London, UK, 11 March 2021

OPG Power Ventures (OPG.L): Initiation - Full power ahead

OPG has proved financially resilient through the COVID-19 driven economic slowdown, remaining healthily profitable and cash generative. As the Indian economy recovers (the OECD is forecasting 12.6% growth in 2021) demand for power will return. This should drive the recovery in sales and profits, in turn deleveraging the balance sheet, permitting a return to cash dividends and funding a strategy to develop renewables activities.

Using the rating of listed Indian peers suggests a target price of 42p a share. The range is 62p using EV/MW of capacity to 21p on a P/E basis. The differences mainly reflect downtime required to install new environmental equipment and timing differences on tax. These should reverse from 2023 permitting profits to return to growth. Management has indicated a cash dividend in 2021. Consensus does not yet have a pay-out for 2022 although forecast results would suggest further cash generation and deleveraging which would support further cash dividends.
 

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