Daily Brief Indonesia: Mayora Indah, Indika Energy, Azure Power Global Ltd and more

• Mayora Indah (MYOR IJ) saw a significant positive surge in profitability from lower raw material prices and lower operating costs in 3Q2023, which suggests it will beat its FY2023 guidance.
• The company continues to launch new variants in both biscuits and beverages with a slant towards premiumisation and is also more aggressively attacking export markets, where its brands are strong.
• Mayora Indah (MYOR IJ) is expanding factory capacity to fuel growth in 2024 but should also benefit from pre-election spending from 4Q2023. Valuations look attractive versus historical comparisons.

In our view, Indika Energy’s 9M/23 results were weaker than expected due to a sharp decline in Kideco’s production and sales volume in Q3, lower-than-expected profitability at Kideco (which accounts for 90% of Indika’s EBITDA) and negative OCF, which came as a surprise. The balance sheet turned to a net debt position, after a few quarters of net cash. Liquidity remains sound, with a large (albeit fast shrinking) cash position.

OCF and FCF were negative, which was surprising as Indika has previously managed to generate positive FCF even when coal prices were lower than current levels. The last time the company generated negative FCF was in 2015, during a major coal downturn. We believe that the negative OCF may be due to the new businesses, which are ramping up. Indika’s key business strategy in the medium term is to diversify away from and reduce its reliance on coal-related activities, with the company aiming to derive 50% of its revenue from non-coal sources by 2025. The new businesses include a gold mine, renewable energy solutions (mainly solar power), electric scooters and several digital technology businesses.

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