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Swarnendu Bhushan

MOSL: INDRAPRASTHA GAS (Buy)-EBITDA marginally below estimate-strong volume growth continues

Indraprastha Gas: EBITDA marginally below estimate; strong volume growth continues

(IGL IN, Mkt Cap USD2.7b, CMP INR284, TP INR371, 31% Upside, Buy)

 

  • Net operating income for the quarter stood at INR14.2b (est. 13.3b, +26% YoY, +10% QoQ). Gross margins stood at INR10.7/scm v/s INR11.1/scm in 2QFY18 and INR10.8/scm in 2QFY19. IGL reported EBITDA of INR3.1b (est. INR3.2b, +9% YoY, +4% QoQ), marginally below our estimate. EBITDA/scm stood at INR5.7 (est. INR5.9; INR5.9 in 2QFY18, INR5.8 in 1QFY19). Higher-than-expected tax rate of 35.5% (est. 33.3%) resulted in PAT of INR1.9b (est. 2.0b, +11% YoY, +6% QoQ.
  • Strong CNG/PNG volume growth continues: CNG volumes grew 13% YoY (+7% QoQ) to 4.41mmscmd, while PNG volumes rose 13% YoY (+4% QoQ) to 1.48mmscmd. Total volumes grew 13% YoY (+6% QoQ) to 5.89mmscmd.
  • PAT for IGL’s subsidiaries (CUGL and MNGL) stood at INR470m (IGL’s share: ~50% at INR235m in 2QFY19).
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Indraprastha Gas Limited

Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) is an India-based city gas distribution company. The Company's business consists of sale of natural gas. The Company is focused on industrial and commercial business. The Company supplies compressed natural gas (CNG) to the transport sector and piped natural gas (PNG) to the domestic, industrial and commercial sectors in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The Company offers PNG, which includes methane-CH4, as well as other hydrocarbons. The Company offers CNG, a gaseous fuel that includes a mixture of hydrocarbons, primarily methane. The Company has approximately 340 CNG stations spread all around the National Capital Territory of Delhi and in NCR. The Company provides PNG connections to over 6.36 lakhs domestic households, and approximately 2,630 commercial and industrial customers.

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Motilal Oswal
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