Thursday, 30 August 2012

Puncak Niaga - Oil & gas booster Hold


- We maintain our HOLD recommendation on Puncak Niaga Holdings, with an unchanged fair value of RM1.54/share.  This pegs the stock to a 7% discount on its estimated sumof-parts (SOP) value.

- Puncak’s 2QFY12 net profit came in at RM78mil – bringing 1HFY12 earnings to RM147mil. As expected, Puncak did not declare any interim dividend for the quarter under review.

- The results constituted 56% of both consensus as well as our estimates. We envisage 4Q contributions from the oil & gas division to taper off towards the year-end.

- 2QFY12 earnings rose 15% QoQ largely on a pick-up in activities for both the construction and oil & gas operations.

- Similarly, 1HFY12 swung to the black from a RM4mil loss a year earlier on improvements in all of its operating units. Group operating margin remained fairly stable at ~26%. 

- Turnover for SYABAS grew 32% YoY to RM1.3bil – reflecting the recognition of a scheduled tariff hike effective 1 January 2012 as per its concession agreement.

- At half-time, the oil & gas division reported an EBIT of RM41mil (~7% of group EBIT) compared with an operating loss of RM6mil a year earlier. This was further lifted by the full-year consolidation of a 100% stake in Global Offshore (Malaysia).   

- We have assumed Puncak to sustain an oil & gas order book of RM700mil p.a. over FY12F-14. This is anchored by more Offshore Installation Contracts (OIC) from Petronas.

- In addition, Puncak continues to eye marginal oilfield opportunities in Malaysia although the timing is uncertain. Our preliminary estimates indicate that any such win may lift its break-up value by RM0.33/share (6.4%) based on an effective stake of 30%.

- But, we believe it is still dead money risk for Puncak despite the stock trading at a steep 75% discount to its SOP value.

- As such, our HOLD rating on Puncak remains until there is more clarity on the water impasse in Selangor post the 13th General Election.  

Source: AmeSecurities

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