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Khon Kaen Sugar Industry FX loss drags 4QFY15 earnings into the red THAILAND | SET | FOOD | COMPANY RESULTS
29 December 2015
BLOOMBERG KSL TB l REUTERS KSL.BK 4QFY15 loss of Bt273mn hit by FX loss and longer‐than‐usual power plant maintenance shutdown KSL slipped into a loss of Bt273mn in 4QFY15 hit by FX loss and longer‐than‐usual power plant maintenance shutdown. Quarterly sales came in at Bt6,138mn, down 12% y‐y but up 27% q‐q as (i) sugar sales volumes surged 54% q‐q on rising exports while ASPs dropped 11% q‐q, (ii) ethanol sales volumes rose 15% q‐q while ASPs declined 1% q‐q and (iii) electricity sales volumes plunged 52% q‐q but ASPs rose 5% q‐q. Margins shrank to a mere 8.7% in this period due to a longer‐than‐usual shutdown of the Bo Ploy power plant for major overhaul for two months. Normally both power and ethanol plants were shut down for annual maintenance in 4Q. In this period, KSL also suffered a huge FX loss of up to Bt128mn due chiefly to (i) a sharp depreciation of the baht, (ii) a substantial rise in sugar exports and (iii) a difference between delivery prices and prices locked in forward sales contracts. For the whole of FY15, its profit plummeted 50% y‐y to Bt815mn from Bt1,626mn in FY14 as profits from sugar, ethanol and power businesses tumbled 18%, 10% and 21% y‐y as a result of lower ASPs in sugar business, higher unit production costs in the wake of rising molasses prices in ethanol business and falling ASPs and longer‐than‐usual maintenance shutdown in power business respectively. Full‐year sales dipped 2% y‐y to Bt18,866mn as (i) sugar ASPs dropped 11% y‐y but sales volumes rose 10% y‐y, (ii) ethanol ASPs declined 1% y‐y but sales volumes grew 6% y‐y and (iii) electricity sales volumes and ASPs decreased 7% and 4% y‐y respectively. For the year, margins narrowed to 21.4% from 25.2% a year earlier. Tax expenses also shot up after the expiry of tax breaks for its Nam Pong plant in Khon Kaen Province. Upgrade to ‘ACCUMULATE’ with FY16 target price of Bt4.32/share Despite forecast‐lagging 4QFY15 results, it seems to us that much of the big earnings miss was largely blamed on exceptional events which are unlikely to deal a further blow to FY16 earnings. FX loss is also unlikely to be as high as in 4QFY15 as up to 50% of its sugar sales in FY16 have already been locked in forward sale contracts and FX hedges covers only 10% of sales contracts. For this reason, we leave our FY16 earnings outlook for KSL unchanged until the upcoming analyst meeting in Jan 2016. However, we have a more bullish view on KSL on expectations that its earnings will recover in FY16 on the prospect of higher sugar prices. At current trading levels, we raise our rating on KSL shares to ‘ACCUMULATE’ with a FY16 target price of Bt4.32/share due to some but little upside from current trading levels following a recent share price retreat after huge earnings miss in 4QFY15.
Accumulate (Upgraded from Sell) Closing Price(Bt) Target Price(Bt)
4.10 4.32 (+8.2%)
COMPANY DATA O/S Shares (mn) :
4,009
Market Cap. (Btmn) :
16,438
Market Cap. (USDmn) :
455
52‐WK Hi/Lo (Bt) :
5.63/3.44
3M Average Daily T/O (mn) : Par Value (Bt) :
2.37 0.50
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS (%)
17 March 2015
1. KSL Sugar Holding Co., Ltd.
33.2
2. Mr. Chanachai Chutimaworaphan 3. Thai NVDR
2.6 2.5
PRICE PERFORMANCE (%) ABS REL TO SET INDEX
1MTH
3MTH
1YR
‐6% ‐1%
16% 22%
‐17% ‐3%
PRICE VS SET INDEX 10 8 6 4 2 0 Dec‐12
Dec‐13
Dec‐14
KSL TB EQUITY
Dec‐15
SETI (rebased)
Source: Bloomberg, PSR KEY FINANCIALS FYE Oct Sales(Btmn) Net Profit(Btmn)
FY14
FY15
FY16E
FY17E
19,185
18,866
20,707
21,426 1,378
1,612
815
1,331
EPS (Bt)
0.48
0.20
0.33
0.34
P/E (X)
8.5
20.2
12.3
11.9 4.36
4.35
3.87
4.13
P/B (X)
BVPS (Bt)
0.9
1.1
1.0
0.9
DPS (Bt)
0.08
0.07
0.12
0.12
Dividend Yield (%) ROE (%) Debt/Equity (X)
2.0
1.7
2.8
2.9
13.12 1.97
6.22 1.84
9.52 1.71
9.16 1.49
Source: Company, PSR Est. **Multiples and yields are based on latest closing price VALUATION METHOD P/E'16 (13x) Naree Apisawaittakan Securities Investment Analyst # 17971
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Khon Kaen Sugar Industry COMPANY RESULTS Income Statement Btmn Sales and services Costs of sales Gross profit Selling expenses Administrative expenses Operating profit Fee payable to Cane and Sugar Other income Gain/loss from affiliates Other expense EBIT Interest expense EBT Taxation EAT Minority Net profit before extra Extraordinary items Net profit EPS (Bt)
4Q15 6,138 5,606 531 193 183 156 277 433 0 49 263 218 45 ‐23 67 ‐26 41 ‐314 ‐273 ‐0.07
3Q15 4,822 3,736 1,087 168 164 755 284 41 0 41 471 216 255 26 229 ‐48 181 47 228 0.06
Key Financial Ratio % Cost of sales/sales SG&A exp/sales Gross margin Operating profit margin Net profit margin
4Q15 91.34% 6.12% 8.66% 2.53% ‐4.44%
Balance Sheet Btmn Assets Liabilities Paid‐up (mn shrs) ‐ Par Bt0.5 Equities BVPS (Bt) Debt/equity (x)
4Q15 40,176 24,688 4,009 15,488 3.86 1.6
4Q14 6,985 5,870 1,115 255 249 611 254 249 ‐5 47 554 216 338 25 313 ‐42 272 ‐59 213 0.06
q‐q+/‐ 27% 50% ‐51% 15% 12% ‐79% ‐2% 955% 144% 18% ‐44% 1% ‐82% ‐186% ‐71% 45% ‐77% ‐771% ‐220% ‐220%
y‐y+/‐ ‐12% ‐4% ‐52% ‐24% ‐27% ‐75% 9% 74% 105% 4% ‐53% 1% ‐87% ‐191% ‐79% 37% ‐85% ‐436% ‐228% ‐209%
2015 18,866 14,837 4,029 595 723 2,712 1,157 661 14 197 2,032 849 1,183 93 1,090 ‐134 956 ‐141 815 0.20
2014 y‐y+/‐ 19,185 ‐2% 14,358 3% 4,827 ‐17% 623 ‐4% 693 4% 3,512 ‐23% 992 17% 447 48% ‐11 226% 193 2% 2,763 ‐26% 834 2% 1,928 ‐39% 109 ‐15% 1,819 ‐40% ‐159 16% 1,660 ‐42% ‐34 ‐318% 1,626 ‐50% 0.48 ‐57%
3Q15 77.47% 6.88% 22.53% 15.66% 4.73%
4Q14 q‐q+/‐ y‐y+/‐ 84.04% 18% 9% 7.21% ‐11% ‐15% 15.96% ‐62% ‐46% 8.74% ‐84% ‐71% 3.05% ‐194% ‐246%
2015 78.64% 6.99% 21.36% 14.37% 4.32%
2014 y‐y+/‐ 74.84% 5% 6.86% 2% 25.16% ‐15% 18.30% ‐21% 8.48% ‐49%
3Q15 44,985 29,226 4,009 15,759 3.93 1.9
4Q14 q‐q+/‐ y‐y+/‐ 40,134 ‐11% 0% 25,301 ‐16% ‐2% 3,409 0% 18% 4% 14,833 ‐2% 4.35 ‐2% ‐11% 1.7 ‐14% ‐7%
2015 40,176 24,688 4,009 15,488 3.86 1.6
2014 y‐y+/‐ 40,134 0% 25,301 ‐2% 3,409 18% 14,833 4% 4.35 ‐11% 1.7 ‐7%
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Corporate Governance ‐2015
ADVANC EASTW KKP PS SAT TKT
BAFS EGCO KTB PSL SC TMB
BCP GRAMMY LHBANK PTT SCB TOP
BIGC HANA LPN PTTEP SCC VGI
BTS HMPRO MCOT PTTGC SE‐ED WACOAL
CK INTUCH MINT QTC SIM
CPN IRPC MONO RATCH SNC
DRT IVL NKI ROBINS SPALI
DTAC KBANK PHOL SAMART THCOM
DTC KCE PPS SAMTEL TISCO
AAV ASIMAR BMCL COL GBX INET MC OISHI PRANDA SCG SNP SYMC THIP TMT TSC TWS
ACAP ASK BOL CPF GC IRC MEGA OTO PREB SEAFCO SPI SYNTEC THRE TNDT TSTE UAC
AGE ASP BROOK CPI GFPT KSL MFEC PAP PT SFP SSF TASCO THREL TNITY TSTH UT
AHC BANPU BWG CSL GLOBAL KTC NBC PDI PTG SIAM SSI TBSP TICON TNL TTA UV
AKP BAY CENTEL DCC GUNKUL LANNA NCH PE Q‐CON SINGER SSSC TCAP TIP TOG TTCL VNT
AMATA BBL CFRESH DELTA HEMRAJ LH NINE PG QH SIS SST TF TIPCO TPC TTW WAVE
ANAN BDMS CHO DEMCO HOTPOT LOXLEY NSI PJW RS SITHAI STA TGCI TK TPCORP TU WINNER
AOT BECL CIMBT ECF HYDRO LRH NTV PM S & J SMK STEC THAI TKS TRC TVD YUASA
APCS BKI CM EE ICC MACO OCC PPP SABINA SMPC SVI THANA TMI TRU TVO ZMICO
ARIP BLA CNT ERW ICHI MBK OGC PR SAMCO SMT SWC THANI TMILL TRUE TWFP
2S AMARIN BEC CHG CSS FOCUS GLOW ITD KWC MAKRO MOONG OCEAN PLANB RCL SCP SPPT TAE TLUXE UP XO
AEC AP BFIT CHOW CTW FORTH GOLD JSP KYE MATCH MPG PACE PLAT RICHY SEAOIL SPVI TAKUNI TMC UPF
AEONTS APCO BH CI DNA FPI GYT JTS L&E MATI MSC PATO PPM RML SIRI SRICHA TCC TMD UPOIC
AF AQUA BIG CITY EARTH FSMART HTC JUBILE LALIN MBKET MTI PB PRG RPC SKR SSC TCCC TOPP UREKA
AH AS BJC CKP EASON FSS HTECH KASET LHK M‐CHAI MTLS PCA PRIN S SMG STANLY TCJ TPCH UWC
AIRA ASIA BJCHI CNS ECL FVC IEC KBS LIT MFC NC PCSGH PSTC SALEE SOLAR STPI TEAM TPIPL VIBHA
AIT AUCT BKD CPALL EFORL GCAP IFEC KCAR LIVE MILL NOK PDG PTL SAPPE SORKON SUC TFD TRT VIH
AJ AYUD BTNC CPL ESSO GENCO IFS KGI LST MJD NUSA PF PYLON SAWAD SPA SUSCO TFI TSE VPO
AKR BA CBG CSC FE GL IHL KKC M MK NWR PICO QLT SCCC SPC SUTHA TIC TSR WHA
AMANAH BEAUTY CGD CSP FIRE GLAND IRCP KTIS MAJOR MODERN NYT PL RCI SCN SPCG SYNEX TIW UMI WIN
Results Presentation Score Range
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No l ogo gi ven
50‐59% 60‐69% 70‐79% 80‐89% 90‐100%
The di s cl os ure of the s urvey res ul t of the Thai Ins ti tute of Di rectors As s oci ati on (IOD) regardi ng corporate governance i s made purs uant to the Offi ce of the Securi ti es and Exchange Commi s s i on. The s urvey of the IOD i s bas ed on the i nformati on of a company l i s ted on the Stock Exchange of Thai l and and the Market for Al ternati ve di s cl os ure to the publ i c and abl e to be acces s ed by a general publ i c i nves tor. The res ul ts , therefore, i s from the pers pecti ve of a thi rd party. It i s not an eval uati on of operati on and i s not bas ed on i ns i de i nformati on. The s urvey res ul t i s as of the date appeari ng i n the Corporate Governance Report of Thai Li s ted Compani es . As a res ul t, the s urvey res ul t may be changed after that data. Phi l l i p Securi ti es (Thai l and) of s ecuri ti es company does not confi rm nor certi fy the accuracy of s uch s urvey res ul t.
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Financials [FINCIAL]
Industrials [INDUS]
Property & Construction[PROPCON]
Resources [RESOURC] Services [SERVICE]
Technology [TECH]
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Sector Index AGRI FOOD FASHION HOME PERSON BANK FIN INSUR AUTO IMM PKG PAPER PETRO STEEL CONMAT CONS PROP PF&REIT
Energy & Utilities Mining Commerce Media & Publishing Health Care Services Tourism & Leisure Professional Services Transportation & Logistics Electronic Components Information & Communication Technology
ENERG MINE COMM MEDIA HELTH TOURISM PROF TRANS ETRON ICT
PSR Rating System Capital Gain > 15% > 5% ‐ 15% > 0% ‐ 5% 0 <=
Recommendation BUY ACCUMULATE / TRADING BUY NEUTRAL SELL
Remarks We do not base our recommendations entirely on the above quantitative return bands. We consider qualitative factors like (but not limited to) a stock's risk reward profile, market sentiment, recent rate of share price appreciation, presence or absence of stock price catalysts, and speculative undertones surrounding the stock, before making our final recommendation
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Research Team Fundamental Sasikorn Charoensuwan, CFA, CAIA Rutsada Tweesaengsakulthai Danai Tunyaphisitchai, CFA
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