Monday, July 31, 2017

Fajarbaru Builder Group: Awarded MYR101 works job. Fajarbaru Builder Group has bagged a MYR101.3m contract for building works of a commercial development in Semenyih, Selangor. The group’s wholly owned subsidiary Fajarbaru Builder Sdn Bhd has accepted a letter of acceptance dated July 26 from TYL Land & Development Sdn Bhd in respect of the remaining building works and related external works for the proposed commercial development. The contract period is 27 months from date of commencement. Fajarbaru also received a job fr






Kuala Lumpur Kepong | No surprises in upcoming 3Q results
Chee Ting Ong







PECCA Group | Limited upside; D/G to HOLD
Ivan Yap









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Malaysia | FBMKLCI - Heading into Volatiles Month
Nik Ihsan Raja Abdullah








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COMPANY RESEARCH





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Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK MK)
by Chee Ting Ong





Share Price:
MYR24.70
Target Price:
MYR26.40
Recommendation:
Hold




No surprises in upcoming 3Q results

We do not expect major earnings surprises in KLK’s upcoming quarterly results release next month. In 3QFY9/17, its stronger YoY upstream earnings will cover for anticipated still weak downstream earnings. We are keeping our earnings forecasts. Maintain HOLD with unchanged TP of MYR26.40 on 26x FY18 PER, pegged to its 5–year mean.



FYE Sep (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
13,650.0
16,505.8
19,294.7
19,003.3
EBITDA
1,578.0
1,805.8
2,009.3
2,010.2
Core net profit
818.7
824.5
1,096.0
1,084.6
Core EPS (sen)
76.7
77.2
102.7
101.6
Core EPS growth (%)
(16.9)
0.7
32.9
(1.0)
Net DPS (sen)
45.0
50.0
61.6
61.0
Core P/E (x)
32.2
32.0
24.1
24.3
P/BV (x)
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.3
Net dividend yield (%)
1.8
2.0
2.5
2.5
ROAE (%)
10.0
15.8
10.3
9.8
ROAA (%)
5.4
4.6
5.9
5.7
EV/EBITDA (x)
16.6
16.0
14.8
14.5
Net debt/equity (%)
24.8
22.5
21.4
16.0










Rating Change





PECCA Group (PECCA MK)
by Ivan Yap





Share Price:
MYR1.69
Target Price:
MYR1.70
Recommendation:
Hold




Limited upside; D/G to HOLD

Pecca’s 4QFY6/17 results, due out on 22 Aug, could disappoint on still suppressed production volumes by its major customers. We lower our FY17/18/19 net profit forecasts by 5%-7% having accounted for (i) lower volumes at the OEM and PDI segments but (ii) partially offset by USDMYR forecasts of 4.25 (from 4.30) average for FY18/19. Correspondingly, our TP is lowered to MYR1.70 (-6%), pegged on unchanged 14.5x CY18 EPS (20% above peers). With limited upside, Pecca is now a HOLD.



FYE Jun (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
129.5
126.3
125.0
145.5
EBITDA
27.7
22.6
22.4
29.8
Core net profit
17.9
16.5
15.9
21.6
Core EPS (sen)
9.5
8.8
8.5
11.5
Core EPS growth (%)
23.8
(8.0)
(3.6)
35.9
Net DPS (sen)
4.4
4.0
4.2
5.7
Core P/E (x)
17.7
19.3
20.0
14.7
P/BV (x)
4.6
2.0
1.9
1.8
Net dividend yield (%)
2.6
2.4
2.5
3.4
ROAE (%)
27.6
12.7
9.9
12.7
ROAA (%)
17.5
11.3
8.5
11.0
EV/EBITDA (x)
na
9.4
10.0
7.4
Net debt/equity (%)
net cash
net cash
net cash
net cash








MACRO RESEARCH






FBMKLCI - Heading into Volatiles Month
by Nik Ihsan Raja Abdullah


Technical Research





FBMKLCI fell 2.99pts last Friday to close the week at 1,767.08 amid profit-taking on selective index-linked stocks. Market breadth remained negative with losers outpacing gainers by 492 to 338. A total of 1.64b shares worth MYR2.20b changed hands. While market is expected to be lackluster in the early going due to the lethargic US markets, the surge in oil price will likely give local bourses a much needed boost today.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.S: Growth rate of 2.6% in 2Q 2017 underscores resilience. Pickups in consumer and business-equipment spending powered a U.S. economic rebound in the second quarter, signaling the eight-year expansion is on track to be sustained. Gross domestic product rose at a 2.6% annualized rate from prior quarter while first-quarter growth revised to 1.2% from 1.4%. Consumer spending which is the biggest part of the economy grew by 2.8% after 1.9% gain. Nonresidential fixed investment climbed 5.2%. Trade added to growth as exports rose faster than imports while inventories were slight drag. (Source: Bloomberg)

E.U: Euro Area gets strong economic report card as ECB ponders exit. Two of the biggest euro-area economies extended their solid growth runs and confidence in the 19-nation bloc unexpectedly improved; underpinning the momentum the European Central Bank is banking on to boost inflation. Economic sentiment rose to a decade-high of 111.2 in July amid increased optimism in services and construction, according to the European Commission. Confidence in industry stayed at the highest in more than six years. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan: Industrial production rebounds in June as global demand continued to support the nation’s economic recovery. Industrial production increased 1.6% in June from May, when it fell 3.6%. The decline in May partly reflected Golden Week holidays, when many factories cut back output. Production is forecast to rise 0.8% in July and rise 3.6% in August. Measured year on year, production rose 4.9% YoY. (Source: Bloomberg)

Qatar: Crisis back to square one as economy shows the strain. The Saudi-led alliance that severed ties with Qatar reinstated a list of 13 demands that must be met before talks to resolve the eight-week crisis could start, just as as fresh economic data highlighted the impact of the unprecedented boycott on the Gulf nation. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain said there would be no compromise until Qatar ends its support for terrorism -- a charge it has repeatedly denied. The bloc had initially dropped the conditions, which included shuttering Al Jazeera television, and instead referred to six broad principles it said Qatar must agree to, fueling speculation that the crisis could soon be resolved. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

Fajarbaru Builder Group: Awarded MYR101 works job. Fajarbaru Builder Group has bagged a MYR101.3m contract for building works of a commercial development in Semenyih, Selangor. The group’s wholly owned subsidiary Fajarbaru Builder Sdn Bhd has accepted a letter of acceptance dated July 26 from TYL Land & Development Sdn Bhd in respect of the remaining building works and related external works for the proposed commercial development. The contract period is 27 months from date of commencement. Fajarbaru also received a job from Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd with a contract sum of MYR705,000. (Source: The Sun Daily)

HeiTech Padu: Eyes 10% of software testing market by 2020. HeiTech Padu is eyeing to secure 10% of the Malaysian software testing market by 2020, as the group aims to set up a new software testing business segment. The group is expecting the demand for software testing to grow with the requirement for testing by an independent verification and validation (IVV) partner being made mandatory in 2016. There are currently four IVV partners in Malaysia, including HeiTech Padu. Most of the investment in the software testing venture has been for getting its employees qualified as certified testers and it costs the group about MYR250,000 per person. To date, HeiTech Padu has certified 20 employees, bringing the total investment to about MYR5m. (Source: The Edge)

AYS Ventures: Expects healthy earnings growth in FY18. Steel product manufacturer AYS Ventures has earmarked about MYR35m for capital expenditure in the current financial year ending March 31, 2018 (FY18) to install a fully automatic computer numerical control facility, coupled with a warehouse complex building, within the Port Klang Free Zone. The capex spent was expected to improve the group’s performance in terms of achieving greater cost efficiency as well as cultivating better earnings growth. This would enable AYS to venture into the industrialised building systems (IBS) – a construction technique that the government is urging construction firms to adopt. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)


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