Thursday, January 12, 2017

Paramount Corp: To buy 66% in REAL Education. The group has proposed to acquire a 66% equity stake in REAL Education Group S/B for MYR183m cash as part of its strategy to expand its education business. The proposed acquisition is in line with the Paramount’s 5-year strategy to expand its private and international school business to new geographical locations and the mor



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Malaysia Technology | New is always better
Ivan Yap









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COMPANY RESEARCH





Rating Change





Sunway REIT (SREIT MK)
by Kevin Wong





Share Price:
MYR1.73
Target Price:
MYR1.80
Recommendation:
Buy




Acquires first industrial asset; U/G to BUY

We are positive on SunREIT’s proposed acquisition of an industrial asset for MYR91.5m. The deal is yield accretive based on our estimated FY18 net property yield of 6.1%. We nudge up our FY18-19 earnings forecasts by ~1% p.a. but maintain our DDM-TP of MYR1.80. Upgrade to BUY as we anticipate SunREIT to gain from inorganic growth especially from its sponsor which has a strong asset pipeline. Also, SunREIT offers resilient retail earnings and a decent total return of 9%.



FYE Jun (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
453.5
507.0
522.6
568.3
Net property income
340.8
373.9
395.8
433.7
Distributable income
256.6
270.6
268.6
299.0
DPU (sen)
7.8
8.3
8.2
9.1
DPU growth (%)
4.3
5.2
(1.0)
10.9
Price/DPU(x)
22.1
21.0
21.2
19.1
P/BV (x)
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
DPU yield (%)
4.5
4.8
4.7
5.2
ROAE (%)
14.1
8.1
6.7
7.5
ROAA (%)
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.4
Debt/Assets (x)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4







SECTOR RESEARCH






New is always better
by Ivan Yap


Sector Note





2017 will be an interesting year especially for the smartphone supply chain. Alongside growth in infrastructure spending to support tomorrow’s advancement in technology applications, these will translate to demand/visibility for the semiconductor segment. Also, persistent strength in USD beyond our base assumption of USD1/MYR4.15 should also boost net exporters’ earnings. Nonetheless, we remain NEUTRAL on the sector as valuation is fair at 15x 2017 PER for expected earnings growth of 30%.









MACRO RESEARCH






A good quarter in the making
by Suhaimi Ilias


Economics Research





Industrial production (IP) growth of +6.2% YoY (Oct 2016: +4.2% YoY) in Nov 2016 was a 20-month high. Growth in Oct-Nov 2016 picked up to +5.2% YoY (3Q 2016: +4.0% YoY), implying steady-to-firmer real GDP growth in 4Q 2016 (3Q 2016: +4.3% YoY), consistent with our full-year 2016 real GDP growth estimate of +4.2%.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

Brazil: In surprise rate cut, central bank signals new pace of easing ahead. Brazil slashed its benchmark interest rate in an unexpected move, as policy makers ratcheted up their efforts to jumpstart the country’s stagnant economy. The central bank board, led by President Ilan Goldfajn, unanimously voted to lower the benchmark Selic rate by three quarters of a point to 13% in a move that was predicted by just four of the 48 analysts in a Bloomberg survey. In a strong message to start 2017, the bank said that inflation appears to be converging to target and that growth is still weaker than expected. The cut was the deepest yet of the current easing cycle, which began in October last year. While inflation has slowed to its lowest level in over two and a half years, high debt levels and waning confidence among both businesses and consumers still hinder growth. (Source: Bloomberg)

U.K: Industrial production rose more than forecast in November, led by a surge in oil and gas as a major North Sea field resumed operations. The 2.1% increase from October, the biggest in seven months, was more than double the 1% predicted by economists in a Bloomberg survey. Manufacturing also rose more than expected, by 1.3%. The advance in industrial output followed a 1.1% drop in October and means it will have to rise 0.3% in December to avoid a second quarterly decline. Production fell 0.4% in the three months through September, detracting from overall economic growth. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan: Stronger exports boost November current-account surplus. Japan’s current-account surplus for November was JPY 1.42tr (USD 12.3b), underpinned by a pickup in foreign demand. The surplus widened 28% YoY. The primary income surplus shrank almost 22% YoY to JPY 1.2tr. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

Gadang: To develop MYR160m townhouse project. Its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Tema Warisan S/B has entered into a deal to develop a townhouse project with a gross development value of MYR160m in Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong. The JV is expected to be completed within 42 months from the date the building plans approval is obtained. As of October 2016, Gadang's order book stood at MYR603.7m. The group said in November that it has been actively tendering for government infrastructure and building projects worth MYR5.2b in total. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Paramount Corp: To buy 66% in REAL Education. The group has proposed to acquire a 66% equity stake in REAL Education Group S/B for MYR183m cash as part of its strategy to expand its education business. The proposed acquisition is in line with the Paramount’s 5-year strategy to expand its private and international school business to new geographical locations and the more affordably priced segment, and to move downstream in to the kindergarten segment. The purchase consideration would be funded through a combination of internally generated funds and bank borrowings. (Source: The Star)

HeveaBoard: Buys Seremban land for MYR13.46m to boost production. The group has proposed to acquire a piece of leasehold vacant land in Seremban for MYR13.46m through its wholly-owned unit HeveaPac S/B in order to expand its production capacities to meet demand. HeveaPac is principally engaged in manufacturing ready-to-assemble furniture, and the vacant land is located next to its existing manufacturing plants. The group added that the acquisition will be financed by internally generated funds (33%) and bank borrowing (67%). (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)


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