SILVERLAKE AXIS LTD
SGX:5CP
Silverlake Axis - PATMI Boost In FY19-20F
- Maintain BUY, new DCF-based Target Price of SGD0.57 from SGD0.65, 24% upside.
- We cut FY19-20F earnings by 7% on higher administrative costs.
- Silverlake Axis reported decent 4Q18 numbers, with recurring PATMI up 3% y-o-y, ie in line with our estimate. However, earnings should grow strongly in FY19-20 – with FY18 marking the bottom of its earnings cycle – as it has managed to clinch new key banking projects that significantly boosted its orderbook to > MYR350m.
- With more projects ahead, we are positive on its outlook.
Silverlake Axis’ orderbook is still at a healthy MYR380m.
- The orders are scheduled to be realised in FY19-20 (of which at least MYR200m will be recognised in FY19). Orderbook levels like this have not been seen since FY15- 16 – which is a positive sign towards profitability going forward.
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Project services and licensing revenue bottomed out.
- In 4QFY18, Silverlake’s licensing revenue surged y-o-y by 65%, mainly due to the projects it secured in the past few months. We think that this is the start of a lucrative revenue stream, which has recovered from a drought as banks held back spending due to the change in core banking systems. We think that this trend has since reversed positively, as Silverlake has managed to score quite a few sizeable contracts in the last few months. This could likely result in both revenue streams continuing to surge, especially in FY19-20.
- With lucrative gross margins of 90% for its licensing business, it will be expected to contribute significantly to PATMI growth as well.
Attractive dividend yield 5.3% in FY19F.
- As Silverlake has a healthy net cash balance sheet and positive operating cash flow, it tends to pay out more than 80% of PATMI in dividends. This should result in attractive projected dividend yields of 5.63% in FY18, and 5.98 % in FY19.
More large order wins likely.
- Management also shared that it is seeing banks becoming more willing to spend more again to overhaul and upgrade their core banking systems, especially in South-East Asia.
- We understand that the company is still actively in talks with a few potential new and existing customers, especially in Indonesia and is confident of securing more large- sized contracts which should further contribute more to iPATMI growth.
Into an upcycle; maintain BUY.
- With bumper years of PATMI growth ahead, justified by its strong orderbook of over MYR350m not seen since FY15-16, we believe that Silverlake’s business cycle has bottomed out, and earnings may likely surge in the next few years. However, we pare down FY19F-20F PATMI by 7% respectively to account for higher administrative expenses, which reduces our DCF-backed Target Price to SGD0.57 from SGD0.65.
- A key risk to our call is the delay in orders or implementation of orders.
Jarick Seet
RHB Securities Research
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Lee Cai Ling
RHB Invest
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https://www.rhbinvest.com.sg/
2018-08-28
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0.57
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