28 June 2016 Corporate Update YTL Corporation Berhad Implications from Brexit Maintain NEUTRAL Maintain Target Price (TP): RM1.50 INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHT Weak GBP means translation losses for YTL Power Attains decent capacity to gear up for M&As in the UK Expansion a mid-term story but near-term earnings headwinds is a challenge Maintain NEUTRAL at unchanged SOP-derived TP of RM1.50/share. Weak GBP will impact YTL Power s earnings. Wessex Water, acquired in 2002 from Enron, is a UK based company hence the weak GBP means translation losses at YTL Power level, and ultimately YTL Corporation (YTL). Wessex water accounts for 56% of YTL Power s revenue but some 82% of earnings (before the expiry of YTL Power s Malaysian PPAs, Wessex accounted for 67% of earnings). On our estimate, every 1% change in the GBP will impact YTL Power s bottomline by 2%. Some of the losses might be realised. While the impact of a weaker GBP could be temporary in the mid-term, most of earnings are paid up to YTL Power, hence the translation impact from the weaker GBP will most likely be realised. This is because YTL Power is now almost entirely reliant on Wessex Water s dividends to payout its own dividends to YTL Power s shareholders. Possible M&As? YTL s managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh has been quoted by the press recently as saying that YTL is on the lookout for infrastructure utilities assets in the UK over the next 2-3 years, following the fall in the UK market after the UK voted to leave the European Union last week. Decent capacity to gear up. Including the RM12b Tanjung Jati capex, YTL Power s (which houses utilities assets of the group) balance sheet would be pretty stretched at ~2.2x on our estimates, but YTL has reasonable capacity to gear up. YTL s net gearing stands at 1.7x post capex and currently attains a gross cash of RM13.5b. Assuming a ceiling net gearing level of 2.3x (at the higher end of the gearing range for power companies in Malaysia), we estimate that YTL could allocate ~RM13.3b to gear up for expansion. RETURN STATS Price (27 June 2016) 1.60 Target Price 1.50 Expected Share Price Return -6.3% Expected Dividend Yield +5.4% Expected Total Return -0.9% STOCK INFO KLCI 1631.09 Bursa / Bloomberg Board / Sector Syariah Compliant 4677 / YTL MK Main / Conglo No Issued shares (mil) 10,418.6 Par Value (RM) 0.10 Market cap. (RM m) 16,669.8 Price over NA 1.98x 52-wk price Range RM1.40-RM1.61 Beta (against KLCI) 0.48 3-mth Avg Daily Vol 7.92m 3-mth Avg Daily Value Major Shareholders RM12.2m YEOH TIONG LAY & SON 49.3% DEUTSCHE BANK AG/SIN 10.1% MIDF RESEARCH is a unit of MIDF AMANAH INVESTMENT BANK Kindly refer to the last page of this publication for important disclosures
INVESTMENT STATISTICS FYE Jun 2013 2014 2015 2016F 2017F Revenue 20,033.1 19,269.2 16,821.6 17,584.9 18,049.9 EBIT 2,921.7 3,685.7 3,230.2 2,868.7 3,366.9 Pretax Profit 2,299.4 2,811.6 2,365.9 1,813.2 2,270.0 Minority Interest (564.2) (1,050.0) (689.8) (462.4) (561.8) Net profit 1,266.7 1,555.0 1,069.7 897.5 1,140.7 EPS (sen) 12.2 15.0 10.3 8.7 11.0 PER (x) 13.1 10.7 15.6 18.5 14.5 Dividend 2.5 12.0 9.5 8.7 11.0 Dividend yield (%) 1.6 7.5 5.9 5.4 6.9 Source: Company, MIDFR Mid-term positive, but near term headwinds. We take the news positively as it is possibly a good time to bargain hunt amid falling asset prices, whereas utilities are regulated assets, entails pretty steady demand and are mostly domestic-centric and therefore unlikely to face the risks of policy changes from Brexit. Nonetheless, YTL is indicating a 2-3 year timeline for M&As while in the near-term, earnings will face headwinds, especially at YTL Power driven by: (1) The weaker GBP which will impact Wessex Water s earnings, and (2) Overcapacity in the Singapore power sector which will impact Power Seraya earnings. We maintain our NEUTRAL at unchanged SOP-derived TP of RM1.50/share. FY16F 5% dividend yield is still attractive. DAILY PRICE CHART Source: Bloomberg Hafriz Hezry hafriz.hezry@midf.com.my 03-2772 1679 2
Income Statement (RMm) 2013 2014 2015 2016F 2017F Revenue 20,033 19,269 17,243 17,585 18,050 EBIT 2,922 3,686 3,324 2,869 3,367 Net finance cost (1,019) (1,124) (1,264) (1,320) (1,370) Associates 396 250 257 265 273 Pretax profit 2,299 2,812 2,317 1,813 2,270 Taxation (468) (207) (579) (453) (568) Minority Interest (564) (1,050) (618) (462) (562) PATAMI 1,267 1,555 1,120 898 1,141 EPS (sen) 12.2 15.0 10.8 8.7 11.0 DPS (sen) 2.5 12.0 8.6 8.7 11.0 Balance Sheet (RM m) 2013 2014 2015 2016F 2017F Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment 22,207 25,314 26,472 27,388 28,315 Associates 3,430 1,649 1,649 1,649 1,649 Intangible assets 4,785 5,014 5,014 5,014 5,014 Others 2,505 9,405 9,405 9,405 9,405 Total non-current assets 32,928 41,383 42,541 43,457 44,384 Current assets Inventories 849 774 878 895 919 Receivables 3,537 2,967 2,702 2,756 2,828 Cash and bank balances 13,814 13,216 13,844 14,252 14,122 Others 2,476 2,703 2,703 2,703 2,703 Total current assets 20,676 19,660 20,126 20,606 20,572 Total assets 53,603 61,042 62,667 64,062 64,956 Current liabilities Payables 3,460 3,253 2,811 3,195 3,185 Borrowings 4,227 5,396 5,396 5,396 5,396 Other current liabilities 422 525 525 525 525 Total current liabilities 8,110 9,174 8,733 9,116 9,106 Long term liabilities Deferred taxation 2,404 2,276 2,276 2,276 2,276 Borrowings 26,515 28,189 30,032 31,043 31,947 Others 1,390 1,624 1,624 1,624 1,624 Total long term liabilities 30,309 32,088 33,931 34,942 35,847 Financed by: Shareholders' equity 15,185 19,780 20,004 20,004 20,004 3
Cashflow Statement (RM'm) 2013 2014 2015 2016F 2017F Cashflow from operations (CFO) Pretax profit 2,299 2,812 2,317 1,813 2,270 Non-cash adjustment 2,476 2,720 1,772 1,853 1,917 Inventories (39) (75) (104) (17) (24) Receivables (21) (570) 265 (54) (73) Payables (49) (207) (442) 384 (10) Others (126) (13) - - - Net change in WC (235) (865) (281) 312 (107) Tax paid (468) (207) (579) (453) (568) Others (1,301) (153) (618) (462) (562) CFO 2,771 4,306 2,611 3,063 2,951 Cashflow from investing (CFI) Capex (3,241) (2,680) (2,930) (2,769) (2,844) Others (27) 120 - - - CFI (3,268) (2,560) (2,930) (2,769) (2,844) Cashflow from financing (CFF) Dividends paid (259) (259) (896) (898) (1,141) Proceeds from borrowings 11,609 2,383 5,860 5,538 5,689 Repayment of borrowings (9,624) (3,263) (4,161) (4,671) (4,931) Others (694) (1,560) 143 145 146 CFF 1,033 (2,700) 947 114 (236) Net change in cash 535 (953) 627 408 (130) Effect of exchange rate & bank overdraft 1.727 356 - - - B/f cash balance 13,277 13,814 13,216 13,844 14,252 Ending cash balance 13,814 13,216 13,844 14,252 14,122 Key Ratios 2013 2014 2015 2016F 2017F Return on Equity (%) 9.6% 10.8% 7.7% 6.1% 7.8% Profitability Margin 6.3% 8.1% 6.5% 5.1% 6.3% Assets Utilisation 37.4% 31.6% 27.5% 27.4% 27.8% Return on Assets (%) 3.4% 4.3% 1.8% 1.4% 1.8% Current Ratio (x) 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 Quick Ratio (x) 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 BV per share 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 Dividend Payout Ratios (%) 20% 80% 80% 100% 100% 4
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