April 19, 2011 Company Report

Hyundai E&C (000720 KS) Construction

Focus on long-term growth potential, not on short-term earnings Daniel Song +822-768-2122 [email protected]

Maintain Buy call with TP of W130,000 (vs. current share price of W84,000) Ryan Nho We reiterate our Buy call on Hyundai E&C with a target price of W130,000. +822-768-4147 Hyundai- Automotive Group (HKAG) began managing Hyundai E&C on April 1st [email protected] with the aim of nurturing the company into one of its three growth engines (alongside its automobile and steel businesses). HKAG announced its plan to invest

W10tr in Hyundai E&C in order to make it a global top-tier builder capable of generating total new orders of W120tr and sales of W55tr by 2020. Given that HKAG gained full control of Hyundai E&C, investors should pay attention to the companyÊs long-term growth potential, rather than its short-term earnings.

Buy (Maintain) 1Q11 Preview: Sales of W2.6tr (up 26.2% YoY); OP of W121bn (down 2.3% YoY) Target Price (12M, W) 130,000 We forecast Hyundai E&CÊs 1Q11 sales and operating profit at W2.621tr (up 26.2% Share Price (04/18/11, W) 84,000 YoY) and W121bn (down 2.3% YoY), respectively. This operating profit result would Expected Return (%) 54.8 fall shy of the market estimate by 20.3% due to the recognition of an increase in EPS Growth (11F, %) 30.8 costs related to overseas construction projects. Market EPS Growth (11F, %) 25.2 P/E (11F, x) 13.5 However, it has been widely expected that the companyÊs 1Q earnings may fall shy Market P/E (11F, x) 10.8 of market estimates due to cost increases. Now is the time to focus more on the KOSPI 2,137.72 companyÊs potential for becoming HKAGÊs long-term growth engine, not on Market Cap (Wbn) 9,354 weaker-than-expected short-term earnings. Shares Outstanding (mn) 111 Avg Trading Volume (60D, '000) 1,263 Became part of HKAG in April Avg Trading Value (60D, Wbn) 102 HKAG reorganized Hyundai E&C into a 15-division/1-office body (from a 10- Dividend Yield (11F, %) 0.8 Free Float (%) 65.1 division/11-office body) in order to improve the efficiency of the companyÊs 52-Week Low 46,050 operation divisions. To accelerate Hyundai E&CÊs integration into HKAGÊs corporate 52-Week High 91,800 culture, HKAG named its employees heads of Hyundai E&CÊs key operating Beta (12M, Daily Rate of Return) 1.0 divisions (e.g., management support, financial management, procurement, and Price Return Volatility (12M Daily,%,SD) 2.6 planning), while retaining the heads of Hyundai E&CÊs civil works, plant Foreign Ownership (%) 18.8 construction, power plant construction, nuclear power plant construction, overseas Major Shareholder(s): sales, domestic sales, E&P, and marketing divisions. Hyundai Motor et al. (34.91%) NPS (6.95%) In short, Hyundai E&C (with HKAG) is currently making efforts to stabilize its structure after a massive reorganization process. Since many key divisions Price Performance remained little changed, HKAG should be able to move forward with its mid-to (%) 1M 6M 12M long-term growth strategy for Hyundai E&C as early as June. Absolute 5.4 12.6 43.1 Relative -2.5 -1.4 19.9

§ Earnings & Valuation Metrics Share price 160 KOSPI OP EV/ Sales OP NP EPS EBITDA FCF ROE P/E P/B FY Margin EBITDA 140 (Wbn) (Wbn) (Wbn) (W) (Wbn) (Wbn) (%) (x) (x) (%) (x) 120

12/09 9,279 419 4.5 457 4,107 490 724 15.4 17.3 2.6 15.7 100

12/10 10,005 584 5.8 530 4,759 624 578 16.1 15.2 2.3 11.9 80 12/11F 12,448 752 6.0 694 6,226 769 648 17.8 13.5 2.2 11.1 60 12/12F 13,974 975 7.0 938 8,417 991 778 20.1 10.0 1.8 8.2 40 12/13F 15,495 1,153 7.4 1,117 10,018 1,167 970 19.9 8.4 1.5 6.6 4/10 8/10 12/10 4/11

Source: Company data, Daewoo Securities Research estimates

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Long-term growth to stay robust on greater margins and order growth

HKAGÊs strategy is to enable Hyundai E&C to sustain growth by improving construction margins (on the back of enhanced efficiency at the firmÊs operating divisions) and strengthening order performance. The key to the overseas construction business is to complete construction (for plants, civil works, or architecture) earlier than scheduled. Since builders for overseas projects are responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction, they must be good at all three processes in order to improve margins.

Although Hyundai E&C has a competitive edge in construction, its competitiveness in engineering and procurement is weak relative to that of global top-tier engineering firms. However, now that HKAG is improving efficiency at key operating divisions, Hyundai E&C should be able to improve its competitiveness in engineering and procurement as well.

Furthermore, investors should note that: 1) Hyundai E&CÊs commission rate paid to financial institutions for overseas project guarantees is expected to decrease by 0.1~0.2%p on the back of HKAGÊs guarantee, and 2) the companyÊs credit rating is likely to be raised from AA- to AA.

Table 1. Hyundai E&C’s quarterly earnings outlook (Wbn) 2011F 2012F YoY (%) 1QF 2QF 3QF 4QF Annual 1QF 2QF 3QF 4QF Annual Annual Sales 2,621 3,104 3,128 3,595 12,448 2,881 3,566 3,415 4,112 13,974 12.3 Operating profit 121 192 193 246 752 188 249 237 300 975 29.6 Pretax profit 139 224 234 282 878 241 301 291 354 1,187 35.2 Net profit 110 177 185 222 694 191 238 230 280 938 35.2 OP margin (%) 4.6 6.2 6.2 6.8 6.0 6.5 7.0 6.9 7.3 7.0 Net margin (%) 4.2 5.7 5.9 6.2 5.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.7 Note: 2011~2012F Earnings based on IFRS, Source: Company data, Daewoo Securities Research estimates

Table 2. Revisions to Hyundai E&C’s annual earnings forecasts (Wbn) Previous Revised % Chg. 10 11F 12F 10 11F 12F 10 11F 12F Sales 10,005 12,744 14,171 10,005 12,448 13,974 0.0 -2.3 -1.4 Operating profit 584 852 987 584 752 975 0.0 -11.7 -1.2 Net profit 530 831 962 530 694 938 0.0 -16.5 -2.5 OP margin (%) 5.8 6.7 7.0 5.8 6.0 7.0 - - - Net margin (%) 5.3 6.5 6.8 5.3 5.6 6.7 - - - EPS (W) 4,759 7,452 8,627 4,759 6,226 8,417 0.0 -16.5 -2.5 Note: 2011~2012F Earnings based on IFRS, Source: Company data, Daewoo Securities Research estimates

Figure 1. Hyundai E&CÊs sales and operating profit outlook

(Wtr) (Wbn) 16 Sales (L) 1,200 Operating profit (R)

12 900

8 600

4 300

0 0 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11F 12F 13F

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Figure 2. Governance structure of Hyundai-Automotive Group

Hyundai Hysco 10.0% 72.6% 33.8% Kia Motors (010520(010520 KS)KS) Kia Motors Chung, Mong Koo (000270(000270 KS)KS) HyundaiHyundai현대건설현대건설 E&C E&C & Affiliates Hyundai현대엔지니어링 Engineering (000720(000720(000720)(000720) KS)KS) 5.2% BNGBNG Steel Steel 5.0% 26.1% Hyundai Hysco (004560(004560 KS)KS) 8.7% 20.9% Hyundai Hysco 13.9% (010520 KS) 41.1% (010520 KS)

53.5% 1.7% 12.6% 7.0% 5.2% 26.3% HMCHMC SecuritiesSecurities (001500 KS) 21.3% 5.7% 20.8% (001500 KS) GlovisGlovis KiaKia MotorsMotors HyundaiHyundai12.6% Steel Steel HyundaiHyundai Mobis Mobis HyundaiHyundai Motor Motor (086280(086280 KS)KS) (000270(000270 KS)KS) (004020(004020 KS)KS) (012330(012330 KS)KS) (005380(005380 KS)KS) 37.6% Hyundai Powertek 35.1% 25.0% 56.5% 20.0% Hyundai Capital Hyundai Amco 51.0% 90.0% 20.0% HL Green Power IHL 3.7% 57.6% 25.0% 3.7% Metro Line Nine HMCHMC Securities Securities 51.0% (001500(001500 KS)KS) 2.7% Green Air 15.8% GlovisGlovis (086280 KS) 80.0% 39.3% (086280 KS) 20.0% Maintrance 20.0% Auto EverSystems 5.4% 31.5% HyundaiHyundai SteelSteel 29.9% 16.9% (004020(004020 KS)KS) HyundaiHyundai Mobis Mobis (012330 KS) Hyundai Commercial 99.8% (012330 KS) 11.5% 5.5% 53.7% 50.0% NGVTEK M Seat 0.7% Hyundai Card 13.0% PARTECS 45.4% 50.0% 48.5% Dymos Inc. 31.0% 56.0% Kefico 25.7% Metal Industrial Ace MN Soft 24.4% 47.3% 50.9% 38.6% 31.8% Dymos Inc. NGVTEK Wistco Hyundai KANES 5.1% 100% 24.8% 37.6% 39.5% Hyundai Powertek Wia Magna Train Hyundai Wia AIA 50.0% 100%

Source: Daewoo Securities Research

Figure 3. Hyundai E&CÊs new orders by division outlook Figure 4. Hyundai E&CÊs order backlog by division outlook

(Wtr) (Wtr) 28 Overseas 80 Civil engineering Architecture Plant Plant Overseas Architecture 21 Civil engineering 60

14 40

7 20

0 0 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11F 12F 13F 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11F 12F 13F Source: Company data, Daewoo Securities Research estimates Source: Company data, Daewoo Securities Research estimates

Figure 5. Hyundai E&CÊs gross margin and OP margin outlook Figure 6. Hyundai E&CÊs credit rating outlook

(%) 7.0 16 Gross margin AA OP margin AA-6.0

12 A+5.0

A 4.0 8 A- 3.0

BBB+2.0 4

BBB1.0

0 BBB-0.0 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11F 12F 13F 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11F Source: Company data, Daewoo Securities Research estimates Source: Company data, Daewoo Securities Research estimates Daewoo Securities Research 3

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Hyundai E&C (000720 KS/Buy/TP: W130,000)

Income Statement (Summarized) Balance Sheet (Summarized) (Wbn) 12/10 12/11F 12/12F 12/13F (Wbn) 12/10 12/11F 12/12F 12/13F Sales 10,005 12,448 13,974 15,495 Current Assets 5,599 5,518 5,920 7,248 Cost of Goods Sold 8,958 11,403 12,715 14,059 Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,413 1,526 1,813 2,310 Gross Profit 1,046 1,045 1,259 1,436 Accounts Receivable 1,724 1,636 1,747 2,006 SG&A 462 293 284 284 Inventories 673 561 546 602 Operating Profit 584 752 975 1,153 Other Current Assets 1,788 1,796 1,814 2,330 Non-Operating Income 122 126 213 243 Non-Current Assets 3,393 4,129 4,780 5,563 Interest Income/Expense 6 59 80 118 Investment Assets 2,985 3,708 4,375 5,171 F/X-Related Gain/Loss -12 48 0 0 Property, Plant and Equipment 408 421 405 391 Equity Method Gain/Loss 123 148 160 180 Intangible Assets 0 0 0 0 Asset Disposal Gain/Loss -19 0 0 0 Total Assets 8,993 9,647 10,701 12,811 Other Non-Operating Profit/Loss 24 -128 -27 -55 Current Liabilities 4,185 4,065 4,081 4,917 Pretax Profit 707 878 1,187 1,396 Accounts Payable 1,843 1,310 1,358 1,428 Tax 176 184 249 279 Short-Term Debt 261 241 225 225 Profit from Continuing Operation 530 694 938 1,117 Current Long-Term Debt 104 40 -13 -13 Profit from Discontinued Operation 0 0 0 0 Other Current Liabilities 1,976 2,473 2,510 3,277 Tax Effect 0 0 0 0 Non-Current Liabilities 1,252 1,332 1,510 1,756 Net Profit 530 694 938 1,117 Bonds 548 498 478 478 Residual Income 530 694 938 1,117 Long-Term Debt 42 63 94 94 EBITDA 624 769 991 1,167 Other Non-Current Liabilities 661 771 938 1,185 Free Cash Flow 578 648 778 970 Total Liabilities 5,437 5,397 5,591 6,673 Gross Profit Margin (%) 10.5 8.4 9.0 9.3 Paid-In Capital 557 557 557 557 EBITDA Margin (%) 6.2 6.2 7.1 7.5 Capital Surplus 828 828 828 828 Operating Margin (%) 5.8 6.0 7.0 7.4 Retained Earnings 1,952 2,645 3,506 4,533 Net Margin (%) 5.3 5.6 6.7 7.2 Stockholders' Equity 3,556 4,250 5,110 6,137

Cash Flow (Summarized) Forecasts/Valuations (Summarized) (Wbn) 12/10 12/11F 12/12F 12/13F 12/10 12/11F 12/12F 12/13F Cash Flow from Operating Activities 596 678 778 970 P/E (x) 15.2 13.5 10.0 8.4 Net Profit 530 694 938 1,117 P/CF (x) 14.1 13.5 10.0 8.5 Non-Cash Income and Expense 169 -143 -110 -132 P/B (x) 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.5 Tangible Assets Depreciation 40 16 16 14 EV/EBITDA (x) 11.9 11.1 8.2 6.6 Intangible Assets Depreciation 0 0 0 0 EPS (W) 4,759 6,226 8,417 10,018 Others 129 -159 -126 -146 CFPS (W) 5,115 6,374 8,561 10,144 Chg in Working Capital -104 127 -51 -15 BPS (W) 31,904 38,131 45,848 55,065 Chg in Accounts Receivable 0 52 -145 -293 DPS (W) 700 700 800 800 Chg in Inventories 37 113 14 -56 Payout Ratio (%) 14.7 11.2 9.5 8.0 Chg in Accounts Payable 578 -533 48 70 Dividend Yield (%) 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 Others -718 496 32 264 Sales Growth (%) 7.8 24.4 12.3 10.9 Cash Flow from Investment Activities -157 -564 -521 -631 EBITDA Growth (%) 27.3 23.2 28.9 17.8 Chg in Tangible Assets -18 -30 0 0 Operating Profit Growth (%) 39.5 28.8 29.6 18.3 Chg in Intangible Assets 0 0 0 0 EPS Growth (%) 15.9 30.8 35.2 19.0 Chg in Investment Assets -128 -575 -507 -616 Accounts Receivable Turnover (x) 6.1 7.4 8.3 8.3 Others -11 41 -13 -14 Inventory Turnover (x) 14.2 20.2 25.3 27.0 Cash Flow from Financing Acitivities -73 -2 31 157 Accounts Payable Turnover (x) 6.4 7.9 10.5 11.1 Chg in Borrowings -5 -3 109 246 ROA (%) 6.2 7.5 9.2 9.5 Chg in Equity -67 0 -78 -89 ROE (%) 16.1 17.8 20.1 19.9 Dividends -67 0 -78 -89 ROIC (%) 54.5 58.2 61.7 59.3 Others -2 1 0 0 Liability to Equity Ratio (%) 152.9 127.0 109.4 108.7 Chg in Cash 366 112 288 497 Current Ratio (%) 133.8 135.7 145.1 147.4 Beginning Cash Balance 1,048 1,413 1,526 1,813 Net Debt to Equity Ratio (%) -17.1 -19.8 -23.5 -27.9 Ending Cash Balance 1,413 1,526 1,813 2,310 Interest Coverage Ratio (x) 13.6 18.4 26.1 32.0 Source: Company data, Daewoo Securities Research estimates

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Buy Relative performance of 20% or greater (W) HyundaiEng&Const Stock Trading Buy Relative performance of 10% or greater, but with volatility 150,000 Ratings Hold Relative performance of -10% and 10% 100,000 Sell Relative performance of -10% Overweight Fundamentals are favorable or improving 50,000 Industry Neutral Fundamentals are steady without any material changes Ratings 0 4/09 10/09 4/10 10/10 4/11 Underweight Fundamentals are unfavorable or worsening * Ratings and Target Price History (Share price (----), Target price (----), Not covered (■), Buy (▲), Trading Buy (■), Hold (●), Sell (◆)) * Our investment rating is a guide to the relative return of the stock versus the market over the next 12 months. * Although it is not part of the official ratings at Daewoo Securities, we may call a trading opportunity in case there is a technical or short-term material development.

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