KPJ Healthcare. Healthcare & Pharmaceutical. Company Update. KPJIUC stepping in. BUY (maintain) Target Price: RM5.40 ( ) 17 August 2011

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Healthcare & Pharmaceutical 17 August 2011 KDN:PQ/PP1505(10251) KPJ Healthcare KPJ MK RM4.61 BUY (maintain) Target Price: RM5.40 ( ) 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Company Update Aug-06 Nov-06 Feb-07 May-07 Aug-07 Nov-07 Feb-08 May-08 Aug-08 Nov-08 Feb-09 May-09 Aug-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 May-10 Aug-10 Nov-10 Feb-11 May-11 Aug-11 Price Performance 1M 3M 12M Absolute +2.9% +10.6% +29.9% Rel to KLCI +8.3% +13.4% +19.5% Stock Data Issued shares (m) 570.6 Mkt cap (RMm) 2,630.6 Avg daily vol - 6mth (m) 0.9 52-wk range (RM) 4.72 3.18 Est free float 23.6% NTA per share (RM) 1.5 P/NTA (x) 3.1 Net cash/(debt) (RMm)(1Q11) (223.5) ROE (2011E)(%) 13.5 Derivatives Yes WARR 2015 (WP: RM2.66, SP: RM1.70) Key Shareholders Johor Corp 41.7% EPF 11.8% Nomura Asset 8.9% ASB 8.9% Earnings & Valuation Revisions 11E 12E 13E Prev EPS (sen) 24.7 28.1 31.7 Curr EPS (sen) 24.8 30.0 33.0 Chg (%) +0.4 +6.8 +4.1 Prev target price (RM) 5.07 Curr target price (RM) 5.40 Andy Ong (603) 2143 8668 andy.ong@affininvestmentbank.com.my KPJIUC stepping in Hospital plans Management has guided that their target is: 1) to be present in every state. After KPJ s recent announcement to build a new hospital in Perlis, they are only absent in Melaka and Terengganu; and 2) to keep to their annual strategy of increasing their hospital network by at least 2 hospitals per annum. For 2H11, they expect to open the Pasir Gudang Specialist Hospital and Bandar Baru Klang Specialist Hospital. Going forward, the company is looking into expansion of their existing hospitals especially those which are already operating at full capacity (e.g. Puteri Specialist, Seremban Specialist, Ampang Puteri Specialist and Tawakal Specialist). KPJ International University College (KPJIUC) Recently, KPJ was awarded a University College (UC) status by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) which allows KPJ to award its own in-house tailor made degrees. We have adjusted our FY11-FY13 earnings forecast to take into account of: 1) the UC status, which will allow KPJIUC to award its own higher value in-house degrees; 2) an increase in the number of programmes offered by the university college in the areas of health sciences, including the set up of its own medical school; and 3) an expansion of its campus capacity to accommodate 10,000 students by 2015. Looking forward to the next quarter Recap that the company s 1Q11 net profit performance were relatively flat qoq at RM27.5m. However, we believe net profit will pick up in the next quarter and meet our revised full year net profit forecast of RM133.7m (+12.4% yoy) underpinned by: 1) steady increase in KPJ s hospital network by at least 2 hospitals per annum, 2) increasing dependency in private health insurance; and 3) growing number of patients in tandem with a general increase in healthcare awareness and life expectancy. In addition, the company is venturing into new areas of growth such as 1) aged care facilities (Jeta Gardens Waterford); and 2) healthcare education (KPJ International University College), which should provide an additional kick to earnings particularly from FY12, after the college expansion. Valuation still undemanding, maintain BUY We have also adjusted our FY11-FY13 forecasts after tweaking our assumptions on inpatient and outpatient volume. Today, KPJ is trading at 15.4x CY12 PE, a 16.3% discount to peers. We maintain our BUY rating and lift our target price to RM5.40 (from RM5.07) based on an unchanged PE target of 18x pegged to CY12 EPS. Apart from its attractive valuations, we like KPJ for its growth potential. This is premised on: 1) a general increase in health awareness, 2) an increase in demand for medical services as life expectancy increases; and 3) an increase in demand for private health insurance. Earnings and valuation summary FYE Dec 2009 2010 2011F 2012F 2013F Revenue (RMm) 1,456.4 1,654.6 1,836.1 2,071.5 2,252.1 EBITDA (RMm) 182.4 203.8 235.7 282.1 310.9 Pretax profit (RMm) 145.3 168.0 181.6 219.6 241.4 Net profit (RMm) 110.9 118.9 131.0 158.4 174.1 EPS (sen) 21.7 22.6 24.8 30.0 33.0 EPS grow th (%) 30.7 4.3 10.0 20.9 9.9 PER (x) 21.3 20.4 18.6 15.4 14.0 Core net profit (RMm) 106.4 112.6 131.0 158.4 174.1 Core EPS (sen) 20.8 21.4 24.8 30.0 33.0 Core PER (x) 22.2 21.6 18.6 15.4 14.0 Net DPS (sen) 7.0 11.3 12.4 15.0 16.5 Net Dividend Yield (%) 1.5 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.6 EV/EBITDA (x) 14.2 12.9 11.5 9.7 8.9 Consensus profit (RMm) 135.6 163.8 179.7 Affin/Consensus (x) 1.0 1.0 1.0 Important disclosures at end of report Page 1 of 8

Fig 1: Population and KPJ hospitals by state A new CFO, but a familiar face within KPJ Recently, we met up with management and discussed KPJ s current operations as well as their outlook for 2H11. We met up with Puan Norhaizam (Group IR) and the new CFO, Mr Sahir Rahmat, who replaced Mr. Alvin Lee on July 1 st, 2011. Mr. Sahir Rahmat has been attached with various KPJ hospitals since 1992. A hospital in every state.. During the meeting, management has guided that they would like: 1) to be present in every state, hence the new venture into Perlis; and 2) to continue with their strategy to increase their hospital base by at least 2 hospitals per annum. To date, there are 22 hospitals under the group, with a total bed facility of approximately 2,966 (grown by +3.1% YTD). In FY11, KPJ acquired Sibu Medical Centre and Sibu Geriatric and Health Nursing Centre for RM28.1m cash. The deal was completed on 6 th of April 2011, and would contribute to KPJ s bottomline in 2QFY11 though impact is unlikely to be meaningful. Management also guided that the acquisition of the Pasir Gudang Specialist Hospital and Bandar Baru Klang Specialist Hospital will be completed in July 2011 and October 2011 respectively. Again, this will have a positive impact on KPJ s 2H11 earnings. Going forward, we expect new KPJ s hospitals in Johor (Muar and Bandar Dato Onn), Pahang (Kuantan) and Perlis (Kangar) to open between 2012 to 2014. With the latter, the company is encroaching into a new geographical market. The increasing presence up north will allow KPJ to increase its share of foreign patience flow (currently at 8%) from Southern Thailand and Northern Sumatera. 6 Population (million) Hospitals Upcoming hospitals 5 4 3 2 1 0 Johor Kedah Kelantan Melaka * Negeri Sembilan Pahang Perak Perlis Pulau Pinang Sabah Sarawak Selangor Terengganu * W.P. Kuala Lumpur * States without a KPJ hospital Source: Company data, Department of Statistics but higher for more populated states Although there are 3 existing KPJ hospitals in Selangor alone i) KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital (Petaling Jaya), ii) KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital (Shah Alam), and iii) KPJ Kajang Specialist Hospital (Kajang), we believe KPJ s focus on this state is critical since Selangor has the highest population in Malaysia at 5.1m as well as the increase in residential neighbourhoods which ties up with KPJ s strategy of being a community based hospital. Similarly, the company continues to increase its presence in Johor (c. 440 beds), given the state is the second most populous in Malaysia at 3.3m. Page 2 of 8

Fig 2: KPJ revenue and hospital base (RMm) 2500 Revenue (LHS) Hospitals (RHS) 28 26 2000 5-yr net profit CAGR of 28% 24 1500 1000 500 22 20 18 16 14 12 0 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11F FY12F FY13F 10 Source: Company data, Affin estimates Expansion of exisiting hospital capacity as well In addition to new hospitals, KPJ has made plans to expand the current capacity of their existing hospitals. As part of their expansion strategy, KPJ will study each plot of land as well as the surrounding area before it decides whether to build or acquire a new hospital. That said, the Sabah Medical Centre will be completed by end-2012 and KPJ will shift to the new 250-bed hospital located adjacent to its previous building, which was sold to the state government and renamed Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2. Other hospitals such as Puteri Specialist, Seremban Specialist, Tawakal Specialist and Ampang Puteri Specialist are operating at full capacity, and they are at the final stages of obtaining regulatory approval prior to their expansion programme. In most cases, expansions are considered a cheaper option for a hospital to increase their total bedding capacity since it largely consists of fitting up costs (i.e. equipping new wings and new levels) as oppose to higher expenditure incurred when building a new hospital (i.e. piling costs, etc.). We like KPJ s plans to increase its exposure in every state and to have a wide network of hospitals across the country. Fig 3: Upcoming KPJ hospitals Hospitals Estimated Capacity completion (beds) Pasir Gudang, Johor Jul 2011 90 Bandar Baru Klang, Selangor Oct 2011 200 Muar, Johor End 2012 90 Kuantan (Tanjung Lumpur), Pahang End 2013 120 Kangar, Perlis End 2013 60 Bandar Dato' Onn, Johor 2014 400 Source: Company data Fig 4: KPJ expansions Hospitals Sabah Medical Centre, Sabah KPJ Taw akal Hospital, KL KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital, Selangor KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, KL KPJ Seremban Specialist Hospital, Negeri Sembilan Puteri Specialist Hospital, Johor Source: Company data Page 3 of 8

One of the largest hospital chain operators There are a number of private healthcare providers in the market, such as Pantai Holdings (11 hospitals), Columbia Asia (8 hospitals) and Sime Darby Healthcare (5 hospitals). However KPJ remains one of the more dominant hospital operators with 20 hospitals across Malaysia and 2 in Jakarta, Indonesia. With regards to the anticipated listing of Pantai and Parkway under Integrated Healthcare Holdings (IHH), we estimate an EV/EBITDA of 26x for IHH (based on Parkway s FY10 reported EBITDA of S$222m and IHH s reported EV of RM14.6bn) - a 95% premium to KPJ s EV/EBITDA of 12.5x in FY10. The plan to list within the next 2 years as well as the high premium on the implied EV/EBITDA should sustain positive investor sentiment on the healthcare industry. Indonesian hospitals KPJ s two hospitals in Indonesia are centrally located in Jakarta. KPJ s strategy is to locate its hospitals within a residential area. Unfortunately, competition is tense in Indonesia and affordability for healthcare services is an issue as well. Eventhough the population of Jakarta is 9.6m (2010 Indonesian census), which is one-third of Malaysia s population of 28.3m, only 10-20% of the Jakarta population are able to afford these hospital services. Nevertheless, exposure to Jakarta is small. Although RS Bumi Serpong Damai is currently loss making, the RS Medika Permata Hijau has achieved a profit of approximately RM3.5m in FY10. KPJ expects the former to turn around within 3-4 years. For FY11, we continue to expect earnings contribution from Indonesia to remain insignificant. And the last award goes to. On July 25 th 2011, KPJ was awarded the University College (UC) status by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) which allows KPJ to award its own inhouse tailor made degrees in the healthcare field. This makes KPJ the 22 nd private institution being awarded the University College status by Ministry of Higher Education. In addition, KPJ has received the approval from MoHE to set up its own medical school offering a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) before the 5-year moratorium on new medical courses, which took effect in May 2011. Now, including KPJ, there are approximatley 33 institutions offering medical courses in Malaysia. Overall, we are positive on KPJ s expansion into the fairly lucrative education business. Fig 5: Education sector margins comparison Share Price Market Cap Student Revenue PBT PBT margin (%) (RM) (RMm) Base FY10 FY11E FY12E FY10 FY11E FY12E FY10 FY11E FY12E HELP 2.22 315 11,597 115.0 120.0 136.0 26.8 27.6 31.3 23.3 23.0 23.0 MASTERSKILL 1.71 701 18,399 316.3 358.6 400.6 125.3 138.2 152.0 39.6 38.5 37.9 SEGI 1.83 1,001 18,500 230.3 288.3 361.8 55.1 88.5 115.4 23.9 30.7 31.9 KPJIUC 2,500 30.0 30.0 100.0 5.1 5.1 15.0 17.0 17.0 15.0 Simple average 12,749 172.9 199.2 249.6 53.1 64.9 78.4 26.0 27.3 27.0 Source: Bloomberg, Company data, Affin estimates Education margins are higher than healthcare An appropriate comparison for KPJIUC would be Masterskill University College which largely concentrates on programmes within health sciences. As illustrated above, Masterskill is able to reap PBT margin of between 38-40% with a student base close to 19,000. Based on a student base of 5,000 by FY12, we expect KPJIUC to more than triple its current revenue but a lower PBT margins of 15-17%. This is a result of its lower student base (c. 5,000 students by FY12) compared to that of Masterskill. However, KPJ does have a fair advantage to Masterskill. Apart from branding, it has a string of hospitals to provide practical training along with potential job opportunities for its students. Page 4 of 8

A key growth driver in the years ahead Currently, college contribution is minimal (c. 2% of group revenue). Going forward, we expect revenue from education to reach RM200m with a student base of 10,000 by FY15 once the Nilai campus is fully opened. We have adjusted our FY11-FY13 EPS forecast after modelling in higher contribution from the education segment due to: 1) the UC status, allowing KPJIUC to award its own in-house degrees (i.e. Bachelor s, Master s and PhD degrees). A KPJIUC-awarded degree will reep a higher profit margin compared to a degree that involves a partnership with a foreign university largely due to the royalty fee paid to the foreign partner, 2) an increasing number of programmes to be offered by the university college in the area of health sciences including the set up of its own medical school where revenue per student will likely exceed RM20,000 per annum; and 3) an expansion of its campus capacity to accommodate 10,000 students by 2015. By the end of its second phase (end- 2012), the college will be be able to increase its capacity to 5,000 students, double its current capacity. 2QFY11 earnings preview KPJ will release its 2QFY11 results by month end. We expect positive sequential earnings momentum in 2QFY11 as the first quarter has historically been the weakest quarter due to the festive season. We maintain our view that stronger earnings will materialize in the upcoming quarter driven by: 1) increase in the number of patients in tandem with the general increase in healthcare awareness and life expectancy; and 2) increase in new hospitals as well as expansion of existing hospital capacity. Valuation still undemanding, maintain BUY YTD, KPJ s share price has outperformed the market by 28%. The re-rating, in our view, is driven by the price discovery triggered by IHH s market newsflow and impending listing. Despite the strong share price performance, valuations are still undemanding, and trading at a 16.3% discount compared to its regional peers. We have adjusted our FY11-FY13 earnings forecasts to take into account: 1) higher than expected inpatient and outpatient volume in 2010, 2) increase in earnings from its education segment, 3) revised dividend payout assumption for FY11-13E; and 4) increase in associates contribution. We maintain our BUY rating with a higher target price of RM5.40 (from RM5.07) based on an unchanged PE target of 18x pegged to CY12 EPS. We like KPJ: 1) for their steady growth strategy of increasing its hospital base by 2 hospitals per annum, 2) for being the only locally listed hospital service provider; and 3) for expanding its education business. Fig 6: Peers valuation table Stock Rating Sh Pr TPMkt Cap Year Core PE (x) EPS growth (%) EV/EBITDA P/B ROE (%) Net Div. Yield (%) (LC) (LC) (LC) end CY12 CY13 CY12 CY13 (x) (x) CY12 CY13 CY11 CY12 Bangkok Dusit * NR 64.75 na 100,068 Dec 22.1 19.0 23.1 15.6 11.2 3.5 15.5 16.2 1.8 2.1 Bumrungrad Hospital * NR 37.50 na 27,314 Dec 18.0 16.3 11.2 12.2 10.9 4.4 23.4 22.8 2.7 2.9 Bangkok Chain Hospital NR 6.40 na 12,768 Dec 16.1 13.9 13.0 16.6 8.0-20.0 20.7 3.4 3.9 Raffles Medical Group * NR 2.22 na 1,185 Dec 20.4 17.1 14.6 18.9 14.4 3.8 17.0 18.0 1.6 1.7 KPJ Healthcare BUY 4.61 5.40 2,631 Dec 15.4 14.0 20.9 9.9 10.4 3.0 13.3 13.3 2.7 3.3 Simple average 18.4 16.1 16.6 14.7 11.0 3.7 17.8 18.2 2.4 2.8 Excluding KPJ 19.1 16.6 15.5 15.8 11.1 3.9 19.0 19.4 2.3 2.6 Source: Bloomberg, Affin estimates Page 5 of 8

Appendix A Fig 7: Portfolio of hospitals Hospitals Peninsular Malaysia KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital, Johor Puteri Specialist Hospital, Johor KPJ Kluang Specialist Hospital, Johor Kedah Medical Centre, Kedah Perdana Specialist Hospital, Ke lantan KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, KL KPJ Taw akal Hospital, KL Sentosa Medical Centre, KL KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital, Selangor KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital, Selangor KPJ Kajang Specialist Hospital, Selangor KPJ Seremban Specialist Hospital, Negeri Sembilan Kuantan Specialist Hospital, Pahang KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital, Penang KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital, Perak Taiping Medical Centre, Perak Source: Company data East Malaysia Kuching Specialist Hospital, Saraw ak Sibu Medical Centre, Saraw ak Kota Kinabalu Specialist Hospital, Sabah Sabah Medical Centre, Sabah Indonesia RS Medika Permata Hijau, Jakarta RS Bumi Serpong Damai, Jakarta Fig 8: YTD ETP progress update within healthcare Date Announced Projects Description NKEA 13-Jun-11 Sime Darby Medical Centre ParkCity A 330-bed hospital dedicated to comprehensive women's and children's healthcare. Healthcare 0.04 13-Jun-11 Biocon An investment in the establishment of a state-of-the-art facility at BioXcell, a custom-built Healthcare 0.50 1.97 biotechnology park and ecosystem in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor. Total 2.91 4.85 Source: Pemandu Fig 9: 1-yr forward rolling PE 18.0 Potential Investment(RMbn) GNI(RMbn) 11-Jan-10 Universiti Malaya Health Metropolis Develop and position the Health Metropolis as Malaysia's premier medical hub Healthcare 1.25 0.99 11-Jan-10 Hovid Developing generic drugs Healthcare 0.05 8-Mar-11 Diagnostic Services Nexus Development of the Diagnostic Services Nexus (DSN), a teleradiology hub. Healthcare 0.03 0.54 13-Jun-11 UCSI Group To develop a 160-acre integrated premium health education cluster in Bandar Springhill, Port Dickson to promote the growth of the nation in education, health and research. Healthcare 0.85 1.30 13-Jun-11 Sime Darby Medical Centre Ara Damansara A 220-bed specialist hospital dedicated to the management and treatment of heart, brain, spine and joint diseases. Healthcare 0.24 16.0 14.0 12.0 +1SD 10.0 8.0 Mean 6.0 4.0-1SD Jan-06 Mar-06 May-06 Jul-06 Sep-06 Nov-06 Jan-07 Mar-07 May-07 Jul-07 Sep-07 Nov-07 Jan-08 Mar-08 May-08 Jul-08 Sep-08 Nov-08 Jan-09 Mar-09 May-09 Jul-09 Sep-09 Nov-09 Jan-10 Mar-10 May-10 Jul-10 Sep-10 Nov-10 Jan-11 Mar-11 May-11 Jul-11 Source: Company data, Affin estimates Page 6 of 8

FINANCIAL SUMMARY Profit & Loss Statement Key Financial Ratios and Margins FYE 31 Dec (RMm) 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E FYE 31 Dec (RMm) 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E Revenue 1456.4 1654.6 1836.1 2071.5 2252.1 Growth Operating expenses -1274.0-1450.8-1600.4-1789.4-1941.2 Revenue (%) 14.9 13.6 11.0 12.8 8.7 EBITDA 182.4 203.8 235.7 282.1 310.9 EBITDA (%) 20.4 11.8 15.7 19.7 10.2 Depreciation -46.4-59.8-65.3-77.3-88.1 Core net profit (%) 30.2 5.9 16.4 20.9 9.9 EBIT 135.9 144.0 170.4 204.9 222.7 Net int income/(expense) -14.1-6.4-14.1-14.1-14.1 Profitability Associates' contribution 18.9 30.4 25.3 28.8 32.8 EBITDA margin (%) 12.5 12.3 12.8 13.6 13.8 Pretax profit 145.3 168.0 181.6 219.6 241.4 PBT margin (%) 10.0 10.2 9.9 10.6 10.7 Tax -30.5-41.7-45.1-54.6-60.0 Net profit margin (%) 7.6 7.2 7.1 7.6 7.7 Minority interest -3.9-7.3-5.5-6.6-7.3 Effective tax rate (%) 21.0 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 Net profit 110.9 118.9 131.0 158.4 174.1 ROA (%) 8.1 7.1 7.3 8.3 8.5 Core ROE (%) 16.4 13.8 14.0 15.5 15.6 Balance Sheet Statement ROCE (%) 11.8 11.1 12.4 14.0 14.7 FYE 31 Dec (RMm) 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E Dividend payout ratio (%) 33.6 52.7 50.0 50.0 50.0 Fixed assets 446.8 536.8 671.5 794.2 906.1 Other long term assets 395.5 487.8 487.8 487.8 487.8 Liquidity Total non-current assets 842.2 1,024.6 1,159.2 1,282.0 1,393.8 Current ratio (x) 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 Op. cash flow (RMm) 132.8 188.3 198.3 237.7 266.0 Cash and equivalents 143.9 197.1 129.9 88.3 67.3 Free cashflow (RMm) -88.9-39.3-1.7 37.7 66.0 Stocks 29.7 41.6 46.2 52.1 56.6 FCF/share (sen) -17.4-7.5-0.3 7.1 12.5 Debtors 243.4 298.4 331.2 373.6 406.2 Other current assets 112.9 118.3 118.3 118.3 118.3 Asset managenment Total current assets 529.9 655.5 625.5 632.4 648.4 Debtors turnover (days) 61.0 65.8 65.8 65.8 65.8 Stock turnover (days) 10.4 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 Creditors 260.7 308.1 341.9 385.7 419.4 Creditors turnover (days) 65.3 68.0 68.0 68.0 68.0 Short term borrowings 66.0 362.7 362.7 362.7 362.7 Other current liabilities 29.7 54.1 54.1 54.1 54.1 Capital structure Total current liabilities 356.3 724.9 758.7 802.6 836.2 Net gearing (%) 33.2 23.4 28.9 30.5 29.8 Interest cover (x) 8.1 10.6 12.0 14.5 15.7 Long term borrowings 302.8 36.7 36.7 36.7 36.7 Other long term liabilities 35.6 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 Total long term liabilities 338.4 91.7 91.7 91.7 91.7 Shareholders' Funds 677.4 863.4 934.3 1,020.1 1,114.4 Quarterly Profit & Loss Minority interest 45.4 94.7 100.2 106.8 114.1 FYE 31 Dec (RMm) 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 Revenue 376.0 410.2 436.5 433.4 437.7 Cash Flow Statement Operating expenses -324.3-356.3-379.2-381.6-381.0 FYE 31 Dec (RMm) 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E EBITDA 51.8 53.9 57.2 51.8 56.7 PBT 145.3 168.0 181.6 219.6 241.4 Dep & Amort -14.0-13.5-15.5-16.4-16.9 Depreciation & amortisation 46.4 59.8 65.3 77.3 88.1 Exceptional Items -0.1 0.0 0.0 6.5 1.1 Working capital changes -23.3-19.5-3.5-4.5-3.5 EBIT 37.6 40.4 41.7 41.8 40.9 Cash tax paid -30.5-41.7-45.1-54.6-60.0 Net int income/(expense) -4.2-4.4-4.7-4.4-5.3 Others -5.0 21.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Associates' contribution 4.7 5.3 6.1 6.9 6.0 Cashflow from operation 132.8 188.3 198.3 237.7 266.0 Pretax profit 38.0 41.3 43.1 44.3 41.6 Capex -221.8-227.5-200.0-200.0-200.0 Tax -9.3-10.2-9.9-9.9-10.2 Others 158.4 28.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Minority interest -1.5-1.9-3.0-3.6-3.8 Cash flow from investing -63.3-199.5-200.0-200.0-200.0 Net profit 27.2 29.2 30.2 30.8 27.5 Debt raised/(repaid) 2.0 31.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 Core net profit 27.4 29.2 30.2 24.4 26.4 Dividends paid -31.6-26.5-65.5-79.2-87.1 Others 6.3 54.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Margins (%) Cash flow from financing -23.2 59.0-65.5-79.2-87.1 EBITDA 13.8 13.1 13.1 12.0 13.0 PBT 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.2 9.5 Free Cash Flow -88.9-39.3-1.7 37.7 66.0 Net profit 7.2 7.1 6.9 7.1 6.3 Source: Company data, Affin estimates Page 7 of 8

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