21 February 2017 | 2QFY17 Results Review Upgrade to BUY Padini Holdings Berhad (previously NEUTRAL) Revised Target Price (TP): RM2.98 Strong second quarter performance (Previously RM2.81) INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS ● 2QFY17 earnings rose by +64.7%yoy to RM54.5m RETURN STATS ● Revenue increased by +25.3%yoy to RM426.6m due to positive SSSG and opening of new stores Price (20th February 2017) RM2.58 ● Gross profit and net profit margin improved Target Price RM2.98 Expected Share Price Return +15.5% Expected Dividend Yield +4.7% ● Third interim dividend for FY17 of 2.5sen was declared ● Upgrade to BUY with a revised TP of RM2.98 based on a PER18 of 11.0x Earnings above expectation. Padini Holdings Berhad’s 2QFY17 Expected Total Return +20.2% earnings rose by +90.5%qoq and +64.7%yoy to RM54.5m. With the stronger-than-expected 2Q performance, 6MFY17 cumulative earnings outpaced our and consensus full year FY17 expectations, accounting for STOCK INFO 56.6% and 55.7% of full year forecasts respectively. Historically, the company’s 2H earnings (January to June) is the strongest compared KLCI 1712.58 with its 1H earnings. Bursa / Bloomberg 7052 / PAD MK 2QFY17 revenue increased by +25.3%yoy. Revenue for 2QFY17 Board / Sector Main/ Consumer increased by +25.3%yoy to RM426.6m mainly attributable to the positive same store sales growth (SSSG) coupled with the eight Brands Syariah Compliant Yes Outlet stores and five Padini Concept stores that were in operation after Issued shares (mil) 657.9 Par Value (RM) 0.10 the end of the comparative quarter of prior financial year i.e. 2QFY16. Gross profit and net profit margin improved. The gross profit margin for the period increased by +1.9ppts from 39.9% in 2QFY16 to Market cap. (RM’m) 41.8% due to the lesser mark downs during the quarter. Thus, the Price over NA 1,697.4 3.52x gross profit grew by +31.3%yoy to RM178.5m in 2QFY17. In addition, net profit margin improved by +3.1ppts from 9.7% in 2QFY17 to 52-wk price Range RM1.91–RM3.08 12.8% which was mainly due to better operating efficiency as the Beta (against KLCI) 0.52 higher revenue growth rate. 3-mth Avg Daily Vol 1.46m Third interim dividend declared. A third interim single-tier dividend 3-mth Avg Daily Value RM3.65 of 2.5sen per share was declared for FY17. The cumulative dividends Major Shareholders (%) group managed to suppress growth in operating expenses against a declared per share for FY17 is 7.5sen per share. Yong Pang Chaun Hldgs 43.74 +8.63% and +6.06% respectively. Our bullish earnings is premised on: Thian Min Yang 2.90 (i) Better performance expected in 3Q and 4Q as seasonally both are FMR LLC 2.45 Earning revision. We are revising our FY17F and FY18F earnings by strong quarters for the group and on; (ii) Improvements in operational efficiency due to better cost management. MIDF RESEARCH is a unit of MIDF AMANAH INVESTMENT BANK Kindly refer to the last page of this publication for important disclosures MIDF RESEARCH Tuesday, 21 February 2017 Prospect. Padini managed to conclude a commendable result in 1HFY17 despite the prevailing challenges of unstable Ringgit, rising costs of goods and operations. Historically, 3Q (January-March) and 4Q (April-June) results are seasonally stronger, driven primarily by Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa celebrations. We are expecting this trend to continue in the second half of FY17. Moreover, earlier celebration of Hari Raya Puasa (25 June 2017) in FY17 will help boost Q4 earnings. Upgrade to BUY with a revised TP of RM2.98. We upgrade our recommendation to BUY on Padini with a revised TP of RM2.98 (previously RM2.81 per share). Our valuation is based on EPS18 of 27.1sen against the company’s two-year average PER of 11x. INVESTMENT STATISTICS FYE June (RMm) FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017F FY2018F Revenue 866.3 977.9 1,301.2 1,532.8 1,732.1 Gross profit 400.0 422.2 542.6 640.7 729.2 Operating profit 127.9 114.7 190.4 215.5 244.2 PBT 125.7 111.8 186.7 215.5 244.2 PAT 90.9 80.2 137.4 159.5 178.3 EPS (sen) 13.8 12.2 20.9 24.2 27.1 Net Dividend (sen) 11.5 10.0 11.5 12.0 12.5 Gross profit margin (%) 46.2 43.2 41.7 41.8 42.1 Operating profit margin (%) 14.8 11.7 14.6 14.1 14.1 PBT margin (%) 14.5 11.4 14.3 14.1 14.1 PAT margin (%) 10.5 8.2 10.6 10.4 10.3 Dividend yield (%) 4.5 3.9 4.5 4.7 4.8 PER (x) 18.7 21.2 12.3 10.6 9.5 Source: Company, MIDFR 2 MIDF RESEARCH Tuesday, 21 February 2017 PADINI HOLDINGS: 2QFY17 RESULTS SUMMARY Quarterly results Cumulative results FYE June (RMm) 2QFY17 1QFY17 2QFY16 YoY (%) QoQ (%) 6MFY17 6MFY16 YoY (%) Revenue 426.6 310.0 340.4 25.3 37.6 736.7 610.0 20.8 Cost of sales (248.2) (181.5) (204.5) 21.4 36.8 (429.6) (349.4) 23.0 Gross profit 178.5 128.6 135.9 31.3 38.8 307.1 260.6 17.8 4.9 3.9 0.9 436.3 26.5 8.8 5.8 51.6 Selling and distribution expenses (88.8) (77.3) (75.3) 17.8 14.8 (166.1) (145.1) 14.5 Administrative expenses (20.7) (14.3) (15.8) 30.7 44.7 (34.9) (30.7) 13.8 Profit from operations 74.0 40.9 45.7 62.0 81.2 114.9 90.6 26.8 Finance costs (1.3) (1.2) (1.2) 9.2 3.0 (2.5) (1.8) 39.5 PBT 72.7 39.6 44.5 63.4 83.6 112.4 88.8 26.5 (18.3) (11.0) (11.5) 59.4 65.7 (29.3) (23.9) 22.4 PAT 54.5 28.6 33.1 64.7 90.5 83.1 64.9 28.0 PATANCI 54.5 28.6 33.1 64.7 90.5 83.1 64.9 28.0 8.3 4.4 5.0 64.6 90.3 12.6 9.9 28.1 Other income Taxation Basic EPS (sen) +/(-) ppts +/(-) ppts Gross profit (%) 41.8 41.5 39.9 1.9 0.4 41.7 42.7 (1.0) Operating margin (%) 17.3 13.2 13.4 3.9 4.2 15.6 14.9 0.7 PBT margin (%) 17.0 12.8 13.1 4.0 4.3 15.3 14.6 0.7 PAT margin (%) 12.8 9.2 9.7 3.1 3.5 11.3 10.6 0.6 PATANCI margin (%) 12.8 9.2 9.7 3.1 3.5 11.3 10.6 0.6 Tax rate (%) 25.1 27.8 25.7 (0.6) (2.7) 26.1 26.9 (0.9) Source: Company, MIDFR DAILY PRICE CHART Aaron Tan Wei Min | Nabil Zainoodin [email protected] 03-2772 1663 Source: MIDFR, Company 3 MIDF RESEARCH Tuesday, 21 February 2017 MIDF RESEARCH is part of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (23878 - X). 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Total return is expected to be between -15% and +15% over the next 12 months. Total return is expected to be <-15% over the next 12 months. Stock price is expected to fall by >15% within 3-months after a Trading Sell rating has been assigned due to negative newsflow. SECTOR RECOMMENDATIONS POSITIVE The sector is expected to outperform the overall market over the next 12 months. NEUTRAL The sector is to perform in line with the overall market over the next 12 months. NEGATIVE The sector is expected to underperform the overall market over the next 12 months. 4
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