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29 June 2022: ThaiBev (THBEV SP), Samsonite International S.A. (1910 HK)

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ThaiBev (THBEV SP): Scrapped Thai curbs to lift alcohol consumption

  • BUY Entry 0.660 – Target – 0.715 Stop Loss – 0.640
  • Thai Beverage is Thailand’s largest beverage producer and distributor and is among the leading distillers and brewers in Southeast Asia. ThaiBev’s leading products include a variety of well-established spirits brands, including its famous brew Chang Beer. In the non-alcoholic beverage category, key products include water, tonic soda, and RTD green tea. ThaiBev owns and operates 18 well-equipped and modernised distilleries in Thailand with a total production capacity of approximately 819m litres per year. It also operates 3 state-of-the-art breweries with a total installed capacity of approximately 1,550m litres per year.
  • Share price lagging regional peer even as Thailand removes pandemic curbs. As Thailand’s leading beer brewer, we believe that THBEV’s share price has not benefited from the recent lifting of pandemic curbs in Thailand. Recall, Thailand rolled back its remaining pandemic curbs by allowing bars and pubs to remain open for longer hours. In addition, we believe that the Thais’ love for the beautiful game and the World Cup 2022 in December could be strong potential tailwinds for the stock. We believe that THBEV, which is currently trading flat YTD, could ultimately play catch up with its peer, Budweiser (1376 HK), which has already surged 13.1% YTD.
  • Potential spin-off and listing of BeerCo proceeding as planned. As at last update, THBEV said that SGX has since given its conditional eligibility-to-list letter for the proposed spin-off listing of BeerCo. This was after it put the proposed listing on hold due to the pandemic. It intends to conduct an IPO of up to 20% of BeerCo’s shares. BeerCo has 3 breweries in Thailand and a network of 26 breweries in Vietnam, and includes the production, distribution, and sales of beer including the Chang and Bia Saigon brands. The successful listing would help unlock value for current THBEV shareholders and potentially provide for special payouts.
  • Growing dividends even as FY22F EPS is projected to return to normalcy. The Street is overwhelmingly positive on THBEV’s prospects with 15 BUYS, only 1 HOLD, and a 12M TP of S$0.89. The street is expecting FY22F/23F EPS to grow 15.3%/5.5% YoY, with DPS growing in tandem at 13.2%/8.3% to S$0.566/S$0.613 per share. At these projected levels, THBEV would trade at 17.8x and 15.8x FY22/23 P/E and 3.4%/3.6% FY22/23 yield respectively.

(Source: Bloomberg)

CapitaLand Investment (CLI SP): Sets up first Chinese onshore fund amidst share buybacks

  • RE-ITERATE BUY Entry 3.85 – Target – 4.23 Stop Loss – 3.45
  • CapitaLand Investment Limited is a global real estate investment manager with a focus on Asia. Its real estate funds under management (“FUM”) is held via its managed listed funds and unlisted funds across the Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States of America. The Group’s FUM is diversified across asset classes, namely, integrated developments, retail, office, lodging and new economy sectors such as business parks, industrial, logistics and data centres. The Group’s business model comprises two key segments, namely, fee income-related business and real estate investments.
  • Announced initial foray in China with RMB700m fund. CLI recently announced a 12%-stake in an RMB700m onshore China-based fund, in partnership with a local asset management fund. The fund’s maiden investment took advantage of the ongoing special situation in China, by acquiring a quality office building in Shanghai at an attractive but undisclosed price. The transaction is expected to be completed in July 2022. CLI is expecting this initial foray to further expand its private fund management business, which has since grown to S$1.9bn spread across 9 funds since 2021.
  • Share buybacks to support share price in the near and medium term. Since the approval of its share buyback mandate on 29 April, CLI has routinely carried out open market acquisitions of its shares. As at last update, CLI has bought back over 27.8m shares at between S$3.77 to S$3.85 apiece, providing share price support at those levels. CLI currently has about 89% of its buyback mandate remaining till next year, providing it with ample breathing room to acquire back more shares.
  • Growing dividends even as FY22F EPS projected to return to normalcy. The Street is overwhelmingly positive on CLI’s prospects with 17 BUYS, and only 1 HOLD, and a 12M TP of S$4.30. The street is expecting FY22F EPS to decline 34% YoY after a strong FY21A, which saw asset recycling efforts garner a record S$616m in portfolio gains. After returning to a more sustainable level in FY22F, the street is projecting 13% YoY growth in FY23F. At these projected levels, CLI would trade at 17.8x and 15.8x FY22/23 P/E respectively. Additionally, there are also expectations for increasing shareholder payouts, with FY22/23 dividends growing 7.5%/6.2% YoY to S$0.129/S$0.137, implying a yield of 3.4%/3.6% respectively.

(Source: Bloomberg)

Samsonite International S.A. (1910 HK): Travelling peak season has come

  • Buy Entry – 16.3 Target – 18.0 Stop Loss – 15.5
  • Samsonite International S.A. is a Hong Kong-based company principally engaged in the design, manufacture, sourcing and distribution of luggages, business and computer bags, outdoor and casual bags, travel accessories and slim protective cases for personal electronic devices. The Company operates its business through three segments. The Travel Bag segment is engaged in travel products with suitcases and carry-ons of three main categories, including hard-side, soft-side and hybrid luggages. The Casual Bags segment is engaged in daily use, including different types of backpacks, female and male shoulder bags and wheeled duffel bags. The Business Bags segment is engaged in business use, including rolling mobile office bags, briefcases and computer bags.
  • China eases travel quarantine. Travelers to the country must spend seven days in centralized quarantine, then closely monitor their health for another three days at home, according to a government protocol released Tuesday by National Health Commission. Previously, China required up to 21 days of hotel quarantine.
  • Air travel continued to recover. According to IATA, total demand for air travel in April 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 78.7% YoY. April domestic air travel was down 1.0% compared to the year-ago period, a reversal from the 10.6% demand rise in March. This was driven entirely by continuing strict travel restrictions in China, where domestic traffic was down 80.8% year-to-year. Overall, April domestic traffic was down 25.8% versus April 2019. International RPKs rose 331.9% YoY in April.
  • 1Q22 results review. Net sales jumped by 67.7% YoY to US$576.6mn. Operating profit arrived at US$58.1mn compared to a loss of US$47mn during the same period last year. Profit attributable to the equity shareholders arrived at US$16.4mn in 1Q22 compared to a loss of US$72.7mn in 1Q21. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand for the company’s products moderated due to the continued rollout and effectiveness of vaccines leading governments in many countries to further loosen social-distancing, travel and other restrictions, which has led to the continuing recovery in travel.
  • The updated market consensus of the EPS growth in FY22/23 is 1,120%/47.5% YoY, respectively, translating to 17.3×/11.7x forward PE. The current PER is 29.6x. Bloomberg consensus average 12-month target price is HK$22.60.

(Source: Bloomberg)

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd (3606 HK): Auto parts producers are catching up

  • RE-ITERATE Buy Entry – 40.5 Target – 45.0 Stop Loss – 38.2
  • Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd is a China-based company, principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of float glasses and automobile glasses. The company’s products portfolio consist of automobile glasses, such as coating glasses and others, which are applied in passenger cars, buses, limousines and others, and float glasses. The company distributes its products within domestic markets and to overseas markets.
  • 1Q22 earnings review. Operating revenue grew by 14.75% YoY to RMB6.5bn. Net profit attributable to company shareholders grew by 1.86% YoY to RMB871.2mn. Three negatives resulted in mediocre results, including appreciation of RMB, high raw material costs, and high freight rates. The appreciation of RMB led to a decrease of RMB50.4mn in the gross profit. The high material costs and freight rates led to a decrease of RMB70.2mn and RMB53.1mn in total profit respectively. The company announced a final dividend of RMB10 (tax inclusive) (equivalent to HK$11.6) in cash per 10 shares.
  • Automobile production to accelerate from June onwards. Previously, the authority announced an auto purchase tax cut, and major cities started to ease the lockdown measures. The expected improving demand for automobiles will drive producers to accelerate production as supply chain disruptions mitigate. The global EV leader, Tesla planned to manufacture more than 71,000 units of both Model 3 and Model Y in June. Due to Shanghai’s lockdown from March to May, Tesla’s Shanghai factory halted production for three weeks, and its daily production was 1,000 units in 2HApril. Therefore, Tesla has boosted its capacity utilization rate to 100% since the lockdown measures were lifted. Auto part manufacturers are expected to benefit from the turnaround of the sales and production of the sector.
  • Consensus estimates per the 12-month target price are at HK$45.45. EPS is forecasted to grow at 26.1%/24.4% for FY22F/23F, which would bring forward P/Es down to 22.9x/18.4x for FY22F/23F. The current PER is 28.9x.

(Source: Bloomberg)

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  • Trip.com Group Ltd (9961 HK) shares rose 16.5% yesterday. The Company delivered resilient results in the first quarter despite the disruptions of the COVID-19 resurgence in China. For the first quarter of 2022, Trip.com Group reported net revenue of RMB4.1 billion (US$649 million), which was flat compared to the same period in 2021. Net revenue for the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 12% from the previous quarter, primarily due to the continued disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 resurgence in China.
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