Friday, March 3, 2017

TNB: Inks two solar power agreements. TNB inked on Thursday large-scale solar (LSS) photovoltaic power purchase agreements (PPAs) with two special-purpose companies (SPCs). The SPCs - UITM Solar Power S/B and its own unit TNB Sepang Solar S/B - were set up by companies that won in the Energy Commission’s competitive bidding exercise last year to develop transmission-connected LS






Tan Chong Motor | Clearer days; U/G BUY
Ivan Yap







Media Chinese International | A step closer to a special div?
Jade Tam







SapuraKencana Petroleum | More wins, more positives
Thong Jung Liaw









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Malaysia | Growth to resume
Chew Hann Wong







Malaysia | FBMKLCI: Battle cry
Tee Sze Chiah








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COMPANY RESEARCH





Company Update





Tan Chong Motor (TCM MK)
by Ivan Yap





Share Price:
MYR1.69
Target Price:
MYR2.20
Recommendation:
Buy




Clearer days; U/G BUY

We take comfort in TCM’s slightly better outlook coming from its cost-cutting measures and positive adjustments to component purchase cost by Nissan. These should lead to operating margins improvement amid weak vehicle sales outlook from lack of new models. We revise forecasts resulting in narrower losses in FY17, higher earnings recovery in FY18/19. Our P/BV-based TP is raised to MYR2.20 (+25%) as we now peg to 0.5x FY17 NTA (-0.75 SD of LT mean) vs. 0.4x (-1 SD). Upgrade to BUY.



FYE Dec (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
5,716.7
5,510.7
5,280.6
5,669.4
EBITDA
307.2
158.9
192.5
227.6
Core net profit
76.5
(48.9)
(12.0)
23.7
Core EPS (sen)
11.7
(7.5)
(1.8)
3.6
Core EPS growth (%)
11.5
nm
nm
nm
Net DPS (sen)
5.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
Core P/E (x)
14.4
nm
nm
46.6
P/BV (x)
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Net dividend yield (%)
3.0
1.2
0.6
0.6
ROAE (%)
2.7
(1.9)
(0.4)
0.8
ROAA (%)
1.5
(0.9)
(0.2)
0.4
EV/EBITDA (x)
9.1
15.9
13.0
11.0
Net debt/equity (%)
37.7
45.9
47.4
47.5










Rating Change





Media Chinese International (MCIL MK)
by Jade Tam





Share Price:
MYR0.61
Target Price:
MYR0.72
Recommendation:
Buy




A step closer to a special div?

The terms of the proposed disposal of 73%-owned One Media Group have been finalised. MCIL will receive (MYR264.6m or MYR0.15/shr in net proceeds and recurring earnings may not be negatively impacted. We do not discount the possibility of a special DPS. Our estimates are unchanged pending completion of the disposal but we now upgrade MCIL to BUY with a higher MYR0.72 TP (MYR0.62 previously) on 13.5x CY17 PER or +1SD to LT 12M forward PER mean (11.6x CY17 PER previously).



FYE Mar (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
1,589.3
1,362.3
1,315.6
1,337.3
EBITDA
268.1
205.2
166.5
177.7
Core net profit
144.4
111.6
80.8
93.3
Core EPS (sen)
8.6
6.6
4.8
5.5
Core EPS growth (%)
(8.3)
(22.7)
(27.7)
15.6
Net DPS (sen)
3.4
4.3
3.4
3.9
Core P/E (x)
7.1
9.2
12.7
11.0
P/BV (x)
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
Net dividend yield (%)
5.6
7.0
5.5
6.3
ROAE (%)
15.6
12.9
9.5
10.5
ROAA (%)
9.4
7.1
5.3
6.3
EV/EBITDA (x)
4.5
5.5
5.1
4.4
Net debt/equity (%)
5.8
net cash
net cash
net cash










Company Update





SapuraKencana Petroleum (SAKP MK)
by Thong Jung Liaw





Share Price:
MYR1.95
Target Price:
MYR2.30
Recommendation:
Buy




More wins, more positives

SAKP’s MYR434m worth of new contracts lifts its job wins to MYR1.8b for CY17 to-date. Replenishment is progressively gaining momentum, a positive. Monetising its gas fields beyond the SK310 B15 field is a re-rating catalyst. We see SAKP as a direct proxy, beta play for a rising oil price environment. Our SOP-TP offers an 18% upside. It has proposed to change its name to Sapura Energy Berhad; EGM is on 23 Mar 2017.



FYE Jan (MYR m)
FY15A
FY16A
FY17E
FY18E
Revenue
9,943.0
10,184.0
7,232.9
7,633.5
EBITDA
3,120.5
3,088.6
2,274.8
2,262.9
Core net profit
1,216.7
1,009.4
177.6
163.3
Core EPS (sen)
20.3
16.9
3.0
2.7
Core EPS growth (%)
13.6
(16.8)
(82.4)
(8.0)
Net DPS (sen)
4.3
1.4
0.0
0.0
Core P/E (x)
9.6
11.5
65.6
71.3
P/BV (x)
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
Net dividend yield (%)
2.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
ROAE (%)
12.9
(6.5)
1.4
1.3
ROAA (%)
4.0
2.8
0.5
0.5
EV/EBITDA (x)
10.2
8.9
12.1
11.9
Net debt/equity (%)
130.9
134.1
128.5
121.9


Thong Jung Liaw






MACRO RESEARCH






Growth to resume
by Chew Hann Wong


Strategy Research





Cumulative core earnings of our research universe was down 3.6% YoY in 4Q16 which led to 12M 2016 core earnings being weaker by 2.0% YoY (-1.5% YoY for KLCI core earnings). Headline earnings included substantial kitchen sinking especially at oil & gas. After three years of earnings ‘stagnating’, there is visibility for equities’ core earnings to resume their growth this year. Bottom-up, we derive +7.1% core earnings growth for the KLCI in 2017, +7.0% in 2018.












FBMKLCI: Battle cry
by Tee Sze Chiah


Technical Research





FBMKLCI gapped up to close at 1,715.67 yesterday amid buoyant overnight US markets. At day’s end, the benchmark surged 17.98pts. Broader market was in a jubilant mood as gainers outpaced losers by 595 to 308. Trading volume of 3.13b worth MYR3.03b was recorded yesterday. The rally in FBMKLCI was backed by higher trading volume and this often signifies the beginning of a new uptrend. As such we expect the resistance of 1,720 to be tested in the near-term. Support is realigned to 1,700 and 1,690.







NEWS


Outside Malaysia:

U.S: Initial jobless claims drop to lowest in almost 44 years, indicating the job market continues to power forward. Jobless claims fell by 19,000 to 223,000 in the week ended Feb. 25, the fewest since March 1973, a report from the Labor Department showed. The weekly decline, which was the largest this year, shows employers are keeping dismissals at a minimum as demand remains steady and the labor market stays tight. Federal Reserve policy makers will take persistent job growth and falling separations into consideration at their monetary policy meeting later this month. (Source: Bloomberg)

E.U: Euro-area inflation accelerated to the fastest pace since January 2013, providing fresh arguments to those calling for an exit from the European Central Bank’s monetary stimulus program. Consumer prices rose 2% YoY in February, the European Union’s statistics agency said. The rate was 1.8% YoY in January. Rising oil prices have been pushing up inflation across the euro area, including in Germany, its largest economy, Spain and Italy. Meanwhile, the euro area’s core inflation, which strips out volatile elements such as energy was unchanged for the third consecutive month in February at 0.9%. (Source: Bloomberg)

Brazil: Says easing cycle to hinge on reforms and economy. Brazil’s central bank said it will monitor economic reforms, inflation and growth to determine the length and intensity of a monetary easing cycle. Last week, the bank’s monetary policy board, led by President Ilan Goldfajn, voted unanimously to cut the benchmark Selic by three-quarters of a point for the second time in a row, to 12.25%. In the minutes to the Feb. 21-22 meeting, policy makers wrote that the inflation outlook had improved since its last meeting in January and that its base scenario called for front-loading rate cuts. (Source: Bloomberg)

S. Korea: North Korea ties at worst point in decades. North Korea relations have fallen to their worst point in decades and talks are off the table until Kim Jong Un’s regime is ready to give up its nuclear weapons, South Korea Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said in an interview. “It’s been over 20 years since North Korea’s nuclear threats started, and tensions are at their worst,” Hong, who oversees policy on North Korea, said in Seoul. “For the time being, the South Korean government’s stance is that the North should show a will to denuclearize,” he said. “That means any dialogue should be based upon denuclearization.” The comments show how difficult it will be for China, North Korea’s biggest benefactor and ally, to restart a dialogue to ease tensions. South Korea and the U.S. have said they want Kim to commit to abandoning his nuclear program before heading back to the negotiating table after talks collapsed in 2009. (Source: Bloomberg)





Other News:

My EG: Wins Immigration Dept job worth MYR554m. My E.G. Services (MyEG) has entered into a concession agreement with the government for the provision of online renewal of foreign worker temporary employment pass for the Immigration Department of Malaysia. The tenure of the MYR554m project is five years, from May 23, 2015 to May 22, 2020, and is renewable upon expiry, subject to the government’s approval. (Source: The Sun Daily)

TNB: Inks two solar power agreements. TNB inked on Thursday large-scale solar (LSS) photovoltaic power purchase agreements (PPAs) with two special-purpose companies (SPCs). The SPCs - UITM Solar Power S/B and its own unit TNB Sepang Solar S/B - were set up by companies that won in the Energy Commission’s competitive bidding exercise last year to develop transmission-connected LSS projects. UITM Solar Power will build its facility in Gambang, Pahang, while TNB Sepang Solar will build its plant in Sepang. Both facilities are scheduled to start commercial operations on Nov 1, 2018. No contract value was disclosed. (Source: The Star)


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