RHB Indonesia - Company Update: Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ, NEUTRAL, TP: IDR17,900), Competition In Markets On The Rise Unknown Selasa, 14 Juni 2016




Company update:
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ, NEUTRAL, TP: IDR17,900)
Competition In Markets On The Rise
Indocement had to reduce its selling price to deal with rising competition, yet its 5M16 sales volume was lower than we expected. We anticipate the rivalry to stay fierce as new cement companies continue to expand market share, especially in Western Java – Indocement’s stronghold. We remain NEUTRAL, and after lowering our earnings estimates, cut our DCF-derived TP to IDR17,900 (from IDR20,400, 9% upside).
      Competition to intensify. This year we expect Indonesia’s total cement capacity to be at ~91m tonnes pa with the annual national cement consumption at ~65m tonnes (a 26m tonnes in overcapacity which we expect for FY16-17, higher than the 22m tonnes in FY15). New players such as Semen Merah Putih, Semen Jawa, Semen Bima and Conch Cement Indonesia are likely to produce at their respective full capacities of ~9m tonnes pa, ie ~10% of total national capacity. However, their sales account for just ~5% of national sales.
      Battlefield in Indocement’s markets. Five new cement companies are aggresively expanding their market shares in Western Java and Kalimantan, where Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa’s (Indocement) markets are based. As a result, its May sales volume declined YoY while national cement sales volume increased. This was the main reason for its domestic market share slipping to 26.5% in May, from 29.7% in May 2015. Its 5M16 domestic sales declined by 3.2% YoY.
      Industry overcapacity leading to lower selling prices. By our calculations, Indocement has cut its ex-factory average sales price by 12% in the last 12 months; this is steeper than its closest peer’s – Semen Indonesia (SMGR IJ, NEUTRAL, TP: IDR10,000) – which reduced its sales price by 1.8% in the same period. Our ground checks at building materials stores suggest that Indocement significantly cut its retail sales price in 1Q16.
      Cutting our numbers. We lower our FY16F-17F earnings to IDR4trn and IDR4.6trn (-11%/-11%) respectively, driven by the lower sales volume and average sales price. As such, we reduce our DCF-derived TP to IDR17,900, which implies 17x/14x FY16F/FY17F P/Es respectively as well. We expect competition in the cement industry to remain intense, and thus, stay NEUTRAL on the stock.
      Key risks to our call include:
                   i.   A relaxation in mortgage payments to developers;
                  ii.   Faster-than-expected reduction in interest rates;
                 iii.   Swifter realisation of infrastructure spending.


Kindly click the following link for the full report: Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa : Competition In Markets On The Rise


Best regards,
Andrey Wijaya
Senior Vice President
Research Analyst – Auto, Consumer, Cement
PT. RHB Securities Indonesia