Singapore Company Guide Thai Beverage Public Company Version 5 | Bloomberg: THBEV SP | Reuters: TBEV.SI Refer to important disclosures at the end of this report DBS Group Research . Equity 23 Nov 2016 BUY Identifying scenarios to unlock value Last Traded Price ( 22 Nov 2016): S$0.87 (STI : 2,822.20) Long-term BUY, TP: S$1.09. We see ThaiBev being in a Price Target 12-mth: S$1.09 (26% upside) transformational mode to morph into a regional player. While investors may be deterred with uncertainty surrounding the Potential Catalyst: Acquisitions, restructuring extent and impact from mourning period in Thailand, we believe Where we differ: Below, probably due to adjustment of FYE to Sep its resilience and its ongoing transformation into a regional Analyst Andy SIM CFA +65 6682 3718
[email protected] beverage player will aid in further re-rating of the counter. We would advocate accumulating on pullbacks. What’s New Acquisition, restructuring and earnings accretion to be a re- • Reiterate positive view of transformation into a rating catalyst. We see FNN as the vehicle for ThaiBev’s regional regional beverage player acquisition strategy. We estimate that ThaiBev/ FNN collectively • Restructuring unlikely to take “asset swap” route have sufficient firepower to undertake acquisitions to the value of around S$4bn. On the back of this, we expect FNN to • Accretive acquisition a key catalyst, along with undertake equity fund raising, thereby allowing ThaiBev to raise restructuring; group has ample firepower its stake in FNN. In a scenario (pg 4), assuming a S$3bn • Mourning period impact likely to be limited acquisition by FNN, we estimate an EPS accretion of 16-35% and 8-10% for FNN and ThaiBev respectively (through a mix of cash, debt and rights issue at a multiple of 20-25x).