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MOSL: CONTAINER CORPORATION (Neutral)-Beat led by volume growth and margin expansion

​Container Corporation: Beat led by volume growth and margin expansion

(CCRI IN, Mkt Cap USD3.9b, CMP INR1176, TP INR1214, 3% Upside, Neutral)

  • Revenue increased 9% YoY (-6% QoQ) to INR14.5b in 1QFY18, ahead of our estimate of INR13.8b, led by strong volume growth. EBITDA of INR3.3b (+25% YoY, -34% QoQ) too exceeded our est. of INR2.6b, boosted by (i) strong volume growth (market share gains), (ii) Margin expansion (higher double-stacking and lower empty running charges). EBITDA margin stood at 22.4% v/s 19.6% in 1QFY17, led by expansion of 0.9pp YoY in EXIM margin. Reported PAT of INR2.4b (est. of INR1.7b; +36% YoY, -42% QoQ) was further boosted by higher other income of INR936m (+35% YoY).
  • Overall volumes grew 15% YoY to 843k teu (est. of 782k teu), led by pick-up in trade, and market share gains of ~400bp. EXIM volumes grew 13% YoY to 712k teu (est. of 663k teu). Domestic volumes grew 26% YoY to 129k teu (est. of 118k teu), driven by destocking of inventory ahead of GST roll-out.
  • Overall realization was at INR17,287/teu (est. of INR17,637 teu; -5% YoY), with EXIM/domestic realization at INR15,875/INR25,033.
  • Overall segmental EBIT stood at INR2,959/teu (est. of INR2,373 teu; -3% YoY), led by EXIM EBIT of 3,112/teu (-3% YoY) and domestic EBIT of INR2,121/teu (+457% YoY). Improvement in EXIM margin was led by higher double-stacking and in domestic margin by lower empty running charges.


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Container Corporation of India

Container Corp. of India is engaged in the transportation of containers by rail, management of ports, air cargo complexes and establishing cold-chain. Though rail is the main stay of Co.'s transportation plan, road services are also provided to cater to the need of door-to-door services, whether in the International or Domestic business. Co. is organized on All-India basis into two major operating divisions which are EXIM and Domestic divisions.

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