Deutsche Bank Markets Research Rating Company Date 5 December 2016 Buy BOC Aviation Initiation of Coverage Asia Singapore Reuters Bloomberg Exchange Ticker Price at 1 Dec 2016 (HKD) 39.00 Banking / Finance 2588.HK 2588 HK HSI 2588 Price target - 12mth (HKD) 48.50 Other Financial Services 52-week range (HKD) 43.30 - 36.58 Straits Times Index 2,905 Sustaining profitability; initiating with Jacky Zuo Hans Fan, CFA Buy Research Associate Research Analyst (+852 ) 2203 6255 (+852 ) 2203 6353 The 5th largest global aircraft lessor about to re-lever up; Buy with HK$48.5 TP
[email protected] [email protected] We expect BOCA to start a rapid fleet expansion with the asset base growing 17-20% yoy in 2016-18E to reach a 3.5x debt-to-equity ratio at end-FY18 (vs. 1H16: 2.9x after HK IPO). We expect the fast growth to be supported by its Price/price relative large order book (~100% of the existing fleet), high Asian exposure (55% of 45 lease portfolio), strong funding capability (2% funding cost) and young fleet 44 (3.3 years). We forecast the lessor to sustain pre-IPO profitability with average 42 ROE of 14.5% in 2016-18E. We initiate with Buy and a target price of HK$48.5. 41 39 We believe the stock may play catch-up after the recent rally of its US peers. 38 36 A new phase of growth 6/16 BOCA targets to raise leverage back to the pre-IPO level, i.e. 3.5-4.0x debt-to- BOC Aviation equity by the end of 2018.