Thursday, February 16, 2017

Wah Seong: Buys Germany-based firm for EUR19.5m. Its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Wasco Coatings Germany GmbH (WC Germany) entered into a share purchase agreement with mutares AG for the acquisition of 100% equity interest in Germany-based firm mutares Holding-16 AG (MH-16) for EUR19.5m (MYR91.7m) cash. The acquisition would enable WC Germany to use the existing plant and machinery in Mukran, Germany, to perform its pipe-coating activities for the purposes of the Nord Stream 2 project. (Source: The Sun Daily)






Gas Malaysia | Going strong
Chi Wei Tan







RCE Capital Bhd | Positive surprise, still attractively valued
Desmond Ch'ng







Boustead Plantations | Dividend galore still possible in 2017
Chee Ting Ong







Heineken Malaysia | 6QFY16: Decent end to the financial year
Liew Wei Han







Al-Salam REIT | 4Q16: Earnings on track
Kevin Wong









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Philippines | Low single-digit growth
Suhaimi Ilias







Malaysia | Golden sunrise
Tee Sze Chiah








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COMPANY RESEARCH





TP Revision





Gas Malaysia (GMB MK)
by Chi Wei Tan





Share Price:
MYR2.76
Target Price:
MYR3.20
Recommendation:
Buy




Going strong

FY16 results were a beat due to an unexpected spike in 4Q16 tolling fee and pipeline contribution. Our current thesis revolves around GMB’s spreads possibly surprising on the upside going forward. Reiterate BUY, with a higher MYR3.20 TP as we raise our earnings forecasts to reflect a higher spread.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
3,619.0
4,053.0
4,720.0
5,549.9
EBITDA
191.0
264.6
266.5
274.9
Core net profit
106.2
165.1
170.7
178.5
Core EPS (sen)
8.3
12.9
13.3
13.9
Core EPS growth (%)
(36.7)
55.6
3.4
4.6
Net DPS (sen)
8.3
12.9
13.3
13.9
Core P/E (x)
33.4
21.5
20.8
19.8
P/BV (x)
3.7
3.5
3.5
3.5
Net dividend yield (%)
3.0
4.7
4.8
5.0
ROAE (%)
10.7
16.6
16.7
17.5
ROAA (%)
5.5
7.7
7.7
7.7
EV/EBITDA (x)
14.9
10.2
11.8
11.3
Net debt/equity (%)
net cash
net cash
net cash
net cash










TP Revision





RCE Capital Bhd (RCE MK)
by Desmond Ch'ng





Share Price:
MYR1.51
Target Price:
MYR1.95
Recommendation:
Buy




Positive surprise, still attractively valued

3QFY3/17 earnings continued to be strong, aided by still robust net loans growth of about 14% YoY and NIM expansion, mitigated in part by higher credit costs. We raise our FY17-FY19 earnings by 15-21% and now project higher ROEs of 15-16% over this period. Correspondingly, we have raised our TP to MYR1.95 from MYR1.60, pegging on a higher P/BV of 1.5x (1.3x previously). Valuations remain attractive and RCE continues to be a BUY.



FYE Mar (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Operating income
107.5
120.9
155.4
173.8
Pre-provision profit
64.8
79.6
116.0
127.8
Core net profit
36.2
39.6
65.0
71.6
Core EPS (MYR)
0.09
0.12
0.19
0.21
Core EPS growth (%)
748.3
35.9
54.7
10.1
Net DPS (MYR)
0.06
0.46
0.04
0.04
Core P/E (x)
16.6
12.2
7.9
7.2
P/BV (x)
0.9
1.1
1.2
1.1
Net dividend yield (%)
4.0
30.1
2.6
3.0
Book value (MYR)
1.70
1.34
1.22
1.39
ROAE (%)
6.0
7.7
14.9
16.1
ROAA (%)
2.8
2.8
3.8
3.6










Results Review





Boustead Plantations (BPLANT MK)
by Chee Ting Ong





Share Price:
MYR1.73
Target Price:
MYR1.78
Recommendation:
Buy




Dividend galore still possible in 2017

2016’s core results were within expectations but 14.5sen full-year DPS beats estimates. For 2017, BPLANT has the financial ability to surprise on the upside from our 7.5% net dividend yield (13sen/sh) forecast, on the back of enormous MYR620m/527m (39/33 sen/sh) cash proceeds/gains from land disposal. We tweak our 2017/2018 core earnings forecasts, and introduce 2019 forecast, and tweak RNAV-TP to MYR1.78 (from MYR1.75) post results adjustments. Maintain BUY.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
615.2
707.9
726.0
756.3
EBITDA
112.9
188.4
181.5
198.6
Core net profit
31.6
81.5
79.7
101.1
Core EPS (sen)
2.0
5.1
5.0
6.3
Core EPS growth (%)
(49.6)
157.7
(2.1)
26.8
Net DPS (sen)
13.0
14.5
13.0
6.2
Core P/E (x)
87.5
34.0
34.7
27.4
P/BV (x)
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.1
Net dividend yield (%)
7.5
8.4
7.5
3.6
ROAE (%)
3.5
10.4
25.5
3.9
ROAA (%)
1.0
2.5
2.3
2.7
EV/EBITDA (x)
26.4
17.0
15.7
14.3
Net debt/equity (%)
21.9
21.5
net cash
net cash










Rating Change





Heineken Malaysia (HEIM MK)
by Liew Wei Han





Share Price:
MYR15.92
Target Price:
MYR18.30
Recommendation:
Buy




6QFY16: Decent end to the financial year

6QFY16 results were above expectations on better-than-expected sales, cost efficiencies (eg. global procurement initiatives) and lower tax rates. While the operating environment may remain soft on still weak consumer sentiment, we believe that HEIM’s ongoing focus on cost efficiencies and potential market share gain (eg. launch of brand extensions, increased focus on off-trade growth) could help support growth in the near term.



FYE Jun (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
1,748.9
2,810.3
1,918.0
1,993.3
EBITDA
329.0
620.4
437.8
455.1
Core net profit
214.2
427.3
289.5
303.2
Core EPS (sen)
70.9
141.4
95.8
100.4
Core EPS growth (%)
8.1
99.5
(32.2)
4.7
Net DPS (sen)
71.0
145.0
95.0
100.0
Core P/E (x)
22.5
11.3
16.6
15.9
P/BV (x)
12.8
12.3
11.7
11.3
Net dividend yield (%)
4.5
9.1
6.0
6.3
ROAE (%)
58.4
111.2
72.1
72.5
ROAA (%)
30.7
57.1
36.4
37.8
EV/EBITDA (x)
13.2
8.1
10.9
10.5
Net debt/equity (%)
6.0
17.8
net cash
net cash










Results Review





Al-Salam REIT (SALAM MK)
by Kevin Wong





Share Price:
MYR1.04
Target Price:
MYR1.15
Recommendation:
Buy




4Q16: Earnings on track

4Q16 results were within our estimates but above consensus’ whereby YoY growth was mainly driven by KOMTAR JBCC’s improved occupancy rate and addition of percentage rent structure since mid-2016. Its second gross DPU of 3.4sen (FY16: 6.0sen) was also in-line. We nudge up FY17-18 earnings by c.2% p.a. but maintain our DDM-TP of MYR1.15 (cost of equity: 8.2%). Maintain BUY as ALSREIT still provides potential total return of 16% which includes FY17 net yield of 5.6%.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
20.7
76.1
83.4
85.0
Net property income
15.7
56.9
61.2
62.4
Distributable income
7.1
36.0
39.7
40.8
DPU (sen)
1.1
5.4
5.9
6.0
DPU growth (%)
na
400.0
8.5
2.7
Price/DPU(x)
96.3
19.3
17.8
17.3
P/BV (x)
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
DPU yield (%)
1.0
5.2
5.6
5.8
ROAE (%)
na
7.8
6.5
6.6
ROAA (%)
na
3.7
4.1
4.1
Debt/Assets (x)
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4








MACRO RESEARCH






Low single-digit growth
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





Overseas Filipino workers’ remittances (OFWR) in Dec 2016 and the whole of 2016 rose +3.6% YoY to USD2.56b (Nov 2016: +18.5% YoY to USD2.21b) and +5.0% to USD26.9b (2015: +4.0% to USD25.6b) respectively. US-driven pick up in global economic growth and firmer crude oil price should sustain OFWR growth at around 5%-6% this year.












Golden sunrise
by Tee Sze Chiah


Technical Research





FBMKLCI closed mixed yesterday, ended just 0.89pts higher to settle at 1,709.79. Broader market also showcased a similar sentiment with 418 stocks ended in green, 469 stocks closed in the red while 371 counters remained unchanged. Trading volume of 2.30b worth MYR2.51b was recorded. Meanwhile Trump’s tax plan continued to lend support to the overnight US markets with major indices closed at record high. Expect FBMKLCI to flash a similar pattern after recent consolidation.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.S: Factory production in January rises for fourth time in five months amid gains in machinery and chemicals, extending a gradual recovery in manufacturing. Production at factories, which make up about 80 percent of all output, increased 0.2% MoM in January. Total industrial output, which includes mining and utilities, fell 0.3% MoM as warm weather reduced demand for heating, with utility production falling the most in 11 years. (Source: Bloomberg)

U.S: China’s treasury holdings dropped in 2016 by most on record, as the world’s second-largest economy dipped into its foreign-exchange reserves to buttress the yuan. Japan, America’s largest foreign creditor, trimmed its holdings for a second straight year. A monthly Treasury Department report released showed China held USD 1.06tr in U.S. government bonds, notes and bills in December, up USD 9.1b from November but down USD 188b from a year earlier. It was the first monthly increase since May. (Source: Bloomberg)

U.S. Mortgage delinquencies rise for the first time since 2013. U.S. home-loan delinquencies increased in the fourth quarter, rising from the lowest share in a decade, according to a data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The portion of loans that were at least one month late climbed to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.8%, up from 4.52% in the third quarter, which was the lowest since 2006, the group said in a report. The rate was 4.77% a year earlier. (Source: Bloomberg)

U.K: Unemployment declined and a measure of the number of people in work rose to a record, pushing the labor market closer to “full capacity,” according to the statistics office. The number of jobless fell 7,000 in the fourth quarter to 1.6 million people, leaving the unemployment rate at 4.8%, the lowest in more than a decade. Employment increased by 37,000 to 31.8 million, and the rate rose to a record 74.6%, the Office for National Statistics said. Despite the increase in employment, and labor shortages in some areas, that’s not being fully reflected in wages. The latest data showed basic pay growth slowed in the quarter to 2.6% from 2.7%, weaker than forecast. Increases in total pay also slowed, in part reflecting the timing of bank bonuses. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

Wah Seong: Buys Germany-based firm for EUR19.5m. Its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Wasco Coatings Germany GmbH (WC Germany) entered into a share purchase agreement with mutares AG for the acquisition of 100% equity interest in Germany-based firm mutares Holding-16 AG (MH-16) for EUR19.5m (MYR91.7m) cash. The acquisition would enable WC Germany to use the existing plant and machinery in Mukran, Germany, to perform its pipe-coating activities for the purposes of the Nord Stream 2 project. (Source: The Sun Daily)

DNex: Appointed as service provider for eWork Permit System. Its indirect subsidiary MyCall Gateway S/B has been appointed as the service provider for the eWork Permit System. The contract will see DNeX providing consultancy, advice and services as the technology partner and solution provider for the eWork Permit System for the rehiring programme of illegal foreign workers undertaken by Bukti Megah. Bukti Megah will pay a service fee of RM30, subject to 6% goods and services tax, to DNeX for each transaction of the eWork Permit. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Berjaya Land: Selling stake in Vietnam resort operator. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Berjaya Leisure (Cayman) Ltd is disposing of its 70% stake in Berjaya Long Beach Limited Liability Company to Sulyna Hospitality Hotel Restaurant Travel Service Co Ltd for VND333.25b (about MYR65.32m) cash. BLand said the proposed disposal provides an opportunity for the BLand Group to realise its investment in BLong Beach and the gross cash proceeds will be used for working capital of the BLand Group. The proposed disposal, which is expected to be completed by early 2018, will result in a gain of about RM17.2 million based on the unaudited carrying value as at Jan 31, 2017. (Source: The Sun Daily)

EG: To raise MYR63.9m for acquisitions. The group is expecting to raise MYR63.9m through a one-for-four renounceable rights issue of redeemable convertible preference shares (RCPS) mainly to acquire new businesses. A big bulk of the proceeds amounting to MYR23.6m will be earmarked for acquisition of new businesses and assets, mainly small and medium-sized companies locally or in countries such as Singapore, Thailand and China, and acquire assets with ready capacities to supplement its operations.EG will be issuing some 67.3 million 1-for-4 renounceable rights issue of RCPS of RM0.95 per unit attached with a bonus of one share for every RCPS subscribed. (Source: The Sun Daily)


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