CNMC Goldmine Holdings Limited - Phillip Securities 2018-02-28: Look Forward To A Turnaround This Year

CNMC GOLDMINE HOLDINGS LIMITED 5TP.SI

CNMC Goldmine Holdings Limited - Look Forward To A Turnaround This Year

CNMC Goldmine's revenue was in line with our expectation. Net profit outperformed our expectation due mainly to the unexpected downward adjustment of compensation for employees and key management.
TheTrial run of carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant showed a satisfactory result. The company is proceeding with the exploration of all projects in hand.
We revise down FY18e EPS to 1.5 US cents (previous 2 US cents) as the full production from CIL plant may only start in 2Q18. Meanwhile, it is expected a further improvement of output in FY19. Accordingly, we upgrade our recommendation to ACCUMULATE with an unchanged target price of S$0.3 due to the recent CNMC Goldmine share price correction.

The trial run had lasted for more than 2 months, and the results have been satisfactory so far, meaning that the gold recovery rate from CIL (up to 95%) improves and surpasses from heap leach (c.65%).
Production at CIL plant expected to kick-start in 2Q18. With the help of the plant and available high-grade ore stockpiled, it is expected to see a significant improvement of output volume this year.

Monetisation of other minerals (silver, lead, and zinc) at Sokor will resume. The company plans to build the flotation facility on site after the CIL production stabilises. The budget, capacity, and construction schedule for this project will be comparable to those for CIL plant (capex: US$5mn+, 500 tonnes/day, 6 months).
As of Dec-16, respective silver, lead, and zinc estimated resources was 1.96mn oz, 22.68k tonnes, and 21.45k tonnes in Sokor field.
In 1Q18, the company will continue to conduct diamond drilling under Sokor and KelGold project, and exploration in Pulai concession will resume.

Total sales volume of gold dropped by 10.4% y-o-y to 3,619.3oz in 4Q17. Accordingly, the FY17 sales volume of gold arrived at 14.8koz (Down 45.9% y-o-y).
The average realised selling price (ASP) grew mildly to US$1,293/oz in FY17 (FY16: US$1,265/oz).

In FY18, the primary catalyst that we look forward to is the significant turnaround of gold output, stemming from the replenishment of high-grade ore and higher gold recovery.
Another positive factor is the resumption of the uptrend in gold price. Meanwhile, we expect more capex from flotation facility construction and additional operating expenses from a planned dual primary listing in Hong Kong.
We revise down FY18e EPS to 1.5 US cents (previous 2 US cents) as the full production from CIL plant may only start in 2Q18. Meanwhile, it is expected a further improvement of output in FY19e. Accordingly, we upgrade our recommendation to ACCUMULATE with an unchanged target price of S$0.3 due to the recent price correction.

Chen Guangzhi Phillip Securities | https://www.stocksbnb.com/ 2018-02-28

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