Va Tech Ipo Note
Va Tech Ipo Note
Va Tech Ipo Note
Lower investments and capital expenditure due to outsourcing model
Wabag usually outsource the civil works, construction and erection works for projects to the third party
contractors. This benefits the returns on investments in each project as fixed assets costs are low. It also
helps the company to increase the scalability and have more focus towards engineering, design and
technology to provide quality water engineering solutions.
Excellent execution track record and strong order book
In past Wabag has demonstrated excellent track record of executing large and complex water & waste
water treatment EPC projects of longer duration. It has been involved directly or indirectly in more than
2250 projects over the last 3 decades across 19 countries. The construction of water & waste water
treatment projects requires a significant amount of technical expertise and skill in execution. The excellent
management bandwidth, proven skills, propriety technology, rich expertise, gives a distinct advantage to the
company for bidding new projects. The average execution cycle ranges from 18 to 24 months. It has robust
order book of Rs 2779.6 crores on consolidated basis, which is 2.27 times of FY10 revenues, provides
revenue visibility. From the total order book, 60% comprises from Indian operations and balance from
international markets.
On standalone basis the order backlog of the company for the last 4 years is more than 2 times of sales. The
consistency in the order inflow indicates the company’s position on back of leadership, track record and
technology portfolio it holds.
1885
4 2000
3 1161
3.5 1271 1500
2.6 2.7
2 663 2.2 1000
1 500
0 0
2007 2008 2009 2010
Stand alone Order Book Order Book to sales
Sources: DRHP
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Risk Concern
Order book lopsided towards government entities.
Wabag’s large portion ~88% of order book is from government entities. Many of the government
projects are often subject to delay on account of insufficient funds, changes in policies, budgetary
allocation. Delay in the projects affects business operations and financial condition of the company.
Large portion of projects are on a lump sum payment basis
About the 38% of total income in FY 10 is derived from fixed price contracts. Any significant fluctuations
in the prices of raw material (especially metals) will take a hit to the profitability of the company.
Timely execution of the orders is critical
Timely execution of orders without having cost overrun is critical. Delay in project execution could lead
to the liquidated damages. In past there had been instances of LD claims (about 3% of operating
income) which had impacted the profitability of the company. Going ahead, timely execution of project
remains critical to the company.
Retrospective change in 80IA could affect bottom line adversely
Section 80‐IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has been amended with retrospective effect by the Finance
Act, 2009, disallowing tax benefits to persons who are having mere work contracts with the government
or statutory bodies. The tax benefit disallowed amounts to Rs24.20 crore and the interest thereon
amounts to Rs10.81 crore. The company has filed a writ petition in the High Court of Madras challenging
the constitutional validity of the retrospective amendment. However, if the order goes against the
company, it would dent its bottom line. From FY 10 the company has started providing full tax.
Outlook & Valuation
Water even though abundant on earth is scarce when it comes to its quality. Only 2.5% is available in the form of
fresh water. The uneven spread of water and the increasing demand for fresh water due to the growing urbanization
provide significant opportunity for players in the waste water treatment industry especially Vatech Wabag Ltd. With
significant industry expertise, advance technology, strong execution track record and a growing order book, the
company is well balanced to tap the growing water and waste water treatment market.
Further, the company is strengthening its base in India and is setting up local presence in the target markets that are
Low‐cost and would help bring down the company’s dependence on Austria and Switzerland for servicing. The
EBIDTA margin on the consolidated basis has improved to 9.83% in FY2010 from 4.8% in FY2008. At the lower and
upper ends of the price band of the issue, the stock is offered at 27.15x and 27.8x FY2010 earnings respectively.
We recommended Subscribe to the IPO due to, (1) Va tech is the only company which is fully focused on water and
waste water treatment company in India (2) strong brand, (3)technological backing and (4)healthy execution track
record (5) Attractive Industry Outlook.
IPO Note VA TECH WABAG Ltd
Consolidated Financials
Income Statement (Rs in Crores) FY08 FY09 FY10
Income from Operations 610.9 1,133.3 1,223.7
Other Operating Income 12.3 21.7 10.0
Total
623.2 1,155.0 1,233.8
Cost of Sale & Services 491.5 833.3 846.3
Employee Cost
61.8 155.5 167.4
General Administrative Exp 40.0 83.0 98.7
Total Expenditure 593.3 1,071.8 1,112.5
Growth
Sales 85.3% 6.8%
EBITDA 177.8% 46.0%
PAT 769.9% 117.0%
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Balance Sheet (Rs in Crores) FY08 FY09 FY10
Equity Share Capital 4.2 4.2 4.7
Pref Share Capital 0.0 0.0 0.0
Reserves & Surplus 307.5 367.4 396.1
Networth
311.7 371.5 400.8
Loans 44.7 45.9 39.1
Minority Int 1.3 1.4 0.0
Capital Employed 357.7 418.9 439.9
Gross Block 41.6 50.3 51.5
Less : Dep 13.2 15.4 19.5
Net Block 28.4 34.9 31.9
Intangible Assets 10.4 10.8 8.0
Capital WIP 0.5 0.1 5.8
Total Fixed Assets 39.3 45.9 45.8
Investments
12.7 14.7 13.4
Deferred Tax Assets 6.7 12.6 18.1
Inventories 39.1 54.8 35.1
Sundry Debtors 383.2 574.4 635.3
Cash & Bank Balance 360.6 314.5 218.5
Other Current Assets 0.2 0.2 0.2
Loans & Adv 93.2 137.3 128.3
Total Current Assets 876.2 1081.2 1017.4
Current Liabilities 498.5 623.3 537.9
Provision 78.6 112.2 116.9
Current Liabilities & Provns
577.1 735.6 654.8
Net Current Assets 299.0 345.7 362.7
Capital Deployed 357.7 418.9 439.9
Key Ratios
FY 08 FY 09 FY 10
ROCE 6.89% 17.83% 24.42%
RONW 1.76% 11.36% 12.32%
Book Value/Share 375.52 447.64 428.21
Debt to Equity
0.14 0.12 0.10
Adj EPS 6.61 50.87 52.77
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