Ashok Leyland Limited · NSE:ASHOKLEY

Ashok Leyland — Investor Presentation (September 2010)

63 slides from Ashok Leyland's investor presentation, Sep 14, 2010

  1. Slide 1: Investors' Meet

    Investors’ Meet September 14, 2010 AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10

  2. Slide 2: Presentation outline

    Presentation outline Overview of Hinduja Group 2009-10  Economy & CV Market performance  AL’s Performance  Product Introductions in FY ’10 2010-11  Outlook for CV Industry  Performance till August ‘10  Strategies / Plans  Volume & Margin Outlook  Capex & cash flows Strategic investment & Pro

  3. Slide 3: Hinduja Group Overview

    Hinduja Group Overview ` Hinduja group was established in 1914 in Mumbai Employs more than 50,000 personnel worldwide Global presence across 30 countries Automotive Energy & Chemicals Ashok Leyland is India's second largest Gulf Oil is arguably one of the most commercial vehicles and diesel engine e

  4. Slide 4: 2009-10

    2009-10 AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 4

  5. Slide 5: Economy - Drivers of CV Demand

    Economy - Drivers of CV Demand Economic Outlook conducive Economy has been registering consistent growth since the decline in Oct – Dec ’08 Qtr. Quarter GDP Growth % IIP Growth % Apr – Jun ‘09 6.0 5.0 CV industry Jul – Sep ‘09 8.6 8.3 growth - twice Oct – Dec ‘09 6.5 11.6 the IIP Jan – Mar ‘10 8.6 1

  6. Slide 6: Infrastructure plan – NHAI projects

    Infrastructure plan – NHAI projects NHAI Projects Kms Total length 49 987 Completed (till Jun ’10) 14 250 Under Imp. / Balance 35 737 Total Completed Kms Kms % Golden Quad 5846 5793 99% NS-EW Ph I & II 7300 5172 71% NHDP Ph III 12109 1778 15% NHDP Ph IV 14799 -- -- NHDP Ph V 6500 301 5% NHDP Ph VI /

  7. Slide 7: CV Market Performance - Trucks

    CV Market Performance - Trucks Segment Q3 Q3 Q-o- Q4 Q4 Y-o-Y FY FY Y-o-Y FY ’10 FY’09 Q% FY ‘10 FY ’09 % 2009-10 2008-09 % Haulage 7596 3870 96 10500 5959 76 29962 22380 34 Tippers 7918 5036 57 11649 6161 89 30534 33834 (10) Tractors 4038 603 570 6560 1157 467 16717 9205 82 MAV 19960 7528 165 30052

  8. Slide 8: CV Market Performance – Trucks contd…

    CV Market Performance – Trucks contd… Growth registered in Q 4 FY ‘10 over Q 3 in all segments Though Tippers registered overall –ve growth for the year, Q 3 and Q 4 witnessed a Y-o-Y growth of 57% & 89% respectively During Q 4, Tippers registered growth of 47% over Q3 Growth in Heavy end segments (

  9. Slide 9: CV Market Performance - Buses

    CV Market Performance - Buses Segment Q3 Q3 Y-o-Y Q4 Q4 Y-o- Y FY FY Y-o-Y FY ’10 FY’09 % FY ’10 FY ’09 % 2009-10 2008-09 % Private 3361 1521 121 4819 4404 9 15238 13361 14 STU (Incl. 6555 3591 83 6972 3322 110 18179 14780 23 JnNURM) ICV 1848 600 208 2697 1558 73 9664 6751 43 Total 11764 5712 106 14

  10. Slide 10: But there were growth dampeners

    But there were growth dampeners Increase in fuel prices (Rs. 2.55 /ltr: Feb ‘10 – 6% increase) Softening of freight rates in some routes during Jan – Mar ’10. Rates have picked up now. RBI’s CRR hike in Jan ‘10 hardened interest rates Excise duty hike of 2% in the Union Budget made vehicles dearer b

  11. Slide 11: Ashok Leyland Performance

    2009-10 Ashok Leyland Performance AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 11

  12. Slide 12: AL's performance FY 2009-10

    AL’s performance FY 2009-10 Segment Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Yr FY ’10 FY ’10 FY ’10 FY ’10 2009-10 Consistent MS growth observed Bus – TIV 7482 9347 11764 14488 43081 Growth Y-O-Y % (16.2) (14.8) 106.0 56.1 23.5  Drop in Q 1 MS due to - ALL 2211 3647 5062 5485 16405 cash & carry policy Growth Y-O-Y % (44.

  13. Slide 13: MS Movement

    MS Movement % AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 13

  14. Slide 14: Highlights – Trucks

    Highlights – Trucks ALL’s MAV and Tractor sales growth in Q 4 FY ‘10 over Q 3 at 112% & 118% is significantly higher than TIV growth of 58% and 62%. Similarly, ALL’s Haulage segment growth in Q 4 at 99% is better than TIV growth of 38%. ALL’s Tipper growth in Q 4 at 43% is lower than TIV growth of 4

  15. Slide 15: Bus segment up thanks to JnNURM

    Bus segment up thanks to JnNURM Orders recd. Deliveries made JnNURM Status (Nos.) 5,209 3,393 25% of the orders remain to be executed Along with the regular STU orders, the order book position is very healthy 494 Nos. invoiced during Apr – Aug ‘10 Current order outstanding 1322 Nos. AL / MD / Invest

  16. Slide 16: AL's exports performance

    AL’s exports performance Country / zone wise export in CY and PY is given under: 2009-10 2008-09 Sri Lanka 1948 1076 12% drop B ‘desh 2303 1214 in export Middle East 867 2523 volume in Others 861 1999 FY ‘10 Total 5979 6812  Middle East - yet to recover from the downturn. Robust growth in Sri Lanka

  17. Slide 17: Concentration on non-cyclical business as de-risk policy continued

    Concentration on non-cyclical business as de-risk policy continued 2008-09 Revenue break up 2009-10 Revenue break up Bus Cyclical 22% Cyclical Bus 55% 50% 18% Def. Kits & Spares 11% Def kits & Spares 10% Exports Exports 15% 8% Engines Engines 6% 4%  Noncyclical business revenues around 45%; will im

  18. Slide 18: Product Introductions in 2009-10

    Product Introductions in 2009-10 AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 18

  19. Slide 19: Trucks

    Trucks CT 1616 ETK 3116 2518 H Tipper 20 cum. 3516 Super AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 19

  20. Slide 20: 2516S (32')

    2516S (32’) Product Highlights First batch of 10 no’s produced in March 2010 Optimized power for improved fuel average Highest in loading span (32’) Inline FIP advantage Heavy duty aggregates Application Areas Contract load, Parcel Automotive carrier (car, tractors, two wheelers) FMCG Another 32’ –

  21. Slide 21: India's first plug-in CNG hybrid bus & intelligent vehicle

    India’s first plug-in CNG hybrid bus & intelligent vehicle Hybus India’s first plug-in CNG AL and Cisco signed an MOU to develop hybrid bus was unveiled by AL in sector specific solution to enable vehicle recent auto expo. to infrastructure communication. Focus Greener than CNG, 20-30% more fuel on

  22. Slide 22: Defence Vehicles

    Defence Vehicles Armored Bus, Mine protected vehicle and Armored Stallion displayed at Defence Expo at New Delhi during Feb ’10 AL signed principle of cooperation with Paramount Group South Africa for development and manufacture of mine protected vehicles AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 22

  23. Slide 23: After-market strength

    After-market strength Added Current during FY ’10 2516 HT Dealership outlets 20 180 Authorized Service Centres 13 151 (ASCs) Work bays 96 2396 AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 23

  24. Slide 24: Customer Care: Raising the bar

    Customer Care: Raising the bar The national helpline comes with the promise of Response within 4 hours anywhere on the Golden Quadrilateral Restoration (vehicle back on road) in 48 hours; If not restored, AL will pay Rs.1000/day of delay TatkaAL rolled out along GQ in 2nd Jan ’10 & well received by

  25. Slide 25: Capacity expansion

    Capacity expansion Modern, fully-integrated manufacturing facility at Pantnagar commissioned in Mar ’10 Balanced capacity availability between North & South. Benefits of logistics to accrue. At full capacity, will roll out 50,000 vehicles, including the U-Truck on two shift basis. Set up with an inv

  26. Slide 26: Unbroken track record of profitability maintained

    Unbroken track record of profitability maintained Rs Lakhs % of % of % 2008-09 Net 2009-10 Net growth Sales Sales Net Sales / income from operations 598107 100.0 724471 100.0 21.1 Gross operating margin 46944 7.8 76284 10.5 62.5 Financial expenses 11871 2.0 8113 1.1 (31.7) Other income 4962 0.8 7045

  27. Slide 27: Reasons for margin improvement

    Reasons for margin improvement Focused on improving operating margin through: – Pricing – Cost control Pricing: 5% (Rs. 47500/- per vehicle) pricing action taken in three tranches comprising 2.1% in July ‘09, 1.5% in Oct ‘09 and 1.4% in Jan ’10. AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 27

  28. Slide 28: Reasons for margin improvement contd..

    Reasons for margin improvement contd.., Cost Control Material cost – Recovery of material cost increases sanctioned during HY 1 of FY ’09 (Around Rs. 55000/- per vehicle) – Effectively contained steel and rubber cost increases during Q 3 & Q 4 (Increase granted Rs. 16000/- per vehicle). Operating Co

  29. Slide 29: CV Industry Outlook

    2010-11 CV Industry Outlook AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 29

  30. Slide 30: Economic outlook conducive

    Economic outlook conducive Economic growth estimates by CMIE are as under: 2009-10 2010-11 Agriculture 0.2 5.8 Industry 9.3 9.4 Services 9.3 10.0 Outlay planned in Construction 8.5 10.0 Union Budget for Exports -3.8 15.2 Road building Rs. 199 bn. – Imports -7.1 19.9 increase by 13%. GDP 7.4 9.2 RBI

  31. Slide 31: Infrastructure plan – NHAI projects

    Infrastructure plan – NHAI projects Project Awards 2009 - 11E (Rs. 62039 Cr.) East - 13% North - 26% West - 26% Central - 2% South - 32% North South Central West East Source: NHAI JM Financial NHAI awarded Contracts worth Rs. 19930 Cr for South South market likely to witness significant growth in

  32. Slide 32: Outlook – appears promising

    Outlook – appears promising Positives: With the economy doing well and infrastructure high on Govt’s priority list, CV industry should do well Better road systems will increase demand for superior, factory built, fully built vehicles Govt. mandate for use of school buses over private utility vehicle

  33. Slide 33: I Qtr performance

    2010-11 I Qtr performance AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 33

  34. Slide 34: Economic growth sustained in Q1

    Economic growth sustained in Q 1 Q 1 FY ’11 Q 4 FY ’10 GDP 9.0 8.6 Agriculture 2.5 0.7 Industry 11.4 13.3 Service 9.5 8.4 Mining & quarrying 10.3 14.0 Construction 7.8 8.7 Indian Rail Revenue 8.3 4.0 Exports (in Re terms) 23.8 39.3 Imports (in Re terms) 25.7 62.2 Source: CMIE Growth Dampners: Dies

  35. Slide 35: CV Market Performance – Trucks

    CV Market Performance – Trucks Segment Jul & Q1 Q4 Jul & Q1 Jul /Aug Q-o-Q Y-o-Y Aug FY ’11 FY ‘10 Aug FY’10 ‘10 over (%) (%) 2010 2009 Jul/Aug Qtr 1 ‘09 (%) Haulage 5646 8022 10500 4431 4953 27 (24) 62 Tippers 5038 7824 11649 3603 5094 40 (33) 54 Tractors 4915 6065 6560 2827 1464 74 (8) 314 MAV 176

  36. Slide 36: CV Market Performance - Buses

    CV Market Performance - Buses Segment Jul & Q1 Q4 Jul & Q1 Jul/Aug Q-o- Q Y-o-Y Aug FY ’11 FY ’10 Aug FY ’10 ‘10 over % Qtr 1 2010 2009 Jul/Aug % ’09 Private 3127 3895 4819 2654 3007 18 (19) 30 STU (Incl. JnNURM) 2945 3575 6972 1439 2202 105 (49) 62 ICV 2562 4104 2697 1830 2273 40 52 81 Total 8634 1

  37. Slide 37: AL's performance Cum Aug '10

    AL’s performance Cum Aug ‘10 Segment Q4 FY Q1 July Aug Cum Aug FY ’10 2009-10 FY ’11 2010 2010 2010 Consistent volume & MS growth Bus – TIV 14488 43081 11574 3727 4907 20208 observed Growth Y-O-Y % 56.1 23.5 54.7 36.0 54.2 50.7 - ALL 5485 16405 4184 1423 1856 7463  Highest ever I Qtr sale Growth Y-

  38. Slide 38: AL's exports performance

    AL’s exports performance Country / zone wise exports till Aug ‘10 in comparison with PY is given under: Q1 YTD YTD Q4 2010-11 Aug 2010 Aug 2009 2009-10 Q 1 FY ‘11 Sri Lanka 761 1459 597 750 export Bangladesh 644 1024 794 688 volumes at Middle East 371 646 281 338 about Q 4 FY Others 164 311 287 180

  39. Slide 39: Q1 FY '11 Financial Performance

    Q 1 FY ‘11 Financial Performance Rs Lakhs % of % of % of I Qtr IV Qtr I Qtr YOY % Net Net Net 2010-11 2009-10 2009-10 growth Sales Sales Sales Net Sales / income from operations 234798 100.0 293904 100.0 91807 100.0 155.8 Gross operating margin 23540 10.0 37839 12.9 1779 1.9 1223.2 Financial expense

  40. Slide 40: AL's Strategies/Plans

    AL’s Strategies/Plans AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 40

  41. Slide 41: Unveiling U Truck range

    Unveiling U Truck range The U TRUCK platform Roll out by Oct, 2010 25 models planned for launch in next 18 months U 4932 Tractor & U 2523 Tipper unveiled in Jan ‘10 Auto Expo. U Truck platform will straddle entire range of tractors, tippers and haulage covering 16 – 49 tonnage segments Powered by BS

  42. Slide 42: U Truck 4932 Tractor

    U Truck 4932 Tractor Faster turnaround, more up time, higher pay load Increased fuel efficiency greater comfort and safety Configuration: 6x4 Tractor 16 Speed Synchro Mesh overdrive GVW – 49 T with triple axle trailer Gear Box (16 forward + 2 reverse) Neptune 6 Cyl 8 ltr inline engine Brakes: Dual L

  43. Slide 43: U Truck 2523 Tipper

    U Truck 2523 Tipper Faster turnaround, more uptime Increased and higher fuel payload efficiency greater comfort & fully built solutions Configuration: 6x4 Tipper Brakes: Dual Line air brakes GVW – 25 Tonne Cab: Suspended tiltable day cab with H Series 6 Cylinder 5.7 ltr inline CRS optional a/c engin

  44. Slide 44: Bus on the anvil

    Bus on the anvil The IT 09 – Developed by the AL-TVS-IRIZAR joint venture. AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 44

  45. Slide 45: Ready for migration

    Ready for migration Now slated for October ’10 Ready with the products for upgrading and both technologies SCR – with the ‘H’ series engines EGR – with the Neptune range BS III trucks to cost around Rs. 40k more than BS II Similarly, BS IV costs around Rs. 100k more than BS III AL / MD / Investors’

  46. Slide 46: Hinduja Leyland Finance gets RBI nod

    Hinduja Leyland Finance gets RBI nod A much-needed financing arm HLF has commenced operations in 130 centres covering 16 states Target to have a presence in all Indian states in a year’s time and network strength of 300 centers in three years Initial capital of Rs 125 Cr. - contribution by AL & othe

  47. Slide 47: Volume projection Vs Capacity available

    Volume projection Vs Capacity available YTD July Full Year Full Year YOY 2010-11 2010-11 2009-10 Growth Actual Estimate Actual FY ’11 BUSES - TIV 15301 47000 43081 9 - ALL 5607 18500 16405 13 - MS % 37 39 38 TRUCKS - TIV 80483 248000 201977 23 - ALL 19602 61500 40734 51 - MS % 24 25 20 TOTAL - TIV 9

  48. Slide 48: Margin Outlook

    Margin Outlook Targeting to maintain / improve operating margins above 10% for FY ‘11 to be supported by: Pricing actions Rs. 38000/- per vehicle (around 4%) taken during Apr ’10 & June ‘10 Commodity based price increase pressure (mainly steel, rubber and aluminum) to be contained. Stringent control

  49. Slide 49: Profit predictions by research analysts of broking firms

    Profit predictions by research analysts of broking firms CLSA Morgan Stanley BNP Paribas Edelweiss FY ‘11 FY ’12 FY ‘11 FY ’12 FY ’11 FY 12 FY ’11 FY’12 Vehicle (Nos.) 91265 103651 88187 98769 91879 100738 89860 102371 Revenue (Rs. Cr) 10432 12313 10436 12055 10850 12422 10000 11450 EBITDA (Rs. Cr)

  50. Slide 50: Capex and funding Plans

    Capex and funding Plans In FY 2010 Capex incurrence was Rs. 810 Cr Investments in JVs Rs. 142 Cr Total loan outstanding at Rs. 2200 Cr by Mar ’10 with gearing at 0.9:1 In next 2 years likely level of: Capex Rs. 1200 Cr Investment in JVs Rs. 800 Cr Plan to contain total borrowings within Rs.800 Cr. o

  51. Slide 51: Strategic investments & Progress on JVs

    Strategic investments & Progress on JVs AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 51

  52. Slide 52: IRIZAR TVS

    IRIZAR TVS JV between AL, TVS & Sons & Irizar of Spain State of art coach building facility at Viralimalai (near Trichy) with an investment of Rs. 30 Cr. Has built up area of 2 lakh Sq. Ft. Has three production lines & seven paint booths Assembly and sub assembly under one roof Capacity to produce 2

  53. Slide 53: Capacity expansion

    Capacity expansion Alwar: New bus body building facility put up with globally bench-marked processes and machinery – Capacity: 1800 buses; Investment Rs. 20 Cr. High-end ULE buses roll out from Alwar Unit for supply to Northern STUs Shift this along with RAK slide for global bus strategy AL / MD / I

  54. Slide 54: Capacity creation

    Capacity creation Bus plant at Ras Al Khaimah A vital manufacturing facility to feed GCC and African markets Production has already begun Initially to produce 2,000 buses annually Eventually to produce trucks too AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 54

  55. Slide 55: Investment in Optare UK

    Investment in Optare UK To subscribe for a 26% stake in Optare Plc UK (US$ 7.5 Mln). Pioneer of low floor double decker in UK. Optare known for its low carbon range of low floor, mid buses and modern range of city buses. Optare’s electric bus has secured several orders as more countries in Europe pr

  56. Slide 56: Light truck JV with Nissan

    Light truck JV with Nissan LCV JV progressing well Product introduction in mid 2011. Investment by AL in JV to be around Rs. 400 Cr. over few years. Initial phase of LCV production in Hosur. Benefits AL on capacity utilisation Next phase of production in green field site. AL / MD / Investors’ Meet /

  57. Slide 57: Construction equipment JV with John Deere

    Construction equipment JV with John Deere New company formed with 50:50 partnership with John Deere Manufacturing facility being built at Gummidipoondi (near Chennai) Pilot production to start by November ‘10 Product roll out early 2011 Investment by AL in JV to be around Rs. 50 Cr spread over few y

  58. Slide 58: Joint venture with ALTEAMS

    Joint venture with ALTEAMS Plant inaugurated in January 2010 Fully established to meet both Telecom and automobile sector requirements Production on in full swing Supplying Gear box casing, case oil coolers & connection housings to AL. Cost advantage 5% Future supplies to include cylinder head cover

  59. Slide 59: Value Creation - Upside potential

    Value Creation - Upside potential Better operating leverage thanks to increasing demand for higher tonnage vehicles. Capacity not a constraint. Better utilisation of Pant Nagar facility resulting in higher profits. Better capacity utilisation consequent to production of LCVs for Nissan JV. Export vo

  60. Slide 60: Wider presence in Automobile Sector

    Automotive Sector LCVs M&HCV Defence Construction equipment Foundry Engines & Components Business Auto Electronics Exhaust System Engineering and Testing Services Technology Wider presence in Automobile Sector AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 60

  61. Slide 61: Ashok Leyland shareholding pattern

    Ashok Leyland shareholding pattern (as on 30th June, 2010) Hinduja Automotive Ltd 50.98% Residents 9.55% Body corporate & others 6.43% Banks & MFs 5.21% Fis, Insurance FIIs Co, State Govt, 13.62% Govt Companies 14.21% AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 61

  62. Slide 62: Thank You

    Thank You AL / MD / Investors’ Meet / Sep’10 62

  63. Slide 63: Freight rates movement

    Freight rates movement Truck rates from Kolkata to major cities Truck rates from Chennai to major cities 4.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 (Rs. '000) (Rs. '000) 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-07 Aug-08 Aug-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 May-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Aug-07 Aug-08 Aug-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 May-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Chennai Del

Ashok Leyland — Investor Presentation (September 2010) on 6ix