Thursday, August 30, 2012

News Bits | 30 August 2012


Highlights of the day
§  IGB REIT (IPO Note): Time for shopping! (BUY, TP: RM1.37) [download report]
IGB REIT’s initial portfolio comprises 2 properties, namely, Mid Valley Megamall and The Gardens Mall located at the Mid Valley City, which have a combined NLA of over 2.5m sq ft. These two malls are capturing multiple target customer segments due to their size and diversified tenant mix. At an indicative IPO price of RM1.25, IGB REIT will be the largest REIT in Malaysia by assets and market capitalisation upon listing. We recommend a BUY on IGB REIT with a target price of RM1.37, based on FY13F DPU of 6.71 sen and target distribution yield of 4.9%.
 
§  Telekom Malaysia (Results Review): 2QFY12: Within house expectation (Downgrade from HOLD to SELL, TP: RM4.48) [download report]
Excluding 1HFY12 tax incentive of RM87.8m from TM’s normalised PATAMI of RM406.4m, 1H adjusted net profit of RM318.6m came in within house but below consensus full year estimates at 47% and 42%, respectively. We reduce our target price of RM4.78 to RM4.48 after stripping out the capital repayment of 30 sen that has been distributed to shareholders. Despite decent 1HFY12 results, we view that TM’s positive aspects have been fully reflected in the share price, with growing downside risk from intense competition particularly in the HSBB segment.  Coupled with a capital downside of 25%, we downgrade our HOLD recommendation to SELL.
 
Other reports
§  Sime Darby (Results Review) 4QFY12: A record year (Maintain HOLD, TP: RM9.71) [download report]
§  Kuala Lumpur Kepong (Results Review): 3QFY12: Below expectations (Maintain HOLD, TP: RM19.54) [download report]
§  UEM Land Holdings (Results Review) 2QFY12: Better performance (Maintain BUY, TP: RM2.25) [download report]
§  Newz Bits [download report]
 
Other Malaysian news
§  Sime Darby: Aims for 1m hectares by 2015
§  AirAsia: May order 100 aircraft
§  AirAsia: Indonesia regulators approve AirAsia unit acquisition
§  Media Chinese: Mulls M&A in radio, television
§  Litrak: Gets RM80m from government for toll hike delay
§  Litrak: Cannot confirm possible stake sale by Gamuda
§  Ahmad Zaki: Wins RM174m MRT project
§  Oil & Gas: Petronas gets nod for Progress Energy buy
§  Oil & Gas: Petronas, Tokyo Gas sign LNG deal
 
Global news
§  US: 2Q2012 growth exceeds prior estimate
§  US: Pending sales of existing homes rebounded in July
§  US: Fed Beige Book shows gradual economic growth
§  Europe: Greece makes late push on cuts
§  Brazil: Central bank cuts rate to record low of 7.5%  
§  South Korea: Manufacturer confidence stays near post-crisis low
§  Thailand: Exports fall for a fifth month