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Shirish Rane

Inox Wind's Q1FY19 results (Outperformer) - Start of execution; Turning corner

Q1FY19 result highlights

  • INOX executed 80MW of order in Q1FY19. Note that the order book at end of FY17 had been cancelled owing to on going transition from Feed in Tariff (FiT) to auction regime. As a result, INOX witnessed execution of mere 8MW in entire FY18..
  • INOX has started execution in SECI 1 and 2 order book from this quarter. SECI 1 – 300MW order is likely to be executed by Q3FY19 while SECI 2- 300MW is likely to be executed by Q4FY19.
  • As a result, INOX sales was Rs4 bn(+306% yoy), EBITDA came in at Rs704m and INOX reported profit of Rs104m (vs est of loss of Rs21m), after four consecutive quarterly loss.
  • INOX reduced its receivables from Rs24bn (end Mar 2017) to Rs11bn (end Mar 2018) and further collected Rs3bn of old receivables (end June 2018). All old receivables are likely to be collected by Q3FY19
  • INOX has a strong order book of 950MW. The order book constitutes 250MW each under SECI tranches 1 and 2, 200MW under tranche 3, 100MW under tranche 4 and a 50MW order from states won on its balance sheet (SECI 1 and 2 downsold to leading IPPs). INOX has also received orders from third parties for 100MW of projects won under SECI tranche 1 and 2.

Key positives: Strong order inflow of 950MW in FY18; First quarterly profit after four consecutive quarter of loss

Impact on financials: We maintain our earnings estimates for FY19E/FY20E (EBITDA margin of 13% in FY19 & FY20)

Valuations & view

INOX Wind (INOX) is set for a turnaround after a disappointing FY18 (wind power installations fell 40% yoy to 1.8GW) as seen from the 1QFY19 results. We believe the transition from Feed in Tariff (FiT) to auction regime will help turn the tide in the wind power industry in FY19E. We believe FY19E will be promising for INOX, boosted by the company’s order book of 950MW and auction pipeline of 10GW (expected for the industry) each in FY19E and FY20E. INOX is suitably placed to reap the benefits from the new regime, resulting in PAT of Rs2.1bn in FY19E and Rs2.5bn in FY20E. We reiterate our Outperformer rating on the stock with a target price of Rs136/share (12x FY20E P/E).

Underlying
Inox Wind

Inox Wind Ltd. Inox Wind Limited is an integrated wind energy solutions provider. The Company is engaged in the manufacture of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs). The Company provides Engineering, Procurement and Commissioning (EPC); Operations and Maintenance (O and M), and Common Infrastructure Facilities services for WTGs. The Company offers various products, which include Inox DF 93.3, Inox DF 100 and Inox DF 113. The Company offers various services, which include infrastructure support and capabilities, operations and maintenance, and customer relationship management (CRM). The Company offers wind energy solutions and provides servicing to independent power producer (IPPs), Utilities, Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs), Corporates and Retail Investors. The Company also manufactures Blades and Tubular Towers, and Hubs and Nacelles. The Company has over three manufacturing plants located in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

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Shirish Rane

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