REC Ltd
Q4 FY24 Earnings Call Analysis
Finance
fundraise: Yescapex: Yesrevenue: Category 3margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- The company is actively targeting large-scale green bond issuances, aiming for around ₹1,00,000 crore over the next 3-4 years.
- For the current year, they have already sanctioned ₹21,000 crore in green renewable energy projects and plan additional green bond issuances, including international ones (~₹50,000 crore).
- Foreign currency borrowing is ongoing, with an approved automatic route limit up to $750 million and annual approvals sought from RBI for higher limits; currently operating at about $11 million with room to raise about $5 million more.
- Capital gain bonds are also a rising source of funds, increasing steadily.
- Bank loans, bonds, and ECBs (External Commercial Borrowings) form the funding mix; flexibility to choose the lowest cost option between corporate bonds, bank term loans, and others is maintained.
- Roadshows for green bond issuance are planned, with 5-year tenors considered, not tax-free, mainly offshore.
- The company plans 10-12% loan book growth annually, reflecting ongoing fundraising aligned with project financing needs.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- Targeting around ₹1,00,000 crore investment through green bonds in the next 3-4 years.
- Distribution sector reform scheme (RDSS) involves ₹3,00,000 crore investment over next 3-4 years; ₹97,000 crore as GoI grant, balance through state borrowings.
- Transmission sector requires about ₹1,00,000 crore for renewable energy evacuation.
- Generation capacity limited to 30,000 MW conventional, costing ₹8 crore per MW.
- Smart metering: Installing 25 crore prepaid smart meters nationwide; ₹1,50,000 crore business on OPEX mode with guaranteed payments for 8-10 years.
- Infrastructure diversification into metro, roadways, highways, airports, ports, and hospitals.
- Private sector renewable investments expected to rise to 25-30% over next 3-4 years.
- CAPEX projects continue with government guarantees; some private backed by assets.
- Resolution plans involve fresh CAPEX of around ₹1,500 crore for unit completion in operational assets.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- REC expects a 10% growth in disbursements for the current year, targeting around ₹85,000 to ₹90,000 crores.
- For the next year, management targets a 12% growth in disbursements.
- Over the next three to four years, consistent growth of around 12% annually is anticipated due to expanding opportunities in renewable energy and infrastructure sectors.
- India’s per capita power consumption is currently one-third of the global average, indicating significant future demand growth.
- Renewable energy and sustainable climate change initiatives, along with government infrastructure priorities (including allocation of ₹10,00,000 crores in the budget), will drive growth.
- The loan book is also expected to diversify, with private sector participation in new areas like hydrogen and ethanol, though this transition will take time (targeting 25-30% private participation by 2030).
- Overall, REC plans volume growth alongside diversification into non-power infrastructure sectors like metro projects, roads, airports, and hospitals.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Management expects loan book growth of around 10% for the current year and 12% growth next year, with potential for higher growth beyond that.
- Growth is driven by renewable energy, sustainable climate initiatives, and non-power infrastructure projects prioritized by the government.
- Asset Under Management (AUM) growth and improved credit quality support sustaining Net Interest Margins (NIM) around 3.5%.
- Though renewable projects have lower margins (~2%), higher-quality assets in generation and distribution projects maintain spreads at 2.5%-3%, keeping overall margins stable.
- Internal accruals contribute around ₹7,000 crore yearly, providing strong capital support and headroom.
- Resolution of stressed assets and provisioning write-backs positively impact profitability.
- Management believes they can maintain or modestly improve earnings with balanced growth in quality assets and volume.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- The sanctioned project book is roughly ₹2,00,000 crores.
- Out of this, about ₹1,92,000 crores are already sanctioned.
- Private sector exposure within this book is approximately ₹20,000 crores, largely in renewable energy.
- The remaining project loans are largely government guaranteed.
- The green bond-related book currently stands around ₹25,000 crores.
- Sanctions done this year in green renewable energy space amount to ₹21,000 crores, expected to disburse over time.
- The overall pipeline reflects strong growth with visibility on both green bonds and conventional infrastructure projects.
