Wednesday, March 7, 2018

FW: AmBank Research - Star Media: Substantial savings to lift earnings in FY18 BUY, 7 Mar 2018

 

 

STOCK FOCUS OF THE DAY

Star Media: Substantial savings to lift earnings in FY18                                     BUY

 

We reiterate our BUY recommendation on Star Media Group (Star) with unchanged forecasts and FV of RM1.80/share based on sum-of-parts valuation. We came away from Star's 4QFY17 briefing feeling reassured that an earnings recovery is underway.  However, we do not discount the possibility of further kitchen-sinking going forward, especially with respect to headcount and printing facilities.

 

The group has not provided dividend guidance for this year, but we remain sanguine that it will pay out at least 6 sen, implying a decent dividend yield of 4.6%. However in the longer term, prospects of the group remain bleak. Nevertheless, we believe Star is oversold at the current price. The company offers good value with a net cash per share of RM0.51 and a price-to-book (P/B) of 1.1x, which is below its 3-year average P/B of 1.25x. 

 

Others :

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QUICK TAKE

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RETAIL RESEARCH

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