The acquisition multiple ascribed is reasonable as Neepco has been acquired at P/BV multiple of 0.6x on FY19 financials (latest available) while on an equity/MW basis the valuation works out to | 1.9 crore/MW (operational plus under construction capacity). Similarly, THDC has been acquired at a P/BV multiple of 1.1x on FY19 financials while on an equity/MW basis, the valuation works out to | 2.9 crore/MW (operational plus under construction capacity). This acquisition will help NTPC diversify its thermal based portfolio as non-thermal capacity before this event was just 800 MW....

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has had a severe impact on the hotel bookings in India from Feb-20 onwards with massive forward booking cancellations across cities. This in turn has eroded the ability of hotels across India with heavy loss of business during this peak season time. The extent of this lost business has primarily been seen across all major tourist and business destinations and we expect the situations to remain severely weak with individuals cancelling or deferring their travel plans and thousands of companies adopting the work from home' and no travel' policies. This...

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has had a severe impact on the hotel bookings in India from Feb-20 onwards with massive forward booking cancellations across cities. This in turn has eroded the ability of hotels across India with heavy loss of business during this peak season time. The extent of this lost business has primarily been seen across all major tourist and business destinations and we expect the situations to remain severely weak with individuals cancelling or deferring their travel plans and thousands of companies adopting the work from home' and no travel' policies. This...

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has had a severe impact on the hotel bookings in India from Feb-20 onwards with massive forward booking cancellations across cities. This in turn has eroded the ability of hotels across India with heavy loss of business during this peak season time. The extent of this lost business has primarily been seen across all major tourist and business destinations and we expect the situations to remain severely weak with individuals cancelling or deferring their travel plans and thousands of companies adopting the work from home' and no travel' policies. This...

We are upgrading Mahanagar Gas (MGL) from Sell to Accumulate with our revised DCF-based TP of Rs752 (+6% from CMP), assuming regulated tariff, post the 32% crash in the stock in the past three months. We have cut our FY20-22E estimates by 2.3%/14.9%/15.9% based on tempered volume assumptions for the twin impact of COVID19 and the slowdown. We see decline of 2.5% in 4QFY20 that could spill over into 1HFY21, with the growth likely to revive over the next 6-12 months. We still have concerns over the potential transition to 20% open access for MGL's Mumbai franchise, which could pose the risk of attrition in CNG and Industrial market share to the extent of 20%. Our upgrade to Accumulate is based on the following: (i) the moderately favorable...

crude decline given volatile pricing scenario. Near term visibility looks hazy given uncertainty on COVID19, however we believe that expected demand recovery from 1QFY21 will be for sure pushed back to 2HFY21. We believe acquisition of VWash brand from Glenmark is positive although it is unlikely Despite near term challenges, we remain positive on HUVR's ability to gain from 1) ability to straddle though products and price points 2) maximum range of new generation products (handwash, body/face wash, hair conditioners, green tea, liquid detergents) 3) most agile and efficient supply...

We are enthused by Kubota's entry as a strategic investor in Escorts, especially given its leadership in the farm implement space. Kubota brings a global presence, significant technological prowess and production excellence. However, we await cash utilisation plans at Escorts before any meaningful change in stance on the company. We are constrained by limited dividend payouts by Escorts in the past with no firm outlook, going forward. We value Escorts on an SOTP valuation basis and maintain our HOLD rating on the stock with a revised target price of | 715....

Lower Spot LNG Prices to Drive Growth: Maintain HOLD Petronet LNG (PLNG) has reported EBITDA of Rs11.1bn (+31% YoY and -5% QoQ) in 3QFY20, exceeding our estimate by 7%. EBITDA growth is backed by stellar volume performance, 5% rise in regasification tariffs and adoption of Ind AS 116 with Lease Liability'. Its PBT grew by 11% YoY and 2% QoQ, 8%/6% higher than ours/consensus estimates. Reported net profit was higher due to adoption of lower tax rate. Net profit increased by 19% YoY to Rs6.75bn, (8%/2% higher than ours and consensus estimates). Despite delay in commissioning of Kochi-Mangalore pipeline (Mar'20), we believe lower spot LNG prices are a new growth driver, which will likely improve the...

Separately, the management also said that BS-IV system inventory (ALL+ dealers) currently is down to ~600-1000 units vs. ~6,500 units as of January 2020. Additionally, the company is seeing the first signs of some normalcy returning to China after the Covid19 outbreak as manufacturing facilities there have started to come online again. China forms ~30% of the global automotive supply chain HLFL is in active discussions with potential P/E investors for fresh capital...

Vinati Organics Ltd (VOL) enjoys global leadership in two specialty chemicals, with market share of 70% in IBB (isobutyl benzene) and 80% in ATBS (2-Acrylamindo 2-Methylpropane Sulfonic Acid). We upgrade VOL to Hold as a we have a positive outlook on the VOL in the longer term given capacity expansion in ATBS, launch of new products and superior margin profile. Further, it is trading at 1 Year FWD P/E of 19x which is 35% discount to last 5 year average, which seems to be attractive. 9MFY20 Revenue de-grew by 5% YoY, on account of lower off-take...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

The spread of Covid-19 has led to lockdowns in many countries globally and could have adverse economic implications. In addition, the recent fall in crude prices could also have an adverse impact of fiscal health of oil producing countries. As a result, IT companies, which have considerable exposure to verticals such as oil, energy & utilities; banking & capital markets; manufacturing and travel & transport could see an adverse impact from the ongoing crisis. Companies like Wipro, Infosys in large cap and MindTree, NIIT Tech, Sonata software, Cyient, Accelya Solutions among...

Lower Spot LNG Prices to Drive Growth: Maintain HOLD Petronet LNG (PLNG) has reported EBITDA of Rs11.1bn (+31% YoY and -5% QoQ) in 3QFY20, exceeding our estimate by 7%. EBITDA growth is backed by stellar volume performance, 5% rise in regasification tariffs and adoption of Ind AS 116 with Lease Liability'. Its PBT grew by 11% YoY and 2% QoQ, 8%/6% higher than ours/consensus estimates. Reported net profit was higher due to adoption of lower tax rate. Net profit increased by 19% YoY to Rs6.75bn, (8%/2% higher than ours and consensus estimates). Despite delay in commissioning of Kochi-Mangalore pipeline (Mar'20), we believe lower spot LNG prices are a new growth driver, which will likely improve the...