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Indian Luggage Industry
            Sector Report

   “Bagging the growth story”

                    27 JAN 2020
Indian Luggage Industry - Sector Report "Bagging the growth story"
27 JAN 2020           Sector Report

                                                                                                                      Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
Investment Summary                                                                                                    Sector: Consumer Discretionary

 Organized luggage industry with multiple growth drivers: While, global luggage industry is estimated to report 5.3% growth over FY13-22E; the
  Indian luggage industry is estimated to grow at double the rate of the global luggage market over the same period. Within the Indian luggage market,
  the organised sector with a size of Rs. 3,000crore is expected to lead growth over unorganized players given that competitive landscape has tilted in
  favour of organized players (with a share of 40%) versus unorganized (60%) share owing to factors like 1) sustained air passenger traffic growth 15%
  CAGR over FY18-24E; 2) 12% CAGR growth in outbound tourism over CY13-19E; 3) favourable demographics – rising millennials (working age)
  population, higher number of wedding days over 2020-2022E; 4) rising disposable income which translates into higher discretionary spending in turn
  leading to a preference for branded products by this burgeoning middle income group; and 5) GST implementation. Further, millennials aspiration for
  travel (short haul and long haul) driven by social media influence, adventure seeking, and eye for experience too will entail huge opportunity for the
  Indian Luggage players like VIP Industries and Safari Industries the leading brands in organized space over the medium to long term.

 Bagging the growth story now! Luggage market has remained an oligopolistic market world over and India is no different. Given the multiple structural
  macro drivers and favourable growth prospects for luggage players, we initiate coverage on the two listed players VIP Industries and Safari Industries
  with a BUY rating from a 12-18 month perspective.

VIP Industries: A ‘VIP’ in the portfolio: ‘BUY’ with Target Price of Rs. 554 valuing at 28x FY22E
      VIP IN is the leader in the organised and oligopolistic Indian luggage market and will continue to maintain its numero uno position owing to a strong
       brand pull, widespread product offerings, deeply entrenched distribution network (~11,000 touch points), debt free balance sheet and strong cash
       generation
      We estimate the company to report Revenue/PAT CAGR of 12%/24% over FY19-22E aided by growth across its brands viz. Skybags, VIP, Caprese
       and Carlton over the next couple years
      Scaling up of Bangladesh operations, strong bargaining power with Chinese vendors for sourcing soft luggage and efficient inventory management
       will lead to improved working capital efficiency and also EBITDA Margin expansion of o+300bps to 15.6% by FY22E over FY19
      We thus believe its premium valuation is justified given its leadership position and balance sheet strength.

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                                                                                                             Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
  Bags & Luggage a Global perspective                                                                        Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Global Bags & Luggage Market growth to be ~4.5% CY18-23E                   …handbags dominating with 40% market share
          200
                                    2.7% CAGR                                               Crossbody Bags
                                                                                                                              Others
                                                                                                 10%
                                                                                                                               25%
          150
 US$ bn

                                                                                                                                       Backpacks
                                                                                                                                         10%
          100

          50                                                                                                                       Luggage
                                                                                                                                     15%
                                                                                            Handbags
           0                                                                                  40%
                2013     2014      2015      2016    2017   2018   2023E

…some leading players in global bags & luggage market                        Global bags & luggage industry over the long term is
                                                                              expected to report steady mid single digit growth owing to
                                                                               Global Air Pax traffic growing at 4.3% CAGR over 2018-23E

                                                                               World is expected to see 1.6 billion arrivals with an average
                                                                                 US$ 1,028 spent per trip by 2022

                                                                               Millennials to drive higher spends on leisure travel (55% plan to
                                                                                 increase their travel vis-a-vis last year)

                                                                               Rising disposable income

                                                                               Relaxation in dress codes driving need for stylish bags &
                                                                                 luggage that suit the wardrobe
Source: Industry Reports, Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                         Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
 Global Luggage & Backpack market growth dynamics                                                                        Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Modest growth in global luggage market owing to volume pressure                       Global Luggage market growth to be dominated by India and China
          30                                                                          leading Asia Pacific to grow fastest against other regions
                                                                                        7%
          25                                                                                                                                           5.9%
                                                                                        6%                                             5.5%
          20
                                                                                        5%                           4.4%
US $ bn

          15                                                                            4%

          10                                                                            3%
                                                                                                         2.0%
                                                                                        2%
           5
                                                                                        1%
           0
                                                                                        0%
                 2017    2018       2019       2020E       2021E      2022E   2023E
                                                                                                     North America   Europe        Latin America    Asia Pacific

   Global Luggage market expected to grow to $ 27.1bn                                Global Backpack market estimated to report 5.5% CAGR to
    @ 5.2% CAGR over 2018-23E led by                                                  $22.5bn over 2017-23E
           Asia Pacific growing at 5.9% CAGR over 2018-23E
                                                                                                25
           Within Asia Pacific, India & China to drive growth led by
               o Favourable demographics (China & India together have 76% of
                 total millennial population)                                                   20
               o Growing middle class and rising per capita income
                                                                                                15

                                                                                      US $ bn
               o Development of tourism both inbound and outbound
               o Rising urbanization and nuclearisation of families
                                                                                                10
   Global backpack segment to grow fastest at 5.5% CAGR
    to US$ 22.5bn over 2018-23E led by                                                           5
           Convenience – easy to carry, lightweight
           Increasing trend of short duration trips                                             0
           Growing mobility of consumers                                                                    2017              2018                 2023E

Source: Industry Reports, Samsonite Annual Reports, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
  Bags & Luggage Market an Indian perspective                                                                  Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Expected to sustain mid double digit growth momentum aided by                  ...luggage dominating with 47% market share, contrary to global
volumes and premiumization                                                     market which is dominated by handbags
           300
           250                                                                                   Handbags
                                                                                                   25%                           Luggage
           200
                                                                                                                                   47%
  Rs. bn

           150
           100
            50                                                                              Backpacks
                                                                                               9%
             0
                                                                                                    Business Bags       Others
                                                                                                         9%              10%

Indian handbags and backpack market which is at a nascent stage                  Indian bags & luggage market likely to maintain healthy
and is dominated by luggage players                                               growth momentum driven by robust growth in backpacks and
                                                                                  handbags market followed by luggage
                                            Titan
                          Samsonite                 LVMH India                   Travel and Tourism spends in India are expected to report
                                             3%
                            7%                         2%
                                                           Wildcraft              7.5% CAGR over 2018-23E in line with past 5 years growth
                                                               2%                 momentum fuelled by -
                                                         Hermes India                 Growing middle class
                                                              1%
                                                                    Hidesign          Rise in per capita income
                                                                      1%              Growing number of outbound trips
                                                          Kering
                                                        (Gucci) 1%                    Increased participation of women in the workforce
                                VIP          Baggit                                   Encouraging ratio of student enrolment to colleges
                                                         Da Milano
                               10%           0.7%          0.8%                       Improving 2W penetration
Source: Industry Reports, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                      Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
  Indian Luggage market a perspective                                                                                Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Indian Luggage market (including unorganised) growth pegged                         Lowest per capita spend on luggage in India offers immense scope
@ 11.2% CAGR over 2018-24E                                                          for growth
                                                                                            35    32
          100
                                                                                            30
                                                                                                            25
          80                                                                                25

          60                                                                                20

                                                                                     US $
                                                                                                                      15
 Rs. bn

                                                                                            15
          40                                                                                10
                                                                                                                                    4     3
          20                                                                                 5                                                      1.4
                                                                                             0
           0                                                                                     Japan     North    Europe    LATAM     China      India
                2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E
                                                                                                          America

Organized luggage market (~40%) has doubled over 2013-18                            …with soft Luggage continuing to dominate the Indian
           40                                                                       Luggage market
           35
                                                                                                  Soft Luggage
           30                                                                                          70%
           25
 Rs. bn

           20

           15

           10
                                                                                                                                                  Hard Luggage
            5                                                                                                                                         30%
            0
                2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E

Source: Industry Reports, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                                                                        Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
    Macro economic factors driving underlying market potential                                                                                                          Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Indian tourism market to grow at 7.5% CAGR going forward…                                            ...leading to a ~2x rise in air passenger traffic over 2018-24E
                             400
                                                                                                                                400
                             350
                             300

                                                                                                      No. of Passengers in mn
                                                                                                                                300
                             250
 US $ bn

                             200                                                                                                200
                             150
                             100                                                                                                100
                                                173

                                                        186

                                                               201

                                                                      220

                                                                             232

                                                                                               371
                                                                                   247
                                        164

                                                                                                                                                                  116

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  380
                                                                                                                                                                                         158
                                                                                                                                                    104

                                                                                                                                                                            135

                                                                                                                                                                                                       184
                                 50

                                                                                                                                          98
                                  0                                                                                              0

...with low air travel penetration in India, air passenger traffic                                   As per capita income rises above US $ 2,000 spending on
expected to continue growth momentum                                                                 discretionary items increases
                             4
                                                                                                                                3,500
 Domestic Seats per capita

                                              3.3
                                      2.8                                                                                       3,000
                             3
                                                                                                                                2,500
                             2                        1.7                                                                       2,000

                                                                                                      In US $
                                                              1.0                                                               1,500
                             1                                       0.7
                                                                            0.5    0.4   0.4                                    1,000

                                                                                                                                                                                                         2,529
                                                                                                                                          1,610

                                                                                                                                                  1,640

                                                                                                                                                          1,762

                                                                                                                                                                            2,038

                                                                                                                                                                                      2,172

                                                                                                                                                                                               2,338

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2,737

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2,966

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3,210
                                                                                                                                                                    2,014
                                                                                               0.1
                             0                                                                                                   500
                                                                                                                                      0

Source: IMF, IBEF, FICCI, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                                   Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
  Macro economic factors driving underlying market potential                                                                       Sector: Consumer Discretionary

...as middle income group moves up the income pyramid                                      …domestic tourist visits to rise at 9% CAGR by 2023E
               293 M                                                     386 M                                                                   13%
                                                                                            14%                      12%
                                                                                                                                   12%
                 High                                                    High               12%
               8M (3%)                  $40,000                                                        9%
                                                                       29M (7%)                                                                                             9%
                                                                                            10%
               Upper Mid                                               Upper Mid             8%                                    10%
              61M (21%)              $8,500 – 40,000                                                                                             9%
                                                                      168M (44%)             6%
                                                                                                                     7%                                          4%         7%
                                                                                             4%        6%
               Lower Mid             $4,000 – 8,500                    Lower Mid
              97M (33%)                                                                      2%
                                                                      132M (34%)                                                                                2%
                                                                                             0%
             Low
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                                                                                                                                           Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
 Resurgence in travel market driven by macro factors                                                                                       Sector: Consumer Discretionary

   As per Travel Millennial Survey 2017                                 Millennials form 34% of India’s population who are primary
                                                                         wage earners
      India, with 34% millennial population has the highest
                                                                                             40%
       proportion of millennials compared to other economies
      By 2020, Indian will have ~410 millennials                with                        30%
       ~US $ 330 billion annual spending capability
      62% of millennial go on vacation between 2-5 times a year.                            20%
       Further, 10% travel about 6 -10 times a year                                                         34%                33%                     31%
                                                                                                                                                                        26%
      Most millennials also prefer to explore international locations                       10%
                                                                                                                                                                                       14%
       over domestic destinations
                                                                                                    0%
   A burgeoning middle class (largely from Tier II / III cities)                                           India              Brazil              China                 USA           UK
    with majority of it characterised by millennials who are
    likely to drive average spending by an Indian traveller as           Railway passenger growth to sustain FY18 momentum
    against current spends of :                                                                     8,600
      US$ 857 per trip per person spend on short haul trips

                                                                          No. of Passengers in Mn
      US$ 1,687 per trip per person spend on long haul trips                                       8,400

      Perceptual shift in Tier II & Tier III cities towards luggage
       being a ‘fashion statement’ than a utilitarian product                                       8,200

   Railway passenger traffic’s 2018 growth momentum to
                                                                                                    8,000

                                                                                                               8,397

                                                                                                                                   8,107

                                                                                                                                               8,116

                                                                                                                                                             8,286

                                                                                                                                                                     8,313

                                                                                                                                                                               8,450

                                                                                                                                                                                             8,550
                                                                                                                       8,224
    continue going ahead led by improved rail travel services

                                                                                                    7,800

Source: Media Reports, CAPA, IRCTC RHP, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                                                                Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
 Rise in Travel & Tourism spends propels demand for luggage                                                                                                     Sector: Consumer Discretionary

   As per WTTC, India is expected to rank 5th in terms of                                                      Robust 25% CAGR over 2013-18 witnessed in Leisure Travel spends
    total tourism spending in CY2019 with tourism spending of                                                               250                                                                             120
    8.3% of GDP expected in CY2019E from 8% in 2013                                                                         200                                                                             90
                                                                                                                                                                                                            60
   India’s tourism spends grew at 7.8% CAGR over CY2013-

                                                                                                                  US $ bn
                                                                                                                            150
                                                                                                                                                                                                            30
    19E and expected to continue, driven by                                                                                 100
                                                                                                                                                                                                            0     %
       Rising disposable income (31% people willing to spend over                                                           50                                                                             -30
        Rs. 50,000 per trip as per industry surveys)
                                                                                                                                 0                                                                          -60
       Peer pressure, Social media influence                                                                                         FY2013       FY2014    FY2015       FY2016      FY2017      FY2018
       Improved affordability and availability of air & rail travel
                                                                                                                                 Business Spends                              Leisure Spends
       Govt. initiatives to promote tourism
                                                                                                                                 Business Spending YoY Growth (%)             Leisure Spending YoY Growth (%)
   90% spends are accounted by domestic tourism primarily
    towards leisure travel while outbound spending forms the                                                    Outbound tourism spends grew at healthy 12% CAGR over 2013-19E
    balance 10% of tourism spends in India                                                                                  16                                                                             8.4%
                                                                                                                                                                   8.3%                           8.3%
                                                                                                                            14
   Outbound tourism are expected to report a healthy 12%                                                                                                                                                  8.3%
                                                                                                                            12                           8.2%
    compounded growth over CY2013-19E. Currently ~44%                                                                                          8.1%                                                        8.2%
                                                                                                                            10
    trips are only leisure travel. By CY2025E, only leisure
                                                                                                                             8                                                                             8.1%
    travel departures likely to be 13.9mn (2016 total

                                                                                                                  Rs. Trn
                                                                                                                                                                          8.1%
                                                                                                                             6
    departures were 21.9 million)
                                                                                                                                                                                      8.1%                 8.0% %
                                                                                                                             4              8.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                           7.9%
   As per UNWTO by CY2020E, ~50 million outbound                                                                            2

    tourists from India are expected to travel (25mn in 2018)                                                                0                                                                             7.8%
                                                                                                                                     2013      2014      2015      2016       2017      2018      2019E
   Indian National Departures are expected to report a
    growth of 9.6% over FY18-23E                                                                                                  Outbound Tourism spends                        Domestic Tourism spends
                                                                                                                                  Total Tourism spending as % of GDP
Source: World Travel & Tourism, Yatra Survey 2017, CAPA Report, IRCTC RHP, Industry Reports, Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                               Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
 Changing trends in gifting habits and celebrations                                                                            Sector: Consumer Discretionary
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                                                                                                                                         Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
    Backpacks outpacing luggage industry growth...                                                                                       Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Indian backpack market growth ahead of luggage market                                           …as replacement cycle of backpacks is shorter than luggage
    16                                                                                     16                 Backpacks life cycle                          Luggage life cycle
    12                                                                                     12

              8                                                                            8

                                                                                                             4 Year             2 Year                    10 Year             5 Year
              4                                                                            4

              0                                                                            0
                           2013       2014       2015      2016      2017       2018
                                                                                                                  Earlier      Now                              Earlier      Now
                           Backpacks Value Growth (%)          Luggage Value Growth (%)
                           Backpacks Vols Growth (%)           Luggage Vols Growth (%)

...rise in number of student enrolment in colleges                                              ...steadily growing IT-BPM employees (direct & indirect)
                      40                                                                                20

                                                                                                        16
                      30
Students in million

                                                                                                        12

                                                                                                In mn
                      20
                                                                                                         8

                      10
                                                                                                         4

                       0                                                                                 0
                             2012    2013    2014   2015    2016    2017    2018    2019                        FY2013      FY2014       FY2015        FY2016       FY2017   FY2018

Source: Industry Reports, AISHE Report – HRD Ministry, NASSCOM, Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                       Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
  Indian Luggage Industry Segmentation                                                                                 Sector: Consumer Discretionary

                                                          Premium
                                                                                             Customer is willing to pay a significant percentage premium on brand,
                                                      Samsonite, Carlton
                                                       ASP:> Rs 7,000                        quality, shopping experience and aspiration
                                                    Economy and Mid-level
                                               Skybags, VIP, American Tourister,
                                                       Safari, Aristocrat                    Customer is willing to pay a moderate percentage premium on brand,
                                                  ASP: Rs 5,000 – Rs 7,000                   quality and shopping experience
                                                        Mass
                                    Alfa, Aristocrat, Safari, Kamiliant, Magnum
                                                                                             Customer is willing to pay a moderate percentage premium on quality
                                                   ASP:
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                                                                                                        Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
 GST led demand shift to organized players                                                              Sector: Consumer Discretionary

GST led gains significant for organized players which reported            Management commentary on opportunity post GST and implication
20%+ revenue growth                                                       for organized players in India
  Acceleration observed in market share gains of organized                 VIP IN: Aristocrat brand (mass offering of VIP) has grown by
    players esp in mass segment with Safari Industries being                 ~79% in FY18. Aristocrat is an affordable brand and
    the biggest beneficiary                                                  therefore remains a preference to consumers at the time of
                                                                             subdued spending
  Reduced pricing gap with organized players
                                                                            SAFARI IN: With GST, industry will be fuelled with better
  Organized players revenues have seen ~20-25% rise in
                                                                             growth opportunities and Safari will look to gain on in
    sales on annual basis since GST implementation                           backpacks and PC product categories as consumers will
                                                                             upgrade from unbranded to branded players
Positioning of players in Indian Luggage Industry
                                                                            SAMSONITE: Launched Kamiliant in 2016. Within 18
 Price-            Approx. Price      Competitive
                                                       Peer Positioning      months of launch garnered Rs. 100crore revenue and was
 Value                Point            Intensity

                                                       Samsonite market      targeted at the unbranded segment in smaller towns and
 Premium            >Rs. 8,000         Moderate
                                                           leader            cities
 Economy            Rs. 4,000 –                           VIP market      Tax Incidence Prior to & Post GST
                                       Moderate
 / Value               6,000                                leader
                                                                                             Tax Rate
                                   High; max shift
                                   from unorganized       Safari has
 Mass
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                                                                                              Indian Bags & Luggage Industry
Porter’s Five Force Model                                                                     Sector: Consumer Discretionary

                                                                                                      Entry Barriers: High
     Buyers’ Bargaining Power: Low
                                                                                                 Inventory management a challenge
   Luggage a lifestyle product now
                                                                                                     Ensure timely product availability
    against its utilitarian tag
                                                                                                     Multiplicity and bulky nature of SKUs
   Multiple SKUs /brands across the
                                                                                                     Multiple sales channels        and      fast
    price-value chain significantly lowers
                                                                                                      changing fashion trends
    buyers ability to drive prices
                                                                                                 Sourcing from China a tough task for
                                                    Substitution Threat : Low                     small/new player

                                                Utility value of luggage/bag is cannot
                                                 be substitute by any other good

                                                Luggage/ bag a mandatory
                                                 accompaniment during travel

       Competitive Intensity: High
                                                                                              Suppliers’ Bargaining Power:High
   Largely from organized players
                                                                                             Massive scale of Chinese operations
   Huge market size where organized                                                          makes China sourcing a tough task for
    players share is ~25% in overall                                                          new/small scale player
    market                                                                                   China a soft luggage manufacturing hub
   Post GST, unorganized players                                                             globally. However, tariff wars has led to
    competitiveness is sharply lowered                                                        reducing the suppliers bargaining power

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Company Section
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                                                                                                                             BUY
                                                                                                                        Target Price: 554

                                                                                                                        CMP                     : 464
                                                                                                                        Potential Upside        : 19%

                                                                                                                        MARKET DATA

                                                                                                                        No. of Shares (Cr)      : 14.13
                                                                                                                        Market Cap (Rs Cr)      : 6,522

VIP Industries Ltd
                                                                                                                        Free Float              : 46.5%
                                                                                                                        Avg. daily (6mth)       : 1,12,870
                                                                                                                        52-w High / Low         : 525/342
                                                                                                                        Bloomberg               : VIP IN
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
                                                                                                                        Promoter holding        : 53%
                                                                                                                        FII / DII               : 6.7%/9.3%
A “VIP” in the portfolio
                                                                                                                       Price performance
                                                                                                                       160

                                                                                                                       120

                                                                                                                        80

                                                                                                                        40
                                                                                                                          Jul-18           Jan-19         Jul-19          Jan-20
                                                                                                                                           BSE Sensex          VIP Ind.
Financial Summary                                                                                                      Key Drivers
 Y/E             Net Sales           EBITDA            PAT     EPS    Change   P/E     RoE    RoCE    EV/EBITDA        Y/E
 March            (Rs Cr)            (Rs Cr)         (Rs Cr)   (Rs)     (%)     (x)    (%)     (%)       (x)                                 FY19       FY20E FY21E FY22E
                                                                                                                       March
 FY19              1,785               225            145      10.3     14.6   43.0   25.0%   30.5%      28.1          Revenue Growth                    9%
                                                                                                                                             26%                   12%    15%
  FY20E            1,944               257            181      12.8     24.4   36.3   25.2%   30.4%      25.4
                                                                                                                       Gross Margin         49.3% 50.5% 50.9% 51.7%
  FY21E            2,176               316            224      15.9     24.2   29.2   25.5%   31.1%      20.5
  FY22E            2,503               390            279      19.8     24.5   23.5   25.8%   32.0%      16.3          A&SP                  5.6%       6.0%       6.1%   6.3%
 Source: Company, Axis Securities. CMP as of 24th Jan 2020

                   Suvarna Joshi – Sr. Manager – Research |  suvarna.joshi@axissecurities.in |  (+91 22 4267 1740)                                                      17
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                                                                                                 VIP Industries Ltd
Investment Rationale                                                                             Sector: Consumer Discretionary

VIP Industries Ltd (VIP IN) pioneer in the molded lugage was established in 1971, is the leader in the Indian Luggage market with
~46% market share in the organized segment and amongst one of the top 3 luggage manufacturers in Asia. VIP IN manufacturers
both hard luggage and soft luggage that includes a diverse range of Trolleys, Suitcases, Duffle Bags, Backpacks, Executive Cases,
Overnight Travel solutions, School Bags and Handbags. The company has 2 manufacturing facilities at Haridwar and Nasik in India
and captive Bangladesh manufacturing facility was set up in 2004 to reduce dependence on China. VIP IN owns brands like Alfa,
Aristocrat, skybags, VIP, Carlton and Caprese which allows it to offer products for every customer at every price point. Exports form
~4-5% of total revenues as of FY19. Total touchpoints that VIP caters to is ~11,000 with presence across distribution channels like
MBOs, EBOs, CSD, MT/Hypermarket, E-commerce, Institution etc.

             We expect Revenues and Earnings to grow at 12% and 24% CAGR respectively over FY19-22E driven by

     Strong    industry         Leader     in   an         Wide-spread                 Entrenched                     Captive
     tailwinds makes            oligopolistic              product portfolio           distribution                   Bangladesh
     for a compelling           Indian    Luggage          with a Strong               network a key                  factory to help
     growth                     Industry and 2nd           brand      equity           moat VIP has                   reduce Chinese
     opportunity in the         largest    luggage         across     price-           built for itself               dependence and
     long term                  player globally            value matrix                over the past 40               add     to GM
                                                                                       years                          expansion

  We initiate coverage with BUY rating and a target price of Rs. 554 i.e. ~19% (implies ~28x FY 22E earnings)

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                                                                                                       VIP Industries Ltd
 Company Background                                                                                     Sector: Consumer Discretionary

    VIP Industries Ltd., incorporated in 1971 pioneered manufacturing of luggage in India.        VIP’s Manufacturing Presence
     Today it is the leader in backpacks and luggage categories in India and 2nd largest luggage
     manufacturer globally
    It has two manufacturing facilities in India located at Nasik and Haridwar. It set up a 3rd
                                                                                                                               Haridwar
     manufacturing plant at Bangladesh in FY18 in a step to de-risk its sourcing of soft luggage
     from Chinese player
    VIP IN has a strong brand equity with VIP its core brand in luggage followed by Skybags,                                             Bangladesh
     Carlton, Caprese (handbags), Alfa and Aristocrat
                                                                                                                     Nasik
    Forayed into ladies handbags segment with launch of ‘Caprese’ in 2013 and clocked
     Rs. 100 crore revenue in just 5 years from its launch. Strong growth momentum continues
    Long term credit rating upgraded one notch to AA/Stable from AA-/Positive by Crisil
     recently. While, short term bank faciltiies rating reaffirmed at A1+

FY19 Product wise Revenue Split                       FY19 Channel wise Revenue Split                   Q3FY20 Shareholding Pattern
                                                                                                                                DIIs
                                                              CSD                                                       FIIs
                                                                              MT/HyperMarket                                    9%
        Soft                                                  25%                                                       7%
      Luggage                                                                     30%
        72%
                                                                                                                                             Others
                                                                                                                                             31%
                                     Hard
                                   Luggage                                                              Promoters
                                     28%            General Trade                                         53%
                                                                                  E-commerce
                                                       35%
                                                                                      10%

Source: Company, Axis Securities

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         VIP’s successful business Evolution                                                                                                  Sector: Consumer Discretionary

                                                                                                                             Launch of Water and Stain
                                          Caprese handbags launched;              Skybags brand launched; 2)                  resistant bags with Teflon;
                                        2) Hybrid PC cases manufacturing            Polycarbonate (PC) cases                    2) VIP ranked amongst
     Incorporated two
                                                   commences                         manufacturing started                  Top 100 most trusted brands              Aura variant launched –
subsidiaries in Bangladesh
                                                                                                                                    by Brand Equity                    India’s 1st range of
                                                                                                                                                                      luggage for women

         2018                   2014                 2013              2012                   2011                  2010                  2009

                           Bangladesh plant                        Printed PC cases                         VIP Superlite variant                      Merger of Aristocrat
                                set up                           manufacturing started                           launched                             Luggage Ltd with VIPIL

                                                                                                                                                            Acquired Carlton
                           Entered into Moulded
                                                                                                                                                             brand globally
                           Furniture Business (no                   BP Ergo features
                          longer in this business)                     launched                                  Delsey - Joint Venture

         1971                    1981                1986                  1992                 1996                   2000
                                                                                                                                                                           Haridwar Plant set up; 2)
                                                                                                                                                                           Brand identity re-vamped ;
                                                                                                                                                                            3) Enhanced Retail focus
                                                                                                                                      Bangladesh – Joint Venture
1st Manufacturing plant                         Alfa brand launched;
     set up at Nasik                          2) Commissioned Nagpur                   Elanza variant launched
                                                        plant

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Strong industry tailwinds makes for a compelling growth story                                                      Sector: Consumer Discretionary

 Indian Luggage industry to grow at double the rate of               Sustained growth momentum in air travel to aid growth in both hard
  global luggage industry over 2018-23E                               and soft luggage for VIP
                                                                      120%                                                                                          20%
 Attractive industry    dynamics     supports    robust   growth     100%
  momentum

                                                                                                                24%
                                                                                                                                                                    15%

                                                                                                                                         30%
                                                                                                      24%

                                                                                                                                                  32%
                                                                                                                              28%
                                                                                             27%
                                                                                 26%

                                                                                                                                                           35%
                                                                       80%

   Leisure travel spends grew at a CAGR of 25% over FY13-18;          60%                                                                                          10%
    momentum to continue aided by government thrust on promoting       40%
    tourism through policy actions                                                                                                                                  5%
                                                                       20%

                                                                                 73%

                                                                                             72%

                                                                                                      76%

                                                                                                                 76%

                                                                                                                              72%

                                                                                                                                         70%

                                                                                                                                                  68%

                                                                                                                                                           65%
   Growing spends on tourism and social media influence, to also       0%                                                                                          0%
    aid healthy 15.6% growth in air passenger traffic over 2018-                FY15         FY16    FY17       FY18        FY19        FY20E    FY21E    FY22E
    24E as per FICCI Report 2019
                                                                                  Hard Luggage              Soft Luggage            Air Passenger Traffic Growth (YoY)
   5x growth in annual trips to 1 billion expected by 2040 from
    0.2billion annual trips in 2019
                                                                      VIP revenues grew ahead of Samsonite since FY18
   UDAN Yojana of the GoI aims to have 190-200 operational             40%                                                                              38%
    airports by 2040 opening up plethora of opportunities for surge                    30%            29%
    in domestic tourist visits                                          30%                                              24%               22%                   26%
   Favourable wedding calendar and increased gifting habits
                                                                        20%                            16%
    driven by rise in disposable incomes augurs well for demand of                                                              18%
    bags and luggage in India                                                           8%                               8%
                                                                        10%
                                                                                                                               3%               13%
 GST led shift positive for luggage players in organized                0%
  space including VIP IN                                                                   6%                                                              2%
                                                                                                             -5%
                                                                       -10%
   Increased cost of compliance for unorganized players (GST on                   FY2015           FY2016              FY2017           FY2018          FY2019
    luggage now at 18% across industry)
                                                                                       Safari Industries               VIP Industries             Samsonite*
   Post GST price differential has narrowed against unorganized /
    unbranded players
                                                                      Source: Company, Reuters, Axis Securities; Note: * Samsonite revenue is for CY18

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 Leader in an Oligopolistic Indian Luggage Industry                                                 Sector: Consumer Discretionary

  Globally, luggage market is known to be oligopolistic with    Factors leading to oligopolistic nature of industry
   top 2-3 players having 85-90% of organized market share                                   Bulky &
                                                                                                                  Elongated re-
                                                                                           voluminous
  In India too, VIP, Samsonite, Safari together account for                                                     purchasing cycle
                                                                                             product
   90%+ share in the organized luggage industry
                                                                         Tricky inventory                                Relatively higher
  Despite no manufacturing moat, Luggage market remaines                 management                                       ticket prices
   an oligopolistic market across geographies

  Despite competition, VIP has been able to retain market                 Need for                                            Higher margins
                                                                                                    High Entry
   leadership given strength of its brands and entrenched              relatively larger                                         for channel
                                                                                                     Barriers
                                                                         retail space                                              partners
   distribution network with strong brand entailing strongest
   economic advantage

  Luggage a tourist’s companion, thus aesthetic appeal          Despite competition VIP retained its leadership position
   alongside functional usage are key purchase decision
   making factors.                                                                                           Samsonite
                                                                                                               35%
  UN Report says by 2030, 40% of India population shall
   live in urban areas indicating the steadily growing
   urbanization trend.

  Growing disposable income, GST implementation, growing                                                                         Safari Industries
                                                                                                                                       17%
   internet penetration will aid demand for branded luggage
   aiding organized players like VIP and Safari keeping intact            VIP Industries
   the oligopolistic structure of the industry as demand for                   47%                                    Delsey
                                                                                                                       1%
   organized players goods increases sharply
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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 Widespread product portfolio – Strong Brand Equity                                                                  Sector: Consumer Discretionary

                         Luggage (Soft/Hard)
 Category                                       Duffel / Duffel Trolley   Handbags / Backpacks    Brand Ambassador          Brand Positioning       Target Audience
                           Trolley/4Wheel

                                                                                                                                                        Business
                                                                                                                                High end
                                                                                                         -                                           traveller and
                                                                                                                             premium brand
 Premium                                                                                                                                            affluent families
                          Rs. 6,000 – 18,000        Rs. 4,000 – 9,000         Rs. 3,500 – 8,000

                                                                                                                                    Lifestyle,
                                                           -                                                                      fashionable       Urban women
                                                                                                                                      brand
                           Rs. 3,800 – 7,500                                Rs. 1,000 – 5000

                                                                                                                                                         Family
                                                                                                                              Go to brand
 Popular / Mass
                                                                                                                                                       travellers
 Premium                   Rs. 3,000 – 10,000      Rs. 1,500 – 4,300         Rs. 1,250 – 4,400

                                                                                                                                                        Youth,
                                                                                                                                 Stylish,
                                                                                                                                                     adventurous
                                                                                                                             colourful brand
                                                                                                                                                       traveller
                           Rs. 2,500 – 7,500      Rs. 1,300 – 4,500         Rs. 650 – 4,035

                                                                                                                                                       Frequent,
                                                                                                                               Lower mid
                                                                                                    Rohit Sharma                                      aspirational
                                                                                                                             segment brand
                                                                                                                                                        traveller
 Mass Premium               Rs. 2,200 – 6,100      Rs. 1,250 – 2,430        Rs. 475 – 1,530

                                                                                                                              Value based           Value conscious
                                                                                    -              Vijender Singh
                                                                                                                                 brand                   user
 Mass                    Rs. 1,740 – 2,200        Rs. 800 – 2,150
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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 Strong brands across price-value matrix                                                                           Sector: Consumer Discretionary

   VIP IN products straddle across the price-value matrix    Steadily growing A&P spends have created a brand pull helping
    and are present in the premium, mid-premium/economy       create a strong brand equity
    and mass segments with SKUs above1500+                    3,000                        6.3%                                                                             6.5%
                                                                            6.1%                                                                           5.9%
   Premiumization trend aided by growing aspirations         2,500                                                                          5.7%
                                                                                                                               5.5%
    leading to improved product mix and steadily improving    2,000                                                                                                         6.0%

                                                              1,500
    gross margins                                                                                                      5.6%
                                                              1,000                                                                                                         5.5%
   Market leadership and strong brand equity across price-

                                                                            1,252

                                                                                              1,416

                                                                                                                               1,944

                                                                                                                                             2,176
                                                                                                               1,785

                                                                                                                                                           2,503
                                                               500
    value matrix allows better pricing power to VIP with
                                                                     0                                                                                                      5.0%
    vendors in the industry as well as customers when                       FY17           FY18            FY19               FY20E        FY21E         FY22E
    compared to peers
                                                                                      Sales Revenue (Rs. Crore)                            A&SP (% of Sales)
   Across product segments, backpacks as a category and
    Aristocrat as a brand have been the fastest growing        Brand
                                                                                      % of            Launch
                                                                                                                       Brand Positioning
                                                                                    Revenue            Year
    amongst VIPs stable of brands
                                                                                                                       Mid-premium brand; reluanched brand in CY19
   Having launched in FY13, Skybags (backpacks and            VIP                  ~40%              1971
                                                                                                                       backed by A&P despite touch market conditions

    soft/hard luggage) today contributes to ~20% of total      Alfa                 >15%              1971
                                                                                                                       Mass market focused; aids easier shift to branded
                                                                                                                       products from unbranded luggage
    revenues of VIP and continues to be the fastest growing
                                                                                                                       Acquired UK based Premium International brand
    brand in the portfolio.                                    Carlton              >10%              2004
                                                                                                                       with positioning as a business persons brand
   Duffel bags remains the smallest segment in the overall                                                            Mass market brand to enable                 shift   from
                                                               Aristocrat           >15%              2007
                                                                                                                       unbranded to branded bags
    bags and luggage market. However, popularity of this
                                                                                                                       Youth oriented, stylish and functional products. Is
    segment is growing owing to functional usage – visit to    Skybags              ~25%              2012
                                                                                                                       the fastest growing brand in backpack category
    gym, spa, fitness centre etc.                                                                                      Mass Mid Premium brand. Targeted towards
                                                               Caprese               ~6%              2012             women. Operates in a highly fragmented and
   VIP too has presence in duffel bags segment under the                                                              competitive market
    Skybags brand
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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 Backpacks – low penetration, entails huge growth opportunity                                              Sector: Consumer Discretionary

 Backpacks market size is ~ Rs. 3,600-4,000cr category                   Indian backpack industry strong volume & value growth
  growing in high double digits owing to :
                                                                            15
     Shorter replacement cycles ( varying between 6 months to 2
      years)
     Rising sales of 2W, growing student enrolments, women                 10
      workforce, need for using different bag for every occasion like

                                                                          %
      tuition bag, sports bag, gym bag etc
     Unique positioning of storage + fashionable accessory +                 5
      functionality
     Regularly accompanied on short haul trips which have grown
      over the years as millennials like to seek experiences, adventure       0
      at time of planning short trips between 2 – 10 days                          2013       2014         2015      2016         2017        2018
                                                                                     Backpacks Vols Growth (%)     Backpacks Value Growth (%)
 Backpacks, a highly fragmented and unorganized category
  (unorganized share 65-70%), with low penetration levels.                Customer is spoilt for choice given quality offerings from VIP
  This opens up a huge growth opportunity for organized
  players like VIP who have an entrenched distribution
  network and strong brand equity aiding customer up-
  gradation
 To capitalize on this fast paced growth VIP has 3 brands
  viz., – VIP (mid premium), Skybags (mid & mass premium)
  and Aristocrat (value segment).
 Backpacks is the fastest growing segment in overall
  portfolio of VIP Ind.s and has reported >20% CAGR.
  Revenues from backpacks stood at ~20% in FY18 and
  momentum expected to sustain
Source: Industry Reports, Company, Axis Securities

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 Caprese – a product to capitalize on Handbags segment growth                                                         Sector: Consumer Discretionary

  Handbags market has a size of Rs 51 billion as of 2018 with a    Handbags - fastest growing segment across bags & luggage
   20% /17% volume/value CAGR over CY2013-18
                                                                    industry in India
  Over CY2018-23E, Indian Handbags market is estimated to
   report a +14.5%/9% volume/value CAGR thus making it the                                   60,000
   fastest growing market

                                                                     Volumes in '000 units
                                                                                             50,000
  VIP marked its entry into this fastest growing segment by                                 40,000
   launching Caprese in 2012 with Alia Bhat as its brand
                                                                                             30,000
   ambassador
                                                                                             20,000
  Handbags segment is highly fragmented with unorganized
   segment forming ~90% of total market. Caprese is amongst the                              10,000
   top 5 handbags brands in India and competes against players                                   0
   like Lavie, Baggit, Esbeda, Da Milano, Hidesign etc.                                               2014    2015   2016     2017         2018           2023E
  Handbags requires maintaining large number of SKUs and VIP
   has been able to efficiently manage
  Caprese clocked revenues of Rs. 100 crore in FY18 with a 47%     Women workforce participation to aid handbags segment growth
   CAGR since its launch in 2012. Caprese contributed ~6% of
                                                                     27.6%
   total revenues aided by significant brand equity (key economic
                                                                                                                                   27.4%
   advantage), widespread availability across price points and
   channels                                                          27.4%
                                                                                                                     27.3%
  Caprese is a play on rising premiumization trend and enables                                                                               27.2%
   VIP IN to improve margins as, Caprese along with Carlton has      27.2%                                   27.1%
   highest GMs across VIPs product portfolio. Caprese hand bags
   priced between Rs. 750 – 4,000 positioned in the mass mid-        27.0%                        27.0%                                                  27.0%
   premium segment
  Caprese is available in 1000+ touch points across
                                                                     26.8%
   MT/Hypermarket, E-commerce, EBOs. However, distribution in
   General Trade (traditional channel) remains work indicating
   large headroom for growth                                         26.6%
                                                                                                  2013       2014    2015          2016           2017   2018
Source: Industry Reports, World Bank, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                                                                              VIP Industries Ltd
 Entrenched distribution network a key moat                                                                                                                    Sector: Consumer Discretionary

  As of Dec 2018, VIP Industries has a distribution network of ~11,000 customer touch points across channels
  Distribution network comprises of Dealers/Distributors (General Trade – GT), CSD, MT/Hypermarket, EBOs, MBOs, E-commerce
      MBOs stand at 986 stores. Revenue contribution from MBOs has now reduced to less than 30% in 2019 versus 100% in 1990
      ~57% of retail trade touch points are Franchisee run. Going forward focus to be on increasing penetration through franchisee run stores
       entailing an asset light distribution model
      VIP’s products are widely present across ~1300 Modern Trade stores with 83% availability across ~1100 Hypermarkets which is now
       contributing to ~10-12% of total revenues. Hypermarkets to report strong growth as organized brick & mortar retail sector is estimated to
       grow at 21-22% CAGR
      ~10% revenue contribution from E-commerce (available on 67 platforms). Expected to report robust growth and to maintain leadership
  B2B (Institutional) channel (gifting, corporate, retail store based offers) is also gaining importance and contributing to healthy
   growth of VIP IN

Unparalleled distribution network across ~11,000 touch points                                                  Widespread presence of VIP’s brands across channels
  Distribution                          Key touch points                      Revenue
  Channel                                 (Dec 2018)                         Contribution

  General Trade
                                                 1,104                              35%
  (MBOs, Distributors)

  Retail Trade (EBOs)                             575                               25%

  Modern Trade                                   1,327                              30%

  E-commerce Platforms                             67                               10%

Source: Company, Axis Securities, Note: RGT – General Trade, RT- – Retail Trade,FR – Franchisee Run, CR – Company Run, MT – Modern Trade, ORS – Organized Retail Store, CSD – Canteen Dept Stores,
       EBO – Exclusive Brand Outlet, MBO – Multi Brand Outlets

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  VIPs widespread presence a key economic advantage                                                                                                              Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Tactical placement of brands across distribution channels                                                       ….with healthy presence across formats
    Brand                                  Focused Distribution Channel
                                                                                                                                          CSD
                                                                                                                                                                                             MT/HyperMarket
                      Gen          RT -         RT -         MT –                   E-                                                    25%
                                                                        MT                     CSD                                                                                               30%
                     Trade         FR           CR           ORS                  comm

    Carlton              -                                           -           -             -
    VIP                                                                                      
    Skybags                                                                                                                                                                     E-commerce
    Aristocrat                     -                        -                                                                 General Trade                                           10%
                                                                                                                                       35%
    Alfa                           -            -            -         -           -             

EBOs driving penetration going ahead with focus on asset light                                                  Revenues equally spread out across geographies
distribution model
                                                                                                                                                                               East
             70                                                                               5                                                                                25%
                  4.1                                                                3.3
             60              3.8          3.7                     3.8
                                                       3.5                  3.5               4                                      West
             50
                                                                                                                                     25%
             40                                                                               3
 Rs. crore

             30                                                                                       %                                                                                            South
                                                                                              2
                                                                                                                                                                                                   24%
             20
                                                                                              1
             10
                  36

                             37

                                          39

                                                       42

                                                                  47

                                                                            49

                                                                                   60

              0                                                                               0                                                     North
                  FY13       FY14       FY15         FY16     FY17      FY18      FY19                                                              26%

                             Rent                            % of Total Revenues
Source: Company, Axis Securities, Note: RGT – General Trade, RT- – Retail Trade, FR – Franchisee Run, CR – Company Run, MT – Modern Trade, ORS – Organized Retail Store, CSD – Canteen Dept Stores, EBO – Exclusive Brand Outlet

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 Drivers of Gross Margins                                                                                                               Sector: Consumer Discretionary

         Gross Margins (GMs) are a function of –                                   Change in product mix supporting GM expansion
         Forex: USD-INR and USD-CNY as VIP imports 50% from China                  140%                                                                                               54%
         Brent Crude Prices: Polycarbonate (PC) and Polypropylene are              120%                                                                                               52%
          crude derivatives used in manufacturing hard luggage. Demand
                                                                                    100%
          for polycarbonate hard luggage (PC HL) is growing faster than                                            28%        28%                     24%
                                                                                                                                                                 34%                   50%
                                                                                                        29%                              23%
          soft luggage and polypropylene owing to its aesthetic appeal,             80%
          colorful and trendy designs, lightweight and durablity                                                                                                                       48%
                                                                                    60%                                                                                     35%
         Besides, Aluminium, HDPE, Polyster Nylon, Fabric etc are some                                                                                                                46%
                                                                                    40%
          of the other materials that are used in manufacturing of hard
                                                                                                                                                                                       44%
          and soft luggage                                                          20%
                                                                                                        77%        80%        80%        76%         79%         85%        48%
         For VIP, COGS/ Purchase of Stock in Trade stood at                           0%                                                                                              42%
          50.7%/84.9% in FY19. Over FY19-22E, we estimate this to                                       FY14      FY15        FY16      FY17         FY18        FY19      H1FY20
          reduce as operating leverage kicks in, sourcing from
          Bangladesh increased with a favourable mix                                                    Raw Material             Purchase of Stock-in-Trade             Gross Margin

VIP IN GMs have an inverse relation with USD-INR                                    Crude Price and VIP IN GMs have an inverse relationship
 75                                                                           54%                 120          54.0%                                                                     55%
                                                          69.9        52%
                                                 50%                          52%                 100                    51.9%
                                                                                                          107.3
 70
                                      66.9                             70.4   50%                                                                                   70.9
                               65.6                                                               80                                  49.1%                                   65.5       50%
                                                                                                                    84.8

                                                                                     USD/Barrel
                                                 64.5                                                                                                   59.1
 65                                                       49%                 48%                 60                                          50.5
          60.8      61.3
                                                                              46%                 40                                                                                     45%
 60                                                                                                                            49.4                                          46.0%
                                      46%                                                                                                  45.3%      45.3%       45.5%
          45%       45%        46%                                            44%                 20

 55                                                                           42%                  0                                                                                     40%
          FY14      FY15       FY16   FY17      FY18      FY19       H1FY20                                FY14        FY15      FY16       FY17       FY18        FY19      H1FY20

                    USD-INR                  VIP Gross Margins (%)                                                Avg. Brent Crude Prices                     VIP Gross Margins (%)
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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 Bangladesh Operations to aid in GM expansion                                                                           Sector: Consumer Discretionary

     Currently ~50% of luggage (soft & hard) requirement is imported        Bangladesh Ops. revenues & bottom-line continues the growth path
      from China
                                                                                      150
     With scale up of Bangladesh operations, VIP would enjoy                                                                          129
      significant advantages like:                                                    125

          Labour cost arbitrage: Bangladesh labour costs are 1/3rd of                100                                                                   94

                                                                             Rs. Cr
           Chinese wage rates; a clear cost saving
                                                                                      75
          Import Duty benefit: NIL import duty on luggage imported                                               57
                                                                                               49
           from Bangladesh as compared to 15% duty on Chinese                         50
           imports of luggage; a direct cost benefit
                                                                                      25                                                     17.5
                                                                                                     8.3                9.5                                       9.7
          Improved bargaining power with Chinese vendors
                                                                                       0
     Over FY19-22E, Bangladesh based procurement to increase to                                   FY17            FY18                 FY19                H1FY20
      20-25% from current 5% as indicated by management

Rising sourcing from Bangladesh to aid margin improvement                    VIP’s Gross Margins: better than Safari and inline with Samsonite
                                                                             55%

                                                                                                                                                                 51.6%
           Bangladesh - own manufacturing                                                                 50.5%                  50.5%          50.8%
                        (5%)                                     China -                                           49.3%
                                                                             50%
                                                               outsourcing
                                                                 (50%)
          India - outsourcing                                                               46.0%
                 (15%)
                                                                             45%

                                   India - own manufacturing
                                             (30%)                           40%
                                                                                            FY17           FY18    FY19              FY20E          FY21E        FY22E

Source: Company, Axis Securities

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                                                                                                 VIP Industries Ltd
 Key Managerial Personnel                                                                         Sector: Consumer Discretionary

           Mr. Dilip Piramal            Ms. Radhika Piramal                Mr. Sudip Ghosh                          Mr. Anand Daga
                 Chairman               Executive Vice Chairperson          Managing Director                  Head Legal & Company Secretary

 • Pioneer of luggage industry      • Actively involved in driving   • In 2018 was elevated to            • Associated with VIP since
   in India with over 45 years        strategy, innovation and         becoming CEO of VIP                  2016
   of industry experience             technology       development     Industries                         • Has rich experience of 20+
 • Responsible     for    overall     globally for the company       • Been with VIP Industries             years across companies like
   strategy and functioning of      • Holds an MBA from Harvard        since 2013. Prior to VIP             Bharat Forge, Huhtamaki
   the company                        University, graduated from       worked with Samsonite India          PPL, Atlas Copco etc.
                                      Oxford University                for 5 years as South Asia
                                    • Served as MD of VIP              Marketing ED
                                      Industries from 2011-2017      • Total experience of nearly
                                                                       20 years with experience
                                                                       spanning across consumer
                                                                       durable companies       like
                                                                       Whirlpool, Bausch & Lomb
                                                                       etc.

Source: Company, Axis Securities.

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 SWOT Analysis                                                                             Sector: Consumer Discretionary

       Strengths                                                                                        Weaknesses

   No. 1 luggage and backpacks brand in India and 2nd largest        ~50% dependence on China for procurement of soft
      luggage player globally.                                         luggage
   ~11,000 multi channel touch points across EBOs, MBOs, GT, CSD,    Sensitivity to currency movement and RM volatility
      Hypermarket/MT, E-commerce, B2B                                 No meaningful offerings in business travel segment
   Strong market position with 46% share as of FY19
   Debt free balance sheet owing to strong cash generation
      in a highly capital intensive business

    Huge market size of $3bn (luggage and backpacks),
                                                              SWOT       Rising competitive intensity amongst organized players
       ~40% organized                                                      and
    Increase manufacturing from India and Bangladesh                    Aggressive peer presence in       E-commerce channel
    Inorganic acquisition of small scale player in the                    especially in backpacks
       industry                                                          Threat of new entrants in price sensitive value segment
    Expanding via an asset light franchisee run EBO model

       Opportunities                                                                                             Threats
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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 Strong Financial Performance to continue…                                                                                        Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Net Revenue to grow at a CAGR of 19% over FY19-22E                                           Bottom-line has grown consistently
  3,000                             26.0%                                              30%    300                                                                               60%
                                                                          15.0%                                51%
  2,500                                                       12.0%                    25%    250                                                                               50%
                                                8.9%
  2,000                                                                                20%    200                                                                               40%
                2.9%      13.2%
  1,500                                                                                15%    150   25%                                          24%           24%
                                                                                                                                                                            25% 30%
  1,000                                                                                10%                                         16%
                                                                                              100                                                                               20%
                            1,416

                                                                           2,503
                1,252

                                                 1,944

                                                              2,176
                                        1,785
    500                                                                                5%      50                                                                               10%

                                                                                                                            145
                                                                                                               125

                                                                                                                                          181

                                                                                                                                                        224

                                                                                                                                                                      279
                                                                                                      83
         0                                                                             0%       0                                                                               0%
               FY17       FY18       FY19       FY20E        FY21E        FY22E                      FY17     FY18         FY19          FY20E         FY21E         FY22E
                           Net Sales ( Rs Cr)            % YoY Growth                                                PAT (Rs Cr)                 YoY Growth (%)

 Margins to improve as Bangladesh sourcing increases                                         Consistently delivered healthy return ratios, momentum to sustain
                                                                                             40%              36.1%
  20%
                                                                                                                                                          31.1%             32.0%
                                                                                   15.6%                                   30.5%           30.4%
                                                  13.2%           14.5%                             28.5%
  15%                     13.7%                                                              30%
                                      12.6%
             10.6%
                                                                                                              25.6%        25.0%           25.2%          25.5%             25.8%
  10%                                                                                        20%
                                                                  10.3%            11.1%            20.4%
                                                   9.2%
                           8.8%         8.1%
    5%                                                                                       10%
             6.6%

    0%                                                                                        0%
             FY17          FY18         FY19       FY20E          FY21E            FY22E             FY17      FY18         FY19           FY20E          FY21E             FY22E

                        EBITDA Margin                     PAT Margin                                             ROE (%)                            RoCE (%)

Source: Company, Axis Securities.

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Financial Commentary                                                                                                                                        Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Short term debt to reduce over FY19-22E despite working capital                                   With working capital improvement over FY19-22, Cash from Ops
intensive business                                                                                to improve
               100                                                                        0.20                300
                                                         0.15
                                                                                          0.15                200
                75   0.10x
                                                                                          0.10                100
   Rs. crore

                                                                                                  Rs. crore
                50           0.04x                              0.05x
                                                                         0.04x                                     -
                                                                                  0.02x   0.05
                                      0.00x 0.00x
                25                                                                                            (100)
                                                                                          -
                                                                                                              (200)
                 0                                                                        -0.05
                     FT15    FY16     FY17        FY18   FY19   FY20E FY21E FY22E                             (300)
                                                                                                                               FY17           FY18          FY19          FY20E        FY21E     FY22E
                                     Total Debt                         D:E (x)

Cash Conversion Cycle set to improve over FY19-22E                                                Inventory days to improve with shift to Bangladesh manufacturing;
        Inventory management is a key challenge in the luggage                                                    200                                              119                           140
         industry given the                                                                                                     107                   112
                                                                                                                                            101                                                   120
          Numerous SKUs (>100)                                                                                    150                                                            92       90
                                                                                                                                                                                                  100
          Bulky nature of the product
                                                                                                                                                                                                  80

                                                                                                                                                                                                           No. of Days
          Difficulty in forecasting demand                                                                        100

                                                                                                     No. of Days
                                                                                                                                                                                                  60
         VIP IN has installed latest ERP software - SAP Hanna and also                                                50                                                                         40
          warehouse management system thereby ensuring efficient                                                                                                                                  20

                                                                                                                              154

                                                                                                                                        156

                                                                                                                                                                                         137
                                                                                                                                                     170

                                                                                                                                                                   180

                                                                                                                                                                              144
          inventory movement across warehouses and factories                                                            0                                                                         0
         Over FY19-22, expect inventory days to improve from 170                                                              FY17      FY18         FY19         FY20E       FY21E     FY22E
          days to 137 days by FY22E owing to above measures                                                                 Inventory Days                               Debtor Days
                                                                                                                            Creditor Days                                Net Working Capital Cycle

Source : Company; Axis Securities Research

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 Outlook & Valuations                                                                                                                                                                                            Sector: Consumer Discretionary

P/E band                                                                                                                                                                         Valuation
60                                                                                                                                                                                   We estimate VIP IN to post top-line/bottomline CAGR of
50                                                                                                                                                                                    12%/24% over FY19-FY22E
40
                                                                                                                                                                                     Expect VIP IN to report EBITDA Margin of ~15.6% by FY22E
30                                                                                                                                                                                    versus 12.6% in FY19 (+300bps) in an intensely competitive
20                                                                                                                                                                                    industry aided by improved mix and rising Bangladesh
10                                                                                                                                                                                    contribution
 0
                                                                                                                                                                                     Working capital cycle to improve from 112 days in FY19 to about

                                                                                                      Sep-17
              Sep-14

                                         Sep-15

                                                                     Sep-16

                                                                                                                                 Sep-18

                                                                                                                                                              Sep-19
                       Jan-15

                                                  Jan-16

                                                                                  Jan-17

                                                                                                               Jan-18

                                                                                                                                          Jan-19
     May-14

                                May-15

                                                            May-16

                                                                                            May-17

                                                                                                                        May-18

                                                                                                                                                    May-19

                                                                                                                                                                        Jan-20
                                                                                                                                                                                      90-92 days by FY22E
                                                                                                                                                                                     We value VIP IN at 27x FY22E EPS given the healthy growth
                       PE                     Mean                          Mean+1Stdev                                           Mean-1Stdev                                         prospects and arrive at a price target of Rs. 554 (19% Upside)

12mth fwd P/E (x)                                                                                                                                                                Risk Factors
1000
                                                                                                                                                                                     Attrition at senior management level
 800

 600                                                                                                                                                                                 Aggressive competition from both unorganized and organized
 400                                                                                                                                                                                  players (Safari Ind) to grab market share esp in the economy

 200                                                                                                                                                                                  segment

     0                                                                                                                                                                               Currency risk is imminent for VIP IN as currently ~50% of soft
                   Sep-14

                                              Sep-15

                                                                         Sep-16

                                                                                                      Sep-17

                                                                                                                                 Sep-18

                                                                                                                                                             Sep-19
                            Jan-15

                                                       Jan-16

                                                                                   Jan-17

                                                                                                               Jan-18

                                                                                                                                          Jan-19

                                                                                                                                                                       Jan-20
          May-14

                                     May-15

                                                                May-16

                                                                                             May-17

                                                                                                                        May-18

                                                                                                                                                   May-19

                                                                                                                                                                                      luggage is imported from China

                                                                                                                                                                                     Sharp RM Price volatility and delay in taking price hikes to hurt
                                Price                      20x                         30x                        40x                       50x
                                                                                                                                                                                      margins (Gross Margin & EBITDA Margin)

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 Peer Comparison                                                                                                                     Sector: Consumer Discretionary

                         Safari Industries          VIP Industries              Samsonite SA             Hermes International      LVMH Moet Hennessry        Christian Dior SE

                       FY20E       FY21E        FY20E          FY21E        FY20E             FY21E      FY20E           FY21E     FY20E           FY21E     FY20E           FY21E

Mcap (USD Bn)                  0.2                       0.9                          3.0                         82.5                     230.9                      89.8

CMP                            618                      464                          18.9 *                      708.6 #                   431.4 #                   473.4 #

Sales Growth (%)         20          18            9            12           -3.4              0.2        14.7             24.8     14.1             23.7    13.6              22.9

PAT Growth (%)           42          33           24            25           -18.9            -8.2         9.5             22.1      5.2             18.0    -56.7             -52.4

ROE (%)                 16.1         17.6        25.5          25.8          10.6             11.5        25.1             23.8     21.0             21.1    20.2              20.1

P/E (x)                 36.6         27.6        35.8          28.7          17.2             14.9        48.4             43.6     29.5             26.3    28.3              25.8

EV/EBITDA (x)           21.8         16.8        25.1          20.1           9.7              8.9        26.8             24.5     16.7             15.2     9.7              8.9

Source : Company; Axis Securities Research; Thomson Reuters; * CMP in Hong Kong Dollars; # CMP in EURO; CMP as of 24 th Jan 2020

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 Financials (Consolidated)                                                                                        Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Profit & Loss                                                          (Rs Cr)   Balance Sheet                                                   (Rs Cr)
                                     FY18     FY19    FY20E   FY21E     FY22E                                FY18      FY19     FY20E    FY21E     FY22E
Total Net Sales                     1,416    1,785    1,944   2,176     2,503    Share Capital               28         28       28       28        28
% Change                            13.20%   26.00%   8.90%   12.00%   15.00%    Reserves & Surplus          461        553     689       853      1,054
Total Raw material                                                               Net Worth                   489        581     717       881      1,082
                                     702      904     962     1,071     1,211
Consumption
                                                                                 Total Loan funds             0         86       36       31        26
Staff costs                          159      201     224      244       278
                                                                                 Deferred Tax Liability       2          2        2       2         2
Other Expenditure                    362      455     501      546       623
                                                                                 Long Term Provisions         9         12       13       14        16
Total Expenditure                   1,223    1,560    1,687   1,861     2,112
                                                                                 Other Long Term Liability    0          0       10       11        12
EBITDA                               193      225     257      316       390
                                                                                 Capital Employed            501        682     778      939       1,139
% Change                            46.1%    16.2%    14.2%   23.0%     23.7%
                                                                                 Gross Block                 104        156     191       223      248
EBITDA Margin %                     13.7%    12.6%    13.2%   14.5%     15.6%
                                                                                 Less: Depreciation          29         44       64       88       114
Depreciation                         12.9     16.6    20.2     23.6      26.2
                                                                                 Net Block                   75         112     126       135      134
EBIT                                 181      208     236      292       364
                                                                                 Investments                 19         24      139       188      216
% Change                            52.1%    15.3%    13.5%   23.6%     24.7%
                                                                                 Sundry Debtors              177        299     224       251      295
EBIT Margin %                       12.7%    11.7%    12.2%   13.4%     14.6%
                                                                                 Cash & Bank Bal             23         14       67       120      217
Interest                              0        1       1        1         1
                                                                                 Loans & Advances             4          4        4       4         4
Other Income                          9        8       8        9        10
                                                                                 Inventory                   317        527     422      455       514
( as % of PBT)                       5%       4%       3%      3%        3%
                                                                                 Other Current Assets        68         69       75       84        96
PBT                                  190      215     243      300       374
Tax                                                                              Total Current Assets        661        913     792      914       1,127
                                     63       70       63      76        94
Tax Rate %                          33.1%    32.4%    25.7%   25.2%     25.2%    Curr Liab & Prov            272        389     299       318      359

APAT                                 127      145     181      224       279     Net Current Assets          389        524     493       596      768

% Change                            48.8%    14.6%    24.4%   24.2%     24.5%    Total Assets                501        682     778      939       1,139

Source: Company, Axis Securities.

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 Financials (Consolidated)                                                                            Sector: Consumer Discretionary

Cash Flow                                                         (Rs Cr)   Ratio Analysis                                             (%)
                                    FY18   FY19   FY20E   FY21E    FY22E                           FY18      FY19   FY20E      FY21E   FY22E
                                                                            Growth (%)
PBT                                 190    215    243     300       374
                                                                            Net Sales              13.2%    26.0%    8.9%      12.0%   15.0%
Depreciation & Amortization         13     17      20      24       26
                                                                            EBITDA                 46.1%    16.2%   14.2%      23.0%   23.7%
Provision for Taxes                  0      1      1       1         1      APAT                   50.7%    16.0%   24.5%      24.2%   24.5%
Chg in Deferred tax                 -76     0      0       0         0      Per Share Data (Rs.)
Chg in Working cap                  53     -216    -20     -97      -100    Adj. EPS               9.0       10.3    12.8      15.9    19.8
                                                                            BVPS                   34.6      41.1    50.7      62.3    76.6
Diret tax paid                      -140   -70     -63     -76      -94
                                                                            DPS                    3.0       3.2     3.2       4.3     5.5
Cash flow from operations           40     -53    181     152       207
                                                                            Profitability (%)
                                                                            Gross Margin           50.5%    49.3%   50.5%      50.8%   51.6%
Chg in Gross Block                  -121   -59     -32     -33      -26     EBITDA Margin          13.7%    12.6%   13.2%      14.5%   15.6%
Chg in Investments                  -143    0      0       0         0      Adj. PAT Margin         8.8%    8.1%     9.3%      10.3%   11.2%
                                                                            ROCE                   36.1%    30.5%   30.4%      31.1%   32.0%
Chg in WIP                          161     0      0       0         0
                                                                            ROE                    25.6%    25.0%   25.2%      25.5%   25.8%
Cash flow from investing            -102   -59     -32     -33      -26
                                                                            ROIC                   39.3%    32.2%   41.2%      46.1%   51.4%
                                                                            Valuations (X)
Proceeds / (Repayment) of                                                   PER                    49.3      43.0    36.3      29.2    23.5
                                    -49     0      0       0         0      P/BV                   12.8      10.7     9.1      7.4     6.1
Short Term Borrowings (Net)
                                                                            EV / EBITDA            32.2      28.1    25.4      20.5    16.3
Repayment of Long Term
                                     0      0      0       0         0      EV / Net Sales         4.4       3.5      3.4      3.0     2.5
Borrowings
                                                                            Turnover Days
Loans                                0     86      -50     -5        -5     Asset Turnover         16.2      13.8    11.2      11.4    11.2
Finance Cost paid                   -16     -1     -1      -1        -1     Inventory days         156       170     180       144     137
Dividends paid                      -92    -45     -45     -61      -78     Debtors days            38        49      49        38      37
                                                                            Creditors days          93       107     110        90      84
Dividend Distribution Tax paid      -19     0      0       0         0
                                                                            Working Capital Days   101       112     119        92      90
Cash flow from financing            -175   39      -96     -66      -84     Gearing Ratio
Chg in cash                         -238   -73     53      53       97      Total Debt to Equity    0.0       0.1    0.05      0.04    0.02
Source: Company, Axis Securities.

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Disclaimer                                                                                                                                              Sector: Consumer Discretionary

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