India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has said India’s logistics sector looks stable in next financial year (FY22) as a recovering economy builds demand. It estimates an 8 per cent year-on-year improvement in volumes for Indian ports in FY22, compared to an estimated 4 per cent year-on-year decline in FY21. The 8 per cent year-on-year rise will be led by private ports, which in five years have displayed a median multiplier (vs real GDP growth rate) of 1.4x, thus outperforming growth from major ports. India’s ports volumes closely follow the country’s GDP growth, with container growth coming in 2x of overall cargo volumes.
Domestic air travel, which has continued to recover in 2HFY21, is expected to strengthen in FY22, though the risk to this view arises from a second wave of Covid-19. Both corporate and domestic travel demand are already showing signs of revival, which has helped support load factors and yields, while cargo volumes are expected to rise amid stronger macro-economic fundamentals and e-commerce push. Ind-Ra forecasts domestic passenger numbers to rise 10 per cent in FY22 (over FY20) implying a GDP multiplier of 0.9x, lower than the 2.4x (median estimate) for the FY15-FY20 period.
For inland container depot/container freight station operators, it forecasts a healthy pickup in volumes though competition remains intense and realisations remain soft. The reduced dwell time after the commissioning of Dedicated Freight Corridor and increased double stacking volume will support higher operating efficiencies, which is likely to support EBITDA margins in FY22-FY23. For warehouses, Goods and Services Tax led consolidation and rationalisation of occupancy rates could continue in FY22.
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