KSH HOLDINGS LIMITED
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KSH Holdings Ltd - Expansion On The Cards
- KSH Holdings Limited is a construction and property firm with numerous investments in Singapore, Japan, China and the UK.
- Its Gaobeidian project is likely to benefit from rising housing prices in the vicinity of the Xiongan SEZ and Phase 1 may be launched this year, according to management.
- Its overseas properties in Singapore, the UK, Japan and China offer recurring income streams.
- Expanding on the back of rising property development in Singapore and overseas.
- Trading at 1.41x 1HFY3/18 P/BV and at 12% discount to RNAV.
Construction and property group
- KSH Holdings Limited is a well-established construction, property development and property investment group in Singapore.
- In FY17, c.97% of its revenue was derived from the construction business and the balance from the property development arm. Around 33% of FY17 pretax profit (PBT) was generated by its property development and investment operations.
Gaobeidian Phase 1 could be launched this year
- Following the Apr 2017 announcement of China’s new special economic zone (SEZ) in Xiongan New Area in Hebei, KSH Holdings sees its 22.5%-owned Gaobeidian project as a likely beneficiary of rising house prices in the area, as the project is located near the SEZ, based on media reports.
- According to management, the project consortium targets average selling prices of up to Rmb20,000 psm for its residential units. The consortium expects to launch Phase 1 in 2018F after a pre-sales permit is obtained from authorities.
Extending development footprint in Singapore and overseas
- Its current development pipeline in Singapore includes residential projects High Park Residences (99.7% sold at end-FY17) and Rezi 3TWO (95.4% sold at end-FY17), as well as commercial project Trio. It has a 35% stake in the Rio Casa site, which was acquired en bloc in May 2017 with potential 1.1m sq ft GFA in residential space.
- Overseas, ongoing developments include a 15%-owned 192-room hotel in Leeds, UK, and a 5%-owned 324- unit residential development in Brisbane, Australia.
Overseas properties provide recurring income stream
- On the property investment front, KSH invests in property assets in Singapore, the UK, Japan and China.
- Its investment assets include a 69%-owned 36-storey retail and office complex, Tianxing Riverfront Square, in Tianjin, China, several hotel assets in the UK and hotel and residential properties in Sapporo, Japan – all which provide rental income streams with potential capital gains.
Trading at 1.41x P/BV, at 12% discount to RNAV
- KSH Holdings had a net cash-to-equity position of 0.08x at end-Sep 2017. It paid FY17 DPS of 3.25 Scts, which translates into 4.0% dividend yield.
- The stock is currently trading at 1.41x 1HFY18 P/BV and 11.1x FY18F P/E (Bloomberg consensus estimates).
- It is trading at a 12% discount to RNAV of S$0.91, with RNAV based on latest market transacted data.
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Colin TAN
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2018-01-18
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