Ashoka Buildcon Ltd. (ABL) enjoys the first mover advantage in Vinod Nair +91-22-6618 6379
BOT segment, with 23 projects under its ambit; of which 17 vinod.nair@pinc.co.in
projects are operational and six are under construction, totaling
3,498 lane km in five states. ABL is one of the few companies who Subramaniam Yadav +91-22-6618 6371
has seen the complete life cycle of a BOT project and has subramaniam.yadav@pinc.co.in
transferred three projects back to the government.
Order book set to grow
ABL, currently, has a order book position of Rs16.2bn, which does
not reflect the orders from newly bagged BOT projects which is
ISSUE SNAPSHOT
Rs16.4bn, totaling to Rs32.6bn. Current order book of Rs16.2bn
constitutes ~37% from Power and distribution companies, ~13% No. of shares offered 7.6-6.9mn shares
from own BOT projects and ~50% from associate and third party Proposed Price band Rs 297-324 per share
Proposed Issue size Rs2.25bn
contracts. The company is looking for larger projects and has also
Issue period 24-28 Sep., 2010
been qualified for Rs15bn of NHAI project.
Mkt Cap Rs15.8-17.1bn
Integrated business model - helps reduce cost and timely Listing BSE & NSE
completion Equity pre issue 45.7mn shares
ABL over the years has developed an integrated model, from Equity post issue 53.3-52.6mn shares
bidding to completion of project relying on their strong in house
capabilities. ABL has developed its own traffic database over the
years which aide during bidding process and has also developed
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Issue details
Ashoka Buildcon Ltd (ABL) plans to raise Rs2.25bn via fresh issue at a price band of
Rs297 (lower end) to Rs324 (higher end) which would represent 7.6mn shares or 6.9mn
shares respectively, which is a dilution of 14.2% and 13.2% on the post issue capital. At
these prices ABL is asking a market capitalisation of Rs15.8bn to Rs17.1bn, which did a
consolidated turnover of Rs12.4 with profit after tax at Rs1.25bn for FY10 i.e. Mcap/Sales
of 1.4x & 1.3x and P/E of 13.6x & 12.6x.
ABL is planning to utilise the IPO proceeds for the following purposes:
The objectives, thus, are largely to subsidies BOT assets making them more feasible and
improve future cash accrual which could be employed in future project wins.
Business Profile
ABL is present in entire value chain of road construction from RMC division to
construction, operation and maintenance and toll collection. It also has presence in
power transmission and distribution, manufacture and sales of pre cast concrete poles,
RMC and bitumen to third party. ABL is amongst the highest number of toll road operator
in India and own around 26 BOT projects, of which 17 are operational, six under
construction and three handed over to government.
ABL has four key divisions:
a) BOT division
b) EPC division (for own and third party works)
c) RMC and bitumen division
d) Toll collection contract division
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Company Structure
Company
ABL was Incorporated in 1976 with its head office in Nashik. Prior to 1997, ABL was
engaged in EPC work for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.
Post acquiring EPC skills, ABL ventured into BOT segment. ABL’s first BOT win was, the
Dhule bypass in Maharashtra in 1997, which was also the first BOT project in
Maharashtra. In FY2000, ABL ventured into manufacturing of RMC solely for use in its
own EPC division and by FY02 they started selling it to third party as well. In FY05
processing of bitumen to a higher grade was also initiated in Pune for use in road
projects. Having developed systems and procedures for collecting tolls in own BOT
projects, including developing proprietary computerised toll revenue auditing system,
ABL tendered for and were awarded the first contract to collect the tolls on a road owned
and constructed by a third party.
In FY09, ABL began undertaking EPC work in the power sector with the first project
coming from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for, the
construction and commissioning of sub-transmission lines, distribution lines, power
transformers and new sub-stations.
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In September 2008 ABL won the contract to construct and develop two shopping malls
on a BOT basis while in September 2009 it started manufacturing pre-cast concrete
poles. Currently, ABL has operations across the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Orissa. As at March 31, 2010, our work force
consisted of 2,412 full-time employees, including 1,153 technical staff.
BOT division
At present, it operates 23 BOT road projects, i.e. 3,498.35 km of lanes in Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Orissa. The weighted average concession
period (including toll collection period) for these 23 BOT road projects was 21.09 years
as at March 31, 2010. Out of the 23 BOT projects mentioned above, 17 are operational
and six are under construction. Of the 17 BOT projects in operation four are operated by
the company; 11 are operated by the subsidiaries of the company/joint ventures
controlled by the company, one is operated by an associate company in which the
Company has a 50% interest; and one is operated by a joint venture in which the company
has a 5% interest.
Of the six BOT projects under construction: four are being developed by subsidiaries of
the company, one is being developed by PNG Tollway Private Limited, in which the
company has a 26% interest, and one is being developed by Jaora Nayagoan Toll Road
Company Private Limited in which the Company has a 13.76% beneficial interest. In
addition, it has successfully transferred three BOT projects to the Govt.
ABL has also entered into agreements to develop two shopping malls in Kalyan,
Maharashtra on a BOT basis. The construction of these projects has not yet begun.
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Investment Arguments
Well established to capitalise on future BOT project opportunity
ABL enjoys the first mover advantage in BOT segment, with 23 projects under its ambit;
of which 17 projects are operational and six are under construction, totaling 3,498 lane
km in five states. ABL is among the few company who has seen the complete life cycle of
a BOT project and has transferred three projects back to the government.
ABL is capitalizing its past experience and are now bidding for larger projects and has
tasted success recently by bagging two large BOT projects, Belgaum-Dharwad section
of NH4 of 454 lane km in Karnataka, with estimated EPC cost of Rs10.1bn and another in
Orissa from Sambalpur to Baragarh on NH6 of 408 lane km with estimated EPC cost of
Rs6.3bn. ABL has also recently received letter of allotment from government of
Maharashtra to develop 1500 KW per hour of hydro electric power plant in Waghur on
BOOT model.
Order book set to grow
ABL currently has a order book position of Rs16.2bn, which does not reflect the orders
from newly bagged BOT projects which is Rs16.4bn, totaling to Rs32.6bn. Current order
book of Rs16.2bn constitutes ~37% from Power and distribution companies, ~13% from
own BOT projects and ~50% from associate and third party contracts. The company is
looking for larger projects and has also been qualified for Rs15bn of NHAI project.
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Business Model
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SOTP
Particulars Rsmn Rs mn
Construction & RMC 1,994 (FY12E EBITDA) 6x (Mcap/EBITDA) 11,963
BOT Projects 2x (P/BV) 1.5x (P/BV)
Exisiting invested equity
Operational 2,700 5,400 4,050
Under Construction 2,600 5,200 3,900
New Projects 3,500 - -
Market cap 22,563 19,913
Target Price 428.7 378.4
Appreciation 32.3% 16.8%
Source: PINC Research
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Income Statement FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 Cash Flow Statement FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10
Revenues 1,791 4,031 3,228 5,184 7,956 Profit before tax 65 264 403 499 1,177
Growth (%) - 125.0 (19.9) 60.6 53.5 Depreciation 243 500 583 646 661
Operating Profit 452 1,055 1,233 1,640 2,143 Income from inv & int. (profit) 5 (25) (43) (41) (46)
Other Income 67 159 176 150 186 Interest paid 212 452 495 646 490
EBIDTA 519 1,213 1,409 1,790 2,329 Taxes (18) (26) (57) (111) (307)
Growth (%) - 133.8 16.1 27.0 30.1 (Inc)/Dec in working capital (750) 270 (368) 491 (379)
Depreciation & Amortization 61 79 103 119 152 Other operating activities 12 (2) (45) (37) (58)
EBIT 458 1,134 1,306 1,671 2,177 Cash from operations (232) 1,433 968 2,093 1,553
Interest Charges (Net) 212 452 474 646 490 Net capital expenditure (228) (3,279) (1,523) (3,665) (4,777)
PBT (Before E/o items) 245 683 832 1,025 1,687 Net Investments (51) 294 (8) (153) (526)
Tax provision 33 19 38 116 319 Interest & dividend recd - - - - 415
E/o Income / (Loss) - - - - - Cash from inv. activities (279) (2,985) (1,531) (3,818) (4,887)
Net Profits 43 241 331 348 859 Equity raised/(repaid) - 1,003 (84) (36) (16)
Adjusted Net Profits 43 241 331 348 859 Debt raised/(repaid) 921 1,918 745 2,105 837
Growth (%) - 464.4 37.1 5.2 146.7 Dividend (incl. tax) - - - - -
Basic EPS (Rs)* 0.9 5.3 7.2 7.6 18.8 Other financing activities (212) (452) (495) (646) (490)
Diluted EPS (Rs)* 0.9 5.3 7.2 7.6 18.8 Cash from finan. activities 709 2,469 167 1,423 3,488
Growth (%) - 464.4 37.1 5.2 146.7 Inc/(Dec.) in cash 198 917 (396) (302) 154
Balance Sheet FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 Key Ratios FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10
Share Capital* 211 224 587 587 581 OPM (%) 25.2 26.2 38.2 31.6 26.9
Reserves & Surplus 1,260 2,649 2,526 2,886 4,042 Net Margin (%) 2.4 6.0 10.3 6.7 10.8
Shareholders' Funds 1,472 2,874 3,113 3,473 4,623 Net Debt/Equity (x) 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.2
Minorities Interest - - - - - Net working capital (days) 180.6 61.4 122.4 50.4 73.6
Total Debt 2,458 4,376 5,121 7,226 11,221 ROACE (%) 13.9 13.3 12.6 16.0 21.2
Deferred Tax liability 27 32 13 18 30 ROANW (%) 5.8 11.1 11.1 10.6 21.2
Capital Employed 3,956 7,281 8,247 10,717 15,874 EV/Sales @ Rs297 8.7 4.1 5.5 3.9 3.0
Fixed Assets 1,897 4,677 5,616 8,636 12,750 EV/Sales @ Rs324 9.4 4.4 5.9 4.1 3.2
Cash & cash eq. 473 1,390 994 692 845 EV/EBDITA @ Rs297 34.4 15.7 14.3 12.3 11.2
Net current assets 1,360 2,068 2,076 1,408 2,451 EV/EBDITA @ Rs324 37.1 16.9 15.3 13.0 11.8
Investments 755 662 717 911 1,487 P/E(x) @ Rs297 317.4 56.2 41.0 39.0 15.8
Total Assets 4,012 7,407 8,409 10,955 16,688 P/E(x) @ Rs324 346.2 61.3 44.7 42.5 17.2
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