Tuesday, August 16, 2016

George Kent: Leads MRT2 job race. A consortium led by the company has emerged the front runner for a MYR1b deal to build new tracks for the MRT2. The company has teamed up with Chinese partner


FEATURE
CALLS

Malaysia | Regional Oil & Gas Services
The year of the barbarians
Yeak Chee Keong







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Ann Joo Resources | Revisiting heyday
Yen Ling Lee







Sime Darby | R.T.O. of Saizen REIT?
Chee Ting Ong







First Resources | Expect stronger 2H16 earnings
Chee Ting Ong









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COMPANY RESEARCH





Rating Change





Ann Joo Resources (AJR MK)
by Yen Ling Lee





Share Price:
MYR1.57
Target Price:
MYR1.90
Recommendation:
Buy




Revisiting heyday

2Q16 results overshot expectations on both earnings and dividend. We raise our FY16-18 EPS by 60%/50%/50% to factor in the strong 2Q16 and lower production cost; we now project AJR’s EPS to mirror its upcycle earnings in 2006-08. We also raised our DPS forecast based on a 40% net profit payout (from nil; 2006-11: avg 46%), indicating DY of 6.3% in 2016. Our TP is raised to MYR1.90 (from MYR1.00) as we use a higher target P/B of 0.9x (from 0.6x). Upgrade AJR to BUY (from HOLD).



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY14A
FY15A
FY16E
FY17E
Revenue
2,291.9
1,760.9
2,012.2
1,962.5
EBITDA
127.0
12.4
249.2
204.4
Core net profit
23.3
(135.5)
135.8
102.0
Core EPS (sen)
4.5
(25.9)
26.0
19.5
Core EPS growth (%)
90.2
nm
nm
(24.8)
Net DPS (sen)
1.0
0.0
10.4
7.8
Core P/E (x)
35.2
nm
6.0
8.0
P/BV (x)
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
Net dividend yield (%)
0.6
0.0
6.6
5.0
ROAE (%)
2.2
(13.6)
14.0
9.8
ROAA (%)
0.8
(5.2)
5.7
4.4
EV/EBITDA (x)
15.0
128.1
6.7
8.1
Net debt/equity (%)
126.2
133.6
83.9
78.5










Company Update





Sime Darby (SIME MK)
by Chee Ting Ong





Share Price:
MYR7.99
Target Price:
MYR7.56
Recommendation:
Hold




R.T.O. of Saizen REIT?

As part of Sime's plan to monetise its Australian properties and deleverage its balance sheet, Sime signed a Framework Agreement with the manager of Saizen REIT (SZREIT SP; Not Rated) that will see Sime doing a reverse takeover of the latter. The parties involved have until 30 Sept 2016 to finalise the details of the agreement. Hence, we are unable to quantify the financial impact at this juncture. Maintain HOLD on Sime with an unchanged TP of MYR7.56 on 21x FY17 PER.



FYE Jun (MYR m)
FY14A
FY15A
FY16E
FY17E
Revenue
43,908.0
43,729.0
44,355.0
47,944.2
EBITDA
5,270.9
4,659.7
4,034.1
4,394.3
Core net profit
3,352.7
2,313.8
1,756.5
2,235.5
Core EPS (sen)
55.3
37.3
28.3
36.0
Core EPS growth (%)
(10.2)
(32.6)
(24.1)
27.3
Net DPS (sen)
36.0
25.0
18.4
23.4
Core P/E (x)
14.5
21.4
28.3
22.2
P/BV (x)
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
Net dividend yield (%)
4.5
3.1
2.3
2.9
ROAE (%)
12.0
7.8
5.7
7.1
ROAA (%)
6.8
4.1
2.7
3.3
EV/EBITDA (x)
12.5
14.6
15.5
14.6
Net debt/equity (%)
22.0
45.8
37.9
41.6










Company Update





First Resources (FR SP)
by Chee Ting Ong





Share Price:
SGD1.63
Target Price:
SGD1.80
Recommendation:
Buy




Expect stronger 2H16 earnings

FR cuts its 2016 FFB output growth guidance to -10% YoY, in line with our assumption. Earnings wise, we expect it to play catch up on seasonal 2H16 production recovery, and as downstream earnings improve. We are keeping our EPS forecasts. Maintain BUY and SGD1.80 TP on 17x 2017 PER, pegged at its 5-year historical mean.



FYE Dec (USD m)
FY14A
FY15A
FY16E
FY17E
Revenue
615.5
453.7
474.9
568.5
EBITDA
288.6
202.6
182.7
229.5
Core net profit
172.0
109.8
88.1
120.9
Core EPS (cts)
10.9
6.9
5.6
7.6
Core EPS growth (%)
(20.7)
(36.1)
(19.7)
37.2
Net DPS (cts)
2.6
1.8
1.7
2.3
Core P/E (x)
11.2
17.5
21.8
15.9
P/BV (x)
1.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
Net dividend yield (%)
2.1
1.5
1.4
1.9
ROAE (%)
16.7
12.2
11.5
14.4
ROAA (%)
9.1
6.2
5.5
7.1
EV/EBITDA (x)
8.7
12.2
11.9
9.3
Net debt/equity (%)
21.8
39.3
26.8
17.6







SECTOR RESEARCH






Sector Note
by Thong Jung Liaw


The year of the barbarians





Service providers’ ultimate aim is to endure the cyclical downturn and be lean and resilient. Debt restructuring and asset divestment are priorities over the next 12 months. An absolute recovery is still a distance away but the situation has improved. We are NEUTRAL on the sector but there are pockets of trading opportunities on cyclical, thematic and valuation plays. Our key BUYs are Yinson, SAKP and PVGas. Our SELLS are SMM, Keppel and MMHE.









NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.S: Confidence among homebuilders improved in August on sales as steady job growth and low interest rates boosted prospects for the residential real-estate market in the second half of the year, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo. Builder sentiment gauge rose to 60 from revised 58. Readings greater than 50 indicate more respondents reported good market conditions and the August figure matched the median forecast. Measure of six-month sales outlook rose to 67 from 66, while index of current sales climbed 2 points to 65. Gauge of prospective buyer traffic eased to 44 from 45. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan: Economic growth slows as business spending slumps. The economy grew less than forecast in the three months through June 30 as business spending contracted for a second-straight quarter and exporters struggled with the resurgent yen. GDP expanded by an annualized 0.2% in the second quarter. (Source: Bloomberg)

Singapore: The number of new homes sold rose to the highest in a year in July, with buyers snapping up new projects after almost three years of price declines. Developers sold 1,091 units last month, compared with 536 in June, according to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. That’s the highest since July 2015, when 1,655 units were sold. Singapore’s government has been steadfast in its commitment to cool the housing market, maintaining real estate tightening measures rolled out since 2009 even as the city-state’s home prices dropped for an 11th quarter. An index tracking private residential prices fell 0.4% in the three months ended June 30 from the previous quarter, capping the longest series of quarterly losses since 1975 when prices were first published, according to data from the URA last month. (Source: Bloomberg)

Crude Oil: Trades above USD 45/bbl amid OPEC production freeze speculation. Russia is open to talks for a joint output freeze “if necessary,” Energy Minister Alexander Novak told Saudi Arabian newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. Prices advanced last week as Saudi Arabia signaled it’s prepared to discuss stabilizing markets at informal OPEC discussions next month. Crude output at major U.S. shale plays is forecast to fall 1.9% month-over-month in September, according to EIA monthly Drilling Productivity Report. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

George Kent: Leads MRT2 job race. A consortium led by the company has emerged the front runner for a MYR1b deal to build new tracks for the MRT2. The company has teamed up with Chinese partner China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) to bid for the work package. The equity structure of the consortium is not known. The consortium is said to have submitted the most competitive bid in terms of pricing, putting it in the lead for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the MRT tracks for the long 52.2km-long Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) line. According to sources familiar with the matter, the work package is expected to be awarded by MRT Corp by next month. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

IGB Corp: Sells Renaissance Hotel for MYR765m. According to Bursa filing yesterday, the company said conditional sale and purchase agreement was signed between wholly owned subsidiary Great Union Properties Sdn Bhd (GUP) and buyer of the hotel, Ventura International Sdn Bhd yesterday. The audited net book value of the asset was MYR667.2m as at Dec 31, 2015 and according to the company, the divestment will accord the group with a gain of MYR85m net of tax for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2017. It will improve the net assets per share and earnings by six sen. IGB intends to utilise the proceeds for working capital and to support its continued growth for suitable future acquisitions or investments. (Source: The Sun Daily)

IOI: Buyers hold off mending ties. Leading global buyers of palm oil are holding off on mending business ties with the company despite an industry watchdog’s decision to reinstate the producer’s green certification. The RSPO in April withdrew IOI’s “sustainability certification” after allegations the company had illegally chopped down rainforests in Indonesia and planted palm crops on peatland. But earlier this month, it said IOI had satisfied conditions for the suspension to be lifted, a move that has sparked sharp criticism from environmental groups. Food companies Nestle, Kellogg, Mars Inc and Hersheys, along with healthcare product makers Johnson & Johnson and Reckitt Benckiser told Reuters they had no immediate plans to return to business with the company despite the latest step by RSPO. Procter and Gamble told Reuters it had ended its relationship with IOI, while Unilever said it was looking into the watchdog’s decision. IOI remained committed to “engagement with all its stakeholders” and would be “working hard to re-engage with them in the coming weeks and months”. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)


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