RHB Indonesia - Coal Mining - The Sun To Start Shining (Coal Mining, Alam Sutera, Regional Oil & Gas) Unknown Selasa, 06 Juni 2017




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Coal Mining - The Sun To Start Shining

The dry season – which Indonesian weather forecaster BMKG says is to kick in from June – should boost mining contracting volume for both coal getting and overburden volume. The resulting higher volume and profitability should benefit coal mining contractors. We maintain NEUTRAL on the coal sector, as we think there is a limited probability for coal prices to increase significantly in the medium term. Our Top Picks are Delta Dunia Makmur and Bukit Asam.
¨ Dry weather to boost mining contracting volume in coming months. Indonesian coal miners reduced their stripping ratios during the slump in coal price from 2014 until 2016. In order to preserve their coal reserves, coal miners need a higher stripping ratio in 2017. However, heavy rain until mid-May 2017 has meant a lower-than-targeted stripping ratio. Coal miners aim to catch up with their targeted stripping ratio in coming months, when the dry season kicks in. The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) forecasts that most areas in Sumatera and Kalimantan would see dry season commencement from June, which should boost mining contracting volume (both of overburden removal and coal getting volume) in coming months. Based on our discussion with several Indonesian coal miners, rainfall has started to decrease since mid-May, which in our view should mean an increase in their coal production and overburden volume.
¨ Delta Dunia Makmur and United Tractors should be the beneficiaries. Delta Dunia Makmur, as Indonesia’s second largest coal mining contractor in terms of volume, should benefit the most from rising mining contracting volume in the coming months. This is as all of its revenue comes from coal mining and mining services. Meanwhile, United Tractors should also benefit, as the mining contracting business is its biggest revenue contributor (46% of 1Q17 consolidated revenue). Rising mining contracting volume should increase revenue and profitability, as higher productivity should decrease mining contracting costs per unit bcm.
¨ June domestic coal price benchmark reduced to USD75.46/tonne. The Government of Indonesia decreased the domestic coal price benchmark (CV: 6,322kcal/kg GAR) to USD75.46/tonne in June (May: USD83.80/tonne), in line with our expectation. Our FY17F average coal price assumption is USD73/tonne.
¨ Maintain NEUTRAL, with our Top Picks being Delta Dunia Makmur and Bukit Asam. We like Delta Dunia Makmur as it has sizable FY17F earnings growth of 142% YoY, with undemanding valuation. Its FY17F P/E of 5.6x and EV/EBITDA of 3.5x are much cheaper than closest peer United Tractors’ FY17F P/E of 13.6x and EV/EBITDA of 6.7x. We think rising monthly mining contracting volume in coming months would be its near-term key catalyst.
We like Bukit Asam as we think its position as the only state owned enterprise (SOE) engaging in coal mining should benefit from synergy between SOEs (especially with Perusahaan Listrik Negara, or PLN) as its coal sales volume to other SOEs keeps increasing, and it has long-term coal domestic commitments to other SOEs. Bukit Asam has an undemanding valuation, trading at FY17F P/E of 7x. Key near-term catalyst of Bukit Asam is agreement between Bukit Asam and PLN regarding the FY17F coal selling price.
¨ Key risks to our call include significant decrease in coal price and weaker-than-expected coal demand. (Hariyanto Wijaya, CFA, CPA, CFTe)

Link to report: The Sun To Start Shining
Link to daily report: Indonesia Morning Cuppa 060617



Company Update:

Alam Sutera (ASRI IJ, BUY, TP: IDR540), Slow Demand For Mid-High Range Of Products
Last Saturday, we attended Alam Sutera’s launch of its Orlanda Phase 2 cluster (part of the Sutera Sitara project) in Tangerang. The event, held in the centre booth at Mall@Alam Sutera’s concourse, was a convenient point for shoppers and interested home buyers to visit. Banks like Bank Permata, OCBC NISP, Bank Central Asia, UOB, Bank Mandiri, CIMB Niaga are now offering housing loans for the units. We maintain our BUY call and IDR540 TP (66% upside) on this counter.

¨ Landed residential development. Orlanda Phase 2, located inside the Sutera Sitara mega cluster, is a continuation of Orlanda Phase 1. Sutera Sitara itself is a gated residential community located 1.5km away from Mall@Alam Sutera and nearby traditional and modern markets such as Pasar 8 and Flavor Bliss. Other facilities in the surrounding area include the Santa Laurensia high school, Binus University and OMNI Hospital.
¨ Unit types and prices. The second phase has three types of houses with land areas ranging 140-240 sqm/unit, while the buildings span 134-243 sqm/unit. The prices of the units range from IDR3.63bn to IDR6.31bn, or IDR25.92-26.3m/sqm respectively. It is offering a 20% discount for buyers paying by cash.
Other buyers may opt for 12-24 month in-house instalment payments or pay via mortgages. A mortgage provider, China Construction Bank Indonesia, is offering home buyers a 7.25% fixed rate for two years.
¨ What we observed. We dropped by the launch at 4.20pm, and found that the site was not crowded (although we note that this was also possibly due to the Ramadan season). A marketing agent told us that preorders were taken for 10 units, out of 35 units being offered. This implies a 29% take-up rate. Orlanda Phase 2 area is considered a project for the mid-to-high segment, as a 240-sqm house is priced above IDR5bn. Also, buyers of these type of houses will be subject to an additional 5% tax (ie Indonesia’s Super Luxury Tax), as the price falls within the bracket of the value of a luxury home.
We also drove to the cluster site and found that most of the sub-clusters in Sutera Sitara are already developed. Some, in fact, are already occupied – eg Jingga, Pelangi, Mentari, and Orlanda Phase 1. Orlanda Phase 2, which is still under construction, is scheduled to be handed over to buyers in Aug 2019.
¨ BUY. Demand for mid-high priced units is slow, compared to Chiara (60% take-up rate) or the fully-sold Crystal 8 shoplots. This may be due to the affordability of the units, as well as the additional 5% tax. We estimate Alam Sutera’s YTD marketing sales have reached IDR772bn – this includes our assumption of a 80% take-up rate for Chiara, Crystal 8, and 30% of Orlanda Phase 2 units being booked. This is a concern, as it is only 15% of its full-year target of IDR5trn. Nonetheless, we keep our earnings estimates, BUY call and TP of IDR540, on the expectation that marketing sales may improve in 2H17. Downside risks to our call are an economic slowdown leading to failure in achieving marketing sales, changes in government regulations and delays in project deliveries. (Yualdo Tirtakencana)



Sector Update:


Regional Oil & Gas – Make Our Planet Great Again
President Trump announced last week that the US is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, which sent bearish sentiments to the oil markets. However, we believe that the implication is both positive and negative for the markets. It is possible that there would be higher crude oil production, but we believe more because of lax environmental regulations on US producers, regardless of the Paris Agreement. On the other hand, we also believe that pulling out of this agreement may result in fuel efficiency initiatives and plans from the automakers being put on the back burner, paving the way for gas guzzlers and, thus, higher oil demand in the future. This would also be bad news for renewables, such as solar, wind and EVs. We maintain our crude oil price forecast at USD60/bbl for 2017-2018 and NEUTRAL call on the oil & gas sector.

¨ US pulls out of the Paris climate agreement (Paris Agreement): President Donald Trump announced that the US is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. The country now joins only two nations in the world that are not part of this accord, ie Nicaragua and Syria. The announcement resulted in a negative movement in crude oil prices, with the market expecting the possibilities of more drilling in the US, which would increase supply and, thus, put more pressure on oil prices.
¨ The impact is actually both negative and positive for the oil markets, in our opinion. As we mentioned on 14 Nov 2016 report, Thai Oil: Markets Set To Tighten In 2017 – with regards to our expectations of a Mr Trump win – on the negative side for the oil market, we expect higher US crude oil output. This was because a Trump administration had advocated for more oil & gas output and to cut red tape, which had held back billions of investment dollars in new projects. This is a more immediate and tangible action that the current administration can take. We also mentioned the possibility of President Trump pulling out of the Paris Agreement, as his rhetoric during the election campaign was that climate change was a hoax. However, contrary to oil market movements last week, we view the pulling out of this agreement as positive to the oil markets. This is because it could mean that fuel efficiency initiatives for automobiles going forward would be put on the back burner. This paves the way for the return of gas guzzlers and, thus, higher oil demand in the future. This would also be bad for renewables, such as solar, wind and electric vehicles (EVs). For more details on the scenarios for EVs and their impacts on the oil sector, see our 29 May thematic report, Regional Strategy: The Dawn Of E-Mobility.
¨ What is the Paris Agreement? Speaking to NBC News, Dr Ben Sanderson, a climate change research scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, US, said that the Paris Agreement targeted a global warming temperature change of 1.5 degrees Celsius under a best case scenario. In order to achieve this, it would require global cooperation and a radical restructuring of the world’s energy and transport infrastructure within the next couple of decades. Even with a goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius change, however, there would be still be notable climate shifts, with significant heat waves in most regions and a long-term increase in sea levels by at least a meter.
¨ Under a worst case scenario, the world would see warming by 4-6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century and up to 12 degrees Celsius in the long term. This would correspond to a shift in climate that take place over the course of a single lifetime instead of taking place over tens of millions of years as it would normally do. This would vastly change the climate envelope that species today have adapted to and lead to a mass extinction event. The ice sheets would ultimately melt, and sea levels would increase by 3-5m by 2300, completely submerging many coastal cities. (Kannika Siamwalla, CFA)



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Best regards,

Helmy Kristanto
Director
Head of Indonesia Research
PT. RHB Securities Indonesia


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