center in 2QFY18
Above est; Strong performance at both JLR & India business
Strong numbers; PAT beat led by lower tax
Robust operating performance; outlook positive
RM inflation, lower Pantnagar incentives, and discounts hurt margins
Lower RM cost and higher volume drive EBITDA increase
Improving operating environment reinforces our positive outlook
Strong earnings traction continues
In-line results
Growth remains elusive; quarter driven by one-offs
JSP | AMRJ | TMX | SRF | CGPOWER | ICEM | JAGP | AGLL | VATW | GDPL
ALKEM | BPCL | BOI | BOS | MM | NEST | OINL | SBIN | SUNTV
Chart of the Day: EcoScope (States offset weak consumption spending by center in 2QFY18)
General government consumption spending grew ~8%,
while capital spending fell ~16% in 2QFY18
Fiscal deficit of general government in 1HFY18 is the
highest in at least the past 7 years
Source: CAG, CGA, SFMs, MOSL
Data for 1H of respective years
Source: CAG, CGA, SFMs, MOSL
Research Team (Gautam.Duggad@MotilalOswal.com)
Motilal Oswal research is available on www.motilaloswal.com/Institutional-Equities, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Factset and S&P Capital.
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.