Sembcorp Industries - Maybank Kim Eng 2016-02-18: More Incubation Time Needed

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Sembcorp Industries (SCI SP) - More Incubation Time Needed 

Lacklustre Utilities performance, maintain HOLD 

• 4Q15 PATMI of SGD60.8m (-75% YoY, -50% QoQ) missed. 
• Other than Marine’s SGD327m loss, Utilities core performance was lacklustre as 
  1. Singapore power operations remained weak on low spark spread and 
  2. India’s TPCIL failed to break-even as guided due to an unforeseen cyclone that hampered operations. 
• Headline 72% growth in FY15 Utilities net profit to SGD701m was helped by SGD426m of divestment gains and would have been SGD332m (-19% YoY) if one-offs were stripped. 
• Final DPS of 6 cts brings full-year DPS to 11 cts (38% payout), slightly below our 12 cts forecast. 
• Cut FY16-17 by 3-4% on lowered Marine and Utilities forecasts, plus higher interest. 
• SOTP TP lifted marginally from SGD2.30 to SGD2.35 as we update component market values and book values. 

No reprieve for Singapore power market 

• SCI expects low spark spread in the Singapore power market to persist due to excess capacity and over-commitment of piped natural gas and LNG. We do not expect to see any reprieve throughout FY16. 

Overseas ventures may need more incubation time 

• Given the hiccups for India TPCIL in FY15, we expect the next India plant NCCPP to face similar teething issues when it comes onstream from May 2016. 
• SCI is confident that TPCIL should at least break even in FY16 but we believe that this will be offset by startup losses in NCCPP. 
• While it has a pipeline of projects, any significant EPS growth impact is unlikely in FY16, in our view. 

No re-rating in the near term 

• We see no fundamental catalysts for re-rating in the near term despite its 0.7x P/BV valuation as we expect further ROE compression due to: 
  1. our negative view on SMM (SELL, TP SGD1.00), 
  2. muted outlook for the domestic power market and 
  3. our expectations of a longer incubation period before overseas projects show results. 
• Nevertheless, we note that there could be a positive stock trigger if a Temasek-led privatisation of SMM allows SCI to dispose the former. Under such a scenario, our SOTP fair value would jump to SGD2.74 based on current market value of SMM, which represents an 8% upside. 

Yeak Chee Keong CFA Maybank Kim Eng | http://www.maybank-ke.com.sg/ 2016-02-18

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