OSK-DMG analyst report. The final valuation is pretty close to mine, base on FY14 result.
(vested)
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Yangzijiang Results Review: Positioned For Turn In Sentiment (BUY,
SGD1.14, TP: SGD1.55)
Lee Yue Jer, +65 6232 3898 (yuejer.lee@sg.oskgroup.com)
Jason Saw, +65 6232 3871 (jason.saw@sg.oskgroup.com)
YZJ’s FY13 PATMI of CNY3.1bn was in line. FY14 will be its toughest
year, but a recovery in FY15 is expected due to orders of USD4.64bn
in hand. Margins will fall, but mitigated by revenue rising on higher
work volume. Note that the street is far too downbeat on its HTM
business. Maintain BUY, with our SOP-based TP raised to SGD1.55
(11.3x/10x FY14/15 P/Es), which is reasonable for China’s most
profitable yard operating in a recovering industry.
Core results stronger than reported. Yangzijiang (YZJ)’s 4Q13 results
included a one-off CNY350m impairment charge on its fleet of 10 vessels
and an additional expense of CNY185m on held-to-maturity (HTM)
earnings, as it incorporated sales taxes on revenue from past quarters into
its numbers. Without these charges, 4Q13 profit would have been close to
CNY1.2bn (vs CNY0.75bn as reported). Going forward, we see the
company’s FY14 revenue and margins falling, but its strong USD4.64bn
orderbook indicates a rapid recovery of revenue in FY15, which will overcompensate
for the thinner margins. Note that YZJ has consistently
surprised on the upside for margins.
Street too pessimistic on HTM business, but sentiment will turn. YZJ
has been in the HTM business for five years, during which its HTM assets
have earned over CNY4bn on an average CNY9bn invested. The default
rate has been below 5%, with all principal and interest recovered via sale of
collateral. We believe that its multiple levels of risk management are
sufficient. Recent fears over YZJ’s trust products in China are misplaced as
its structure, collateral and profile of borrowers are different. We believe the
street will eventually see the HTM business as part of YZJ’s core business
(much like General Electric (GE US, NR) and General Electric Capital
Corp), and accord a higher valuation to this high-yield, well-collateralised
business.
Assume coverage, TP rises to SGD1.55. Lee Yue Jer will assume
coverage of YZJ from Jason Saw. We now value its HTM assets at 1.1x of
its expected end-FY14F balance of CNY11bn, to factor in one year of HTM
earnings, less net debt, plus 9x FY14F shipbuilding earnings in FY14F to
derive a TP of SGD1.55. This implies 11.3x/10x FY14/15F P/Es, which is
reasonable for China’s most profitable yard. The shipbuilding industry is
seeing a cyclical recovery - asset prices rose c.10% in FY13 and are up 5%
YTD. YZJ’s yard is also full to FY15. Meanwhile, investors are being paid to
wait with a 4.4% yield. BUY.
Ref:
http://remisiers.org/cms_images/research...atters.pdf