Friday, May 12, 2017

Kerjaya Prospek: Gets MYR207m Shah Alam property project. Its unit has accepted a MYR207.36m contract to undertake a property development project in Shah Alam. The development is for the main building works for the project which included 99 three- storey bungalows, 166 three-storey semi-detached house and one two-storey club house along Persiaran Anggerik Oncidium, Seksyen 31, Shah Alam. (Source: The Star)


FEATURE
CALLS

Philippines | Cebu Air Inc
1Q17 below, but it will get better
Mohshin Aziz






Philippines | BSP Monetary Policy
On hold but shift in tone
Suhaimi Ilias








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First Resources | 1Q results beat estimates
Chee Ting Ong









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Regional Plantations | April stockpile still relatively tight
Chee Ting Ong









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Malaysia | Upside surprise to growth…?
Suhaimi Ilias







Philippines | Robust external trade growth in 1Q 2017
Suhaimi Ilias







Malaysia | MXASJ Index approaching resistance
Nik Ihsan Raja Abdullah








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COMPANY RESEARCH





Results Review





First Resources (FR SP)
by Chee Ting Ong





Share Price:
SGD1.96
Target Price:
SGD1.97
Recommendation:
Hold




1Q results beat estimates

1Q17 core results beat expectations with high sales volume typically seen only in the 2H of the CY. FR capitalised on the CPO ASP upsurge in 1Q17 and maximised sales by drawing down ~46,000 MT of inventories. 1Q17 results may not be repeated in the remaining quarters with recent CPO price correction. We are keeping our earnings forecasts for now pending a briefing update. Maintain HOLD with an unchanged TP of SGD1.97 on 17x 2017 PER, pegged at its 5-year mean.



FYE Dec (USD m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
453.7
575.2
572.6
665.5
EBITDA
183.1
228.4
244.5
291.2
Core net profit
95.1
115.5
130.9
164.3
Core EPS (cts)
6.0
7.3
8.3
10.4
Core EPS growth (%)
(44.7)
21.4
13.4
25.5
Net DPS (cts)
1.8
2.1
2.5
3.1
Core P/E (x)
23.2
19.1
16.8
13.4
P/BV (x)
3.0
2.5
2.3
2.0
Net dividend yield (%)
1.3
1.5
1.8
2.2
ROAE (%)
10.6
15.5
14.1
15.9
ROAA (%)
5.3
7.1
7.4
8.7
EV/EBITDA (x)
13.5
10.1
9.5
7.7
Net debt/equity (%)
37.4
20.5
7.2
net cash










Results Review





Cebu Air Inc (CEB PM)
by Mohshin Aziz





Share Price:
PHP103.00
Target Price:
PHP120.00
Recommendation:
Buy




1Q17 below, but it will get better

1Q17 core net income of PHP2,380m (-22.7% YoY, -25.4% YoY) was below ours and consensus estimates due to higher maintenance and fuel cost. The weak PHP against USD is impacting CEB as 70% of its costs are in USD. We cut our 2017 earnings forecast by 7.5% to factor in the weak 1Q17 and reduced TP 7% to PHP120, based on an unchanged 8x 2018 PER, which is the bottom valuation level for the typical airline cycle of 8-15x.



FYE Dec (PHP m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
56,501.7
61,899.3
68,507.7
73,140.2
EBITDAR
18,836.4
22,503.6
22,605.4
23,651.3
Core net profit
6,855.7
10,037.5
9,013.1
9,047.2
Core EPS (PHP)
11.31
16.56
14.87
14.93
Core EPS growth (%)
101.2
46.4
(10.2)
0.4
Net DPS (PHP)
1.50
3.31
3.08
3.09
Core P/E (x)
9.1
6.2
6.9
6.9
P/BV (x)
2.5
1.9
1.5
1.3
Net dividend yield (%)
1.5
3.2
3.0
3.0
ROAA (%)
8.5
10.8
8.3
7.0
EV/EBITDAR (x)
4.3
3.9
4.3
4.8
Net debt/equity (%)
127.8
97.0
86.1
106.5







SECTOR RESEARCH






April stockpile still relatively tight
by Chee Ting Ong


Sector Note





The recent CPO price rebound in May is justified given the relatively tight stockpile scenario in Apr 2017. And healthy demand ahead of the Eid al-Fitr celebration should help cap CPO price on the downside in 2Q17. The relatively good upcoming 1Q17 results release could further lift sentiment. We still think CPO price selling pressure will resume in 2H17 when output peaks seasonally. Our 12M Neutral sector call is unchanged. Regional BUYs are on BPLANT, SOP, BAL, AALI, LSIP









MACRO RESEARCH






Upside surprise to growth…?
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





Supply-side indicators suggest pick up in 1Q 2017 real GDP growth to around +5.0% YoY (4Q 2016: +4.5% YoY) amid faster growth in manufacturing production index and index of services, pick up in the value of construction works done and rebound in palm oil output – hence agriculture, despite moderation in mining activities.












On hold but shift in tone
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





BSP kept the policy rates unchanged at its third Monetary Board (MB) meeting for the year on 11 May 2017. The key policy rate – the overnight borrowing rate – was left unchanged at 3.00%, together with the overnight lending rate and overnight deposit rate which stayed at 3.50% and 2.50% respectively. We expect +25bps rate hike this year, either in June 2017 or in the 3Q 2017.












Robust external trade growth in 1Q 2017
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





In Mar 2017, exports rose +21.0% YoY (revised Feb 2017: +10.0% YoY), imports gained by +24.0% YoY (revised Feb 2017: +20.3% YoY), trade deficit widened to –USD2.3b (Feb 2017: -USD1.8b). For 1Q 2017, exports up +18.3% YoY (4Q 2016: +1.8% YoY), imports advanced +18.6% YoY (4Q 2016: +13.0% YoY), trade deficit was relatively sustained at USD6.5b (4Q 2016: -USD6.7b).












MXASJ Index approaching resistance
by Nik Ihsan Raja Abdullah


Technical Research





FBMKLCI closed 8.83pts higher at 1,775.39 yesterday. Market sentiment has improved, with gainers outpacing losers by 560 to 376. A total of 3.55b shares worth MYR2.48b changed hands. A strong recovery in oil price has drawn investors back into action. Momentum seems positive but the candlestick pattern is showing some weaknesses. Beware of potential profit taking in the evening. We expect the benchmark index to trade between 1,770 and 1,785 today. Downside supports are 1,755 and 1,730.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.S: Rebound in wholesale prices signals inflation pressures. The bigger-than-forecast rebound in April wholesale prices indicates inflation pressures continue to build in the U.S. economy and that March’s decline was short-lived, Labor Department data showed. Producer-price index increased 0.5% (forecast was 0.2% rise) following a 0.1% decline the prior month. Wholesale prices rose 2.5% YoY, the most since February 2012 (forecast was 2.2%), after 2.3% gain. PPI excluding food and energy rose 0.4% from the prior month and was up 1.9% YoY from April 2016. (Source: Bloomberg)

E.U: Raises Euro-area growth forecast with risks more balanced. Growth in the Euro area will be slightly stronger this year than previously forecast, the European Commission said, adding that some risks to the outlook have eased following the defeat of populist parties in France and the Netherlands. The commission sees the 19-nation economy expanding 1.7% this year -- up from 1.6% forecast in February -- and growing 1.8% in 2018. In its first set of economic forecasts since the U.K. triggered its exit from the European Union, the commission said that risks to euro-area growth are more balanced, though they remain tilted to the downside. (Source: Bloomberg)

Brazil: Records largest retail sales drop in over two years. Brazil’s retail sales fell more than expected in March after a sharp downward revision to the previous month, suggesting consumers are still struggling to recover from two years of recession. Sales dropped 1.9% from February, the worst result in more than two years. The February data was revised to a 1.6% drop from the 0.2% fall previously reported. Compared with March of 2016, sales sank 4% YoY. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

Kerjaya Prospek: Gets MYR207m Shah Alam property project. Its unit has accepted a MYR207.36m contract to undertake a property development project in Shah Alam. The development is for the main building works for the project which included 99 three- storey bungalows, 166 three-storey semi-detached house and one two-storey club house along Persiaran Anggerik Oncidium, Seksyen 31, Shah Alam. (Source: The Star)

Mitrajaya: Bags MYR160.1m construction job. The group has bagged a MYR160.1m contract to build residential buildings for a higher learning institution here. The project will commence on May 18 for duration of 24 months and is expected to be completed by May 2019. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

T7 Global: Forms JV to manufacture high-value metal treatment. Its wholly-owned T7 Aero S/B has formed a 60:40 joint venture with KOV Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Kilgour Metal Treatments Ltd, to pursue high-value metal treatment manufacturing. The company, known as T7 Kilgour Sdn Bhd, will build, operate and set up a metal treatments plant in Malaysia to pursue high-value manufacturing businesses in metal treatments, the group said. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Three-A: 1Q net profit increases 54.26% on higher product margins, lower foreign currency losses. Net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 (1QFY17) rose by 54.26% to MYR10.32m from MYR6.7m a year ago. The company attributed the increase in earnings to higher product margins and lower foreign currency losses of MYR39,000 compared with MYR1.15m a year ago. The company also announced a bonus issue of 98.4 million new shares on the basis of one bonus share for every four shares held on the entitlement date of May 25, 2017. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)


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