Sector Update | 1 July 2020
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Jun’20 Wholesales: More positives than negatives
Good retails, supply side issues result in extremely low inventory for 2Ws/PVs
Jun’20 wholesales comprised more positives than negatives. While retail demand is recovering
due to preference for personal vehicles over shared mobility, pent up-demand and rural
recovery, OEMs are trying to play catch-up owing to supply-side constraints. Tractors are seeing
growth on strong rural demand while CVs are the hardest hit due to slowing economic
activities. PV volumes declined 48% YoY, 2W (ex-BJAUT) volumes were most resilient with
minimum decline of ~29% YoY and CV volumes (for 1Q) plunged ~89% YoY.
“A major part of the market
demand is emanating from
rural/semi-urban markets,
which has been helped to a
large extent by the various
stimulus packages rolled
out by the government. A
combination of multiple
factors, including the
forecast of normal
monsoons, a bumper Rabi
crop and the upcoming
festive season are expected
to keep the momentum
going over the next few
months.”
Dr. Pawan Munjal,
Chairman and CEO
Hero MotoCorp
2Ws (excl. BJAUT) – Beat with just ~29% YoY decline:
Demand recovery was
largely driven by (a) preference for personal vehicles over public transport, and
(b) high disposable income in rural market due to good harvest. HMCL declined
by ~27%, TVSL declined by 33%, whereas RE declined by 35% YoY. HMCL’s retails
were much higher than wholesales.
PVs decline ~48% YoY:
The segment witnessed recovery on the back of entry-
level vehicles as preference for personal mobility spurred pent-up demand.
However, retails were stronger than wholesales and were impacted by supply
side issues. MSIL’s volumes declined 54% YoY and M&M’s volumes (domestic UV
passenger) dropped ~55% YoY.
CVs decline 89% YoY in 1QFY21:
CVs were the worst hit due to decline in
economic activities and BS4 pre-buying. While M&HCV volumes plummeted 92%
YoY, LCV volumes plunged 87% YoY. AL declined 81% YoY (in Jun’20) and was
below estimates, whereas TTMT’s CV volumes declined (in 1QFY21) 90% YoY and
VECV volumes tanked 70% YoY (above est.).
Positive surprise (Var %)
EIM- RE (+8.7%)
Hero MotoCorp (+12.5%)
M&M (+26.1%)
TVS Motor (+13%)
Escorts (+21%)
EIM-VECV (+19%)
Negative surprise (Var %)
MSIL (-18%)
AL (-20.7%)
Note:
TTMT has stopped
sharing monthly volumes
and now shares only on
quarterly basis. All the
segmental analysis done
here accordingly gets
adjusted with CV level
analysis being only on
quarterly basis.
Valuation and view:
While demand recovery has surprised everyone, sustenance
remains a key monitorable. With multiple moving parts in the form of (a)
normalization of supply side, (b) consumer sentiment, (c) availability of finance, and
(d) impact of BS6 cost inflation, demand normalization is the biggest monitorable.
Valuations are reflecting recovery from 2HFY21, leaving limited margin of safety for
any negative surprises. Hence, we prefer companies with (a) higher visibility in terms
of demand recovery, (b) a strong competitive positioning, (c) margin drivers, and (d)
balance sheet strength. M&M and EIM are our top large-cap picks. Among mid-caps,
we prefer MSS.
Exhibit 1:
Snapshot of volumes for Jun’20 (incl. Exports) *
Company Sales
Jun-20
Jun-19 YoY (%) chg May-20 MoM (%) chg FY21 YTD FY20 YTD (%) chg
FY21E
Gr (%)
2W (ex-BJAUT)
679,885 958,326
-29.1 188,013
261.6
876,123 2,910,179
-69.9 11,952,610 -15.5
Cars
42,835
95,629
-55.2
13,123
304.9
66,888
322,296
-79.2
1,088,455 -13.6
Uvs + MPVs
32,827
63,827
-48.6
14,725
152.0
52,558
225,345
-76.7
676,874 -17.1
Total PVs
75,662 159,456
-52.5
27,848
224.0
119,446
547,641
-78.2
1,765,328 -15.0
3Ws
30,358
71,225
-57.4
17,057
78.0
54,790
217,208
-74.8
745,746 -15.9
M&HCVs
6,563
79,105
-91.7
190,085 -24.5
LCVs
11,179
84,815
-86.8
253,122 -14.5
Total CVs
17,742
163,920
-89.2
443,208 -19.1
Tractors
47,395
42,054
12.7
30,935
53.2
83,807
107,401
-22.0
392,664
1.2
*
2W:
HMCL, TVSL,EIM;
PVs:
MSIL, MM & TTMT;
3Ws:
BJAUT, TVSL & MM;
CVs:
TTMT, AL, MM, EIM;
Tractors:
MM, ESC;
Source: MOSL
Jinesh Gandhi – Research Analyst
(Jinesh@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1524
Vipul Agrawal – Research Analyst
(Vipul.Agrawal@MotilalOswal.com) +91 22 7193 4322
1 July 2020
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