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Tata Communications (Q4 FY11)

India Infoline Research Team / 12:26 , May 31, 2011

CMP Rs213, Target Rs232, Upside 8.9%

  • Tcom standalone revs up marginally 2% yoy (-1.6% qoq) while lower opex and other costs supported 144bps (+221bps qoq) expansion in margin to 24.8%; reported PAT up ~11% qoq but lower 68% yoy due to Rs2.2bn interest on tax refund included in Q4 FY10
  • Neotel continues to be drag on consolidated performance-Tcom’s FY11 share of Neotel losses widened to Rs5.5bn vs Rs4.6bn in FY10; albeit, Q4 loss moderated to Rs1.6bn vs ~Rs2bn in Q3 FY11 and Rs4.2bn a year ago; consolidated revenues up 3.2% (+1.7% qoq); continued decline in N/W costs drove 986bps yoy surge in margin (+126bps qoq)
  • Tcom has made conscious efforts to diversify from its core wholesale voice business and tap the higher margin managed services and cloud business; however, we believe impact on revenues and EBIDTA may be back-ended even as Neotel continues to exert pressure at consol level; narrow our FY12/13 loss estimates but retain MP with a revised 9-mth SOTP tgt of Rs232 (earlier Rs245)
Analyst meet takeaways
  • In FY11, company carried ~40bn (16% share) international voice mins, up 25% yoy while voice net rev/min down 23% yoy to US¢46 after a 37% fall in FY10; wholesale remains a cash cow although it has to contend with fierce competition and falling net rev/min; Tcom also has 42 data centres with >1mn sq ft of space
  • Capex: Tcom guided for US$400-450mn capex in FY12 ex-Neotel but cash capex would be lower; FY11 capex at US$298mn (12% of gross revenues). Neotel investment till FY11 at US$250mn 
  • Debt: FY11 gross consol debt ex-Neotel at US$1.6bn vs US$1.4bn last year while net debt stood at US$1.4bn
  • Neotel update: FY11 total revenues up 37% yoy to US$321mn; A US$6bn addressable market opportunity leaves tremendous scope for expansion; Neotel may turn EBIDTA +ve in the current year  
Results table (consolidated)
(Rs m) Q4 FY11 % yoy % qoq FY11 % yoy
Net sales 30,688 3.2 1.7 119,320 8.2
Network costs (17,926) (5.3) (1.5) (71,280) 10.2
Operating & other exp. (5,003) (9.6) 1.0 (19,511) (2.8)
Personnel costs (4,203) (11.6) 7.5 (16,273) 5.9
Operating profit 3,557 590.2 14.1 12,256 21.1
OPM (%) 11.6 986 bps 126 bps 10.3 109 bps
Depreciation (3,913) (14.5) 1.2 (15,483) 2.5
Interest (953) (30.0) (36.2) (5,176) (0.6)
Other income 653 - (5.4) 2,011 68.2
PBT (657) (88.4) (57.7) (6,393) (28.9)
Tax (100) (83.0) (52.1) (688) -
Minority Int/Associates (192) 47.9 (11.2) (790) 34.0
Adjusted PAT (948) (85.1) (52.0) (7,871) (3.5)
Extra ordinary items (671) - - (671) -
Reported PAT (1,619) (61.2) (18.0) (8,542) 42.9
Source: Company, India Infoline Research
 
Q4 FY11 standalone
(Rs m) Q4 FY11 % yoy % qoq FY11 % yoy
Net sales 8,636 2.1 (1.6) 34,090 5.9
Operating profit 2,138 8.4 8.0 8,429 12.9
OPM (%) 24.8 144 bps 221 bps 24.7 153 bps
PBT 684 172.0 4.3 2,253 147.4
Tax (219) (74.1) 10.2 (692) -
Adjusted PAT 465 - 1.7 1,561 (41.1)
Extra items 40 (98.1) - 40 -
Reported PAT 506 (68.2) 10.5 1,602 (66.9)
Source: Company, India Infoline Research
 
Financial summary
Y/e 31 Mar (Rs m) FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E
Revenues 110,256 119,320 132,468 143,577
yoy growth (%) 10.7 8.2 11.0 8.4
Operating profit 10,124 12,256 14,042 16,224
OPM (%) 9.2 10.3 10.6 11.3
Pre-exceptional PAT (10,795) (7,870) (6,380) (5,504)
Reported PAT (5,977) (8,541) (6,380) (5,504)
yoy growth (%) - 42.9 (25.3) (13.7)





EPS (Rs) (21.0) (30.0) (22.4) (19.3)
P/BV (x) 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.9
EV/EBITDA (x) 14.0 12.5 11.1 9.6
Debt/Equity (x) 1.6 2.3 2.9 3.5
Source: Company, India Infoline Research