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Tata Communications (Q3 FY11)

India Infoline Research Team / 14:57 , Feb 01, 2011

CMP Rs226, Target Rs245, Upside 8.4% 

  • Tata Communications posted ~9% rise in Q3 revenues driven by 15% growth in data & managed services; core voice business sales tepid at +2.8% yoy, weighed down, we reckon, by a combination of moderate volume growth and pricing pressures; other income included Rs440mn in reversal of liabilities no longer required
  • Standalone revenue growth  of 14% yoy also driven by ~35% jump in data revenues
  • Control over staff and other opex led to a 14% yoy growth in consolidated EBIDTA
  • Strained by Neotel and weak voice performance, Tata Comm posts net loss of ~Rs2bn (vs. Rs2.1bn loss in Q2 FY11)
  • Based on 9M consolidated performance, we increase our FY11/12 loss estimates by ~12-13% and maintain Market Performer with a reduced 9-mth target of Rs245 (earlier Rs287)  
Results table (consolidated)
(Rs m) Q3 FY11 Q3 FY10 % yoy 9M FY11 % yoy
Net sales 30,180 27,709 8.9 88,632 10.1
Network costs (18,198) (16,619) 9.5 (53,354) 16.6
Operating & other exp. (4,953) (4,645) 6.6 (14,509) (0.2)
Personnel costs (3,911) (3,710) 5.4 (12,070) 13.7
Operating profit 3,118 2,736 14.0 8,699 (9.5)
OPM (%) 10.3 9.9 46 bps 9.8 (212) bps
Depreciation (3,865) (3,802) 1.7 (11,570) 9.8
Interest (1,494) (1,468) 1.8 (4,224) 9.8
Other income 690 412 67.7 1,358 (4.0)
PBT (1,550) (2,122) (26.9) (5,736) 71.0
Tax (208) 2,614 - (589) -
Minority Int/Associates (216) (190) - (598) 30.1
Reported PAT (1,974) 302 - (6,923) 283.6
Source: Company, India Infoline Research
 
Financial summary
Y/e 31 Mar (Rs m) FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E
Revenues 110,256 127,439 144,495 166,445
yoy growth (%) 10.7 15.6 13.4 15.2
Operating profit 10,124 12,617 15,316 18,642
OPM (%) 9.2 9.9 10.6 11.2
Pre-exceptional PAT (10,795) (7,697) (7,597) (6,110)
Reported PAT (5,977) (7,697) (7,597) (6,110)
yoy growth (%) - 28.8 (1.3) (19.6)





EPS (Rs) (21.0) (27.0) (26.7) (21.4)
P/E (x) - - - -
P/BV (x) 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.7
EV/EBITDA (x) 13.3 11.3 9.7 7.9
Debt/Equity (x) 1.6 2.1 2.8 3.5
Source: Company, India Infoline Research