Tuesday 20 November 2012

Mah Sing Group - Healthy set of numbers, en-bloc sale pushed sales to RM2.2bil BUY

- Mah Sing posted a strong YoY growth of 37% for its cumulative 9-months earnings, which came in at RM175mil. This is after generating a net profit of RM55mil in 3QFY12.

- This is in-line, covering 79%-80% of our and the street’s full-year estimates. However, on a QoQ basis, earnings slipped by 8% due to slower progress billings compared to the preceding quarter.

- Earnings were driven by progress billings from Kinrara Residence, Garden Residence, Clover @ Garden Residence and Garden Plaza in Cyberjaya, M-Suites and M City in Ampang, and M Residence in Rawang, among others. 

- That aside, near- to mid-term earnings visibility is clearer – secured by strong current  unbilled sales (as at end September 2012) of about RM3bil or slightly more than double its booked FY11 property turnover. 

- Mah Sing is also just RM300mil (new sales of RM2.2bil as at mid-November) shy of achieving its new sales target of RM2.5bil for 2012 vis-a-vis new sales of RM1.3bil in June. While sales were generally strong, the huge spike was aided by an en-bloc sale. This enhances our strong belief in Mah Sing’s deal-making capabilities.

- Going forward, the group has set an ambitious new sales target of at least RM3bil for 2013. We believe this is within reach given the exciting launches in the pipeline and this is further boosted by a higher GDV for Southville City at RM3.63bil (vs. RM2.15bil previously). Similarly, Sutera Avenue’s GDV has increased to RM500mil (from RM360mil) following some reconfiguration in development plans. This also implies that Mah Sing has exceeded its 2012 GDV replenishment target of RM5bil by about RM900mil.

- We reaffirm our BUY recommendation on Mah Sing Group (Mah Sing) with our fair value kept at RM3.60/share, assigning a 25% discount to our FD estimated NAV of RM4.80/share. Mah Sing continues to trade at an attractive discount of 53% to its FD NAV estimate while supported by an attractive FY13F PE of 8x.   

Source: AmeSecurities

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