Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<p>A "Buyback" is where (for our purposes) a publicly-listed company repurchases its shares from existing shareholders, sometimes in the market, sometimes in a structured buyback off exchange, and sometimes at a price higher than market price (in this insight, we will use the nouns "Buy-back" and "Buyback" interchangeably; the official regulatory documents in India often use the form with the hyphen).</p><p>When companies use excess cash to buy back shares, they often not only end up optimising their capital structure but also <em>"achieve</em>" EPS accretion with the aid of a reduction in the total share count of the company. Some companies use buy-backs to support their share prices during sluggish periods and others attempt to use it as a defence mechanism against hostile takeover situations.  Still others in India use it to return capital to their promoters.</p><p>All that is pretty well-known.</p><p>In India, such Buy-backs are governed by the <a href="https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/regulations/jul-2019/securities-and-exchange-board-of-india-buy-back-of-securities-regulations-2018-last-amended-on-april-17-2020-_40327.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEBI (BUY-BACK OF SECURITIES) REGULATIONS, 2018</a> (last amended on 17th April 2020) and are principally executed through three main mechanisms - Tender Offers, On-Market Transactions, and Book-building Processes. </p><p>This insight is the first of a two-part series by Quiddity on Indian Buy-backs.</p><p>In this insight, we will look into the regulations that govern each of the buy-back mechanisms to discover the basis for how they get executed.</p>

A "Buyback" is where (for our purposes) a publicly-listed company repurchases its shares from existing shareholders, sometimes in the market, sometimes in a structured buyback off exchange, and sometimes at a price higher than market price (in this insight, we will use the nouns "Buy-back" and "Buyback" interchangeably; the official regulatory documents in India often use the form with the hyphen).When companies use excess cash to buy back shares, they often not only end up optimising their capital structure but also "achieve" EPS accretion with the aid of a reduction in the total share count of the company. Some companies use buy-backs to support their share prices during sluggish periods and others attempt to use it as a defence mechanism against hostile takeover situations.  Still others in India use it to return capital to their promoters.All that is pretty well-known.In India, such Buy-backs are governed by the SEBI (BUY-BACK OF SECURITIES) REGULATIONS, 2018 (last amended on 17th April 2020) and are principally executed through three main mechanisms - Tender Offers, On-Market Transactions, and Book-building Processes. This insight is the first of a two-part series by Quiddity on Indian Buy-backs.In this insight, we will look into the regulations that govern each of the buy-back mechanisms to discover the basis for how they get executed.

Quiddity India Buy-Back Guide 2021: Regulations & Patterns

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), ICICI Securities Ltd

ICICI Securities Limited

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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<p>EBITDA for the quarter was at Rs 4178 crore (up 453% YoY but down 2% QoQ), higher than our estimate of Rs 3589 crore. EBITDA/tonne for Q1FY22 was at Rs 4421/tonne, higher than our estimate of Rs 3750/tonne...</p><div class="content-highlight"><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></div>

EBITDA for the quarter was at Rs 4178 crore (up 453% YoY but down 2% QoQ), higher than our estimate of Rs 3589 crore. EBITDA/tonne for Q1FY22 was at Rs 4421/tonne, higher than our estimate of Rs 3750/tonne...Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Edelweiss Broking Limited

Edelweiss

<h2>Business Overview</h2>
<p>NMDC Limited is an India-based company engaged in mining of iron ore. The Company's segments include Iron Ore, and Other minerals &amp; services. It is also engaged in the production and sale of diamond, sponge iron and wind power. Its projects under construction include Bailadila Deposit-11/B, Kumaraswamy Iron Ore Project, 1.2 million tons per annum (MTPA) Pellet Plant at Donimalai, 3.0 million tons per annum (MTPA) Integrated Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh, Panthal Magnesite Project, Screening Plant III at Kirandul Complex, Screening Plant II at Donimalai Complex, doubling of Railway Line between Kirandul and Jagdalpur, Steel Plant at Bellary and Rail Link between Dalli RajharaRowghat Jagdalpur Railway Line Project. It proposes to diversify into other commodities, such as steel making raw materials (coking coal, manganese ore nickel); fertilizer raw materials (rock phosphate potash), and thermal coal. It also proposes to invest in raw materials, such as tungsten and rare earth minerals.</p>
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Business Overview
NMDC Limited is an India-based company engaged in mining of iron ore. The Company's segments include Iron Ore, and Other minerals &amp; services. It is also engaged in the production and sale of diamond, sponge iron and wind power. Its projects under construction include Bailadila Deposit-11/B, Kumaraswamy Iron Ore Project, 1.2 million tons per annum (MTPA) Pellet Plant at Donimalai, 3.0 million tons per annum (MTPA) Integrated Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh, Panthal Magnesite Project, Screening Plant III at Kirandul Complex, Screening Plant II at Donimalai Complex, doubling of Railway Line between Kirandul and Jagdalpur, Steel Plant at Bellary and Rail Link between Dalli RajharaRowghat Jagdalpur Railway Line Project. It proposes to diversify into other commodities, such as steel making raw materials (coking coal, manganese ore nickel); fertilizer raw materials (rock phosphate potash), and thermal coal. It also proposes to invest in raw materials, such as tungsten and rare earth minerals.
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<p>NMDC reported an operationally healthy set of numbers for Q4FY21 wherein topline and EBITDA came in higher than our estimate. For Q4FY21, NMDC reported sales volume of 11.1 MT, up 29% YoY, 19% QoQ (our estimate 11.1 MT). For Q4FY21, NMDC reported topline of Rs 6848 crore (up 115% YoY, 57% QoQ), higher than our estimate of Rs 6133 crore. Better-than-expected realisation aided Q4FY21. NMDC's blended realisation for Q4FY21 was at Rs 6138/tonne, up 67% YoY, 32% QoQ, higher than our estimate of Rs 5500/tonne.</p><div class="content-highlight"><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></div>

NMDC reported an operationally healthy set of numbers for Q4FY21 wherein topline and EBITDA came in higher than our estimate. For Q4FY21, NMDC reported sales volume of 11.1 MT, up 29% YoY, 19% QoQ (our estimate 11.1 MT). For Q4FY21, NMDC reported topline of Rs 6848 crore (up 115% YoY, 57% QoQ), higher than our estimate of Rs 6133 crore. Better-than-expected realisation aided Q4FY21. NMDC's blended realisation for Q4FY21 was at Rs 6138/tonne, up 67% YoY, 32% QoQ, higher than our estimate of Rs 5500/tonne.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

<div><p>The Indian mutual fund industry has assets of almost INR 6.6 trillion across Multi cap, Large Cap, Large and Mid Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap and Flexi Cap equity schemes. Equity schemes classified as large cap need to have at least 80% of their assets invested in large cap stocks, large and mid cap schemes need to have at least 35% of their assets in large cap stocks and at least 35% in mid cap stocks, mid cap funds need to hold at least 65% of their assets in mid cap stocks, and small cap funds need to hold at least 65% of their assets in small cap stocks. Flexi cap funds can invest across market caps.</p></div><div>
<p>The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) publishes the list of the stocks in each market cap segment in January and July each year and mutual funds have one month to rebalance their portfolios to adhere to the new categorization.</p>
<p>At the next recategorization in July 2021, we see 7 stocks moving from the mid cap segment to the large cap segment with an equal number of stocks moving the other way, and 13 stocks are expected to move from the small cap segment to the mid cap segment with the 16 stocks moving from the mid cap to the small cap segment. There are 3 recent listings that will enter the mid cap segment with over 18 joining the small cap segment.</p>
<p>Historically, the stocks migrating upward to a higher market cap segment have outperformed stocks that migrate to a lower market cap segment over the 1 month and 2 month period post the publishing of the AMFI list. This can be attributed to fund managers realigning their portfolios to meet the new categorization. This provides opportunities to pre-position for the move and unwind post the announcement of the reclassification.</p>
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The Indian mutual fund industry has assets of almost INR 6.6 trillion across Multi cap, Large Cap, Large and Mid Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap and Flexi Cap equity schemes. Equity schemes classified as large cap need to have at least 80% of their assets invested in large cap stocks, large and mid cap schemes need to have at least 35% of their assets in large cap stocks and at least 35% in mid cap stocks, mid cap funds need to hold at least 65% of their assets in mid cap stocks, and small cap funds need to hold at least 65% of their assets in small cap stocks. Flexi cap funds can invest across market caps.
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) publishes the list of the stocks in each market cap segment in January and July each year and mutual funds have one month to rebalance their portfolios to adhere to the new categorization.
At the next recategorization in July 2021, we see 7 stocks moving from the mid cap segment to the large cap segment with an equal number of stocks moving the other way, and 13 stocks are expected to move from the small cap segment to the mid cap segment with the 16 stocks moving from the mid cap to the small cap segment. There are 3 recent listings that will enter the mid cap segment with over 18 joining the small cap segment.
Historically, the stocks migrating upward to a higher market cap segment have outperformed stocks that migrate to a lower market cap segment over the 1 month and 2 month period post the publishing of the AMFI list. This can be attributed to fund managers realigning their portfolios to meet the new categorization. This provides opportunities to pre-position for the move and unwind post the announcement of the reclassification.


India: Stock Reclassification & Active Portfolio Management

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NMDC Limited explores for minerals. The Company is exploring for iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, lime stone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite, and beach sands.

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Quiddity India Buy-Back Guide 2021: Regulations & Patterns

This insight is a basic primer of Indian buyback types, rules and regulations, and is part of a two-part series, with the other part being a

Travis Lundy

NMDC: Performs Well

EBITDA for the quarter was at Rs 4178 crore (up 453% YoY but down 2% QoQ), higher than our estimate of Rs 3589 crore. EBITDA/tonne for Q1FY22 was...

ICICI Securities Limited

Pick of the Week - NMDC Ltd.

NMDC Limited is an India-based company engaged in mining of iron ore. The Company's segments include Iron Ore, and Other minerals & services.

Edelweiss

NMDC Ltd: Performing Well

NMDC reported an operationally healthy set of numbers for Q4FY21 wherein topline and EBITDA came in higher than our estimate. For Q4FY21, NMDC...

ICICI Securities Limited

India: Stock Reclassification & Active Portfolio Management

There are a lot of segment changes expected in July when AMFI recategorizes stocks and mutual funds start to rebalance their portfolios. We...

Brian Freitas

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