Jaya Tiasa (JT MK) Pg6 Headwinds to Continue in 2HFY15 Agriculture - Timber SELL MYR1.90 TP: MYR0.85 Analyst: Hoe Lee Leng ([email protected])

Jaya Tiasa (JT MK) Pg6 Headwinds to Continue in 2HFY15 Agriculture - Timber SELL MYR1.90 TP: MYR0.85 Analyst: Hoe Lee Leng (Hoe.Lee.Leng@Rhbgroup.Com)

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China Railway & Construction Sector Pg2 We are more convinced and positive than market on the potential merger OVERWEIGHT between CRG and CRCC. The merger is necessary under the direction of SOE reform in our view and have a potential positive impact on both co’s margins. Prefer CRG to CRCC. Analyst: Winston Cao ([email protected])

Dayang Enterprise (DEHB MK) Pg3 Dayang’s maintenance service contracts are experiencing a slowdown, but Energy & Petrochemicals - Offshore & Marine still ongoing albeit at a slower pace due to oil majors rationalizing their costs BUY MYR2.14 TP: MYR3.40 and the monsoon season. Works should start to pick up soon as Mkt Cap : USD508m maintenance works are an integral part of a platform’s lifecycle. Analyst: The Research Team ([email protected])

Other Key Stories Malaysia Aviation Pg4 A New Mojo Sets In OVERWEIGHT Analyst: Ahmad Maghfur Usman ([email protected])

Hiap Teck Venture (HTVB MK) Pg5 Eastern Steel May Drag Numbers Again Basic Materials - Metals NEUTRAL MYR0.56 TP: MYR0.54 Analyst: Ng Sem Guan, CFA ([email protected])

Jaya Tiasa (JT MK) Pg6 Headwinds To Continue In 2HFY15 Agriculture - Timber SELL MYR1.90 TP: MYR0.85 Analyst: Hoe Lee Leng ([email protected])

Singapore XMH Holdings (XMH SP) Pg7 The Worst Is Over Industrial - Misc. Manufacturer BUY SGD0.23 TP: SGD0.30 Analyst: Jesalyn Wong ([email protected])

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Sector News Flash, 17 March 2015

China Railway & Construction Sector Overweight (Maintained)

Macro   Risks   Potential CRG-CRCC Merger 3 Growth   1 Value  

2 CRG’s share price performance What’s new?

Price Close  Feasibility study of CRG and CRCC merger. According to a China

7.00 Recommendations & Target Price

na 7.78 7.78 6.55 6.55 Economy Weekly source report, China has started to study the feasibility 6.00 of merging the two giant railway and infrastructure construction 5.00 contractors, China Railway Group (CRG) (390 HK, BUY, TP: HKD7.78)

4.00 and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) (1186 HK, NEUTRAL, TP: HKD9.90). According to the source, the merger is in 3.00 order to avoid fierce competition and raise bargaining power regarding 2.00 contract negotiations with CRC (China Railway Corporation, formerly the

1.00 Buy Neutral Sell Trading Buy Take Profit Not Rated Ministry of Railway). CRG and CRCC have a combined market cap of Mar-10 Jun-11 Sep-12 Jan-14 over USD52bn. Source: Bloomberg Our view

CRCC’s share price performance  A merger is reasonable and within our expectations. We believe a potential merger between CRG and CRCC is in line with the Central Price Close Government’s state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform and within our 12.5 Recommendations & Target Price

na expectations (Click here to see our latest report on railway industry 9.9 9.9

11.5 11.0 10.5 reform). 9.5 8.5 Sceptics in the market believe that the potential merger between the two 7.5 giants would be too big to successfully complete and would be 6.5 unnecessary, as such a merger would not likely bring remarkable 5.5 4.5 economic returns. However, we view such a merger from the larger 3.5 perspective of the SOE reform and believe it to be a reasonable and 2.5 Buy Neutral Sell Trading Buy Take Profit Not Rated necessary plan, as: Mar-10 Jun-11 Sep-12 Jan-14 i) There is an aggressive target from the Central Government. Source: Bloomberg China aims to consolidate 122 Tier-1 SOEs into 30-50 SOEs by the end of 2015.

ii) The railway sector is one of easiest sectors to consolidate, given CRG and CRCC’s similar background and highly duplicated business structure. Being in a similar business, merging these two companies would be much more feasible.

 Expect positive margin impact if the merger goes through. Both CRG and CRCC have very thin margins (1.5-2.0% NPM) due to the nature of the construction business, domestic competition, and weak bargaining power with the project owner CRC. Should the merger go through, there may be considerable upside for margins.

 Positive on merger possibility. As explained above, we consider a merger as likely, and expect such a merger to be positive for the industry. We prefer CRG to CRCC, given its improving balance sheet and faster earnings growth. Our HKD7.78 TP for CRG is based on 9.5x FY15F P/E, which is in line with its 5-year historical mean.

Winston Cao +852 2103 9414 Company Name Ticker Price Target P/E (x) P/E (x) Rating (HKD) (HKD) Dec-14F Dec-15F [email protected] China CNR 6199 HK 10.10 16.28 15.6 14.6 BUY CSR Corp 1766 HK 9.34 14.66 17.5 15.3 BUY China State Construction Int'l 3311 HK 10.84 14.63 11.6 8.1 BUY China Railway Group 390 HK 6.21 7.78 9.6 7.8 BUY China Railway Construction 1186 HK 9.30 9.90 7.8 7.2 NEUTRAL China Communications Construction 1800 HK 9.06 7.88 9.3 8.7 NEUTRAL

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Corporate News Flash, 18 March 2015

Dayang Enterprise (DEHB MK) Buy (Maintained) Energy & Petrochemicals - Offshore & Marine Target Price: MYR3.40 Market Cap: USD508m Price: MYR2.14

Macro   Risks   1 Contracts Are Still Ongoing Growth  . 2 0 Value  .

. 03 0 We understand from Dayang Enterprise’s management that HUCC . Dayang Enterprise (DEHB MK) 0 Price Close Relative to FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index (RHS) contracts are proceeding normally although it is experiencing slow 0 4.40 110 work orders. Maintenance work orders are likely to pick up again due to 0 the need to maintain safety and production efficiency standards. We 3.90 100 reaffirm our BUY call with an unchanged MYR3.40 TP (59% upside), as Dayang is still the premier domestic HUCC service player. 3.40 90  Selldown unwarranted. Dayang Enterprise’s (Dayang) share price has declined by 20% over the past three trading days, in line with weakness 2.90 80 in the oil and gas stocks, which we believe is symptomatic of investor sentiment on the sector. Management confirmed that while there is a

2.40 70 slowdown in work orders exacerbated by unfavourable seasonal weather patterns, its various contracts remain active and ongoing. A section of

1.90 60 the Labuan yard which is utilised for minor fabrication works is being 8 7 used for Dayang’s engineering, procurement, construction and 6 commissioning (EPCC) for the Bardegg-Baronia project. Recall that the 5 4 planned yard expansion is still underway and will be completed in six 3 months’ time. Dayang is, instead, hitting the ground running and utilising 2

1 the available yard space for its EPCC project. Vol Vol m

 Industry-wide slowdown. We understand that all oil majors are

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Sep-14 Nov-14 May-14 reviewing their cost structures as they attempt to ride through the drop in crude oil price and we believe all segments of the industry will be Source: Bloomberg affected. However, we expect any slowdown in maintenance jobs to be temporary, as offshore platforms and structures run in severe operating Avg Turnover (MYR/USD) 3.34m/0.93m conditions, thus need to be serviced and maintained constantly for Cons. Upside (%) 57.9 production efficiency reasons and to ensure personnel safety. Upside (%) 58.7  Forecasts and risks. Our forecasts are unchanged. Key risks to our 52-wk Price low/high (MYR) 2.14 - 3.86 recommendation and TP include a continued slowdown or even deferrals Free float (%) 29 in work orders throughout the year. Share outstanding (m) 877  Maintain BUY. We reaffirm our BUY recommendation on Dayang with Shareholders (%) an unchanged TP of MYR3.40 (59% upside), based on 13x FY15F P/E Naim Cendera Holdings 30.9 which is at the high end of the oil and gas counters under our universe. Ling Suk Kiong 9.3 We believe the current selldown is overdone. We like Dayang for its Ahmad Shahruddin 8.0 MYR4.1bn orderbook as well as its premier position in the offshore maintenance and services space. We believe valuations are Share Performance (%) undemanding as it is currently trading at a 7.6x FY15F P/E. YTD 1m 3m 6m 12m Absolute (26.2) (23.3) (13.4) (37.4) (41.2) Forecasts and Valuations Dec-12 Dec-13 Dec-14 Dec-15F Dec-16F Relative (27.3) (21.7) (19.3) (34.0) (39.3) Total turnover (MYRm) 401 553 877 1,198 1,430 Reported net profit (MYRm) 101 149 179 233 290 Shariah compliant Recurring net profit (MYRm) 101 120 179 233 290 Recurring net profit growth (%) 21.8 19.0 48.2 30.3 24.6

Recurring EPS (MYR) 0.12 0.15 0.20 0.26 0.33 The Research Team +603 9207 7680 DPS (MYR) 0.07 0.07 0.10 0.13 0.16 [email protected] Recurring P/E (x) 17.4 14.7 10.7 8.2 6.6 P/B (x) 2.96 2.65 1.98 1.76 1.56 Kong Ho Meng +603 9207 7620 P/CF (x) 18.0 11.3 12.0 10.4 7.5 [email protected] Dividend Yield (%) 3.1 3.2 4.7 6.1 7.6 EV/EBITDA (x) 8.77 6.48 5.58 4.38 3.57 Return on average equity (%) 18.1 23.6 21.9 22.8 25.2 Net debt to equity (%) net cash 3.1 net cash net cash net cash Our vs consensus EPS (adjusted) (%) (9.9) 12.2

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Sector News Flash, 18 March 2015

Aviation Overweight (Maintained)

Macro   Risks   A New Mojo Sets In 2 Growth   2 Value  

2 We do not see a near-term threat on the setting up of Fly Mojo, a new airline that will operate out of two hubs – Senai Airport and Kota Kinabalu Airport. We retain our OVERWEIGHT stance on the sector with AirAsia as our Top Pick. While Kota Kinabalu makes rational sense as a hub with feeder traffic from smaller Tier 2 and 3 cities, we doubt making Senai a hub will work in the near term on lack of sizeable feeder traffic.

 A new airline start-up enters. Yesterday, at the 13th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition, an unknown start-up airline – Fly Mojo – signed a letter of intent with Bombardier (BBD/B CN, NR) for the purchase of 20 CS100 aircraft (with an option of another 20). At list price, these aircraft, which have a 100-seat capacity configuration, will have a combined value of USD1.47bn. The airline will be operating as a full service carrier. Operations are expected to commence as early as October. There are no details on the shareholder background of Fly Mojo, but our Google search results reveal that its managing director, Datuk Janardhanan Gopala Krishnan was previously chief operating officer of Subang SkyPark SB. There is still little knowledge on the airline’s future growth plans.

 Hubs at Senai and Kota Kinabalu. Fly Mojo is said to hub at Kota Kinabalu Airport (Sabah) and Senai Airport (Johor). While the former makes rational sense as a hub with feeder traffic from smaller Tier 2 and 3 cities, we doubt that making Senai as a hub will work in the near term due to lack of sizeable feeder traffic – of which, if any, will be competing against Singapore Changi Airport. Furthermore, with the high-speed rail

connectivity between Kuala Lumpur-Johor Bahru-Singapore likely to materialise, this could pose another challenge towards making Senai a sizeable hub for air carriers. As Fly Mojo operates in the full service segment, we do not see this as a near-term threat for AirAsia (AIRA MK, BUY, TP: MYR3.45). On a positive note, we see airport operators like Malaysia Airports (MAHB MK, BUY, TP: MYR7.35) benefiting from the entry of a new player. Note that Senai Airport is owned by MMC Corp (MMC MK, NR).

 Maintain OVERWEIGHT. We continue to maintain our OVERWEIGHT stance on the aviation sector. AirAsia remains our Top Pick on its strong earnings growth outlook ahead, in view of margins expansion seen thanks to the sharp drop in jet fuel price. Note that our in-house jet fuel forecast of USD86/barrel (bbl) is significantly higher than the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) forecast for an average of USD71/bbl for 2015.

Ahmad Maghfur Usman +603 9207 7654 [email protected] P/E (x) P/B (x) Yield (%) Company Name Price Target Dec-15F Dec-15F Dec-15F Rating AirAsia MYR2.28 MYR3.45 7.9 1.2 3.4 BUY AirAsia X MYR0.49 MYR0.57 na 1.6 - TRADING BUY

Malaysia Airports Holdings MYR6.90 MYR7.35 70.4 1.2 1.9 BUY Source: Company data, RHB

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Results Preview, 18 March 2015

Hiap Teck Venture (HTVB MK) Neutral (from Buy) Basic Materials - Metals Target Price: MYR0.54 Market Cap: USD108m Price: MYR0.56

Macro   Risks   3 Eastern Steel May Drag Numbers Again Growth  . 3 0 Value  .

. 02 0 We downgrade Hiap Teck to NEUTRAL with a MYR0.54 TP (4% . Hiap Teck Venture (HTVB MK) 0 Price Close Relative to FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index (RHS) downside) after cutting our earnings estimates by 75.4%/33.2%/13.2% 0 0.85 117 for the next three years. Our TP reflects a FY16 (Jul) P/BV of 0.4x (-1SD). 0 While we expect its pipe-making and trading businesses to generate 0.80 111 satisfactory net income, earnings could be weighed down by start-up

0.75 104 and unrealised forex losses from its 55%-owned Eastern Steel SB.

0.70 98  A dismal 2QFY15. Hiap Teck Venture’s (Hiap Teck) long-awaited blast furnace (BF) (Phase 1) under 55%-owned Eastern Steel SB was finally 0.65 91 commissioned last month. However, we expect Eastern Steel to book

0.60 85 start-up costs – incurred on the back of the BF’s cost advantage over electric arc furnaces, which are swiftly diminishing as scrap prices have 0.55 78 plunged 26% in just over four months to USD250/tonne. In contrast, the price of iron ore fell by just USD10/tonne over the same period. 0.50 72 8 7 Moreover, the sharp plunge in the value of the ringgit over the reporting 6 period may lead to this unit contributing to a huge unrealised forex loss – 5 as the advance provided by its Chinese partner was in USD terms. 4 3 2  Organic growth for existing units. Separately, the series of revamps in 1

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Nov Sep May has led to improved numbers from its manufacturing unit over the past two years. While we do not expect any major surge in pipe demand in Source: Bloomberg the domestic market – especially since the water deal in Selangor has come to another impasse – we expect this unit to grow organically by 5% Avg Turnover (MYR/USD) 0.12m/0.03m in FY15. Furthermore, various mega-projects implemented by the Cons. Upside (%) 32.1 Government may also help spur the growth of its trading division. Upside (%) -3.6 52-wk Price low/high (MYR) 0.54 - 0.82  Now NEUTRAL, with a MYR0.54 TP (from MYR0.72). We expect Hiap Free float (%) 30 Teck to record a net loss in its 2QFY15 results scheduled to be released Share outstanding (m) 713 next week. The loss from its JV company (estimated at MYR15m-20m) could be much larger than the slight earnings growth from its existing Shareholders (%) operations. As we expect extended start-up losses from Eastern Steel TS Law Investments 26.5 SB, we cut our earnings estimates by 75.4%/33.2%/13.2% for the next Shougang International Singapore 9.0 three years. We also trim our valuation to -1SD from the mean of its 5- Lembaga Tabung Haji 6.8 year trading range, ie to 0.4x FY16 P/BV. As such, our TP is now at MYR0.54 – which implies P/Es of 10.8x/7.6x for FY16/FY17, which we Share Performance (%) deem as fair. Downgrade to NEUTRAL (from Buy). YTD 1m 3m 6m 12m Forecasts and Valuations Jul-13 Jul-14 Jul-15F Jul-16F Jul-17F Absolute (3.5) (5.1) 4.7 (27.8) (23.8) Total turnover (MYRm) 1,107 1,110 1,244 1,285 1,329 Relative (4.7) (3.6) (1.7) (24.2) (22.5) Reported net profit (MYRm) 24.1 45.4 10.3 35.7 52.7

Recurring net profit (MYRm) 24.1 45.4 10.3 35.7 52.7 Shariah compliant Recurring net profit growth (%) 46.5 88.0 (77.4) 247.3 47.6 Recurring EPS (MYR) 0.03 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.07 Ng Sem Guan, CFA +603 9207 7678 DPS (MYR) 0.006 0.006 0.001 0.005 0.007 [email protected] Recurring P/E (x) 16.4 8.7 38.6 11.1 7.5 P/B (x) 0.44 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.38 P/CF (x) 14.4 3.4 na 8.9 6.6 Dividend Yield (%) 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 1.3 EV/EBITDA (x) 10.8 9.2 8.7 8.2 7.7 Return on average equity (%) 2.7 4.9 1.1 3.6 5.2 Net debt to equity (%) 50.4 41.3 45.7 41.7 35.9 Our vs consensus EPS (adjusted) (%) (75.0) (33.7) (14.5)

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Company Update, 18 March 2015

Jaya Tiasa (JT MK) Sell (Maintained) Agriculture - Timber Target Price: MYR0.85 Market Cap: USD496m Price: MYR1.90

Macro   Risks   2 Headwinds To Continue In 2HFY15 Growth  . 2 0 Value  .

. 01 0 Jaya Tiasa is likely to continue facing headwinds in 2HFY15 (Jun), with . Jaya Tiasa Holdings (JT MK) 0 Price Close Relative to FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index (RHS) a lower logging harvest, weather-affected FFB yields, and sombre 0 3.00 108 timber and CPO prices. We maintain our SELL recommendation on the 0 stock with a MYR0.85 TP (55% downside). There is however, some 2.80 102 benefit to be seen from the weakened MYR/USD rate, which would 2.60 95 benefit the company’s primarily export-oriented timber earnings.

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 Key meeting highlights. On our recent visit to Jaya Tiasa, we came 2.20 82 away with six key highlights: i) logging harvest slowed in FY15, ii) the 2.00 76 impact of the new log licencing policy and illegal logging crackdown will only be felt in the longer term, iii) patchy earnings at plywood division, 1.80 69 iv) FFB production was affected by wet weather in Sarawak, v) it is

1.60 63 taking over from subcontractors, and vi) it invested in a new refinery in 5 4 Bintulu. 4 3 3  2HFY15 likely to remain unexciting. Jaya Tiasa’s weak earnings in 2 2QFY15 look set to continue into 3QFY15, with losses likely to be seen 2 1 in both the plywood and plantations divisions again. The log division will 1

Vol Vol m continue to be the only profitable division, while the company will also

benefit from the weaker MYR, which will boost timber export earnings.

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Sep-14 Nov-14 May-14  Forecasts rise to reflect changing exchange rate assumptions. We Source: Bloomberg lift our earnings forecasts by 6.3-9.3% for FY15-17 after taking into account changes in our in-house MYR/USD exchange rate assumptions Avg Turnover (MYR/USD) 0.25m/0.07m to MYR3.50 (from MYR3.40) for FY15, MYR3.55 (from MYR3.45) for Cons. Upside (%) 22.6 FY16 and MYR3.50 (from MYR3.40) for FY17. We have also lowered Upside (%) -55.2 our FFB production growth estimate for FY15 to 0% (from +3.8%) and our oil extraction rate (OER) assumptions to 16-7% (from 17-18% 52-wk Price low/high (MYR) 1.78 - 2.76 previously) for FY15-17. Free float (%) 14 Share outstanding (m) 968  Maintain SELL. Post earnings revision, our SOP-based TP rises to Shareholders (%) MYR0.85 (from MYR0.80) by applying an unchanged 16x 2015 target P/E to its plantation division and a 12x 2015 target P/E to its timber unit. Tiong Family 28.4 Despite Jaya Tiasa’s strong FFB production growth coming from the Genuine Chain Ltd 12.5 increasing maturity of its estates, this is more than offset by the impact of Asanas SB 10.4 lower CPO prices and the weakness seen in the plywood division. We note that every MYR100/tonne change in CPO prices would affect its Share Performance (%) earnings by 6-8% per annum. Maintain SELL. YTD 1m 3m 6m 12m Absolute (6.0) (5.0) 6.7 (10.8) (29.6) Forecasts and Valuations Jun-13 Jun-14 Jun-15F Jun-16F Jun-17F Relative (7.1) (3.4) 0.3 (7.2) (28.2) Total turnover (MYRm) 1,054 1,033 1,037 1,244 1,379 Reported net profit (MYRm) 23.2 58.6 43.5 66.0 71.8 Shariah compliant Recurring net profit (MYRm) 23.2 69.6 43.5 66.0 71.8 Recurring net profit growth (%) (85.9) 199.3 (37.5) 51.8 8.7

Recurring EPS (MYR) 0.02 0.07 0.04 0.07 0.07 Hoe Lee Leng +603 9207 7605 DPS (MYR) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 [email protected] Recurring P/E (x) 79.6 26.6 42.5 28.0 25.8 P/B (x) 1.08 1.05 1.03 1.01 0.98 P/CF (x) 9.1 8.7 19.3 11.7 12.1 Dividend Yield (%) 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.7 EV/EBITDA (x) 17.5 12.0 14.9 12.7 12.2 Return on average equity (%) 1.5 3.4 2.5 3.6 3.8 Net debt to equity (%) 38.5 42.1 47.6 47.6 47.9 Our vs consensus EPS (adjusted) (%) (44.1) (47.8) (47.4)

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Results Review, 18 March 2015

XMH Holdings (XMH SP) Buy (Maintained) Industrial - Misc. Manufacturer Target Price: SGD0.30 Market Cap: USD71.9m Price: SGD0.23

Macro   Risks   2 The Worst Is Over Growth  . 2 0 Value  .

. 02 0 XMH’s 3QFY15 (Apr) PATMI dipped 3% YoY to SGD2.7m. Maintain BUY . XMH Holdings (XMH SP) 0 Price Close Relative to Straits Times Index (RHS) with a lower SGD0.30 TP (from SGD0.42) based on 10x FY16F P/E, 0 0.36 104 implying a 30% upside. Revenue fell 30% YoY due to lower sales in the 0

0.34 98 distribution and after-sales business segments. 3QFY15 gross margins improved to 32% (+2ppts QoQ, +5ppts YoY). We believe the worst is 0.32 92 over for XMH and expect a continuing recovery in the Indonesian

0.30 85 business, with strong contributions from MPG and Z-Power.

0.28 79  The worst is over. The distribution and after-sales business segments

0.26 73 were hit by the Indonesian elections during 4QFY14 and have since gradually recovered. XMH plans to complete its new facility with new 0.24 67 products coming online in FY16F, with incremental contributions on top 0.22 60 of a recovery in the core business. The company has also been

0.20 54 implementing stringent cost measures, yielding sharply lower distribution 800 700 expenses in 3QFY15 which we expect to be maintained. 600 500  MPG and Z-Power to contribute to earnings. Mech-Power Generator 400 300 (MPG) was recently awarded SGD11.3m worth of contracts to supply 200 Changi Airport’s upcoming Terminal 4 and a 5-storey data centre in 100

Volth Jurong Industrial Estate with standby generators. In addition, XMH has

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Sep Nov May should provide approximately SGD20m of recurring revenue each year.

Source: Bloomberg  Margins expanding again. XMH’s gross margin was up 2ppts QoQ and 5ppts YoY due to increased margins across all business segments. We Avg Turnover (SGD/USD) 0.02m/0.01m estimate that Z-Power’s gross margin is within the same 28-30% range Cons. Upside (%) 30.4 and that these margins should be sustainable going forward. Upside (%) 30.4 52-wk Price low/high (SGD) 0.22 - 0.34  Maintain BUY with a lower SGD0.30 TP based on 10x FY16F P/E. Free float (%) 28 Analyst Jesalyn Wong will assume coverage of this counter. We cut our Share outstanding (m) 434 FY15/FY16 earnings estimates by 45%/21% to reflect the hits caused by the Indonesian elections during 2HCY14 (1HFY15). XMH’s net cash Shareholders (%) position should provide some comfort for investors. Valuations are Tan Tin Yeow 42.6 undemanding at 8x/5x FY15/16F P/Es with a 4.3% yield. Our TP is Credence Capital Fund II 19.9 based on 10x P/E, at a slight premium to its peers as XMH offers a Tan Tum Beng 8.3 significantly higher ROIC of 17-20%.

Share Performance (%) Forecasts and Valuations Apr-12 Apr-13 Apr-14 Apr-15F Apr-16F YTD 1m 3m 6m 12m Total turnover (SGDm) 62 98 105 100 145 Absolute (9.8) 0.0 (16.4) (22.0) (28.1) Reported net profit (SGDm) 9.5 11.4 6.1 8.4 14.7 Relative (10.1) 1.5 (21.4) (25.2) (37.9) Recurring net profit (SGDm) 9.5 11.4 11.2 8.4 14.7 Recurring net profit growth (%) 5.9 20.1 (1.6) (25.1) 74.5 Shariah compliant Recurring EPS (SGD) 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 DPS (SGD) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 Jesalyn Wong +65 6232 3872 Recurring P/E (x) 9.3 7.8 8.9 11.9 7.0 [email protected] P/B (x) 2.14 2.00 1.71 1.62 1.24 P/CF (x) na 4.38 na 3.81 6.04 Lee Yue Jer, CFA +65 6232 3898 Dividend Yield (%) 4.3 5.2 5.2 4.3 5.7 [email protected] EV/EBITDA (x) 4.31 3.12 5.62 7.60 4.49 Return on average equity (%) 23.5 26.4 11.9 14.0 20.4 Net debt to equity (%) net cash net cash net cash net cash net cash Our vs consensus EPS (adjusted) (%) (47.9) (11.0)

Source: Company data, RHB

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