JB CHEMICALS -- value buy

The uncertainity in this stock in my mind is two fold

1). The uncertainity around the dispute over the Rs 160 cr. This one is easy to quantify. If one were to assume that the company will lose the entire amount and incur an extra Rs 5 crs as litigation expenses, then this total of Rs 165 crores translates into Rs 19.5 per share. If we were to start with the base price of Rs 175, when this news broke out, then the lower limit comes to Rs 55. What is the probability that the market will discount the entire Rs 19.5 per share on an already beaten down stock? I think that the odds of that happening are very small. Can the stock drift down towards the middle of that range? Yes it can and we will need to wait and watch.

2). The bigger uncertainity in my mind is the way in which management will deploy the remaining cash to create share holder value in the medium term(18 months). This is more difficult to ascertain and again it is a wait and watch. However, given the good management and the overall opportunity for a well run , low debt, cash rich pharma company in India, the odds for a favourable outcome are on the investors side.

Given the above, i would be willing to bet my money that the stock will move up in the next 12-18 months. Am i willing to bet my house on it? Absolutely not. JB Chem is a mediocre company and will continue to do so unless something unexpected happens. One should wait for the value to unlock and then exit with a tody gain.

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notrepresentativeas samevaluationsto <0.5 times book

Viom could also list soon as indicated on last management conf call

even if we valued Viom at 900 crore you are getting rest of the business at a market cap of 500 crore

the rest of the business is capable ofgenerating150 crore of profit every year (excluding one offs)

their core business hasbeen showinghealthygrowth even in the current environment.

on top of that they have their own shares (treasury) worth 130 crores

just look at the presentation for the details

Link: http://www.srei.com/FinancialResult/Quarterly%20Update%20Q1%20FY%2012%20-%2013.pdf http://www.srei.com/FinancialResult/Quarterly%20Update%20Q1%20FY%2012%20-%2013.pdf Link: http://www.srei.com/FinancialResult/Quarterly%20Update%20Q1%20FY%2012%20-%2013.pdf

Regards,

Excel

you seem to be a deep value kind of guy.

so let me suggest you a deep value name here

I am sure you would like SREI InfrastructureFinance

They are in equipment financing through their JV with BNP

the core business is doing well and has normalized ROE of 19-20%

(last 2 quarter numbers are notrepresentativeas they had some forex losses)

their ROE looks low as a major part of the equity/networth is tied in investment

They have some Rs. 1500 crore invested in Viom - a telecom tower company owned by Tatas

another Rs. 400 Crore is invested in high IRR road projects

The news is that Bharti Infratel is coming with IPO

news reports indicate that Bharti could command 10 to 12X EBITDA in the IPO

if we apply the samevaluationsto Viom (which is expected to do EBITDA of Rs. 1800 Crore in FY 2013)

Viom has a tenancy ratio of 2.4

The best in the industry

Sreiā€™s stake in Viom could be valued at Rs. 1800 crore (they own a 11% stake in Viom)

Now SREI is quoting at a market cap of 1400 crores <0.5 times book

Viom could also list soon as indicated on last management conf call

even if we valued Viom at 900 crore you are getting rest of the business at a market cap of 500 crore

the rest of the business is capable ofgenerating150 crore of profit every year (excluding one offs)

their core business hasbeen showinghealthygrowth even in the current environment.

on top of that they have their own shares (treasury) worth 130 crores

just look at the presentation for the details

Link: http://www.srei.com/FinancialResult/Quarterly%20Update%20Q1%20FY%2012%20-%2013.pdf http://www.srei.com/FinancialResult/Quarterly%20Update%20Q1%20FY%2012%20-%2013.pdf Link: http://www.srei.com/FinancialResult/Quarterly%20Update%20Q1%20FY%2012%20-%2013.pdf

Regards,

Excel

Hi Excel,

Thanks for your suggestion. will have look at it more closely.

Best Regards

Dhwanil Desai

I also got out of JB Chem today. Iā€™ve had unpleasant experiences with other stocks where I stubbornly held on and then watched the value reduce by 40%-50% before finally selling out. So you might say that I bought peace of mind by getting out today.

Iā€™ll wait for this to settle down and then take a call depending on the circumstances at that time.

HG , Yes i agree that I even face this tricky situations sometimes, whether to sell out with minimal losses or stick with stock but watching it going down by 50% or so.

It is really a tricky mantra as to know when to cut the losses when some bad news hits the company.Some bad news may look a temporary dent but sometimes it really hits the valuation of stock over medium term.

Basically some seniorā€™s like Hitesh can point out as how to evaluate the risk of some bad news over valuation of stocks in 6-12 months or soā€¦

Awesome step HG saab. Being stuck in a company in the hope of recovering your loss is not an excellent idea as per me. One should have courage to book loss, when things doesnā€™t go as you wish (may be bad news, bad eps, increased debt, corporate governance issue, market apathy, business environment change, or arbit price fall), it is better to book loss and invest in better looking stocks.

But if you have solid conviction, based on your solid analysis and reasoning, than averaging on every fall makes sense.

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Hi,

Any idea in what is the quantum of contract manufacturing business done by JB chem for J&J.

If it is a serious issue then there can be a dent on the companies revenues as J&J might not give contracts to them. That would put a real spanner in all calculations .

Regards,

Saurabh

PS- holding from 75 levels and awaiting more details from company

Hi ValuePickrs,

Did anybody get updates on recent JB Chem and J&J issue?

I think these legal issues will take a while before any clarity emerges. Stock price may remain range bound till then.

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Dear ValuePickrs,

There is further development to the J B Chem And J&J issue, For more details visit following link.

http://calculatedwagers.blogspot.in/2012/10/j-b-chemicals-corporate-disclosures.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/lQqGE+(Calculated+Wagers)

I tried to contact their US office(H.Q) and Switzerland office but so far did not get any response. I emailed Indian investor contacts as well but did not get anything back.

I spoke with one Dow Jones news editor who covered the story when it happened last year about the J&J buy of JB Chemicals unit.

He told me it is very small amount as far as US is concern and nobody bothers for such a small amount. I tried to find any case registered at any US court but did not get any thing.Honestly I wanted to take some small position and this news came so i kind of now waiting till more clarity come.

If I find anything from here then i will update the forum.

Hi,

Same here. I have written to management couple of times now, but stoic silence from them. I had asked them if they could share the nature of claims made by J&J but no response.

Although I think management is clean but not disclosing to shareholder makes me a hit queasy.

Regards,

Ankur says its around 175 crs (http://calculatedwagers.blogspot.in/2012/10/j-b-chemicals-corporate-disclosures.html)

This is on the lines of Shit Happens!, so when you are trying to follow pure play value investing themes like net-net, diversification is extremely important.

Ergo, Graham is God, because he exactly said that in Security Analysis :slight_smile:

JB Chem stock has made a smart comeback post results.

I think, JB has posted decent results hence market has reacted positively. There is mention in their press release about H2 will be challenging considering their sale of Russia-CIS business. This specific mention may be a pointer towards impact of J&J notice on its contract on supplying non-prescription products to J &J. If this is the case, I would have preferred managementbreaking that newsupfront in so many words instead of making oblique remarks. However, this is just my ā€œfeelā€ and may not be the case actually.

Best Regards

Dhwanil Desai

Dear Hitesh and Dhwanil,

JB Chemicalsā€™ domestic sales has increased 29.7% in October, much higher than Unichem ( 12.5%) and Alembic ( 12.5%). Is it just a blip or a trend setter? In case this is a trend setter,would not JB be an outright outperformer? Let me know your thoughts pls.

Disc: Invested in J B chemicals. Looking to add more.

Hi Sunil,

From where you got this domestic sales figure (increase of 29.7% in Oct.) Can you pleaseclarifyor share the source.

Thanks,

Hindu Business Line nov 13 - as per data from MR firm AIOCD AWACS

If one looks at the chronology of events in jb chem, the stock was in a tight range of around 70-76 till the news of the johnson problem came up regarding the escrow money.

Weaker hands panicked and sold off taking stock to below the range of 70 up to around 66-67 though not down by much.

The relatively savvy guys held on and got out during the bounce back to around 75. Most of the bulls in the counter were out of the stock during this bounce and then the stock took off.

It seems to have climbed the wall of worry between 70-75 now and seems to be in extremely strong hands and will be in all likelihood bought on dips.

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Up 25% in 1 month

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Regards,

Excel

Hi Excel,

Thanks for your suggestion. will have look at it more closely.

Best Regards

Dhwanil Desai

SREI up a massive 40% since we discussed it here