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ITC- On a steady path; Buy: IDBI Capital Source: IRIS | 15 Dec, 2021, 05.01PM Rating: NAN / 5 stars. Comments  |  Post Comment Notice: Undefined variable: fileR in /me/beta.myiris.com/htdocs/newsCentre/bin/addLinksNew.php on line 17 Notice: Undefined variable: fileR in /me/beta.myiris.com/htdocs/newsCentre/bin/addLinksNew.php on line 142 IDBI Capital Equity Research said that they have attended ITC Limited (ITC) analyst meet. Company aims to achieve double digit revenue and operating profit growth in near term. "Cigarette business is witnessing improvement in revenue mix driven by new launches (new products contribute 11% to volume, while assortment increased 2x during last 8 years). Rich revenue mix should help in offsetting impact on cigarette volume growth due to tax driven price hikes taken earlier/if-any-in-future," it said. On FMCG business; ITC expects to maintain EBITDA margin despite raw material cost inflation. In hotel business; company expects leisure segment to outperform in near term while business travel continues to face growth headwinds due to rise in virtual reality. ITC expects inbound tourism is likely to do well in near term. On the IT business; ITC sounded positive on separate listing. Capex is expected to be c. 30bn p.a. for next 3 years. "We maintain our estimates. At current price; we have a Buy rating on the stock," the broking firm added. Key highlights and investment rationale Premium products to drive revenue growth in cigarette business Cigarette business is likely to do well if tax rates are stable at current levels driven by higher contribution from premium products. In Classic brand; 4 new variants launched during last 5 years now contributes c. 25% to portfolio while under Gold Flake brand; new launches over last 5 year account for 10% of the portfolio. ITC has doubled overall assortment of cigarette business over last 8 years. FMCG business is stable; hotel to be divested; IT could be listed separately FMCG business will continue to benefit from growth in power brands driven by increase in distribution reach and penetration. ITC expects to maintain EBITDA margin at 9% despite inflation in raw material cost. ITC remains committed to divest the Hotel business only after industry is back to normalcy. On Infotech business; ITC is open to the possibility of separate listing.  Disclaimer:  IRIS has taken due care and caution in compilation of data for its website. Information has been obtained by IRIS from sources which it considers reliable. However, IRIS does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. IRIS especially states that it has no financial liability whatsoever to any user on account of the use of information provided on its website.  Post Comment Notice: Undefined index: dir in /me/beta.myiris.com/htdocs/newsCentre/comments.php on line 162 > Name Email Comment Security Code type    Notice: Undefined variable: captchacode in /me/beta.myiris.com/htdocs/newsCentre/comments.php on line 183 into this box

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