Dabur India: Outperformance Continues
Dabur India: Outperformance Continues
Dabur India
BUY
Outperformance continues INDUSTRY
CMP (as on 30 Jan 2020)
FMCG
Rs 479
Dabur posted healthy 5.6% domestic volume growth (est 5%) Distribution expansion and (3) High share of power brands. Target Price Rs 510
despite weak consumer sentiments in rural India. Focused Foods continued to decline led by downtrading in beverages
strategy on power brands, innovative launches and increase (aerated drinks and dairy beverages vs. juices). Diwali gift Nifty 12,036
in rural reach is driving share gains. Rural growth outpaced packs were also impacted by the shift in Diwali this year Sensex 40,914
urban by 400bps for Dabur (in contrast to industry). Oral care (from Nov-18 to Oct-19). Ex-Diwali Gift Packs, Juices grew KEY STOCK DATA
growth at 8.5% was much better than category growth and by 5%. Dabur is now entering PET bottles to spur out-of-
market leader (Colgate posted 4%). Health Supplements and home consumption for juices and drinks. Co is also Bloomberg DABUR IN
Digestive also posted healthy 12% and 16% growth. Food expanding number of SKUs and launching premium juices No. of Shares (mn) 1,767
remained muted due to category issue, will be keen to watch (Real Aloe Vera with Kiwi). MCap (Rs bn) / ($ mn) 846/11,832
performance in upcoming season. Despite near term International business grew by 11.7% (12% cc growth) 6m avg traded value (Rs mn) 819
headwinds, we believe Dabur will outperform peers owing to owing to robust growth in Hobi (32%) and Nepal (21%).
(1) Focus on power brands, (2) Expanding addressable Management remains confident to deliver mid-high single STOCK PERFORMANCE (%)
market, (3) Healthy growth in natural category, (4) Rising digit revenue growth. 52 Week high / low Rs 506/357
distribution reach and (5) Innovative launches. We value GM expanded by 80bps owing to benign commodity 3M 6M 12M
Dabur at 40x on Dec-21E EPS, arriving at a TP of Rs 510. inflation and richer mix. Employee/A&P/Other expenses
Maintain BUY. grew by 3/14/7%. EBITDA grew by 11% and EBITDAM Absolute (%) 4.0 13.2 11.0
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE QUARTER expanded by 70bps to 20.9% (in-line). APAT grew by 13% to Relative (%) 1.8 3.8 (3.9)
Domestic revenue/volume growth was in-line at 6/6% Rs 4.14bn vs. exp of Rs 4.08bn. SHAREHOLDING PATTERN (%)
despite heavy base (15/12% in 3QFY19, 5/5% in 2QFY20). STANCE
Dabur’s rural growth outpaced urban growth by 440bps Dabur has outperformed in a tough environment as its brand Sep-19 Dec-19
owing to distribution expansion and corrective strategies. building initiatives are beginning to pay dividends. Mohit Promoters 67.88 67.88
HPC/Health Care/Foods grew at 4/11/2%. Dabur gained Malhotra is focusing on (a) Scaling power brands (8 brands FIs & Local MFs 7.74 7.71
healthy market share in categories like Oral care/Hair with 65% revenue mix) which have a large addressable
oil/Juices by 80/50/530bps respectively. Health care opportunity, (b) Deeper rural penetration led by higher direct FPIs 17.64 17.48
portfolio (41% mix) drove overall growth led by (1) Market reach (targeting 55k/60k villages in FY20/21) and (c) Public & Others 6.74 6.93
share gains in Chyawanprash (>300bps) and Glucose Innovation of new products. We remain optimistic for Dabur Pledged Shares 0.00 0.00
(>100bps), (2) Strong 16% growth in digestive and (3) and expect co will be opportunistic in the rural recovery.
Source : BSE
Financial Summary
YE March (Rs mn) 3QFY20 3QFY19 YoY (%) 2QFY20 QoQ (%) FY18 FY19 FY20E FY21E FY22E
Net Revenues 23,530 21,992 7.0 22,120 6.4 77,219 85,331 91,456 102,175 114,672
EBITDA 4,929 4,454 10.7 4,895 0.7 16,174 17,396 19,619 23,038 26,871 Naveen Trivedi
APAT 4,138 3,661 13.0 4,346 (4.8) 13,663 14,436 15,756 20,032 23,175 naveen.trivedi@hdfcsec.com
Diluted EPS (Rs) 2.34 2.07 13.0 2.46 (4.8) 7.76 8.20 8.92 11.34 13.12 +91-22-6171-7324
P/E (x) 61.7 58.4 53.7 42.2 36.5
EV / EBITDA (x) 50.6 47.0 41.7 35.2 30.0 Aditya Sane
Core RoCE (%) 47.3 50.1 52.4 59.3 65.5 aditya.sane@hdfcsec.com
Source: Company, HDFC sec Inst Research +91-22-6171-7336
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DABUR INDIA: RESULTS REVIEW 3QFY20
HPC - Co made mkt sh gains in shampoos - Vertical posted a strong growth - Dabur grew ahead of the categories in - Oral care growth was seen across brands.
- Red Franchise continued to perform - The co was able to gain mkt sh in the hair HPC and gained mkt sh across all segments Downtrading was witnessed within low cost
well, but Babool remained under oils segment toothpaste units but not between brands
pressure - Oral care performed very well and gained - Meswak returned to a growth trajectory
- Odonil and Sanifresh drove HC's mkt sh due to increased penetration and - Dabur is working on reimaging Babool as ayurvedic
performance, delivering strong results aggressive marketing rather than a low price brand
- However, Co saw a decline in mkt sh in - Restarted investment in tooth powder, wants to
HC take share from leader (Rs 5bn category)
- Dabur Amla Hair oil mkt share grew 50bps. 80% of
Dabur's hair oil portfolio is perfume oil. Co has lost
mkt share to low price players in some segments over
the few years. Presence in coconut oil is low and co
could gain mkt share
- Shampoo saw 60bps mkt share gain to 5.6%
- Odomos gained 250bps in mkt share
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DABUR INDIA: RESULTS REVIEW 3QFY20
Profitability - Growth was lower than prev Q due to - International business showed signs of - VCTS in Nepal and infiltration issues in - EBITDA margin in the International business grew
prolonged winter recovery with encouraging constant Bangladesh negatively impacted constant 100bps
- Don’t intend to take margins forward. currency growth. Should see minor currency growth. - Cost operating initiatives by the co helped improve
Looking to keep it stable. Growth will improvement over the next year - Operating margin saw an improvement, EBITDA margins
come from premiumisation - Overall operating margin saw an partly on account IndAS 116 changes - Co is looking to maintain margins. Savings or margin
improvement, increasing by 157bps - Exceptional provision of Rs 400mn made expansion will be reinvested behind brands
for impairment of investments
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DABUR INDIA: RESULTS REVIEW 3QFY20
Quarterly Segmental
Consumer care business Year to March (Rsmn) Q3FY20 Q3FY19 YoY (%) Q2FY20 QoQ (%) 9MFY20 9MFY19 YoY (%)
contributed to Dabur’s overall Segmental Revenues
growth but Foods continued to Consumer Care Business 20,614 19,116 7.8 18,847 9.4 57,906 53,443 8.4
Foods 2,289 2,266 1.0 2,671 (14.3) 8,623 8,795 (2.0)
be a drag
Retails 346 342 1.1 292 18.6 962 929 3.5
Others 217 214 1.2 246 (11.8) 699 679 3.0
Unallocated other operating revenue 64 54 18.7 64 0.2 192 202 (5.1)
Total 23,529 21,992 7.0 22,120 6.4 68,382 64,049 6.8
Segmental EBIT
Consumer Care Business 5,001 4,647 7.6 5,008 (0.1) 14,345 12,962 10.7
Foods 253 296 (14.7) 366 (30.9) 1,163 1,301 (10.6)
Retails (2) 13 (111.3) (2) (6.3) 4 32 (89.1)
Others 18 17 3.5 17 6.0 51 60 (13.6)
Total 5,270 4,973 6.0 5,389 (2.2) 15,562 14,354 8.4
Less:
(a) Interest Cost & Bank Charges 105 167 (37.3) 152 (31.2) 410 472 (13.1)
(b) Other Un-allocable Expenses 140 216 (35.1) 220 (36.5) 482 537 (10.1)
PBT 5,025 4,591 9.5 5,016 0.2 14,670 13,346 9.9
Capital Employed
Consumer Care Business 25,737 23,190 11.0 25,761 (0.1) 25,737 23,190 11.0
Foods 4,725 3,488 35.5 4,411 7.1 4,725 3,488 35.5
Retails 259 308 (16.0) 282 (8.1) 259 308 (16.0)
Others 355 342 3.9 280 26.7 355 342 3.9
Total 31,076 27,327 13.7 30,733 1.1 31,076 27,327 13.7
Unallocable Capital Employed 32,038 25,399 26.1 31,120 3.0 32,038 25,399 26.1
Total Capital Employed 63,114 52,727 19.7 61,853 2.0 63,114 52,727 19.7
Source: Company, HDFC sec Inst Research
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DABUR INDIA: RESULTS REVIEW 3QFY20
Domestic
70.2
International Domestic
26.1 71.1 International
27.4
Source: Company, HDFC sec Inst Research Source: Company, HDFC sec Inst Research
1QFY17
2QFY17
3QFY17
4QFY17
1QFY18
2QFY18
3QFY18
4QFY18
1QFY19
2QFY19
3QFY19
4QFY19
1QFY20
2QFY20
3QFY20
will see further growth in
upcoming quarters
Source: Company, HDFC sec Inst Research Source: Company, HDFC sec Inst Research
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DABUR INDIA: RESULTS REVIEW 3QFY20
Dabur’s oral portfolio Domestic Revenue Mix (FY18) Domestic Revenue Mix (FY19)
continues to gain scale aided (%) Digestives (%)
Digestives
6
by the return to growth in Skin Care 6 Skin Care
5 Hair Care
Meswak and Babool 5 Hair Care
22
Home Care 21 Home Care
7 7
Source: Company, HDFC sec Inst Research Source: Company, HDFC sec Inst Research
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DABUR INDIA: RESULTS REVIEW 3QFY20
Assumptions
Particulars FY18 FY19 FY20E FY21E FY22E
Domestic Gr. (%) 5.2 11.2 6.6 11.4 12.6
Hair Care Gr. (%) 4.2 13.8 5.7 9.5 9.0
Oral Care Gr. (%) 16.9 9.7 (0.1) 11.3 12.0
Health Supplements Gr. (%) 10.3 14.8 12.9 14.0 15.0
OTC & Ethicals Gr. (%) 5.2 14.1 6.7 14.7 15.5
Digestive Gr. (%) 10.4 16.6 11.2 14.2 15.5
Home Care Gr. (%) 14.2 13.0 6.7 14.3 15.0
Skin Care Gr. (%) 11.1 17.4 1.6 14.9 15.0
Foods Gr. (%) 1.5 9.4 (5.9) 9.3 10.0
International Gr. (%) (6.3) 6.6 5.4 12.0 11.0
Consolidated Revenue Gr. (%) 6.9 10.5 7.2 11.7 12.2
Gross Margin (%) 50.5 49.5 50.3 51.1 51.3
ASP (% of sales) 7.9 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.1
Distribution (% of sales) 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6
Employee (% of sales) 10.3 11.0 10.6 10.4 10.1
Other Expenses (% of sales) 9.0 8.4 8.8 8.3 8.1
EBITDA Margin (%) 20.9 20.4 21.0 22.5 23.4
Tax Rate (%) 19.8 16.2 18.0 18.0 20.0
Source: HDFC sec Inst Research
Change in Estimate
FY20E FY21E FY22E
New Old Change New Old Change New Old Change
Net Revenue 91,456 91,871 -0.5% 102,175 103,014 -0.8% 114,672 115,900 -1.1%
EBITDA 19,619 19,930 -1.6% 23,038 23,311 -1.2% 26,871 27,142 -1.0%
EBITDA (adj) 19,239 19,550 -1.6% 23,038 23,311 -1.2% 26,871 27,142 -1.0%
APAT 15,756 16,176 -2.6% 20,032 20,174 -0.7% 23,175 23,433 -1.1%
EPS 8.9 9.2 -2.6% 11.3 11.4 -0.7% 13.1 13.3 -1.1%
Source: HDFC sec Inst Research
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DABUR INDIA: RESULTS REVIEW 3QFY20
RECOMMENDATION HISTORY
Date CMP Reco Target
Dabur TP 9-Jan-19 416 BUY 477
550 2-Feb-19 452 BUY 482
530 10-Apr-19 404 BUY 485
3-May-19 382 BUY 464
510
9-Jul-19 406 BUY 457
490 22-Jul-19 420 BUY 470
470 11-Sep-19 444 BUY 491
450 22-Sep-19 446 BUY 497
430 11-Oct-19 439 BUY 490
5-Nov-19 481 BUY 511
410
30-Dec-19 460 BUY 512
390 9-Jan-20 461 BUY 512
370 31-Jan-20 479 BUY 510
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NEUTRAL : Where the stock is expected to deliver (-)10% to 10% returns over the next 12 month period
SELL : Where the stock is expected to deliver less than (-)10% returns over the next 12 month period
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