Mahanagar Gas 290724 Prabhu
Mahanagar Gas 290724 Prabhu
☑ Change in Estimates | ☑ Target | Reco Vehicle conversion stood at 20,800 during Q1FY25 (against 20,100 in
Q1FY24)
Change in Estimates
FY25E
Current
FY26E
Previous
FY25E FY26E
EBITDA/scm came in strong at Rs11.9, up by Rs0.4/scm QoQ.
Rating SELL SELL
Target Price 1,492 1,303 MAHGL reported an EBITDA of Rs4.2bn in Q1FY25, up 6.3% QoQ (PLe:
Sales (Rs. bn) 57 58 56 58
Rs3.8bn). PAT came in at Rs2.8bn, up 7.4% QoQ (PLe: Rs2.4bn). Total volume
% Chng. 1.2 -
EBITDA (Rs. bn) 15 15 14 15 grew 13.1% YoY to ~3.9mmscmd aided by strong growth across all segments.
% Chng. 5.0 -
EPS (Rs.) 95.0 93.2 89.6 93.0
On a QoQ basis, total volume increased 2.1%. EBITDA/scm came in higher
% Chng. 6.0 0.2 than estimates at Rs11.9. Going ahead, given lack of GA expansion
opportunities, we build in a muted volume growth of 5% CAGR over FY24-26E
Key Financials - Standalone with an EBITDA/scm of Rs10.5/10/scm for FY25/26. The stock is currently
Y/e Mar FY23 FY24 FY25E FY26E trading at 19.4x/19.8x FY25/26 EPS and 12.4x/12.4x FY25/26 EV/EBITDA. We
Sales (Rs. bn) 63 62 57 58
raise our multiple but maintain ‘Sell’ rating with a TP of Rs1,492 based on 16x
EBITDA (Rs. bn) 12 18 15 15
Margin (%) 18.8 29.5 25.6 25.1 FY26 EPS
PAT (Rs. bn) 8 13 9 9
EPS (Rs.) 80.0 130.5 95.0 93.2 Healthy YoY volume growth: Gas sales volume stood at 3.86mmscmd, up
Gr. (%) 32.3 63.2 (27.2) (1.8)
DPS (Rs.) 26.0 30.0 38.0 37.3 13% YoY. CNG volume grew 11.7% YoY to 2.77mmscmd. Total PNG volume
Yield (%) 1.4 1.6 2.1 2.0 increased 16.7% YoY to 1.09mmscmd. Within this segment, D-PNG grew
RoE (%) 20.4 27.8 17.3 15.4
10.5% YoY to 0.55 mmscmd, while industrial/commercial segment grew 23.8%
RoCE (%) 24.5 33.7 20.8 18.6
EV/Sales (x) 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.1 YoY to 0.54mmscmd. On a QoQ basis, total PNG sales were down 2.5%, while
EV/EBITDA (x) 15.2 9.7 12.4 12.4 CNG volume grew 4%. LNG sales during the quarter stood at 4,100 kg/day.
PE (x) 23.1 14.1 19.4 19.8
P/BV (x) 4.4 3.5 3.2 2.9 The company has guided for a volume growth of 6-7% YoY, but on a
conservative basis, we build in a volume growth of 5% CAGR over FY24-26E
to reach ~4mmscmd.
Key Data MGAS.BO | MAHGL IN
52-W High / Low
Sensex / Nifty
Rs.1,859 / Rs.971
81,333 / 24,835
Sequential improvement in EBITDA/scm: Gross margin came in at
Market Cap Rs.182bn/ $ 2,178m Rs17.9/scm, flat QoQ. EBITDA at Rs4.2bn was up 6.3% QoQ. Subsequently,
Shares Outstanding 99m
3M Avg. Daily Value Rs.1220.41m EBITDA/scm came in at Rs11.9/scm, up by Rs0.4/scm QoQ (above PLe of
Rs10.8/scm). On the domestic gas front, prices remain capped at
Shareholding Pattern (%) US$6.5/mmBtu. Spot LNG prices continue to remain at ~US$12/mmBtu. Going
Promoter’s 32.50 ahead, we estimate an EBITDA/scm Rs10.5/10 for FY25/26E.
Foreign 31.49
Domestic Institution
Public & Others
16.67
19.34
Conference call highlights: 1) MGL set up 2 new CNG stations and added
Promoter Pledge (Rs bn) - 35,544 households and 104 ind/comm customers in Q1. 2) Unison Enviro
added 1 CNG station (total 57 stations till date) and 341 households. Total
Stock Performance (%) ind/comm customers stood at 57. 3) Unison Enviro clocked a volume of
1M 6M 12M 0.17mmscmd and growth guidance stands at more than 10% YoY given a
Absolute 23.1 34.3 69.9
Relative 19.1 16.8 39.3
small base. Revenue for the quarter was Rs880mn. 4) MGL expects volume
growth opportunities with the launch of Bajaj Auto’s 2-wheeler in Mumbai and
TVS looking to launch CNG scooters in the first half of 2025. 5) Vehicle
Swarnendu Bhushan
[email protected] | 91-22-66322260 conversion stood at 20,800. Within this, PV/taxis conversions were 14,400, 3-
Payal Shah wheelers were 5,000, small commercial vehicles were 1,200-1,300, BEST
[email protected] | buses were 59 and MSRTC buses were 90. 6) Capex incurred in Q1 was
Rs2.5bn. Target of setting up 50 CNG stations in MGL alone and another 25
stations in Unison Enviro in FY25
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.2 2 8.0
2.0
3.1 0 6.0
1.5
1QFY23
2QFY23
3QFY23
4QFY23
1QFY24
Q2FY24
Q3FY24
Q4FY24
Q1FY25
1.0 4.0
0.5 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 2.0
0.0 0.0
FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25E FY26E
Source: Company, PL
Source: Company, PL
Financials
Income Statement (Rs bn) Balance Sheet Abstract (Rs bn)
Y/e Mar FY23 FY24 FY25E FY26E Y/e Mar FY23 FY24 FY25E FY26E
(Rs)
No. Date Rating TP (Rs.) Share Price (Rs.)
1750
1 07-Jul-24 Sell 1,303 1,685
2 11-May-24 Sell 1,116 1,300
1482
3 09-Apr-24 Sell 1,125 1,485
1214
4 31-Mar-24 Sell 1,124 1,370
5 24-Jan-24 Reduce 1,124 1,345
946
6 08-Jan-24 Reduce 1,065 1,238
678 7 30-Oct-23 Hold 1,065 1,015
Jan - 22
Jan - 23
Jan - 24
Jul - 21
Jul - 22
Jul - 23
Jul - 24
8 06-Oct-23 Hold 1,056 1,114
9 04-Aug-23 Hold 1,056 1,056
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