Wednesday, August 8, 2012

POS malaysia Co. Visit | 7 August 2012

We have attended a meeting with POS Malaysia management today which reiterating our positive views on its business direction for the next 5 years. Here are some of the key takeaways from the meeting:



(1)    5 –year business plan. The transformation plan (2nd phase) 2013 to 2014 is mainly focus on diversifying its income stream ie: digital business, expansion of direct mail business, finance services and niche logistic/courier services.  


(2)    Double digit growth. The new business segment will grow its revenue (double digit, annually) for the next 5 years. The management reiterated that the new business will contribute mildly to its FY13 earnings ie: financial shared services with Maybank and RHB. At present, there are about 300 POS office branches provide services like savings account deposit and loan application.  POS will earn agency fee on the volume of the transaction and it is expected to contribute 5% to the topline. 


(3)    Islamic Pawn-broking business. The other new business is Islamic Pawn Business. POS will only accept jewelleries and gold and the financing is up to 70% with 6 months repayment period. The management sees huge demand for this segment in the East Coast Malaysia while banks are mulling to open up more branches in that area. This provides a good opportunity for POS ie: leverage on its branch networks.  


(4)    CAPEX at RM100m-RM150m a year. The management is planning to spend RM750m on CAPEX for the next 5 years. Based on the last meeting, POS is likely to finance the CAPEX via combination debt and equity. As at March 2012, its balance sheet stood at a net cash position of RM409m. Based on its average free cash flow at around RM150 to RM190m per annum POS is likely to gear up from 50% to 60% in the next to year to finance the CAPEX. In this scenario, POS is still afford to dish-out 70% pay-out for FY13 (Net div. yield at 2.8% to 4.1% for FY13 and FY14, respectively).


(5)    Unlocking 2acres of land in Brickfields. Based on average lease rental rate of RM5.00psf, property development project (4x plot ratio) and 50% utilisation for rental, it will contribute about rental income up to RM 10 Mil per Annum. To recap, the utilisation of this piece of land is not restricted to the Postal Act. The management reiterated that POS is actively looking at a few options to utilise the land. Based on our findings, one of the options back in 2010 is to build its headquarters which subsequently reduce its cost via free up rental cost for the current office building at Dayabumi. Nonetheless, with the new plant in Klang is up and running, it makes sense that POS to utilise the Klang space for the headquarters and maximising the value of Brickfields land.  We understand that POS used to tender out the sale of the land back in 2008-2010 with the price at RM100m.   



(6)    New business adds 10% topline per annum. We expect the contribution from the new business will be around RM100m to RM200m per annum. We have factored in 9% revenue growth in our FY13 forecast which mainly reserves for its new business segment. This will be the KPI for the management for the next 5 years on top of improving its PBT margin from 12% and new business ventures (digitalised business).



(7)    We are maintaining out OUTPERFORM recommendation with unchanged TP at RM3.70 based on DCF valuation (WACC 7%).



Earnings Estimates 













FYE 31 March (RMm)
2009
2010
2011
2012E
2013E
2014E
Revenue
902.6
1,014.9
1,199.3
1,481.7
1,156.0
1,250.3
Pre-tax profit
90.1
99.1
160.4
200.2
121.1
168.8
Net profit
68.2
72.5
115.4
138.9
89.6
129.4
Core Net profit
68.2
101.3
126.9
138.9
89.6
129.4
EPS (sen)
12.7
13.5
21.5
25.9
16.7
24.1
Core EPS (sen)
12.7
18.9
23.6
25.9
16.7
24.1
Core EPS growth (%)
-17.7%
48.7%
25.2%
9.5%
-35.5%
44.4%
Net DPS (sen)
9.4
8.0
10.3
12.8
8.6
12.5
NTA/ share (RM)
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
Net gearing (x)
Net cash
Net cash
Net cash
Net cash
Net cash
Net cash
PER (x)
24.1
16.2
13.0
11.8
18.3
12.7
P/NTA (x)
3.2
3.2
2.6
2.9
1.7
3.0
Net div. yield (%)
3.1%
2.6%
3.4%
4.2%
2.8%
4.1%
EV/ EBITDA (x)
12
9
7
6
8
6
ROE (%)
8.5%
8.7%
12.2%
12.3%
7.3%
10.6%








·         Price based on RM3.06