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A thread🧵 on Why gross refining margins (GRM) are at multi year high & what it means for refining stocks

"Exxon made more money than God this year," said Biden

#RIL #HPCL #iocl #BPCL #MRPL #CHENNAIPETRO
GRM is difference between value of crude based products & value of crude oil.

GRM trends
Q1FY23 GRM (in average basis)- $23
Q4FY22 GRM - $8.1
Q3FY22 GRM - $6.1
Q2FY22 GRM - $3.7
Q1FY22 GRM - $2
Q4FY21 GRM - $1.2 Image
Why GRMs are multi year high?
- refiners shut several unprofitable facilities after crude turns negative in pandemic
- refining capacity down to 17.2 Mn bpd in Mar-22 bpd from 19 Mn bpd in April-20 while Downstream products demand remain robust, (1st time in 30 yrs).
Cont
- China & Russia are biggest refining nations, with sanction & war their refining capacity could not be used to meet World's fuel demand which rebounded to pre pandemic levels
- China Covid restrictions
- refiners who closed refineries in pandemic have no plans to re-open
What it means for Indian refiners
- They are making more money as they got discounted crude from Russia, adds $3 in GRM
- MRPL said every $1 inc in GRM add 700cr rev
- MS says $1 inc in GRM implies 4% EPS growth for Ril
- IOCL/BPCL/HPCL refining gains offset by marketing losses
But since its commodity & rise is temporary and not sustainable.
Biden has been forcing refiners to do moe production
US recession may hurt fuel demands
Some refiners also expanding
With crude fallling, pressure mounts on refiners to reduce downstream products price
Cont

Definitely Q1 will be excellent but because market is forward looking it will price down that its not sustainable. Hence small companies like MRPL & Chennai Petro which saw steep rise in share prices are falling with same speed. Be cautious ⚠️
Cont

Go with Reliance where share price has not seen any rise due to this event, whils Q1 remains strong just like Q4
Reliance FY23 GRM is expected to be around $25/bbl from FY22 GRM of $10/bbl. These levels of GRM not seen in last 15 yrs.

See below #Reliance GRM in Charts

Src Bernstein ImageImageImage
Bernstein estimate O2C can achieve record EBITDA of INR845bn (+60% y-o-y) which is 25% higher than consensus estimates of INR676bn. Image
Reliance FY23 GRM is expected to be around $25/bbl from FY22 GRM of $10/bbl. These levels of GRM not seen in last 15 yrs.

See below #RelianceJio GRM Charts

Src Bernstein ImageImageImage
Bernstein estimate Ril can achieve record EBITDA of INR845bn (+60% y-o-y) which is 25% higher than consensus estimates of INR676bn. Image
Setback for Refiners Govt impose taxes on windfall gains

Yesterday Govt gave Crude oil producers a freedom to sell crude Image
Impact on Reliance

GRM could fall to $17 from $25 ($1 GRM= $400Mn Ebitda)
Tax Hike even for refinery in SEZ (50% of capacity)

EBITDA impact - 10%

Refining Biz valuation is 300 per share, so stock has fallen much than what it should be

Analyst Note on Tax Impact ImageImage
Impact on others

Export of Fuels as % of total production
IOCL BPCL HPCL - negligible
MRPL & Chennai Petro - 10%
RIL - 75%
Higher the export higher the tax impact

Impact on EPS of Oil Producers could be around 10-12%

Src @soumeet_sarkar @ETNOWlive

Very Important : Today's Taxes & Duties are applicable on exports from SEZ & EOU too

Whether NETRA : Early Warning & Signals predicted abourpt fall in crude refining margins.

Answer is Yes

See below June-22 edition @SahilKapoor @ankitapathak_ @dspmf Image
Seems even if there would be no tax than also falling GRMs would have hurt them

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