PP 7767/09/2010(025354)

RHB 10
Research
June 2010
Malaysia Corporate Highlights
Institute Sdn Bhd
A member of the
RHB Banking Group
Company No: 233327 -M

New s Upda te 10 June 2010

MARKET DATELINE

Hock Seng Lee Share Price

Fair Value
:
:
RM1.42
RM1.95
Secures A RM72.5m Road Job In Sarawak Recom : Outperform
(Maintained)

Table 1 : Investment Statistics (HSL; Code: 6238) Bloomberg: HSL MK

Net Net
FYE Turnover profit EPS Growth PER C.EPS* P/CF P/NTA ROE Gearing GDY
Dec (RMm) (RMm) (sen) (%) (x) (sen) (x) (x) (%) (%) (%)
2009 375.0 56.3 10.3 35.6 13.9 - 19.4 2.7 19.3 Cash 1.7
2010f 529.5 74.4 13.4 30.5 10.6 13.0 12.8 2.2 20.9 Cash 1.8
2011f 652.5 90.3 16.2 21.4 8.7 15.0 10.3 1.8 20.7 Cash 1.8
2012f 742.5 98.4 17.7 8.9 8.0 16.0 9.5 1.5 18.7 Cash 1.8
Main Market Listing / Trustee Stock / Syariah-Approved Stock By The SC * Consensus Based On IBES Estimates

♦ Another new contract. HSL, via a 90:10 JV with a local bumiputera Issued Capital (m shares) 582.7
Market Cap(RMm) 827.4
contractor known as Matrik Besar Sdn Bhd, has secured the RM72.5m
Daily Trading Vol (m shs) 0.8
construction contract for the access road linking Technology Park
52wk Price Range (RM) 0.72-1.57
Samarahan to Tanjong Bako, Kuching. The payment will be 50% in cash Major Shareholders: (%)
and 50% in kind in the form of land. Assuming an EBIT margin of 15-18%, Yii/Yu family 53.0
the contract will fetch a total EBIT of RM10.9-13.1m over the construction EPF 6.5
period of 30 months ending Dec 2012.
♦ RM310m new jobs secured YTD. Including the latest contract, HSL has FYE Dec FY10 FY11 FY12
secured about RM310m worth of new jobs YTD (see Table 2). The latest EPS Revision (%) - - -
contract has boosted HSL’s outstanding construction orderbook to about Var to Cons (%) +3 +8 +11
RM1.2bn.
PE Band Chart
♦ Forecasts. Maintained as we have assumed HSL to secure RM600m worth
of new contracts per annum in FY12/10-12.
PER = 12x
♦ Risks. The risks include: (1) New contracts secured in FY12/10-12 coming
PER = 10x
PER = 8x
in below our target of RM600m per annum; and (2) Rising input costs.
♦ We are Neutral on the construction sector. On one hand, we foresee
improved investors’ risk appetite for construction stocks following: (1) The
massive underperformance of the sector vis-à-vis the market in 4Q2009
and 1Q2010; and (2) A better sector news flow and new expectations on Relative Performance To FBM KLCI
the heels of the announcement of the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP). On the
other hand, certain negative elements remain such as: (1) The still slow
Hock Seng Lee
pace of the roll-out of public projects, shrinking margins and declining
dominance of established players in large-scale projects locally; and (2) The
not-so-rosy outlook and increased operating risks in key overseas markets.
♦ Recommendation upgraded. Having rolled forward our base year for FBM KLCI
valuation purpose from FY12/10 to FY12/11, we are raising HSL’s indicative
fair value by 21% from RM1.61 to RM1.95 based on 12x FY12/11 EPS, in
line with our 1-year forward target PER for the construction sector of 10-
14x. Maintain Outperform.

Joshua CY Ng
Please read important disclosures at the end of this report. (603) 92802151
joshuang@rhb.com.my

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Table 2: New Jobs Secured YTD

Contract When Value
(RMm)
1. Lubok Antu/Lemanak/Engkari Road (Package B) in Sarawak Jan 2010 36
2. 1 road project, 1 religious centre & 1 jetty in Sarawak 1Q2010* 71
3. 1 road project, 1 secondary school & 1 university campus in Sarawak 2Q2010* 130
4. Access road linking Technology Park Samarahan to Tanjong Bako, Kuching Jun 2010 73
Total 310
*Not announced to Bursa Malaysia as project values on a stand-alone basis are immaterial
Source: Company, RHBRI & Bursa Malaysia

Table 3: Earnings Forecasts Table 4: Forecast Assumptions

FYE Dec (RMm) FY09a FY10F FY11F FY12F FYE Dec FY10F FY11F FY12F

Turnover 375.0 529.5 652.5 742.5 Construction EBIT margin (%) 18.0 17.7 16.8
Turnover growth (%) 21.3 41.2 23.2 13.8 New orderbook secured (RMm) 600 600 600

EBITDA 79.5 101.4 121.8 131.4

EBITDA margin (%) 21.2 19.2 18.7 17.7

Depreciation -5.4 -4.0 -4.0 -4.0

Net Interest 1.5 1.8 2.7 3.8
Associates 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
EI 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Pretax Profit 75.6 99.2 120.5 131.2

Tax -19.2 -24.8 -30.1 -32.8
PAT 56.3 74.4 90.3 98.4
Minorities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Net Profit 56.3 74.4 90.3 98.4
Source: Company data, RHBRI estimates

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