25-04-2013, 04:17 PM
OSK/DMG report on F&N
Scoop of the Day: Following its re-listing earlier this week, F&N’s stock price
has taken a 18% tumble in the course of the last 3 days from its ex-dividend
offer price of $9.43, closing at $7.81 yesterday. F&N concluded the sale of its
APB stake late last year and generated cash proceeds of S$5.6bn and a net
gain of S$4.8bn; this has lifted its NTA by 65% to $8.78/share. The company
ended its fiscal first quarter with a cash balance of S$7.4bn. Total borrowings
amounted to some S$4bn, most of which relate to property development loans
which will be pared down as construction progressed given the substantially sold
status of its residential projects. Excluding the cash proceeds from APB sale
(S$5.6bn or $3.89/share) and attributing $2.7bn to the remaining F&B
businesses and $200m for the publishing business, the implied valuation of
$2.7bn for the property business is a massive 60% discount to the valuation of
S$6.8bn pegged by the independent financial advisor in its valuation of F&N’s
property arm. F&N property business comprised readily marketable assets such
as the strata-titled Centerpoint shopping centre, stakes in listed REITs Fraser
Centerpoint Trust and Fraser Commercial Trust and a serviced residence
business that was valued at $1bn by third parties, among others. Given the
cash-generative F&B business and the healthy financial state of its property
division, we believe capital expenditure for the group is minimal in the absence
of large acquisitions. We think the prospect of a capital repayment or distribution
of excess cash back to shareholders is high. Moreover, now that F&N and Thai
Bev shared a common majority shareholder, there are also revenue synergies
that can be reaped on the F&B front with future collaboration with Thai Bev to
cross-sell each other’s products across their respective markets. Given the
above, the current price offers an attractive entry level. (Goh Han Peng)
Scoop of the Day: Following its re-listing earlier this week, F&N’s stock price
has taken a 18% tumble in the course of the last 3 days from its ex-dividend
offer price of $9.43, closing at $7.81 yesterday. F&N concluded the sale of its
APB stake late last year and generated cash proceeds of S$5.6bn and a net
gain of S$4.8bn; this has lifted its NTA by 65% to $8.78/share. The company
ended its fiscal first quarter with a cash balance of S$7.4bn. Total borrowings
amounted to some S$4bn, most of which relate to property development loans
which will be pared down as construction progressed given the substantially sold
status of its residential projects. Excluding the cash proceeds from APB sale
(S$5.6bn or $3.89/share) and attributing $2.7bn to the remaining F&B
businesses and $200m for the publishing business, the implied valuation of
$2.7bn for the property business is a massive 60% discount to the valuation of
S$6.8bn pegged by the independent financial advisor in its valuation of F&N’s
property arm. F&N property business comprised readily marketable assets such
as the strata-titled Centerpoint shopping centre, stakes in listed REITs Fraser
Centerpoint Trust and Fraser Commercial Trust and a serviced residence
business that was valued at $1bn by third parties, among others. Given the
cash-generative F&B business and the healthy financial state of its property
division, we believe capital expenditure for the group is minimal in the absence
of large acquisitions. We think the prospect of a capital repayment or distribution
of excess cash back to shareholders is high. Moreover, now that F&N and Thai
Bev shared a common majority shareholder, there are also revenue synergies
that can be reaped on the F&B front with future collaboration with Thai Bev to
cross-sell each other’s products across their respective markets. Given the
above, the current price offers an attractive entry level. (Goh Han Peng)