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VA Tech Wabag Limited Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Jun 6, 2021

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VA TECH WABAG LTD

Results Update Presentation Q4 & 12 months FY 2020 - 21

World's Top 50 Private Water Operators

WABAG ranked 4th globally by GWI for ensuring safe & clean drinking water and sanitation

Safe Harbour

  • This presentation and the accompanying slides (the "Presentation"), which have been prepared by VA TECH WABAG LIMITED (the "Company"), have been prepared solely for information purposes and do not constitute any offer, recommendation or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities, and shall not form the basis or be relied on in connection with any contract or binding commitment whatsoever. No offering of securities of the Company will be made except by means of a statutory offering document containing detailed information about the Company.
  • This Presentation has been prepared by the Company based on information and data which the Company considers reliable, but the Company makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, whatsoever, and no reliance shall be placed on, the truth, accuracy, completeness, fairness and reasonableness of the contents of this Presentation. This Presentation may not be all inclusive and may not contain all of the information that you may consider material. Any liability in respect of the contents of, or any omission from, this Presentation is expressly excluded.
  • This presentation contains certain forward looking statements concerning the Company's future business prospects and business profitability, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and the actual results could materially differ from those in such forward looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, competition (both domestic and international), economic growth in India and abroad, ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost over runs on contracts, our ability to manage our international operations, government policies and actions regulations, interest and other fiscal costs generally prevailing in the economy. The company does not undertake to make any announcement in case any of these forward looking statements become materially incorrect in future or update any forward looking statements made from time to time by or on behalf of the company.

Complete Water Treatment Solution Provider…

  • Provides a complete range of Water and Waste Water Treatment solutions
  • Offering spanning across Municipal Drinking Water, Municipal Sewage, Industrial Water, Industrial Effluents, Desalination and Recycle
  • Technology focused company - Owns more than 90 IP rights
  • R&D centers located in India, Austria and Switzerland
  • Indian Multinational player in the water treatment industry
  • Strong execution track record - More than 2300 projects in last 3 decades
  • Professionally managed Company with Promoters having an average of 30 years work experience in the industry

Range of Solutions offered in Water Space

Sewage Water Treatment

  • Activated Sludge Process
  • Sequential Batch Reactors
  • Membrane Bed Bio Reactor
  • Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor
  • Bio Active Fixed Film Technology
  • Submerged Membrane System
  • Stabilization Pond

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

  • Physico Chemical Treatment
  • Neutralization and primary sedimentation and grit removal
  • Biological anaerobic treatment
  • Tertiary Treatment activated carbon/ sand filtration, disinfection
  • Zero Liquid Discharge

  • Aeration
  • Sedimentation
  • Filtration
  • Disinfection
  • Sludge Dewatering

Industrial Water Treatment

  • Raw water pre treatment
  • Filtration Plants
  • Nano / Ultra Filtration
  • Softening Plants
  • Thermal Desalination of sea water treatment
  • Demineralization
  • Tertiary Treatment System/ Effluent Recycling

Recycling

  • Micro filtration
  • Membrane Bio Reactors
  • Ultra Filtration
  • Reverse Osmosis
  • Zero Liquid Discharge

Multi Stage Flash

Multi-effect distillation

Desalination

  • Thermal Vapor Compression
  • Mechanical Vapor
  • Compression
  • Reverse Osmosis and Electro dialysis

Complete Water Treatment Solution Provider…

. . . With complete portfolio of Water Solutions with technological and operational expertise . . . . . through various business/ delivery model

Asset light business model

Focus on 'Value-Added & High Margin' work processes; Limits investment in Asset Base

Key Highlights FY 20 - 21

Quarterly Performance & Business Updates

Order Book Analysis

Cash and Working Capital:

  • Second consecutive year of Free Cash Flow generation of Rs. 960 Million on Consolidated and Rs. 686 Million on Standalone basis
  • Second consecutive year of positive operational cash flow generation of Rs. 1,353 Million on Consolidated and Rs. 1,046 Million on Standalone basis
  • Group turnaround from Net Debt to Net Cash of Rs. 436 Million; Gross debt reduction of 33% in FY 21
  • Net Working Capital improved to 97 days

Sales and Profitability:

  • Consolidated Revenue of Rs. 28,345 Million; YoY up by 11%
  • EPC sales up by 10% and O&M sales up by 17%
  • Consolidated PAT of Rs. 1,101 Million; YoY up by 21%

Order book of over Rs. 95 Billion including Framework contracts; > 3x revenue visibility

Group turns Net Cash Positive

Business Highlights – FY 21

  • In 2021, WABAG was ranked 4th globally among the "World's top 50 private water operators" as per Global Water Intelligence (GWI), for ensuring safe drinking water and clean environment for over 71 million people across the globe
  • Credit rating upgrade on the backing on strong performance A+ (Long term) / A1 (Short term), with Stable Outlook
  • Equity fund raise of INR 120 Crores from Marquee investors; Company grew 3 times since IPO in 2010
  • Successful financial closure of first HAM project achieved in partnership with global financial institutions like International Finance Corporation (IFC), Tata Cleantech Capital Limited and EverSource capital owned Kathari Water
  • Successful financial closure of second HAM project achieved in partnership with PTC India Financial Services Limited
  • Bagged 4 Prestigious recognitions at the Environment Health Safety (EHS) Excellence Awards organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Quarterly & 12 month Performance

Water

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RESULTS OVERVIEW – Consolidated Profit and Loss

Rs. Millions Q4FY 21 Q4FY 20 YOY % FY 21 FY 20 YOY %
Revenue fromoperations 9,993 7,851 27.3% 28,345 25,572 11.0%
Gain on Divestment - 193 ~ - 193 ~
Cost of Sales 7,991 6,075 31.6% 22,331 19,352 15.4%
Total Cost ofOperations (TCO) 1,237 1,222 1.3% 3,827 3,952 (3.2%)
EBITDA 764 748 2.2% 2,188 2,461 (11.1%)
EBITDA margin 7.6% 9.5% 7.7% 9.6%
EBITDA margin excl.Divestment Gain 7.6% 7.1% 7.7% 8.9%
Net InterestCost 40 97 (58.8%) 284 541 (47.6%)
Bank Charges 166 159 4.7% 537 489 9.9%
Depreciation &Amortization 27 40 (32.4%) 121 154 (21.2%)
Tax 107 141 (23.9%) 295 486 (39.3%)
Share of Profits fromAssociates / MI (Net) 42 (6) (783.9%) 150 118 27.7%
Profit After Tax(Owners) 466 304 52.9% 1,101 910 21.0%
PAT margin 4.7% 3.9% 3.9% 3.6%

• 11% YoY sales improvement despite challenging pandemic year, with curtailed activities both in supply chain and site works

• EBITDA margin excluding forex gain / (loss) remains intact

• Net Finance cost reduction mainly driven by debt reduction

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RESULTS OVERVIEW – Standalone Profit and Loss

Rs. Millions Q4FY 21 Q4FY 20 YOY % FY 21 FY 20 YOY %
Revenue fromOperations 6,997 4,914 42.4% 18,431 17,463 5.5%
Cost of Sales 5,663 3,809 48.7% 14,508 13,201 9.9%
Total Cost ofOperations (TCO) 718 817 (12.1%) 2,229 2,497 (10.8%)
EBITDA 616 288 113.6% 1,695 1,766 (4.0%)
EBITDA margin 8.8% 5.9% 9.2% 10.1%
Net InterestCost 52 66 (20.8%) 235 402 (41.4%)
Bank Charges 109 92 19.0% 420 319 31.6%
Depreciation &Amortization 15 16 (5.6%) 61 67 (9.1%)
Tax 112 102 10.2% 248 390 (36.4%)
Profit After Tax 328 14 ~ 730 588 24.3%
PAT margin 4.7% 0.3% 4.0% 3.4%

• EBITDA margin excluding forex gain / (loss) has improved

• Reduction in Net Interest Cost as a result of continued focus on debt reduction

• Increase in bank charges driven by guarantees for higher order book

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Water

RESULTS OVERVIEW – Balance Sheet

Consolidated Standalone
Rs. Millions Mar'21 Mar'20 Mar'21 Mar'20
Total Equity (Net Worth) 13,963 11,722 11,679 9,766
Non-Current Liabilities 3,997 2,665 3,518 2,545
Trade Payables 16,578 16,269 11,375 11,607
Short Term Borrowings 1,732 4,528 1,653 3,738
Other Current Liabilities 5,342 5,052 3,145 2,575
Total Equity& Liabilities 41,612 40,236 31,370 30,231
Fixed Assets 863 863 683 738
Other Non-Current Assets 7,701 6,065 6,690 5,720
Trade Receivables 13,496 15,894 12,819 12,458
Cash & Bank Balances 3,713 3,205 2,170 1,596
Other Current Assets 15,839 14,208 9,008 9,719
Total Assets 41,612 40,236 31,370 30,231

Significant debt reduction across the Group

  • Gross debt reduction of 33% in FY 21
  • Turned around from net debt to net cash position in FY 21

YoY 6% reduction in total billed receivables despite a 11% increase in top line

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Cash Flow Statement

Consolidated Standalone
Rs. Millions FY 21 FY 20 FY 21 FY 20
Net cash generated from/(used in)operations 1,353 2,448 1,046 1,319
Net cash generated from/(used) ininvesting activities (41) 297 228 (389)
Net cash generated from financingactivities (858) (1,354) (410) (386)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end 2,997 2,489 1,729 882
  • Consecutive years of free cash flow and operational cash flow generated
  • Free Cash Flow generation of Rs. 960 Million on Consolidated and Rs. 686 Million on Standalone basis in FY 21

Working Capital Highlights

Rs. Millions Mar'21 Mar'20
Inventories 297 264
Trade Receivables 13,496 15,894
Loans and Advances 793 494
Other Current Assets 14,748 13,450
Total Current Assets (A) 29,335 30,102
Trade Payables 16,578 16,269
Other Current Liabilities and Provisions 5,342 5,052
Total Current Liabilities (B) 21,920 21,321
Net Working Capital (NWC) (A-B) 7,415 8,781
Net Working Capital (No. of Days) 97 127
Core Net WorkingCapital Days 58 83
  • Working Capital levels reduction driven by improved focus on collections and cash management
  • 16% reduction in working capital base and 30 days reduction in NWC days, during this challenging pandemic year
  • Current trade receivables down by 15% YoY despite 11% higher sales

Robust Core Performance

9.6%

Water +ve 19 Order Book Analysis

Revenue Breakup – FY 21

Rs. Millions EPC O&M Total
Municipal Industrial Municipal Industrial
Wabag India # 10,419 4,920 2,391 489 18,219
WabagOverseas 7,069 1,422 1,150 134 9,775
Total 17,488 6,342 3,541 623 27,994
# Includes HAM SPVs
EPC [Rs. Bn.] O&M [Rs. Bn.]
10%21.6FY 20 23.8FY 21 3.6FY 20 17%4.2FY 21

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* Rest of the World

Key Projects Contributing to Revenue – FY 21

Project Details Revenue recognized[Rs. Mn]
Expansion SWTP 9, Jubail, KSA –STP 3,296
South Doha, Qatar –STP 2,180
50MLDZarat,Tunisia–Desal 1,938
MRPL,Karnataka–Desal 1,750
Dangote, Nigeria -ETP & RWTP 1,678
Polgahawela,Srilanka–WTP 1,436
UPJN,O&MofAgra&Ghaziabad 1,131
Purolite,Romania–ETP 935
AlKharjStage3,KSA-WWTP 644
JAJMAU,Kanpur–CETP 522

Order Intake Breakup

Rs. Millions EPC O&M Total EPCO&M
Municipal Industrial Municipal Industrial 34%
Wabag India # 4,583 16 3,485 60 8,144 66%
WabagOverseas 3,309 706 948 14 4,977 MunicipalIndustrial6%
Total 7,892 722 4,434 74 13,121
# Includes HAM SPVs 94%
Key Orders Received Order Value(Rs. Mn.) IndiaEuropeROW *

* Rest of the World

Order Book Composition

Rs. Millions EPC O&M Total
Municipal Industrial Municipal Industrial
Wabag India # 28,259 6,067 28,606 1,441 64,372
WabagOverseas 16,736 587 1,758 961 20,043
FrameworkContracts 11,426
Total 44,995 6,654 30,364 2,402 95,841

FY 20 FY 21

31.2

72.1 51.6

32.7

O&M

EPC

# Includes HAM SPVs

* Rest of the World

Order Book of Rs. 84.4 Bn & Framework Contracts of Rs. 11.4 Bn

Key Contracts in Orderbook
Project Details Amt [Rs. Mn]
UPJN,O&MofAgra&Ghaziabad 16,656
BUIDCO,Digha&Kankarbagh–STP&Network 9,526
KMDA,Howrah–STP 3,879
JAJMAU,Kanpur–CETP 3,581
50MLDZarat,Tunisia–Desal 3,205
JeddahAirport,KSA–STP 3,058
ExpansionSWTP9,Jubail,KSA–STP 2,904
IpsachBielSWW,Switzerland–WTP 2,054
WaterSupplySystem,Bhagalpur,India–WTP&Network 2,130
KoyambeduO&M,Chennai–TTRO 1,955

Water +ve 25 Awards and Accolades

Year 2021

Environment Health Safety (EHS) Excellence Awards

World's Top 50 Private Water Operators

Received 4 Prestigious Recognitions at the Environment Health Safety (EHS) Excellence Awards organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) South Zone

WABAG ranked 4th globally by GWI for ensuring safe & clean drinking water and sanitation for over 71 million people across the globe

Year 2020

Global Water Awards 2020

Distinction Award under "Wastewater Project of the Year" from the Global Water Intelligence for our Koyambedu TTRO Plant, Chennai

National Water Awards 2019

National Water Awards 2019 for 'Best Research / Innovation / Adaptation of New Technology for Water Conservation'

Global Water Awards 2020

Water Digest Awards 2019 – 20

Highly Commended Award under "Industrial Project of the Year" from the Global Water Intelligence for our Petronas IETP, Malaysia

Bestowed with 'Best Water Treatment Project – Industrial' & 'Excellence Award for Best CSR in Water Sector' at the Water Digest Water Awards 2019-20

Year 2019

World's top 50 private water operators

WABAG ranked 6th globally among the "World's top 50 private water operators" by Global Water Intelligence

IDA World Congress Awards 2019

Received the "Most Innovative Company" award at the International Desalination Association World Congress 2019

Dun & Bradstreet Infra Award 2019

Honoured with the Dun & Bradstreet Infra Award 2019 for the 140 MLD Dinapur WWTP, Varanasi

Global Water Awards 2019

Distinction Award under "Wastewater Project of the Year for our AMAS WWTP, Bahrain

Water Digest Water Awards 2019

"Best Water Treatment Project - Industrial" at the Water Digest Water Awards 2018-19

Year 2018

Water Management Excellence Awards 2018

Water Management Excellence Award for "Outstanding Contribution in Water Efficiency & Conservation" by ASSOCHAM

Water Digest Water Awards 2018

"Best Water Treatment Project - Industrial" at the Water Digest Water Awards 2018-19

Year 2017

Top 10 Global Water Companies

Ranked among the Top 10 Global Water Companies by GWI for serving over 20 million people globally

Honoured with the Dun & Bradstreet Infra Award 2018 for the K&C Valley WWTP, Bengaluru

Year 2016

Global Water Awards 2016

Highly Commended Award under "Water Company of the Year"

Dun & Bradstreet Infra Award 2016

Best Infra Project Award for 100 MLD Nemmeli SWRO Desalination Plant

Global Water Awards 2016

Highly Commended Award under "Industrial project of the Year" for our Dahej Effluent Treatment Plant, India

Year 2015

Global Water Award 2015

"Industrial Water Project of the Year" for Ujams Industrial Water Reclamation Plant, Namibia

Year 2014

Global Water Award 2014

Distinction Award for "Water Company of the Year"

For further information, please contact

Company : Investor Relations Advisors :

VA Tech Wabag Ltd. CIN - L45205TN1995PLC030231

Mr. Sandeep Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer [email protected]

www.wabag.com

Stellar IR Advisors Pvt. Ltd. CIN - U74900MH2014PTC259212

Mr. Gaurang Vasani, Managing Director [email protected]

www.stellar-ir.com