Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Multi Sports: Caught Flat-Footed by Higher Costs


Multi Sports’ 9MFY12 results again fell short of our expectation, pulled down by lower revenue and weaker margins. The lower-than-expected earnings were mainly due to fewer orders as a result of rigorous client screening, as well as higher operation costs. We expect margins, which eased y-o-y, to remain flat in the near future amid higher labour and overhead costs. Maintain BUY, with a new FV of RM0.42, as we revise down our FY12 and FY13 numbers.
Another weak quarter. Multi Sports’9M12 turnover and earnings dipped 8.1% and 19.4% y-o-y to RM279.9m and RM46.8m respectively. The weaker results were largely due to: i) lower orders arising from stringent client screening to prevent bad debts, and ii) higher raw material costs coupled with rising labour cost. Revenue in all segments of shoe soles moderated y-o-y in 9M12 (TPR, -28.6%; RB, -6.8%; MD1, -13.6%; MD2, -4.7%), in accordance with the weaker sales volume during the period (TPR, -29.4%; RB, -12.1%; MD1, -14.4%; MD2, -5.0%). The change in sales mix was spurred by market trends and demand. The company’s production utilization rate stood at 77.6%, with total production capacity reaching 45m pairs annually. The average selling price of its products increased marginally y-o-y from RMB21.05 to RMB21.46. On a q-o-q basis, the company’s sales and net profit nudged lower by 1.9% and 6.5% y-o-y respectively on the back of weaker revenue and higher operating costs incurred for advertising and product development (+24.4%).
Margin on a slide. Gross profit and EBIT margins shrank 2.5% and 3%, undermined by higher raw material as well as production costs as labour and overhead costs increased. The average labor cost for every RMB1 sale went up by 30.6% y-o-y, from RMB0.11 to RMB0.14. We believe Multi Sports’ margins will continue to be flattish for the coming quarter.
Maintain BUY. We are cutting our FY12 and FY13 earnings estimates by 14.5% and 14.2% respectively due to higher-than-expected raw material and overhead expenses. We expect the company’s ensuing quarterly results to be flat y-o-y as well due to its ongoing client selection exercise and higher costs. Our FV is lowered to RM0.42 based on revised 3.5x (previously 5x) FY12 EPS, which still provides an upside of over 10% from current levels.
FYE Dec
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12f
FY13f
Revenue
220.8
285.7
430.3
398.8
426.1
Net Profit
57.6
65.7
80.6
62.0
67.6
% chg y-o-y
24.6
14.0
22.7
-23.0
8.9
Consensus





EPS
11.1
12.7
15.6
12.0
13.1
DPS

2.5
3.0
2.4
2.6
Dividend yield (%)

8.2
9.7
7.9
8.6
ROE (%)
34.5
27.1
22.9
16.1
15.4
ROA (%)
27.3
19.6
19.4
16.8
15.7
PER (x)
2.4
2.1
1.7
2.2
2.0
BV/share
0.30
0.47
0.68
0.74
0.85
P/BV (x)
1.0
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.4
EV/EBITDA (x)
1.2
0.8
-0.5
0.6
0.1

Results Table (RMm)
FYE Dec
3QFY12
2QFY12
Q-o-Q chg
YTD FY12
YTD FY11
Y-o-Y chg
Comments








Turnover
91.4
93.2
-1.9
279.9
304.6
-8.1
Lower due to lower orders arising from prudent client screening
TPR
3.7
4.3
-14.0
14.3
20.1
-28.6

RB
2.3
2.3
0.0
7.4
7.9
-6.8

MD1
17.0
17.4
-2.3
52.1
60.3
-13.6

MD2
68.4
69.3
-1.3
206.1
216.3
-4.7

EBIT
19.8
21.1
-6.2
63.7
78.7
-19.1
Moderated due to higher raw material costs and overheads
Interest expense
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.9
-33.3

Associates
0.0
0.0
n.m
0.0
0.0
n.m

PBT
19.6
20.9
-6.2
63.1
77.8
-18.9

Tax
-5.1
-5.4
-5.6
-16.3
-19.6
-16.8

MI
0.0
0.0
n.m
0.0
0.0
n.m

Net Profit
14.5
15.5
-6.5
46.8
58.1
-19.4
Below expectations
EPS (sen)
2.8
3.1

9.0
12.9


Gross DPS (sen)
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0


EBIT margin (%)
21.7
22.6

22.8
25.8











EARNINGS FORECAST
FYE Dec
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12f
FY13f
Turnover
220.8
285.7
430.3
398.8
426.1
EBITDA
66.1
83.8
121.3
93.9
102.1
PBT
61.5
77.6
109.7
82.7
90.1
Net Profit
57.6
65.7
80.6
62.0
67.6
EPS
12.8
14.6
17.9
13.8
15.0
DPS

2.5
3.0
2.4
2.6






Margin





EBITDA (%)
29.9
29.3
28.2
23.6
24.0
PBT (%)
27.9
27.2
25.5
20.7
21.1
Net Profit (%)
26.1
23.0
18.7
15.6
15.9






ROE (%)
34.5
27.1
22.9
16.1
15.4
ROA (%)
27.3
19.6
19.4
16.8
15.7






Balance Sheet





Fixed Assets
53.1
119.9
121.7
129.6
139.4
Current Assets
129.6
204.7
284.0
227.7
278.9
Total Assets
194.5
335.7
415.2
369.3
431.3
Current Liabilities
40.7
93.3
63.8
85.5
88.9
Net Current Assets
153.8
242.4
351.4
283.8
342.4
LT Liabilities
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
Shareholders Funds
153.8
242.4
351.5
385.2
439.3
Net Gearing (%)
Net cash
Net cash
Net cash
Net cash
Net cash
 Source: OSK

No comments:

Post a Comment