Friday, June 24, 2016

BIMB Holdings | Should BIMB restructure?






BIMB Holdings | Should BIMB restructure?
Desmond Ch'ng









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Singapore | Headline down, core up
Suhaimi Ilias







Malaysia | A minor index rebound
Lee Cheng Hooi








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COMPANY RESEARCH





Company Update





BIMB Holdings (BIMB MK)
by Desmond Ch'ng





Share Price:
MYR4.02
Target Price:
MYR4.00
Recommendation:
Hold




Should BIMB restructure?

We would be positive if BIMB restructured, for there would be several merits to this, including the prospect of higher dividends. Such an exercise would nevertheless be neutral on valuations and it is possible that Bank Islam, on a standalone basis, may not re-rate as quickly without STMB to provide earnings growth support. While a restructuring in the future cannot be ruled out, it is unlikely to happen anytime soon, in our view. HOLD maintained with an unchanged SOP-TP of MYR4.00.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY14A
FY15A
FY16E
FY17E
Operating income
2,122.5
2,289.7
2,403.7
2,474.7
Pre-provision profit
871.7
908.3
938.0
957.4
Core net profit
532.3
547.3
535.2
552.6
Core EPS (MYR)
0.36
0.35
0.35
0.36
Core EPS growth (%)
37.9
(0.4)
(2.1)
3.2
Net DPS (MYR)
0.15
0.12
0.12
0.13
Core P/E (x)
11.3
11.3
11.6
11.2
P/BV (x)
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.5
Net dividend yield (%)
3.7
3.0
3.0
3.1
Book value (MYR)
1.97
2.21
2.44
2.67
ROAE (%)
18.5
17.2
14.9
14.0
ROAA (%)
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9








MACRO RESEARCH






Economics Research
by Suhaimi Ilias


Headline down, core up





Headline inflation rate dropped further in May 2016 to -1.6% YoY (Apr 2016: -0.5% YoY) while core inflation edged up +1.0% YoY (Apr 2016: +0.8% YoY). The drop was mainly attributed to lower cost in “Housing & Utilities” as well as “Transport”, cancelling the positive contribution by “Food” prices. No change to our 2016 headline inflation rate forecast at -0.4% and expect core inflation rate at +0.5%.












Technical Research
by Lee Cheng Hooi


A minor index rebound





The FBMKLCI rose by 2.29 points to close at 1,639.98 yesterday, while the FBMEMAS and the FBM100 gained 11.65 points and 11.13 points respectively. In terms of market breadth, the gainer-to-loser ratio was 305-to-406, while 383 counters were unchanged. A total of 1.11b shares were traded valued at MYR1.44b.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.S: Purchases of new homes declined in May from an eight-year high as the housing market continued to display the choppy progress that’s been a hallmark of the recovery. Sales fell 6% to a 551,000 annualized pace following a 586,000 rate in April that was slower than previously estimated, Commerce Department figures showed. While the report showed demand retrenched last month, the volatile data are showing gradual improvement on the back of steady job gains and low mortgage rates. (Source: Bloomberg)

U.S: Fewer Americans than forecast filed for unemployment benefits last week, adding to evidence that the labor market is healthy and stable. Jobless claims dropped by 18,000 to 259,000 in the period ended June 18, a Labor Department report showed. It was the biggest decrease since the first week of February. Hiring managers are finding little reason to pare staff amid a dwindling pool of available workers. Sustained low levels of jobless claims have helped to reassure Federal Reserve policy makers that the recent slowdown in payroll gains will dissipate. Claims in the prior week were unrevised at 277,000. Filings have been below 300,000 for 68 straight weeks -- the longest stretch since 1973 and a level economists say is typically consistent with a healthy labor market. (Source: Bloomberg)

Germany: Economy is showing little sign that Britain’s referendum on European Union membership is damping investment, according to Markit Economics. A Purchasing Managers’ Index for manufacturing and services was at 54.1 in June after a reading of 54.5 in May. While that’s the lowest in two months, it’s well above the 50 mark that divides expansion from contraction. (Source: Bloomberg)

Philippines: The central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged in its first meeting since revamping its policy framework, providing stability to investors in the face of possible market fallout if the U.K. votes to exit the European Union. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas kept the overnight borrowing rate at 3%. The bank lowered the rate last month and narrowed the band around it to make monetary policy more effective. Policy makers are saving their firepower as incoming President Rodrigo Duterte lays out plans to boost economic growth when he takes office on June 30. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

Consumer: Ekuinas-backed PE fund to buy stake in MBG. CMS Opus Private Equity Sdn Bhd, a private equity fund which undertakes investments on behalf of government-owned private equity firm Ekuiti Nasional (Ekuinas), is said to acquire MBG Fruits Sdn Bhd, a fresh produce chain store operator.The signing caremony is expected to be held later in the evening. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

IPO: Dancomech Holdings to float its shares on the Main Market. The company plans to raise MYR18m when it floats its shares on Bursa Malaysia. The funds raised will be used to buy of-fices-cum-stores, and for the repayment of bank borrowings. Out of the new IPO shares, 7.5m are available to public subscription, 2.5m for eligible directors, employees and persons who have contributed to the success of the group and 13.99m for bumiputera investors. The application for the shares will be close on July 12. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Gabungan AQRS: Secures PR1MA homes deal. The property developer company will build 1,140 PR1MA homes for PR1MA Corp Malaysia in a deal worth MYR314m on the developer’s 19.03 acre site in Dengkil, Selangor. Under the agreement, the government body will purchase 1140 units of the company’s PR1MA homes, along with the respective infrastructure, facilities and amenities from Gabuangan Strategik Sdn Bhd (a wholly owned unit of Gabungan AQRS) and AQRS The Building Company Sdn Bhd, being the land owner of the project. The project, which comprises four blocks of 19-storey apartments will start construction 1QFY17. (Source: The Sun Daily)

Benalec Holdings: Gets green light to reclaim more land at Tanjung Piai. The company has been given the go-ahead to reclaim another 2,407 acres, allowing for the construction of all three phases of the Tanjung Piai Integrated Petroleum & Petrochemical hub and Maritime Industrial Park (TPMIP), oil storage terminals and related marine facilities. To date Benalec has seen the formation of land covering more than 100 acres under the first phase of TPMIP. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)


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