EG (8907) - (Tradeview 2017) Value Pick No. 2 : EG Industries Bhd. 8907
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This
is my No. 2 value pick for 2017. Happy CNY to all. May the year of the
Rooster of 2017 be a prosperous and wonderful year ahead for all.
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recommendation), feel free to have some intellectual discourse on this.
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Value Pick No. 2: EG Industries Bhd (Intial TP RM 1.10)
I
still remember sometime end 2015, EG Industries was one of the hot
stock that moved from 50 sens to RM 1.20 especially after many prominent
investors revealed their holdings and view on this counter. After
which, EG has been in a consolidation phase for the majority of 2016.
There has been many write-ups as well on this stock which actually made
me put off writing on EG as one my 2016 Value Picks. Additionally, there
was a key factor which delayed my writing - The completion of their
move from EMS to Box Building.
EG recent QR was nothing short of impressive. Revenue stands at RM 234 Mil and net profit stands at RM7 mil. Both figures for Q1 alone stands at 33% of the full year of 2016 Revenue and 40% of the Net Profit. If one were to annualise, EG may return the peak revenue of RM 936 million in Revenue and highest profit in 5 years RM28.4 million. However, I would not annualise as that is too aggressive. Even with a conservative estimation, I am confident that the management new direction will allow sustained increased in the profit margin for the company to around 3%.
Most importantly, I am very impress with the Management's ability to keep to their words. Below was the management guidance on the future prospect 2 quarterly report back.
Fact of the matter is EG management manage to live up to their promise in their transition from EMS to Box Building. The new product mix helped increased both revenues and profit margin. As such, the company is indeed moving in the right direction. Many have asked me how did I come to discover Visdynamics, my question is look at details in the annual report that people do not. After which, cross check that information and verify if the management is indeed running the business well. Quite clear, EG is on the right track with their business plans and strategy.
Of course there are two issues I would like to highlight to all. One is the impending rights issue / private placement. Two is the sell off by CIMB Small Cap fund recently.
EG done a rights issue at 50 sens in 2015 and private placement at 80 sens. There is news recently that EG wants to do another round of rights issue / private placement. While I understand the company has financial needs to manage the cashflow, however, both timelines are too close. Raising funds from the public to expand business is good. Nonetheless, I would have preferred if the management plan their fund raising properly and think through a longer term business plan such as coming up with 5-10 years strategy instead.
Secondly, the sell off by CIMB after this news surfaced does not exactly instill confidence in the market investors. While this is not pleasant, I am of the view that readjusting portfolio by funds are very normal especially at the end and at the start of the new year. EG has not been declaring dividends and the price has been stagnant for the large part of 2016. I cannot blame the fund manager who rather put their money elsewhere. However, as mentioned many times before, Tradeview is a value investing group that look long term beyond the immediate gratification. As such, I believe there is room for EG's business to grow. Measure taken by the company also shows that direction.
At
current price of RM0.86, EG is only trading at 6.5x trailing P/E while
on a P/B basis at 0.74x. If I choose to be more conservative and take
only the last 2Q and annualise it, it would be trading at 7.6x forward
P/E. Both valuations shows EG is undervalued. There is no dividend by EG
which is a downside for many funds / institutions. However, buying into
growth stock is where one aspire for the capital gain to provide the
good return. I believe, if EG continues to sustain the last 2Q's
performance, 2017 will likely be the first year EG declares dividend.
Nevertheless, management has not established any dividend policy and
investors have to be patient on this. Based on the latest QR, I am of
the view that EG's Fair Value should be around RM1.13 trading at 10x PE.
I will set the initial TP for 2017 to be RM1.10 for ease of reference.
The
recent selldown in price of EG is likely due to portfolio rebalancing
by CIMB Small Cap Fund after holding large position of over 2 million
shares in the counter. For them to be selling off now probably is
because there is 1. No Dividend issued to date 2. EG has been stuck in
the narrow band for almost 1 year 3. Due to the impending corporate
exercise / private placement / rights issues. In any case, the market is
efficient and I feel it have already priced in the negatives. What the
market failed to appreciate is the timeline promised by management where
earnings start to reflect the new contract + Box Building business
growth. Any price weakness, may be a buying opportunity.
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