Hero MotoCorp Ltd. share price target

CIT to play crucial role in HMCL premiumisation drive! HMCL houses ~1,000 engineers & automotive experts at its R&D; centres at CIT & Germany, which will help overcome its mass product brand perception though development of new and exciting products in the premium category. With the right product mix, HMCL is also well poised for its exports push and is undertaking new age marketing techniques to increase its brand quotient in the domestic market. At the event, HMCL also launched the BSVI refresh products under the Glamour & Passion family, which were indeed...

Maintain BUY on Hero as (1) Hero has successfully defended market share in the 2W segment in the current downturn (2) The stock is trading at an attractive valuation of 15/14x FY20/21E; however, the extent of price hikes on BS-VI will delay the recovery in our view. We lower our target P/E multiple to 16x (vs. 18x earlier), which is in-line with its average historic trading multiple, to factor in a delayed recovery (2HFY21) and a slower than expected ramp up in the premium segment. Heros 3QFY20 EBITDA margin surprised at 14.8% despite weak volumes. However, the outlook over FY21 remains mixed as management expects a recovery only in 2HFY21 as customers get accustomed to price hikes (12-15%) on BS-VI models. Retain BUY with a revised TP of Rs 2,980 (16x on Dec-21 EPS).

Hero MotoCorp is the World's single largest two-wheeler motorcycle company. The Company manufactures and sells motorized two wheelers up to 350 cubic centimeters (cc) engine capacity, spare parts and related services. Its manufacturing plants are located in Dharuhera, Gurgaon, Haridwar, Neemrana, Villa Rica (Colombia). Its research and development center is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It has a Global Parts Centre for manufacturing and supplying the parts at...

estimates of 13.5% and 12% respectively mainly on account of lower RM cost. We maintain our FY20/FY21 volume estimates and factored in increase realization on account of BSVI transition. We expect two-wheeler industry volumes to be weak in H1FY21, as cost increases (BSIV to BSVI transition) would hurt 2W industry demand. Due to recent change in share price we change our rating to ACCUMULATE (earlier HOLD) with TP of Rs2,700 based on PER of 17x FY21 earnings. Result Highlights and Investment Rationale Operationally strong quarter: Revenue declined -11%...

Hero Moto (HMCL) posted an operational beat in Q3FY20 led by healthy gross margins.

In the run up to the BS-VI changeover, pricing of products launched by 2-W OEMs thus far including HMCL have surprised us negatively. As against our expectation of ~10% price increase, actuals have tended to range between 13-15% on average. This, we believe, adds further pressure to a price sensitive market segment which is already suffering from subdued buyer sentiment given reduced propensity to spend and cost increase for safety features and upfront insurance. The domestic 2-W industry has registered 15.8% YoY 9MFY20 volume drop. While retail performance has improved in...

Hero MotoCorp's (Hero) Q2FY2020 results were broadly in line with our estimates. Hero managed to marginally improve its margins on a q-o-q basis, driven by cost-control initiatives and softening commodity prices. While management indicated marginal growth in retail sales during the festive season, it stated the same may not be sustainable. Management also stated that a sustained recovery would take more time. Moreover, due to higher inventory, wholesale would continue to remain negative even in the festive period. Steep...

Hero MotoCorp is India's leading two-wheeler manufacturer in terms of unit volume sales in a calendar year. It holds nearly 50% market share in the Indian motorcycle market. The company has seven manufacturing facilities,...

Hero MotoCorp (HMCL) Q2FY20 EBITDA margin was higher than our and consensus estimates. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 14.5% vs our and consensus estimates of 13.5% and 13.7% respectively. We expect weaker consumer sentiment, higher inventory and competitive intensity to put pressure on HMCL's volume growth. We factor slowdown in H1FY20 and cut our FY20/21 volume estimates by 10% each.We cut our revenue/earnings estimates by 9%/11% for FY20E and 10%/10% for FY21E. We...

Maintain BUY as (1) Industry demand has improved after several quarters of decline (2) Hero has successfully defended market share in the 2W segment in the current downturn. (3) The stock is trading at attractive valuations of 16.1x on FY20E estimates and offers a dividend yield of ~3.2%. Co has healthy return ratios with an ROE of 24%. Key Risk: Sharper than expected increase in BSVI product prices. Heros 2QFY20 EBITDA margin was flat QoQ at 14.5% despite weak volumes. Co is witnessing a growth in retail sales in the festive season after several quarters of decline. Reiterate BUY, with a TP of Rs 3,460 (18x Sep-21 EPS).