Period 2Q12/1H12
Actual vs. Expectations 1H12 net profit was recorded at RM58.0m.
This number is within the consensus'’ full-year estimate of RM120.0m (~50%) but
only accounted for 38% of our full-year forecast of RM154.4m.
The below than expected results were mainly driven by lower
than expected top-line growth. The accumulative YoY revenue growth rate was
almost flat at 0.3% in contrast to our growth forecast of 15%. Margin wise, the
estimated net profit margin of 13.1% is not far from 1H12’s 12.0%.
Dividends No dividend was declared.
Key Results Highlights
YoY, while the Group sold about 18% more rubber gloves but
recorded a slight 2.4% decrease in revenue due to lower (about 20%) average
selling prices (“ASPs”) in tandem with lower raw material prices in the past 1
year. However, the lower latex (~27%) and nitrile (~15%) prices and coupled
with improved operating efficiency had led to improved PBT and net profit that
rose by 39.1% and 32.5% YoY respectively.
QoQ, the Group’s revenue was lower by 6.6% but PBT and net
profit rose by 8.4% and 7.1%, respectively, due to the above-mentioned reasons.
As a result, accumulative 1H12 net profit of RM57.9m was
26.5% higher than RM45.8m in 1H11 (despite a higher effective tax of 9.3% in
1H12 as opposed to 4.8% in 1H11) on the back of a flattish revenue growth of
0.3% (1H12: RM480.6m, 1H11: RM479.3). Again, the flat revenue was due to lower
ASPs which was more than offset by strong improve in profit margins.
Outlook
We see a resurgent in the glove industry with the underlying
downtrend in the industry’s main cost components - prices of natural rubber and
nitrile.
On demand side, we understand that despite the slowdown in
the Eurozone and US, demand for gloves, both natural rubber and nitrile,
remains robust judging from the Group’s oversold position has lengthened to about
3½ months as buyers gradually move back to their normal buying pattern instead
of buying the bare minimum in response to the extreme volatility in glove prices
seen in the last 1½-2 years. Strong demand growth is also seen from other
regions such as from the Middle East, Africa as well as Asia.
Revenue to be driven by capacity expansion going forward
(see overleaf for details).
Change to Forecasts While the results were below than
expected, we maintain our earnings forecasts for now pending for our meeting
with the management.
Rating Maintaining OUTPERFORM due to approximately 17%
upside from here to our TP.
Valuation Our TP of RM2.50 is based on 11x to
FY12 EPS of 22.7sen. The targeted PER of 11.0x is the lower end of its average
historical PERs of 11.0x-13.0x.
Risks Higher latex price and stronger ringgit.
Source: Kenanga
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