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Wonderla Holidays Ltd.
CMP as on 20 Jan 17 353 The company own and operate 3 amusement parks under the brand name Wonderla situated at Kochi,
Equity Capital (Rs Cr) 56.5 Bangalore and Hyderabad and a resort at Bangalore. 3rd Amusement park at Hyderabad has recently started
its operations in April 2016 and now company has planned to set up its 4 th park at Chennai in FY19.
Face Value (Rs) 10
Favorable Indian Demographics, Increased Discretionary Spending, competitive advantage of the
Equity O/S (Cr) 5.65 company, Robust Balance Sheet and Strong Financials put company in the sweet spot. So, we
Market Cap (Rs Cr) 1,995.3 initiate Wonderla Holidays as a BUY at CMP and add on dips to Rs315 with the sequential Targets
of Rs 398 & 470 over the next 12 months.
Book Value (Rs) 71
Avg. 52 Week INVESTMENT RATIONALE:
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Volumes
The Indian amusement park segment is valused at $400 mn, compared to the $25 bn global amusement park
52 Week High 420 segment, offering immense growth opportunities. Various studies estimate that this sector will grow at a CAGR
52 Week Low 316 of 20% to become Rs. 60 bn industry in the next 5 years. So the Industry is at nascent stage and have huge
opportunity lying ahead.
India had favorable demographics and increased Discretionary spending for the industry to grow. Amusement
Shareholding Pattern (%) parks have the greatest attraction for the age group of 0-14 years, which constitutes 31% of the population.
Promoters 71.0 This group drives families to visit parks. With rising income, the share of discretionary spending will also be
seen increasing from 59% in 2010 to 67% by 2020. Spending on education, recreation and leisure activities is
Institutions 16.6
also expected to rise significantly.
Non Institutions 12.4
The Company has nurtured its brand for last 16 years. There are ~140 amusement parks in India, of which
only ~10% are of large formats. Thus, competitive intensity is very low for the company. Lower Ticket pricing,
PCG Risk Rating* Yellow
* Refer Rating explanation
surplus land for future expansion and in-house manufacturing facilities put company in the Competitive
advantage among the other players.
Nisha Sankhala Wonderla has strong balance sheet and excellent return ratios of ~20%. Company has three operational parks
nishaben.shankhala@hdfcsec.com and has planned park at Chennai, which is expected to be on stream in the next 18 months. Moreover,
company aims to add a new park in the cities like Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad in every three-four years.
Fall in level of discretionary spending due to any economic downturn, communal and terrorist events,
political unrest or outbreak of contagious diseases will negatively impact the company.
Any major accident or mishap at any of its parks can not only affect the financials but also the
reputation of the company.
Globally, large Amusement parks are making losses, where Wonderla has exhibited robust and profitable
growth. Topline & Bottom line has grown at 14% & 21% CAGR over FY13-16. EBITDA Margin improved form
46.5% at FY13 to 50% in FY16. While the Average revenue per visitor has increased at 16% CAGR over the
same period. Going ahead also, we expect revenue and PAT CAGR of 26% and 18%, respectively, over FY16-
19E. RoCE and RoE are expected to increase to 25.2% and 18.5%, respectively in FY19 from 21.5% and
15.8% in FY16. While the footfalls are expected to witness growth of 15% over the same period.
Financial Summary:
(Rs Cr) Q2 FY17 Q2 FY16 YoY % Q1 FY16 QoQ % FY15 FY16 FY17E FY18E FY19E
Sales 50.2 43.2 16.2 88.9 -43.5 181.9 205.4 266.6 335.7 414.7
EBITDA 10.2 14.7 -30.7 39.2 -74.0 90.8 102.3 103.5 145.1 189.3
Net Profit 3.0 12.0 -75.0 22.5 -86.7 50.6 59.8 49.2 73.6 98.4
EPS (Rs) 9.2 10.6 8.7 13.0 17.4
P/E 38.4 33.3 40.6 27.1 20.3
EV/EBITDA 21.7 19.3 19.1 13.6 10.4
Source: Company, HDFC sec Research
BUSINESS BACKGROUND:
Wonderla Holidays is one of the largest operators of amusement parks in India with over 16 years of
successful operations. The 1st amusement park was launched in 2000 in Kochi by promoters of V-Guard Ind.
Ltd- Mr. Kochouseph Chittilappilly and Mr. Arun Chittilappilly.
The company own and operate 3 amusement parks under the brand name Wonderla situated at Kochi,
Bangalore and Hyderabad and a resort at Bangalore. 3 rd Amusement park at Hyderabad has recently start its
operations in April 2016 and.
Now the company has planned to set up its 4th park at Chennai spread across 55 acres on the Old
Mahabalipuram Road. It will be built over the next 18 months at a total investment of Rs 350 Cr. The park
will open with 45 signature land and water rides along with a few new marquee rides/attractions.
Wonderla Resort, is a three-star leisure resort located beside its amusement park in Bangalore, comprising
84 luxury rooms, with amenities including banquet halls, a board room, conference rooms, a multi-cuisine
restaurant, a solar heated swimming pool, recreation area, kids activity center, and a well-equipped gym.
The Company and its first two parks have won 30 awards / certifications since inception, including National
Awards for Excellence from Indian Association of Amusement Parks & Industries in the areas of total number
& variety of rides, most innovative ride, etc.
INVESTMENT RATIONALE:
The Indian amusement park segment is valued at US $400 mn, compared to the US $25 bn global
amusement park segment, offering immense growth opportunities.
Various studies estimate that this sector will grow at a CAGR of 20% to become Rs.60 bn industry in the next
5 years. The ~150 amusement parks in India register more than 50mn footfalls annually. Most Indian parks
have infrastructure inferior to their global counterparts. However, the Indian amusement-park segment is on
the verge of a transition, with several new parks being developed across the country. Footfalls are expected
to register a 10-15% CAGR and are likely to touch ~75mn-80mn in the next couple of years. New parks and
new rides and attractions at existing parks are likely to enhance the amusement-park market in India in the
next few years.
With rising income, the share of discretionary spending will also be seen increasing from 59% in 2010 to
67% by 2020. Spending on education, recreation and leisure activities is also expected to rise significantly.
Leisure and Education spending is projected to quadruple from US $ 71 bn in 2010 to US $ 296 bn in 2020
a CAGR of 42.9%.
Level of urbanization is expected to increase from 27.8% in 2001 to 40% by 2030, increasing the
accessibility of the amusement parks.
The recent and best example of the above noted points is Chinas Theme Park. With favourable
demographics, increased income & increased discretionary spending Indian Theme Park industry can also
have same growth rise as China is having.
The Company has an early mover advantage- the 1st amusement park was launched in 2000 at Kochi and
since then the company has created a strong Brand name in the industry. Companys management also has
industry experience of almost 15 years in the sector.
There are ~140 amusement parks in India, of which only ~10% are of large formats. Thus, competitive
intensity is very low for the company.
The company has in-house design and manufacturing facilities for the Rides at Kochi. This enables the
company ensure cost-effectiveness, improve maintenance efficiency of rides and enable customisation and
modification of new rides purchased. In-house manufacturing leads to cost saving of up to ~30% as
compared to rides purchased from a vendor.
Wonderla has large land parcels at Bangalore (81.7 acres), Kochi (93.1 acres) and Hyderabad (49.5 acres)
within the proximity of the city. It has 39 acres, 64 acres and 23 acres land for future expansion at
Bangalore, Kochi and Hyderabad respectively. Hence, the existing parks can be further expanded by
developing peripheral infrastructure to create integrated parks, enhance visitor experience and build more
revenue streams.
The company has low tickets rate compare to other player and it also has only one entry fee for both dry and
water rides where as other amusement park take different charges. So the company can rise the rate in the
future for further revenue generation.
Ticket Prices:
Wonderla Wonderla Wonderla Adlabs Essel
Particulars (Rs) Bengaluru Kochi Hyderabad Imagica Aquamagica World
Weekdays
General 920 770 850 1,299 899 1,299
Express 1,840 1,540 1,700 2,299 1,599 -
Peak Days
General 1,150 970 990 1,899 999 -
Express 2,300 1,940 1,980 3,099 1,699 -
Source: Company, HDFC sec Research
Financials Update:
Globally where large Amusement parks are making loss, Wonderla Holidays has out shined with at an
excellent growth rate. Topline & Bottom line has grew at 14% & 21% CAGR over FY13-16. EBITDA Margin
improved form 46.5% at FY13 to 50% in FY16. While the Average revenue per visitor has increased at 16%
CAGR over the same period. So overall the company has shown strong growth over the other players in the
segment.
Talking about the Demonetization impact, the company has taken some heat but the major impact was
soften because it has shift to plastic money. Despite demonetization-led cash crunch, Wonderla Holidays
witnessed footfall growth of 3-5% YoY at Kochi Park and 10% at Bangalore park in November. And almost
double footfall at Hyderabad Park from October. This strong footfall growth at its parks was mainly led by
strong traction in institution ticket sales in November. However, the excess use of cards over cash is
expected to affect the margin of the company at around 100 basis points.
Going ahead, we expect revenue and PAT CAGR of 26% and 18% respectively, over FY16-19E. RoCE and RoE
are expected to be 25.2% and 18.5% in FY19E. While the footfalls are estimated to see 15% CAGR over the
same period.
Source: Company, HDFC sec Research Source: Company, HDFC sec Research (Above data is of H1 FY17)
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