Monday, February 27, 2017

LNG Resources: Allocates MYR50m for M&A plan. High-precision engineering group LNG Resources is allocating MYR50m for a merger and acquisition exercise this year to expand its presence in the aerospace industry. Group managing director Jackie Yong Chan Cheah said that the group is now in discussions with three companies involved in the manufacturing of parts and components for the aerospace sector. Of the MYR50m allocation, about MYR30m will be used for the M&A de






Allianz Malaysia | FY16 results within expectations
Desmond Ch'ng







Cahya Mata Sarawak | Ending the year on a high
Chew Hann Wong







RHB Bank | Higher provisions in 4Q16
Desmond Ch'ng







AMMB Holdings | Decent progress in 3QFY17
Desmond Ch'ng







KNM Group | FY16 results disappointed
Thong Jung Liaw







ViTrox Corp | Breaking records since 2013
Ivan Yap









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Malaysia | Speedbump to 1Q 2017 growth…?
Suhaimi Ilias







Malaysia | At the crossroads
Tee Sze Chiah








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COMPANY RESEARCH





TP Revision





Allianz Malaysia (ALLZ MK)
by Desmond Ch'ng





Share Price:
MYR11.22
Target Price:
MYR14.05
Recommendation:
Buy




FY16 results within expectations

We maintain our earnings forecasts for Allianz with a raised SOP-TP of MYR14.05 (from MYR12.80). Allianz offers exposure to the largest general insurer in Malaysia and one of the fastest growing life insurers. Maintain BUY with a 25% upside.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Net earned premiums
3,504.3
3,690.5
3,701.8
3,758.3
Core profit (MYR m)
308.9
312.1
320.1
334.4
BVPS (MYR)
7.6
8.3
9.3
10.4
P/B (x)
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.1
EVPS (MYR)
na
na
na
na
PEV (x)
na
na
na
na
VNB (MYR)
na
na
na
na
VNB multiple (x)
na
na
na
na
ROE (%)
na
na
na
na
ROA (%)
2.3
2.1
1.9
1.8










Results Review





Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS MK)
by Chew Hann Wong





Share Price:
MYR4.10
Target Price:
MYR4.20
Recommendation:
Buy




Ending the year on a high

CMS’ FY16 core net profit of MYR212m after excluding the MYR70m forex loss from OMS incurred in 1H16 and one-off land sale gain of MYR25m in 4Q16 was above ours/consensus full-year estimates. CMS also declared a total 2016 DPS of 6.3sen (+40% YoY), in tandem with its policy of paying 40% of its net profit. Our earnings forecasts and MYR4.20 SOP-TP are unchanged pending the analyst briefing later today.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
1,788.0
1,552.1
2,022.1
2,281.5
EBITDA
394.8
418.9
405.4
443.9
Core net profit
244.7
212.4
233.1
263.4
Core EPS (sen)
22.8
19.8
21.7
24.5
Core EPS growth (%)
7.0
(13.2)
9.7
13.0
Net DPS (sen)
4.5
6.3
8.7
6.6
Core P/E (x)
18.0
20.7
18.9
16.7
P/BV (x)
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.8
Net dividend yield (%)
1.1
1.5
2.1
1.6
ROAE (%)
na
na
na
na
ROAA (%)
8.1
6.3
6.4
6.6
EV/EBITDA (x)
14.3
10.5
11.0
10.0
Net debt/equity (%)
net cash
net cash
net cash
net cash










Results Review





RHB Bank (RHBBANK MK)
by Desmond Ch'ng





Share Price:
MYR4.93
Target Price:
MYR5.25
Recommendation:
Hold




Higher provisions in 4Q16

What is positive is that RHB continues to gain market share in the SME segment and CASA accumulation has been strong. What we look to is a stabilization in asset quality, especially on the O&G front. Against management’s FY17 ROE target of 9-10%, we estimate 9.6% and continue to peg valuations to a CY17 P/BV of 0.9x – our MYR5.25 TP is unchanged, as is our HOLD call on RHB.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Operating income
6,174.7
6,193.2
6,447.7
6,706.0
Pre-provision profit
2,545.0
3,094.5
3,321.9
3,476.8
Core net profit
1,798.4
1,874.6
2,131.2
2,228.6
Core EPS (MYR)
0.69
0.49
0.53
0.56
Core EPS growth (%)
(3.3)
(29.7)
9.3
4.6
Net DPS (MYR)
0.12
0.12
0.16
0.17
Core P/E (x)
7.1
10.1
9.3
8.9
P/BV (x)
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
Net dividend yield (%)
2.4
2.4
3.2
3.4
Book value (MYR)
5.11
5.42
5.62
6.05
ROAE (%)
9.9
9.5
9.6
9.5
ROAA (%)
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9










Results Review





AMMB Holdings (AMM MK)
by Desmond Ch'ng





Share Price:
MYR4.63
Target Price:
MYR5.00
Recommendation:
Hold




Decent progress in 3QFY17

While AMMB’s 9MFY3/17 results were in-line, there were positive developments in 3QFY17, especially with improved loan traction and margin expansion. We maintain our HOLD call but with a raised TP of MYR5.00 (+60sen), pegged to a higher CY17 PBV of 0.9x (ROE: 8.7%) (previously 0.8x CY17 PBV on 8.5% ROE), after our earnings upgrade for FY17-19.



FYE Mar (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Operating income
4,721.5
3,693.3
3,736.9
3,972.2
Pre-provision profit
2,563.6
1,519.0
1,613.4
1,806.0
Core net profit
1,638.0
1,355.9
1,375.7
1,436.9
Core EPS (MYR)
0.54
0.45
0.46
0.48
Core EPS growth (%)
(2.9)
(17.2)
1.1
4.4
Net DPS (MYR)
0.27
0.16
0.18
0.19
Core P/E (x)
8.5
10.3
10.1
9.7
P/BV (x)
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
Net dividend yield (%)
5.9
3.3
4.0
4.1
Book value (MYR)
4.80
5.03
5.33
5.62
ROAE (%)
11.9
9.2
8.8
8.7
ROAA (%)
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.1










TP Revision





KNM Group (KNMG MK)
by Thong Jung Liaw





Share Price:
MYR0.35
Target Price:
MYR0.58
Recommendation:
Buy




FY16 results disappointed

Results came in below our/street’s expectations due to higher-than-expected expenses in 4Q16. We cut FY17-18 core earnings by 41%-51%, mainly to account for lower revenue (-29%-31%) expectations. Our new TP is MYR0.58 (on unchanged 0.4x EV/backlog), as we: (i) lower order backlog assumptions to MYR1.3b (-38%) and (ii) roll over net debt base year to FY18. KNM’s transformation into a renewable energy (RE) play remains a catalyst. The stock currently trades at 24% below NTA; BUY.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
1,641.3
1,646.8
1,646.9
1,721.5
EBITDA
205.7
(160.8)
150.9
176.5
Core net profit
45.7
(262.3)
49.7
70.5
Core EPS (sen)
2.4
(12.3)
2.3
3.3
Core EPS growth (%)
3.4
nm
nm
41.8
Net DPS (sen)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Core P/E (x)
14.5
nm
15.2
10.7
P/BV (x)
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
Net dividend yield (%)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
ROAE (%)
2.0
(12.2)
2.1
2.9
ROAA (%)
1.1
(5.8)
1.1
1.5
EV/EBITDA (x)
7.1
nm
10.6
8.6
Net debt/equity (%)
19.2
37.4
34.6
30.8


Thong Jung Liaw








Results Review





ViTrox Corp (VITRO MK)
by Ivan Yap





Share Price:
MYR4.00
Target Price:
MYR3.80
Recommendation:
Hold




Breaking records since 2013

FY16 core net profit came in at MYR61m, meeting 104%/109% of our/ consensus’ forecasts. This would be the fourth consecutive year of YoY growth in core earnings, a commendable achievement for ViTrox despite being in the cyclical technology sector. We keep our earnings forecasts pending an analyst briefing today. Maintain HOLD with an unchanged TP of MYR3.80, pegged to an unchanged 14x CY17 EPS (+1SD).



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
160.3
234.0
251.4
272.1
EBITDA
59.1
65.2
79.9
87.9
Core net profit
51.3
60.8
63.9
63.6
Core EPS (sen)
21.8
25.8
27.1
27.0
Core EPS growth (%)
1.9
18.4
5.2
(0.5)
Net DPS (sen)
5.0
6.4
6.8
6.8
Core P/E (x)
18.4
15.5
14.7
14.8
P/BV (x)
4.5
3.6
3.0
2.6
Net dividend yield (%)
1.3
1.6
1.7
1.7
ROAE (%)
23.2
27.6
22.4
19.1
ROAA (%)
21.2
19.2
15.0
12.3
EV/EBITDA (x)
12.7
12.2
11.2
9.9
Net debt/equity (%)
net cash
net cash
net cash
net cash








MACRO RESEARCH






Speedbump to 1Q 2017 growth…?
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





Index of leading economic indicators in Dec 2016 declined YoY at a slower pace of -0.5% YoY (Nov 2016: -1.4% YoY) and rebounded MoM by +0.9% (Nov 2016: -0.3% MoM). More importantly, It fell by a larger -1.0% YoY in Oct-Dec 2016 vs -0.6% YoY in July-Sep 2016, hinting at potential speedbump in 1Q 2017 GDP growth after the pickup in 2H 2016 as the index leads GDP by one quarter.












At the crossroads
by Tee Sze Chiah


Technical Research





FBMKLCI sank below the 1,700 psychological support last Friday after falling 6.13pts to close the week at 1,698.35. Sentiment in the broader market was negative with losers outpacing gainers by 530 to 358. Trading volume of 3.01b worth MYR2.52b was recorded last Friday. A negative close below 1,700 implies a weaker connotation and may prolong the correction. However, downside may be capped within immediate supports at 1,685 and 1,667.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.K: Services firms plan to increase prices by most in a decade as their margins are squeezed by higher costs. Business-services companies such as accountants and law firms expect to increase average selling prices in the next three months by the most since February 2007, according to a quarterly survey by the London-based Confederation of British Industry. Consumer-services providers such as hotels and restaurants predict they will raise prices by the most in nine years. (Source: Bloomberg)

U.K: To unveil Brexit migrant plans within months, Rudd says. Britain is to unveil plans for overhauling migrant-worker rules after Brexit in a report later this year, Home Secretary Amber Rudd said, as she promised to act on public fears over immigration. Rudd said her office is “looking at all the different options” for managing immigration from the European Union once the U.K. leaves the bloc. It could include the merits of a work- permit scheme, a multi-year visa system and scrapping the right of migrants to claim social-security benefits while working. (Source: Bloomberg)

China: PBOC to create favorable environment for international bond investors. PBOC sees huge potential of growing foreign investment in China’s bond market, the central bank says in statement, citing deputy governor Pan Gongsheng’s comment on the inclusion of Chinese bond market in Bloomberg Barclays fixed income indexes. Move can help global investors allocate bond assets, Pan says. PBOC will continue improving policies to create more favorable environment for foreign investors, Pan says. (Source: Bloomberg)

Hong Kong: Twin records for property flout bid to tame hot market. Hong Kong’s property market is setting new records, quashing attempts by the city’s leaders to tame surging home prices. Existing home prices reached an all-time high in the week ended Feb. 19, according to the Centaline Property Centa-City Leading Index, which tracks sales of secondary homes. In another sign of buyer demand, two Chinese companies bid a record HKD16.9b (USD 2.2b) for a piece of waterfront land zoned for residential development. (Source: Bloomberg)

Crude Oil: U.S. drilling rebound tests OPEC supply cuts. U.S. explorers boosted the number of rigs drilling for crude to the most since October 2015 as investors weighed record U.S. inventories against production cuts from OPEC. American drillers increased the oil rig count by five to 602 last week, the highest level since October 2015, according to Baker Hughes Inc. U.S. government data showed stockpiles at the most in weekly data going back to 1982. The United Arab Emirates is working to ensure total compliance with OPEC production limits, Al Bayan newspaper reported, citing Ahmed Al Kaabi, the country’s OPEC governor. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

LNG Resources: Allocates MYR50m for M&A plan. High-precision engineering group LNG Resources is allocating MYR50m for a merger and acquisition exercise this year to expand its presence in the aerospace industry. Group managing director Jackie Yong Chan Cheah said that the group is now in discussions with three companies involved in the manufacturing of parts and components for the aerospace sector. Of the MYR50m allocation, about MYR30m will be used for the M&A deal, while the other MYR20m as working capital for the acquisition. Yong said if the negotiation with one the companies is successful, the M&A exercise could be completed in two to three years. (Source: The Star)

Boustead Heavy: Back in the black for Q4. Boustead Heavy Industries Corp returned to the black in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2016, registering a net profit of MYR55.6m, against a net loss of MYR52.26m in the preceding year’s corresponding quarter, driven by revised costs of its defence-related maintenance, repair and overhaul projects. The group has declared an interim single tier dividend of 3 sen per share for the financial year ending Dec 31 2017 which will be paid on March 30, 2017. The group has declared an interim single tier dividend of 3 sen per share for the financial year ending Dec 31 2017 which will be paid on March 30, 2017. (Source: The Sun Daily)

Dayang Enterprise: Plans private placement to raise MYR87.7m. Dayang Enterprise proposes to undertake a private placement exercise to raise MYR87.71m to repay bank borrowings. The group said the expected amount raised is based on an indicative placement price of MYR1 per share. Proceeds from the private placement will be used to repay bank borrowings, which stood at MYR1.64b as at Dec 31, 2016. (Source: The Sun Daily)

Sedania Innovator: To buy fintech company for MYR12m. Sedania Innovator proposes to acquire a syariah-based financial technology company for MYR12m. The company said since 2010, the fintech company Sedania As Salam Capital has been providing As-Sidq, a Tawarruq commodity trading system that uses prepaid telecommunication airtime credit as the traded commodity based on syariah principles. Sedania said the purchase sum will be satisfied via MYR4m cash while the remaining MYR8m via the issuance of 25.8m new Sedania shares at an issue price of 31 sen per share. (Source: The Sun Daily)


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