Indraprastha Gas Limited - SWOT Analysis

Indraprastha Gas Ltd
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C O M P A N Y R E P O R T
An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company
INVESTMENT INTERRMEDIATES LTD.
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Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) is in the City Gas Distribution (CGD) business supplying
compressed natural gas (CNG) to the transport Sector and piped natural gas (PNG)
to domestic and commercial sectors in the National Capital Territory (NCT) region
of Delhi. It has a CNG compression capacity of 3.52mn Kg per day and fuels more
than 400,000 vehicles daily. In the PNG segment, IGL provides natural gas to over
210,000 domestic and 300 commercial customers. It also supplies re-gasifed liquid
natural gas (R-LNG) to 58 industrial consumers. We initiate our coverage on IGL
with a Buy recommendation and a price target of ` 357.
Investment Rationale
Robust demand for CNG in Delhi and NCR, a major boost for IGL:
Delhi Government introduced 2,000 new buses & ~20,000 new radio taxis during
the Common Wealth games. In addition, introduction of CNG models by car
manufacturers along with conversion to CNG by private car owners provides
signifcant opportunity for the company. In line IGL has consistently increased the
number of CNG stations from 181 in FY09 to 241 stations by the end of FY10 and
it plans to further strengthen its CNG stations count to 281 by the end of FY11.
Compression capacity will also increase to over 3.9mn Kg per day (addition of 11%
over the current level of 3.52mn kg per day) by FY13E.
PNG, the next growth driver:
There are more than 4.5mn domestic LPG connections in the NCT region alone. However,
some users may have multiple connections in cities. Assuming on an average there are 1.5
connections per user, the consumer segment would be more than 3 million households.
If we assume 50% of these consumers opt for PNG connection (as PNG is priced at 22%
lower to LPG), IGL would have a target consumer base of 1.5 mn households compared
to 210,000 consumers as on date. As, IGL is targeting these consumers; we expect, total
PNG volumes to grow from 87 million metric standard cubic meters (MMSCM) in FY10
to 173.76 MMSCM in FY13E (at a CAGR of 26%). PNG sales are estimated to grow
from ` 1,436 Mn in FY10 to ` 3,639 Mn in FY13 (at a CAGR of 36%).
Strengthening of Infrastructure to cater growing consumer base:
IGL is in midst of a large-scale expansion to augment its PNG infrastructure in existing
areas as well as in new areas in Delhi. IGL plans to spend around ` 30,000 Mn over
a period of 5 years to augment its infrastructure. The Company plans to provide new
PNG connection to over 60,000 domestic households every year in Delhi as well as
NCR towns of Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.
Entry barriers to limit competition:
IGL operated as a monopoly gas distributor in the city of Delhi for past 8 years. Based on
the new regulations by the PNGRB, the Delhi City gas distribution market will open up
to competition after December 2011. Although IGLs marketing exclusivity will end, it
will retain exclusivity as city gas carrier in Delhi till FY25. IGL would charge a network
tariff of 14% for permitting other entrants for using its network. The new players can
only develop pipeline infrastructure in areas where IGL does not have any presence.
Valuation & Outlook
We initiate our coverage on IGL with a BUY recommendation with a price target
of ` 357 based on DCF methodology, which is a 19% upside from the current price
level. Our EPS estimate of ` 21.0 and ` 22.7 for FY12E and FY13E respectively,
imply earnings CAGR of 14% over FY10-13E. At current level of ` 299, the stock
is trading at 14x and 12.97x FY2012E and FY2013E Earnings respectively.
Indraprastha Gas Limited
Analyst
Champak Patel
research@acm.co.in
Tel: (022) 2858 3412
28 Mar, 2011
B U Y
Key Data (`)
CMP 299
Target Price 357
Key Data
Bloomberg Code IGL IN
Reuters Code IGAS.BO
BSE Code 532514
NSE Code IGL
Face Value (`) 10
Market Cap. (` Bn) 41.9
52 Week High (`) 374
52 Week Low (`) 209
Avg. Daily Volume (6m) 336945
Beta (Sensex) 0.7
Shareholding Pattern (%)
Promoters 45
Mutual Funds / UTI / Banks 14.12
Foreign Institutional Investors 17.18
Bodies Corporate 4.47
Individuals 10.12
Other 9.11
Total 100.0
(` mn) FY11E FY12E FY13E
Revenues 17,151.7 22,894.7 28,936.0
Operating Profit 4,968.2 6,345.2 7,116.6
OPM 29.0% 27.7% 24.6%
PAT 2,527.9 3,041.0 3,180.6
PAT Margin 14.7% 13.3% 11.0%
EPS (`) 18.1 21.7 22.7

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Company Background
IGL is in the retail gas distribution business supplying compressed natural gas (CNG)
to the transport sector and piped natural gas (PNG) to domestic and commercial sectors
in the National Capital Territory (NCT) region of Delhi. IGL was incorporated in
December 1998 as a joint venture (JV) between two oil & gas majors - GAIL and
BPCL, each holding 22.5% stake and government of NCT of Delhi (5% stake) to
implement the city gas distribution (CGD) project in NCT. IGL has 241 CNG stations
in Delhi and NCR as on FY10. IGL is now expanding its network into NCR cities
of Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Sonipat and plans to cover whole Delhi by
end of CY2011.
Business Model
Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (IGL) is a pioneer in commercialising the use of Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG) for automotive sector and exists as sole supplier and marketer of
CNG to all segments of automotive sector in the National Capital Territory (NCT)
of Delhi. It also, supplies Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to domestic and commercial
sectors and R-LNG (Re-Gasifed Liquefed Natural Gas) to industrial consumers in
the NCT of Delhi.
Net Sales Mix
Selling prices in both the segments are currently determined vis-a-vis the relative
prices of alternative fuels like Petrol, Diesel and LPG. CNG is priced at a discount
to petrol and diesel prices. While in the PNG segment, domestic users are priced
at a discount to domestic LPG prices; industrial users are priced at a discount to
Naphtha prices.
Selling prices in both the
segments are currently
determined vis-a-vis the relative
prices of alternative fuels
IGL
PNG
Domestic Industrial/Commercial
CNG
Net Sales Mix
CNG Sales PNG Sales
FY09 FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E
0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
120.00%
88.35%
11.65%
86.26% 85.94% 85.23%
13.74% 14.06% 14.77%
83.70%
16.30%
Source: IGL, ACMIIL Research

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Sourcing of Gas: GAIL the sole supplier
On the gas-sourcing front, which is an important aspect of the CGD business, IGL
has a supply agreement with GAIL. GAIL is the sole supplier of Administrative
Price Mechanism (APM) natural gas to the company. IGL has signed a Gas Purchase
Agreement for 2.0 MMSCMD (1.9 MMSCMD for CNG and 0.1 MMSCMD for PNG)
with GAIL, which was valid till CY2010 and extendable on mutually agreed terms.
Gas source for IGL
Suppliers Region Contracted Supply (MMSCMD)
GAIL NCT of Delhi 2
GAIL Noida, Greater Noida 0.2
GAIL Faridabad 0.25
GAIL Gurgaon 0.25
RIL - 0.15
BPCL - 0.24
IGL has further been allocated 0.7 MMSCMD of natural gas by the Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) to expand in NCR cities. Gas is received at
various points of the Hazira-Bijaipur- Jagdishpur (HBJ) pipeline around Delhi. As the
gas cost is denominated in Rupee terms, IGL is insulated from exchange risks. The
gas is currently available at subsidized prices, which is called APM prices. However,
as per the gas pricing order, APM prices are to be revised upwards by 20% p.a. for
four years to align it with market determined prices.
IGLs Gas Source Pipeline Structure
IGLs Pricing strategy in CNG and PNG segment
The selling price of CNG /PNG is determined by adding network charges and
marketing margin to the cost of natural gas. Government does not interfere in fxing
the selling price. The gas regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(PNGRB) has capped the return rate on the pipeline network operation at 14% of
capital employed on a pre-tax basis.
Relatively secured gas supply to
meet demand
Source: IGL

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CNG Pricing details as on February 2011
Particulars Unit Delhi
Gas Cost (A) `/Kg 12.95
Network charges (B) `/Kg 4.6
Compression Charges (C) `/Kg 6.66
Corporate Tax (D) `/Kg 0.23
Marketing Margin (E=F-A-B-C-D) `/Kg 0.85
Selling Price (F) `/Kg 25.29
Excise 14.42% `/Kg 3.66
Consumer Price (charged to customers) `/Kg 29.00
(Note: Refer Annexure-1 for details on Network charges and Compression charges)
Similarly, in the domestic PNG segment the price is indexed to the administered retail
selling price of domestic LPG (14.2 Kg) cylinder in the NCT. In the small commercial
users segment, PNG is indexed to commercial LPG (19 Kg) cylinder in the NCT
of Delhi, taking into account the respective heating values of natural gas and LPG.
Large commercial users are the PNG users replacing Light Diesel Oil (LDO) and
commercial LPG. Thus, price in the segment is indexed to weighted average price
of LDO and commercial LPG in the NCT taking into account the respective heating
values of natural gas, LPG and LDO.
Segmental Opportunity
a. CNG
The ruling of the Honorable Supreme Court in July 1998, which directed conversion
of the citys entire bus feet to CNG, primarily resulted in increase in CNG vehicles
in Delhi in the past decade. Apart from buses, all pre-1990 auto-rickshaws were also
to be replaced with new auto-rickshaws and all post-1990 auto-rickshaws and taxis
were to be converted with CNG kits. The Government of NCT of Delhi in July 2009
has directed all Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) operating in Delhi to convert to
CNG mode. This would increase the conversion of existing feet of LCVs to CNG
mode. The increase of CNG variant models by car manufacturers would also increase
the number of CNG vehicles, going forward.
Analysis of cost recovery of CNG Kit
Bus 4 Wheeler 3 Wheeler
Cost of Kit (`) 175,000 40,000 25,000
CNG Price per kg (`) 29 29 29
Mileage per kg (Km) 4.5 23 35
Cost per Km (`) 6.2 1.2 0.8
Other Fuel price (Bus - Diesel, 4-3 wheeler - Petrol) (`/ litre) 42 61 61
Mileage (Km per litre) 3.5 14 25
Other Fuel Cost per Km (`) 12 4.4 2.4
Saving per Km (`) 5.8 3.1 1.6
Daily Average travel (Km) 80 50 60
Yearly travel assuming 300 days of travel (Km) 24,000 15,000 18,000
Yearly Savings (`) 138,667 47,096 29,520
Payback Period (Months) 15.1 10.2 10.2
Breakeven (in Km) 30,288 12,740 15,244
Source: Industry, ACMIIL Research
Initial phase of conversion was
driven by mandatory sources,
current conversions driven by
discretionary users

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There are approximately 3.0mn cars in the NCT and NCR regions combined together.
Assuming 50% of these cars are in the NCT regions, the target market would comprise
1.5mn cars. Management has stated that only petrol cars can be expected to convert
to CNG. Thus, assuming 70% (Source: Crisil) of the total cars use petrol as the fuel,
the target market would be 1.05mn car. Assuming 90% (Source: Crisil) of these cars
are small and mid size cars, the effective target market would be at least 0.9mn car,
which are the potential consumers of CNG. We believe superior economics of CNG
over petrol provides signifcant growth opportunity in the segment. And hence, there
exists huge opportunity for CNG segment.
b. PNG
The PNG segment contributes a mere 13.74% to IGLs Net Sales Revenue (as of
FY10). In the last fve years, the number of PNG users has increased at a CAGR of
48% due to the low base effect. However, growth potential in the segment is still
immense, as there is a huge target market ready to be exploited in and around Delhi.
There are more than 4.5mn domestic LPG connections in the NCT region alone.
However, many users usually have multiple cylinders in cities. Assuming on an
average there are 1.5 cylinders per user, the consumer segment would be more than
3mn households. If we assume 50% of these consumers opt for PNG connection, IGL
has a target consumer base of 1.5 mn households. When compared with the current
number of domestic PNG users (approx. 210,000 as on 31st Dec, 2010), the growth
potential becomes apparent.
Vehicle growth vis--vis CNG stations
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Higher price of Petrol and diesel
to increase CNG conversion- Major
driver for CNG demand is cost
savings
PNG penetration of just 3.5% in
Delhi offers huge potential for
growth in the years ahead

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c. Industrial/ Commercial Segment:
Unlike peer Gujarat Gas, IGL has negligible share in the Industrial segment.
Nonetheless, opportunity in the segment remains substantial as Delhi and its adjoining
areas have demand of around 3-4 MMSCMD. However, to tap the same IGL would
have to depend on the upcoming gas linkages for which it has already tied up with
GAIL and BPCL for meeting the demand of this segment.
CNG Supply Infrastructure
IGL commenced supplying gas from a network of 60 CNG stations, which has
increased the total CNG supply stations to 241 stations as on 31st Mar 2010. IGL
receives gas through its own network of steel pipelines from GAIL at various points
in NCT of Delhi, which is then transported to its own CNG stations (Mother/Online).
Other stations (Daughter/Daughter Booster) receive gas form Mother Stations through
Mobile Cascades, as they are not connected to the pipeline (Refer Annexure-2 for
details on Terminology).
CNG Station as on 31/3/10
Mother Station 145
Online Station 48
Daughter booster 46
Daughter stations 2
Total 241
SWOT Analysis of IGL
Strengths:
The Company has been given marketing exclusivity in NCT of Delhi for three years w.e.f.
January 1, 2009.
As per the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) regulations, IGL has
network exclusivity up to December 2025 in the NCT area.
Supply is secured as the company has been allocated 2.7mmscmd of regular supply
IGL has continuously adopted the latest technology as a result of which the quality of
its products has also improved.
Lower debt in the books along with healthy return ratios gives confidence in the companys
ability to raise debt for future expansion
Opportunities:
CNG is replacing traditional fuels like petrol & diesel. CNG is about
62% cheaper than Petrol and about 40% cheaper than diesel.
Introduction of Radio Taxis and high capacity buses running on CNG
in Delhi along with increase in number of CNG variant models by car
manufacturers presents a significant opportunity for the company
Shift towards usage of PNG by industrial and commercial segment.
Weaknesses:
Future expansion activities would be dependent on ability to secure additional gas supplies
Threats:
Competition from other players is possible after December 2011 as
the companies marketing exclusivity is valid till December 2011 only.
Alternative modes of transport like metro rail posses a threat.

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Investment Rationale
Robust demand for CNG in Delhi and NCR, a major boost for IGL
There are currently over 4mn-registered vehicles in Delhi. Another 1mn vehicle enter
the city from NCR on a daily basis. The population of CNG driven government buses
grew at CAGR of ~10% over last 3 years as government of Delhi is adding new buses
every year. The demand from private cars, taxis and 3 wheelers is growing at more
than ~20% because of the new conversions and registrations of vehicles. Currently,
almost 5,000 cars are being converted per month to run on CNG and we expect this
car conversion rate to increase as petrol and diesel prices continue to rise further due
to rising crude prices.
IGL consistently increased the number of CNG stations from 181 in FY09 to
241stations by the end of FY10 and it plans to further strengthen its CNG stations
count to 281 by the end of FY11. To develop the CNG infrastructure, IGL has already
incurred a capital expenditure of ` 2,750 million in the current fscal year and is
expected to incur ` 550 million more on developing the CNG infrastructure by the
end of this fnancial year.
With leading car manufactures in the country planning to launch CNG based car
variants in the near future, the demand for CNG would increase as well.
Growth of CNG volume against Vehicle Growth
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840.40
744.22
648.03
461.83
530.53
IGLs Total CNG Requirement
Delhi NCR Total
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In the CNG segment, private
cars are expected to be major
growth drivers with regulatory
conversions over

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Passenger car models in CNG
Company Models available in CNG
Maruti Alto, Eeco, SX4, Wagon R, Zen Estilo
Fiat Punto (2011)
Toyota Innova, Corolla, Corolla Altis
Mahindra Logan
Chevrolet Spark, Beat
Tata Indigo GLS, Indica
Hyundai Accent, Santro
Source: SIAM, CRISIL, and ACMIIL Research
CNG as a fuel still remains by far the cheapest compared to petrol and diesel. Though
IGL has signifcantly raised prices of CNG in FY11 on account of the revision in the
prices of APM gas, the economics of using CNG still remains favorable.
Fuel Cost Comparison per km
Petrol Diesel CNG
Cost (petrol & diesel - ` per litre, CNG - ` per kg) 61 42 29
Mileage (Km) 12 15 18
Cost per Km (`) 5.1 2.8 1.6
Savings Percentage 68.3% 42.5% -
Source: Industry, ACMIIL Research
Backed by the robust demand for CNG, we expect CNG volumes to increase from
695 MMSCM in FY10 to 1100 MMSCM in FY13 at a CAGR of 18%. Revenue
from CNG segment is expected to increase from ` 9,345 million in FY10 to ` 25,296
million in FY13 at a CAGR of 39%.
IGL has also been continuously increasing its CNG compression capacity to keep
up with the rising demand. As of FY10, IGLs compression capacity stands at over
3.52mn Kg per day. We remain confdent that IGL will augment the CNG compression
capacity as and when the need arises.
PNG, The next growth driver
IGL is expanding aggressively in PNG segment on the back of huge potential
opportunity as the PNG penetration level in Delhi stands at 3.5%. Currently, LPG is
sold at a subsidized rate by OMCs (Oil Marketing Companies) through bulk cylinders,
which has to be booked in advance. We expect the fuel economics to further increase
in future as it is expected that the government may increase the price of LPG once
the infation is in check, which would lead to an increase in demand for PNG.
CNG compression capacity
No. of CNG Stations Compression Capacity (Mn Kg/day) CNG Sale (Daily Average) (Mn Kg/day)
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CNG offers 68% cost advantage
as compared to petrol-driven
vehicles and 42% as compared to
diesel-driven vehicles
Compression capacity to increase
from 3.52 mn kg to 3.9 mn kg by
FY13E

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Cost Comparison: PNG V/s LPG
Cost of the domestic LPG Cylinder of 14.2 Kg (`) 346
Cost per Kg of LPG (`) 24.4
IGLs PNG Selling price per kg (`) 18.9
Price advantage over LPG (`) 5.5
Price advantage over LPG (%) 22.0%
Source: ACMIIL Research
Further the consumer has to pay an interest free refundable deposit of ` 6,000 per
connection of PNG, which can be utilized by IGL to fund its cap-ex in expanding
its pipeline network. We believe the value propositions for consumer are extremely
lucrative to switching to PNG and to IGL it provides a constant stream of revenue thus
improving the earning quality of the company. Thus, we expect the PNG volume to
grow from 87 MMSCM in FY10 to 173.76 MMSCM by FY13E at a CAGR of 26%.
We expect, contribution of PNG segment towards the volume and revenue mix would
increase to ~17% and ~18% respectively by FY13E from ~11% and ~12% in FY10.
Though, PNG forms a relatively small proportion of revenue, we believe sales are
ensured in the PNG business for many years. This is because there is no alternate fuel
in this case other than LPG (whose price is expected to increase in coming years).
Also even if there is competition (which would arise after Jan, 2012), a pipeline for
PNG, once connected to a home is quite diffcult to replace. IGL has already covered
70 charge areas in Delhi (out of 77 charge areas) and will cover the remaining charge
areas by mid of 2011.
Growth of PNG volume against PNG connection
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PNG Requirement in Delhi
Domestic Industrial/Commercial
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PNG Requirement in NCR
Huge potential in PNG segment
as PNG offers better safety and
convenience vs LPG

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Although PNG for domestic households is a low margin segment, IGL leveraged on
the huge pipeline network laid for expanding the CNG pipeline infrastructure in Delhi,
which in a way cross-subsidized the expenditure on PNG infrastructure. We expect,
IGL would add ~60,000 domestic household customers each in FY2011, FY2012 and
FY2013, which would take the total count of domestic household customers from
182,000 in FY10 to 362,000 in FY13E at a CAGR of 30%.
Increasing PNG Volumes from Industrial Segment to Boost Margins
With the infrastructure in place, IGL expects to add 180-220 commercial/industrial
customers by FY13E. We estimate that the demand from commercial/industrial
segment will grow from 44.1 MMSCM in FY10 to 87.2 MMSCM in FY13E at a
CAGR of 36%. PNG sales are estimated to grow from ` 1,436 Mn in FY10 to ` 3,639
Mn in FY13 (at a CAGR of 36%) at the same time.
IGLs realization should get a boost from increasing contribution from the commercial/
industrial sector, which contributes 50% of PNG volumes. These consumers are
relatively high margin players as compared to domestic household consumers. The
current realization for commercial/industrial consumers stands at ` 26 compared to `
18.95 charged from domestic household consumers. This would give IGL the leeway
to pass on the increasing cost of gas without much diffculty.
PNG Customer Break-up (in nos.)
Category FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E
Domestic Households 182,286 242,000 302,000 342,000
Commercial/Industrial 355 455 515 575
Strengthening of Infrastructure base to cater to a growing customer base
IGL is in midst of large-scale expansion to augment its PNG infrastructure in existing
areas as well as in new areas in Delhi. The expected cap-ex outlay plan of IGL is
pegged at around ` 30,000 Mn over a period of 5 years with benefts accruing over
a period of time. IGL plans to incur a total capital expenditure of ` 6,500 Mn in
FY11, ` 6,000 Mn in FY12 and ` 6,000 Mn in FY13 with approximately 50% to be
incurred annually on developing and expanding its CNG business and the rest on PNG
infrastructure in Delhi as well as NCR towns of Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.
These ambitious plans would further cement its monopolist position to deter further
entrants, post its expiry of exclusive marketing agreement in January 2012.
The company plans to add 40 CNG stations each over next two years with 34 stations
in Delhi alone and 2 each in the remaining areas. On an average, for IGL the set-up
cost for a CNG station is ` 80-100 Mn (Company owned company operated).
Segmental Performance (PNG)
PNG Volume (MMSCM) PNG Segment Sales Contribution ( Mn) `
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Favorable mix should enhance
overall PNG realization
Aggressive expansion plans to
sustain growth momentum

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Currently, IGL has 400 Km of steel pipeline network and 2,300 Km of MDPE
(Medium Density Polyethylene) network. In FY12 and FY13, IGL plans to extend
its steel pipeline network by 200 Km and MDPE pipeline network by 1,500 Km.
Historically IGL has been able to fund its capital expenditure through internal accruals.
However, going forward, the company would have to raise debt to fund its huge cap-
ex requirement. As of December 2010, IGL has a debt of ` 2,500 Mn on its books
and we expect IGL to end FY11 with a debt of around ` 3,000 Mn.
Entry barriers to limit competition
IGL operated as a monopoly gas distributor in the city of Delhi for past 8 years. Based
on the new regulations by the PNGRB, the Delhi City gas distribution market will
open up to competition after December 2011. Although IGLs marketing exclusivity
will end, it will retain exclusivity as city gas carrier in Delhi till FY25. IGL would
charge a network tariff of 14% of total gas sales for permitting other entrants for
using its network, which covers IGLs expenses for setting up the network, thus, is a
potential source of revenue. The new players can only develop pipeline infrastructure
in areas where IGL does not have any presence.
We believe the competition will look to enter the CNG market because it is relatively
easier to set up fueling stations and snatch some of the incremental CNG demand
from IGL. However, IGLs PNG customers will be diffcult to switch and a growing
share of PNG business will provide a cushion to IGL compared to some potential
loss in CNG segment if any.
Economics for CNG Station for company owned company operated model
IGL New Entrants
Cap-ex (` Mn For 1 CNG Station) 100 180
EBIT at 20% ROCE (` Mn) 20 36
(+) Depreciation (` Mn) 8.8 18
(+) Cost of Gas (` Mn) 36.5 41.9
(+) Operating Costs (` Mn) 15 20
Sales (` Mn) 87 120
Sales (Mn Kg/yr) 3 3
Required Selling price (`/Kg) 29 40
Source: Company, ACMIIL Research
Long term contracts with major customers remains a big positive for IGL. In
CNG business, DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation) is the major customer of IGL
contributing about 20% to its total sales. IGL has entered into a long-term contract
Planned Capacity addition
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Plans to cover all charge areas to
prevent competition in Delhi
No threat from expiry of
exclusivity in Delhi market as an
exclusive carrier IGL will earn fee
income for carrying volume of its
competitor
Long Term Tie Ups with major
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with DTC, whereby for next 10 years IGL would be the exclusive supplier of CNG
for the entire feet of DTC buses. IGL is also in the fnal stages of negotiation with
various oil-marketing companies (OMCs) to strike long-term exclusive agreements
as 16% of sales accrue from supply to the outlets of OMCs.
Ability to pass on cost
IGL has demonstrated its ability to pass on the escalation in cost to its customer.
Recently Government has raised the APM gas prices from $1.8 to $4.2/mmbtu. IGL
has implemented the following prices hikes in the recent past. We expect IGL to
increase the CNG prices further by ` 4-5 in FY12E.
CNG Price Hikes in Delhi (`/ Kg)
Month Old price New price Reason
Mar-10 21.20 21.90 Due to rise in input costs
Jun-10 21.90 27.50 Increase in APM prices from $1.79 to $4.2 per MMBTU
Oct-10 27.50 27.75 In light of Exchange Volatility
Jan-11 27.75 29.00 To pass on the incremental price of high cost R-LNG
IGL also raised price of PNG in Delhi by ` 2.10 per SCM for domestic households,
which is a very price sensitive segment with a view to protect its margin. The new
consumer price of PNG to households in Delhi has been raised to ` 18.95 per SCM
from ` 16.85 per SCM for consumption up to 90 SCM in four months. Beyond 90
SCM of consumption in four months, the applicable rate in Delhi would be ` 26 per
SCM. We expect the PNG prices to increase supported by pending deregulation of
LPG prices. However we have not factored the same in our projections.
Gas Supply Secured but needs more through R-LNG
IGL buys gas from 2 state owned companies- GAIL, and BPCL on long-term contracts
(up to 2.7 MMSCMD) and 0.15 MMSCMD gas from RIL (KG-D6). To cater to
the incremental demand, IGL has to increasingly depend on R-LNG to meet its gas
requirements going forward. IGL would get frst preference over any new player if
the government increases the allocation of APM or KG-D6 gas in Delhi. However,
cost of R-LNG is expensive compared to APM gas (by over 50%), which would put
pressure on the blended cost of gas for IGL.
Gas source for Commercial/Industrial consumers
Type Producer/Supplier Quantity (SCMD) Remarks
R-LNG BPCL 25,000 Supply ongoing
R-LNG Siti Energy 10,000 Supply ongoing
R-LNG GAIL (India) Ltd. 300,000 Letter of Intent signed
KG Basin D-6 Reliance (Through
MOP&NG)
360,000 Demand raised to MOP&NG for domestic/CNG/
Commercial/Industrial Consumers
It has consistently raised the prices to maintain its spread. However, the scenario would
change as the dependence on R-LNG increases in future. Though the spread would
fall, we expect it to remain healthier at ` 5 per Standard Cubic Meter (` 6.6 per Kg).
Demonstrated consistent price
hikes
IGL will buy gas from LNG market to
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Spread performance is healthy
Particulars FY09 FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E
APM gas purchased (MMSCM) 650 748 813 852 915
APM gas as % of the total gas (%) 93.1% 91.2% 81.1% 74.1% 70.8%
Cost of APM gas (`/SCM) 4.8 5.4 8.0 8.8 9.7
Non-APM Gas purchased (MMSCM) 48 72 190 298 378
Non-APM Gas as % of the total gas (%) 6.9% 8.8% 18.9% 25.9% 29.2%
Cost of Non-APM gas (`/SCM) 9.8 11.9 12.1 13.3 14.7
Weighted average cost of gas (`/SCM) 5.1 6.0 8.8 10.5 12.7
Price per Kg (1 SCM = 1.31 kg) (`/Kg) 6.7 7.8 11.5 13.8 16.6
Average Sales Price (`/SCM) 11.1 11.8 14.4 16.0 17.7
Average Sales Price (`/Kg) 14.6 15.4 18.9 20.9 23.2
Average Spread (`/SCM) 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.0
Average Spread (`/Kg) 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.6
Financial Analysis
EBIDTA/SCM (Standard cubic meter) to sustain though, EBIDTA Margins to fall
To sustain the higher growth in volume, IGL would have to source more of R-LNG,
which will put pressure on its EBIDTA margins. As per our estimates, EBIDTA
margins would decline from 37.2% in FY10 to 25.0% in FY13E. However, IGL is
expected to continue to maintain its EBIDTA/SCM.
High Depreciation and Interest cost to hurt Profit margin
During FY2005-10, IGL posted 18.3% CAGR in net proft. Despite increase in CNG
sales volumes in future, over FY2010-13E, we expect IGLs net proft to increase to
` 3,182.7 mn from ` 2,528.9 mn at a CAGR of 14.2%.
EBITDA Performance
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EBITDA Growth EBITDA Margin
Sales Realisation ( /SCM) ` EBITDA/SCM ( /SCM) `
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28.8%
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Net Profit margin to decline
PATM (%) PAT ( Mn) `
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11.0%
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14.7%
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19.7%
25.3%
Spread would settle at a lower
trajectory on higher gas
procurement costs
PATM to decline due to the
expected increase in gas cost,
higher depreciation and higher
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This is mainly on account of increase in gas cost, marginal increase in realizations
and higher depreciation due to estimated cap-ex of ` 30,000 Mn in coming 5 years.
On account of higher depreciation and interest cost, PAT margins would fall from
20% in FY10 to 11.0% in FY13E.
RoE to decline over long term but would manage to stay above 20%
Historically, IGLs RoE has been around 30.0% levels. In future, due to the expected
increase in gas costs, high depreciation, we expect RoE to contract to 21.7% in FY13E.
Though, we expect, increase in realizations would help RoE to stay above healthy 20%.
Sensitivity Analysis of Effect of Price variation on EPS
To protect its margins IGL has to pass on the incremental cost of gas to its consumers.
Being a monopoly player in Delhi and NCR region IGL has always been passing on
the incremental input cost price hike to its customer and we believe IGL will continue
to do so in the coming years as well. We have carried out a sensitivity analysis on
EPS to show the impact of change in price.
Scenario-1: If IGL is not passing on the increase/decrease in cost of gas
The following table shows EPS sensitivity to change in purchase price without any
accompanying increase/decrease in the selling price. In the given set of assumptions,
with every 1% change in price, EPS changes by ~2.2% in FY12E and ~2.4% in FY13E.
FY12EEPS FY13EEPS FY12E FY13E
Purchase price variation ` ` Change (%) Change (%)
-5% 24.5 26.4 12.6 16.1
Base Case 21.0 22.7
5% 19.0 19.1 -12.5 -16.1
10% 16.3 15.4 -25.1 -32.2
Scenario-2: If IGL is passing on the increase/decrease in cost of gas
The following table shows EPS sensitivity to change in selling price with accompanying
increase/decrease in purchase price. In the given set of assumptions, with every 1%
change in selling price, EPS changes by ~2.4% in FY12E and ~2.6% in FY13E.
FY12EEPS FY13EEPS FY12E FY13E
Selling Price variation ` ` Change (%) Change (%)
-5% 19.2 19.9 -13 -14
Base Case 21.0 22.7
5% 24.5 26.0 12.8 14.5
10% 27.3 29.3 25.6 29.0

RoE to be under pressure
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Earnings are sensitive to changes
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Key Concerns
High entry barriers outside Delhi
GAIL has set up six more JVCs (Joint Venture Companies) for CGD projects in
various cities. GAIL Gas has submitted EoI (Expression of interest) for 7 cities
(Kota, Jhansi, Matura, Sonipat, Dewas, Gwalior and Ghaziabad). GAIL Gas won 4
cities viz Dewas, Kota, Meerut and Sonepat in the frst round of bidding of PNGRB.
These initiatives by GAIL could increase entry barriers for IGL for expanding city
gas distribution business to other cities.
Spurt in LNG prices
Since only 2.7 MMSCMD of APM gas has been allocated to IGL in its area of
operation, IGL has to depend more on R-LNG sourced from Petronet LNG, as the
expected demand is expected at ~4.35 MMSCMD by FY13E. Any adverse impact
on sourcing of R-LNG can derail the volume growth plans of IGL. If the global LNG
prices frm up further, it could lead to very signifcant increase in input costs, which
it has to pass on to the end consumers.
Regulatory hurdles
IGL has a mandate for operating in Delhi, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. Despite the
initial mandate, fnal approval is pending for Noida and Ghaziabad. Though 50% of
the FY11-15E cap-ex is still in Delhi region, IGL is aggressively rolling out in other
NCR areas as well (excluding Faridabad & Gurgaon) which could expose IGL to
risks it future plan.
Peer Group Comparison
Being a pure city gas distribution company, IGL is comparable only to Gujarat Gas
Corporation Ltd. (GGCL), which is operating in Gujarat State. GGCL is Indias largest
private sector player in the City Gas distribution business in India and supplies gas
to more than 230,000 domestic, commercial, industrial customers and serve over
80,000 compressed natural gas users.
At current market price (CMP) of ` 299, IGL is trading at 14.0x its FY12E EPS as
compared to 19.6x for GGCL. On P/BV basis also, IGL (3.5x) is cheaper than as
compared to its closest peer, GGCL (4.7x).
Company Sales (` Mn) Net Profit (` Mn) EBITDAM% PATM% ROCE% ROE%
Indraprastha Gas 17,089.7 2,421.7 29.5 15.9 36.1 26.4
Gujarat Gas 18,421.7 2,590.1 24.1 14.3 28.8 23.4
Source: Capital Line, ACMIIL Research
Price movement of IGL vis--vis Gujarat Gas and Sensex
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Stiff Competition from GAIL

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Outlook and Valuation
Given its monopoly in NCR region, strong volume growth in CNG and PNG segment,
and the aggressive expansion plans for establishing the CNG and PNG infrastructure in
the operational areas, we believe IGL is in a favorable position to exploit the growing
opportunity in the CGD segment. We expect the revenues to register a CAGR of 30%
during FY10-13E and bottom line to register a 13% CAGR during the same period.
We have valued the company based on DCF methodology. The rationale behind opting
for DCF method over other valuation methodology is because of the predictability
of the cash fows. Our EPS estimate of ` 21.0 and ` 22.7 for FY12E and FY13E
respectively, imply earnings CAGR of 14% over FY10-13E. At current level of ` 299,
the stock is trading at 14.0x and 12.97x FY2012E and FY2013E earnings. IGL has
historically traded in the range of 13-16x of its one year Forward Earnings. Hence,
we initiate our coverage on IGL with a BUY recommendation with a price target
of ` 357, which is a 19% upside from the current price level.
DCF Valuation Summary
` Mn 2011 (E) 2012 (E) 2013 (E) 2014 (E) 2015 (E) 2016 (E) 2017 (E) 2018 (E) 2019 (E) 2020 (E)
Sales Revenue 17,151.7 22,894.7 28,936.0 30,961.6 33,128.9 35,447.9 37,929.2 40,584.3 43,425.2 46,464.9
EBITDA 5,088.2 6,465.2 7,236.6 8669.23 9276.08 9925.41 10620.18 11363.60 12159.05 13010.18
Depreciation*t 393.93 532.53 671.13 918.05 977.08 1040.25 1107.84 1180.16 1257.55 1340.35
Cap-ex 6100.00 6100.00 6100.00 1857.69 1987.73 2126.87 2275.75 2435.06 2605.51 2787.90
Change in WC 253.55 -517.55 222.56 50.70 55.77 61.35 67.48 74.23 81.65 89.82
FCFF -2630.94 -798.64 -883.31 4818.04 5148.56 5502.05 5880.13 6284.49 6716.95 7179.46
Note: Free Cash Flow to Firm = EBITDA*(1-t)+(Depreciation*t)-(Cap-ex)-(Net change in Working Capital)
Terminal Value (` Mn) 96,399.5.6 WACC Assumptions
Present Value (` Mn) 51620.82 Beta 0.76
Less: Net Debt (` Mn) 1607.00 Market Risk Premium 4.0%
Equity Value (` Mn) 50013.82 Risk Free Rate 8.5%
No of Shares (Mn) 140.0 WACC 10.7%
Per Share Value (`) 357 Terminal Growth Rate 3.0%
Terminal Growth (%)
WACC (%) 1 2 3 4 5
9.7 353 386 430 488 572
10.2 326 354 391 439 505
10.7 302 326 357 397 452
11.2 280 301 327 360 405
11.7 260 278 301 329 366
IGLs forward P/E Band
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01/04/2008 01/10/2008 01/04/2009 01/10/2009 01/04/2010 01/10/2010
IGL Price 22X 19X 16X 13X 10X 7X
Source: Capital Line, ACMIIL Research

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Industry Overview
According to the Integrated Energy Policy, 2009, Indias commercial energy supply
would need to grow from 5.2% to 6.1% per annum while its total primary energy
supply would need to grow at 4.3% to 5.1% annually from the base period (2003-04)
to sustain the GDP growth rate of 8+%. In terms of per capita energy consumption
India is likely to use only around 1.5 Tonnes of Oil Equivalent (toe) in 2030 as against
a consumption of around 0.6 (toe) in 2009.
On the supply side, Indias oil import dependence was around 72% of its total oil
consumption in 2009. The same is further slated to grow to 84% by 2030. Therefore, it
becomes imperative for India to prioritize exploration of natural gas and enhance the
usage of such competitive fuel source in its portfolio of primary energy consumption.
Indias natural gas market
Accounting for about 2.4% of the global energy production, India ranks eleventh
among the worlds greatest energy producers and has become the sixth largest energy
consumer in the world, accounting for about 3.9% of the global energy consumption.
Despite the large energy production, India is a net energy importer, because of
the imbalance between the demand and supply of energy. In spite of huge energy
consumption, Indias per capita energy consumption is one of the lowest in the world,
which is an indicator of a potential high growth in the demand.
Indias GDP has grown at more than 8-8.5% during the last few years, and it is expected
that India will grow at 8.6% in the near future. This growth has taken place despite
the huge defcit in energy infrastructure like ports, railways, pipeline and power
transmission and other infrastructure. Even today, half of the countrys population
does not have access to electricity or any other form of commercial energy, and still
use non-commercial fuels such as frewood, crop residues as a primary source of
energy for cooking in over two thirds of households. The future growth of the country
demands a move towards large-scale commercial energy forms. In particular, natural
gas as a clean energy source holds the highest promise for the country. Natural gas
has emerged as the most preferred fuel due to its inherent environmentally benign
nature, greater effciency and cost effectiveness.
Domestic supply is still in a nascent stage
Natural Gas as a source of energy has been gaining importance over the last few
years. The contribution of natural gas to Indias primary energy consumption has
increased to ~10% in 2009-10 from over 3% a decade ago. With new discoveries of
natural gas in the country, we expect this scenario is changing in the coming future
to satisfy Indias energy requirement.
Energy Mix in 2009-10
Oil
14%
Nuclear Energy
2%
Hydro Electric
7% Natural Gas
12%
Coal
65%
Energy Mix in 2014-15E
Oil
13%
Nuclear Energy
4%
Hydro Electric
8%
Natural Gas
14%
Coal
61%
Source: EIA, ACMIIL Research Source: EIA, ACMIIL Research
India is a net importer of oil & gas
GDP growth of 8-8.5% would
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Supply to increase at 14% CAGR from 162.7 MMSCMD to 275.9 MMSCMD in FY14E
In FY10, Indias overall gas supply was ~145.8 MMSCMD, of which domestic gas
constituted around 78 % and 36 MMSCMD was contributed by LNG. The major
source of gas was ONGC ~61.4 MMSCMD followed by RILs KG D6 block. The
supply mix was purely dominated by ONGC till FY10. RILs KG D6 feld has
signifcantly eased the pressure on the gas defcit Indian market. With new discoveries
of natural gas, the supply scenario is expected to change drastically over the next 4-5
years. Supply mix is likely to shift from PSU to private players, majorly RIL KG D6,
which will contribute ~32% of Indias natural production by FY12E.
Supply Side Break-up
Supply break-up (MMSCMD) FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E FY14E
ONGC 61.4 61.3 70.0 70.0 70.0
OIL 6.4 6.4 7.8 8.0 9.0
Private/JV/PMT/GSPC 23.0 21.9 21.9 23.9 27.9
Reliance Industries (KG D6 Basin) 36.0 60.0 72.0 80.0 87.0
Total (A) 126.8 149.6 171.7 181.9 193. 9
LNG
Dahej 28.0 29.0 33.0 38.0 43.0
Kochi 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 10.0
Shell Hazira 8.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Dabhol 0.0 0.0 5.0 8.0 11.0
Total (B) 36.0 41.0 50.0 63.0 76.0
Coal Based Methane (C) 0.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 7.0
Total Production (A+B+C) 162.8 193.6 224.7 249.9 276.9
Flared + Internal consumption (D) 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
Total Supply (A+B+C-D) 145.8 176.6 207.7 232.9 259.9
Source: PNGRB, ACMIIL Research
We expect the supply from domestic gas sources to increase at 11.2% CAGR from
~126.8 MMSCMD in FY10 to ~194 MMSCMD in FY14E. The KG D6 is likely
to play a major role in increasing domestic supply with a total production of ~87
MMSCMD in FY14E. Supply from ONGC and OIL, is expected from its marginal/
small felds, eventually increasing up to ~70 MMSCMD by FY14E. GSPC, another
new domestic gas will start its production by FY13E and ~6-7 MMSCMD of gas
output is expected by FY14E. We expect frm LNG supplies will help augment the
domestic supply, taking the supply from 36 MMSCMD in FY10 to 76 MMSCMD by
FY14E. Coal Based Methane (CBM) is also likely to contribute ~7 MMSCMD of gas
by FY14E. Despite this sharp increase in domestic gas supply, it is unlikely to meet the
growing demand for natural gas. We expect this defcit to be met by imported LNG.
Demand Supply Balance
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FY09 FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E FY14E
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202.7
222.9
255.8
287
312.1
259.9
232.9
207.7
176.6
145.8
124.9
Demand Supply
Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell, ACMIIL Research
Supply mix likely to shift from PSU
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Gas from new discoveries to dominate domestic supply
Production from the new gas felds is estimated to be around 110.4 MMSCMD for
FY14E. As the development plans for these new discoveries have been put in place,
they will become fully operational by 2011-12. Hence, over the next 5 years, supply
will be largely dominated by these new domestic discoveries. A signifcant portion of
the new supply is expected to come from the felds to be operated by the private players.
LNG imports is to be significant at 76 MMSCMD by FY14E
Currently, LNG contributes ~22% (~36 MMSCMD) of the natural gas requirement of
the Indian gas market and it is expected to touch 28% (~76 MMSCMD) by FY14E.
At present, Petronet LNG is the major supplier of imported LNG at ~28 MMSCMD
in the market and is expected to supply ~76 MMSCMD of the re-gasifed LNG by
FY14E, backed by its expansion in Dahej and Kochi terminals. Shell Hazira and
Dabhol will contribute ~12 MMSCMD and ~11 MMSCMD by FY14E. Importing
spot LNG on ongoing basis will also fulfll some of the unmet demand.
Natural Gas Demand remains significant: Expected to increase at 8.8% CAGR
Natural gas is used both as a fuel and a feedstock in various industries. It is used as
a fuel in the power, industrial, tea plantation, Cement, Ceramics, Glass sectors, as
city gas for cooking and heating and as CNG for transportation. It is also used as a
feedstock in Fertilizer, Petrochemicals, and LPG industries.
There has been an increase in natural gas off-take for energy purposes by nearly 20%
from the period 1990-91 to 2009-10. Likewise, natural gas consumption for the non-
energy purposes has increased by 9% over the same period. The fgure below shows
the natural gas off-takers in various sectors.
Natural Gas Supply Balance
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250.0
300.0
Existing Fields New Discoveries Coal Based Methane LNG Supply
Sector-wise Consumption of Natural Gas
Others
13%
Steel
3%
Power
40%
Fertiliser
30%
City Gas/CNG
9%
Petroleun/Refinary
5%
Source: PNGRB, Planning Commission and ACMIIL Research
Going forward, RLNG to contribute
signifcant share (28%) to the
total supply
Demand to increase at 8.8% CAGR
by FY14E backed by huge demand
from Power, Fertilizer and CGD
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Natural Gas Demand Break-up
Sectors (MMSCMD) FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E FY14E
Power 102.7 110.9 119.2 128.8 138.4
Fertilizer 59.9 61.1 64.3 77.8 84.2
City gas 13.8 15.3 16.8 18.7 19.9
Petrochemicals/Refineries/Industrial 29.5 31.4 33.3 35.4 37.7
Industrial 10.1 12.5 15.4 19.1 23.2
Sponge iron/Steel 6.9 7.3 7.8 8.2 8.7
Total 222.9 238.5 256.8 288 312.1
Source: PNGRB, Planning Commission, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, ACMIIL Research
In future, natural gas demand is expected to grow at 8.8% CAGR from 222.9
MMSCMD in FY10 to 312.1 MMSCMD in FY14E. Demand is likely to increase due
to the expected commissioning of certain power plants, re-opening of some closed
fertilizer units and continued investments in City Gas Distribution (CGD). The new
discovery of RILs D6 block of KG basin is expected to play a signifcant role in
meeting Indias energy requirement.
City gas distribution (CGD) to be the main driver for demand growth
In India, city-based piped gas distribution, which includes the compressed natural
gas (CNG) stations, piped natural gas (PNG) to industries for heating, and domestic
and commercial PNG, is at a nascent stage, accounting for just 9% of total natural
gas demand. This can be attributed to lack of city gas pipeline infrastructure and the
governments policy of allocating the available supply of gas to the priority sectors
viz. power and fertilizer. However, with huge discoveries of natural gas by Reliance
Industries in the KG basin and other major discoveries along western India, the city
gas distribution holds immense potential in India. Further, the Government of India
is keen on developing city gas distribution due to the benefts natural gas brings to
the country economy and environment.
CGD demand is estimated based on forecasts for:
CNG: Vehicle population, mix and average kilometers traveled per day.
PNG: Population size, demand, and expected industrial and commercial developments
in the area.
City Gas Distribution is expected to boost the demand for natural gas. We expect it to
record a CAGR of over 33% as many companies (GAIL, Reliance, Adani and Essar)
have been aggressively announcing plans for city gas distribution. CGD plans getting
higher priority than green feld power plants prove the fact that government is in favour
of cleaner auto fuel. Also usage of PNG would reduce the subsidy burden for the
government as LPG and Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) consumption would reduce.
Consumption pattern of volume
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M
D
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
CNG PNG (Domestic+Industrial)
Source: PNGRB, Planning Commission, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, ACMIIL Research
City gas demand to treble in 5
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CNG is expected to grow at a rate lower that the overall CGD growth rate. Currently
demand of CNG is around 9.7 MMSCMD and accounts for over 71 % of the total
CGD demand. PNG is still in a nascent pace and hence going forward PNG and
industrial usage are expected to grow faster as compared to the CNG.
Availability of CGD in Various Cities
With the expected growth in the gas supply and the simultaneous creation of gas inter-
state transmission infrastructure in India, this sector is very likely to grow fast in the
next 3-5 years. With the emphasis on clean environment, this sector would get the
necessary thrust in the coming years. In line with this, various players have drawn up
ambitious plans to roll out city gas infrastructure across a number of cities in the country.
In India, city gas supply exists in New Delhi (Indraprastha Gas), Mumbai (Mahanagar
Gas), Surat, Bharuch and Ankleshwar (Gujarat Gas). However, city gas supply is
predominantly used by the industrial sector and owing to the Supreme Court ruling
transportation is emerging as the next major consuming sector. In 2009-10 domestic
and commercial segments constituted 14% of the demand in Mumbai, 5% in New
Delhi and 8.8% in Surat, Bharuch, and Ankleshwar. Hence, more initiatives have to
be taken to improve the demand from the commercial and residential segments to
develop a full-fedged city gas distribution infrastructure.
State and City wise CGD structure
States with CGD Providers
Maharashtra Mahanagar Gas Limited- (Mumbai, Thane, Mira-Bhayendar, Navi-Mumbai)
Delhi Indraprastha Gas Limited- (Delhi & Noida)
Andhra Pradesh Bhagyanagar Gas Limited- (Hyderabad, Vijayawada)
Madhya Pradesh Aavantika Gas Limited- (Indore, Ujjain and Gwalior)
Uttar Pradesh 1. Central UP Gas Limited- (Kanpur & Bareilly)
2. Green Gas Limited- (Agra, Lucknow)
Gujarat 1. GAIL-HPCL JV- (Vadodara, Ahmedabad)
2. Gujarat Gas Company Ltd.- (Surat, Bharuch, Ankleshwar)
3. Adani Energy- (Ahmedabad, Vadodara)
4. GSPC Gas- (Rajkot, Morbi)
5. Sabarmati Gas- (Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar)
Tripura Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited- (Agartala)
The city gas distribution sector has simultaneously grown with the gas sector growth.
From coverage of just 2 cities at the beginning of the Xth Plan, the city coverage has
grown to 24 at the end of December 2010 across the western, northern and southern
regions of the country and the coverage is expected to grow to 200 cities in the next
5-7 years. Currently, there is a total city gas distribution network of ~6,000 Km. As
far as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) supplies are concerned, there are 278 stations
dispensing CNG in the country and the number is expected to grow in the coming
years. Assuming an annual growth of 8%, the demand would go up to about 13.83
MMSCMD, in 2009-10 to 18.2 MMSCMD in 2013-14E.
Industrial PNG segment
Given the cost benefts of using natural gas in power generation, as feedstock and
in the PNG segment, we believe industrial, petrochemical and other industries are
likely to increase their consumption of natural gas in the future. We expect volumes
from this industry to grow at 10.6% CAGR from 46.4 MMSCMD in FY10 to 69.4
MMSCMD in FY14E.

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Porter Five Force Model for City Gas Distribution Industry
Competitive rivalry in the industry: Medium
Existing players in this industry have spread their
business in their respective cities. Network exclusivity for 25
years is provided to them. However, with an expected
increase in gas availability, new players are likely to
enter into the business, resulting in higher competition
for laying the network in untapped cities.
Threat of new entrants: Low
CGD business is highly capital intensive in nature. It involves long gestation
periods as well as higher level of government regulations. Existence of the
established players like IGL, GGCL and GAIL, which have already expanded
their pipeline network in the area will limit entrant of new players.
Bargaining power ofsupplier:Medium
We believe bargaining power of suppliers
is medium as supply to Delhi and Mumbai
at government-determined price.
However, for other cities gas is sold at
market price for CGD.
Bargaining power of Customer: Low
Generally customers are fully
dependant on the transporter for the
natural gas supply.
Threat of Substitute: Medium
PNG is the cheapest fuel as compared to Naphtha and Fuel Oil for
industrial consumers and cheaper compared to LPG for commercial and
domestic consumers. CNG is also the cleanest and cheapest mode of
transportation, except in areas where metro rail is assessable. Hence,
we believe the threat of substitute is medium.

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Financial Statements
Profit & Loss Statement ` Mn
Particulars FY2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011E FY 2012E FY 2013E
Net sales 7,129.3 8,604.2 10,876.3 17,151.7 22,894.7 28,936.0
Total Expenditure 4,059.8 5,585.7 7,045.5 12,183.5 16,549.5 21,819.4
Operating profit 3,069.5 3,018.5 3,830.8 4,968.2 6,345.2 7,116.6
Other income 164.8 262.2 211.1 120.0 120.0 120.0
EBIDTA 3,234.3 3,280.7 4,041.9 5,088.2 6,465.2 7,236.6
Depreciation 625.7 674.3 774.5 1,193.7 1,613.7 2,033.7
EBIT 2,608.6 2,606.4 3,267.4 3,894.5 4,851.5 5,202.9
Interest - 22.8 30.0 121.4 310.7 452.3
PBT 2,608.6 2,583.6 3,237.4 3,773.1 4,540.8 4,750.6
Tax 803.5 887.3 1,060.2 1,245.6 1,498.5 1,567.6
PAT 1,805.1 1,696.3 2,177.2 2,527.5 3,042.3 3,182.0
Sales Growth 20.7% 26.4% 57.7% 33.5% 26.4%
Operating Profit Growth -1.7% 26.9% 29.7% 27.7% 12.2%
Net Profit Growth -6.0% 28.4% 16.2% 20.3% 4.6%
Operating Margin 43.1% 35.1% 35.2% 29.0% 27.7% 24.6%
Net Profit Margin 25.3% 19.7% 20.0% 14.7% 13.3% 11.0%
Balance Sheet ` Mn
Particular FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011E FY2012E FY2013E
Source of Fund
Share Capital 1,400.0 1,400.0 1,400.0 1,400.0 1,400.0 1,400.0
Total Equity 1,400.0 1,400.0 1,400.0 1,400.0 1,400.0 1,400.0
Reserves and Surplus 4,363.4 5,434.1 6,854.5 8,643.7 10,903.0 13,266.5
Total Share holders Fund 5,763.4 6,834.1 8,254.5 10,043.7 12,303.0 14,666.5
Total Loans - - - 3,000.0 4,500.0 6,200.0
Deferred Tax Liability 238.4 208.9 238.1 438.5 438.5 438.5
Deposits from customer 68.3 265.3 552.2 726.0 906.0 1,086.0
Total 6,070.1 7,308.3 9,044.8 14,208.2 18,147.5 22,391.0
Application Of Fund
Fixed Assets
Gross Block 6,680.1 8,172.1 11,053.1 17,053.1 23,053.1 29,053.1
Less: Depreciation 3,104.2 3,778.5 4,553.0 5,746.7 7,360.4 9,394.2
Net block 3,575.9 4,393.6 6,500.1 11,306.4 15,692.7 19,658.9
Capital Work in Progress 587.9 818.3 1,826.1 1,926.1 2,026.1 2,126.1
Total 4,163.8 5,211.9 8,326.2 13,232.5 17,718.8 21,785.0
Investments 1,088.3 1,041.8 170.2 183.2 183.9 184.6
Net Current Assets 818.0 1,054.6 548.4 792.5 244.9 421.3
Total 6,070.1 7,308.3 9,044.8 14,208.2 18,147.5 22,391.0

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Cash Flow Statement ` Mn
Particulars FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011E FY2012E FY2013E
PBT 2,608.6 2,583.6 3,237.4 3,773.1 4,540.8 4,750.6
Add:
Depreciation 625.7 674.3 774.5 1,193.7 1,613.7 2,033.7
Interest Paid - - - 121.4 310.7 452.3
Profit Before Working Capital Change 3,071.6 3,054.8 3,861.5 5,088.2 6,465.2 7,236.6
Less:
Working Capital Changes (79.4) 96.5 537.6 (187.2) 213.2 17.9
Cash generated from Operations 2,992.2 3,151.3 4,399.1 4,901.0 6,678.4 7,254.5
Tax Paid 954.1 958.2 1,125.7 1,245.6 1,498.5 1,567.6
Net Cash flow from Operating Activities 2,038.1 2,193.1 3,273.4 3,655.4 5,179.9 5,686.9
Net Cash Flow Investing Activities (746.4) (1,514.8) (3,722.0) (6,100.0) (6,100.0) (6,100.0)
Net Cash Flow From Financing Activities (491.3) (655.2) (655.2) 2,140.3 406.4 428.2
Net Inc/Dec in Cash and Cash Equivalents 800.4 23.1 (1,103.8) (304.3) (513.7) 15.1
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the beginning of the year 1,680.9 2,481.3 2,504.4 1,400.6 1,096.3 582.6
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End Of the year 2,481.3 2,504.4 1,400.6 1,096.3 582.6 597.7
Ratio Analysis
Particulars FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011E FY2012E FY2013E
Profitability Ratios
EBDITAM 45.4% 38.1% 37.2% 29.7% 28.2% 25.0%
PATM 25.3% 19.7% 20.0% 14.7% 13.3% 11.0%
ROCE 43.0% 35.7% 36.1% 27.4% 26.7% 23.2%
ROE 31.3% 24.8% 26.4% 25.2% 24.7% 21.7%
Capital Structure Ratios
Debt-Equity Ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.36 0.42
Solvency Ratios
Current Ratio 1.56 1.69 1.27 1.33 1.08 1.11
Interest Coverage ratio - 114.32 108.91 32.45 15.62 11.50
Valuation ratios
EPS (`) 12.89 12.12 15.55 18.06 21.03 22.73
CEPS (`) 17.36 16.93 21.08 26.59 33.26 37.26
BV/share 41.17 48.82 58.96 71.74 87.88 104.76
Price/BV 5.26 4.18 3.40 2.85
P/E 19.93 16.74 14.0 12.9

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B-Network Tariff: Network tariff means the weighted average unit rate of tariff (excluding statutory taxes and levies) in `/
million metric British thermal unit for all categories of consumers of natural gas in a CGD network.
C-Compression Charges: Compression charges means a charge (excluding taxes and levies) in `/kg for online compression
of natural gas into compressed natural gas (CNG) for subsequent dispensing to consumers in a CNG station.
The network tariff and compression charge for CNG in a CGD network shall be determined by considering a reasonable rate of
return (14% on a post tax basis) on normative level of capital employed plus a normative level of operating expenses in the CGD
network.
The return on Capital Employed (for Network Tariff) shall be determined for the capital employed in the common infrastructure
in the CGD network (i.e. consisting of the pipeline from the tap-off point in the natural gas pipeline up to the city gate station,
city gate distribution network consisting of pipelines, distribution related equipments and facilities).
For determination of compression charge for CNG, capital employed in the related facilities for compression of natural gas into
CNG, land for online compression and all equipments and facilities beyond the discharge valve of the online compression for
CNG are to be included.
ANNEXURE-1

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ANNEXURE-2
Type of CNG Stations:
Mother Station: A Mother Station is connected to a natural gas pipeline, which ensures supply at the station at a pressure of around
19-22 Kg/cm2g. Stations are equipped with compressor(s) of varying capacities (1,150/1,200 SCM per hour), dispensers, stationary
cascades, etc. A compressor compresses gas to a pressure of 250 Kg/cm2g and it is dispensed to various kinds of vehicles at
maximum pressure of 200 Kg/cm2g. These compressors are either gas engine or electric motor driven. The Mother station also
feeds the daughter/ daughter booster station by supplying CNG through mobile cascades of 2,200 water litre capacities each.
Usually, a mother station has one/two flling points to fll mobile cascades.
Online Station: This station functions on similar lines to a Mother Station except that it does not have the mobile cascade flling
facility, which helps feed daughter/ daughter booster stations.
Daughter Station: This station receives gas through LCV mounted cascades (a bank of cylinders) of 2,200 water liter capacity
from the Mother stations as they are not connected to the pipeline. At daughter stations, CNG is dispensed to vehicles on the
pressure equilibrium principle.
Daughter Booster Station: The only difference between daughter booster station and daughter station is that a variable suction
pressure booster is installed in between the mobile cascade and the dispenser. Function of the booster is to draw the natural gas
from the cascade right from 180 Kg/cm2g pressure till the pressure reduces to as low as 30 Kg/cm2g and supply be at a pressure
of 200 Kg/cm2g.
Source: IGL

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otherwise in the securities mentioned in this report. To enhance transparency we have incorporated a Disclosure of Interest Statement in this document. This should
however not be treated as endorsement of the views expressed in the report
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