Monday, March 7, 2016

[Maybank IB] Today's Research - Malaysia













Star Media Group Bhd | Still staying on the side-lines
Samuel Yin Shao Yang









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Malaysia | O&G-related dip in exports
Suhaimi Ilias







Malaysia | Markets firm up nicely
Lee Cheng Hooi








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COMPANY RESEARCH





Company Update





Bumi Armada (BAB MK)
by Ivan Yap





Share Price:
MYR1.00
Target Price:
MYR1.45
Recommendation:
Buy




Disputing Balnaves FPSO contract termination

This abrupt cancellation will bring a negative knee-jerk reaction on the stock, and the matter is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. Our earnings forecasts and TP are placed under review pending further clarity on this dispute. Assuming BArmada loses, it will negatively impact our 2016-18 net profit forecasts by 11-28% and SOP-based TP by 15%.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY14A
FY15A
FY16E
FY17E
Revenue
2,397.3
2,179.7
2,224.6
3,687.2
EBITDA
1,029.4
1,101.7
1,277.0
1,887.1
Core net profit
399.6
360.7
371.4
885.1
Core EPS (sen)
7.9
6.1
6.3
15.1
Core EPS growth (%)
(48.4)
(22.2)
3.0
138.3
Net DPS (sen)
1.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
Core P/E (x)
12.7
16.3
15.8
6.6
P/BV (x)
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
Net dividend yield (%)
1.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
ROAE (%)
7.2
5.2
5.0
11.0
ROAA (%)
3.4
2.2
2.0
4.4
EV/EBITDA (x)
8.2
11.4
10.1
6.3
Net debt/equity (%)
43.2
89.6
91.4
70.3










TP Revision





Star Media Group Bhd (STAR MK)
by Samuel Yin Shao Yang





Share Price:
MYR2.45
Target Price:
MYR2.38
Recommendation:
Hold




Still staying on the side-lines

4Q15 and 2015 results outperformed largely due to exceptional items. Star concedes that its ad revenue outlook is still challenging. Yet, cost savings of MYR5m-MYR6m p.a. if it disposes or shut Reds FM and Capital FM will provide earnings relief. Dividend yields are also likely to remain high at >7% p.a.. Maintain HOLD with marginally lower SOP-based TP of MYR2.38 (-1%) as we raise our DPS estimates. Still prefer Media Prima (MPR MK; TP: MYR1.48) and Media Chinese Int’l (MCIL MK; TP: MYR0.73).



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY14A
FY15A
FY16E
FY17E
Revenue
1,013.7
1,019.0
995.3
1,037.0
EBITDA
242.3
206.2
205.7
212.0
Core net profit
151.5
131.9
126.3
134.0
Core EPS (sen)
20.5
17.9
17.1
18.2
Core EPS growth (%)
4.8
(12.9)
(4.3)
6.1
Net DPS (sen)
18.0
18.0
18.0
18.0
Core P/E (x)
11.9
13.7
14.3
13.5
P/BV (x)
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
Net dividend yield (%)
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.3
ROAE (%)
13.1
11.5
11.0
11.7
ROAA (%)
9.0
7.8
7.6
8.5
EV/EBITDA (x)
5.7
6.9
7.5
7.2
Net debt/equity (%)
net cash
net cash
net cash
net cash








MACRO RESEARCH






Economics Research
by Suhaimi Ilias


O&G-related dip in exports





Exports dropped for the first time in eight month in Jan 2016 by -2.8% (Dec 2015: +1.4% YoY) while imports gained +3.3% YoY (Dec 2015: +2.7% YoY), resulting in narrower trade surplus of +MYR5.39b (Dec 2015: +MYR8.2b). This year, we expect moderate growth in exports (2016: +3.4%; 2015: +1.9%) and imports (2016: +3.9%; 2015: +0.4%) as well as narrower trade surplus (2016: +MYR93.8b; 2015: +MYR94.3b).












Technical Research
by Lee Cheng Hooi


Markets firm up nicely





The FBM KLCI rose 29.05 points WoW to close at 1,692.49, as global markets and crude oil rebounded well in tandem with each other. The weekly volume fell from 1.87b to 1.67b shares.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.S: Trade gap widens more than forecast as exports slump to the lowest level in more than four years. The gap grew 2.2% to USD 45.7b, the largest in five months, from a revised USD 44.7b in December that was bigger than previously estimated. Soft growth plaguing U.S. trading partners is also reducing the amount of goods and services the world’s biggest economy can ship out, pinching manufacturers. Demand from American consumers will be needed to pick up the slack, putting even more importance on an improving labor market that translates into real wage growth. (Source: Bloomberg)

China: Eases fiscal stance to meet slower 2016 growth target. China unveiled a record fiscal deficit and pledged to accelerate the restructuring of its bloated state- owned industries while still setting a weaker growth target for this year. Premier Li Keqiang announced a 6.5% to 7% expansion goal, down from an objective of about 7% last year and the first range the government has offered since 1995. The government also abandoned its trade target, underscoring the degree of uncertainty about prospects for global growth. The details were given in Li’s work report at the annual meeting of the ceremonial legislature in Beijing. The plan reflected the government’s determination to maintain growth and put off confronting its debt -- now nearly 250% of gross domestic product. The report also cited downward pressure on the economy against a backdrop of weaker global growth. (Source: Bloomberg)

China: BIS says USD 175b outflow wasn’t investor flight. Persistent capital outflows from China since mid-2014 were probably driven more by local companies paying down their dollar-denominated debt -- in anticipation of a stronger U.S. currency -- than investors ditching Chinese assets, according to the Bank for International Settlements. The outpouring of China’s currency “led to two different narratives,” researchers for the Switzerland-based institution said in a report. “One tells a story of investors selling mainland assets en masse; the other of Chinese firms paying down their dollar debt. Our analysis favors the second view, but also points to what both narratives miss – the shrinkage of offshore renminbi deposits.” (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

Eversendai: Looking to secure MYR500m jobs soon. Steel structure player Eversendai Corp, which aims to clinch a record MYR2b new job wins this year, is likely to bag MYR500m worth of jobs in the next month or so. The new jobs is likely comprise structural steel for Malaysia tallest buiding, the KL118 project (MYR300m) and other smaller jobs such as a power plant in Thailand, Jimah 3B and the Dubai Eye, the tallest ferris wheel in the world. This would be a Herculean task considering its heavy reliance on the Middle East for jobs in this low oil price environment. (Source: The Sun Daily)

Harrisons: Looks to M&A to return to glory. Harrisons Holdings, whose earnings have been badly hit by shrinking profit margins over the past four years, has mapped out plans to bring the company back to its glory days. The include embarking on an acquisitions strategy and boosting retail business exposures. The company is quite prudent now and had decided to scale down its duty-free business, which had affected its bottom line in recent years. The group is in the final stages of negotiation with local party holding multinational brands. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Felda Global Ventures: Says no human trafficking at its estate. There were no human trafficking cases found at its plantations in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan following an assessment by Wild Asia, an independent verifier dedicated to promoting sustainability in Asia. The group was responding to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) news report in July 2015, which claimed that illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Rohingya employed at FGV plantations were denied wages and suffered other forms of abuse. (Source: The Sun Daily)


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