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Swarnendu Bhushan

MOSL: OIL & GAS: Media reports: OMCs to absorb INR1/liter on auto fuels; Expect adverse impact of 2-4% on EBITDA

Oil & Gas: Media reports: OMCs to absorb INR1/liter on auto fuels; Expect adverse impact of 2-4% on EBITDA; reiterate Buy

 

  • According to a CNBC flash, it appears that the government has asked the OMCs to absorb INR1/liter on auto fuels.
  • It may be recalled that after a dismal 3QFY18, the OMCs had raised their marketing margins to INR3.2/liter on petrol and INR3.4/liter on diesel, much higher than INR2.7-2.8/liter in FY17.
  • If indeed the OMCs have to absorb INR1/liter, their gross marketing margins on auto fuels would decrease to INR2.2-2.4/liter.
  • In our FY19 estimates, we have already considered pragmatic gross margins of INR2.5/liter, which means an impact of INR0.1-0.3/liter on our base case assumption, implying 2-4% adverse impact on EBITDA.

 Our view

  • We do not expect much impact, unless this is magnified further. We believe oil prices have spiked due to temporary geopolitics and should decline, providing relief to the OMCs. We reiterate Buy, with a target price of INR261 for IOCL, INR554 for BPCL, and INR536 for HPCL.
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