PAN-UNITED CORPORATION LTD
P52.SI
Pan-United Corp Ltd - Reversion To Pure Play Concrete Business
- Leading supplier of ready mixed concrete (RMC) and cement (CNC) in Singapore and operates Xinghua Port business in Changshu, China.
- Recovery in construction demand could lead to near-term revenue growth.
- Expanding ready-mixed concrete operations in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Trading at 14.7x FY16 core P/E, above historical 7-year average of 13.4x (FY10-16).
Supplier of cement and ready-mixed concrete, and port operator
- Pan-United (PanU) is Singapore’s largest supplier of ready mixed concrete (RMC) and cement, with over 40% share of both markets in FY16 by volume.
- In FY16, it generated 82% of revenue from concrete and cement (CNC), 13% from ports operations in Changshu and the balance from bulk shipping and agency operations.
Concrete and Cement (CNC) sales largely rely on construction demand
- Revenue from CNC generally moves in tandem with demand for cement and ready-mixed concrete in Singapore, hitting a high of S$668m in FY15.
- Pan-United’s CNC business remained profitable over the last ten years but falling concrete prices eroded net profit margin to low single digit amid intense competition in recent years. A recovery in construction demand could underpin near-term topline growth and boost profitability.
Expanding overseas Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) operations
- Since entering Vietnamese market in 2011, Pan-United has undertaken several iconic skyscraper projects in the private sector, as well as the Metro Line 1 project for the future Ho Chi Minh City Metro.
- The group is also starting a new slag-grinding plant in Malaysia and a high-capacity batching plant in Indonesia to supply RMC to various projects locally.
- Pan-United derived 14.5% of FY16 revenue from overseas excluding China.
In-house R&D to drive innovation and cater to green technology
- Pan-United is one of the few concrete companies in the region that carries out its own research and development to produces its own specialised concrete products that are more environmentally-friendly and allow for faster application time.
- In Apr 17, the group was the first and only local concrete firm awarded the highest level of sustainability certification by the Singapore Green Building Council.
Profitable port operations
- Currently has an 85.5% effective stake in Xinghua Port Holdings (Unlisted), which comprises two adjacent multi-purpose ports (CXP Port and CCIP Port). The ports operate a total of 16 multi-purpose berths, handling a total cargo throughput of 15.5m tonnes and total container throughput of 119,346 TEUs in FY1.
- In 1H17, the ports contributed net profit of Rmb43.6m or c.90% of Pan-United's net profit.
Trading at 14.7x FY16 P/E
- Pan-United currently trades at 14.7x FY16 core P/E, above the historical 7-year average of 13.4x. It paid FY16 DPS of 3.75 Scts.
Colin TAN
CIMB Research
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