RHB Indonesia - Company update: Wijaya Karya Beton (WTON IJ, BUY, TP: IDR1,070), A Stellar Year Unknown Rabu, 21 September 2016




Company update:
(WTON IJ, BUY, TP: IDR1,070),
A Stellar Year

We upgrade our recommendation to BUY (from Neutral) with a new TP of IDR1,070 (from IDR870, 20% upside), as we fine-tune our assumptions and rollover our valuation to FY17F. Our valuation is based on:
1.   Potential jobs stemming from railway developments outside of Java;
2.   Spill-over jobs from HST projects in FY17;
3.   Potentially benefiting from Wika’s JV to build three toll roads.


¨       Opportunities from railway developments in the outer islands. As one of the biggest suppliers of railway sleepers in Indonesia, Wijaya Karya Beton (Wika Beton) will benefit from the Government’s plan to build 3,258km of railway tracks across the country in five years. Since 2015, its products have been used to support the Trans Sulawesi Railway project which will connect Makassar to Pare-Pare. For the first phase, the Government will build railway tracks from Makassar to Barru (it ordered IDR230bn in railway sleepers from Wika Beton). Next year, Indonesia is set to continue building railway tracks from Barru to Pare-Pare, and orders for sleepers may likely be given to Wika Beton. Meanwhile, the Government has also started the construction of the Trans Sumatera Railway project early this year, which will further boost the demand for railway sleepers.

¨       Strong order book. Its parent entity, Wijaya Karya Persero (Wika) (WIKAIJ, NEUTRAL, TP: IDR2,665) has obtained a IDR16.7trn civil works order for a high-speed train (HST) project from PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China. We think Wika Beton is likely to receive orders worth IDR1-1.5trn to support the construction of the project next year.

¨       It will also benefit from its JV to build toll roads for Balikpapan-Samarinda, Manado-Bitung and Pandaan-Malang which will be built next year. Thus, we expect new contracts to reach IDR3.8trn (+19%YoY) and IDR4.4trn (+15.8% YoY) in FY16-17. Currently, Wika Beton won 63% of our 2017 contract estimate. We are optimistic that it will reach our new contract target this year, as they will likely win a new IDR800bn job from the Medan-Kualanamu Railway project, which is part of Trans Sumatera Railway project.

¨       Decent growth and a healthy balance sheet. We expect the company’s earnings to grow 31.5%YoY next year, supported by infrastructure projects. We also expect its GPM to stabilise at around 13.2% in FY16-17 and believe that it will maintain its net cash position.

¨       Key risks. Stiffer competition from fellow state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as Waskita Beton Precast (WSBP, NR) and a delay in the commencement of infrastructure projects will negatively impact the company.

¨       Upgrade to BUY. We upgrade our recommendation to BUY (from Neutral) with a higher TP of IDR1,070 as we rollover our valuation to FY17F. Our TP is based on a DCF valuation assuming the following: RF of 7.5%, WACC of 12.7% and TG of 5%. It also implies 28.5x FY17F P/E.


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Dony Gunawan
Assistant Vice President
Research Analyst – Construction
PT. RHB Securities Indonesia