STOCK FOCUS OF THE DAY
Maxis : Strong results on postpaid accretion HOLD
We maintain our HOLD recommendation on Maxis but with a higher DCF-derived fair value of RM6.10/share (based on a discount rate of 7% which is equivalent to its WACC and a terminal growth rate assumption of 2%), implying an FY17F EV/EBITDA of 11x, 1SD below its 3-year average of 12x. Maxis' higher DCF stems from a 10%-11% increase in FY17F-FY19F earnings due to a 2K monthly increase in postpaid subscriber assumptions together with a 10% reduction in traffic costs and 1ppt decline in effective tax rate.
Maxis' 9MFY17 normalised net profit of RM1,560mil came in above expectations, accounting for 83% of our earlier FY17F earnings and 80% of consensus. The stronger-than-expected results is partly due to the absence of any impact from the expected loss of data roaming revenues due to the termination of Maxis' 3G radio access network arrangement with U Mobile. Management now indicates that the impact will only be felt in FY18F.
The group’s service revenue improvement stemmed from the postpaid division, which managed to increase its subscriber base by 7K in 3QFY17. While this has slowed down from 42K in 1QFY17-2QFY17, management is confident of this segment’s robust trajectory. The stock’s FY17F EV/EBITDA of 11x is almost at parity to its 3-year average, while dividend yields are decent at 3%.
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