Valuation of Asian Paints Ltd

Group 8
Abhishek Banerjee – 08FN-0
Amit Kumar – 08FN-008
Anirudh Singh – 08FN-013
Aravind Menon M – 08FN-01
Biswajit Mohanty – 08FN-02
Praveen R – 08FN-060
Objective
To calculate the value of equity of Asian
Paints at the beginning of the Year 2004.
By using actual data for year 2004-2009.
By projecting data for year 2004-2009.
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To compare the Share price determined

using above two methods and analyse the
reasons for the difference.
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Indian Paint Industry
Overview
 Current Market Size of Rs 110 bn.
 Demand for paint is relatively price elastic .
 Paint industry is working capital intensive.
Revenue Drivers
 Decorative Paints (70%) – Housing & Building
sector
 Industrial Paints (30%) – Automobiles, white
goods & industrial expansion.
Cost Drivers

 70% of raw materials are petroleum products –

global oil price is a main driver
 Commodity price of tin as packing material is tin
based.
Asian Paints
Largest paint company in India and 10th
largest in the world.
Twice the size of nearest competitor in India.
Among Forbes “Top 200 Small Companies in
the world”
Revenue as on FY 2009 is Rs 4510 Cr
P/E ratio is 24.03 Vs Industry P/E of 18.97.
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 Methodology
Part 1
Objective: to determine the actual value of firm
Activities
 Data collection
 Calculation of firm cash flow, cost of debt and equity
 Using CAPM technique for finding cost of equity.
 Determination of firm value using DCF technique.

Part 2
Objective: to estimate firm value based on
projection
Activities
 Forecasting of NOPAT, Capex and Working Capital
based on historical CAGR, Depreciation forecast on
the basis of constant life of asset.
 Calculation of forecasted firm cash flow, cost of debt
and equity
Assumptions
Sustainable GDP growth rate of 6 % has
been assumed and since Asian Paints is a
mature company a long term growth rate
of 5% has been assumed.
A constant life of assets has been assumed
for forecasting the depreciation value.
Balance sheet and P&L items are assumed
to grow at their respective CAGRs.
For forecasting beta, we have assumed
constant unlevered beta, implying that
business risk remains unchanged from
2009 onwards.
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Calculation of beta: Regression
Results
 Results
Share Price based on Actual FCFF Share Price based on Forecasted FCFF

Year WACC FCF PV Year WACC FCF PV

2004 10.54 220.35 199.34 2004 11.94 198.92 177.70
2005 9.75 173.90 144.37 2005 11.98 238.71 190.38
2006 11.19 170.51 124.05 2006 12.01 285.53 203.17
2007 10.67 180.83 120.53 2007 12.05 404.98 256.95
2008 10.94 322.61 191.96 2008 12.08 412.78 233.40
          12.01    
Perpetual Value     3639.02 Perpetual Value   3506.25
Value of firm     4419.26 Value of firm     4567.85
Value of debt     103.61 Value of debt     103.61
Value of equity     4315.65 Value of equity     4464.24
No . of shares     No . of shares    
outstanding
      9 ,59,19,779 outstanding
      9 ,59,19,779
Calculated MPS     449 . 92 Calculated MPS     465 . 41
Actual MPS     402 . 10 Actual MPS     402 . 1

G ro w th ra te , g a t te rm in a l ye a r = 5 %

A sia n p a in ts b e in g a m a tu re co m p a n y is exp e cte d to g ro w a t a le sse r ra te

th a n G D P g ro w th ra te o f 6 %
Results
 Actual Vs Projected FCFF
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 Difference of 105.19 Crores between actual and forecasted FCFF
values. This is due to Variation in Actual Vs Forecasted values of:
 Capex
 Change in Working Capital
 Depreciation
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1. Actual Vs Forecasted Capex

 Large difference of approximately Rs 200 crores in 2008 between actual

and forecasted Capex.
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 The forecasted capex is based on the CAGR of the historical capex.
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 Capex of Rs 400 crores to set up a Greenfield manufacturing facility at
Rohtak in Haryana for period of 18 months.
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 Change in working capital based on CAGR of working capital exceeds

the actual change in working capital
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 In 2008 the company has introduced measures to improve the
working capital turnover ratio from 12 to 17 over the previous
year (2007).
Actual Vs Forecasted D/E

 Asian Paints has followed a strategy of gradually reducing its D/E

ratio over the period considered.
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 The forecasted decrease in D/E ratio almost matches the actual
decrease in D/E ratio.
Actual Vs Forecasted Beta

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 The actual beta slightly lags below the forecasted beta for the period
considered and hence it contributes to a marginally higher WACC
as per the forecast.
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Actual Vs Forecasted WACC

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Higher forecasted WACC attributed to variation
in forecasted Beta
 Conclusions

The Asian Paint scrip was underpriced as of

beginning of 2004
 Reasons for under pricing (Based on actual data for
2004-09)
 The calculated value is higher than the actual price because
during this period company acquired two companies.
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 Although the investors were convinced of increased revenue
due to acquisition but they were still not sure of full
integration so the perceived benefit were lower than the
actual benefit.
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 In 2003 GDP was 4.3% so expectation was low but in
subsequent years average growth in the GDP was 8%-9%.
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 Main Drivers of Paint industry are manufacturing &
infrastructure sector which saw a boom in 2004 – 2008.
Conclusions
Reasons for difference in firm value arrived at
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by the actual and forecasted FCF methods

 Main difference is driven by the sudden increase in
Capex in 2008 (Greenfield plant in Rohtak).
 Due to measures taken by the company, Working
Capital turnover has increased from 12 to 17 YoY
from 2007-08; resulting in variation in forecasted
value.
Risks in valuation
Asian paints has operation is 22 nations and
therefore any exchange rate fluctuation
can hurt profitability.
The growth of domestic paint market
depends on economic growth and
unforeseen macroeconomic events.
70 % of raw materials being petroleum
derivatives are linked to global oil prices.
This causes uncertainty in predicting
operational costs
Thank You