Investment theme: turnaround
Industry type: Cyclical – Capital Goods
TD Power Systems(TDPS) is one of the leading manufacturers of AC Generators with output capacity in the range of 1 MW to 200 MW for prime movers, such as steam turbines, hydro turbines, diesel engines, wind turbines, gas engines and gas turbines. Co has tie ups with global OEMs to manufacturer and supply generators. TDPS is market leader in domestic market for sub 52MV generators. Company has 3 manufacturing base in Bangalore of which one is dedicated capacity for large generators with capacity 52MV-200MV. EBITDA margin – 15+%
TDPS is also into EPC and Projects business. Management ventured into these businesses to demonstrate capability of its generators when company did not have any products references during initial years. Management has ramped down projects business and will fully exit EPC business by Q1FY16.
EPC – currently loss making, will exit fully once they commission its last 2 projects by q1FY16. During FY15, EPC division posted EBITDA loss of 24Cr on rev of 157cr.
Projects (TG Island) – Except Japan subsidiary, all other business was ramped down during past 2 years as this was resulting in competition with existing customers. May close entire business once existing order book is over - management is yet to take a call.
EBITDA margin: ~5%
Manufacturing generator is core strength for TDPS and management expects to earn 15%+ margin on current order book. As company fully exit loss making EPC business and execute profitable generator manufacturing orders, TDPS could potentially turn profitable with health return ratios.
Market Cap: 1023Cr.
Cash: 272 Cr (~60-65cr is with EPC subsidiary which would be used to pay payables)
Debt: 0
Pending order book: 464.4Cr (manufacturing: 339.4cr, projects: 112.7 Cr, EPC: 12Cr)
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Company was repr by Nikhil Kumar, MD.Key takeaways of call by Capital Mkt
Order inflow in Q1FY16 for manufacturing is Rs 72 crore and for projects is Rs 29 crore. The order backlog as end of June 2015 was Rs 463.2 crore and of which about Rs 299.7 crore was domestic, Rs 119.7 crore exports and Rs 43.8 crore was deemed exports. Of the total order backlog the share of manufacturing was about Rs 320.2 crore (domestic Rs 156.7 crore and balance are exports/deemed exports), projects is about Rs 136.6 crore and EPC is Rs 6.5 crore.Manufacturing revenue growth for FY16 is now expected at 10-15% as domestic market continued to be weak. The small hydro turbine segment witnessed dropped by 90% to 5 units from 50-60 sets earlier. The company had over 70% share in small hydro turbine segment. Similarly there is change in steam turbine generator dynamics as well.
EBITDA Margin for FY16 will be flat at 13.5%. Realizations for us are down due to market conditions this negates the benefits on account of benign material cost as well as cost reductions.
Other interest income and forex fluctuation which is on negative side. The forex loss is Rs 2 crore in Q1FY16.One of our major technology partners is currently negotiating for sourcing Steam turbines from India for their global requirement. The deal is yet to be signed and once that happen the supply from India to them from the company’s plants start from next year.Indian Railways currently buys generators from BHEL and GE and the company is looking at catering to this segment.Currently about 16% of exports are from Eurozone.
CONFERENCE CALL
TD Power Systems
Manufacturing revenue guidance for FY16 marginally revised downwards
TD Power Systems held a conference call on Feb 4, 2016 to discuss the performance of the company for the quarter and nine month ended December 2015 and future outlook
Key takeaways of the call
Order book as end of Dec 2015 stood at Rs 373.5 crore and of which manufacturing order book was Rs 297 crore, Projects order book was Rs 73.7 crore and EPC order book was Rs 2.3 crore.
Manufacturing order inflow for Q3FY16 is Rs 81 crore (of which exports is Rs 34 crore) compared to Rs 85 crore in the corresponding previous period. The order inflow for 9mFY16 was Rs 250 crore. Project order inflow in Q3FY16 is Rs 5.7 crore.
Manufacturing revenue for FY16 will register a marginal growth over FY15 manufacturing revenue. The EBITA margin for FY16 is to be about 11%. Initially the company projected a manufacturing sale of Rs 380-385 crore for FY16 and that has now cut-down to Rs 375 crore. Some of customers in hydro segment have postponed their delivery and this has shifted significant amount of sales into Q1FY17 from end of FY16 leading to downward revision in initial revenue and profit guidance.
Project business including Japan Subsidiary - Maintain guidance with STO of Rs 120-130 crore and EBITDA margin of 11-11.5% for FY16.
US Loco order is going to happen in next year. The factor ready generators tested and ready for despatch.
Sees traction in orders for gas and hydro machines apart from railway generator for US Loco. Inflow of US Loco order in FY17 is certain the quantum of order is still uncertain. The company has to execute German order for 20 Gas machines of 10 mw each during May-Sep 2016. In addition good order inflow from hydro will facilitate the manufacturing business to register double digit growth in FY17.
Currently the hydro machines business is export driven with exports accounting for 90% of share of total business of the company. Order traction coming from Central America, SEA and Africa. Currently the company have good pipeline of orders
Other income of Rs 12 crore comprise of Rs 8 crore of interest and forex gain of Rs 3.8 crore.
The company accounted RS 10 crore of revenue and provision of doubtful debt (part of other expenses) in Q3FY16 as this receivables from a customer is under litigation.
Acquired a shell company in Germany and the company applied for name change. This company will handle the European business of the company. This new company will expect to generate revenue next fiscal. Currently the company generates a income of Euro 15 mln in Europe and that will be routed through this German subsidiary. Equity investment in this German subsidiary is Euro 25 million.
1 Like crazymama 4CONFERENCE CALL - from Capital Markets
Exports to drive growth in FY17
TD Power Systems held a conference call on May 13, 2016. In the conference call the company was represented by Nikhil Kumar, CMD and Prabhakar, CFO.
Order backlog as end of March 31, 2016 stood at Rs 375.1 crore and of which domestic orders were Rs 195.3 crore, exports were Rs 122.6 crore and deemed exports were about Rs 57.2 crore. In terms of vertical while the manufacturing account about Rs 294.7 crore (of which domestic is Rs 114.9 crore and balance are exports & deemed exports), project business was Rs 78.9 crore (all are domestic orders) and EPC business was Rs 1.6 crore.
Manufacturing order intake for Q4FY16 was about Rs 100 crore compared to Rs 83 crore in corresponding previous period. Order intake Rs 350 432 crore 198 crore
Project business order intake for Q4FY16 was Rs 21 crore and Rs 64 crore for full year.
Sales revenue of Manufacturing business for FY17 is expected to register a growth 12-15%. EBITDA margin expected for FY17 for manufacturing business is about 10.5-11.5%.
In manufacturing business, the growth in revenue is expected to be driven by gas turbines, moderate growth in hydro. The domestic steam turbine and hydro business is expected to be weak with lower volumes. Moderate growth in volume in case of railway exports is expected starting from Q3FY17 onwards.
Project business sale for FY17 is expected at about Rs 95-100 crore. The EBITDA was expected to be about Rs 5-6 crore for FY17.
EPC business has come to a conclusion. No further loss is expected going forward in current fiscal (FY17) as the company has completely provided for any expected losses. Running expenses of about Rs 8-10 lakh per month is expected to continue till Q3FY17 and thereafter that will also disappear.
The company has made a provision of about Rs 5.11 crore towards doubtful debts in case of project business done 3 years ago. This relates to 2X13 mw turbines sold to Indian customers by Japan Office.
Expense in case of mfg business has gone up and there is no provision in case of manufacturing business.
US operation has ceased and no provision towards it.
Gas business is all exports with major customer segment being IPP and captive power. Western Europe and Australia are the major customer markets.
Competition is aggressive even in export markets with European players fighting back with price cuts. This is temporary phenomenon and will disappear going forward in medium to long term.
The five generator supplied to America customers is already installed in locomotives and are under trial.
Captive power market in domestic market in FY16 was about 600 mw down from about 3000 MW in 2012. This is not expected to go down further. Enquiries are there but that is not got converted to orders in last year. Steam turbines are having a delivery period of 9 months minimum. So this year growth for domestic manufacturer of small turbine manufacturers is expected to be export driven.
what is the reason behind fall of TD power…
rohitbalakrish_ 6Q4 2017 Concall Notes
Attendees:
Nikhil Kumar, CEO- MD
KG Prabhakar- CFO
Investor Presentation - .pdf
Overall Guidance
Guidance of FY18 -
Manufacturing business - 400 Crores - EBITDA margin of 8-9%
Q1 will be weak; H1 to be ~ 45% of the guidance given
Projects business - ?
While the opening order book is flat (300 Crores) -Need to add another 100 Crores, don’t see that as a challenge. Overall expect around 15% growth given the momentum
Domestic Market
All time low order inflow in Q4 FY17. Order inflow this quarter was ~ 96 Crores v/s 125 Crores in the same quarter previous year. GIven the order inflows are an all-time low maybe an indication of bottoming out. However management is unsure of the domestic market even in FY18
Domestic market is still subdued however showing some signs of green shoots. Expect sugar to do well this year. Expect policy changes in the small-hydro segment which will revive this market. Cement is also looking strong. Seeing enquires from cement & steel players.
Have maintained market share in the domestic business.
Expect some orders from Railways and MNC Wind OEMs in India. These orders will be significant volumes, however if they do get finalized they will be not substantial in FY18, however it will be significant in FY19 and even more significant in FY20. Expect a final outcome on these orders by end of Q1’ 18 or by July.
The momentum is strong in domestic markets - however it will not impact in FY18 , if the momentum continues in H2 FY18, then FY19 will be much better.
Cycle is clearly changing. Even last year around Sep - the things were changing however, demon and other disruptions happened. This time hopefully things should change for the better.
Market of captive power plants has gone down from ~1000+ MW to ~ 300 MW. The market is abysmally low at this moment and has reached all time lows- however TDPS hasn’t lost market share. Pricing is brutal though
TD Power is not diluting on payment terms but is fighting on price
Expecting some orders from Siemens which will fructify in FY19 this is largely in the 52 MW -200 MW
Exports Segment
Exports business will be continue to the mainstay of the business. FY18 order inflow looks strong and also FY19 looks strong
Pipeline for Hydro business is very strong- Business getting traction from South East Asia and Europe and Central Americas.
Last year did 45 machines in the US locomotive segment. This year already have order for 15 machines. Pretty much sure that we will be able to better the volumes achieved last year
Exchange loss this year was INR 6.7 Crores
Machines which were supposed to be dispatched this quarter couldn’t be dispatched so
Order book - 74% exports + deemed exports
Rupee Appreciation - Has impacted us- have taken an exchange loss. Euro has come back from 67-68 levels however dollar is still a challenge
Globally there is over-capacity,so it is very tough to get orders.
Other Points
Cost reduction - Shifted production from one unit to other unit. Down-sized management team. Have re-opened the all the units given the increase in volumes we are seeing. Not hiring at the moment. So fixed costs may increase slightly from these levels.
Product mix has changed dramatically -average price of the machine has reduced dramatically
We need to increase capacity utilization in our business. Even at 400 Crores we will be ~ 55% utilizations. We need big volume orders, if we are able to do that then we can do 14-15% EBIT margins. Peak reveneus would be ~ 750 Crores excluding the 50 MW -200MW segment. That segment can do ~ 100 Crores in revenues.
Capacities are very low in the supply side and demand is sluggish. So competition is high and some competitors are getting desperate. Some capacity has reduced- however the pace of reduction in capacity hasn’t been at the pace at which it should be
. Competitors in segments
Hydro - 5-6 companies globally
Wind - Competition is lower in this segment. However we are focusing only in the domestic market. Given the current prices Wind power OEMs only can afford Indian players. So lot of indigenisation is happening. On the domestic side there are only 3-4 players - TD Power, ABB, Siemens
Locomotive - It’s a captive business. So competition is largely with their internal dept
EPC Segment - Had 2 projects a)Dalmiya Cement - completely out of it b) Shree Cement - June 15th is the date where we will cease our contracts.
Projects Segment - Legacy business. Can do anywhere between 60-100 Crores depending on the year. However don’t want to pursue growth in this segment. We will ramp it down when the time is opportune.
If there is a big order or scale up in the business, then can take a quarter or so to ramp up.
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3 Likes sajijohn 8Thanks @rohitbalakrish_for sharing the info. The share reacted to this…
stockjobinvest 9Hi @desaidhwanil ,
I would like to know your thoughts on TD power systems post Q2 management commentary.
Siemens and GE capacity reduction may not directly benefit TD but they will definitely lose their locomotive business from GE.Siemens also seeing 70% drop in large gas capacity power.Domestic market is shrinking Y-O-Y and still no revival seen in wind in next 6 months.
On the positive side , looks like there is a big pipeline of orders in hydro yet to be finalized.Good progress seen in Traction motors as well and domestic revival in Capex will also increase orders for TD
How do you see the company’s business going forward say in next 5 years.I also could not understand your question regarding there is no alternates for Gas Turbine in industry as it provides large peak/initial power - would be great if you can throw some light on that.
Thanks
Anindya
@stockjobinvest,
Sorry for late reply as I forgot about the post moving to this thread.
I think overall, if both GE and Siemens reduce their production by shutting the capacities, it will be good for TD Power as at the moment the market is witnessing extremely high competition and thus shrinking margins. GE Locomotive business line getting impacted is definitely a negative, but the scale seems low as management said, the number from that business line is not very high. I think, large gas based power generator business- there is hardly any business for TD in this segment at the moment. So, impact is likely to be insignificant.
What I like about the business is that, with the kind of customer set that they have and have been working for many years- it creates significant entry barriers for others. In fact, in generator business, there may not be other players (other than MNCs) who will match the competence and track record of TD.
Another thing that I liked about the company was, it withered an excruciatingly tough business cycle (just look at the demand drop in domestic side)- however, what they did right was, developed capabilities across new segments such as Hydro,wind and traction motors. Thus, the reliance on thermal power is reduced significantly. I think, that is structurally a big positive because in next down cycle- company will be able to weather the storm with less damage. As in all cyclicals, what we can rely on is the “Supply” side- while demand is completely unpredictable. However, whenever it returns, the sheer amount of operating leverage, will make it worth to wait!
On my comment on there is no alternate to gas turbine to peaking power- Generally power from renewable sources in “infirm” power- i.e. one can not predict the quantum and timing of power. On the other hand, industry will always need “firm” power- because one can not rely on sun to shine or wind to blow for running a process plant or a foundry. Thus, one will need fossil fuel based power generation- for the comfort of predictability and on demand generation. Natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuel- hence the “greenest” way to generate “firm” power is through natural gas. I can only foresee one situation, where fossil fuel based power can be replaced with renewable on very large scale - is when “flow battery” becomes commercially viable and we can store large amount of electricity at very low cost. However, my understanding is that we are till nowhere near that time.
12 Likes smehta 11TD POWER LTD
Higlights of Q3 FY18 and Nine month FY18 performance
Order book
o 1071 Cr is current order book out of which
1017 is from manufacturing which include 116 Cr of deemed export , 96 Cr from Domestic , 750 Cr in railway business and 55 Cr of export.
Project business order book is 54 Cr.
Can someone please post the transcripts or recordings of con calls? Unable to find them.
nikhilmoryani 13Demand for smaller size turbines set to go up?
Depressed demand for large gas turbines has hurt revenue at Siemens, but the German engineering conglomerate hopes to offset part of the industry slump by building smaller power plants.
nikhilmoryani 14Hi All,
The co. has shown tremendous strength by creating a mark in export market as domestic market shrunk in size. Sales from exports and deemed exports contribute roughly 70% of manufacturing revenues now from nearly 30% in fy12. The co. has also diversified its product portfolio all this while with contribution from steam segment coming down to nearly 40% now from 85% in fy12.
The co. is operating at approx 50% capacity which is its break-even point and any up tick in volumes could lead to operating leverage kicking in.
As far as visibility is concerned, the management sounded bullish for fy19 in last concall particularly with respect to export market on back of reducing supply in the co.’s area of focus and acceptance for its products for various applications with various partner OEMs. Though the management reiterates on its inability to see beyond 12 months, could the co. be at a critical juncture with support from export market, visibility of the 750 cr order for traction motors to be executed across 10 years and possible revival on domestic front in 2-3 years? With economic activity in India improving and capacity utilisation levels slowly inching up, its not far when capacity expansions start in a couple of years. Domestic market could propel capacity utilisation for TDPS and lead to a sweet operating leverage.
Any threat to traditional ways of setting up captive power plants needs to be watched with respect to domestic market. Euro is favourable at the moment and needs to be watched for any u-turn affecting realisations for export market. Would appreciate any positive/negative thoughts on my understanding of the business and its future.
Thanks.
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8 Likes dua 15i think you have summarize it pretty well… Wind revival could also be good for TD as he has tied up with seimens gamesha for wind generators.
ajaychauhan 16Results for Q4 declared
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ajaychauhan 17why the company had declared dividends despite in losses in last financial year?
raviimandi 18anyone attended Investor meet?. Looks like stock hit fresh 52 week low after this meet.
1 Like MittalSumit85 19Is there a way to access the minutes of meeting, if maintained ?
smehta 20 TD Power Ltd
Highlights of Q4 FY18 and FY18 results
Financial Highlights
Q&A