Period 4Q12/FY12
Actual vs. Expectations The
group’s FY12 revenue and net profit came in within our full year estimates at
101% and 97% of the numbers respectively.
Dividends A
single-tier interim dividend of 3.0 sen has been declared on 16 August and paid
on 10 October. All in all, a total net DPS of 8 sen was declared and paid, implying
a dividend payout of 37% in FY12.
Key Result Highlights
YoY, FY12 revenue soared by 34.3% on the back of
a better ASP and higher volumes shipped, thanks to the shortages in HDD
mechanical components post the Thai’s flooding. Coupled with an effective
products mix and efficient cost management, the EBIT margin improved by leaps and
bounds to 19.9% (from just 1.1% in FY11).
QoQ, the 4Q12 revenue
declined by 6.4% due to lower volume shipped in light of the normalised shipment
of orders in the quarter after the initial high pent-up demand just after the
Thai flood. Together with the higher operating costs and exchange losses
incurred, the net profit fell heavily by more than 90%.
Outlook The
management guided that while it is sanguine on the long-term HDD outlook, the
ongoing global economic uncertainties still pose a risk of dampening the demand
momentum in the short term.
They also foresees
that the future earnings may be dragged down by pressures forcing a reduction
in the ASP (average selling price), a slower growth of Total Addressable
Market, adverse currency fluctuations and also labour costs increments.
Change to Forecasts We are maintaining our FY13 earnings forecasts
of RM303m (which is lower than consensus estimate of RM361m) at this juncture,
as we have factored in the above bearish risks in our forecasts earlier.
Rating Maintain MARKET PERFORM
Valuation We
are maintaining our target price at RM0.85 based on an unchanged targeted FY13
P/BV of 1.15x, which is close to the -1SD level below the mean of 1.1x.
Risks Foreign currency exchange rate.
Industry recovery may
falter halfway.
Lower orders from HDD
customers.
Source: Kenanga
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