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Swarnendu Bhushan

MOSL: HPCL (Neutral)-Adj. EBITDA below estimate-core GRM at USD2.7/bbl

HPCL: Adj. EBITDA below estimate; core GRM at USD2.7/bbl

(HPCL IN, Mkt Cap USD4.8b, CMP INR229, TP INR209, 9% Downside, Neutral)

 

  • HPCL reported EBITDA of INR30b (est. 23.2b, +4% YoY, -19% QoQ). However, knocking off inventory gains, core EBITDA stood at INR20.1b (est. 20.8b, -5% YoY, +44% QoQ). Forex loss stood at INR8.9b against gain of INR200m in 2QFY18 and loss of INR5.4b in 1QFY19. Interest cost stood at INR2b (est. 1.5b, +28% YoY, +5% QoQ). Other income came above estimates at INR4.1b (est. 3.4b, -17% YoY, +35% QoQ). PAT came in at INR10.9b (est. 11.4b, -37% YoY, -36% QoQ).
  • Core GRM stood at USD2.7/bbl (est. of USD3.9; USD5.5/bbl in 2QFY18 and USD3.2 in 1QFY19). Core GRM was lower YoY due to higher fuel and losses. However, despite distillate yield increasing from 74.2% in 1QFY19 to 76.72% in 2QFY19, core GRM declined reflecting higher production of products, which witnessed decline in cracks sequentially. Refining throughput stood at 4.8mmt v/s 4.6mmt in 2QFY18 and 4.5mmt in 1QFY19.
  • Marketing sales volume grew 4% YoY (-6%QoQ) to 9.1mmt in 2QFY19. Implied gross marketing margin including inventory expanded 10% YoY (-10% QoQ) to INR4.2/liter. Net of inventory gain, marketing margin stood at INR3.5/liter, flat YoY, +3% QoQ.
Underlying
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

Hindustan Petroleum is engaged in the refining and marketing of petroleum products. Co. operates 2 major refineries producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels & specialties, one in Mumbai (West Coast) of 6.5 Million Metric Tons Per Annum (MMTPA) capacity and the other in Vishakapatnam, (East Coast) with a capacity of 8.3 MMTPA. Co. also owns and operates a Lube Refinery producing Lube Base Oils of international standards, with a capacity of 428 TMT. Co.'s marketing network is facilitated by a Supply & Distribution infrastructure comprising Terminals, Pipeline networks, Aviation Service Stations, LPG Bottling Plants, Inland Relay Depots & Retail Outlets, Lube and LPG Distributorships.

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Motilal Oswal
Motilal Oswal

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Swarnendu Bhushan

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