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  • CMP : 1,461.0 Chg : 11.70 (0.81%)
  • Target : 820.0 (10.07%)
  • Target Period : 12 Month

13 May 2022

Margins trend to be key monitorable…

About The Stock

Mahanagar Gas (MGL) is a city gas distribution company and operates in Mumbai, its adjoining areas and Raigad district, Maharashtra.

  • CNG sales contribute more than 70% of its total sales volume
  • It has historically reported high gross margins and return ratios
Q4FY22

MGL’s results were above estimates on account of higher-than-expected gross margins.

  • Revenue was up 51.5% YoY to ₹ 1187.6 crore (estimate: ₹ 1244.1 crore), driven by volume growth of 9.6% YoY and higher realisation at ₹ 41.6/scm
  • Gross margins fell ₹ 4.4/scm YoY to ₹ 13.3/scm on account of sharp increase in gas costs. Subsequently, EBITDA fell 31.8% YoY to ₹ 215.5 crore (estimate: ₹ 177.1 crore)
  • PAT was at ₹ 131.8 crore, down 38.1% YoY (estimate: ₹ 112.6 crore)
What should Investors do?

While the company is likely to report healthy revenue YoY in FY23E owing to sales and realisation growth, longer term revenue growth is expected to be rangebound due to lack of new geographical areas, thereby less opportunities for sustained higher growth.

  • We retain our HOLD rating on the stock
Target Price Valuation

We value MGL at ₹ 820 i.e. ~10x P/E on FY24E EPS 

Key Triggers for future price performance
  • MGL is a beneficiary of India’s aim to increase the share of natural gas in the energy mix from 6% to 15% by 2030
  • On account of competitive advantage against traditional auto fuels, MGL has potential for further sales volume growth in Mumbai and adjacent areas
  • MGL hiked prices in Q1FY23E to pass on higher costs to customers
  • Debt free balance sheet and consistent dividend payout
New Stock Ideas

Apart from MGL, in our oil & gas coverage we also like GGL.

  • Gujarat Gas (GGL) is one of India’s largest city gas distribution companies with high exposure to industrial retail volumes. Growth in industrial segment, regulatory tailwinds and pricing power will support volume growth
  • BUY with a target price of ₹ 625

Key Financial Summary

Particulars FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22E 5 Year CAGR (FY17-22E) FY23E FY24E 2 Year CAGR (FY22E-FY24E)
Revenue (| crore) 3,056.8 3,264.5 2,337.8 3,884.9 11.7 5,727.0 5,807.8 22.3
EBITDA (| crore) 885.5 1,052.9 934.0 924.3 7.5 1,087.2 1,202.3 13.5
PAT (| crore) 546.5 793.5 619.6 597.0 8.7 704.7 771.9 11.6
EPS(|) 55.3 80.3 62.7 60.4 - 71.3 78.1 -
P/E (x) 13.5 9.3 11.9 12.3 - 10.4 9.5 -
P/Book (x) 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.1 - 1.9 1.7 -
RoCE (%) 31.7 29.7 23.1 20.1 - 21.4 21.1 -
RoE (%) 22.8 26.9 19.2 16.9 - 17.9 17.5 -
- - - - - - - - -
Source: Company, ICICI Direct Research

Key takeaways of recent quarter & conference call highlights

Q4FY22 Results: Higher gas costs continue to impact margins; although QoQ profitability improves

  • Revenue increased 5.8% QoQ on account of higher realisation
  • Sales volume stood at 3.2 mmscmd, an increase of 9.6% YoY and lower than estimate of 3.5 mmscmd. CNG segment reported growth of ~13% YoY to 2.3 mmscmd (our estimate: 2.5 mmscmd). PNG volumes increased 2.8% YoY to 0.9 mmscmd, broadly in line with estimates. On a QoQ basis, volumes declined 4% with CNG volumes falling 4.8% (estimated growth: ~5%) whereas PNG volumes declined 2.1% (estimated growth: ~4%)

 

  • On QoQ basis, higher realisation and marginally lower raw material cost led to gross margins at | 13.3/scm, up | 4.7/scm QoQ. Subsequently, EBITDA increased 109% QoQ and EBITDA/scm stood at | 7.6/scm, up | 4.2/scm QoQ

 

  • Going ahead, we expect sales volume of 3.4 mmscmd and 3.7 mmscmd in FY23E and FY24E, respectively.

 

  • Gross margins are estimated at | 15.1/scm and | 15.5/scm in FY23 and FY24E, respectively. 

Q4FY22 Earnings Conference Call highlights

  • In FY22, APM shortfall was 8-9% of total APM requirement. APM shortfall was in similar range for Q4FY22. Remaining requirement for priority sector was fulfilled by spot LNG
  • The management stated that hike in CNG & PNG prices during Q1FY23E will pass through entire increase in APM price 
  • The company has signed three term gas agreement totalling to 0.4-0.5 mmscmd
  • High R-LNG costs impacted industrial and commercial segment margins and company charged premium to cover costs.
  • The company has planned capex of | 600-700 crore for FY23E & FY24E
  • Gail will pool gas from domestic sources, term or spot LNG to provide for shortfall in APM for entire CGD sector.
 
 
Variance Analysis
 
  Q4FY22 Q4FY22E Q4FY21 YoY (%) Q3FY22 QoQ (%)   Comments
Total Revenues 1,187.6 1,244.1 784.0 51.5 1,122.9 5.8    
Raw materials costs 707.3 782.2 257.0 175.2 765.2 -7.6    
Employees Cost 18.8 20.0 18.2 3.2 22.0 -14.6    
Other Expenses 246.1 264.9 192.7 27.7 232.6 5.8    
Total Expenditure 972.1 1,067.0 467.9 107.8 1,019.8 -4.7    
EBITDA 215.5 177.1 316.2 -31.8 103.1 109.0   Higher-than-expected driven by gross margins
EBITDA margins (%) 18.1 14.2 40.3 -2218 bps 9.2 896 bps    
Depreciation 55.5 47.4 44.8 23.8 48.2 15.1    
EBIT 160.0 129.6 271.3 -41.0 54.9 191.4    
Interest 2.3 1.5 1.9 18.2 1.5 47.4    
Other Income 22.7 23.0 17.2 32.2 21.8 4.0    
Extra Ordinary Item 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA 0.0 NA    
PBT 180.4 151.1 286.6 -37.1 75.2 139.9    
Total Tax 48.6 38.5 73.8 -34.2 18.4 164.2    
PAT 131.8 112.6 212.8 -38.1 56.8 132.1    
                 
Key Metrics                
Sales Volumes (mmscmd) 3.2 3.5 2.9 9.6 3.3 -4.0   CNG volume increased 12.5% YoY while PNG volume grew 2.8% YoY 
Realisation (|/scm) 41.6 40.1 30.1 38.2 37.0 12.7    
Gross Margin (|/scm) 13.3 11.4 17.7 -24.8 8.6 53.9   Higher gas prices led to YoY decline in margins. On QoQ basis, higher realisation coupled with marginally lower costs led to margin growth

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