Utility - Initiation of Coverage
Utility - Initiation of Coverage
Utility - Initiation of Coverage
Initiation of Coverage
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Electric Utilities
Defensive play
1. Investment thesis
We believe investors should be buying utility companies because of the
good growth prospect with stable pattern of cash flows. The highest 5-
year (2009-2014E) EBITDA CAGR we have is 15% for Cesp, followed by
Cemig with 11%, and CPFL Energia and Tractebel with 10%. The
growth is not high compared to those of retail or real estate companies,
but there is a little risk it will not occur. Electricity prices are mostly
inflation adjusted, while electricity demand is expected to grow 5.4%
per year until 2019.
On the utilities sector, we prefer generation companies because of the
potential EBITDA growth, which may come from the electricity re-
pricing. We do not have a clear supply tightness scenario in 2011-2013
as we had at the beginning of 2009, but we also do not have an excess
of capacity as we had in 2009. In our base case scenario, we have an
equilibrated supply-demand curve and long-term electricity price of
R$120/MWh.
2. Valuation
Chart 1: 10E EV/EBITDA vs 5-year (09-14E) EBITDA CAGR
9.0
8.5 Tractebel
8.0 CPFL
7.5
7.0
Cteep
CESP6
6.5 EDP
6.0 Cemig
Light Copel
5.0
4.5
Eletropaulo
4.0
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0%
Source: Safra
Bubble size represents market cap.
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Table 1: Utilities Valuation Summary - I
Company AES Tietê CESP6 Tractebel MPX Eletrobras Cteep
Ticker GETI4 C ESP6 TBLE3 MPXE3 ELET6 TRPL4
Sector Gener Gener Gener Gener Gener Trans
Recommendation UP OP OP OP UP N
10YE Target Price - R$ 22.00 31.00 27.00 27.00 29.00 55.00
C urrent Price - R$ 19.39 24.76 21.70 21.95 27.73 46.20
Upside Potential 13% 25% 24% 23% 5% 19%
Market Value R$ mm 7,393 8,109 14,165 3,000 31,400 7,034
10YE Net Debt - R$ mm 535 4,506 5,451 1,796 (11,591) 1,810
EV - R$ mm 7,927 12,615 19,616 4,796 19,809 8,843
# of Shares - mm 381 328 653 137 1,132 152
Multiples
10E PER 9.6 9.7 12.1 nm 11.1 9.1
10E EV/EBITDA 6.1 6.7 8.0 nm 5.0 6.3
10E Dividend Yield 10.4% 8.3% 4.5% 0.0% 5.0% 10.5%
Debt/Equity 60% 40% 45% 70% 0% 60%
Beta 0.85 1.05 1.05 1.25 0.00 0.80
Net Revenue - R$ mm
2009A 1,674 2,653 3,497 27 22,668 1,656
2010E 1,677 2,771 4,067 60 25,415 1,704
2011E 1,772 2,895 4,323 338 26,504 1,869
2012E 1,871 3,064 4,483 1,168 28,478 2,076
2013E 1,955 3,486 4,672 1,417 29,553 2,170
2014E 2,042 4,100 4,987 1,481 31,258 2,308
5Y C AGR (09-14) 4.1% 9.1% 7.4% 123.1% 6.6% 6.9%
EBITDA - R$ mm
2009A 1,260 1,459 2,178 (93) 3,202 1,336
2010E 1,309 1,882 2,465 (146) 5,335 1,397
2011E 1,415 1,970 2,942 61 5,424 1,546
2012E 1,492 2,094 3,153 689 6,337 1,737
2013E 1,556 2,423 3,225 871 6,610 1,816
2014E 1,622 2,922 3,497 917 9,868 1,938
5Y C AGR (09-14) 5.2% 14.9% 9.9% -258.0% 25.2% 7.7%
Net Income - R$ mm
2009A 780 763 1,134 (76) 171 828
2010E 767 840 1,167 (157) 2,840 774
2011E 845 868 1,479 (47) 2,618 780
2012E 894 1,042 1,713 452 3,071 861
2013E 938 1,327 1,837 620 2,705 901
2014E 979 1,736 2,098 669 4,519 963
5Y C AGR (09-14) 4.7% 17.9% 13.1% -254.4% 92.6% 3.1%
Capex - R$ mm
2009A 55 138 323 323 4,298 375
2010E 80 150 2,816 1,551 4,640 1,146
2011E 87 150 178 304 3,366 968
2012E 92 120 115 320 2,615 352
2013E 96 123 123 94 2,070 359
2014E 101 129 129 99 2,146 375
5Y C AGR (09-14) 12.9% -1.4% -16.8% -21.1% -13.0% 0.0%
Dividends - R$ mm
2009A 780 145 771 48 742 576
2010E 767 672 642 0 556 736
2011E 845 743 773 37 508 741
2012E 894 891 895 292 588 818
2013E 938 1,134 960 560 535 856
2014E 979 1,484 1,096 604 900 915
5Y C AGR (09-14) 4.7% 59.3% 7.3% 65.6% 4.0% 9.7%
Net Debt - R$ mm
2009A 501 4,960 3,585 90 (14,529) 825
2010E 535 4,506 5,451 1,796 (11,591) 1,810
2011E 549 4,017 4,481 1,692 (9,601) 2,566
2012E 563 3,471 3,315 1,499 (8,676) 2,756
2013E 579 2,904 2,073 1,352 (9,678) 2,938
2014E 595 2,294 716 1,199 (11,201) 3,138
5Y C AGR (09-14) 3.5% -14.3% -27.5% 67.9% -5.1% 30.6%
Source: Safra and Economática
Prices as of May 12, 2010
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Table 2: Utilities Valuation Summary - II
Company Cemig Copel CPFL EDP Light Eletropaulo
Ticker C MIG4 C PLE6 C PFE3 ENBR3 LIGT3 ELPL6
Sector Integ Integ Integ Integ Integ Distr
Recommendation OP N UP UP UP N
10YE Target Price - R$ 35.00 41.00 40.00 38.00 26.00 37.00
C urrent Price - R$ 27.85 35.85 36.90 33.10 22.65 32.35
Upside Potential 26% 14% 8% 15% 15% 14%
Market Value R$ mm 19,005 9,811 17,709 5,247 4,619 5,414
10YE Net Debt - R$ mm 9,576 476 8,768 2,793 2,972 3,940
EV - R$ mm 28,581 10,286 26,476 8,041 7,591 9,353
# of Shares - mm 682 274 480 159 204 167
Multiples
10E PER 11.6 8.8 11.9 8.7 7.5 6.4
10E EV/EBITDA 6.6 5.6 8.0 6.1 5.5 4.8
10E Dividend Yield 4.1% 2.8% 8.0% 5.8% 6.7% 14.8%
Debt/Equity 50% 45% 65% 45% 40% 55%
Beta 1.00 1.00 0.90 1.00 1.05 0.95
Net Revenue - R$ mm
2009A 11,705 5,617 10,566 4,648 5,432 8,050
2010E 13,343 6,121 11,850 5,123 5,898 9,183
2011E 14,454 6,529 13,152 5,331 6,412 9,617
2012E 15,541 6,938 14,255 5,837 6,948 10,116
2013E 15,397 7,744 15,255 6,131 7,703 10,909
2014E 15,837 8,379 16,491 6,451 8,268 11,750
5Y C AGR (09-14) 6.2% 8.3% 9.3% 6.8% 8.8% 7.9%
EBITDA - R$ mm
2009A 3,303 1,739 2,776 1,446 1,201 1,573
2010E 4,308 1,848 3,313 1,586 1,388 1,956
2011E 5,032 1,930 3,827 1,537 1,423 1,668
2012E 5,746 2,003 4,096 1,802 1,586 1,568
2013E 5,386 2,463 4,213 1,867 1,645 1,502
2014E 5,533 2,723 4,480 1,948 1,694 1,702
5Y C AGR (09-14) 10.9% 9.4% 10.0% 6.1% 7.1% 1.6%
Net Income - R$ mm
2009A 1,861 1,026 1,286 625 605 1,063
2010E 1,645 1,115 1,485 601 616 845
2011E 2,000 1,193 1,758 575 624 679
2012E 2,492 1,297 1,930 787 723 622
2013E 2,359 1,662 2,031 917 753 556
2014E 2,517 1,893 2,221 1,077 770 697
5Y C AGR (09-14) 6.2% 13.0% 11.5% 11.5% 4.9% -8.1%
Capex - R$ mm
2009A 3,083 979 1,327 786 564 532
2010E 3,609 1,343 1,851 1,000 690 500
2011E 1,173 960 1,645 815 731 545
2012E 1,239 680 1,051 420 799 576
2013E 1,190 477 958 432 839 601
2014E 1,244 492 912 451 877 629
5Y C AGR (09-14) -16.6% -12.8% -7.2% -10.5% 9.2% 3.4%
Dividends - R$ mm
2009A 931 249 1,227 296 432 1,080
2010E 781 279 1,410 303 308 803
2011E 950 298 1,670 290 312 645
2012E 1,184 324 1,833 396 361 591
2013E 1,120 831 1,929 462 377 528
2014E 1,196 947 2,110 542 385 662
5Y C AGR (09-14) 5.1% 30.6% 11.5% 12.9% -2.3% -9.3%
Net Debt - R$ mm
2009A 7,849 147 7,353 2,377 2,834 3,898
2010E 9,576 476 8,768 2,793 2,972 3,940
2011E 8,697 155 9,791 2,964 3,139 3,928
2012E 7,574 (549) 10,169 2,650 3,286 3,991
2013E 6,193 (1,300) 10,376 2,236 3,445 4,003
2014E 4,913 (2,189) 10,537 1,755 3,580 4,068
5Y C AGR (09-14) -8.9% -271.6% 7.5% -5.9% 4.8% 0.9%
Source: Safra and Economática
Prices as of May 12, 2010
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3. Supply and Demand
10E 9.7% YoY demand growth. The electricity market has been
growing steadily in the last few months. According to the Energy
Planning Company – EPE, 1Q10 consumption grew 9.6% in comparison
with the same period of last year. Considering 8.8%-10.4% YoY growth
in Apr-Dec 2010, we expect 2010 demand to grow 9.7% in comparison
to 2009. Though strong, this figure is just slightly better than 2008
figures, meaning consumption (black line in chart 1) has not returned
to the historical growth level expected for 2010 (upper dotted blue
line).
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38,000
37,000
36,000
35,000
34,000
33,000
32,000
31,000
30,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2007A 2008A 2009A
2010E 2008E no crisis 2009E no crisis
2010E no crisis
Still weak industrial demand. The major responsible for the weak
performance is the industrial segment, which consumption significantly
dropped in 2009 to 2006 levels. Considering over 15% YoY growth from
April – December, 2010E consumption (blue dotted line in chart 2) will
be just 5.1% higher than 2008 figure (black line).
Chart 2: 2007-2010E Industrial Monthly Demand – in MWW-average
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16,000
15,000
14,000
13,000
12,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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No expected shortage of energy in 2012-2014. Differently from
market perception, we do not believe in supply tightness, which would
be good for price increase. The major responsible for this weaker-than-
expected demand is the industrial demand, which is still weak. Due to
potential excess of capacity and low electricity prices, industrial
customers have not been rushing to sign long-term high-cost contracts.
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010E 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E
Source: EPE & Safra
160
140
120
100
80
2010E 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E
Source: Safra
Highest impact on AES Tiete. The highest change was for AES Tiete,
which target price increases 9% considering R$130/MWh electricity
price. With electricity prices at R$140/MWh, the target price would
increase 14% to R$25. The high impact is because 100% of AES Tiete
contract with Eletropaulo expire in 2015.
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Lowest impact on Cesp. We calculated the lowest target price change
was on Cesp because just a small portion of its portfolio is non-
contracted. We estimate the bulk of its capacity, 67%, will have the
concessions expiring in 2015. For these concessions, we estimate a
price of R$60/MWh.
4. Elections
2010 is a key year for state owned companies as we have general
elections in October. The level of changes is relevant as we will have a
new president and new governors in the states of São Paulo, Minas
Gerais, Paraná and Santa Catarina. With a new president and new
governors, we will probably have changes in the management of Cesp,
Copel, Cemig, Celesc and Eletrobras.
State of São Paulo. In the state of São Paulo, we may have one of the
easiest governor elections in Brazil. According to Datafolha poll,
candidate Geraldo Alckmin of PSDB party was leading with 49% of
voting intentions. The strongest opponent was Aloísio Mercadante of PT
party, who had 13% of voting intentions.
Cesp privatization with Alckmin. Confirming Alckmin’s victory, we
believe he will go ahead with Cesp’s privatization. In our view, Mr.
Alckmin has a clear view on the “minimum state”, which means
government participation only where the state must be in. In this
situation, the government may continue to invest directly in security,
health, education and transportation and not in electricity supply.
State of Minas Gerais. The state of Minas Gerais still has an unclear
political framework. Only the PSDB party has announced its candidate.
Antonio Anastasia will run for re-election with the full support of the
former governor Aécio Neves. The opposition has not defined their
candidates. The PT may indicate Fernando Pimentel and the PMDB may
indicate Hélio Costa.
Anastasia. The victory of Mr. Anastasia is positive for Cemig and
Copasa as the management or investment policies may remain the
same. The most uncertain situation would be the victory of Mr. Costa,
who would probably change all the management and introduce a
completely different policy on Cemig, Copasa and Gasmig. We do not
believe Fernando Pimentel would be a negative event. According to
Datafolha December 18 poll, Hélio Costa was leading with 48% of
voting intentions, while Mr. Anastasia had just 12%.
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State of Paraná. The state of Paraná has a polarized political scenario.
The PSDB candidate, Beto Richa, was leading the Datafolha December
18 poll with 40% of voting intentions. The PDT candidate, Osmar Dias,
had 30% of the voting intentions. In the 2006 election, Osmar Dias lost
to Roberto Requião for 10 thousand vote difference.
5. Sector Consolidation
We see relevant consolidation in the Brazilian electricity sector. We may
have 5 players with over 15% market share in the distribution,
generation and transmission segments. We do not see real
consolidation as we will probably continue to have large state-owned
companies.
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In the distribution segment, we have some companies controlled by
state governments, which will only sell the control if the businesses are
at risk after continuing poor results. In the medium-term, we continue
to see Copel, Cemig, Celesc, CEEE, and CEB under state control.
Excluding state owned companies, we see CPFL Energia leading the
consolidation. The merger with Neoenergia is one alternative, with
acquisitions or asset swaps being ongoing alternatives.
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Table 5: Sector Growth & Consolidation
E xis t ing E xist ing E xis t ing N ew N ew
C o m pa ny
D is t ribut o rs G e ne ra t io n T ra ns m is s io n G ene ra t io n T ra ns m is sio n
A ES Tietê
Cesp
Tractebel
Eletro paulo
Cemig
Co pel
CP FL Energia
Energias do B rasil
Light
M PX
Eletro bras
CTEEP
Source: Safra
: High chance
: Medium chance
: Low chance
The second most exposed company to the IGP-DI spike is Light, which
has 28% of its debt linked to these inflation indexes. Light’s pension
fund debt of R$956 million represents 71% of the estimated EBITDA of
R$1.28 billion for 2010. Light’s tariffs are mostly adjusted by the IPC-A
inflation index, which is expected to change 4.9% in 2010.
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Table 6: Utilities debt exposure
IN D E X TRP L GET I C ESP T B LE MPX E LE T C M IG C P LE C P F E EN B R LIG T E LP L
IGP -M
/EB ITDA 1% 0% 31% 54% 0% 5% 29% -1% 31% 0% 71% 101%
Source: Safra
7. Concession Renewal
Concession risk in 2015. State owned companies will have most of
their distribution, transmission and generation concessions expiring in
2015. Privately owned companies will not suffer this risk as during
privatization, all concession were reset and extended for 30 years.
Besides the initial concession, privatized companies will have the option
to extend for another 20 years upon Aneel criteria.
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Table 7: Generation concession contracts expiring in 2015-2017
2015-2017
Installed % of
Expiring
Capacity Expiring
Concession
(MW) Contracts
(MW)
30% RAP cut. In our models, we estimate a 30% cut in the annual
permitted revenue – RAP in order to bring return on assets to 9.18%,
or 14.12% pre-tax. We assume this RAP cut for Furnas, Chesf, CTEEP,
Eletrosul, Cemig and Copel.
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RESEARCH
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Cristiano Oliveira da Silva
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ECONOMIST
Beatriz T. Aguiar
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Daniel Xavier Francisco
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Marcelo Portilho
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Marcos Bredda de Marchi
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Sergio Goldman
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Rafael Ferraz
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