Monday, 4 February 2013

Wing Tai Malaysia Bhd - Improved Property & Retail Development Shores Up 1H Earnings


Wing  Tai’s 1HFY13  results  were  slightly  below  our  and  street  estimates.  The  1H  revenue  of  RM257.2m  came  within  our  expectations, accounting  for  48.4%/47.2%  of  our  and  consensus  forecasts.  However,  its  RM40.8m  net  profit  slightly  missed  our  estimates,  making  up 44.9% of our full-year target, mainly due to higher depreciation and marketing expenses from the opening of 12 new stores in 1HFY13. We are leaving our forecasts unchanged but revising our target price to RM2.25, pegged to its property development segment with a higher PE of  9x.  We  see  potential  higher  sales  contribution  from  its  resilient  Penang  residential  property  division  after  the  full  completion  of  the Second Bridge of Penang by 1Q 2013. Jabatan Kedua Sdn Bhd revealed that the 16.9km bridge was 80% completed in June last year, and full completion is slated by end-January this year.  

Bottom-line  slightly  misses  target  on  higher  depreciation  &  expenses.  Wing Tai’s 1HFY13  bottom-line  was  slightly  below  our  and  street estimates.  The  1H  top-line  was  in  line,  with  revenue  of  RM257.2m  accounting  for  about  48.4%/47.2%  of  our  and  consensus  forecasts. However, its net profit of RM40.8m missed estimates, making up about 44.9%/46.4%  of our and street full-year targets, mainly due to higher depreciation and marketing expenses from the opening of 12 new stores in 1HFY13. PBT margin from the retail division dropped from 24.8% in 1HFY12 to 21.6% in 1HFY13.

2QFY13  results  improve.  Wing Tai’s 2QFY13  results  improved  m-o-m  and  y-o-y.  Its  top-line  expanded  50.3%  q-o-q  and  23.7%  y-o-y  to RM154.4m,  driven  by  higher  contribution  from  its  property  development  and  retail  divisions.  Higher  revenue  recognition  from  the  group’s Verticas Residensi, Jesselton Hills, BM Utama and Taman Seri Impian projects contributed to its  property development segment.  PBT margin from the division remained healthy at 30.5% in 1HFY13 versus 30.1% in the corresponding period of last year. 1HFY13 net profit rose 15.2% to RM52.6m on the back of a 24.4% increase in revenue to RM257.2m. Revenue from the company’s associates jumped 89.0% y-o-y to RM6.1m in 1HFY13, partially due to higher contribution from Uniqlo. 

Maintain  BUY,  FV  revised  to  RM2.25.  We  are  leaving  our  FY13  forecasts  unchanged  for  now.  However,  we  are  revising  our  target  price  to RM2.25, pegged to its property development segment with a higher PE of 9x, from 8x previously. The company’s fundamentals remain intact. Furthermore, we see potential higher sales contribution from its resilient Penang residential property division after the full completion of the Second  Bridge  of  Penang  by  1Q  2013.  Jabatan  Kedua  Sdn  Bhd,  a  special  purpose  concession  company  who  is  in-charge  of  overseeing  the Second Bridge, revealed that the 16.9km bridge was 80% completed in June last year, and full completion is slated by end-January this year. Wing Tai is trading at a 5.1x PE to its FY13f earnings and is trading below its NTA of RM3.00. 
Source: OSK

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