Thursday, October 30, 2014

Morning Call | 30 October 2014


FLOWS
Thursday, 30 October, 2014
BUY
SKPETRO, IOICORP, SIME
SELL
FGV, DIGI, PETGAS
STOCK ALERT
STOCK NAME
DATE
PRICE
BUY/SELL
TARGET PRICE
VITROX (0097)
30/10/2014
RM2.42
ACCUMULATE
RM2.80
Vitrox is a world-class player in the semiconductor equipment industry, competing with the likes of KLA Tencor, etc, which is just a tier below world leader, Applied Material. The co has similar business model to the big tech multinational co in that co does research & design in-house while production is contracted out to subcontractors thus enjoying long-term margins of >25%. Co expertise in auto vision inspection & cutting edge precision technology enables the co to be nimble & diversify to other end products industry eg. healthcare & defence, hence providing a buffer against any downturn in the semiconductor industry. China's next 5-10 years plan to pump in up to USD170bn to reduce reliance on others for semiconductor components & capabilities will create potentially multi-year demand of Vitrox's products. VItrox has a well-established presence in China & has been increasing its sales channel partners & customers there. Sales & orders have been very strong this year with half year sales approaching the whole of last year. Trades at attractive PER of FY15 12.1x relative to its historical average of 13.4x.  Accumulate on pull-back to RM2.36 & below
(PT)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAYBULK (5077)  
30/10/2014
RM1.48
ACCUMULATE
RM1.75
Stock has retraced 23% in a month from the global markets sell down to a low of RM1.33. The BDIY Index has bounced 93% from its low since it bottomed on 16/10/14 while Maybulk bounced 11%. However its recent rebound has turned its technicals positive with its technical indicators flashing buy signals. It is a low risk entry level to position for expectations of a rebound in global growth. Generally shipping analysts and industry captains are of the opinion that rates for bulk shippers and tankers have bottomed in 2014,  and analysts have forecasted an average increase of 46% for bulk rates in 2015. Bunker costs have also been declining since it peaked in June, in line with crude oil prices which have fallen > 20% since its peak which would improve its margins. In view of the favourable operating parameters, Maybulk’s  FY15 results will see drastic improvement compared to FY14. Maybulk trades at an attractive p/bk of 0.74x, significantly cheaper than its historical p/bk of 1.5x. Accumulate
(PT)
 
 
 
Calls for SEPT OCT WEEK 3 / WEEK 4 2014
STOCK
Initiation Dates
Initiation price
BUY/SELL
TARGET PRICE
LAST PRICE
% Change since Initiated
ARMADA (5210)
23/10/2014
RM1.47
BUY
RM1.80
RM1.51
+2.7%
PCHEM (5183) 
23/10/2014
RM5.93
ACCUMULATE
RM6.45
RM6.14
+3.5%
HOVID (7213)
24/10/2014
RM0.375
Defensive BUY
RM0.43
RM0.390
+4.0%
PADINI (7052) 
24/10/2014
RM1.67
BUY on weakness
RM2.10
RM1.78
+6.5%
MHB (5186)
27/10/2014
RM2.32
ACCUMULATE
RM2.68
RM2.29
-1.3%
IJMLAND (5215) 
27/10/2014
RM3.30
ACCUMULATE
RM3.60
RM3.40
+3.0%
TGUAN(7034)
28/10/2014
RM2.00
ACCUMULATE
RM2.48
RM2.03
+1.5%
MAXIS (6012) 
28/10/2014
RM6.68
Switch - DIGI
-
RM6.75
+1.0%
DELEUM (5132)
29/10/2014
RM1.88
ACCUMULATE
RM2.55
RM1.95
+3.7%
ECONBHD (5253) 
29/10/2014
RM0.94
Trading BUY
RM1.15
RM0.95
+1.0%
 
 
Performance
Positive
 
Negative
 
Neutral