SYCAL (9717) - SYCAL - Ending FY14 with a BANG!!!
2 Mar 2015, 04:15 PM
Sycal Ventures Berhad (SYCAL) FY14 EPS jumped 37% to 7.45 sen as net profit increased 40% YoY to RM23.8m. If we look at 4Q14 alone, EPS also increased 21% to 2.89 sen. Key driver behind the good earnings growth for both FY14 and 4Q14 is the Property division which saw its PBT +114% YoY to RM12.2m. Property division is likely to have benefited from better property prices in Kuala Lumpur and Perak. Construction division PBT also jumped 24% to RM13.2m due to increased billing of contracts at Taiping and Ipoh and increased revenue from the ready-mix concrete operation.
Net debt position of 0.21x. As of 4nd FY14, SYCAL net cash is RM4.6m. This is based on its total cash of RM8.75m, short term loan RM4.3m, long term debt RM48.0m and equity of RM211.5m. Comparitively, many other construction company has high net gearing exceeding 50%.
Trading at only 40.0 sen or 40% below Book Value of 67.0 sen. This could mean the stock is extremely undervalued as its earnings visibility is good at 3 years, relatively healthy balance sheet and high earnings growth in FY14 at 37% YoY.
Theoretical Target Price of 68.5 sen based on 9x FY15 Fwd. PE. The 9x PE is in line with mid cap construction valuation. FY15E EPS should reach 7.61 sen assuming 5% earnings growth to FY14E EPS of 7.45 sen.
Currently valued at only 5.4x PE and this is a significant mismatch between fundamental and its share price. Note that SYCAL still has outstanding order book of RM520m providing 1.3 years visibility. The Company also intends to launch property development projects in Taiping, Segari and Ipoh. With all these in, the market has significantly undervalued this HIDDEN GEM!
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2 Mar 2015, 04:15 PM
Sycal Ventures Berhad (SYCAL) FY14 EPS jumped 37% to 7.45 sen as net profit increased 40% YoY to RM23.8m. If we look at 4Q14 alone, EPS also increased 21% to 2.89 sen. Key driver behind the good earnings growth for both FY14 and 4Q14 is the Property division which saw its PBT +114% YoY to RM12.2m. Property division is likely to have benefited from better property prices in Kuala Lumpur and Perak. Construction division PBT also jumped 24% to RM13.2m due to increased billing of contracts at Taiping and Ipoh and increased revenue from the ready-mix concrete operation.
Net debt position of 0.21x. As of 4nd FY14, SYCAL net cash is RM4.6m. This is based on its total cash of RM8.75m, short term loan RM4.3m, long term debt RM48.0m and equity of RM211.5m. Comparitively, many other construction company has high net gearing exceeding 50%.
Trading at only 40.0 sen or 40% below Book Value of 67.0 sen. This could mean the stock is extremely undervalued as its earnings visibility is good at 3 years, relatively healthy balance sheet and high earnings growth in FY14 at 37% YoY.
Theoretical Target Price of 68.5 sen based on 9x FY15 Fwd. PE. The 9x PE is in line with mid cap construction valuation. FY15E EPS should reach 7.61 sen assuming 5% earnings growth to FY14E EPS of 7.45 sen.
Currently valued at only 5.4x PE and this is a significant mismatch between fundamental and its share price. Note that SYCAL still has outstanding order book of RM520m providing 1.3 years visibility. The Company also intends to launch property development projects in Taiping, Segari and Ipoh. With all these in, the market has significantly undervalued this HIDDEN GEM!
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