Regional Daily Ideas Troika Top Stories
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Regional Daily Ideas Troika Top Stories
Regional Daily, 8 October 2014 5 Regional Daily Ideas Troika Top Stories Skyworth Digital (751 HK) Technology - Hardware & Equipment BUY HKD4.16 TP: HKD4.70 Mkt Cap : USD1,519m Pg2 Skyworth’s September TV revenue was up 2% y-o-y, snapping the decline trend in the past year driven by strong overseas sales and 4K TV shipment in China. We expect shipments in the following months to grow at a faster pace from last year’s low base. Analyst: Christopher Tse (christopher.tse@rhbgroup.com) Strategy – Thailand OVERWEIGHT Pg3 We remain positive on the SET Index – any correction is an opportunity to buy. PTT and Unique remain our Top Picks. Positive catalysts from the energy reform may support PTT’s share price, while Unique is undervalued. We see the SET range-bound at 1,500-1,600 pts. Analyst: Veena Naidu (veena.na@rhbgroup.com) Krung Thai Bank (KTB TB) Financial Services – Banks BUY THB23.0 TP: THB26.0 Mkt Cap : USD9,861m Pg4 We expect modest improvements in KTB’s coming 3Q14 results, supported mainly by stable NIM and lower credit cost. For FY15F, the roll-out of mega infrastructure could underpin a 17% rebound in earnings and sustain share price outperformance. BUY with a higher TP of THB26.00. Analyst: Fiona Leong (fiona.leong@rhbgroup.com) Petra Foods (PETRA SP) Food & Beverage Products BUY SGD3.95 TP: SGD4.50 Mkt Cap: USD:1,887m Pg5 In our recent visits to Jakarta and Manila, we observed that Petra is strongly positioned for the structural growth of modern trade channels in its two core markets. We maintain our BUY call and SGD4.50 TP. Analyst: James Koh (james.koh@sg.oskgroup.com) Other Key Stories Regional Regional Real Estate Pg6 Monthly Highlights Analyst: Loong Kok Wen CFA (loong.kok.wen@rhbgroup.com) Weekly Spices Pg7 Focus on China’s Railway, Leave Aside Occupy Central Analyst: Leng Seng Choon CFA (sengchoon.leng@sg.oskgroup.com) Malaysia Axis REIT (AXRB MK) Property – REITS NEUTRAL MYR3.65 TP:MYR3.60 Timber Sector recommendation: NEUTRAL Pg8 Smooth As SiLC Analyst: Alia Arwina (alia.arwina@rhbgroup.com) Pg9 Not All Engines Are Firing Analyst: Hoe Lee Leng (hoe.lee.leng@rhbgroup.com) Thailand Exploration & Production Pg10 Exploration & Production Analyst: Kannika Siamwalla, CFA (kannika.si@rhbgroup.com) See important disclosures at the end of this report Powered by EFATM Platform 1 Corporate News Flash, 8 October 2014 Skyworth Digital (751 HK) Buy (Maintained) Technology - Hardware & Equipment Market Cap: USD1,519m Target Price: Price: HKD4.70 HKD4.16 Macro Risks Shipments Improve Slightly Growth Value Skyworth Digital Holdings (751 HK) Price Close Relative to Hang Seng Index (RHS) 4.90 128 4.70 123 4.50 118 4.30 113 4.10 108 3.90 103 3.70 98 3.50 93 3.30 140 88 0 0 . 3 0 0 What’s new? . 0 0 Skyworth announced its Sept 2014 TV shipments after market close. 0 Total TV shipments rose 14% y-o-y or 20% m-o-m (Aug 2014: +18% y-oy, 18% m-o-m). China TV shipments rose 8% y-o-y or 20% m-o-m (Aug 2014: +8% y-o-y, +26% m-o-m) while overseas TV shipments expanded 36% y-o-y or 20% m-o-m (Aug 2014: +62% y-o-y, -1% m-o-m) 120 100 4K cloud TV shipments surged by a whopping 97% y-o-y this month, bringing its shipment mix to 15% of total China TV shipments. (Aug 2014: 13%). Cloud TV shipments also rose 20% y-o-y, and the mix in Cloud TV shipment has reached 34% (Aug 2014: 33%) In September, total TV revenue edged up by 2% y-o-y. TV revenue from China, however, decreased 4% y-o-y while overseas TV revenue rose 52% y-o-y on strong shipment growth. 80 Our view 40 Aug-14 Jun-14 Apr-14 Feb-14 Dec-13 20 Oct-13 Vol m 60 Source: Bloomberg Avg Turnover (HKD/USD) Cons. Upside (%) Upside (%) 52-wk Price low/high (HKD) Free float (%) Share outstanding (m) Shareholders (%) Wong Wai Sen, Stephen FIL Limited LSV Asset Management 29.7m/3.83m 6.0 13.0 3.49 - 4.79 53 2,831 35.9 6.0 5.0 Share Performance (%) 1HFY15 TV shipments have reached 5.9m units (+6% y-o-y), which is slightly ahead of our FY15 forecast of 12m units (+5% y-o-y). We also expect Oct-Feb 2015 TV shipments to grow at a faster pace from a low base effect – as TV shipments in the same months last year fell at a range of 8-22% y-o-y. The implied 11% drop in Skyworth’s average selling price (ASP) last month was also less severe than the 15-21% implied decline in the previous four months. However, due to the lower ASPs, 1H15 TV sales were down 9% y-o-y vs our +7% y-o-y estimate for FY15F (end March). We expect TV gross margins to remain stable due to: i) the lower panel cost, and ii) stronger sales of 4K Cloud TVs. Its blended FY15 GPM should also see a mild upside from increased white goods contributions (to 13% in FY15 with a 22% GPM vs 6% of FY14 sales) while the sales mix of TVs may dip to c.70% in FY15 (FY14: 75%) with a 19% GPM. Maintain BUY and a TP of HKD4.70, based on a 8x FY15F P/E. Skyworth’s valuation is still undemanding, as it trades at a 7x FY15F P/E and offers a dividend yield of 5%. YTD 1m 3m 6m 12m Absolute (2.6) (5.2) 7.5 (1.2) 8.9 Forecasts and Valuations Mar-12 Mar-13 Mar-14 Mar-15F Mar-16F Relative (2.6) 2.4 8.5 (5.4) 7.4 Total turnover (HKDm) 28,232 37,824 39,480 45,183 49,497 Reported net profit (HKDm) 1,347 1,501 1,254 3,041 1,911 Recurring net profit (HKDm) 1,380 1,539 1,336 1,654 1,901 Recurring net profit growth (%) 26.9 11.5 (13.2) 23.8 14.9 Recurring EPS (HKD) 0.52 0.56 0.48 0.59 0.68 DPS (HKD) 0.16 0.18 0.15 0.19 0.22 Recurring P/E (x) 7.94 7.39 8.75 7.07 6.15 P/B (x) 1.29 1.14 1.08 0.79 0.73 P/CF (x) 81.8 2.3 10.4 5.5 Shariah compliant Christopher Tse +852 2103 9415 christopher.tse@rhbgroup.com Kong Yong Ng 852 2103 5844 ng.kong.yong@rhbgroup.com Dividend Yield (%) na 3.7 4.4 3.6 4.7 5.4 EV/EBITDA (x) 7.30 7.62 8.29 4.59 3.92 Return on average equity (%) 17.3 16.3 12.1 23.8 12.4 Net debt to equity (%) 16.9 27.9 9.5 Our vs consensus EPS (adjusted) (%) See important disclosures at the end of this report 2 . 2 0 . 2 Source: Company data, RHB net cash net cash 2.0 Powered by EFATM Platform 12.4 2 Strategy, 7 October 2014 Strategy - Thailand Overweight (Maintained) Macro Risks Tread With Caution In October Growth Value 1 1 1 1 RHB’s Top Picks Monthly portfolio in Sep 2014 Top picks for Oct 2014 29/08/14 30/09/14 Return UNIQ 9.85 11.3 14.7% PTT 360 PTT 321 360 12.1% DTAC 105 140 KBANK 225 235 4.4% UNIQ 11.3 13.5 KTB 23.5 23.7 0.9% PS 34.5 34.25 -0.7% CPN 48.25 46.5 -3.6% QH 4.44 4.22 -5.0% Average 3.3% SET 1.5% 30/09/14 Target Price 396 The market may see short-term profit-taking, but we remain positive on the SET Index – any correction is an opportunity to buy. PTT and Unique remain our Top Picks. Positive catalysts from the energy reform may continue supporting PTT’s share price, while Unique remains undervalued. We include Total Access Communication, given its reasonable valuation and attractive dividend yield. We see the SET range-bound at 1,500-1,600 pts. Source: Companies data, RHB RHB’s portfolio registered a 3.3% return m-o-m vs the SET Index’s 1.5%. Our BUY calls – Unique Engineering & Construction (Unique) (UNIQ TB, BUY, TP: THB13.50) (+14.7%) and PTT (PTT TB, BUY, TP: THB396.00) (+12.1%) recorded strong returns. The two stocks that underperformed and dragged down our October portfolio were Central Pattana (CPN TB, BUY, TP: THB55.00) (-3.6%) and Quality Houses (QH TB, BUY, TP: THB5.00) (-5.0%). Due to the weak recovery in domestic consumption, all retailers underperformed – including Central Pattana, although it is more exposed to more resilient mid-range to high-end consumers. We saw profit-taking in the property sector across the board. Our September portfolio outperformed the SET Index by 2.4%, with a 3.9% return. The index rallied strongly to 1,602pts on 29 Sept. However, it could not sustain the 1,600 level and closed the month at 1,585.67pts, up 1.54% m-o-m. The SET Index is up 22.1% YTD. From our recent company visits to Siam Commercial Bank (SCB TB, NEUTRAL, TP: THB198.00), Kasikornbank (KBANK SB, BUY, TP: THB264.20), Bangkok Bank (BBL TB, BUY, TP: THB220.00) and Krung Thai Bank (KTB TB, BUY, TP: THB25.10), we gather there are similar views regarding the third-quarter performance. The economy has bottomed out but the recovery is slow. Non-performing loans (NPLs) during this round of a cyclical downturn have stabilised to rise very marginally at most banks, implying that NPLs have peaked in the range of 2.5-2.6% for the big banks. The worst of provisioning is behind us, although provisions may stay elevated at some banks. Loan growth is picking up gradually and FY14 loan growth should be in the range of 5-6%. The sector that has seen a significant increase in loans is home loans, as transfers of homes remain strong. Retail and SME loans remain muted while corporate loans are stable. Banks are becoming more aggressive in raising deposits but the competition for deposits remains manageable. Most banks are guiding for stable net interest margins (NIMs). Overall 3Q14 earnings should see q-o-q and yo-y growth of around 5%. Company Name Ananda Development Price Target P/E (x) P/B (x) Yield (%) Dec-14F Dec-14F Dec-14F Rating THB3 THB3.7 11.2 1.6 1.7 BUY Bangkok Bank THB212 THB220 11.0 1.3 3.7 BUY BIG C Supercenter THB242 THB225 26.9 4.7 1.1 BUY Central Pattana THB48 THB55 31.0 5.2 - BUY Veena Naidu License No. 24418, +66 2862 9752 Central Plaza Hotel THB41 THB38 36.0 4.9 - NEUTRAL veena.na@rhbgroup.com Charoen Pokphand THB31 THB34 23.5 2.1 1.2 BUY THB320 THB396 8.9 1.2 3.9 BUY PTT Samart Corp PCL THB28 THB34.5 14.4 3.8 3.5 BUY Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL THB26 THB27.5 24.8 4.6 2.0 NEUTRAL THB5 THB5.5 na 3.0 The Erawan Group PCL See important disclosures at the end of this report Source: Company data, RHB - Powered by EFATM Platform BUY 3 Company Update, 8 October 2014 Krung Thai Bank (KTB TB) Buy (Maintained) Financial Services - Banks Market Cap: USD9,861m Target Price: Price: THB26.00 THB23.00 Macro Risks Operations Stable In 3Q14 Growth Value Krung Thai Bank Plc (KTB TB) Relative to Stock Exchange of Thailand Index (RHS) 24.0 111 22.0 107 20.0 103 18.0 98 16.0 94 14.0 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 90 Source: Bloomberg Avg Turnover (THB/USD) Cons. Upside (%) Upside (%) 52-wk Price low/high (THB) Free float (%) Share outstanding (m) Shareholders (%) Financial Institution Development FundEurope State Street Bank Limited Thai NVDR 1,024m/31.9m 9.1 13.0 15.5 - 24.4 45 13,976 55.1 4.8 4.7 Share Performance (%) YTD 1m 3m 6m 12m Absolute 39.4 (4.6) 5.5 21.7 18.6 Relative 20.6 (2.0) 2.8 10.8 9.5 Shariah compliant Loan growth to moderate in 2H14. After expanding its loans by an annualised 11.6% in 1H14 (the strongest among large Thai banks), KTB expects a moderation in loan growth in 2H14 as demand for credit has softened in tandem with the domestic economy. Management expects loan growth of 5-7% y-o-y by Dec 2014. Expects stable NIM in 3Q14. Net interest margin (NIM) is expected to be stable in 3Q14 (2Q14: +12bps q-o-q), helped by lower deposit costs on the back of policy rate cuts in late 2013 and a moderation in deposits growth. That said, management expects NIM to slip in 4Q14 as KTB would likely step up the pace in deposit growth. NPLs expand further, but at a slower pace. Management guided that KTB would report a modest rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) in 3Q14 as the real economy remains sluggish. Management remains comfortable with overall asset quality as it expects the SME and retail segments to recover once GDP growth rebounds in 4Q14. We foresee a possible decline in annualized credit cost in 3Q14 (2Q14: 120bps) as we do not expect KTB to repeat 2Q14’s move to set aside THB3.0bn in additional provisions. TP rises to THB26.00, reiterate BUY. We lift our earnings forecasts by 1-3% for FY14F-FY16F, as we fine-tuned our assumptions on NIM, credit costs and non-interest income. Our TP rises to THB26.00 on upward revisions in assumptions for long-term growth and ROAE, as we value the stock at 1.4x FY15F P/BV and 9.5x P/E, which is at +1SD from its historical mean. KTB is the best-performing Thai bank stock, with a YTD gain of 39%. We believe this outperformance is sustainable as the bank is expected to be a major beneficiary of the government’s planned investments in major infrastructure projects. We foresee net profit rising by a healthy 17% in FY15F. Reiterate BUY. Forecasts and Valuations Dec-12 Dec-13 Dec-14F Dec-15F Dec-16F Net interest income (THBm) 58,122 64,481 69,257 74,306 80,530 Reported net profit (THBm) 23,366 33,929 32,832 38,438 43,510 37.4 45.2 (3.2) 17.1 13.2 23,366 33,929 32,832 38,438 43,510 Net profit growth (%) Recurring net profit (THBm) Fiona Leong +603 9207 7638 Recurring EPS (THB) 1.67 2.43 2.35 2.75 3.11 fiona.leong@rhbgroup.com DPS (THB) 0.73 0.88 0.95 1.12 1.29 Recurring P/E (x) 13.8 9.5 9.8 8.4 7.4 P/B (x) 1.76 1.56 1.41 1.28 1.16 Dividend Yield (%) 3.2 3.8 4.1 4.9 5.6 Return on average equity (%) 14.9 17.4 15.1 16.0 16.4 Return on average assets (%) 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 (0.8) 1.2 3.4 Our vs consensus EPS (adjusted) (%) Source: Company data, RHB See important disclosures at the end of this report 2 . 2 0 . 3 0 0 . 2 0 0 We expect Krung Thai Bank (KTB) to post a modest improvement in its . 0 coming 3Q14 results, supported mainly by stable NIM and lower credit 0 cost. We expect the imminent roll-out of mega infrastructure to 0 underpin a 17% rebound in FY15F earnings and sustain its share price outperformance. Reiterate BUY, with a higher TP of THB26.00 (from THB25.10) reflecting a c.13% upside and 1.4x FY15F P/BV and 9.5x P/E. Aug-14 Jun-14 Feb-14 Apr-14 115 Dec-13 26.0 Oct-13 Vol m Price Close Powered by EFATM Platform 4 Company Update, 7 October 2014 Petra Foods (PETRA SP) Buy (Maintained) Consumer Non-cyclical - Food & Beverage Products Market Cap: USD1,887m Target Price: Price: SGD4.50 SGD3.95 Macro Risks Building a Strong Position Growth Value Petra Foods (PETRA SP) Price Close Relative to Straits Times Index (RHS) 4.30 122 4.10 117 3.90 112 3.70 107 3.50 102 3.30 97 3.10 92 2.90 3 87 2 2 Aug-14 Jun-14 Apr-14 Feb-14 Dec-13 1 Oct-13 Vol m 1 Source: Bloomberg Avg Turnover (SGD/USD) Cons. Upside (%) Upside (%) 52-wk Price low/high (SGD) Free float (%) Share outstanding (m) Shareholders (%) 0.44m/0.35m -2.0 14.0 3.10 - 4.20 34 611 Prudential Aberdeen Columbia Wanger Asset Management 5.0 5.0 2.0 Recent ground-checks suggest a strong position in modern trade. In Jakarta, Indonesia, Petra Food’s (Petra) products continue to dominate the chocolate confectionary shelves, with a more than 50% space. This appears to be consistent across all formats, but particularly in convenience stores. We note that foreign brands are making an effort to expand their share, paying for promotional spaces, but the appeal is still more niche, ie towards higher-end consumers. Goya well-represented on Manila shelves. Petra has a 10% market share in the Philippines but, in our recent visit to capital city Manila, we believe Goya’s shelf-space in modern trade is higher than that. With its “premium-looking” packaging, affordable price point and wide variety, we observed many interested consumers. Petra has been steadily growing its market share since acquiring the business in 2006 and we expect this to continue, given that it is benefiting from the growth of modern trade. M&A opportunities will add scale to the business. Since the divestment of its cocoa ingredients business in Dec 2012, management has not made any moves despite sitting on an estimated USD250m war chest. We believe M&As and/or new strategic product categories are likely to happen once ongoing litigation with Barry Callebaut (BARN SW, NR) reaches certainty, as this will add scale to its consumer business and strengthen its bargaining position with retailers. Reiterate BUY. Our DCF-based SGD4.50 TP implies 30.9x FY15F P/E. We believe a premium to its Indonesian peers (22.2x) is justifiable, given its excellent management track record and purer exposure. However, we note that the IDR’s further weakness against the USD in the last month may erode profitability, given that more than 70% of sales are still IDRdenominated. Share Performance (%) YTD 1m 3m 6m 12m Forecasts and Valuations Absolute 22.7 2.1 4.5 6.8 12.5 Total turnover (USDm) Relative 20.0 5.0 5.1 5.8 9.1 Shariah compliant James Koh +65 6232 3839 james.koh@sg.oskgroup.com Dec-12 Dec-13 Dec-14F Dec-15F 472 509 541 640 783 Reported net profit (USDm) 25.7 20.5 58.0 71.3 91.6 Recurring net profit (USDm) 54.3 59.3 58.0 71.3 91.6 Recurring net profit growth (%) 38.9 9.1 (2.1) 22.8 28.6 Recurring EPS (USD) 0.09 0.10 0.09 0.12 0.15 DPS (USD) 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.07 Recurring P/E (x) 34.7 31.9 32.5 26.5 20.6 P/B (x) 5.78 6.51 5.86 5.23 4.59 2.1 22.6 21.4 19.1 1.3 2.1 1.4 1.7 2.2 23.6 20.2 19.4 15.7 12.2 P/CF (x) Juliana Cai +65 6232 3871 Dividend Yield (%) juliana.cai@sg.oskgroup.com EV/EBITDA (x) Return on average equity (%) Net debt to equity (%) Our vs consensus EPS (adjusted) (%) na 8.3 6.7 120.5 net cash 19.0 20.9 Dec-16F 23.7 net cash net cash net cash (9.6) (8.2) (5.1) Source: Company data, OSK-DMG See important disclosures at the end of this report 2 . 1 0 . 3 0 0 . 2 0 0 In our recent visits to Jakarta and Manila, we observed Petra is strongly . 0 positioned for the structural growth of modern trade channels in its two 0 core markets. Particularly, we believe its Goya brand enjoys greater 0 shelf-space than its 10% market share suggests. We keep our BUY call and SGD4.50 TP (implying 14% upside), continuing to like Petra for its pure exposure to Asean’s two biggest chocolate confectionery markets. 3 Powered by EFATM Platform 5 Sector Update, 7 October 2014 Regional Real Estate 1 1 1 Monthly Highlights 1 Tightening measures in the regional property market seem to have paused. The Chinese market has recently seen some loosening of policies to address the country’s ailing housing market. For Malaysia, all eyes will be on the 2015 Budget announcement, and we do not expect further tightening. Meanwhile, Thai developers’ presales remain encouraging, with strong take-ups in a few new launches. Loong Kok Wen CFA +603 9207 7614 loong.kok.wen@rhbgroup.com Alia Arwina +603 9207 7608 alia.arwina@rhbgroup.com Goh Han Peng +65 6533 1818 ext 893 george.koh@sg.oskgroup,com Ivan Looi +65 6232 3841 ivan.looi@sg.oskgroup,com Lydia Suwandi +62 21 2598 6888 ext 612 lydia.suwandi@rhbgroup.com Wanida Geisler +66 2862 9748 wanida.ge@rhbgroup.com John So +852 2103 5888 john.so@rhbgroup.com See important disclosures at the end of this report Malaysia: OVERWEIGHT. We expect investors’ interest in the property sector to be tepid ahead of the 2015 Budget that will be tabled on 10 Oct. However, we encourage investors to buy on weakness, as we do not foresee any drastic measures to be imposed on the property sector nor relaxation of policies to be announced. We believe the set of cooling measures imposed in the 2014 Budget achieved its objective, and in the meantime, we think it is too early to relax some of the measures, as the Government remains under pressure to contain property price growth in order to ensure housing affordability. Affordable housing players are the safer bets. We like Tambun Indah (TILB MK, BUY, TP: MYR3.00), Matrix Concepts (MCH MK, BUY, TP: MYR3.93) and Hua Yang (HYB MK, BUY, TP: MYR2.74), as they are still the safer bets. Singapore: OVERWEIGHT. Keppel Land (KPLD SP NR) and Keppel REIT (KREIT SP TP: SGD1.66) announced the long-awaiting proposed acquisition for Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) Tower 3. We like the acquisition as it is yield accretive and it provides income stability with longer weighted average lease expiry (WALE) for its portfolio. Within the REITs sector, our preference remains in commercial, retail and industrial sub-sectors, given their more favourable demand-supply dynamics. We continue to like Keppel REIT (KREIT SP, BUY, TP: SGD1.66), Cache Logistics (CACHE SP, BUY, TP: SGD1.42) and Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT SP, BUY, TP: SGD2.22). Thailand: OVERWEIGHT. Our upgrade on the Thai property sector last month is reinforced with the fast recovery in property presales after the military coup. The recent sales performance of Asian Property (AP TB, NEUTRAL, TP: THB8.00), Ananda (ANAN TB, BUY, TP: THB3.70) and Supalai (SPALI TB, NEUTRAL, TP: THB27.00) is very encouraging. These three developers have just launched their condo projects near the mass transit stations, and received 90%, 98.5% and 70% take-up. This had prompted us to review our forecast and TP on Ananda. For stock picks, we continue to like Quality Houses (QH TB, BUY, TP: THB5.50) and Pruksa (PS TB, BUY, TP: THB43.00). Indonesia: NEUTRAL. The potential cut in fuel subsidies, and hence the resulting inflationary pressure, could hurt property demand over the near term. However, the long-term prospects of the Indonesian property developers remain attractive, backed by a large population. We continue to favour Summarecon Agung (SMRA IJ, BUY, TP: IDR1,600) and Ciputra Surya (CTRS IJ, BUY, TP: IDR4,830). Hong Kong: NEUTRAL. China’s Central Government has loosened mortgage restrictions just recently. Purchasers of second homes can now be considered as first-time buyers. They can make down payments of 30% (from 60% or such buyers would not qualify for a housing loan previously). Banks can also offer some 30% discount on benchmark rates for mortgages. Therefore, such policy relaxation should lift up share prices of property stocks over the short term. We like KWG (1813 HK, BUY, TP: HKD7.60) and Sunac (1918 HK, BUY, TP: HKD7.60) as they should fare better, given their more solid fundamentals. Powered by EFATM Platform 6 Regional Weekly, 7 October 2014 Weekly Spices Focus on China’s Railway, Leave Aside Occupy Central Bank Central Asia (BBCA) is attractive within the NEUTRAL-weighted Indonesian banking sector On the Occupy Central backdrop, we highlight HKEx-listed stocks that remain attractive as they do not have direct exposure to Hong Kong. With the recently-announced upper limit on Indonesia’s time deposit rates, we still see larger Indon banks maintaining the upper hand. This week, we initiated coverage on China’s railway and construction sector with an OVERWEIGHT call. The Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong attracted keen media and investor interest last week. Since started on 27 Sep’s evening, it has turned ugly with protesters clashing with the police, who responded with tear gas/pepper spray. The event had an adverse impact on the Hong Kong equity market. Investors turned risk-averse against stocks, including small/mid caps that do not have direct exposure to HK such as Tongda Group Holdings (698 HK, BUY, TP: HKD1.53), China Fiber Optic Network System Group (3777 HK, BUY, TP: HKD3.00), SPT Energy Group (1251 HK, BUY, TP: HKD4.30), Hilong Holding (1623 HK, BUY, TP: HKD5.00) and HC International (8292 HK, BUY, TP: HKD24.57). At current levels, we still see upside to their TPs. Source: Bloomberg China’s railway sector sets to gain from fixed asset investment; BUY on China Railway Group (390 HK) Source: Bloomberg Leng Seng Choon, CFA +65 6232 3890 sengchoon.leng@sg.oskgroup.com Hong Kong Research Indonesia Research Malaysia Research Singapore Research Thailand Research See important disclosures at the end of this report Singapore banks with more significant HK exposure such as DBS (DBS SP, BUY, TP: SGD21.00) and OCBC (OCBC SP, NEUTRAL, TP: SGD10.55) suspended services at their HK branches but resumed operations lately. We expect the impact from the protest to be manageable for both banks, despite their relatively large HK exposure. For instance, Greater China (including HK) accounted for 31% or SGD762m of DBS’ 1H14 core pretax profit. OCBC, meanwhile, delivered c.SGD625m or 23.5% of proforma 1H14 pretax profit (including Wing Hang’s 1H14 profit). Wing Hang derived 70%, or SGD515m, of its 1H14 profit from Hong Kong – with Macau and Taiwan accounting for the balance. Effective from 1 Oct 2014, Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK) has imposed an upper limit on time deposit (TD) rates for banks which are under BUKU-3 (those with core capital between IDR5trn and IDR30trn) and BUKU4 categories (those with core capital above IDR30trn). We believe the TD rate caps may distort market mechanism and weaken mid-sized banks’ ability to compete for deposits, which could in turn hurt growth. We see smaller banks with high TDs may benefit only in the short term on lower cost of funds, while large banks will likely maintain the upper hand. As the regulators’ ultimate goal seems to be lowering lending rates, caps on lending rates cannot be ruled out going forward should these TD caps yield little impact. We remain NEUTRAL on Indonesian banks, with BUYS on Bank Central Asia (BBCA IJ, TP: IDR14,400), Bank Mandiri (BMRI IJ, TP: IDR11,800) and Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BBRI IJ, TP: IDR13,800). Earlier this week, we initiated coverage on China’s railway and construction sector with an OVERWEIGHT rating. We are positive on this sector mainly on: i) China's growing railway fixed asset investment (FAI), which we project a 15% CAGR over 2013-2016F and may reach a new high of CNY950bn in 2015F, ii) strong demand for affordable housing – we forecast 2014-2016F construction volume to be maintained at 7m units per year, driven by Premier Li Keqiang’s "shanty town" redevelopment plan, and iii) the sector's generally undemanding valuations. Our Top Picks are China Railway Group (390 HK, BUY, TP: HKD6.55), China State Construction (3311 HK, BUY, TP: HKD14.60) and China CNR (6199 HK, BUY, TP: HKD8.47). Powered by Enhanced Datasystems’ EFATM Platform 7 Company Update, 8 October 2014 Axis REIT (AXRB MK) Neutral (Maintained) Property - REITS Market Cap: USD519m Target Price: Price: MYR3.60 MYR3.65 Macro Risks Smooth As SiLC Growth Value Axis REIT (AXRB MK) Price Close Relative to FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index (RHS) 3.90 106 3.70 101 3.50 96 3.30 91 3.10 86 2.90 81 2.703 76 0 0 . 2 0 0 Axis REIT (Axis) yesterday announced the proposed acquisition of an . 0 industrial asset in the SiLC industrial area, Johor. We view this 0 positively, as it may help to further drive its earnings growth. Axis is 0 targeting to complete the injection by year-end. We lift our FY15F estimates by 5% after imputing the contribution from this acquisition. Our DDM-based TP rises to MYR3.60 (-1.5% upside) post earnings revision. Maintain NEUTRAL. 3 2 2 Aug-14 Jun-14 Apr-14 Feb-14 Dec-13 1 Oct-13 Vol m 1 Source: Bloomberg Avg Turnover (MYR/USD) Cons. Upside (%) Upside (%) 52-wk Price low/high (MYR) Free float (%) Share outstanding (m) Shareholders (%) 0.78m/0.24m -8.2 -1.5 2.80 - 3.69 57 464 EPF KWAP 13.6 7.2 Share Performance (%) YTD 1m 3m 6m 12m Absolute 24.6 4.3 9.3 7.4 7.4 Relative 26.0 5.6 11.8 8.2 3.5 Shariah compliant 2 . 2 0 . 2 New yield-accretive acquisition. Axis has announced the proposed sale-and-leaseback of a steel fabrication facility in the Southern Industrial and Logistics Clusters (SiLC) industrial area, Johor, for total consideration of MYR153.5m. The gross asset yield is decent, at about 7.6%. The asset has a total gross floor area (GFA) of 504k sq ft, and comprises six buildings. The asset will be funded entirely through debt. The REIT expects to ink the deal by year-end. Based on the announcement, the tenant will be signing a 15-year lease with a rent step-up of 10% every three years. Positive prospects ahead. Axis had previously guided that it could be injecting more assets into its portfolio by year-end. Although there could be concerns on the assets’ location within the Nusajaya region, we believe that Axis will be insulated from any vacancy risks. This is due to the assets’ long-term lease and that fact that industrial assets remain popular in Johor despite the property market slowdown. Post-acquisition, management expects its gearing to increase to 0.39x, which is still below the Securities Commission’s 0.5x gearing cap. That said, we expect gearing to be pared down to c.0.34x in FY15 once the Axis completes the placement of about 83.5m new units by early-2015. Earnings forecasts. We do not expect any major impact to our FY14 earnings forecasts. However, we lift our FY15F earnings by about 5% after imputing the contributions from this acquisition. Maintain NEUTRAL. We maintain NEUTRAL on Axis, but raise our DDM-based TP to MYR3.60 (from MYR3.34) after we revised our earnings estimates and ascribe a lower COE of 7.38% (vs. 7.51% previously). We view its aggressive asset acquisitions in recent months positively and believe that more yield-accretive acquisitions could be in the cards going forward to further drive earnings growth. Forecasts and Valuations Dec-12 Dec-13 Dec-14F Dec-15F Dec-16F Total turnover (MYRm) 136 144 147 177 179 Net property income (MYRm) 116 123 126 152 154 Reported net profit (MYRm) 82 87 91 108 110 Total distributable income (MYRm) 82 87 91 108 110 0.19 0.19 0.21 0.20 0.20 Alia Arwina +603 9207 7608 DPS (MYR) alia.arwina@rhbgroup.com DPS growth (%) 8.1 (0.5) 13.8 (6.0) 1.2 Recurring P/E (x) 20.2 19.2 18.9 17.4 18.2 P/B (x) 1.68 1.62 1.36 1.53 1.53 Dividend Yield (%) 5.1 5.1 5.8 5.4 5.5 Return on average equity (%) 8.5 8.6 7.8 8.3 8.4 Return on average assets (%) 5.7 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.3 4.68 4.61 4.98 4.63 4.56 (0.7) 2.9 (5.5) Interest coverage ratio (x) Our vs consensus EPS (adjusted) (%) See important disclosures at the end of this report Source: Company data, RHB Powered by EFATM Platform 8 Sector Update, 8 October 2014 Timber Neutral Macro Risks Not All Engines Are Firing Growth Value 2 2 2 2 USD/JPY and MYR/JPY movement While we continue to like the timber sector on a standalone basis on promising prospects for the log sub-division, this is offset by the flattish outlook for the plywood segment due to the unexciting demand prospects from Japan and the weaker outlook for CPO prices. We maintain our NEUTRAL call on the sector, with our Top Pick being WTK Holdings, which is the purest timber play. Source: Bloomberg CPO price trend Source: Bloomberg Hoe Lee Leng +603 9207 7605 hoe.lee.leng@rhbgroup.com See important disclosures at the end of this report Not all engines firing. We recently downgraded the timber sector to NEUTRAL (from Overweight) on the back of a downward revision in our CPO price assumptions. While we continue to like the sector on a standalone basis on promising prospects for the log sub-division, this is offset by the flattish outlook for the plywood segment due to the unexciting demand prospects from Japan and weaker outlook for CPO prices. Mixed bag. Despite a 6.9% y-o-y increase in log production in Sarawak in 1H14, export log prices rose 16% y-o-y in August on the back of stronger demand from India. On the plywood front, however, the impact of Japan increasing its sales tax, the seasonal slowdown during the summer holiday months as well as the weakening yen has led to slower housing starts. As a result, plywood demand has slowed even though prices remain relatively flat y-o-y. On the CPO front, while FFB production growth will continue to be in the double digits for Jaya Tiasa (JT MK, SELL, TP: MYR1.81) and Ta Ann (TAH MK, NEUTRAL, TP: MYR3.80) this would be offset by the weaker CPO prices. Maintain NEUTRAL on the sector. Going forward, although we expect continued strong log demand, rising log prices and increasing FFB production from improving maturity of oil palm plantations hectarage, these would likely be offset by weaker plywood volume and lower CPO prices. WTK is our Top Pick. We maintain our target 2015F P/Es of 10.0-12.0x for the timber divisions and 16.0x for the plantation divisions. We keep our NEUTRAL recommendations on Ta Ann and WTK (WTKH MK, TP: MYR1.32), with WTK being the purest timber play under our coverage. We also retain our SELL recommendation on Jaya Tiasa due to its rich valuations. P/E (x) P/B (x) Yield (%) Dec-15F Dec-15F Dec-15F MYR1.81 15.5 1.1 1.2 SELL MYR3.95 MYR3.80 14.9 1.3 1.4 NEUTRAL MYR1.30 MYR1.32 9.8 0.4 2.1 NEUTRAL Com pany Nam e Price Target Jaya Tiasa Holdings MYR2.08 Ta Ann Holdings WTK Holdings Rating Source: Company data, RHB Powered by EFATM Platform 9 Sector News Flash, 7 October 2014 Exploration & Production NEUTRAL (Maintained) Macro Risks New Petroleum Exploration Bidding To Begin Soon Growth Value 1 1 1 1 st PTTEP expects to bid in the 21 petroleum concession round. We believe that it is likely to win several concessions, but the success of the exploration blocks will largely depend on the designated exploration programmes and locations. We maintain our NEUTRAL call on PTTEP, with a TP of THB171.10/share. Bidding of new exploration blocks to begin this month. The Energy st Minister Narongchai Akrasanee expects the 21 round of petroleum exploration bidding to open this month. This will cover 29 exploration blocks, of which 17 blocks are in the northeast and the remainder in the central of Thailand. The move is aimed at boosting Thailand’s petroleum reserves. This bidding round has been delayed since 2011 due to protests from the environmental activists. Proven domestic reserves are expected to last only six more years, and production will decline starting th 2016. The 20 round of exploration bidding was conducted in 2007. Of the 28 blocks awarded, only five blocks found viable reserves. (Source: Bangkok Post, 7 Oct 2014) Bidding evaluation. The Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) evaluates bids based on work programme proposals included in the bid submission. Proposals with more extensive work programmes are typically favoured. 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