Showing posts with label IOICorp. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 19, 2008

拖累馬股跌19個月新低 種植股降級股價暴跌


(吉隆坡18日訊)向來被看好的大馬種植股突遭降級,令種植股掀起龐大賣壓,股價暴跌,拖累大馬股市下跌至19個月來新低水平。

鑒于種植領域的監管條例風險上揚,以及盈利動力放緩,聯昌國際投資銀行分析員3年來,第一次看淡該領域,將評級從「超越大市」下調為「落后大市」,同時,將盈利預測下調多達39%,預測業者09年的盈利成長會走緩,因為成本上揚的步伐,比銷售價走高的步伐快。

IOI集團(IOICORP,1961)今日首當其衝,股價急挫50仙,或8.20%,至5.60令吉,成交量居全場之冠,反映出該股慘被拋售。

吉隆甲洞(KLK,2445)跌勢則冠全場,全日重挫140仙,或9.21%,以13.80令吉挂收。

其他種植股也紛紛報跌,這導致綜合指數下跌16.1點,或1.4%,至1105.04點,寫下自2006年12月以來最低水平。

本周股市共下跌3.9%,是自7月4日以來,最大單周跌幅。

自從政府宣佈暴利稅之后,種植股便已面對壓力,分析員這次下調評級,剛好碰上全球油價回落,打擊棕油價格,令種植股更受重創。

分析員指出,主要導致種植領域評級下修的因素,為原棕油價格前景走軟、較低的原油價格,以及比預期高的營運成本。

監管條例嚴格限制盈利

過去3年,原棕油價格和種植股項都處于上揚趨勢。原棕油價格的上飆以及併購活動,更將一些棕油股項推至5大市值股項之一。

分析員指出,監管條例日益嚴格,限制了原棕油業者的盈利。若原棕油持續走高,政府將會對原棕油業者徵收更高的稅務,以便抵抗通貨膨脹。

當原棕油的產量和存貨增加時,分析員認為,生產商難以將增加的稅務轉嫁予消費者,加上肥料成本上揚,料將拉低09年的盈利。

今年為止的肥料價格增倍,對種植業者帶來成本壓力。肥料成本佔了總園丘成本的20%至30%,聯昌投行分析員將所分析的種植業者盈利預測,下調2%至20%。

展望原棕油價格的走勢,分析員看好其08年的走勢。該分析員預測,原棕油價格料分別在08和09年,達每公噸3350令吉和每公噸3000令吉。與其主要的競爭者大豆油相比,原棕油價格擁有400美元的折價。

另外,原棕油價格預料會在08年第三季波動,並介于3000至3600令吉之間。09年原油的價格估計站在每桶120美元。

聯昌國際投行分析員將IOI集團和吉隆甲洞的評級,從「中和」下修至「低于大市」,而合成種植(HSPLANT,5138)及亞地種植(ASIATIC,2291)的評級,則從「超越大市」下調至「中和」。

另外,分析員的首選股為森那美(SIME,4197,主板貿服股),維持「超越大市」的建議。

Saturday, June 21, 2008

種植領域


(吉隆坡)價格飆升的棕仁油步原棕油後塵,加入種植領域暴利稅行列,對種植領域是雪上加霜,但分析員認為,市場供應吃緊、美國潮濕氣候、高油價等因素,原棕油前景持續正面,有助緩和衝擊,維持種植領域“加碼”評級。

根據暴利稅法令,從7月1日起,暴利稅機制將取代原有的食品油津貼機制(COSS),並依據大馬棕油局平均原棕油售價,各別向東馬和半島州屬,每公噸價格超過2000令吉的原棕油和棕仁油,徵收7.5%和15%稅務。

聯昌研究指出,原有的食品油津貼機制並不包括種植面積少於40公頃的種植業者,政府通過落實涵蓋面較廣的暴利稅機制,並將近期價格飆漲的棕仁油納入其中,預計徵收的稅金所得,將較COSS高出近13%,達到29億令吉目標。

14億稅金津貼食品油

“我們預計稅金所得的14億令吉,將用來津貼每月平均7萬公噸的食品油用量,餘額則充作其他食品津貼和政府開銷。”

儘管棕仁油也難逃暴利稅,但預計新措施將對東馬種植業者有利,對在半島擁有大片種植面積的業者則是負面消息。

若原棕油價格達每公噸3350令吉水平,東馬種植業者將可節省2.0%稅務,相反半島業者則需負擔額外1.5%稅務,較先前預測的0.5%高,估計種植公司盈利將受衝擊,幅度介於下滑0.3%至上揚1.8%之間。

相關稅務較預期來得負面,但聯昌認為,這有助市場釐清真相,且對種植公司盈利衝擊不大,加上市場供應吃緊、油價高漲,以及美國潮濕氣候,令大豆種植受到影響,料積極推動原棕油價格走揚,前景依舊良好,維持各大種植公司盈利預測。

不同策略護盤
四大種植公司風險不一

大馬研究預計,上遊和下游領域賺益持續走揚,加上原棕油產量和併購成長帶動,盈利成長集中,唱好原棕油領域前景,維持2008和2009每公噸原棕油平均售價3500令吉目標。

儘管原棕油前景看好,但全球四大種植公司均採用不同的護盤策略,風險程度也各不相同,其中IOI集團(IOICORP,1961,主板種植組)採用預售3個月產量方式,而森那美(SIME,4197,主板貿服組)則是以1+2個月進行期貨交易。

新加坡豐益國際(Wilmar International)和印多福農業(Indofood Agri)則是根據市況和現月貨進行交易。

分析員認為,豐益國際的護盤策略最好,在原棕油價格年初上抵每公噸4000令吉價位時,便對原棕油價格感到憂慮,並預售2008財政年半數產量。在產量方面,IOI集團純鮮果串產量達到每公頃26至28公噸,加上低於市場平均的營運成本,無疑是這環節最大贏家。

但隨著現處於黃金週期的果樹樹齡漸老,以及印尼貢獻尚未顯著,在未來3至5年,新加坡豐益國際和印多福農業將取代IOI集團崛起成為強者,主要是他們的果樹組合平均樹齡尚淺,強勁產能可期。

豐益國際和印多福農業2008至2011財政年鮮果串複合成長率(CAGR)各別將達到7%,IOI集團和森那美則為2%和1%。

此外,豐益國際和印多福農業也是最積極購置地庫的公司,雙雙通過併購其他業者,擴大旗下種植面積。

雖然IOI集團在上遊的擴充計劃不如豐益國際和印多福農業般積極,但該公司正慢慢透過荷蘭鹿特丹的洛德斯克羅科蘭(Loders Croklaan),在美國和歐洲食品領域佔據一席位,並宣佈計劃投資2億美元在美國和歐洲興建新廠房。

豐益國際憑藉其在大馬、印尼和中國的龐大經濟規模,加上在原產品市場的良好判斷紀錄,料是其中最大受益者。不過,IOI集團在特殊油脂領域處在良好位置,有望從中“卡位”爭取成長機會。

大馬研究表示,雖然通膨壓力令人憂慮,但原棕油現較大豆油便宜17至19%,料可從食品公司可能轉向採用更廉價的食品油中獲益。

IOI上游領域具優勢

總結4家種植公司,大馬研究認為,IOI集團在鮮果串產量以及營運效益均比其他公司來得好,上游領域最具優勢;過去數年持續提高派息率,並落實資本回退、拆細股票、股票回購等計劃,在資本管理方面最具效率,但未來資本管理空間有限,主要是公司保留銀彈充作業務擴充用途。

森那美派息具吸引力

森那美則擁有最具吸引力的派息政策,主要歸功於公司大股東國民投資公司(PNB)鼓勵公司積極回退資金。

豐益國際市場延伸能力最強,印多福農業則憑藉其市場領導地位,以及龐大的市佔率,在印尼食品油市場最吃得開。

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

IOI Corp boosts Europe investment


IOI Corp Bhd is investing US$100 million (RM326 million) to set up a margarine plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

"This plant is to value-add the oils and fats processed at our Rotterdam refinery. The demand for specialty fats is increasing," executive director Datuk Lee Yeow Chor told reporters after IOI Properties Bhd's shareholder meeting in Putrajaya yesterday.

Europe's largest palm oil refinery and fractionation plant in Rotterdam is operated by IOI Corp unit Loders Croklaan.

Last month, IOI Corp scrapped a plan to buy controlling stakes in six Sarawak plantation companies for RM439.9 million after a due diligence.

Yeow Chor declined to say if the group would revisit the deal.

IOI Corp executive chairman Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng was also present at the meeting.

Shin Cheng said he was disappointed at the government's decision to slap a windfall tax on oil palm planters to continue subsidising cooking oil manufacturers.

The government had been collecting cooking oil cess from oil palm estate owners since June 1 last year. The subsidy will continue in the form of a windfall tax from July 1.

"Malaysia is the only country in the world where farmers subsidise manufacturers.

"We're already paying the RM15 per tonne cess to MPOB (Malaysian Palm Oil Board) and 7.5 per cent and 5 per cent sales taxes to Sabah and Sarawak state governments," Shin Cheng said.

"Palm oil, which is heavily taxed in our own country and in consuming countries, continues to trade at a discount to other vegetable oils that are being subsidised by governments in developed countries," he added.


From Business Times Online 10 June 2008

Picture: Carmen Soo

Saturday, June 7, 2008

IOI Corporation



Premium Unlikely Affected By Dato’ Yeo’s Departure


Besides a dip in crude oil price and hence CPO price yesterday, IOI Corp’s stock price was hit by news of Dato’ Yeo How’s resignation. Dato’ Yeo is the financial controller and executive director who helped to build IOI Corp to what it is today.

COMMENTS
Knee-jerk reaction not surprising. Being the financial mastermind who helped to map IOI Corp’s strategy, Dato’ Yeo’s departure will certainly cause some discomfort among investors as Dato’ Yeo is the face of IOI Corp whom investors are familiar with. Nevertheless, we are comforted by the fact that:


1. Dato’ Yeo is leaving to join a large unlisted plantation company to which he can add tremendous value.
2. There is no corporate governance issue in IOI Corp which led to Dato’ Yeo’s leaving the company.
3. There’s no issue with continuity. Dato’ Lee Yow Chor, Tan Sri Lee’s eldest son will likely take over the operations overseen by Dato’ Yeo, namely the Rotterdam operation. Dato’ Yeo’s able deputy Mr Kong Chee Koon will stay put and take over some of the job functions. Mr Kong is also a familiar face to investors and analysts.


Premium valuation will not be impacted. After the smoke clears, we believe IOI will continue to command premium valuation to its peers. We are of the opinion that IOI’s premium valuation comes from:


1. Strong corporate governance, which will unlikely deteriorate just because of Dato’ Yeo’s departure.
2. More importantly, we think it is IOI’s value chain that is the key source of its premium valuation as the value chain IOI has built is unsurpassed by any other plantation company bar Wilmar International. This is why Wilmar commands the highest PE valuation (25.5x CY08 PE)in the oil palm plantation space. While we are impressed by Mr Kuok Khoon Hong and his team, Wilmar has really been listed too short a time for anybody to say much about its corporate governance. Hence Wilmar’s premium really must come from its value chain. If the value chain that Dato’ Yeo helped to build over the past 25 years (and which Tan Sri Lee spent his lifetime building) can be broken by Dato’ Yeo’s departure, that would be saying IOI has not built any sustainable competitive advantage. This we think is the furthest from the truth.


Dato’ Yeo’s departure paves way for mega merger? Dato’ Yeo will be joining an unlisted Indonesian plantation company, to be based in Singapore. According to our sources, there are 2 Indonesian plantation companies with offices in Singapore namely Musim Mas with about 100k ha planted area and Raja Garuda Mas with more than 200k ha. We believe Dato’ Yeo will be joining the latter with plans to take it public. This could pave the way for a mega merger between IOI Corp and the large Indonesian plantation. We wonder what company would Tan Sri Lee rather acquire than one which is run by his trusted right hand man? Also, of the large Malaysian plantation companies, IOI is the slowest in making inroads into Indonesia. While IOI already has a toehold in Indonesia, planted area is minimal. A merger will give IOI a springboard into Indonesia and immediately increase IOI’s planted hectarage to 350k ha, which is the size of Golden Agri Resources (Buy, TP SG$1.37).

Buy into weakness. IOI currently trades at 19x CY08 earnings, which is not expensive for a worldclass company. Our target price of RM8.75 is based on 23.8x CY08 EPS. We suggest taking the opportunity to buy into the stock price weakness, which we think will be temporary.



From: OSK Research 29 May 2008

IOI Corporation



A Good Quarter But Not Its Best Yet


IOI Corp’s y-t-d earnings were generally in line. However, the best is yet to come as the June quarter will likely see earnings surge on higher realised CPO price and higher FFB production. Our recently raised earnings forecast is under review again given the stronger than expected manufacturing earnings. Though we have stripped off currency translation gains from core earnings, such gains reflect the financial savvy and conservatism of the company in using USD borrowings to hedge its overseas assets. IOI is still one of the best run companies around and will likely be the first mover again when sector sentiment improves. Maintain Buy.

Results in line. IOI Corp’s annualized 9mthFY08 core net profit were within our expectation as well as consensus estimate. Reported net profit of RM1,634.3m appears to be ahead of market expectation but after stripping out currency translation gains from US$ borrowings and disposal of non-core assets amounting to RM243.5m, IOI’s results were generally in line. On q-o-q basis, core earnings were up by 8.0%. Plantation earnings were 7.5% lower as the higher CPO prices were not enough to offset the 23% drop in FFB output. Lower plantation earnings were more than offset by stronger resource-based manufacturing as well as property segment earnings. Manufacturing segment recorded RM457.4m 9 months EBIT, making up 95% of our full year forecast of RM479.7m. This is likely due to stronger than expected contribution from Pan Century refinery & oleochemical complex acquired last year.


Average CPO price. IOI realised average CPO price of RM2,705/t for the 9 months period against RM2,923/t we have imputed into our earnings model, taking into consideration Sabah discount and sales tax. We estimate that for the March quarter alone, IOI realised CPO selling price of RM3,050/t compared to MPOB average for West Malaysia of RM3,472 for March quarter and RM2,901 for the December quarter. We deem the realised price as fair considering its rolling forward sale.


A stronger 4Q ahead. We believe IOI will report a sequentially stronger June quarter as its March quarter has not fully reflected the record CPO price in the March quarter due to its forward sale. Moreover, the June quarter production is seasonally higher. We have forecasted RM2.2bn plantation EBIT for the full year against RM1.3bn achieved so far. While maintaining our plantation segment forecast, we are reviewing the manufacturing division earnings forecast given its stellar performance.



From OSK Research 16 May 2008