Singapore Company Guide Version 7 Bloomberg: SP Reuters: SPRM.SI Refer to important disclosures at the end of this report DBS Group Research. Equity 20 Mar 2017 HOLD (Upgrade from FULLY VALUED) Last Traded Price ( 17 Mar 2017): S$3.53 (STI : 3,169.38) Price Target 12-mth: S$3.39 (-4% downside) (Prev S$3.32) Potential Catalyst: Special dividends from sale of shares in M1 Where we differ: In line Analyst Alfie YEO +65 6682 3717 alfieyeo@dbs.com Andy SIM CFA +65 6682 3718 andysim@dbs.com What s New Share price corrected by more than 12% since our downgrade 2017 GDP forecast revised to 2.8% from 1.9% last year Downside supported by more positive GDP outlook Upgrade to HOLD, TP revised to S$3.39 Price Relative Forecasts and Valuation FY Aug (S$ m) 2015A 2016A 2017F 2018F Revenue 1,177 1,124 1,105 1,108 EBITDA 425 402 381 375 Pre-tax Profit 430 361 339 335 Net Profit 322 265 248 244 Net Pft (Pre Ex.) 285 282 248 244 Net Pft Gth (Pre-ex) (%) 17.8 (1.3) (11.9) (1.7) EPS (S cts) 20.1 16.6 15.5 15.3 EPS Pre Ex. (S cts) 17.9 17.6 15.5 15.3 EPS Gth Pre Ex (%) 18 (1) (12) (2) Diluted EPS (S cts) 19.6 16.2 15.1 14.9 Net DPS (S cts) 20.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 BV Per Share (S cts) 227 220 218 215 PE (X) 17.5 21.3 22.7 23.1 PE Pre Ex. (X) 19.8 20.0 22.7 23.1 P/Cash Flow (X) 14.9 18.3 17.1 16.9 EV/EBITDA (X) 16.2 17.3 18.3 18.7 Net Div Yield (%) 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.8 P/Book Value (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Net Debt/Equity (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 ROAE (%) 8.8 7.4 7.1 7.1 Earnings Rev (%): 4 4 Consensus EPS (S cts): 15.3 15.4 Other Broker Recs: B: 0 S: 6 H: 2 Less pessimistic outlook Upgrade to HOLD, TP raised to S$3.39 on better GDP outlook. Since our downgrade from HOLD to FULLY VALUED in April 2016, the stock has fallen by more than 12% to S$3.53 currently. Results had been lackluster on the back of weak adex spend and GDP growth. This has also led to DPS cut from 20 Scts in FY15 to 18 Scts in FY16. We are now less pessimistic on as we believe valuations have largely priced in negatives and see some positives from the possibility of monetising its M1 stake; and GDP acceleration from 2% in 2016 to 2.8% in 2017. In addition, the recent relaxation of Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) framework to allow borrowers to borrow against their properties for additional cash could support private consumption and expenditure in the overall economy. The stock is now trading at 22.7x forward PE with dividend yield decent at 5.1%. Jointly appoints advisor review stake in M1. On Friday 17 March, announced that that the substantial shareholders of M1, comprising, Keppel T&T and Axiata Group Bhd, have appointed Morgan Stanley Asia to conduct a strategic review of their stakes in M1. holds 13.38% stake in M1 valued at S$274m (4% of s market cap) or 15.7 Scts per share. Valuation: TP of S$3.39 based on sum-of-parts. Our target price of S$3.39 is based on sum-of-parts valuation. We value 's core newspaper and magazine operations at S$1.44/share based on discounted cash flow model, s property business at S$1.38, and net cash and investments of SS$0.57 to derive our TP. Key Risks to Our View: Adex reversal, disposal of investment stake and expectations of special dividends. A strong economic recovery and pick-up in consumption will lead to adex improvement, which is a key risk to our view. Sale of its investments, such as M1, could also lead to expectations of higher special DPS. At A Glance Issued Capital (m shrs) 1,599 Mkt. Cap (S$m/US$m) 5,645 / 4,027 Major Shareholders (%) Free Float (%) 99.9 3m Avg. Daily Val (US$m) 10.0 ICB Industry : Consumer Services / Media Source of all data on this page: Company, DBS Bank, Bloomberg Finance L.P ed: JS / sa:ym, PY
WHAT S NEW Less pessimistic outlook Singapore s GDP growth to accelerate to 2.8% in 2017. Our economics desk has upgraded 2017 GDP growth forecast for Singapore to 2.8% (up +0.9 ppt) on the back of a robust 2016 fourth quarter, which registered the strongest quarterly growth in six years at 12.3% on-quarter, based on a seasonally adjusted annual rate. This translates to 2.8% onyear growth, with GDP growth for 2016 coming in at 2.0%, substantially above expectations and backed by significant upward revisions to previous quarters data as well. The key driver in fourth quarter 2016 was an 11.5% on-year surge in manufacturing growth, driven by semiconductor (up 62% onyear) and pharmaceutical (up 34% on-year) manufacturing. The services sector grew by 8.4% on-quarter, seasonally adjusted annual rate, or by 1% on-year, led by financial (up 36.5% on-quarter) and trade-related services transport and storage services rose by 12.4%. Loan growth has bottomed and will likely trend higher. Container throughput and reexport growth have continued to creep higher too. Expect spillover from the manufacturing and services sectors into the rest of the economy. GDP performance from fourth quarter 2016 bodes well for overall GDP and employment growth. We see the positive impact from semiconductor and pharmaceutical clusters spilling over to the rest of the economy, e.g. into the precision engineering cluster, transport and warehousing for exports, financial, other supporting services, and small- to medium-sized enterprises. This should drive more broad-based improvement in the rest of the economy. Adex should see improvement going forward on the back of uptick in GDP growth. As such, we expect consumption to be more robust. Our economists expect private consumption in Singapore to accelerate from 0.6% in 2016 to 1.7% and 2.7% in 2017 and 2018 respectively. This should support adspend going forward, offsetting the lower y-o-y adspend in January and February 2017. Review of M1 stake has minimal impact on share price, but could surprise on special dividends if sale is successful. along with Keppel T&T as well as Axiata Group Bhd have appointed a financial adviser to review their stakes in M1. We see minimal impact on s share price as its investment in M1 is only 4% of its market cap. s stake in M1 is worth 15.7 Scts based on M1 s current share price, and s 13.38% stake. This works out to <2% upside to s share price assuming that M1 is sold for up to 35% premium over the current share price. However, we believe there could be support to s share price from expectations of special dividends, post a successful divestment of M1. We raise our DPS slightly in anticipation of better prospects of paying higher dividends. With the improvement in economy, we turn less pessimistic on our adspend assumption. We still expect that adex in FY17F will decline, but at a slower rate, from -7% to -5%. We noted that adex continued to disappoint in January (- 17% y-o-y) and February 2017 (-22%) and hence continue to see adspend growth decline but by a slower rate, offset by more positive economy going forward. We raised earnings for FY17F and FY18F by 4%. Upgrade to HOLD, TP S$3.39. Since our downgrade in April 2016, s share price has corrected by >12% and valuations have also become less lofty. Forward PE and dividend yield as of April 2016 were 24.9x and 4.5% compared to 22.7x forward PE and 5.1% dividend yield currently. Due to better GDP forecast, relatively improved valuations, and anticipation of special dividends, we now see limited downside for the stock. GDP growth to accelerate this year Source: Thomson Reuters, DBS Bank Page 2
CRITICAL DATA POINTS TO WATCH Adex growth rate (%) Earnings Drivers: Publication model driven by adspend. s business model is driven by advertising revenue rather than circulation, with advertising receipts accounting for 74% (26% circulation and others) of operating profit in FY16. also has a property business which developed and owns Seletar Mall, and 70% shareholding in REIT (Paragon and Clementi Malls). Rental income from the three malls contributed 21% of revenue for FY16. used to own Paragon and Clementi malls. But it has since spun off the properties to REIT for a 70% stake in the latter. Newprint (US$/mt) Less pessimistic outlook for Singapore adex. A combination of sluggish consumer sentiment, poor GDP growth and increased use of internet advertising in recent years has caused adex to plummet. According to our economics desk, Singapore s GDP growth for 2017 is expected to accelerate to 2.8% from 2.0% in 2016. Manufacturing sector, driven by pharmaceutical and semiconductors, and services sector is turning for the better, loan growth has bottomed out and will likely trend higher, container throughput and re-export growth have improved. These will translate into for overall GDP, employment growth, consumption expenditure and better adspend. Avg USD/SGD Rising US dollar. Our FX desk sees the US dollar rising to 1.45 against the SGD by the end of this year. Purchases of primary raw materials for newsprint such as pulp, are denominated in US dollars. Yet publication sales are domestic and denominated in SGD. A rising US dollar presents risks that lead to higher costs and lower margins as selling prices are maintained. Stable outlook for property. Occupancy at Paragon, Seletar and Clementi malls continue to be relatively full with Paragon and Clementi Mall registering record revenue in 1Q17. The average rental reversion for Clementi and Paragon was 4.6%, mostly attributable from a 4.4% reversion rate from the retail tenants at Paragon. Paragon remains the more robust of s properties, delivering higher rents for new and renewed leases. We believe Paragon will continue to deliver higher margins and outperform the other properties along Orchard Road, due to its prime location and prestigious tenant mix. We see longer term driver for the stock coming from the injection of Seletar Mall into REIT. 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% -15% -20% -25% Avg Staff # Adex growth (%) Total yoy growth (%) Total yoy growth (%) Source: Nielsen, Company, DBS Bank Page 3
Balance Sheet: Strong cash hoard. s business is cash generative, with working capital financed by longer payment periods to creditors for operations. Due to its operating model, the business has amassed a cash hoard of over S$1bn including long-term investments. Even though its balance sheet is in a net debt position, returns generated by excess cash used for investments has enabled it to offset interest costs. The strong cash management has led to an attractive dividend payout of over 80%. However, DPS for FY16 dipped to 18 Scts, down from 20 Scts in FY15. We are expecting FY17F DPS to at least sustain in anticipation of its divestment in M1. Leverage & Asset Turnover (x) Capital Expenditure Share Price Drivers: We believe Seletar Mall's spin-off into REIT will be a share price catalyst. In 2014, securitised its stake in Paragon and Clementi Malls into REIT. However, Seletar Mall remains on its balance sheet, with room for REIT to acquire a stake in Seletar. We estimate Seletar Mall's gross development value to be S$495m. ROE (%) Realising its investment in M1. owns a 13.38% stake in M1. This could be a catalyst to its share price on its ability to pay more dividends if it realises the value of its investment. Weak adex. s earnings are primarily driven by adex. Recovery in general economy and ultimately adex would accelerate top-line and earnings growth. We see less negative adex going forward driven by GDP acceleration, dragged by poor adspend in January (-17% y-o-y) and February 2016 (-22% y-o-y). We continue to project less negative declines in adex for FY17F and FY18F Forward PE Band (x) Key Risks: Improvement in macroeconomic environment and higher dividends from M1 divestment. We believe improvement in economic environment would reverse our view of declining adspend. We are also looking at lower DPS as a result of lower earnings. However, if divests M1, the cash proceeds could boost DPS payout. Company Background PB Band (x) Singapore Press Holdings Limited () publishes, prints, and distributes newspapers and magazines, with a dominant market position in Singapore. It also invests in properties, provides multimedia, broadcasting and event management services, and operates internet portals. It has a 70% stake in REIT. Source: Company, DBS Bank Page 4
Key Assumptions FY Aug 2014A 2015A 2016A 2017F 2018F Adex growth rate (%) (6.8) (5.4) (9.2) (5.0) (2.0) Newprint (US$/mt) 607 557 483 485 490 Avg USD/SGD 1.24 1.27 1.38 1.40 1.40 Avg Staff # 4,204 4,237 4,182 3,982 3,992 Segmental Breakdown FY Aug 2014A 2015A 2016A 2017F 2018F Revenues (S$m) Newspaper ops 1,010 946 883 862 860 Rental 205 231 241 243 247 Property devt. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total 1,215 1,177 1,124 1,105 1,108 EBIT (S$m) Newspaper ops 220 203 172 157 148 Rental 148 157 164 166 168 Property devt. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Others 15.9 27.6 28.8 22.0 25.0 Total 384 387 365 345 341 EBIT Margins (%) Newspaper ops 21.8 21.4 19.5 18.3 17.2 Rental 72.2 68.0 68.0 68.0 68.0 Property devt. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Others N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total 31.6 32.9 32.4 31.2 30.8 Income Statement (S$m) FY Aug 2014A 2015A 2016A 2017F 2018F Revenue 1,215 1,177 1,124 1,105 1,108 Cost of Goods Sold (693) (665) (643) (630) (636) Gross Profit 522 512 482 475 471 Other Opng (Exp)/Inc (138) (125) (117) (130) (130) Operating Profit 384 387 365 345 341 Other Non Opg (Exp)/Inc 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Associates & JV Inc (30.7) (11.2) (7.7) (8.0) (8.0) Net Interest (Exp)/Inc 13.2 18.1 20.5 2.04 2.07 Exceptional Gain/(Loss) 162 36.3 (16.5) 0.0 0.0 Pre-tax Profit 528 430 361 339 335 Tax (57.7) (59.8) (54.9) (51.4) (50.8) Minority Interest (66.5) (48.7) (40.9) (39.4) (40.1) Preference Dividend 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Net Profit 404 322 265 248 244 Net Profit before Except. 242 285 282 248 244 EBITDA 408 425 402 381 375 Growth Revenue Gth (%) (2.0) (3.1) (4.5) (1.7) 0.2 EBITDA Gth (%) (10.2) 4.4 (5.6) (5.3) (1.4) Opg Profit Gth (%) (4.3) 0.8 (5.8) (5.5) (1.2) Net Profit Gth (Pre-ex) (%) (24.2) 17.8 (1.3) (11.9) (1.7) Margins & Ratio Gross Margins (%) 43.0 43.5 42.8 43.0 42.5 Opg Profit Margin (%) 31.6 32.9 32.4 31.2 30.8 Net Profit Margin (%) 33.3 27.3 23.6 22.5 22.0 ROAE (%) 11.2 8.8 7.4 7.1 7.1 ROA (%) 6.2 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 ROCE (%) 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 Div Payout Ratio (%) 83.1 99.3 108.5 115.9 111.3 Net Interest Cover (x) NM NM NM NM NM Source: Company, DBS Bank Page 5
Quarterly / Interim Income Statement (S$m) FY Aug 1Q2016 2Q2016 3Q2016 4Q2016 1Q2017 Revenue 296 260 292 277 278 Cost of Goods Sold (162) (158) (164) (158) (158) Gross Profit 134 101 127 119 120 Other Oper. (Exp)/Inc (32.5) (25.0) (30.1) (29.3) (41.9) Operating Profit 102 76.4 97.0 89.9 78.4 Other Non Opg (Exp)/Inc 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Associates & JV Inc (1.8) (0.7) (1.5) (3.7) (1.1) Net Interest (Exp)/Inc 2.56 (0.7) 10.8 7.85 (9.4) Exceptional Gain/(Loss) 5.00 0.0 (28.4) 6.82 0.0 Pre-tax Profit 108 74.9 77.9 101 67.9 Tax (16.5) (10.9) (15.9) (11.6) (12.1) Minority Interest (9.7) (9.7) (9.3) (12.2) (10.1) Net Profit 81.3 54.4 52.7 77.1 45.7 Net profit bef Except. 76.3 54.4 81.0 70.3 45.7 EBITDA 111 86.8 107 97.5 88.0 Growth Revenue Gth (%) 1.1 (12.4) 12.3 (5.0) 0.5 EBITDA Gth (%) 20.0 (22.0) 22.8 (8.5) (9.7) Opg Profit Gth (%) 19.2 (25.0) 27.0 (7.4) (12.8) Net Profit Gth (Pre-ex) (%) 58.0 (28.7) 48.8 (13.3) (34.9) Margins Gross Margins (%) 45.3 39.1 43.6 43.0 43.2 Opg Profit Margins (%) 34.4 29.4 33.3 32.4 28.2 Net Profit Margins (%) 27.5 21.0 18.1 27.8 16.4 Balance Sheet (S$m) FY Aug 2014A 2015A 2016A 2017F 2018F Net Fixed Assets 286 250 220 206 193 Invts in Associates & JVs 85.0 92.2 90.6 92.6 94.6 Other LT Assets 4,641 4,756 4,747 4,747 4,747 Cash & ST Invts 1,471 767 720 722 729 Inventory 24.0 12.5 21.2 18.4 18.5 Debtors 144 192 137 138 138 Other Current Assets 0.90 0.47 8.92 8.92 8.92 Total Assets 6,651 6,070 5,944 5,933 5,930 ST Debt 926 337 100.0 100.0 100.0 Creditor 298 271 246 240 241 Other Current Liab 61.2 69.4 57.7 52.8 52.2 LT Debt 879 947 1,197 1,197 1,197 Other LT Liabilities 90.5 98.9 102 102 102 Shareholder s Equity 3,687 3,619 3,517 3,478 3,434 Minority Interests 709 728 724 763 804 Total Cap. & Liab. 6,651 6,070 5,944 5,933 5,930 Non-Cash Wkg. Capital (190) (136) (136) (128) (127) Net Cash/(Debt) (335) (517) (578) (575) (568) Debtors Turn (avg days) 43.9 52.2 53.4 45.4 45.6 Creditors Turn (avg days) 162.0 168.7 157.8 151.3 147.8 Inventory Turn (avg days) 13.7 10.8 10.3 12.3 11.3 Asset Turnover (x) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Current Ratio (x) 1.3 1.4 2.2 2.3 2.3 Quick Ratio (x) 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.2 Net Debt/Equity (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Net Debt/Equity ex MI (X) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 Capex to Debt (%) 1.0 3.1 1.2 2.3 2.3 Z-Score (X) 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 Source: Company, DBS Bank Page 6
Cash Flow Statement (S$m) FY Aug 2014A 2015A 2016A 2017F 2018F Pre-Tax Profit 528 430 361 339 335 Dep. & Amort. 54.3 49.6 44.7 43.7 42.5 Tax Paid (65.9) (58.3) (63.5) (56.3) (51.4) Assoc. & JV Inc/(loss) 30.7 11.2 7.70 8.00 8.00 Chg in Wkg.Cap. 3.78 15.4 (13.6) (3.8) 0.19 Other Operating CF (182) (68.9) (27.4) 0.0 0.0 Net Operating CF 369 379 309 331 334 Capital Exp.(net) (18.7) (39.2) (16.0) (30.0) (30.0) Other Invts.(net) (122) 439 62.6 0.0 0.0 Invts in Assoc. & JV 70.9 (32.7) (25.5) (10.0) (10.0) Div from Assoc & JV 2.87 6.95 2.69 0.0 0.0 Other Investing CF 10.1 17.1 31.5 0.0 0.0 Net Investing CF (56.4) 391 55.4 (40.0) (40.0) Div Paid (355) (339) (323) (288) (288) Chg in Gross Debt 61.6 (524) 11.3 0.0 0.0 Capital Issues 0.61 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Financing CF (42.2) (58.0) (32.2) 0.0 0.0 Net Financing CF (335) (921) (344) (288) (288) Currency Adjustments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Chg in Cash (22.5) (151) 20.7 2.83 6.44 Opg CFPS (S cts) 22.9 22.8 20.2 20.9 20.9 Free CFPS (S cts) 21.9 21.3 18.3 18.8 19.0 Source: Company, DBS Bank Target Price & Ratings History Source: DBS Bank Analyst: Alfie YEO Andy SIM CFA Page 7
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