LA OPALA RG LTD: BEST IN TABLEWARE !!!

Scrip Code: 526947 / LAOPALA

CMP:  Rs. 350.70; Buy at current levels.

Short Term Target: Rs. 404.00; Medium to Long Term Target: Rs. 600; STOP LOSS – Rs. 322.64; Market Cap: Rs. 1,946.38 Cr; 52 Week High/Low: Rs. 376.70 / Rs. 89.60. Total Shares: 5,55,00,000 shares; Promoters : 1,07,77,700 shares – 19.41 %; Total Public holding : 1,68,77,460 shares – 31.85 %; Book Value: Rs. 19.61; Face Value: Rs. 2.00; EPS: Rs. 5.95; Dividend: 50.00 %; P/E: 26.53 times; Ind. P/E: 58.94; EV/EBITDA: 36.39.

Total Debt: Rs. 14.18 Cr; Enterprise Value: Rs. 1,951.44 Cr.

LA OPALA RG LIMITED: La Opala RG Limited was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India. La Opala RG Limited manufactures, sells, and exports lifestyle products in India and internationally. The company offers opal glass tableware products, such as plates, bowls, dinner sets, cup-saucer sets, coffee mugs, coffee cups, tea sets, soup sets, pudding, and dessert sets; and crystal-ware products comprising barware, vases, bowls, and stemware. It provides its products under La Opala, Diva, and Solitaire brands. The company had declared splits in face value of its shares from Rs. 10 to Rs. 2 in May 2014 and gave bonus of 1:1 in March 1994 and again 1:1 bonus in August 2006. Company manufacture’s glass and glassware products like plates, bowls, dinner sets, cup-saucer sets, coffee mugs, coffee cups, tea sets, soup sets, pudding and dessert sets; its crystal ware products comprises of barware, vases, bowls and stemware. Company’s brands include LaOpala, Diva, and Solitaire. The company’s manufacturing facilities are in Madhupur (Jharkhand) and Sitarganj (Uttarakhand). In 1999, Radha Glass and La Opala merged to become La Opala RG Limited. The Company is one of the largest organised crockery players in India with an installed capacity 13,000 MT TPA as on 31 March 2014. LaOpala, currently exports its brands to more than 40 countries which includes US, UK, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Spain as well as the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the ASEAN region. La Opala Rg Ltd is locally compared with Asahi India, Hindustan National Glass Ltd, Borosil Glass, Saint-Gobain Ltd, Gujarat Borosil, Haldyn Glass, Nile Ltd, Swiss Glascoat, Sezal Glass, Triveni Glass, FGP Ltd, Jai Mata Glass and globally compared with Industrial Glass & Mirror Inc of USA, Bassett Furniture Inds of Virginia, Beazer Homes Usa Inc of USA, Cavco Industries Inc of USA.

Investment Rationale:

La Opala RG Limited is the largest glassware manufacturer in India. The Company is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of opal glass tableware and crystal-ware products within and outside India. In 1999, Radha Glass and La Opala got merged and become La Opala RG Limited. The company mainly manufactures glass and glass products of all types and exports its 85 % of crystal ware around the world. La Opala RG Ltd has a network of 125 distributors with 10,000 dealers across country and the number is increasing at the rate of 15 per cent annually. Company also exports 10 % of its opal ware production to 20 countries. La Opala has a grand 70 years of experience & has a strong presence in the national glass industry in India. La Opala products are widely distributed in all major towns of the country through a network of distributors and sales representatives covering all states of India. There are about 10,000 retail touch points through which the products of La Opala are sold. La Opala deals in Opal-ware and Crystal-ware products and has a strong product portfolio that spans over 100 products. La Opala is one of the established brands in the country. The company has brands that cater to all the sections of the society. For example, ‘Diva’ is the high end brand of the company and contributes around 40 % to the company’s turnover. Apart from ‘Diva’, the company has brands like ‘Crystal’ which caters to the upper segment and ‘La Opala’ which is targeted towards the mass market. As per IMF estimates on January 2014, global GDP growth was estimated at 3 % in 2013 vis-à-vis 3.1 % in 2012. The year under review was marked by a variance in growth and financial market conditions. Indian economy slackened in 2012-13 but buoyed by good performance from the farming sector & the economic growth in the current fiscal is now estimated to rise to 5.5 percent as compared to the growth rate of 4.5 percent in 2012-13. The recovery in growth, although weak, was on the back of abundant rainfall which not only boosted agricultural output but also the overall expansion. Nonetheless, this growth rate remains below its potential as the manufacturing and the mining sectors continues to remain a cause of concern in the ongoing fiscal. Supported by slightly stronger global growth, improving export competitiveness and implementation of recently approved investment projects, India’s growth is expected to get better over the medium-term. Over the last decade, there was a significant growth in rural incomes – an average annual median per capita income increase of 7.2 % – inspiring a shift in lifestyles from traditional bone china crockery to modern alternatives. This is expected to plug the extensive crockery-ware which is currently under-penetrated with just 24 % within India’s total dinner set market. India is possibly the largest relatively under-explored tableware market in the world. The product category targets individuals with aspirational lifestyles who are increasingly receptive to branding. There is a visible transition from conventional crockery to modern equivalents on the one hand and the use of unbranded to branded products on the other. The use of opal glassware products has gone a transition - from special occasions in the past to everyday use today. The opal glassware product is considered more durable compared to its bone china equivalent. The opal glassware product is completely hygienic and vegan, an advantage over its bone china competition that contains animal matter. There has been a steady growth in urbanisation and nuclear families, catalysing tableware consumption. The entry of international brands is helping widen the opal glassware market and enhance category visibility. The Company have consistently retained its position as one of the largest organised crockery players in India with an installed capacity 13,000 MT TPA as on 31 March 2014.

Outlook and Valuation:

La Opala RG Ltd (La Opala) promoted by Mr. Sushil Jhunjhunwala and Mr. Ajit Jhunjhunwala, is engaged in manufacturing of Opalware and Crystalware products. La Opala started manufacturing Crystalware in March 1999, sourcing the exclusive right to use the technical know-how, information, data for the manufacture and sale of Crystalware in India and abroad from Doosan Glass of South Korea, a leading manufacturer of Crystalware globally. Headquartered in Kolkata, La Opala has manufacturing units in Madhupur (Jharkhand) and Sitarganj (Uttarakhand). The company has been listed, out of 19 Indian companies, in the Top 200 Asian companies in Forbes Asia's Best under a Billion (BUB) list, from a pool of 15,000 stock traded companies in Asia Pacific with revenues between $5 million and $1 billion. La Opala has successfully increased its capacity in Uttarakhand by 4000 MT which takes the total capacity of the company to 12,580 MT. This expansion was completed in July 2012 and has entailed a capex of Rs. 23 crores. LaOpala has also modernized its plant at Madhupur with an estimated capex of Rs. 12 crores. This will help to ensure superior quality of products and reduction in costs. Company has well-known Brands like La Opala and Crystal and Diva which has their own recognitions. Its products are not only White in colour but are also microwave safe and Chip resistant. Their products matches are the best across the globe. Company’s Classique Collection, comprises of an elegant range of tableware that stands out for its striking milky white glaze and consumer-friendly properties. Its exquisitely chic international designs are very much in demand. Its Ivory Collection is inspired and is well adorned on the walls and plates of kings and nawabs. Its soft milky glaze, its smooth texture has been adored through the centuries. Diva brings you a collection as refined as ivory designed by leading Indian fashion designer, Manish Malhotra. Adding to Diva a one-of-a-kind, haute couture collection meant to be collectibles for connoisseurs of high taste and the uber-chic. Solitaire Crystal is handcrafted to protection as per global standards in aesthetic and design. Every cut and every sparkle redefines the spheres of clarity. Renowed Globally, it makes a prominent presence of India in the entire world market of Crystals. Crockery has by far become an integral part of every dining room not only because of its utility but also it can lend grandeur even to a humble little dwelling. The role of dining room has changed from merely being a place to dine in to one of stately proportions. Crockery adds grace and class to the decor of the dining room giving it a royal ambience. In the Indian milieu, one can hardly find a modern household without at least one set of crockery proudly exhibited in a rather strategic spot on the mantle or showcase another set for daily use. Crockery enhances the positive mood and vibes, soothing the mind of the guest and the host alike. The demand for crockery in India has undergone dramatic change. Crockery is no longer used only as a serve ware but as a lifestyle product. With the changing lifestyle and attitude of people, the design of crockery has undergone sea change. A transition from Stainless Steel to Glass wares has been observed. With cultural diversity and varied lifestyles in India, crockery market is one of the most vibrant market segments. A highly fragmented market, crockery has been one of the fastest growing segments over the past few years paving the way for new market players to enter the industry. Customers prefer to buy branded crockery (mainly low-priced) rather than unbranded crockery. As the prices of La Opala RG’s (LORL) crockery are close to the prices of unbranded crockery, there is a shift in customers’ preference towards LORL products. LOPALA RG is looking at product extension and plans to sell products like water glasses, juice glasses, and Wine glasses and also bake and serve products. It will outsource the manufacture of these products and leverage on brand equity of La Opala apart from its distribution reach. This will significantly improve revenue and RoCE of LaOpala. Currently, the company caters to four different price segments - La Opala catering to the economic segment, Diva Classic, Diva Ivory and Diva Designer Collection catering to basic, medium and premium segments, respectively. Diva Classic enjoys a 35 % premium to La Opala, Diva Ivory enjoys around 15 % premium to Diva Classic and Diva Designer Collection enjoys a premium of 15 % to Diva Ivory. Institutional orders account for 4 %-5 % of LORL’s revenue. The addressable market for la Opala is Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 8,000 Cr and right now only Rs. 1,000 Cr is what it addresses of which 50 % is organised. So the organised market that La Opala Rg caters is Rs. 500 Cr of which its topline is about Rs. 150 to 200 Cr. So the scale of expanding across India as it grows its product range is tremendous. On financial side, La Opala RG Ltd achieved a turnover of Rs. 41.91 Cr for the 1st quarter of the current year 2014-15 as against Rs. 32.17 Cr in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The company has reported an EBITDA of Rs. 11.00 Cr an increased by 30.36 % y-o-y as against prior period of last year. In Q1 FY15, net profit jumps up by 35.81 % y-o-y of Rs. 6.11 Cr against Rs. 4.50 Cr in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The principal risks in the sector comprise increased competition, cheaper imports, volatile fuel costs and change in government policies affecting the sector, brand weakness and stiff competition from the unorganised sector. Net Sales and PAT of the company are expected to grow at a CAGR of 18 % and 23 % over 2013 to 2016E respectively. It is expected that the company surplus scenario is likely to continue for the next three years, & will keep its growth story in the coming quarters also. At the current market price of Rs. 350.70, the stock P/E ratio is at 51.42 x FY15E and 43.72 x FY16E respectively. Company can post Earning per share (EPS) of Rs. 6.82 for FY15E and Rs. 8.02. One can buy this stock with a Short Term target of Rs. 404 and Rs. 600.00 for Medium to Long term investment. 

KEY FINANCIALS	FY13	FY14	FY15E	FY16E
SALES (₹ Crs)	153.91	177.85	213.43	251.84
NET PROFIT (₹ Cr)	22.87	29.95	36.17	42.52
EPS (₹)	21.59	5.65	6.82	8.02
PE (x)	60.45	46.17	38.23	32.52
P/BV (x)	18.67	14.14	11.08	8.82
EV/EBITDA (x)	33.13	27.19	22.73	19.29
ROE (%)	30.89	30.62	28.97	27.11
ROCE (%)	48.77	51.84	48.30	45.11

I would buy LA OPALA RG LTD for Medium to Long term for target of Rs. 600.00 and for the shorter term the target would be Rs. 404.00. As I always say, I am a long term believer in markets & I do respect the markets and will keep a strict stop loss of ₹ 322.64 on every purchase. (Why Strict stop loss of 8 % ?) - Click Here

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MAYUR UNIQUOTERS LTD : DIWALI 2014 MUHURAT PICK !!!

Scrip Code: 522249 / MAYURUNIQ

CMP:  Rs. 418.80; Buy at current levels and at every dipps. Medium to Long Term Target: Rs. 600 and can go to Rs. 800 in two years time; STOP LOSS – Rs. 385.30; Market Cap: Rs. 1,813.39 Cr; 52 Week High/Low: Rs. 485.00 / Rs. 125.00. Total Shares: 4,33,05,600 shares; Promoters : 3,06,61,904 shares –70.80 %; Total Public holding : 1,26,43,696 shares – 29.19 %; Book Value: Rs. 27.36; Face Value: Rs. 5.00; EPS: Rs. 13.92; Dividend: 95.00 %; P/E: 30.56 times; Ind. P/E: 30.08; EV/EBITDA: 18.40.

Total Debt: Rs. 21.00 Cr; Enterprise Value: Rs. 1,828.84 Cr.

MAYUR UNIQUOTERS LIMITED: Mayur Uniquoters Limited was founded in 1992 and is based in Jaipur, India. Mayur Uniquoters Limited manufactures and sells coated textile fabrics in India. The company’s products include artificial leather, synthetic leather, and PVC vinyl. Its products are used in footwear, furnishings, automotive OEM, automotive replacement, and automotive exports markets. The company sells products directly to OEMs, as well as to other manufacturers and wholesalers. It also exports its products to the Middle East, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Russia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Italy, and the United States. The company had declared splits in face value of its shares from Rs. 10 to Rs. 5 in July 2013 and gave bonus of 1:1 in June 2012 and again 1:1 bonus in February 2014. Mayur Uniquoters Ltd has an installed capacity of 400,000 Linear Meters per month & it has a full range of machinery to full-fill Printing, Embossing, Lacquering, Sue ding and laminating needs. The company possesses fully equipped Physical, Chemical and Product Development Laboratories capable of testing nearly all the properties of Artificial Leather for different segments and applications. Company also manufactures and exports PVC Vinyl also referred to as Artificial Leather or Synthetic Leather; they are also termed as PVC Leather Cloth, PU/PVC Leather Cloth. The company has its own inline testing lab, physical testing lab, raw material testing lab, Colour testing lab and product development lab. Company carters to major automobile brands in India to name the few are BMW, General Motors, Daimler, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Honda, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, LML. Mayur Uniquoters Ltd is locally compared with Superhouse Ltd, Lawreshwar Polymers Ltd, Super Tannery ltd, Super House Ltd, Crew BOS products Ltd, Mideast India Ltd, Mirza International Ltd, Fenoplast ltd, Zenith Exports Ltd, Mayur Leather Products Ltd, Relaxo Footware ltd globally compared with Daiichi Kasei Company Ltd of Japan, Chanco International Group Ltd of Hong Kong.

Investment Rationale:

Mayur Uniquoters Ltd is the largest manufacturer of artificial leather and PVC Vinyl in India and was established by Mr. Poddar in 1994. Mayur Uniquoters is a market leader with installed capacity of 2.5 million linear meters per month. The company is operating at 100 % capacity utilisation, and has planned to expand its capacity further to 3.05 million linear meters per month by 2015. Company’s nearest competitor is just 50 % of the company’s current capacity. The company derives more than 50 % of its revenues through organised footwear industry and some of its prestigious clients include all top names such as Bata, Action, Liberty, Relaxo, etc. and the Automobile industry contributes 35 % of revenue and some of its prestigious clients include all top names such as BMW, General Motors, Daimler, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Honda, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, LML. This list further indicates the consistent superior quality provided by Mayur Uniquoters. On the export front, the company has managed to get entry into Ford Motors and Chrysler. In addition, orders from clients like GM, Mercedes and BMW are also in the pipeline. Due to inherent negatives of natural leather such as being derived from animal sources, tanneries causing pollution and most importantly due to its high cost, Synthetic Leather has become a better economical alternate to natural leather and Mayur Uniquoters sees an increasing trend of replacing natural leather with synthetic leather in various industries. As per the management of Mayur Uniquoters Ltd, the addressable market size is in the range of Rs. 4,000- Rs. 5,000 crores. The Indian textile industry is one of the major sectors of Indian economy largely contributing towards the growth of the country’s industrial sector. The textile sector contributes 14 % to industrial production, 4 % to National GDP, and 10.63 % to country’s export earnings. Textile sector in India provides direct employment to over 35 million people and holds the second position after the agriculture sector in providing employment. Growing at a rapid pace, the Indian Market is being flocked by foreign investors exploring investment purposes and with an increasing trend in the demand for textile products in the country, a number of new companies and joint ventures are being set up in the country to capture new opportunities in the market The most significant change in the Indian textile industry has been the advent of man-made fibres (MMF). The country has successfully placed its innovative range of Man Made Fibres textiles in almost all the countries across the globe. Lower realisations and margins in the domestic market have prompted Mayur Uniquoters to shift focus towards exports and replacement markets. Mayur Uniquoters has successfully acquired clientele in the global Auto OEM markets such as Ford (USA) and Chrysler (USA). The company is expecting to supply to other global OEM players such as BMW, Mercedes and GM. In future, the company can insulate itself from any recessionary trends in the auto industry by targeting the replacement market. Supplying to the dealers of the aftermarket segment of USA is also under consideration. Indian synthetic leather manufacturers supply mainly to the Footwear industry and to the Automotive OEMs. The market size of synthetic leather industry in India is estimated to be Rs. 4500 crores. The unorganised sector accounts for 50 % of this market, whereas the remaining 50 % is serviced by the organised sector which comprises 10-15 players including 5-6 big players. These organized players include Jasch Industries, Fenoplast, Manish Vinyl, V.K. Polycoats, HR Polycoats and Polynova Industries, among others. Synthetic leather is also used to make accessories such as bags, home furnishings etc. Synthetic leather has found acceptance in the western markets which have been traditionally natural leather markets. As cost efficiency gains importance in the global auto markets, synthetic leather, which is 4-5 times cheaper than natural leather, has become a preferred choice for Auto OEMs. Apart from the cost differential, synthetic leather has found favour over natural leather due to a variety of reasons such as reduced pollution, animal cruelty concerns etc usually associated with leather tanning. The market size of India's synthetic leather industry is expected to double in the next five years to Rs. 9,000 crore on account of improved technology, improved product quality, increasing consumption and purchasing power.

Outlook and Valuation: 

Mayur Uniquoters Limited manufactures and sells coated textile fabrics in India. The company’s products include artificial leather, synthetic leather, and PVC vinyl. Its products are used in footwear, furnishings, automotive OEM, automotive replacement, and automotive exports markets. The company sells products directly to OEMs, as well as to other manufacturers and wholesalers. The company is in the process of installing a 5th coating line, which will be dedicated mainly to the exports market. This will take the coating line production from 1.85 mn linear meters per month to 2.5 mn linear meters per month. In addition, the company is planning to increase this capacity to 3.1 mn linear meters per month going forward. The capacity addition will lead to increase in volume and the export focus will lead to margin expansion. In addition, the company is doing backward integration in manufacturing synthetic knitted fabric, a key raw material post chemicals with investment of Rs. 25 crores. This will lead to quality control and reduce rejection which will also help in margin expansion. Company has its Economic Moat (A competitive advantage that one company has over the other companies in the same industry – by Warren Buffett) expanding moats which is a very strong sign of a future Multi-bagger stock. Footwear segment contributes 54 % to Mayur Uniquoters Ltd’s total revenues on the back of big clientele. The company’s clientele include Bata, Paragon, Liberty, Action, VKC group and Relaxo. The current market size of Indian footwear industry is estimated at Rs. 30,000 Cr to Rs. 35,000 Cr. The industry witnessed a CAGR of 18 % over FY08-12, which in turn led to growth in Mayur Uniquoters Ltd’s footwear segment. India’s average per capita footwear consumption is at 2.5 footwear pair’s p.a, which is much lower than the average per capita consumption of 5.0 pair’s in the developed countries. Thus, there is scope for improvement, which in turn offers big opportunity for players such as Mayur Uniquoters Ltd to cater to this growing market. The Auto OEM segment is the second largest segment for Mayur Uniquoters Ltd. This segment contributes 35 % to the company’s total revenues. Mayur Uniquoters Ltd caters to both domestic as well as global OEMs and replacement markets. OEM exports realisations can be as high as US$ 7 to $ 9 per metre (Rs. 427 to Rs. 550 per metre) over domestic OEM realisation of Rs. 120-135 per metre. The realisation from sale to Global OEMs with Indian presence stands at Rs. 200 per metre. Synthetic leather is produced by a process known as calendaring where PVC sheet and two distinct layers of knitted fabrics are fused together. Mayur commands 7 % to 8 % market share in Indian PVC market and has steadily increased its exposure to big Auto OEM players. Mayur Uniquoters has already received approvals and featured in the supplier list of Auto OEMs such as Ford India, GM India & Mahindra SUV500 etc. It is also part of the approval list of suppliers to Ford Worldwide along with Chrysler (USA). Mayur intends to expand its presence in the global market as a key synthetic leather supplier. Mayur Uniquoters Ltd has achieved backward integration linkage by investing Rs. 25 crores in a unit producing knitted fabrics. This could bring down the raw material costs by 5-10 % and in turn improve margins. By controlling the quality of raw material, the company would also target a lower rejection rate, thus improving quality. Also, this backward integration would significantly reduce the product development cycle from 2-3 months to 3-4 weeks. The company has consistently improved its realisation per meter from Rs. 188 per meter in FY11 to Rs. 225 per meter in FY13. The growth in high margin exports business and the backward integration in manufacturing knitted fabric will lead to further improvement in margins. The comapny has been reporting strong return ratios for the last 4 years with ROE in excess of 40 %. Due to strong cost control and better working capital management, the debt equity ratio is negligible. There has also been consistency in dividend payout. On Financial side, Mayur Uniquoters Ltd.’s has consistently grown over the last decade. Its Sales are expected to grow at a CAGR of 23 % over FY13-FY16E. The company has revenue growth of 24 % CAGR over FY11-FY13.  It is expected that Mayur Uniquoters to continue recording such a strong revenue growth going ahead with its renewed focus on the Auto OEM segment and its emphasis on an exports led revenue growth. EBITDA is expected to record a growth of 17 % CAGR over FY13-16E. Company’s PAT grew at a CAGR of 31 % over FY11 to FY13 and is expected to grow at a healthy rate. Mayur Uniquoters offers a superior ROCE and ROE. It has reported an average of 61 % of RoCE since FY11 and will continue to generate healthy ROE, making it an attractive business to look at. Going forward, it is expected that the quality of ROE to remain in excess of 30 % with stable operating margins and minimal addition in leverage. Company will witness strong operating cash flows with no incremental capex; the Debt to Equity ratio is expected to be reduced further and company’s Operating cash flows are expected to remain strong on the back of robust sales and efficient working capital management. At the current market price of Rs. 418.80, the stock P/E ratio is at 13.29 x FY15E and 11.16 x FY16E respectively. Company can post Earning per share (EPS) of Rs. 31.50 for FY15E and Rs. 37.50. One can buy this stock with a target price of Rs. 600.00 for Medium to Long term investment. 

KEY FINANCIALS	FY13	FY14	FY15E	FY16E
SALES (₹ Crs)	381.00	487.00	600.00	709.00
NET PROFIT (₹ Cr)	44.00	54.00	68.00	81.00
EPS (₹)	20.10	25.00	31.50	37.50
PE (x)	48.20	19.40	15.40	12.90
P/BV (x)	8.90	6.60	5.00	3.80
EV/EBITDA (x)	15.40	12.20	9.40	7.70
ROE (%)	42.70	39.10	36.80	33.30
ROCE (%)	55.60	48.20	45.80	42.70

I would buy MAYUR UNIQUOTERS LTD for Medium to Long term for target of Rs. 600.00 and stock can see Rs. 800 and for the shorter term the target would be Rs. 500.00. As I always say, I am a long term believer in markets & I do respect the markets and will keep a strict stop loss of ₹ 385.30 on every purchase. (Why Strict stop loss of 8 % ?) - Click Here

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HAPPY DIWALI & A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR SAMVAT 2071 !!!

HELLO READER FRIENDS, 

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A VERY HAPPY DIWALI &

   A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR !!!!

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There's always something warm and bright, about this time of the year, when everything has a special glow, and hearts are full of Cheer, that's why this special greetings comes your way, to wish you all a life's best on Diwali and in the coming New Year too.....

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I Wish you all and your loved ones a Very Happy Diwali and A Prosperous New Year and Thank you all for being there as a backbone of the Blog for 7 long years..

From the last Samvat to this, markets has definately made every one happy this year. From last years Muhurat trading of 6,317.35 Nifty to current Nifty of 7,995 (22 oct 2014), its a fantastic 1,677.65 points run a excellent return of 26.55 % and if we take the peak of our markets then its around 2,247 points of run up from nifty low of 5,933. Whatever the case may be (elections, majority to new government, expectations of reforms etc) but the investors are happy as of now. But still I am concerned, 

Yeah am concerned, dont get me wrong I still hold my bullish view for Indian Economy & markets. We all know that there is a wave of change in Indian Economy and changes does not occur in sudden, it takes its own course of time and Stock markets tends to react faster than we expect and when the sanity of the markets returns, we see down trend in markets which are nothing but a reflection of true fundamentals of our economy.. 

Give a look at our IIP - struggling at 0.40 % our GDP at 5.7 %, and adding on to it our corporates are not enthusiastic enough to do major investments, remember I have repetitively kept on saying again and again that our corporates still holds huge chunk of cash of around Rs. 5,70,000 Cr. Secondly, this rally has come at a time when there were depressed earnings and if we see at the previous market peak, which was of Jan 2008, the earnings growth trajectory was Upwards at that point of time and currently the earnings growth is muted, this means that a lot of the anticipated improvement in earnings is already priced in. 

Looking at the way the earning season is going I feel that there could be downfall in markets which can wipe off entire gains, anyways the 10 years average historical PE of Indian markets is around 17.8x but below its peak of 25x. I see Nifty levels to cool off around 7,400 - 7,600 and then the new wave of bull market should start which I hope will be on back of the strong investments by the corporates, double digit IIP, lower inflation, strong earnings growth and hopefully GDP number of 8.5%.. So friends just be cautious and start booking your profits because we can see a sell off within 3-4 months.. Buy fundamentally strong stocks and keep a strict stoploss of 8 % ..Till then happy Investing !!!

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SNOWMAN LOGISTICS LTD : LOGISTICS THE DIFFERENT WAY !!!

Scrip Code: 538635 / SNOWMAN

CMP:  Rs.  85.75; Buy at current levels. Short Term Taget : Rs. 100.00;
Medium to Long Term Target: Rs. 125; STOP LOSS – Rs. 78.89; Market Cap: Rs. 1,427.30 Cr; 52 Week High/Low: Rs. 103.80 / Rs. 47.00.

Total Shares: 16,64,49,395 shares; Promoters : 6,72,54,119 shares – 40.41 %; Total Public holding : 9,91,95,276 shares – 59.59 %; Book Value: Rs. 17.83; Face Value: Rs. 10.00; EPS: Rs. 1.81; Dividend: 00.00 %; P/E: 47.37 times; Ind. P/E: 55.21; EV/EBITDA: 24.18.

Total Debt: Rs. 90.64 Cr; Enterprise Value: Rs. 1,534.03 Cr.

SNOWMAN LOGISTICS LIMITED: Snowman Logistics Limited was founded in 1993 and is based in Bengaluru, India. The company was formerly known as Snowman Frozen Foods Limited and changed its name to Snowman Logistics Limited in March 17, 2011. Snowman Logistics Limited is a subsidiary of Gateway Distriparks Limited. The company came out with an IPO on August 2014 offering 4.20 Cr equity shares of Rs. 10 each for Rs. 47 per share raising Rs. 197.40 Cr. The object of offer for sale was to set up a new temperature controlled and ambient warehouse, to provide long term working capital and for other general corporate purposes. The shares got listed on Indian bourses on September 12, 2014 with a staggering at Rs. 79.80. Snowman Logistics Limited is an integrated temperature controlled logistics service provider with 23 temperature controlled warehouses across 14 locations in India. It has a storage capacity of 58,543 warehousing pallets and 3,000 ambient pallets. The company also owns and leases reefer and ambient vehicles. As of March 31, 2014, it operated 370 reefer vehicles consisting of 307 leased and 63 owned vehicles. In addition, the company offers primary and secondary distribution services; consignment agency services; and value added services, such as kitting, labelling, sorting, stuffing, and de-stuffing of containers, repacking, and bulk breaking. It serves corporate customers in dairy, ice-creams, chocolates, and poultry and meat industry sectors. It also offers services to Confectioneries including chocolate and baked products; Fruits and vegetables; Healthcare and pharmaceutical products; and Industrial products such as x-ray, and photo-imaging, films. It operates in two segments, Temperature Controlled Services and Ambient Distribution. The company offers warehousing solutions that cover ambient, chilled, frozen, and blast freezing facilities. Snowman Logistics Limited is locally compared with Allcargo Logistics Ltd, Blue Dart Express Ltd, Container Corporation of India Ltd, Gati Ltd, Gateway Distriparks Ltd, Sical Logistics Ltd, Kesar Terminals & Infrastructure Ltd, North Eastern Carrying Corporation Ltd, Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd, Patel Integrated Logistics Ltd, Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd globally compared with Kawanishi Warehouse Co, Ltd of Japan, Sugimura Warehouse Co Ltd of Japan, Royal Mail Plc of London, Postal Services mail Plc of London, Deutsche Post AG of Germany, PostNL N.V. of Netherlands, Hanjin Transportation Co., Ltd of South Korea, Pos Malaysia Berhad of Malaysia, Singapore Post Ltd of Singapore, Yusen Logistics Co Ltd, Hyundai Glovis Co Ltd of Korea, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings of USA, Bpost NV-SA Brussels, Belgium, Kintetsu World Express Inc of Japan, UPS – United parcel Service Inc of USA, Fedex Corp of USA, Air transport Services Group of Ohio, Hub Group Inc of Illinois, Xpo Logistics Inc of USA, Echo Global Logistics Inc of Illinois, Uti Worldwide Inc of British Virgin Islands,  Chichibu Railway Co., Ltd of Japan, Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd of Japan, Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd.

Investment Rationale:

Snowman Logistics Ltd is the most preferred integrated temperature controlled warehouse and transport logistics company in the organized sector enjoying lion market share. The company has been also providing additional services like repacking of products for direct marketing in retail market to the manufacturers, exporters and adding value addition of services to its clients that include Hindustan Unilever, Cadbury, McCain, Baskin Robbins, Ferrero Rocher, Taj Hotels, etc. and has PAN India presence at 14 locations with 23 warehouses and fleet of 370. Currently 242 cities are covered and plans more cities to be added to the network each year. During FY14, Snowman Logistics Ltd.’s warehouses were running at 82 % utilization while the trucking business was running at 100 % utilization. Gateway Distriparks Limited is the promoter and the largest shareholder of the company. Snowman Logistics offers blast freezing facilities at its temperature controlled warehouses in Bengaluru, Mevalurkuppam, (near Chennai), Visakhapatnam, Serampore (near Kolkata), Taloja (near Mumbai), Ahmedabad, Palwal (near Delhi), and Mubarakpur (near Chandigarh). Its integrated ‘Source to Stores’ operations comprise warehousing, primary distribution and secondary distribution and value-added services including kitting, labeling, sorting and bulk breaking. India falls under the category of low cold chain adoption countries i.e. countries with less than 10 % of produce passing through a cold chain, reflecting a significant potential for growth in Cold Chains. Temperature Controlled Logistics (TCL) provider in India is largely fragmented and generally focuses on a single region or focuses on any one aspect of the logistics chain such as storage or transportation. Consequently, there are very few integrated temperature controlled logistics service providers who have the ability to service customers on a pan-India basis. It is estimated that the current market share of organized players is only around 6 % to 7 % in the temperature controlled warehousing segment and about 15 % to 20 % in the temperature controlled transportation. So, the potential for growth in organized services in this sector is immense. It is expected that the organized outsourced temperature controlled services to grow at around 20 % p.a as against an overall market growth of around 15 % and in terms of volume, the existing capacity is estimated to be around 30 million MT of temperature controlled warehousing and around 7,000 – 8,000 in Reefer Vehicles. From the existing cold warehousing capacity, 75 % is dedicated to potatoes while 23 % is classified as ‘Multipurpose’ i.e. catering to multiple commodities across dairy products, frozen foods, fruits and vegetables and the balance 2 % is used across meat and seafood. 

Temperature Controlled Logistics (TCL) is responsible for preserving the quality to enable their availability during an off – season or making them available at locations far from the production/ processing locations. The temperature sensitive products like dairy & perishable products is stored & preserved in a custom built temperature controlled warehouses. These temperature controlled warehouse generally consists of temperature zones which are capable of warehousing goods in the range of –25ºC to +20ºC. Similarly, temperature controlled distribution entails primary and secondary transportation of temperature sensitive products from source to stores using temperature controlled containerized trucks and cargo trains. Certain containerized trucks are also modified to enable installation of temperature controlled zones. Businesses which utilize cold chains in India include dairy, poultry and meat, seafood, ready – to eat, chocolates, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, industrial products and fruit and vegetables. India’s temperature controlled logistics industry is estimated to be around Rs. 12,000 Cr to Rs. 15,000 Cr and is expected to grow at 15 % to 20 %, year on year, for the next 3 to 4 years to Rs. 22,000 Cr to Rs. 25,000 Cr. The growth is expected to be driven by an increase in the consumption of temperature sensitive perishables; Greater use of temperature controlled logistics in categories such as pharmaceuticals and fruits and vegetables and from the increase in the consumption of a gamut of niche and high end products that need to be maintained in temperature controlled environment. Since FY12, Cold Storage business in India has been given the "Infrastructure status", which makes bank financing easier. Also, Snowman Logistics is eligible for 100 % deduction under section 35AD for all capex made till AY13. This investment deduction allowance rate has increased from 100 % to 150 % in AY14. The tax benefits given to warehousing income under section 80 (I) (B) along with subsidy schemes will also be helpful for the company to aggressively pursue capex and growth. Snowman Logistics has asset light business model, given that 83 % of its entire fleet is on lease. Similarly for Warehouse division, company usually leases out the land on a long term basis and constructs its own building used for storage purposes. Snowman Logistics owns, both land and building at 9 of these 23 temperature controlled warehouses. This asset light strategy has helped the company to quickly scale up its businesses, thereby generating quicker pay-back period for investment made and higher Return on Networth. Management has maintained that money raised from issue proceeds would be deployed for capacity expansion, thereby restricting any further RoNW expansion in FY15E.

Outlook and Valuation: 

Snowman Logistics Limited is an integrated temperature controlled logistics service provider, promoted by Gateway Distriparks Ltd which in itself is one of the largest players in the organized temperature controlled logistics. Gateway Distriparks holds 40.4 % (post issue) in Snowman Logistics Ltd. Gateway Distriparks’s expertise as a major logistics player in India augurs well for Snowman Logistics as it instils confidence among Snowman’s customers besides providing leverage in institutional and banking relationship for Snowman’s business operations. A strong promoter and sound investor base reinforces Snowman logistics as a major brand in a largely unorganised temperature controlled logistics industry. Snowman Logistics Ltd caters to numerous customers ranging from HUL to McCain foods and from Suguna Foods to Ferrero India Pvt Ltd to Hotel Taj. Many of Snowman’s customers are competitors in their respective industry and Snowman’s ability to cater to each one of them in an unbiased and professional manner is a testament to the fact that contributions from its top clients have remained largely unchanged in the past three years. Snowman’s top 20 clients contributed nearly 56.75 % in FY11, 49.92 % in FY12, 39.02 % in FY13 and 44.1 % in Fy14, respectively in terms of revenue. The company garnered Rs. 197.40 Cr through its IPO during the month of August 2014. The company intends to use the part of the net IPO proceeds to setup six temperature controlled warehouses and 2 ambient warehouses across six cities. The estimated cost of construction of these warehouses is around Rs. 140 Cr. This will increase the pallet capacity from 61,000 to 85,000 (1 pallet = 1 Tonne) by FY15. The company intends to use the IPO funds of Rs. 197.40 Cr to retire its bridge loan and will meet the remaining capex of Rs. 128.28 Cr. Long term working capital requirements of Rs. 8.41 Cr will also be met from the IPO proceeds. The left over amount will be utilised for general corporate purposes after meeting the issue related expenses. The demand for perishable products is expected to increase in the coming years thus creating the need for larger warehouses and bigger fleet size to carry the products to the end customer. With new capacity coming on stream, Snowman Logistics will be able to garner greater market share from the anticipated pickup in demand. On Financial side, the company enjoys robust EBIDTA margin of 25 % and is likely to post 42.2 % revenue and 45.3 % EBITDA CAGR over FY14-16E. The company has adopted an asset light business model which has helped to keep fixed assets low, resulting in improvement in return ratios. As of FY14, 13 of the 23 warehouse land and 307 out of 370 reefer vehicles are on lease. Return ratios like RoE/RoCE have improved from 8.5 %/3.8 % in FY10 to 13.3 %/8.4 % in FY14. Snowman Logistics has a healthy balance sheet as the business throws up positive operating cash flow. And once these warehouses is fully operational, maintenance capex and overhead expenses would be stable and will increase revenues. This can throw up significant cash flows and will help margin expansion. Snowman Logistics is the only player in the organized segment in India, thus should command a scarcity premium in terms of valuation. Snowman Logistics offers a robust business model with one of the highest temperature controlled warehousing capacity, largest fleet size, national presence and market dominant position. At the CMP of Rs. 85.75, the stock is trading at its all-time high P/E of 61.25 x FY14E, 50.44x FY15E and 35.72x FY16E. The Company can post EPS of Rs. 1.40 for FY15E & Rs. 17.0 of FY16E & for FY17E it can post an EPS of around Rs. 2.40. Given the attractive valuations with the pan India presence, robust growth prospects and with excellent client base, one can buy into this Stock with a target price of Rs. 100 for the short term and for the medium to long term it should be Rs. 125.00.

KEY FINANCIALS	FY14A	FY15E	FY16E	FY17E
SALES (₹ Crs)	153.40	193.80	254.50	331.20
NET PROFIT (₹ Cr)	22.50	22.60	27.40	40.00
EPS (₹)	1.40	1.40	1.70	2.40
PE (x)	34.70	34.50	28.50	19.50
P/BV (x)	3.50	1.80	1.70	1.60
EV/EBITDA (x)	23.60	15.80	12.30	9.50
ROE (%)	10.10	5.20	5.90	8.00
ROCE (%)	6.50	6.50	7.40	9.40

I would buy SNOWMAN LOGISTICS LTD for Medium to Long term for target of Rs. 125.00 and for the shorter term the target would be Rs. 100.00. As I always say, I am a long term believer in markets & I do respect the markets and will keep a strict stop loss of ₹ 78.89 on every purchase. (Why Strict stop loss of 8 % ?) - Click Here

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