INDUSTRY UPDATE Telecommunications ▪ Singapore SingTel, StarHub, M1 (ST SP, STH SP, M1 SP) Time to switch telco Joel Ng / 62 6202 1192 /
[email protected] Company SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3.6 SingTel (ST) and StarHub (STH) both reported disappointing Market Cap (m) $49803 million 3.5 3.4 Current Price $3.05 3.3 quarterly results for their 3Q FY19 and 4Q FY18, 3.2 52 Week High $3.58 3.1 respectively. 52 Week Low $2.83 3 2.9 Dividend Yield (%), Est. 5.8 2.8 Meanwhile, M1 shareholders should accept the $2.06 offer Price to Book, Est. 1.68 by Keppel Corp and SPH. Price to Earnings, Est. 16.22 For investors still seeking exposure to the sector, ST offers Company STARHUB LTD 2.7 the best option in our view, while $1.55 would be a good Market Cap (m) $2822 million 2.5 Current Price $1.63 2.3 entry level for STH. 52 Week High $2.62 2.1 1.9 52 Week Low $1.58 1.7 Dividend Yield (%), Est. 6.1 1.5 Price to Book, Est. 8.76 Price to Earnings, Est. 14.82 STH - no more defensive. STH reported a 62% YoY drop in 4Q FY18 net profit to S$20mn, missing consensus estimates. Company M1 LTD 2.2 Market Cap (m) $1908 million 2.1 However, management’s DPU guidance for 2019 more likely 2 Current Price $2.06 1.9 caused a much larger impact on its share price. STH plans to 52 Week High $2.15 1.8 52 Week Low $1.51 1.7 1.6 pay a quarterly dividend of at least 2.25 cents, a 44% cut Dividend Yield (%), Est.