Tuesday, November 21, 2017

FW: AmBank Research - Star Media Group : Value surfacing as selldown overdone BUY, 21 Nov 2017

 

 

STOCK FOCUS OF THE DAY         

Star Media Group  : Value surfacing as selldown overdone           BUY

 

We upgrade Star Media Group (Star) from HOLD to BUY with an unchanged forecasts and fair value of RM1.88/share based on SOP. We believe the recent selldown of Star shares is overdone in spite of duller prospects without Cityneon. At the current price, Star offers attractive upside and dividend yield, which are estimated at 6-8%.

 

Star's 3QFY17 core net profit from continuing operations came within our expectations, but below consensus, at RM4mil (nil QoQ, -71% YoY). This brings 9MFY17 core net profit to RM5mil (-89% YoY), accounting for 56% of our full-year forecast and 14% of consensus estimate. We have stripped out gains on disposals of Cityneon and other quoted investment(s) as well as a forex gain in deriving the core net profit. Collectively, these items amounted to RM214/RM215mil in 3QFY17/9MFY17. We have also excluded earnings from Cityneon (discontinued operations) in our core profit calculations.

 

At the current price, Star offers good value with a price-to-cash of 0.33x (net of borrowings and dividend payable) and a price-to-book (P/B) of 0.99x, which is below its 3-year average P/B of 1.25x.

 

Others :

Sunway Construction : 9MFY17 net profit grows 16% YoY                              BUY

Sasbadi Holdings : Future-proofing                                                                          HOLD

APM Automotive : Lacking a growth story                                                            SELL

Property Watch : The Robertson, Jalan Pudu, KL               

 

 

 

ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHT

Thailand : Attractive equity market, economy catching up

 

 

 

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Property Sector : A debatable freeze

Kronologi : To provide data back-up for Temasek unit

Zecon : To sell 49% stake in hospital concession for RM155mil

Supermax : Bullish on contact lens business

 

 

 

 

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