[Korea] Retail Shinsegae Buy (004170 KS) (Maintain) Additional negatives to be limited TP: W290,000 ▼ Upside: 31.5% Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd. Myoungjoo Kim
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[email protected] 2Q20 review Operating loss due to COVID-19 For 2Q20, Shinsegae reported consolidated revenue of W1.01tr (-32.6% YoY) and an operating loss of W43.1bn (turning to loss YoY). For department stores (non-consolidated), operating profit plunged 56.3% YoY to W14.3bn. The duty-free division posted an operating loss of W37bn (turning to loss YoY). The results missed our estimates and the consensus, hurt by: 1) sluggish department store earnings due to sales mix deterioration; and 2) continued weakness at the duty-free division. In the department store division, the apparel/accessories segments have been slow to recover due to the rapid shift to online shopping amid the lingering impact of COVID-19. Additional negatives to be 2Q20 marked a bottom limited The pandemic weighed on all of Shinsegae’s businesses in 1H20, not just the department store and duty-free divisions. That said, we believe additional negatives are limited. Monthly same-store sales growth at department stores has recovered swiftly (to approximately 9% currently). Considering additional rent cuts for the Terminal 1 airport location (i.e., the temporary introduction of variable rent payments linked to sales), we expect the duty-free division to improve meaningfully in line with the recovery of revenue. Valuation and recommendation Lower TP to W290,000 (from W360,000) We revised down our 2021 EPS estimate by 5.1%, reflecting the decline in the value of Shinsegae’s stakes in subsidiaries (e.g., Shinsegae International [031430 KS/CP: W158,000]).