Friday, June 3, 2016

AmBank Research - Econpile Holdings : Secures RM208mil Jalan Ampang contract BUY, 3 Jun 2016

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Econpile Holdings : Secures RM208mil Jalan Ampang contract      BUY

We maintain BUY on Econpile Holdings Bhd with an unchanged fair value of RM1.90/share – pegged at 14x FY17F PE. Econpile has secured a RM208mil contract to undertake piling works for a mixed commercial development on Jalan Ampang. The contract was awarded by Oxley Rising Sdn Bhd. The contract entails bored piling and pilecaps, diaphragm walls, earthworks, foundation and substructure works. The duration of the contract is 26 months. Based on reports, Oxley Rising (part of Singapore-listed Oxley Holdings) is building a three-tower development ranging from 28 to 79 storeys on three acres of land in Jalan Ampang.

We are pleasantly surprised with the latest win – which brings Econpile’s new job wins in FY16F to RM655mil (FY15: RM490mil). This has surpassed our replenishment target of RM500mil by 31%. Nevertheless, as we had previously guided, we believe any jobs secured this month will only contribute strongly to the group’s earnings from FY17F. Hence, we make no changes to our numbers. For FY17F, we have a new order book target of RM450mil with potential upside. The latest win is timely as 20% of the group’s capacity will be freed up following the completion of a few projects next month. Given the scope and nature of the latest job, we believe margins should be attractive. Outstanding order book of RM778mil will support earnings until 2018. We believe more jobs will flow through in the coming months with potential wins from KVMRT2, highways (SUKE, DASH, DUKE). All in, we continue to like Econpile for its strong track record as a leading piling specialist, continued contracts wins on resilient demand, and stable margins. Since its listing, net margin has expanded from 6.5% to 15%. Maintain BUY. Econpile is currently trading at 11x PE.

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