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Analyst Ka Confidence High Hai
Jefferies ne JSW Energy, Adani Power aur Power Grid Corporation of India ko 'Buy' rating wapas di hai. Brokerage ka kehna hai ki companies ka business badhega, naya capacity add ho raha hai, operations better ho rahe hain, aur long-term power contracts bhi mil rahe hain. Ye sab cheezein inki earnings ko boost karengi.
Valuation Ka Tension Hai
Par bhai, market mein valuation kaafi important hai. JSW Energy ka Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio lagbhag 40.33x hai, jo ki iske 10 saal ke median se bahut zyada hai aur sector ke average 18.90x se bhi tagda upar hai. Adani Power ka P/E ratio bhi lagbhag 32.60x hai. Jabki inke competitors jaise NTPC ka P/E sirf 16.00x hai aur Power Grid Corporation of India ka 17.32x hai. Matlab, JSW Energy aur Adani Power apne peers se kaafi expensive lag rahe hain, aur analysts ki positive views shayad already price mein include ho chuki hain.
JSW Energy: Expansion Plans Aur Debt Ka Scene
Jefferies ko JSW Energy pasand hai kyunki company ne apna stake sale kiya hai ₹3,200 crore mein JSW Steel mein. Isse leverage kam hoga aur expansion plans ko funding milegi. Target hai FY30 tak 24.7 gigawatts tak pahunchna, mostly renewables se. Company ka umeed hai ki net debt to EBITDA ratio FY27 tak 5.7x ho jayega. Par, 40x se upar ke P/E par, yeh sawal hai ki kya current earnings growth is high price ko justify karta hai.
Adani Power: Growth Jabki Costs High Hain
Adani Power, India ki sabse badi pure-play thermal generator, ke baare mein Jefferies ka forecast hai ki FY30 tak EBITDA double ho sakta hai aur capacity 30.7 GW ho jayegi. 95% operating capacity toh PPAs se secured hai, toh risk kam hai. Lekin, analysis bata rahi hai ki Adani Power 'Significantly Overvalued' hai, P/E 32x se upar hai. Aur Q4 FY26 mein record interest expense aaya tha ₹967.26 crore, jo debt ko lekar concern badhata hai, despite efforts to reduce leverage.
Power Grid: Infrastructure Ki Strength
Power Grid ko ₹1.1 lakh crore ki bid pipeline ka fayda mil raha hai aur transmission projects mein woh leading role mein hain. Jefferies ne kaha hai ki execution kaafi strong hai aur FY26 ke liye capitalisation guided se zyada hai. H1 FY26 mein land aur election issues ki wajah se kuch delays the, par baad mein recovery hui. Power Grid ka P/E 17.3x ke aas paas hai, jo ki zyada attractive hai. Q4 FY26 mein revenue drop hua tha, par tax credits ki wajah se net profit badha.
Sector Ka Outlook Aur Risks
Indian power sector ko government ka support mil raha hai aur electricity ki demand bhi badh rahi hai. Lekin, kuch companies ki valuations bahut high hain, jo growth potential ke bilkul opposite hai. Investors ko operational stories ko in high P/E ratios ke saath balance karna hoga. Debt levels, badhte interest costs aur execution mein issues bhi risks hain. Ho sakta hai market jaldi hi sirf expansion ke bajaye profitability aur cash flow par zyada focus kare.