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Eyes on the Ground Auto Parts│Singapore│September 14, 2018 Shariah Compliant Singapore YHI International Ltd NON RATED The world is its market Current price: S$0.41 ■ YHI is a global distributor of automotive and industrial products. The Yokohama brand Consensus Tgt Price: N/A of tyres was its major revenue contributor in FY17. Up/downside: N/A ■ YHI also has an alloy wheel manufacturing business. ■ YHI has restructured its alloy wheel manufacturing business but this business Reuters: YHII.SI continues to face pressure from high raw material cost and possible tariff impact. Bloomberg: YHI SP ■ YHI trades at a historical FY17 P/BV of 0.48x against ROE of 3.52%. Its net gearing Market cap: US$87.56m at end-FY17 was 0.12x. S$119.8m Average daily turnover: US$0.02m Company background YHI International Limited (YHI) is a global distributor of automotive and industrial S$0.03m products, and a trusted brand name in alloy wheels manufacturing as an Original Design Current shares o/s: 292.3m Manufacturer (ODM). Listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange on 3 Jul 2003, Free float: 36.0% YHI’s international presence spans 100 countries through 33 subsidiaries and one associated company located in Asia Pacific, North America and Europe. At present, YHI Price Close Relative to FSSTI (RHS) serves more than 5,000 customers globally. 0.500 114.0 Distribution business 0.450 107.8 YHI distributes tyres, alloy wheels, automotive and industrial batteries, as well as golf and 0.400 101.5 utility buggies. The key tyre brand carried is Yokohama (5101 JP, Not Rated). The group 0.350 95.3 also has its own tyre brand, Neuton Tyres. In FY17, the distribution business accounted 0.300 89.0 3 for 73% of revenue, 80% of operating profit and generated an operating profit margin of 2 3.0%. By geography, ASEAN accounted for 43% of FY17 distribution revenue. 1 Vol m Vol Manufacturing business Sep-17 Dec-17 Mar-18 Jun-18 In FY17, manufacturing accounted for 27% of revenue, 20% of operating profit and Source: Bloomberg generated an operating profit margin of 2.0%, YHI incurred losses in its manufacturing Price performance 1M 3M 12M business in China due to restructuring costs as it ceased operations in Shanghai in FY17. Absolute (%) -4.7 1.2 6.5 YHI currently has three alloy wheels manufacturing plants located in Suzhou (China), Taoyuan (Taiwan) and Malacca (Malaysia), with a total production capacity of 2.6m units Relative (%) 0 9.9 9.7 p.a. YHI also has its own proprietary alloy wheel brand, Advanti Racing. Major shareholders % held Management’s comments on 2H18 outlook YHI Holdings Pte Ltd 43.8 For the manufacturing business, YHI has guided that it expects margin erosion in 2H18 Tay Tiang Guan 15.4 due to the high aluminium prices globally. In addition, the company thinks the possible Tay Tian Hoe 4.8 tariffs announced by the US could negatively affect the wheel manufacturing business in China. As for the distribution business, YHI expects the intense competition in tyre prices This Eyes On the Ground report represents a to continue in view of the low rubber prices and the prevailing overcapacity in the tyre preliminary assessment of the subject market globally. YHI has also guided that it will continue to execute its “3R” reduction company, and does not represent initiation into policy to reduce inventory, reduce account receivables and reduce operating costs. CGS-CIMB's coverage universe. It does not carry investment ratings and CGS-CIMB does Historical valuations not commit to regular updates on an ongoing YHI trades at a historical FY17 P/E of 13.7x, P/BV of 0.48x (ROE: 3.52%) and dividend basis. yield of 3.7%. Although YHI does not have a formal dividend policy, the company has Insert paid dividends in the last five years. As at end-FY17, its net gearing was 0.12x. Financial Summary Dec-13A Dec-14A Dec-15A Dec-16A Dec-17A (S$, m) Revenue 508.9 511.2 499.2 465.6 442.9 EBITDA 39.2 36.4 34.5 26.0 30.8 EBITDA margins 7.7% 7.1% 6.9% 5.6% 7.0% Analyst(s) Pretax profit 16.4 14.9 14.5 8.4 15.2 Net profit 8.8 7.0 8.3 3.7 8.8 EPS (S$) 0.0302 0.0240 0.0282 0.0126 0.0299 EPS growth na -20.5% 17.5% -55.3% 137.3% P/E (x) 13.6 17.1 14.5 32.5 13.7 DPS (S$) 0.0136 0.0120 0.0142 0.0064 0.0150 Dividend yield (%) 3.32% 2.93% 3.46% 1.56% 3.66% William TNG, CFA P/BV (x) 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.49 0.48 T (65) 6210 8676 E [email protected] ROE 3.54% 2.79% 3.35% 1.52% 3.52% Net gearing (x) 0.31 0.29 0.29 0.18 0.12 SOURCES: CGS-CIMB RESEARCH, COMPANY REPORTS IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES, INCLUDING ANY REQUIRED RESEARCH CERTIFICATIONS, ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS REPORT. IF THIS REPORT IS DISTRIBUTED IN Powered by the THE UNITED STATES IT IS DISTRIBUTED BY CIMB SECURITIES (USA), INC. AND IS CONSIDERED THIRD-PARTY AFFILIATED RESEARCH. EFA Platform Auto Parts│Singapore YHI International Ltd│September 14, 2018 Figure 1: YHI’s product suite (as of 15 Mar 2018) SOURCES: CGS-CIMB RESEARCH, COMPANY REPORTS SOURCES: CGS-CIMB RESEARCH, COMPANY REPORTS Figure 2: Manufacturing presence (as of 15 Mar 2018) SOURCES: CGS-CIMB RESEARCH, COMPANY REPORTS 2 \ Auto Parts│Singapore YHI International Ltd│September 14, 2018 DISCLAIMER The content of this report (including the views and opinions expressed therein, and the information comprised therein) has been prepared by and belongs to CGS-CIMB or CIMB Investment Bank Berhad (“CIMB”), as the case may be. Reports relating to a specific geographical area are produced and distributed by the corresponding CGS-CIMB entity as listed in the table below. Reports relating to Malaysia are produced and distributed by CIMB. 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