Deutsche Bank Upgrades Tata Motors Ltd (TTM) to Buy; Upswing in India Economy Bodes Well for Company

July 2, 2009 10:30 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank upgrades Tata Motors Ltd (NYSE: TTM) to Buy. Price target of Rs350.

Deutsche analyst says, "We believe Tata Motors is at the inflection of its cashflow cycle. We estimate that operating cashflow has troughed at -Rs122bn in FY09E and forecast it to increase to cRs11-15bn by FY11E. Volume growth, cost control (in JLR) and capex rationalisation will drive the change. The high leverage (4x debt/equity) is worrying but there are options to reduce it in the medium term. Visibility on Jaguar/Land Rover (JLR) operations has lifted uncertainty around TAMO's financial health. We note that our view on the stock is at a variance with the consensus."

"Deutsche Bank has raised global growth from 2% to 2.5%, driven by upgrades in the US and Euro area which account for c65% of JLR's sales. In addition, we view the upswing in economic activity and infrastructure spend in India bodes well for TAMO...The company has indicated divestments and equity issuance as options. We believe it would need to raise at least Rs40-50bn over the next 18 months. The company has shareholders' approval to raise US$500m of shareholder's funds."

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Tata Motors Limited is a automobile manufacturer. The Company is engaged in the business of automobile products consisting of all types of commercial and passenger vehicles, including financing of the vehicles sold by the Company.


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