Affin made RM166mil net profit for 1Q2012. Excluding the one-off loan loss allowance of
RM13.8mil, recurring net profit should be around RM152mil. Annualized net profit
could be at RM600mil in 2012. Just for conservative sake, if we just assume
RM550mil, PER’12 will be at 9.5x. Having said that, there could be more
earnings surprises this year as there could be more write backs of loan loss
provisions (LLP) due to overly conservative estimates by management in the past.
In
addition, Affin also went through some impressive improvements over the last 5
years. Gross non-performing loan (NPL) ratio declined drastically from 14.3% in
2007 to just 2.9% currently vs industry’s decline from 6.5% to 2.5%. ROE rose
from just 6.5% in 2007 to 11.7% in 1Q12 while earnings 5-year CAGR is at 17%.
Current
PER and PBV is just at 9.5x and 0.9x respectively, below industry average PER
& PBV of 12.4x and 1.9x respectively. The management had just announced its
dividend policy of 50% payout two months back. Thus, dividend yield should be
around 5.3% at current price, which is higher than the banks’ average of 4%. By
putting a PBV of 1.2x (industry average at 1.9x!!), Affin should be valued at
RM4.60. If PER of 11x is attached (industry average at 12.4x), Affin’s fair value should be
at RM4.00. On average, Affin should be valued at RM4.30, similar to what
Kenanga Research had suggested.
The
stock has been very hot over the past few weeks, some M&A activities
coming??? BEA had earlier dispelled rumors of its intention to sell Affin’s stake. So,
will BEA be looking at increasing its stake in Affin? Affin is also
contemplating expanding into Indonesia but will await a clearer ruling on
foreign ownership by the Indonesian govt. Earlier, it had an agreement with PT Bank Ina Perdana but had expired last year. Having said that, with or without M&A, Affin is worth investing based on its undervaluation in terms of PER and PBV, attractive dividends coupled with its turnaround story.
Market Data
Share price: RM3.50
Shares issued: 1.495bil
Market cap: RM5,231mil
PER'12: 9.1x
PBV: 0.9x
Major shareholders:
LTAT - 35.2%
BEA - 23.5%
Boustead - 20.7%
EPF - 5.8%
Dear David,
ReplyDeleteWhat is your view on TDM's recent results?
Granted that the majority of plantation companies have reported poor numbers, but it would seem that the worse is behind us.
Thank you.
TDM's production was very low in the previous quarter as compared to previous year. I will watch for its production numbers in 3Q and palm oil prices before making any moves, just to be on the safe side in this kinda environment. 1.5 months before any announcement of its quarterly results, you can actually gauge its revenue and profits by looking at its production (from KLSE website) and CPO prices (from mpob.gov.my) and compare them with past historical profit margins, not too late i guess. For now, I'm not yet convinced of CPO prices and TDM's production. Neutral for now. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHi David, I bought in Affin based on your analysis last year and now I look back at this posting realized how prescient your call was!
ReplyDeleteAffin has been hoovering around 4.30 over last few months.
I really benefited from your analysis..thanks!
You're welcome.
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