Wednesday, June 7, 2017

MRCB: Tendering for MYR6b worth of construction jobs. Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has submitted construction bids worth MYR6b as part of its exercise to replenish its order book for financial year ending Dec 31, 2017 (FY17). Currently, MRCB's order book stood at MYR7.04b, of which MYR5.36b has yet to be billed. The construction business currently generates 36% and 2% MRCB’s total revenue and operating profit respectively. (Source: The Ed


FEATURE
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Malaysia | CIMB Group Holdings
50% JV with China Galaxy
Desmond Ch'ng








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Malaysia Oil & Gas | 1Q17 results round-up
Thong Jung Liaw









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Philippines | Inflation eased
Suhaimi Ilias







Malaysia | Axiata Technical View Improving
Nik Ihsan Raja Abdullah








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COMPANY RESEARCH





Rating Change





CIMB Group Holdings (CIMB MK)
by Desmond Ch'ng





Share Price:
MYR6.74
Target Price:
MYR7.00
Recommendation:
Hold




50% JV with China Galaxy

While positive to long-term cost savings, we are short-term neutral on CIMB Group’s 50:50 JV with China Galaxy Securities. With CIMB’s share price having risen 23% since we upgraded it to BUY, the upside to our TP has narrowed. As such, we are downgrading the stock to HOLD with an unchanged TP of MYR7.00, pegged to a CY18 PBV of 1.2x (10.2% ROE). Positively, the stock continues to offer a decent prospective FY17 dividend yield of 3.7%.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Operating income
15,395.8
16,065.3
16,982.4
17,970.3
Pre-provision profit
6,146.8
7,413.6
8,116.0
8,834.7
Core net profit
3,411.2
3,414.4
4,393.8
4,995.3
Core EPS (MYR)
0.40
0.39
0.50
0.56
Core EPS growth (%)
5.6
(2.4)
26.1
13.7
Net DPS (MYR)
0.14
0.20
0.25
0.28
Core P/E (x)
16.7
17.2
13.6
12.0
P/BV (x)
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
Net dividend yield (%)
2.1
3.0
3.7
4.2
Book value (MYR)
4.87
5.24
5.38
5.66
ROAE (%)
8.7
7.9
9.5
10.2
ROAA (%)
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.9







SECTOR RESEARCH






1Q17 results round-up
by Thong Jung Liaw


Sector Note





1Q17 results were largely in line and we expect the momentum to pick up in 2Q17. Overall, volatility has receded, confidence has improved and costs have reset. The sector is on a cyclical recovery, as the oil market re-balances and capex grows. We are keeping our USD53/bbl average (YTD: USD54) oil price estimate for 2017. We remain POSITIVE on the sector. Our key BUYs are Sapura Energy, Yinson, Dialog and Wah Seong.


Thong Jung Liaw







MACRO RESEARCH






Inflation eased
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





Both headline and core inflation rates in May 2017 moderated to +3.1% YoY (Apr 2017: +3.4% YoY) and +2.9% YoY (Apr 2017: +3.0% YoY) respectively. Jan-May 2017 headline inflation was +3.2% YoY. No change in our full-year 2017 and 2018 headline inflation rate forecasts of +3.3% and +3.5% respectively.












Axiata Technical View Improving
by Nik Ihsan Raja Abdullah


Technical Research





FBMKLCI rose 3.06pts yesterday to close at a new year high of 1,791.01, led by gains in blue chips like Tenaga Nasional. Market sentiment, however, was negative with losers outpacing gainers by 547 to 342. A total of 2.30b shares worth MYR2.62b changed hands. Technically, FBMKLCI is still going strong but intermittent profit taking could take place. With overnight US markets ended lower, we expect selling pressure to accelerate in the early going.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

Germany: Merkel defends trade surplus, points to U.S. investment. German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the country's trade surplus with the U.S. and emphasized the size of German direct investment in the U.S. Merkel also expressed support for restarting European Union talks with the U.S. on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP. “When it comes to Germany, we speak a lot about trade deficits, or surpluses from Germany's perspective. I think you also have to look at Germany's direct investment as an additional component,” Merkel said. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan: Base wages unchanged in April while bonuses rise. The latest wages figures in Japan tell a familiar story: compensation is rising, but not enough to send consumers on a shopping spree or to push inflation toward the 2% level targeted by the government and the central bank. Scheduled monthly base wages per full-time worker were unchanged in April from a year ago, labor ministry data showed. Total cash earnings, including overtime and bonuses, advanced 0.5%. Hourly pay per part-time worker grew 2.7%. Bonuses and allowances gained 5.6%. (Source: Bloomberg)

Australia: Holds rates as RBA plays long game on economy’s growth. The Reserve Bank of Australia shrugged off a likely slowdown in the economy when it left its benchmark interest rate on hold for the 10th straight month. Governor Philip Lowe said growth was still expected to accelerate above 3% in the next couple of years despite probably slowing in the March quarter, citing a broad-based pick-up in the global economy alongside a local improvement in jobs and non-mining investment. But he counter-balanced that with a warning: underemployment was keeping a lid on wage gains which in turn is restraining household spending. (Source: Bloomberg)

S. Africa: Unexpectedly tips into second recession in 8 years. South Africa’s economy fell into a recession for the first time since 2009 after it contracted for a second straight quarter in the first three months of the year as all but two industries shrank. Gross domestic product receded an annualized 0.7% in the first quarter from a contraction of 0.3% in the previous three months, Statistics South Africa said in a report. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

Infrastructure: Briefing on Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR project in July. MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd and the Land Transport Autority of Singapore will jointly conduct an industry briefing next month in preparation of the assets company (AssetsCo) tender for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR project. The AssetsCo will be responsible for designing, building, financing and maintaining all rolling stock, as well as designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining rail assets. The briefing will be open to all qualified entities and will serve as a platform for MyHSR and LTA to share key features of the HSR project, as well as indicative AssetsCo tender parameters and technical specifications. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

MRCB: Tendering for MYR6b worth of construction jobs. Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has submitted construction bids worth MYR6b as part of its exercise to replenish its order book for financial year ending Dec 31, 2017 (FY17). Currently, MRCB's order book stood at MYR7.04b, of which MYR5.36b has yet to be billed. The construction business currently generates 36% and 2% MRCB’s total revenue and operating profit respectively. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Bintai Kinden: Wins job from Myanmar firm. The company has bagged a USD17.5m (MYR74.m) deal in Myanmar to undertake air-conditioning and fire protection installation work. The contract for the two developments in Bahan township in Yangon, Somerset Serviced Apartment and 68 Residence and is expected to be completed by July 2018. (Source: The Edge Markets)

















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