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Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Royal Enfield's success boosts Eicher Motors fortunes
Wednesday, 5 February 2014 by Unknown
Eicher Motors shares outperformed the broader stock markets in 2013 despite
a sharp slowdown in the commercial vehicle market. Shares of the company,
which manufactures buses, trucks and motorcycles, surged over 70 per cent
last year against a 9 per cent gain in the BSE Sensex.
Analysts have attributed the gains in Eicher Motors to the optimism around
the company's motorcycle business. Eicher sold nearly 1.75 lakh Royal
Enfield motorcycles in 2013, a 55 per cent jump over 2012 sales of 1.13 lakh
units. During the period, the overall two-wheeler industry saw just 4 per cent
year-on-year growth in sales.
In fact, Eicher's motorcycle sales have been growing at more than 50 per cent
year-over-year for the last three years.
Two brokerages - UBS and Kotak - came out with buy recommendation on
Eicher Motors this month. Domestic brokerage Kotak, which initiated its
coverage on Eicher Motors recently, said Royal Enfield business is in a "sweet
spot."
"We believe volume trajectory will remain strong driven by - expansion of
distribution network (the company has presence is restricted to top-60
cities), scale-up of the export business with the launch of Continental GT and
uptrading customers to the premium motorcycle segment," the brokerage
said.
Based on dealer checks, UBS analysts found that Royal Enfield's different
models - Bullet, Classic, Thunderbird and Continental GT - have 3-10 months
of waiting period.
Eicher has a lot going on the Continental GT, which it claims is the lightest,
fastest and most powerful Royal Enfield in production. The company believes
the Continental GT will help it drive into global markets, where it has a
meager presence so far.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, Eicher's motorcycle exports were
3,532 units, a mere 3 per cent of its total sales. With the new model, things
might change now.
Continental GT is the "first bike that we've developed keeping the world
market in mind," Eicher Motors MD and CEO Siddhartha Lal told a newspaper
earlier this month. (Read the full story here)
Eicher has started deliveries of the Continental GT in the UK and some other
European countries and believes that growth will come from the developing
markets.
The mid-sized motorcycle segment in India is in the range of 2 lakh units per
annum. Globally, the segment is estimated to be around 8 lakh units per
annum. Currently, Eicher is the only Indian company that is focusing on this
segment.
"The Continental GT is a truly global product that will strengthen our
portfolio as Royal Enfield aims for the position of global leader in the mid-size
motorcycle segment," Mr Lal said in November.
UBS has raised its 2014 and 2015 (calendar year) earnings per share (EPS)
estimates on Eicher by 8 per cent and 9 per cent respectively, citing higher
Royal Enfield volumes. Its target of Rs. 6,100 on the stock is over 20 per cent
higher than the current market price of Rs. 5,000.
Eicher Motor shares closed down 2.1 per cent at Rs. 4,920.30 on the BSE as
against a 1.22 per cent gain in the broader Sensex. (Track stock)
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a sharp slowdown in the commercial vehicle market. Shares of the company,
which manufactures buses, trucks and motorcycles, surged over 70 per cent
last year against a 9 per cent gain in the BSE Sensex.
Analysts have attributed the gains in Eicher Motors to the optimism around
the company's motorcycle business. Eicher sold nearly 1.75 lakh Royal
Enfield motorcycles in 2013, a 55 per cent jump over 2012 sales of 1.13 lakh
units. During the period, the overall two-wheeler industry saw just 4 per cent
year-on-year growth in sales.
In fact, Eicher's motorcycle sales have been growing at more than 50 per cent
year-over-year for the last three years.
Two brokerages - UBS and Kotak - came out with buy recommendation on
Eicher Motors this month. Domestic brokerage Kotak, which initiated its
coverage on Eicher Motors recently, said Royal Enfield business is in a "sweet
spot."
"We believe volume trajectory will remain strong driven by - expansion of
distribution network (the company has presence is restricted to top-60
cities), scale-up of the export business with the launch of Continental GT and
uptrading customers to the premium motorcycle segment," the brokerage
said.
Based on dealer checks, UBS analysts found that Royal Enfield's different
models - Bullet, Classic, Thunderbird and Continental GT - have 3-10 months
of waiting period.
Eicher has a lot going on the Continental GT, which it claims is the lightest,
fastest and most powerful Royal Enfield in production. The company believes
the Continental GT will help it drive into global markets, where it has a
meager presence so far.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, Eicher's motorcycle exports were
3,532 units, a mere 3 per cent of its total sales. With the new model, things
might change now.
Continental GT is the "first bike that we've developed keeping the world
market in mind," Eicher Motors MD and CEO Siddhartha Lal told a newspaper
earlier this month. (Read the full story here)
Eicher has started deliveries of the Continental GT in the UK and some other
European countries and believes that growth will come from the developing
markets.
The mid-sized motorcycle segment in India is in the range of 2 lakh units per
annum. Globally, the segment is estimated to be around 8 lakh units per
annum. Currently, Eicher is the only Indian company that is focusing on this
segment.
"The Continental GT is a truly global product that will strengthen our
portfolio as Royal Enfield aims for the position of global leader in the mid-size
motorcycle segment," Mr Lal said in November.
UBS has raised its 2014 and 2015 (calendar year) earnings per share (EPS)
estimates on Eicher by 8 per cent and 9 per cent respectively, citing higher
Royal Enfield volumes. Its target of Rs. 6,100 on the stock is over 20 per cent
higher than the current market price of Rs. 5,000.
Eicher Motor shares closed down 2.1 per cent at Rs. 4,920.30 on the BSE as
against a 1.22 per cent gain in the broader Sensex. (Track stock)

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