Monday, January 9, 2017

Ekovest: Ekovest-Samling JV bags MYR2.1b Pan Borneo Highway job. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Ekovest Construction S/B with its joint venture (JV) partner Samling Resources S/B, has bagged a MYR2.11b contract for package WPC-02 of Phase 1 works of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak. The


FEATURE
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Malaysia | Tenaga Nasional
International aspirations 3
Chi Wei Tan







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Gas Malaysia | Base tariff read-through
Chi Wei Tan









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Malaysia | Down to lowest in 2016…
Suhaimi Ilias







Malaysia | Positive vibes towards end-2016
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COMPANY RESEARCH





Company Update





Tenaga Nasional (TNB MK)
by Chi Wei Tan





Share Price:
MYR13.94
Target Price:
MYR16.40
Recommendation:
Buy




International aspirations 3

This represents Tenaga’s third bite-size international acquisition after transactions in Turkey and India. Financial details are again lacking, and the potential GBP86m cash outlay similarly has minimal impact on Tenaga’s balance sheet health. No change to our earnings forecasts. Reiterate BUY with an unchanged TP of MYR16.40.



FYE Aug (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
43,286.8
44,531.5
48,470.6
49,809.9
EBITDA
13,921.8
14,794.2
15,566.9
15,927.0
Core net profit
7,050.7
7,725.8
7,549.6
7,665.7
Core EPS (sen)
124.9
136.9
133.8
135.8
Core EPS growth (%)
29.9
9.6
(2.3)
1.5
Net DPS (sen)
29.0
32.0
40.1
40.7
Core P/E (x)
11.2
10.2
10.4
10.3
P/BV (x)
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.2
Net dividend yield (%)
2.1
2.3
2.9
2.9
ROAE (%)
13.5
14.8
13.7
12.7
ROAA (%)
6.2
6.2
5.6
5.5
EV/EBITDA (x)
5.7
6.8
6.3
6.0
Net debt/equity (%)
33.3
32.6
33.7
27.8










Company Update





Gas Malaysia (GMB MK)
by Chi Wei Tan





Share Price:
MYR2.60
Target Price:
MYR3.00
Recommendation:
Buy




Base tariff read-through

Our analysis of GMB’s recently announced base tariff schedule suggests that GMB’s profitability had not been adversely impacted as it enters into the first regulatory period of the IBR regime. If true, this would remove a major overhang on the stock, thus possibly triggering a re-rating. Reiterate BUY with an unchanged MYR3.00 TP.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY14A
FY15A
FY16E
FY17E
Revenue
2,773.5
3,619.0
4,112.2
4,903.2
EBITDA
258.1
191.0
250.2
258.2
Core net profit
167.6
106.2
144.3
155.5
Core EPS (sen)
13.1
8.3
11.2
12.1
Core EPS growth (%)
(2.2)
(36.7)
36.0
7.7
Net DPS (sen)
13.1
8.3
11.2
12.1
Core P/E (x)
19.9
31.4
23.1
21.5
P/BV (x)
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.4
Net dividend yield (%)
5.0
3.2
4.3
4.7
ROAE (%)
16.6
10.7
14.9
16.0
ROAA (%)
10.2
5.5
7.0
7.5
EV/EBITDA (x)
14.6
14.9
12.4
11.9
Net debt/equity (%)
net cash
net cash
net cash
net cash








MACRO RESEARCH






Down to lowest in 2016…
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





External reserves fell –USD1.8b to USD94.6b at end-Dec 2016 (end-Nov 2015: USD96.4b), the lowest in 2016 and since Nov 2015. But the import and short-term external covers improved to 8.8 months and 1.3 times (end-Nov 2016: 8.2 months and 1.2 times). Full year 2016, external reserves fell -0.7% (2015: -17.8%) from USD95.3b at end-2015. Expect reserves to stabilise later in 1Q 2017 as BNM measure to boost external reserves kick in.












Positive vibes towards end-2016
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





Exports and imports rebounded +7.8% YoY (Oct 2016: -8.6% YoY) and +11.2% YoY (-6.6% YoY) respectively while trade surplus is sustained at +MYR9.0b (Oct 2016: +MYR9.8b) amid improved global manufacturing PMI and revival in commodity prices as US-China trade relation poses risk to outlook. No change in our full-year forecasts for exports (2017E: +2.0%; 2016E: +0.1%), imports (2017E: +2.5%; 2016E: +0.5%) and trade surplus (2017E: +MYR87.3b; 2016E: +MYR88.9b).







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.K: May signals U.K. to leave single market to win immigration curbs. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May signaled regaining control of immigration and lawmaking are her Brexit priorities even if that means quitting Europe’s single market. In her first televised interview of the New Year, May told Sky News that leaving the European Union will be about “getting the right relationship, not about keeping bits of membership.” “We are leaving. We are coming out. We are not going to be a member of the EU any longer, so the question is what is the right relationship for the U.K. to have with the European Union when we are outside,” she said. “We will be able to have control of our borders, control of our laws, but we still want the best possible deal for U.K. companies to be able to trade in and within the EU and European companies to operate and trade in the U.K.”(Source: Bloomberg)

China: Reserves slumped to USD 320b last year as yuan tumbled. China’s foreign currency holdings fell for a sixth month in December, as the yuan posted its steepest annual slide in more than two decades. Reserves decreased USD 41.1b to a fresh five-year low of USD 3.01tr, the People’s Bank of China said. The central bank’s effort to stabilize the yuan was the main reason for the drop last year, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said in a statement. The world’s largest stockpile has fallen for 10 straight quarters from a record USD 4tr in June 2014, while eroding confidence in the yuan has pushed the currency to the lowest levels in eight years. (Source: Bloomberg)

Crude Oil: Halts below USD 54/bbl as rising US drilling damps Saudi cuts. Oil halted gains after U.S. oil and natural-gas explorers increased drilling activity to a one- year high in the first week of 2017 as OPEC members look to deliver on pledges to cut output. The number of rigs targeting oil and gas rose by 7 to 665 in the week ended Friday, according to Baker Hughes Inc. data. OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo told Kuwait’s news agency that Saudi Arabia is among member countries cutting oil production in accordance with commitments made last year. Oil climbed for the first time in three years in 2016 as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and 11 other nations agreed to cut output starting Jan. 1 in an effort to reduce bloated global inventories. Prices, which eased in late December, are surpassing the peaks reached just after the deal was finalized, as Kuwait and Oman give the first signs the curbs are being implemented. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

Ekovest: Ekovest-Samling JV bags MYR2.1b Pan Borneo Highway job. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Ekovest Construction S/B with its joint venture (JV) partner Samling Resources S/B, has bagged a MYR2.11b contract for package WPC-02 of Phase 1 works of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak. The JV company, Samling-Ekovest JV S/B, would be held on a 70:30 ratio by Samling Resources and Ekovest respectively. It will be incorporated as the vehicle for the parties to implement the project. Samling Resources will sub-contract the project in its entirety on a back-to-back basis to Samling-Ekovest at the same price at which the project was awarded to Samling Resources. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Sime Darby: Ropes in local partner for port operations in China. The group is planning to give up a 50% stake in its port operator in Weifang, China, for RMB38.61m (MYR24.92m) to secure a local partner for the business. The proposed stake disposal in Weifang Sime Darby West Port Co Ltd (WSDWP), will result in the emergence of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd (SCPHL) as Sime Darby's joint venture partner there. Following the disposal, Sime Darby will be left with an indirect 50% stake in WSDWP, with SCPHL owning the other half. The proposed joint-venture is expected to be completed in the first half of 2017, with proceeds from the new tie-up expected to be used as working capital or the funding of other logistics projects, said Sime Darby. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Matang: IPO oversubscribed by 4.2 times. Oil palm plantation company Matang , which is eyeing a listing on the Ace Market, has attracted share applications from the Malaysian public representing an oversubsription rate of 4.21 times. A total of 6,389 applications for 676.655 million shares were received for the 130 million new 10-sen shares made available for subscription at an issue price of 13 sen apiece. For the bumiputra portion, a total of 3,046 applications for 266.678 million shares were received. That translates into an oversubscription rate of 3.1 times. For the public portion, a total of 3,343 applications for 409.977 million shares were received, representing an oversubscription rate of 5.31 times.(Source: The Star)


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