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 We initiate coverage with a positive outlook on the Specialty Chemicals space. We assign a Buy rating to Deepak Nitrite (DN - our top pick), Vinati Organics (VO), Galaxy Surfactants (GALSURF), and NOCIL; a Neutral rating to Atul (ATLP), Alkyl Amines (AACL), Navin Fluorine (NFIL), and Fine Organic (FINEORG).  Capex plans of INR39b over FY22-24E (similar to FY19-21) would result in 52% Market snapshot revenue growth by FY24E (from FY21 levels), making these companies exciting Equities - India Close Chg .% CYTD.% plays. We expect EBITDAM expansion to 25% by FY24E (from FY20/FY21 levels Sensex 52,483 -0.1 9.9 Nifty-50 15,722 -0.2 12.4 of 22.5%/24.3%). Nifty-M 100 26,971 0.3 29.4  We expect our Coverage Universe to post an EBITDA/PBT CAGR of ~20%, with Equities-Global Close Chg .% CYTD.% return ratios of 23-25% over FY22-24E (up from 22% in FY19/FY21). S&P 500 4,298 0.1 14.4  Our Coverage Universe consists of net debt-free companies (excluding DN and Nasdaq 14,504 -0.2 12.5 FTSE 100 7,037 -0.7 8.9 GALSURF, which are expected to turn net debt-free by FY23E) that plan to incur DAX 15,531 -1.0 13.2 capex through internal accruals only. We expect total FCF generation of INR83b Hang Seng 10,663 -0.9 -0.7 (v/s capex plans of INR39b) over FY22-24E. Nikkei 225 28,792 -0.1 4.9 Commodities Close Chg .% CYTD.% Brent (US$/Bbl) 75 0.1 46.8 Research covered Gold ($/OZ) 1,770 0.5 -6.8 Cu (US$/MT) 9,352 0.4 20.7 Cos/Sector Key Highlights Almn (US$/MT) 2,510 -1.1 27.2 Genie is out! Initiating coverage with a positive outlook on Currency Close Chg .% CYTD.% Specialty Chemicals USD/INR 74.3 0.1 1.7 the space USD/EUR 1.2 -0.3 -2.9 Adjusted EBITDA down 9% QoQ to 17.1b in 4QFY21 USD/JPY 111.1 0.5 7.6 Current account sees another deficit in 4QFY21 YIELD (%) Close 1MChg CYTD chg EcoScope Taxes continue to see strong growth in May’21 10 Yrs G-Sec 6.1 0.02 0.2 10 Yrs AAA Corp 6.9 0.01 0.3 Flows (USD b) 30-Jun MTD CY21 Piping hot news FIIs -0.22 1.43 8.23 DIIs 0.20 1.17 -0.44 Finmin reimposes spending curbs on ministries, depts for Q2 of FY22 Volumes (INRb) 30-Jun MTD* YTD* The finance ministry on Wednesday reimposed expenditure curbs on various Cash 642 775 789 central ministries and departments for the July-September quarter of the current F&O 49,504 46,087 43,264 Note: *Average financial year.

Chart of the Day: Specialty Chemicals (Genie is out!) Relative financial performance of our Coverage Universe 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th VO NFIL NOCIL AACL FINEORG DN ATLP GALSURF Rev CAGR FY21-24E (%) (37.8) (29.4) (25.3) (20) (18.2) (17.0) (13.2) (11.9) NOCIL VO NFIL FINEORG AACL DN ATLP GALSURF EBITDA CAGR FY21-24E (%) (46.5) (33.9) (30.6) (28.9) (17.5) (14.9) (13.0) (11.8) NOCIL VO FINEORG NFIL DN AACL GALSURF ATLP PBT CAGR FY21-24E (%) (53.5) (36.1) (35.1) (21.0) (18.7) (18.6) (14.6) (13.7) AACL DN VO FINEORG GALSURF NFIL ATLP NOCIL Avg ROE FY22-24E (%) (35.6) (30.9) (24.4) (23.7) (21.9) (20.5) (18.0) (14.7) AACL DN VO FINEORG GALSURF NFIL ATLP NOCIL Avg ROCE FY22-24E (%) (33.9) (28.3) (23.5) (22.9) (20.5) (20.4) (17.6) (13.8) DN NFIL ATLP AACL VO GALSURF FINEORG NOCIL Capex FY22-24E (INR b) (12.0) (7.3) (7.0) (5.0) (3.0) (3.0) (0.9) (0.6) AACL NFIL VO FINEORG ATLP GALSURF DN NOCIL EV/EBITDA FY23E (x) (30.1x) (26.4x) (25.9x) (23.9x) (20.4x) (18.4x) (14.3x) (11.0x) AACL FINEORG VO NFIL ATLP GALSURF DN NOCIL PE FY23E (x) (42.3x) (36.6x) (36.3x) (37.5x) (29.9x) (28.4x) (21.6x) (17.2x) Research Team ([email protected]) Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report. Motilal Oswal research is available on www.motilaloswal.com/Institutional-Equities, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Factset and S&P Capital. In the news today

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Govt removes import Microfinance loan portfolio grows 11.9% to Rs 2,59,377 cr as on restrictions on refined palm oil March-end: MFIN till December The overall microfinance industry’s gross loan portfolio (GLP) surged by The government on Wednesday 11.9 per cent to Rs 2,59,377 crore as on March 31, 2021 from Rs removed import restrictions on 2,31,787 crore as on March 31, 2020, says a report. The growth was refined palm oil till December 31 driven by an addition of 4 lakh borrowers during the pandemic-struck 12- this year, a move which could help month period ending March 2021, according to a report Micrometer, increase availability of the released by Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN). MFIN is an commodity in the domestic industry association comprising 58 NBFC-MFIs and 39 associates market and bring down prices. including banks, small finance banks (SFBs) and NBFCs. As on March 31, According to a notification of the 2021, the microfinance industry served 5.93 crore unique borrowers, Directorate General of Foreign… through 10.83 crore loan accounts, the report said...

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30 June 2021

Specialty Chemicals

Genie is out! Initiating coverage with a positive outlook on the space

 Globally, the Specialty Chemicals business accounts for ~20% of the USD4t Chemicals industry. From having an insignificant presence (4.5%) in this segment, India’s share in Specialty Chemicals is expected to double over the next five years – at a ~12% CAGR to USD64b by CY25.  Various factors favor the Specialty Chemicals industry in India, including 1) strong domestic consumption – led by a young population (median age of 28 years), a high percentage (~67%) of which forms the working age group, 2) favorable labor cost (one- third that of China / half that of Vietnam), and 3) government impetus.  In this sector initiation report, we propound our views on eight companies operating in India’s Specialty Chemicals space: Atul (ATLP), Deepak Nitrite (DN), Vinati Organics Company covered (VO), Alkyl Amines (AACL), Navin Fluorine (NFIL), Galaxy Surfactants (GALSURF), Fine Organics (FINEORG), and NOCIL. Atul  Capex plans of INR39b over FY22-24E (similar to FY19-21 levels) would result in 52% Deepak Nitrite revenue growth by FY24E (from FY21 levels), making these companies exciting plays. Vinati Organics We expect 70bps EBITDAM expansion to 25% by FY24E (FY20/21 was 22.5/24.3%). Alkyl Amines  We initiate coverage with a positive outlook on the Specialty Chemicals space. DN is our top pick in the sector. We assign a Buy rating to DN, VO, GALSURF, and NOCIL; a Navin Fluorine Neutral rating to ATLP, AACL, NFIL, and FINEORG. Galaxy Surfactants

Fine Organic India Specialty Chemicals market in the right quadrant… NOCIL  The domestic Specialty Chemicals industry, which clocked double the global CAGR (11.7%) over CY15-20, is valued at ~USD32b. India’s ranking in specialty chemicals is not available; it is the sixth largest producer of chemicals globally. India’s  The India Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to deliver a 12.4% CAGR competence over the next five years (on a higher base), reaching USD64b by CY25 – driven by the aforementioned macro factors. This growth would be led by a strong demand CAGR of 10–20% in the export / end user industries.  To meet the global demand for specialty chemical products, China has quickly scaled up its operations by establishing petrochemical hubs across the country. The proposed CY20–35 Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) policy envisages an INR10t investment by CY25 and an INR20t by CY35 to further boost demand for specialty chemicals.

...benefitting from global supply chain diversification  With 18% market share in global exports, China is the leading specialty chemicals exporter – it exported ~USD35b worth of specialty chemicals in CY19 (~4x that of India). As nations look for alternatives away from China, India stands to benefit from lower labor cost and a large consumer base.  Domestic players (such as NFIL, VO, and NOCIL) are benefitting from the China+1 strategy with new orders and capex plans. The new projects would primarily be export orders, which would enable Indian companies to capture a larger global market share in the Specialty Chemicals space.  Others players (such as DN) have quickly turned around their newly commissioned plants, in line with the rise in domestic demand, which has Source: FICCI resulted in import substitution.

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Capacity expansion to multiply growth…  Our Coverage Universe has incurred an INR38b capex in the last three years ended FY21, and would spend a similar amount (~INR39b) over the next three years ending FY24E. Along with an increase in the asset turnover rate, we estimate multiplicative growth in revenues (52% over FY21-24E).  AACL and NOCIL are well-placed to cater to sudden demand after their capex spree over FY19–21; VO and NFIL are likely to commission ongoing projects by end FY22-23, while DN is yet to announce new capex plans for its DPL business.

…translating to better financials  Its growing niche in this product category and increasing share of exports are likely to aid EBITDAM. DN, VO, and NFIL are venturing into new products, while ATLP is expanding its retail focus. We expect our Coverage Universe EBITDAM to expand by 70bps to 25% by FY24E (FY20/21 was 22.5%/24.3%).  R&D expenditure is also likely to double to 5–6% of revenue in FY24E (from FY21), driving EBITDAM expansion.  We expect our Coverage Universe to post EBITDA/PBT CAGR of ~20%, with return ratios of 23–25% over FY22–24E (up from 22% in FY19 and FY21; we exclude FY20 in light of the tax rate revision).  Our Coverage Universe consists of net debt-free companies (excluding DN and GALSURF, which are expected to turn net debt-free by FY23E) that plan to incur capex through internal accruals only. We expect total FCF generation of INR83b (v/s capex plans of ~INR39b) for our Coverage Universe over FY22–24E.

Initiating coverage with a positive outlook on Specialty Chemicals space  Atul | Ideogram of integration: We forecast a 13% revenue CAGR over FY21– 24E (v/s 8% over FY15–20;-9% YoY in FY21) and a 14% PAT CAGR over FY21–24E.  Deepak Nitrite | Amoeba of growth: Its valuation is the most attractive in this space. We expect a 19% PAT CAGR (on a higher base) over FY21–24E.  Vinati Organics | Preacher of purity: Its process efficiencies and market share stand at over 99.5% and 65%. We expect a 33% PAT CAGR over FY21–24E.  Alkyl Amines | Growing tall: Revenue could double over the next three years to INR21.5b. We expect margins to normalize to ~30% (from FY21 highs of 35%).  Navin Fluorine | Biggest beneficiary of China+1: It has announced two new projects in the past year. We expect revenue to double by FY23E (39% CAGR).  Galaxy Surfactants | Pseudo-FMCG company: We expect a ~10% volume CAGR over FY22–24E, with management’s increased focus on high margin products.  Fine Organics | Stable outlook ahead: Utilization ramp-up would boost growth. We forecast an ~18% revenue CAGR over FY21–24E (v/s 10% over FY15-21).  NOCIL | Multifold growth ahead: Asset turnover would increase to ~1.0x by FY24E from 0.7x in FY21 (revenue/PAT CAGR of 25%/48% over FY21-24E).

Key risks  These companies have been on a high growth trajectory and seen margin expansion through backward integration as well as value-added products. Any slowdown in either of the factors may result in the de-rating of the stocks.  As India improves its environmental norms, this may result in rising production cost, ultimately impacting exports.

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Key thesis in charts: What are specialty chemicals and why invest in Indian companies?

Expect India’s Specialty Chemicals market to grow 2x India’s Specialty Chemical space serves broad range of the global market rate over next five years sectors (%)

Source: Industry, MOFSL Source: Industry, MOFSL

End-user markets and their growth drivers to fuel demand for specialty chemicals in India - (USD b) CY14-19 Current CY19-25 Potential Sub-segment Growth driver User industry CAGR* market CAGR* market (%) size (%) size Dyes, Pigments,  Construction,  Around 1.5x GDP growth rate 7 7.0 10 12.4 and Coatings Automotive Polymers  Growth from increased usage in Packaging,  Packaging, 13 1.3 10 2.3 Additives Construction, and Automotive industries Automotive Home Care  Increased consumption and move towards higher  Laundry Care, 6 2.0 11 3.7 Surfactants value products Dishwashing  Apparel, Textile  Industry had benefitted from currency depreciation; Technical 10 1.8 12 3.5 Chemicals has strong growth potential Textiles Agro  Strong growth in CRAMs and domestic Agrochemical  Agriculture, 10 9.2 12 18.2 Chemicals industry as pesticide consumption is low in India exports Water  Growing urbanization has led to a higher need for  Industrial water, 15 0.8 15 1.9 Chemicals water purification and treatment municipal water Cosmetic  Increasing awareness and evolving consumer  Bath, shower, 15 1.0 15 2.3 Chemicals needs drive growth Hair Care Construction  Infrastructure,  Rising demand for additives 13 1.4 15 3.2 Chemicals Real Estate Flavors,  Demand for higher value-added products in  Food Processing 14 1.4 15 3.3 Fragrances Packaged Foods and Personal Care Personal Care  Food Additives,  Huge demand from the US and Europe to drive Nutraceuticals Dietary 19 1.0 20 3.0 growth (organized market) Supplements

*Note: Growth estimates by leading institutions and companies in the industry. Source: FICCI, MOFSL

Massive opportunity for India to overtake China in specialty chemical exports to the world

Global specialty chemical exports (USD bn) China's export India's export 46% 46%

27% 22% 17% 19% 11% 12% 8%

12% 6% 5% 4% 1% 0% 2% 2% 2% 77 72 66 15 15 12 10 5 5

API Agrochem Dyes and Polymer Electronic Food/Feed Nutra- Rubber Flavours and Pigments additives chemicals additives ceuticals chemicals Fragrances MULTIFOLD OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA IN THESE CHEMICALS

Source: McKinsey, MOFSL

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Atul (ATLP) (M-cap: USD3.6b, CMP: INR8,863, TP: INR9,850, Upside: 11%, Neutral)  Background: ATLP operates in two major categories: Life Science Chemicals, and Capacity additions in Performance and Other Chemicals. Other sub-segments are Aromatics, Bulk subsidiaries would drive Chemicals and Intermediates, Colors, Crop Protection, Pharmaceuticals, and major growth from FY22. Polymers. It also operates a network of 38,000+ retail outlets in India. The company spends  It has the potential to clock consolidated revenue of INR54b (at 90% capacity annually on utilization) in the near term as it completes its INR5b capex. We forecast a 13% debottlenecking and revenue CAGR over FY21–24E (v/s ~8% over FY15–20, down 9% YoY in FY21). process efficiencies, With further debottlenecking and process cost optimization, we expect an which present an upside EBITDA/PAT CAGR of 13%/14% over FY21–24E, with return ratios hovering at risk to our estimates. 17–19% over this period.  The stock is trading at 30x FY23E EPS of INR299 and 21x FY23E EV/EBITDA. We value ATLP at 33x FY23E EPS to arrive at TP of INR9,850. We initiate coverage with a Neutral rating (owing to a limited upside).

Deepak Nitrite (DN) (M-cap: USD3.3b, CMP: INR1,760, TP: INR2,300, Upside: 31%, Buy)  Background: DN is an intermediate chemicals company, with a diversified DN is yet to announce business of Basic Chemicals, Fine and Specialty Chemicals, and Performance any growth capex in the Products. The company also manufactures phenol, acetone, and isopropyl Phenolics business. DPL’s alcohol (IPA) through its wholly-owned subsidiary – Deepak Phenolics (DPL). plants were operating at  DN aims to expand its footprint in High-Value Intermediates to capitalize and a 115% utilization rate in synergize with DPL, and has announced a new subsidiary called Deepak Clean FY21. We believe Tech. Capex plans of INR4-6b are likely each year, resulting in revenue growth debottlenecking capex or of more than 60% over FY21–24E (CAGR of 17%). additional expansion of  The stock is trading at 21x FY23E EPS of INR82 and 14x FY23E EV/EBITDA, with capacities would lead to return ratios of 29–31%. We expect a 19% PAT CAGR over FY21–24E. We value huge growth. the company at 28x FY23E EPS to arrive at TP of INR2,300. We initiate coverage on DN with a Buy rating.

Vinati Organics (VO) (M-cap: USD2.6b, CMP: INR1,855, TP: INR2,170, Upside: 17%, Buy)  Background: It is currently the largest producer of IBB and ATBS in the world, with a dominant (~65%) domestic market share. VO has focused on excelling in a We expect revenue to particular specialty chemical molecule through economies of scale, coupled with more than double by further integration. As a result, the company has emerged as a leading global FY24E, with ~56% YoY manufacturer in the space. growth in FY22E (in line  We expect a 38% revenue CAGR over FY21–24E. In light of new capacity with the management additions, with lower margin products, we expect the EBITDAM to normalize guidance). VO is to ~34% (from ~37% in FY21), resulting in a 34% EBITDA CAGR. The confident of being among amalgamation of Veeral Additives (VAL) with VO would result in further the top five global forward integration. players for Butyl Phenol  The stock is trading at 36x FY23E EPS of INR50.5 and 26x FY23E EV/EBITDA, with and AOs over the next 4– attractive return ratios of ~25% (+600bps v/s FY21). It has a fixed asset turnover 5 years. of 1.3x, which is likely to double over next three years. We expect 33% PAT CAGR during FY21-24E, and value the company at 43x FY23E EPS to arrive at our TP of INR2,170. We initiate coverage with a Buy rating.

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Alkyl Amines (AACL) (M-cap: USD2.5b, CMP: INR3,600, TP: INR3,825, Upside: 6%, Neutral)  Background: AACL is the second largest player in the Indian Aliphatic Amines industry, with close to 45% market share. It is present in three major categories: Closure of global Amines and Derivatives, Other Specialty Chemicals, and Industrial Gases. Life capacities and higher- Sciences (Pharma + Agri) constitutes ~70% of total demand. than-expected revenue  It plans to spend ~INR5b over the next three years via internal accruals. CAGR present an upside Assuming asset turnover of 2x, revenue could double to INR21.5b over the risk to our call, while there could be a next three years. We believe (in line with the management guidance) that downward risk from EBITDAM would normalize to 30–33% – assuming a gross margin at 50% increased domestic (maintained over the last decade) – as the conversion cost declines further. competition.  The stock is trading at 42x FY23E EPS of INR85 and 30x FY23E EV/EBITDA. We value the company at 45x FY23E EPS to arrive at TP of INR3,825. We initiate coverage with a Neutral rating due to a limited upside. Although, capacity expansions would facilitate the current high valuations as the company is expected to generate ROEs of 35–37%, the best among peers.

Navin Fluorine (NFIL) (M-cap: USD2.5b, CMP: INR3,714, TP: INR3,960, Upside: 7%, Neutral)  Background: NFIL operates in four segments: Refrigerants, Inorganic Fluorides, NFIL is building capacity in Specialty Chemicals, and CRAMs. With India emerging as a fluorination hub the high-performance (owing to the relocation of major downstream players from China), the product segment and a company has announced two new projects as a part of its wholly-owned multi-purpose plant, subsidiary (NFASL) over the past year. which would add INR6.5b  Capex over FY22–24E is projected at ~INR7.3b; INR4.4b/INR1.95b would be in annual revenue. Asset toward the new HPP/MPP business and the rest toward ramping up turnover would increase production in existing segments. Funding would happen largely through to 0.9x in FY23E from 0.7x internal accruals. We expect EBITDA/adj. PAT CAGR of 31%/29% over FY21– in FY21. 24E, with stable EBITDAM.  The stock is trading at 34x FY23E EPS of INR99 and 26x FY23E EV/EBITDA, with return ratios improving to ~23% (+600bps v/s FY21) despite massive capex. We value the company at 40x FY23E EPS to arrive at TP of INR3,960. We initiate coverage with a Neutral rating, highlighting downside risk to our estimates with even a slightest of delay in execution/commissioning of the upcoming projects.

Galaxy Surfactants (GALSURF) (M-cap: USD1.4b, CMP: INR3,010, TP: INR3,520, Upside: 17%, Buy)  Background: GALSURF is a leader in the Surfactants and Specialty Care Ingredients categories. It exclusively focuses on catering to the Home and GALSURF has reduced its Personal Care industry. GALSURF’s surfactants or specialty care ingredients are debt considerably from found in 9 out of every 10 products used by Indian consumers. FY14 levels. We expect it to turn net cash by FY23E  We expect GALSURF to post a 12% EBITDA and PAT CAGR over FY21–24E, with despite capex of INR3b EBITDA/kg improving to INR20 (assuming 5% YoY growth in FY23E – as planned over FY22–24E. specialty products expansion at Jhagadia gets commissioned), led by new product launches on the back of strong R&D.  We expect the company to deliver volumes CAGR of ~10% over FY21–24E, higher than the management guidance of ~8%. The stock is trading at 28x FY23E EPS of INR107 and 18x FY23E EV/EBITDA. We value the stock at 33x FY23E EPS to arrive at TP of INR3,520. We initiate coverage with a Buy rating.

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Fine Organic (FINEORG) (M-cap: USD1.2b, CMP: INR2,878, TP: INR3,135, Upside: 9%, Neutral)  Background: FINEORG is the largest manufacturer of oleo-chemical-based Extreme volatility in raw additives in India – it produces over 400 specialty additives at three domestic material prices is a cause production facilities. It is a key global producer, with two subsidiaries (Fine for concern. Any delay in Organics USA, and Fine Organics Europe BV) and three JVs (Fine Zeelandia Pvt, ramping up of expanded FineADD Ingredients, and a recently announced JV company in Thailand). capacity would result in  Given its recent expansions, we forecast a ~18% revenue CAGR over FY21–24E the further downward (v/s ~10% over FY15–21). However, despite assuming margin expansion to revision to our estimates. 22% over FY23–24E (v/s the company guidance of ~20%), we see no significant upside to the stock (expected EBITDA/PAT CAGR of 29%/36% over FY21-24E).  FINEORG’s asset turnover is likely to remain stagnant around current levels of 1.4–1.5x. The stock is trading at 37x FY23E EPS of INR78 and 24x FY23E EV/EBITDA. We value the company at 40x FY23E EPS to arrive at TP of INR3,135. We initiate coverage with a Neutral rating.

NOCIL (NOCIL) (M-cap: USD0.5b, CMP: INR212, TP: INR275, Upside: 30%, Buy)  Background: NOCIL is the largest manufacturer of rubber chemicals in India, Specialized products with domestic market share of ~40%. With rich experience of over four decades, form ~25% of the total NOCIL is a one-stop shop and dependable supplier of rubber chemicals. It revenue mix currently. provides an almost complete (~22) range of products. Any new capex  Restrictions on tyre imports have benefited the operations of domestic tyre announcement in this companies in FY21. NOCIL targets a sustainable EBITDAM of 20–22%, which category would be declined over FY20–21 due to higher dumping seen from China on the expiry realization and margin of the Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) in India. Furthermore, NOCIL is currently accretive. evaluating the next leg of its business expansion strategy.  The stock is trading at 17x FY23E P/E and 11x FY23E EV/EBITDA, with an asset turnover of ~0.7x in FY21 (set to increase to 1x over FY23–24E; this is similar to FY18 levels, when the company had achieved optimum utilization of its capacity). We value the stock at 22x FY23E P/E to arrive at TP of INR275. We initiate coverage with a Buy rating.

Valuation and TP summary ATLP DN VO AACL NFIL GALSURF FINEORG NOCIL Market Cap (INR b) 264 241 190 185 184 107 89 36 Rating Neutral Buy Buy Neutral Neutral Buy Neutral Buy Target Price (INR) 9,850 2,300 2,170 3,825 3,960 3,520 3,135 275 EPS - INR (FY23) 298 82 50 85 99 107 78 12 EPS – INR (FY25) 349 112 71 113 125 131 104 19 Multiple (x) 33 28 43 45 40 33 40 22 Upside (%) 11 31 17 6 7 17 9 30 CMP (INR) 8,863 1,760 1,855 3,600 3,714 3,010 2,878 212 FY23 PE (x) 29.9 21.6 36.3 42.3 37.5 28.4 36.6 17.2 FY25 PE (x) 25.6 15.9 25.9 31.7 29.8 23.1 27.7 11.5 Target Price on FY25 (INR) 11,510 3,125 3,050 5,100 4,985 4,330 4.140 410 Share Price Performance

1Y (%) 96 270 92 327 129 105 54 158 3Y (%) 237 621 291 1295 489 135 NA 32

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Relative financial performance of our Coverage Universe 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th VO NFIL NOCIL AACL FINEORG DN ATLP GALSURF Rev CAGR FY21-24E (%) (37.8) (29.4) (25.3) (20) (18.2) (17.0) (13.2) (11.9) NOCIL VO NFIL FINEORG AACL DN ATLP GALSURF EBITDA CAGR FY21-24E (%) (46.5) (33.9) (30.6) (28.9) (17.5) (14.9) (13.0) (11.8) NOCIL VO FINEORG NFIL DN AACL GALSURF ATLP PBT CAGR FY21-24E (%) (53.5) (36.1) (35.1) (21.0) (18.7) (18.6) (14.6) (13.7)

AACL DN VO FINEORG GALSURF NFIL ATLP NOCIL Avg ROE FY22-24E (%) (35.6) (30.9) (24.4) (23.7) (21.9) (20.5) (18.0) (14.7) AACL DN VO FINEORG GALSURF NFIL ATLP NOCIL Avg ROCE FY22-24E (%) (33.9) (28.3) (23.5) (22.9) (20.5) (20.4) (17.6) (13.8)

DN NFIL ATLP AACL VO GALSURF FINEORG NOCIL Capex FY22-24E (INR b) (12.0) (7.3) (7.0) (5.0) (3.0) (3.0) (0.9) (0.6)

AACL NFIL VO FINEORG ATLP GALSURF DN NOCIL EV/EBITDA FY23E (x) (30.1x) (26.4x) (25.9x) (23.9x) (20.4x) (18.4x) (14.3x) (11.0x) AACL FINEORG VO NFIL ATLP GALSURF DN NOCIL PE FY23E (x) (42.3x) (36.6x) (36.3x) (37.5x) (29.9x) (28.4x) (21.6x) (17.2x)

Source: Company, MOFSL

Comparative valuations of specialty chemical companies – as per Bloomberg consensus M Cap EPS EPS CAGR RoE (%) PE (x) Company (INR b) FY21 FY22E FY23E FY21-23 (%) FY21 FY22E FY23E FY21 FY22E FY23E Aarti Inds. 306 15 19 25 29 16 19 20 43.9 46.3 35.2 Atul 266 223 250 290 14 19 18 17 31.8 36.0 31.1 Deepak Nitrite 243 57 71 80 18 40 35 30 29.1 25.0 22.3 Vinati Organics 189 26 33 44 30 19 24 24 53.4 56.6 41.8 Alkyl Amines 185 58 60 73 12 44 34 33 39.4 60.3 49.7 Navin Fluo.Intl. 184 52 56 85 27 17 16 21 53.0 65.7 43.9 Gujarat Fluoroch 118 (20) 43 45 NM (6) 11 10 NM 25.1 23.9 BASF India 112 128 86 97 -13 35 19 18 16.2 30.1 26.8 Galaxy Surfact. 107 85 92 107 12 26 23 22 29.9 32.9 28.4 Fine Organic 90 39 61 82 44 18 23 25 58.2 47.7 35.8 Balaji Amines 88 74 85 100 17 31 26 24 23.9 31.8 27.1 Anupam Rasayan 74 8 16 24 70 7 10 13 89.5 45.2 30.9 Rossari Biotech 67 16 21 27 32 23 18 17 66.6 58.9 44.7 Laxmi Organic 59 5 5 5 4 17 12 11 46.4 46.4 42.8 Sudarshan Chem. 48 20 25 31 22 21 21 22 25.4 27.8 22.4 Phillips Carbon 39 18 23 27 21 17 18 18 10.5 9.8 8.6 NOCIL 36 5 9 12 48 7 10 13 32.9 25.2 18.4 Camlin Fine 22 4 8 11 68 10 18 20 35.1 22.3 15.4 Neogen Chemicals 20 13 20 29 46 18 23 26 64.0 41.6 29.4 Chemcon Special. 17 16 20 26 25 23 18 20 28.0 22.9 17.9

Source: Bloomberg, MOFSL

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RESULTS 1 July 2021 FLASH Results Flash | Sector: Telecom

Vodafone Idea

BSE SENSEX S&P CNX 52,483 15,722 CMP: INR10 Under review

Adjusted EBITDA down 9% QoQ to 17.1b in 4QFY21 Financials & Valuations (INR b)  Revenue fell 11.8% QoQ to INR96.1b (in line), led by a 11.6% QoQ decline in INR Billion FY21 FY22E FY23E ARPU to INR107. Subscriber base declined marginally (0.7% QoQ). The Net Sales 420 412 467 management attributed the steep decline to: a) 9.6% impact on account of EBITDA 169 207 246 Adj. PAT -243 -197 -176 abolishment of IUC, effective 1st Jan’21, and b) 2.2% impact due to lower EBITDA Margin (%) 40.4 50.3 52.7 number of days in 4QFY21. Adjusted for the same, revenue was flat QoQ. Adj. EPS (INR) -8.4 -6.9 -6.1  Reported EBITDA grew 2.9% QoQ to INR44.1b (4.2% beat) as SG&A fell 32% EPS Gr. (%) 11.7 -18.8 -10.6 BV/Sh. (INR) -13.3 -20.2 -26.3 QoQ. Excluding the INR4.5b one-off related to network and IT cost, pre Ratios adjusted EBITDA stood at INR17.1b. This is down 9% QoQ, factoring in an Net D:E -4.1 -2.3 -1.9 INR3b one-off in 3QFY21. RoE (%) 150.5 41.0 26.4 RoCE (%) -5.7 -2.6 -0.8  Net loss stood at INR70b v/s INR45b in 3QFY21. Adjusted net loss (for Payout (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 exceptional items) came in at INR60.5b (in line) on a post Ind AS 116 basis Valuations v/s INR62.3b in 3QFY21. VIL has recognized an exceptional loss of INR9.7b. EV/EBITDA (x) 10.9 7.8 7.0 P/E (x) -1.2 -1.5 -1.6 Of this, INR7.2b/INR2b is towards brand impairment/provision for asset P/B (x) -0.8 -0.5 0.0 impairment and a one-time spectrum charge of INR1.3b, partly offset by Div. Yield (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 some INR8b gains. FCF Yield (%) -19.3 26.8 4.1  Capex spend in 4Q rose to INR15.4b v/s INR9.7b in 3QFY21. Total capex

spend in FY21 stood at INR41.5b v/s Bharti’s INR197b, i.e. ~5x higher.

 Unique towers remained flat at 180.5k (against 7.8k additions by Bharti to 207k towers), whereas broadband towers increased by 1,152 to 165.4k. Total broadband sites rose 4.7k to 453k sites. Bharti added 31k towers to 568k towers.  Net debt stood at INR1,799.6b, with a cash balance of a mere INR3.5b. Gross debt (excluding lease liabilities) stood at INR1,803.1b, of which deferred spectrum debt is INR962.7b. AGR liability/bank debt stood at INR609.6b/INR230.8b.

Operating metrics  VIL lost 2m subscribers (-0.7% QoQ) in 4QFY21, taking its total subscriber count to 269.8m. This is similar to 3Q as against an 8m/11m decline in 2Q/1QFY21. Active subscribers too continued to decline at a slower pace at 4.6m v/s 11.8m QoQ to 256.6m.  Active subscribers too continued to decline, though at a much lower pace (0.9m) to 255.7. This is much lower than the cumulative loss of 37m in 9MFY21.  Gross additions improved further to 6m, after turning positive (4.2m) in 3QFY21. Though churn has increased to 3% v/s 2.3% in 3QFY21.  Data subscriber additions in 4Q were 2m (v/s flat in 3QFY21), reaching 139.9m. Broadband subscribers rose 2.8m v/s 1m in 3QFY21.  4G subscribers increased by 4.2m (v/s 3.6m in 3QFY21) to 113.9m. This is better, but far off from Bharti's 13.7m additions. RJio added 15.4m subscribers.  ARPU fell 11.6% QoQ to INR107 due to an IUC impact. Adjusted for the IUC impact, ARPU was broadly flat. Bharti's ARPU fell 1% QoQ to INR145.

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 Data traffic rose 8% QoQ to 4.9b GB. MOUs declined by 2.7% QoQ to 657 minutes. Data usage/subscriber stood at 11.7GB, up 7.2% QoQ. Bharti’s data usage/subscriber stood at 16.8GB.

Management commentary Capex and network investments  During FY21, VIL added ~43,500 4G FDD sites, primarily through refarming of 2G/3G spectrum, to expand its 4G coverage/capacity.  Till date, it has deployed ~62,000 TDD sites, in addition to deployment of ~13,600 massive MIMO sites and ~12,600 small cells.  Broadband site count stood at 452,650 in FY21, an addition of 16.6k sites. However, 4G site addition was 47k, partly offset by the shutdown of over 30k 3G sites in FY21. Against this, Bharti's has 606k MBB sites, i.e. 34% higher. It also added 38k fresh sites in FY21. Cost saving initiatives  After successfully achieving targeted merger opex synergies of INR84b, VIL plans to achieve INR40b of annualized cost savings in CY21. Of this, the company has achieved 65% cost savings as of 4QFY21 v/s ~50% QoQ. Spectrum auction  It acquired 23.6 MHz of spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz band for INR19.93b. It now holds 1,768.4 MHz across different frequency bands. Of which, 1,738.4 MHz spectrum is liberalized and can be used towards deployment of any technology. Fund raise  The Board in Sep'20 approved the fund raise of INR250b through a mix of debt and equity. It is still in active discussion with potential investors. Auditors raise concerns over VIL’s ability to remain a 'going concern’  The group has classified INR85,472m (net of waiver received) from non-current borrowings to current maturities for not meeting certain covenant clauses, with regards to specified financial ratios as of 31st Mar’21, under the financial agreements.  As a result of the rating downgrade, certain lenders had asked for an increase in interest rates and additional margin money/security against existing facilities. The group has also written to DoT for deferment of spectrum payment installment of INR82,117m payable on 9th Apr’22.

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Consolidated quarterly earnings model (INR m)

Y/E March FY20 FY21 FY20 FY21 FY21E Var. 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 4QE (%) Revenue 1,12,699 1,08,440 1,10,894 1,17,542 1,06,593 1,07,912 1,08,941 96,076 4,49,575 4,19,522 96,905 12.4 YoY Change (%) 91.4 41.5 -5.7 -0.2 -5.4 -0.5 -1.8 -18.3 21.2 -6.7 -12.6 Total Expenditure 76,199 74,969 76,689 73,741 65,609 66,388 66,079 51,989 3,00,450 2,50,065 54,580 21.1 EBITDA 36,500 33,471 34,205 43,801 40,984 41,524 42,862 44,087 1,49,125 1,69,457 42,325 1.3 YoY Change (%) 453.5 625.4 200.9 145.3 12.3 24.1 25.3 0.7 268.8 13.6 23.7 7 Depreciation 61,308 63,094 58,774 60,388 59,757 60,286 58,241 58,101 2,43,564 2,36,385 58,512 -0.5 Share in Profits from Associates 581 1,295 999 678 889 857 570 -2 3,553 2,314 581 -2.0 Net Finance Costs 34,441 33,519 34,311 40,108 37,486 46,609 47,480 46,664 1,43,527 1,78,239 47,480 0.0 PBT before EO expense -58,668 -61,847 -57,881 -56,017 -55,370 -64,514 -62,289 -60,680 -2,34,413 -2,42,853 -63,086 -1.3 Extra-Ord. expense 8,070 3,07,745 6,333 61,409 1,99,232 7,671 -16,965 9,743 3,83,557 1,99,681 0 NM PBT -66,738 -3,69,592 -64,214 -1,17,426 -2,54,602 -72,185 -45,324 -70,423 -6,17,970 -4,42,534 -63,086 -28.2 Tax -17,999 1,39,627 174 -991 -2 -3 -3 -195 1,20,811 -203 8 -137.5 Rate (%) 27.0 -37.8 -0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 -19.5 0.0 0.0 -152 Reported PAT -48,739 -5,09,219 -64,388 -1,16,435 -2,54,600 -72,182 -45,321 -70,228 -7,38,781 -4,42,331 -63,094 -28.2 Adj. PAT -42,340 -61,848 -58,055 -55,026 -55,368 -64,511 -62,286 -60,485 -2,17,269 -2,42,650 -63,094 -1.3 YoY Change (%) 195.4 38.9 -6.4 35.6 30.8 4.3 7.3 9.9 34.5 11.7 8.7 E: MOFSL estimates

Key performance indicators Y/E March FY20 FY21 FY20 FY21 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FY21E Blended ARPU (INR) 108 107 109 121 114 119 121 107 111 125 109 Subscriber Base (m) 320 311 304 291 280 272 270 268 291 268 270 Data Subscribers (m) 143 140 142 140 136 138 138 140 140 140 160 Data usage/subs. (Mb) 7417 8209 8951 9687 10956 10591 10878 11666 8511 10861 11676 EBITDA Margin (%) 32.4 30.9 30.8 37.3 38.4 38.5 39.3 45.9 33.2 40.4 43.7 EBIT Margin (%) -22.0 -27.3 -22.2 -14.1 -17.6 -17.4 -14.1 -14.6 -21.0 -16.0 -19.9 Adj. PAT margin (%) -37.6 -57.0 -52.4 -46.8 -51.9 -59.8 -57.2 -63.0 -48.3 -57.8 -65.1 E: MOFSL estimates

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28 June 2021

ECOSCOPE The Economy Observer

Current account sees another deficit in 4QFY21… …but posts a surplus of 0.9% of GDP in FY21

 India’s current account deficit (CAD) came in at USD8.1b (or 1% of GDP) in 4Q, from a minor deficit of USD2.2b (or 0.3% of GDP) in 3QFY21. This figure in 4QFY21 was in line with our estimates, but slightly higher than Bloomberg consensus of USD7.5b. With this, India’s current account balance stood at a surplus of USD24b (or 0.9% of GDP in FY21) on account of surpluses reported in the first half. Higher merchandise trade deficit was the driver of CAD in 4QFY21. The same stood at 5.4% of GDP in 4Q vis-à-vis 4.7% of GDP in 3QFY21. Moreover, the surplus in the invisibles (services + income) account was at a 14-quarter low of 4.3% of GDP in 4QFY21.  Net foreign capital inflows amounted to USD12.2b in 4Q, drastically lower than USD34.1b in 3QFY21 and USD17.3b in 4QFY20. It stood at a three-quarter low of 1.6% of GDP in 4QFY21. This was on account of a moderation in both foreign direct and portfolio investment inflows, which weakened to USD2.7b/USD7.3b in 4Q v/s USD17.4b/USD21.2b in 3QFY21. Capital account surplus for FY21 stood lower at USD62.6b (or 2.4% of GDP) as against USD83.1b (or 2.9% of GDP) in 3Q.  Due to the sharp moderation in foreign capital inflows, India added USD3.4b in foreign exchange reserves (FXR) in 4Q, lower than the accretion of USD32.5b seen in 3QFY21.  With an impressive uptick in investments to 34.3% of GDP and a small CAD of 1% of GDP, Gross Domestic Savings (GDS) stood at 33.2% of GDP in 4QFY21. For FY21, GDS rose marginally to 30.2% of GDP, higher than 29.8% of GDP in FY20.  As economic activity normalizes, India would likely move back into CAD territory. We estimate a CAD of 0.2% of GDP in FY22E.

 Current account posts second consecutive deficit in 4QFY21: India’s CAD came in at USD8.1b (or 1% of GDP) in 4Q, from a minor deficit of USD2.2b (or 0.3% of GDP) in 3QFY21 and a surplus of USD631m (or 0.1% of GDP) in 4QFY20 (Exhibit 1). The CAD figure in 4QFY21 was in line with our estimates, but slightly higher than Bloomberg consensus of USD7.5b. With this, India’s current account balance stood at a surplus of USD24b (or 0.9% of GDP in FY21) on account of surpluses reported in the first half (Exhibit 2).  Merchandise trade deficit drives CAD in 4QFY21: Merchandise trade deficit stood at 5.4% of GDP in 4Q vis-à-vis 4.7% of GDP in 3QFY21 and 4.9% of GDP in 4QFY20 (Exhibit 3). For FY21, the same stood lower at 3.8% of GDP (due to relatively lower trade deficits reported in 1H) as compared with 5.5% of GDP in FY20 (Exhibit 4). The higher trade deficit in 4Q was broad-based, with a deficit of 2.6% of GDP in the petroleum account (v/s a lower deficit of 2.2% of GDP in 3QFY21). Current Account Balance, excluding petroleum, stood at a surplus of USD12.2b (or 1.6% of GDP) in 4Q, slightly lower than a surplus of USD14.1b (or 1.9% of GDP) in 3QFY21. The surplus in the invisibles (services + income) account was at a 14-quarter low of 4.3% of GDP – as imports of invisibles rose 7.8% YoY, while exports increased at a much slower pace of 1.8% in 4QFY21.  Capital inflows moderated sharply in 4QFY21: Net foreign capital inflows amounted to USD12.2b in 4Q, drastically lower than USD34.1b in 3QFY21 and USD17.3b in 4QFY20. It stood at a three-quarter low of 1.6% of GDP in 4QFY21. This was on account of a moderation in both foreign direct and portfolio investment inflows, which weakened to USD2.7b/USD7.3b in 4Q v/s USD17.4b/USD21.2b in 3QFY21. As a percentage of GDP, FPI inflows were 0.9% in 4Q – lower than 2.9% of GDP in 3QFY21. FDI inflows, as a percentage of GSD, stood at 0.3% of GDP vis-à-vis 2.4% of GDP in 3QFY21 (Exhibit 5). Capital account

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surplus for FY21 stood lower at USD62.6b (or 2.4% of GDP) as against USD83.1b (or 2.9% of GDP) in 3Q.  Savings at a 25-quarter high in 4QFY21: With an impressive uptick in investments to 34.3% of GDP and a small CAD of 1% of GDP, GDS stood at 33.2% of GDP in 4QFY21 (Exhibit 6). For FY21, GDS rose marginally to 30.2% of GDP, higher than 29.8% of GDP in FY20.  Except current account to report a marginal deficit in FY22: As economic activity normalizes, India would likely move back into CAD territory. We estimate a CAD of 0.2% of GDP in FY22E.

India posted another current account deficit in 4Q… …but ended with a surplus of 0.9% of GDP in FY21 (% of GDP) CAB CAB ex fuel products (% of GDP) CAB CAB ex fuel products 8 8 6.0

4 4

1.6 0.9 0 0

-1.0 (4) (4) 4QFY15 4QFY16 4QFY17 4QFY18 4QFY19 4QFY20 4QFY21 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

Source: RBI, MOFSL

Wider CAD in 4QFY21 was driven by higher trade deficit Trade deficit stood at 3.8% of GDP in FY21 as against 5.5% of during the quarter GDP in FY20 Goods Services Income Goods Services Income 8 8 (% of GDP) (% of GDP)

4 1.3 4 1.4 3.0 3.3 0 0 -3.8 -5.4 (4) (4)

(8) (8) 4QFY18 2QFY19 4QFY19 2QFY20 4QFY20 2QFY21 4QFY21 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21

Source: RBI, MOFSL

Net capital inflows in India weaken dramatically in 4QFY21, With an impressive rise in investments and small CAD, GDS leading to lesser accretion in FXR was at a 25-quarter high in 4QFY21 Forex reserves* CAB Capital A/c CAB (RHS) Savings# Investments 40,000 (USD mn) 35 34.3 6 33.2 20,000 4 30 2 0 0 25 (20,000) -1.0 -2 (% of GDP) (40,000) 20 -4 4QFY17 4QFY18 4QFY19 4QFY20 4QFY21 Q4 FY16 Q4 FY17 Q4 FY18 Q4 FY19 Q4 FY20 Q4 FY21 *(-) implies accretion to reserves, (+) implies withdrawal (reduction) #implies savings; does not include ‘errors & omissions’

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30 June 2021

ECOSCOPE The Economy Observer

Taxes continue to see strong growth in May’21…

…and spending grew by more than one-fifth

 Notwithstanding the widely spread regional lockdowns on account of the ferocious second COVID wave, the central government’s tax receipts grew strongly in May’21. After growing sharply in Apr’21, direct taxes eased last month. However, indirect taxes continued to grow sharply. Since the Reserve changed its accounting year from June- ending till CY20 to March-ending from this year, dividends amounting to INR990b (for nine months) were paid in May’21.  Gross taxes grew at a two-year CAGR of 21% in Apr-May’21, account for 14.1% of full year budget estimate (FY22BE). Gross receipts, therefore, came in at INR3.5t during Apr-May’21 and amounted to 18% of FY22BE, which were, by far, the highest collection in the first two months of any year in the past quarter of a century (Exhibit 1).  The government’s total expenditure also grew 23% YoY in May’21, after a fall of 26% YoY in Apr’21. In aggregate, it stood at INR4.8t during Apr-May21, a decline of 6.6% YoY. With this, total spending was only 13.7% of its FY22BE – the lowest rate in eight years (Exhibit 2).  Within expenditure, while revenue expenditure (revex) declined by 9.1% during the first two months of FY22, capital expenditure (capex) grew 14% YoY (Exhibit 3). Just like in total spending, revex fell 35.4% YoY in Apr’21, but grew 32.4% YoY in May’21. On the contrary, while capex had grown 66.5% YoY in Apr’21, it nosedived 41.1% YoY in May’21.  Consequently, the government’s fiscal deficit during Apr-May’21 stood at INR1.2t, or 8.2% of FY22BE. This was, by far, the lowest deficit (vis-à-vis BE) in the first two months since FY98 (Exhibit 4).  These numbers suggest that: a) there is a cushion in the receipts target for FY22. Despite the second COVID wave, higher base and lower disinvestments, we believe that the government would be able to achieve its receipts. b) Spending growth could be much better in the later part of FY22. c) The government would be able to meet (or slightly over- achieve) its FY22 fiscal deficit target.

…but total spending was at an eight year low of 13.7% of BEs Government’s gross receipts at a record high in Apr-May’21… in the first two months of FY22 18.0 Total spending (% of BEs) Gross receipts (% of BEs)

13.7

May-97 May-01 May-05 May-09 May-13 May-17 May-21 May-97 May-01 May-05 May-09 May-13 May-17 May-21 Data for first two months of all years Source: Controller General of Accounts (CGA), MOFSL

Revenue expenditure declines by 9% YoY, while capex was up 14% YoY in Apr-May’21 Fiscal deficit in the first two months just 8% of FY22 BEs Revex Capex 80 (% of BEs) Fiscal deficit 60 (% YoY) 40 14.0 20 0 -20 8.2 -9.1 -40 May-11 May-13 May-15 May-17 May-19 May-21 May-97 May-01 May-05 May-09 May-13 May-17 May-21 Source: CGA, MOFSL

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In conversation

SBI Life Insurance: Have changed mortality assumption and set aside a higher amount to cover claim; Mahesh Kumar Sharma, MD & CEO  COVID claims in H2 last year were much more than in H1  Have changed mortality assumption and set aside a higher amount to cover claim  Set aside Rs. 183 crore for COVID reserves in FY22 vs Rs. 70 crore  Were able to close large group deals in the quarter last year  VNB has grown steadily YoY and should continue to do so  Strongly support vaccination but have no pre-condition for buying insurance  Expect to end year with strong business premium growth like last year  Protection share has increased last year, expect that to continue

Triveni Engineering: Hoping for another export programme by the Government for sugar industry; Tarun Sawhney, VC & MD  Consumption of sugar across the country has been encouraging  Have seen normal rate of consumption for sugar  Sugar prices have been largely stable  FY21 was as successful year that saw margin expand  Demand from soft drink companies and confectionary firms has been strong  Hoping for another export programme by the Government for sugar industry  Dispatches have been normal so far  Sanitiser was an extremely competitive market place

Uflex: Looking at 60% growth in next 2-3 years from packaging films division; Rajesh Bhatia, Group Pres & CFO  Looking at 60% growth in next 2-3 years because of the expansion projects  We are fully sold out in the aseptic packaging business  Looking at value-added products in the packaging business  Expect FY22 to be much better on higher capacities  See 20-25% volume growth in FY22

GIC RE: Combined ratio to come down to 100% in the next 4-5 quarters; Devesh Srivastava, CMD  Have seen a surge in COVID claims  Planned operations have been shifted forward  Combined ratio to come down to 100% in the next 4-5 quarters  Combined ratio has declined to 104% from 114% levels in the last few quarters  Seeing huge uptick in purchase of health insurance  Retail health portfolio has grown  Have seen a surge of 15-25% growth in the health insurance portfolio

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RVNL: Speeds up railway infrastructure delivery as cash flow from government improves; Rajesh Prasad, Director-Operations  Committed to enhance delivery of rail infra  Have orders worth Rs. 75000 crore in hand  Crossed Rs. 15000 crore revenue and Rs. 1000 crore PAT in FY21 for the first time  Enhancing 30-35% of railway infra of the country; railways has assigned 183 projects to company  Expect FY22 revenue around Rs. 20000 crore  Will able to complete many projects with improvement in cash flows from Government  Rishikesh project has outlay of over Rs. 4000 crore this year  Have 64 tunnels in execution at this point in time  54% of the order book is new line, 26% is doubling and 11% is metro

Dredging Corp: Looking to get into port development ; GYV Victor, MD  Had to clean up the past bill of provision in Q4 related to the pandemic  Company is in advanced stages of negotiations for international projects  Provisioning was one-time; we have not cleaned our books  Might see a small loss in Q1FY22 but not as big as previous quarters  Company is looking to execute 2-3 MoUs in FY22  New model of private-public partnership is still in its infancy stage  Looking to get into development of ports

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The Research Analysts contributing to the report may not be registered /qualified as research analyst with FINRA. Such research analyst may not be associated persons of the U.S. registered broker-dealer, MOSIPL, and therefore, may not be subject to NASD rule 2711 and NYSE Rule 472 restrictions on communication with a subject company, public appearances and trading securities held by a research analyst account.

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Registered Office Address: Motilal Oswal Tower, Rahimtullah Sayani Road, Opposite Parel ST Depot, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-400025; Tel No.: 022 71934200/ 022-71934263; Website www.motilaloswal.com. CIN No.: L67190MH2005PLC153397.Correspondence Office Address: Palm Spring Centre, 2nd Floor, Palm Court Complex, New Link Road, Malad(West), Mumbai- 400 064. Tel No: 022 7188 1000.

Registration Nos.: Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited (MOFSL)*: INZ000158836(BSE/NSE/MCX/NCDEX); CDSL and NSDL: IN-DP-16-2015; Research Analyst: INH000000412. AMFI: ARN - 146822; Investment Adviser: INA000007100; Insurance Corporate Agent: CA0579 ;PMS:INP000006712. Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Ltd. (MOAMC): PMS (Registration No.: INP000000670); PMS and Mutual Funds are offered through MOAMC which is group company of MOFSL. Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Ltd. (MOWML): PMS (Registration No.: INP000004409) is offered through MOWML, which is a group company of MOFSL. Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited is a distributor of Mutual Funds, PMS, Fixed Deposit, Bond, NCDs,Insurance Products and IPOs.Real Estate is offered through Motilal Oswal Real Estate Investment Advisors II Pvt. Ltd. which is a group company of MOFSL. Private Equity is offered through Motilal Oswal Private Equity Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd which is a group company of MOFSL. Research & Advisory services is backed by proper research. Please read the Risk Disclosure Document prescribed by the Stock Exchanges carefully before investing. There is no assurance or guarantee of the returns. Investment in securities market is subject to market risk, read all the related documents carefully before investing. Details of Compliance Officer: Name: Neeraj Agarwal, Email ID: [email protected], Contact No.:022-71881085.

* MOSL has been amalgamated with Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited (MOFSL) w.e.f August 21, 2018 pursuant to order dated July 30, 2018 issued by Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench.

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