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Sumant Kumar

MOSL: TATA CHEMICALS (Neutral)-Recovery in Soda Ash volumes drives NA and India business

TATA CHEMICALS: Recovery in Soda Ash volumes drives NA and India business; Result above our estimate

(TTCH IN, Mkt Cap USD2.8b, CMP INR824, TP INR810, 2% Downside, Neutral)

 

  • TTCH’s consolidated EBITDA was above our estimate, led by a strong volume recovery in North America and India. The strong performance was despite higher energy cost in India and the UK. In North America, the spot market in Soda Ash is witnessing a price recovery, and the contract market is expected to follow suit on renewals.
  • Factoring its performance in 1QFY22, a faster volume recovery, and improved profitability in IMACID (JV of TTCH to manufacturer phosphoric acid), we have increased our FY22E PAT estimate by 54%. We have increased our FY23E PAT estimate by 8% as we had already built in a volume recovery earlier.
  • On a one-year forward basis, TTCH has historically traded at an average EV/EBITDA of 10.2x/9.8x/8.7x in the last three/five/10 years. It is now trading at 11.4x FY22E EV/EBITDA, implying a premium of 12%/17%/32%. The recent performance in the stock price was on the back of TTCH’s intention to enter into EV Cell manufacturing, but it is yet to finalize its plans.  Also, execution risk persists. So, we maintain our Neutral rating with a SoTP-based TP of INR810/share.
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