IGG (799 HK) Company Research Non-rated note. 17 May 2017 Non rated N/A

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1 Company Research Non-rated note Back in the game IGG s FY16 net profit jumped stunningly at 74%yoy to USD72m, on the launch of Lords Mobile (LM) from Mar We see LM sales will likely overwhelm IGG s existing core game sales, Castle Clash, to become the company s driver. On Bloomberg consensus, IGG currently trades at 12.4x F P/E with a below-sector s PEG at 0.26 (47.6% EPS CAGR FY16-19F) vs. closest peer s 0.61x PEG. Global mobile game developer Found in 2006 in China, formerly known as Fuzhou Skyunion Digital, IGG has transformed itself from a PC-based online game developer to a mobile-based P2P game publisher with total monthly gross billing attained USD49m. Compared with a modest FY15, the company s net profit jumped 74%yoy to USD72m, on good revenue growth at 59%yoy, from its game release in Mar Lords Mobile (LM). Lords Mobile already shone in 2016 LM was undeniably recognized as IGG s catalyst during FY16, versus group s other titles, namely Castle Clash (CC) and Clash of Lords (CoL). According to App Annie, in the past six months, LM s gross billing was ranked at top 10 strategy game in ios App Store and Google Play US. During the analyst briefing in Mar, the company presented that LM s monthly gross billing has risen to over USD36m in Mar 2017 from USD0.6m at the time it was lunched in Mar Therefore, LM s FY16 sales has hit USD124m, making up 38.6% of IGG s revenue still with shiny Lord Mobile With the assumption of (1) LM s gross billing per MAU to be capped by end of year on MAU continual growth; (2) CC s and CoL s gross billing to drop at an average USD10m/2.5m per month and (3) the next block-buster game due to be released, we expect IGG will continue to rely on LM s success to drive growth during Moreover, MAU is estimated to hit over 7m by end of 2017 (Dec-2016: 4m). Current PEG below sector On Bloomberg consensus, IGG currently trades at 12.4x F P/E with an EPS CAGR (FY16-19F) of 47.6% (0.26x PEG), while HK sector median stands at 13.0x P/E but with higher PEG at 0.61x. Key catalyst: stronger and longer than expected LM s sales momentum. Key risk: Highly relying on LM s sales growth, CC and CoL s faster-than-expected decline in gross billing. Figure 1: Financial Summary Year to Dec 31 (USDm) FY12A FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A Revenue Operating Profit Reported Profit (13) Underlying Profit Underlying EPS (USD) Underlying EPS growth (%) (37.3) 80.2 BVPS (USD) (0.10) P/E P/B (15.7) ROE (%) (14.6) Singapore TMT Technology 17 May 2017 Non rated Target price Last price (17 May 17) N/A HKD12.74 Upside/downside (%) HSI Mkt cap (HKDb/USDb) 17.2/ week range (HKD) Avg trading volume daily (USDm) Free float (%) 57.3 Performance HKD May-16 Price(LHS) Performance 1M 3M 12M Absolute (%) Absolute (USD, %) Relative to HSI (%) Company background IGG Inc. is an online games developer and operator. The Company offers multi-language browser games, client-based games and mobile games to players globally. IGG s major shareholders currently include the company management (Mr. Zongjian Cai, Mr. Yuan Xu, Mr. Hong Zhang) (19.94%), and Mr Yuan Chi (founder, re-designated as a non-executive Director) (11.39%). On May , the board has appointed KPMG as new auditor (previously with Ernst & Young). Raymond Lam SFC CE No.: BGL raymond.lam@guosen.com.hk Jan-17 Rel. to HSI(RHS) 330% 280% 230% 180% 130% 80% See the last page of this report for important disclosures 1

2 Figure 2 Profit by year USD in m Figure 3 Revenue by game title USD in m FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16-50 Gross profit Operating profit Profit for the year 0 1H13 2H13 1H14 2H14 1H15 2H15 1H16 2H16 Others Clash of Lords series Lords Mobile Castle Clash Figure 4 Peers comparison (as May ), Guosen Securities (HK) Research 3-mth avg t/o (US$m) PER FY16 PER PER EPS YoY% EPS YoY% Div yld (%) Div yld (%) Company Ticker Price Mkt cap (US$m) 3-Yr EPS Cagr (%) PEG HK peers median IGG INC 799 HK , OURGAME INTERNAT 6899 HK N/A TIANGE 1980 HK BOYAA INTERACTIV 434 HK FEIYU 1022 HK N/A N/A 86.7 N/A N/A TENCENT 700 HK , KINGSOFT CORP 3888 HK , N/A N/A N/A China peers median N/A N/A N/A N/A BEIJING KUNLUN-A CH , N/A N/A N/A N/A SHENZHEN SHENG-A CH ,537 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A P/B P/B ROE FY16 (%) Guosen Securities (HK) 2

3 Figure 5 IGG income statement USD in mn FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 Castle Clash Lords Mobile Clash of Lords series Others REVENUE Cost of sales Gross profit Selling and distribution expenses Administrative expenses Research and development costs Operating profit Other income and gains Fair value loss of redeemable convertible preferred shares Other expenses Share of results of an associate and a joint venture PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX Income tax expense Attributable to: Owners of the parent Non-controlling interests PROFIT FOR THE YEAR Basic EPS (US$) Diluted EPS (US$) yoy REVENUE 39% 104% 133% -1% 59% Gross profit 41% 100% 122% -4% 56% Selling and distribution expenses 24% 93% 85% -3% 92% Administrative expenses 36% 53% 54% 31% 8% Research and development costs 19% 47% 84% 57% 33% Operating profit 137% 205% 209% -27% 58% Profit for the year N/A N/A 856% -38% 74% Ratio Gross profit 76% 75% 71% 69% 68% Selling and distribution expenses 28% 26% 21% 21% 25% Administrative expenses 16% 12% 8% 11% 7% Research and development costs 15% 11% 8% 13% 11% Operating profit 17% 25% 34% 25% 25% PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX N/A 9% 35% 22% 24% Profit for the year N/A 8% 32% 20% 22% Guosen Securities (HK) 3

4 Figure 6 Revenue by half year 1H13 2H13 1H14 2H14 1H15 2H15 1H16 2H16 Asia Europe North America Others Total Castle Clash Lords Mobile Clash of Lords series Others Total REVENUE Cost of sales (7) (15) (25) (34) (32) (30) (37) (66) Gross profit Selling and distribution expenses (6) (17) (19) (24) (22) (19) (34) (46) Administrative expenses (4) (7) (6) (10) (10) (11) (11) (12) Research and development costs (4) (5) (7) (10) (13) (14) (16) (20) Operating profit Other income and gains Share of results of associates (0) 0 (0) 0 Fair value loss of redeemable convertible preferred shares (14) Other expenses (0) (0) (0) (1) (1) (6) (0) (2) Share of results of an associate and a joint venture (1) PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX (7) Income tax expense (0) (1) (2) (3) (2) (2) (2) (4) Attributable to: Owners of the parent (7) Non-controlling interests (0) (1) 0 PROFIT FOR THE YEAR (7) Guosen Securities (HK) 4

5 Summary financial statements(year to Dec 31) Profit & Loss (USDm) FY12A FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A Financial Ratios FY12A FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A Revenue Gross profit margin (%) Revenue growth (%) (1.0) 59.0 Operating profit margin (%) Cost of sales (10) (22) (59) (62) (103) Underlying profit margin (%) Gross profit Net debt/equity (%) 27.1 (99.8) (97.0) (97.4) (93.9) Other income/(expense) Net debt/total assets (%) (70.3) (89.5) (83.2) (84.3) (75.6) Operating expenses (25) (43) (77) (90) (140) Current ratio (%) Operating profit Dividend payout (%) Operating profit growth (%) (27.2) 58.2 Interest cover Other non-operating inc/(exp) (20) (14) 2 (6) (2) Dividend cover Finance income Acct. receivable turnover days Finance expenses Acct. payable turnover days Associates & JCE (1) Inventory turnover days Profit before taxation (13) Cash cycle days (35.7) (39.9) (31.1) (32.7) (31.6) Taxation 0 (1) (5) (4) (6) Dupont Analysis FY12A FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A Non-controlling interests Tax burden (%) Net profit (13) Interest burden (%) (177) Other Adjustments on UP Operating profit margin (%) Underlying Profit Asset turnover Underlying profit growth (%) (37.5) 75.0 Leverage ratio (0.3) EPS (USD) (0.025) ROA (%) Underlying EPS (USD) ROE (%) (14.6) Underlying EPS growth (%) (37.3) 80.2 DPS (USD) DPS growth (%) Balance Sheet (USDm) FY12A FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A Cashflow (USDm) FY12A FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A Fixed assets EBIT Associates & JCE Depreciation & amortization (1) (1) (1) (2) (3) Others Interest expense Non-current assets Change in working capital 1 (6) 0 5 (5) Inventories Tax paid 0 0 (1) (5) (4) Debtors & prepayments Other operating cashflow Bank deposits & cash Operating activities Others Capex (1) (1) (4) (4) (5) Current assets Free cash flow Bank & other borrowings Disposal of non-current assets Trade & payables Associates & JCE (net) Taxation Interest received Others Dividends received Current liabilities Other investing cashflow 0 (10) (49) 50 (2) Bank & other borrowings Investing activities (1) (11) (53) 46 (7) Others New loans raised Non-current liabilities Repayment of loans Net assets (56) Dividends paid 0 (5) (13) (38) (38) Share capital Other financing cashflow (3) (2) (31) Premium & reserves (56) Financing activities (16) (40) (68) Shareholders' funds (56) Inc/(dec) in cash (1) Non-controlling interests Cash at beginning of year Total equity (56) Foreign exchange effect (1) 0 BVPS (USD) (0.1) Cash at end of year Guosen Securities (HK) 5

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