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Malaysia Daily
Monday, August 30, 2010
Key Indices
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Index Chg Chg (%)
Banking Page 2 FBMKLCI 1,411.05 3.0 0.2
Loan growth weakens to 11.9% in July due to business loan redemptions.
Bursa Emas 9,418.48 2.3 0.0
Consumer loans still growing strong. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Industrial 2,705.83 22.3 0.8
Ind Product 102.51 (0.4) (0.4)
KLCC Property (BUY/RM3.32/Target: RM3.80) Page 4
Finance 12,701.69 (41.1) (0.3)
1QFY11: Better outlook for hotel segment.
Trading Services 177.12 0.6 0.3
UEM Land (BUY/RM1.64/Target: RM1.82) Page 7 Consumer 422.84 (0.2) (0.0)
1H10: Expect a stronger 2H10, underpinned by higher land sales. Construction 245.08 (0.2) (0.1)
Properties 839.57 (4.1) (0.5)
Plantations 6,553.13 (0.3) (0.0)
AT A GLANCE Mining 338.42 0.0 0.0
Corporate Page 10 Technology 19.48 (0.3) (1.4)
AirAsia: Associates' debt may be turned into equity.
IOI: To ride on China's strong palm oil demand. Top Volume
MTD Capital: Buys back all its shares. Price Chg Volume
Proton: In talks with Hindustan Motors. (RM) (%) ('000)
Axiata Group 4.45 (0.4) 20,813
Sector Page 10 CIMB Group 7.74 (2.3) 17,145
Banking: Bank Negara mulls cap on mortgages. JCY Int'l 1.01 (6.5) 16,587
Banking: Retirement at aged 60. Sime Darby 8.10 2.8 15,831
O&G: Terengganu may get RM1.6b oil royalty. Maybank 8.26 0.5 15,715
O&G: MMHE, Kencana in the running for up to US$1b jobs.
Power: Sarawak Energy may again seek lower tariffs. Top Gainers
Property: More Singapore investments expected in Iskandar. Price Chg Volume
(RM) (%) ('000)
Bintulu Port 6.86 3.9 1
Economics Page 10 Malaysian Pacific
CPI: Headline inflation hit 1.9% in July. Ind 5.99 2.9 20
Sime Darby 8.10 2.8 15,831
Politics Page 10 AirAsia 1.64 1.9 5,054
General: Zero racism. Hap Seng Consol 2.83 1.4 66
Top Losers
Price Chg Volume
(RM) (%) ('000)
JCY Int'l 1.01 (6.5) 16,587
Wah Seong Corp 2.00 (4.8) 2,665
JT International 5.78 (4.3) 56
Berjaya Corp 0.96 (3.0) 8,145
Mudajaya Group 4.06 (2.6) 2,562
Key Statistics
Chg Chg (%)
RM/USD 3.14 0.0 0.1
(RM/tonne)
CPO Sep 10 2,688 20.0 0.7
CPO Oct 10 2,600 27.0 1.0
CPO Nov 10 2,543 13.0 0.5
Top volume, gainers and losers are based on
FBM100 component stocks
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Sector Catalysts
• Earnings upgrade from stronger-than-expected economic growth. Analyst
Assumption Changes Malaysia Research Team
+603 2143 1180
• None. research@uobkayhian.com
Essentials
• Price war will add pressure to NIM. Banks net interest margin (NIM) is
expected to trend up again after BNM made another 25bp hike to OPR on
8 Jul 10. However, the impact might be offset by the new round of price
war among the banks for consumer loans. This is a surprise to the market
after a mutual understanding was reached earlier at minimum BLR-1.9%.
The new mortgage rate is now down to BRL-2.2% since end-Jul 10 and
some banks has start offering BLR-2.3%. Price war also spillover to credit
card by absorbing government annual services tax (which previously
borne by card holders).
• Domestic project to spur business loan demand. The start of
government infrastructure projects and robust property launches will drive
business loan demand in 2H10, in time to mitigate the impact from slower
external trade. Business loan is now 44.7% of total loans as at end-Jul 10.
Risks
• Stiff competition might squeeze banks’ interest margins.
• Interest upcycle might weaken credit demand.
Peer Comparison
Price Target Market Cap ------------PE (x)------------- ROE P/BV Div Div Yield
Company Ticker Rec 27 Aug 10 Price (US$m) 2010F 2011F 2012F (%) (x) (sen) (%)
AFG AFG MK HOLD 3.05 3.20 1,518 11.4 10.0 8.6 10.6 1.5 9.0 3.0
AMMB AMM MK BUY 5.56 6.10 5,389 12.4 11.5 10.2 11.6 1.7 16.0 2.9
CIMB CIMB MK BUY 7.74 9.70 17,579 15.6 13.4 11.4 15.0 2.6 9.3 1.2
HLFG HLFG MK BUY 8.50 11.70 2,877 10.6 9.4 8.2 17.5 1.7 23.0 2.7
HL Bank HLBK MK BUY 8.95 10.00 4,547 14.3 12.3 10.8 16.3 2.0 24.0 2.7
Maybank MAY MK BUY 8.26 9.28 18,799 15.3 13.8 12.4 14.5 2.1 30.0 3.6
Public Bank PBKF MK HOLD 12.10 12.40 13,742 14.3 12.2 10.5 24.5 3.5 45.5 3.8
RHB Capital RHBC MK HOLD 6.62 7.40 4,584 11.1 10.8 10.2 16.2 1.5 12.5 1.9
Sector 69,035 14.1 12.5 11.0 2.3 2.7
Source: Bloomberg, UOB Kay Hian
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Loan Growth Still Strong Loan Approvals Still Showing Strong Loan Pipeline
Banking System: Total Loans (Yoy % Chg - I-yr MA) (Yoy % Chg - 3-mth MA)
(RMb) (%) 80 13
870 14 70 12
820 13 60 Loan Approved
11
12 50 Total Loan (RHS)
770 10
11 40
720 Growth (RHS) 10 30 9
670 9 20 8
8 10
620 7
7 -
6
570 6 (10)
(20) 5
520 5
(30) 4
Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10
Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10
Rising Alr Might Not Be Long As Price War Starts Ample Liquidity
Early Spike In NPL Due To Adoption Of FRS 139 Healthy Capital Base
BUY
KLCC Property – Malaysia (Maintained)
rental revision for its anchor tenant, MISC (renewal of a three-year lease 3.60
110
which expired in Jun 10), to RM5psf. Meanwhile, the Lot C retail podium 3.40
will be completed by end-10 and tenants can move in early-11 and we 3.20
100
2.40 70
30
Volume (m)
20
Key Financials 10
Year to 31 Mar (RMm) 2009 2010 2011F 2012F 2013F 0
Net turnover 866.5 881.3 941.0 1,017.3 1,124.1 Aug 09 Oct 09 Dec 09 Feb 10 Apr 10 Jun 10
EBITDA 660.1 681.1 732.6 795.2 891.5
Operating profit 627.5 646.9 692.5 748.3 838.1 Source: Bloomberg
Net profit (rep./act.) 535.7 647.6 257.6 303.7 359.7
Net profit (adj.) 224.0 233.0 257.6 303.7 359.7
EPS (sen) 17.9 18.5 20.4 24.0 28.3 Analyst
P/E (x) 18.6 17.9 16.2 13.8 11.7 Malaysia Research Team
P/BV (x) 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 +603 2143 2843
Dividend yield (%) 4.2 4.4 4.6 5.0 5.4 research@uobkayhian.com
Net margin (%) 61.8 73.5 27.4 29.9 32.0
Net debt/(cash) to equity (%) 33.1 27.3 24.4 20.1 16.5
Interest cover (x) 4.7 5.2 6.0 7.2 9.2
ROE (%) 11.8 12.9 4.8 5.4 6.5
Consensus net profit - - 242.2 261.1 285.4
UOBKH/Consensus (x) - - 1.06 1.16 1.26
Source: KLCC Property Holdings Bhd, Bloomberg, UOB Kay Hian
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Golden Triangle
95 (Prime A+)
85
1Q07 3Q07 1Q08 3Q08 1Q09 3Q09 1Q10
Ending cash & cash equivalent 598.5 544.8 571.8 676.7 Interest cover (x) 5.2 6.0 7.2 9.2
1H10: Expect stronger 2H10, underpinned by higher land sales Company Results
Share Price RM1.64
1H10 Results Target Price RM1.82
Year to 31 Dec 2Q10 yoy qoq 1H10 yoy Remarks
(RMm) % chg % chg (RMm) % chg Upside +11.0%
Turnover 88.0 28.1 121.7 127.7 2.0 Higher strategic land sales
Operating Profit 13.9 113.8 595.0 15.9 42.0 Company Description
Associates & JV 4.3 72.0 (12.2) 9.2 187.5 yoy increase due to higher
sales at Horizon Hills Real estate development and investment.
Pre-tax Profit 41.3 364.0 932.5 45.3 235.6 Disposal gain of RM25.6m for
its 20% stake in TnG to PLUS.
Net Profit 40.3 583.1 1,200.0 43.4 356.8
Core Net Profit 14.7 149.2 374.2 17.8 201.7
Stock Data
Source: UEM Land, UOB Kay Hian
GICS sector Financials
Results Bloomberg ticker: ULHB MK
• UEM Land’s 2Q10 core net profit (excluding one-off gain of RM25.6m Shares issued (m): 3,642.3
from the disposal of its 20% stake in TnG) increased 149.2% yoy and Market cap (RMm): 5,973.3
374.2% qoq to RM14.7m. But 1H10 core net profit of RM17.8m was Market cap (US$m): 1,897.4
below our estimate. However, we expect the Group to achieve higher 3-mth avg daily t'over (US$m): 2.4
strategic land sales in its Southern Industrial Logistics Clusters (SiLC)
and Puteri Harbour in 2H10. Price Performance (%)
52-week high/low RM1.76/RM1.15
• The better qoq and yoy results performance were mainly due to higher
1mth 3mth 6mth 1yr YTD
revenue from land sales in SiLC and Puteri Harbour, and residential
sales in Nusa Idaman. (4.1) 19.7 40.1 25.9 33.5
• For 1H10, the Group achieved RM39m of industrial land sales in SiLC Major Shareholders %
with average selling price of RM28psf, and RM26m of commercial land Khazanah 77.1
sales in Puteri Harbour to Encorp with average selling price of
RM180psf. Meanwhile, residential sales in Nusajaya contributed about FY10 NAV/Share (RM) 0.43
RM55m from its three projects- Nusa Idaman, East Ledang and Ledang
FY10 Net Debt/Share (RM) 0.21
Heights. However, the better 1H10 performance was partially offset by
completion of Kota Iskandar Phase 1 in 2009.
Price Chart
Stock Impact
(lcy) UEM LAND HO LDINGS BHD Uem Land Holdings Bhd/FBMKLCI Index (%)
• More land sales in 2H10. Going forward, the Group targets RM70m- 1.80 140
80m land sales consisting of: a) RM30m-40m land sales in SiLC, and b) 1.60
130
120
RM40m land sales in Puteri Harbour in 2H10. UEM Land is in the midst
1.40 110
of negotiating with some parties on few parcels of lands. 100
1.20 90
80
1.00
70
0.80 60
30
Key Financials Volume (m)
20
Year to 31 Dec (RMm) 2008 2009 2010F 2011F 2012F 10
Net turnover 511.6 403.1 396.8 503.5 617.0 0
EBITDA 72.8 403.1 98.3 130.0 170.1 Aug 09 Oct 09 Dec 09 Feb 10 Apr 10 Jun 10
• More residential launches in the pipeline. UEM Land will capitalise on Sensitivity Analysis Of Land Prices To
current strong property demand to launch more new and existing projects RNAV
% increase in land prices RNAV/share (RM)
with an estimated GDV of RM500m in 2H10 to further enhance its 0% (base case of RM20psf) 2.02
earnings visibility in 2011-12. The Group achieved 30% take-up rate 10% (RM22psf) 2.23
within one week for its maiden Klang Valley project, Symphony Hills, in 20% (RM24psf) 2.44
30% (RM26psf) 2.66
Cyberjaya, in early-Aug 10. To-date, the Group has an estimated unbilled
Source: UOB Kay Hian
sales of RM260m, which provides earnings visibility through to end-10.
Corporate
AirAsia: Associates' debt may be turned into equity. Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd may convert debt owed by
its associates into equity when they seek listing, its chief said. Group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Tony
Fernandes said that AirAsia's current shareholding of 49% each in Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia would be diluted
once they are listed on their respective exchanges. (Source: Business Times)
IOI: To ride on China's strong palm oil demand. China is one of IOI Corp Bhd's (1961) top five palm oil markets
and executive chairman Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng sees stronger demand in the years ahead. China, with 1.3b people, is
the largest vegetable oil consumer in the world. Last year, China imported 6.6m tonnes of palm oil. "Naturally, we see
very good potential in increasing our sales volume further," Lee said in an interview. (Source: Business Times)
MTD Capital: Buys back all its shares. MTD Capital has made the rate move of buying all of the allocated shares
under a buyback scheme. It is believed to have spent some RM138m this year to buy the maximum 10% of its own
shares in the open market. (Source: Business Times)
Proton: In talks with Hindustan Motors. Proton Holdings is understood to have commenced talks with India’s
Hindustan Motors in an effort to penetrate the Indian market, sources say. It is believed that a delegation from Proton
met up with top brass at Hindustan Motors about a week ago to firm up negotiations. (Source: The Edge)
Sector
Banking: Bank Negara mulls cap on mortgages. Bank Negara Malaysia has written to financial institutions to
get their feedback on the possibility of capping the loan-to-value ratio for mortgages at 80%, say sources. Should this
happen, banks would only be able to lend up to 80% of the value of a property. (Source: The Edge)
Banking: Retirement at aged 60. Local banks and the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) have agreed to
raise the retirement age for employees from the current 55 years to 60. (Source: The New Straits Times)
O&G: Terengganu may get RM1.6b oil royalty. The Terengganu government expects to receive RM1.6b in oil
royalty annually after an agreement is reached with Petronas. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said, however, said it
was only an estimate as the amount depends on the price of oil. (Source: The Malaysian Reserve)
O&G: MMHE, Kencana in the running for up to US$1b jobs. Jobs valued at US$500m to US$1b for the
marginal Cendor Phase 2 oil field are likely to be rolled out soon, international oil & gas publications reported last week.
MISC Bhd is said to be in talks with services and engineering outfit Petrofac Ltd to convert the latter’s tanker into a
floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, to be used for jobs in the oil field. MISC’s wholly-owned unit,
MMHE is likely to get the job to convert the tanker, built in 1990, into an FPSO. Upstream Online also reported that
Kencana Petroleum has emerged as the front-runner to bag a contract to build two wellhead platforms for the second
phase of the Cendor Oilfield, to be used for drilling 29 new wells. (Source: The Edge)
Power: Sarawak Energy may again seek lower tariffs. Sarawak Energy, the state utility firm that will buy power
from the Bakun dam, is expected to put in a fresh proposal for lower tariffs during the ramp-up period between 2011 to
2015, sources said. (Source: The Star)
Property: More Singapore investments expected in Iskandar. Iskandar Malaysia can expect more
investments from Singapore in the economic growth corridor with the improvement in bilateral ties between Malaysia
and Singapore. Iskandar Regional Development Authority CEO Ismail Ibrahim said there was now a feel-good factor on
both sides of the causeway following the positive diplomatic relations. (Source: The Star)
Economics
CPI: Headline inflation hit 1.9% in July. Headlien inflation as measured by the consumer price index was 1.9%
higher in July, compared with a year ago due to price increases in the food and non-alcoholic beverages as well as
transport categories. (Source: The Star)
Politics
General; Zero racism. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has warned the people against spreading “half
truths” on racial issues and said the government has zero tolerance of racist remarks. He emphasised that action would
be taken against those who made remarks that were racist in nature and unlawful, and also against those who
vandalised places of worship such as churches or surau. (Source: The Star)
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