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Vedanta Limited: Stock's 15% Fall On Copper Smelter Sale News Flow Is Excessive
Vedanta Limited: Stock's 15% Fall On Copper Smelter Sale News Flow Is Excessive
20 June 2022
Overweight
Vedanta Limited VDAN.NS, VEDL IN
Price: Rs230.45
Stock's 15% fall on copper smelter sale news flow is 20 Jun 2022
excessive Price Target: Rs490.00
PT End Date: 31 Mar 2023
While the copper smelter potential sell-off would be a positive for the Metals & Mining/ Oil & Gas
company (given it is shut down and has a negative EBITDA contribution) Pinakin Parekh, CFA AC
VEDL stock price is down 15% (intraday vs NIFTY decline of -0.1%). (91-22) 6157-3588
While global recessionary concerns have driven base metals and metal [email protected]
equities lower, in our view, the sharp decline in VEDL's stock price is also Bloomberg JPMA PAREKH <GO>
driven by relatively low institutional holding, and thus stock price moves Sarfraz Bhimani, CFA
(91-22) 6157-3589
are exaggerated. [email protected]
J.P. Morgan India Private Limited
Copper smelter sell-off would be a positive, in our view: VEDL has
put its shut copper smelter unit for sale. The unit which has been shut for
the last few years because of government restrictions is EBITDA loss-
making (Rs1.15bn). While VEDL has filed a case on the copper smelter
and it is currently in the courts, there has been no relief to restart the
smelter. In our view, any sell-off would be a positive given the asset is
loss-making.
Stock price reaction excessive even taking into account the sharp
India metal/commodity sell-off: Given global recessionary concerns,
Indian metal stocks are down sharply (5% to 15%). Within the India
metals sector, VEDL has the highest payout and hence offers relatively
more stable dividends. While there is substantial leverage at the unlisted
parent company, VEDL's balance sheet is relatively strong.
While LME aluminum prices are back to 1QFY22 levels, zinc and oil
prices firm, and VEDL’s earnings in the near term look well
supported: within base metals LME aluminum prices have fallen
sharply (14% in the last one month), zinc prices (-2%) and oil (flat)
have held up. For VEDL’s earnings and cash flows, LME zinc prices
are relatively more important. Current spot LME prices imply
consolidated EBITDA of Rs500bn for FY24 (vs JPMe Rs459bn).
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Pinakin Parekh, CFA Asia Pacific Equity Research
(91-22) 6157-3588 20 June 2022
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Investment Thesis
We are OW on VEDL with a Mar-23 PT of Rs490. VEDL’s operating environment is the strongest it has been in over a
decade, with record aluminum, zinc and oil prices, which should drive EBITDA to record-high levels, in our view. We see
the company’s multiple announcements of: (1) calling off the proposed restructuring; (2) capital allocation policy; (3)
dividend policy; (4) strategic acquisition strategy; and (5) ESG focus as positive, and we believe they make a case for re-
rating.
Valuation
Our Mar-23 PT is Rs490, and we value the company on FY24E financials. We use mid-cycle multiples, given the strong
commodity price environment and increased clarity around cash flow usage.
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