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RHB Indonesia - Adaro Energy - Stronger Balance Sheet (Adaro, Unilever, Astra, Indocement, Money Supply) Unknown Rabu, 01 November 2017


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Adaro Energy – Stronger Balance Sheet

Adaro booked strong 9M17 earnings, above our/consensus’ expectation (87% and 81% of our and consensus’ FY17F respectively). It is also the first time Adaro has booked a net cash position since 2009, on the back of strong operating cash flow generation and disciplined capital spending. We think this could trigger a higher dividend payout ratio vs last year’s 30%. We fined-tuned our assumptions to accomodate better costs, while maintaining our BUY call, with unchanged TP of IDR2,300 (26% upside), implying FY18F P/E of 11.2x.

¨ Stronger balance sheet. This is the first time Adaro has reached a net cash position (USD141m in 9M17) since 2009, due to the combination of its strong operating cash flow generation and moderate capex. In 9M17, Adaro also repaid USD96m of bank loans, which decreased its interest-bearing debt.
¨ Potential higher dividend payout ratio. Adaro’s dividend payout ratio fluctuates from year to year, between 21% and 81%. We think piling up cash and cash equivalents of USD1.2bn in 9M17 (excluding financial assets of USD259m) should increase its dividend payout ratio from last year’s payout of 30%. This is as its average debt repayment schedule from 2017 to 2019 is at a manageable level of around USD171m per year.
¨ Maintaining its FY17 target stripping ratio. Adaro’s stripping ratio in 9M17 is 4.65x, still below its guidance of 4.85x for 2017. This is as the company experienced heavy rains at its mining operations, which extended into 3Q. Adaro still expects its blended average strip ratio to reach FY17 guidance of 4.85x, which would mean its 4Q17 stripping ratio could increase to 5.4x and the quarter would incur increased production costs.
¨ Better-than-expected 9M17 earnings. Adaro booked strong 9M17 earnings of USD372m (+78%YoY), beating our and consensus’ expectations (reaching 87% and 81% respectively). This was on the back of:
i. Higher 9M17 average selling price of USD57.90/tonne (+41.7%YoY);
ii. Manageable costs;
iii. Lower realised stripping ratio of 4.65x in 9M17 (Adaro’s FY17 target of 4.85x vs our FY17F of 4.9x).
iv. Strong 3Q17 earnings of USD150m (+20%YoY, +73% QoQ) as Adaro was able to maintain its quarterly profit margin despite stripping ratio increasing to 5x in 3Q17 (2Q17: 4.3x, 3Q16: 4.7x).
¨ Reiterate BUY. We fine-tuned our assumptions to accomodate better costs and increased FY17F-19F earnings by 9.6%, 9.1% and 0.1%, respectively. We maintained our BUY with unchanged TP of IDR2,300, implying FY19F P/E of 11.2x, which we think justified considering Adaro’s improved ROE. We think consensus’ earnings upgrades are likely, which would be a near-term catalyst for share price performance
¨ Key risks to our BUY call include a significant drop in coal prices and weaker-than-expected coal demand. (Hariyanto Wijaya, CFA, CPA, CMT)

Link to daily report: Indonesia Morning Cuppa 011117


Results Review:

Unilever Indonesia (UNVR IJ, Neutral, TP: IDR48,500), In line 9M17 earnings
Unilever’s 9M17 earning came in line with expectation which rose to IDR5.2trn (+10% YoY), achieving 73% and 72% of our and consensus full year estimates.

3Q17 earning slightly declined to IDR1.6trn (-3.5% QoQ) which was driven by lower sales (-4.5% QoQ), while blended 3Q17 EBIT margin widened to 22% (2Q17: 21.5%). Note that Food and Refreshment sales declined to IDR3trn (-15% QoQ), while home and personal care (HPC) sales were flat QoQ.

We reiterate Neutral with DCF-based IDR48,500 TP (2% downside), implying 52x FY17F P/E. (Andrey Wijaya)


Astra International (ASII IJ, BUY, TP: IDR9,200), In line 9M17 earnings
Astra’s 9M17 earning came in line with expectation, driven by improved 3Q17 earnings in all major units, such as auto, agribusiness, and heavy equipment.

Auto distribution margin turned to positive, while agribusiness benefited higher CPO price. We expect heavy equipment to continue booking strong sales ahead.

Maintain BUY with IDR9,200 TP (15% upside), implying 17x FY18F P/E. (Andrey Wijaya)

Indocement’s 9M17 earning below expectation
Indocement’s 9M17 earnings below expectation which dropped to IDR1.4trn (-55% YoY), achieving merely 45% and 60% of our and consensus full-year estimates. This was driven by lower than expected ASP (-9% YoY) and higher than expected operational costs (+10% YoY).

3Q17 earning increased to IDR505bn (+23% QoQ) which driven by higher sales volume thanks to longer working capital days and high sales cycle. However, 3Q17 ASP declined to IDR847,000/tonne (-2.1% QoQ).

Maintain SELL with DCF based TP of IDR12,800 (75% downside), implying 15x FY17F P/E. (Andrey Wijaya)


Economics Update:

September Loan And M2 Growth Pick Up
Indonesia’s money supply (M2) growth edged up to 10.9% YoY in September (August: +10%) due to a pick-up in both net domestic claims and foreign assets. Going forward, we expect broad money supply to grow at a faster pace of 11% in 2017 (2016: +10%), underpinned by stronger forecast economic growth.


¨ Private credit picked up. Total loan growth, likewise, picked up in September, due to stronger growth in all types of loans. Going forward, we expect demand for private credit to accelerate to 10% in 2017 (2016: +7.8%), aided by:
i. A more accommodative policy environment following monetary policy easing in 2016 and 2017;
ii. Stronger projected economic growth.

¨ Deposit growth also fastened, as a pick-up in time and demand deposits, along with savings were recorded in September.
¨ The key policy rate would likely be maintained. We expect Bank Indonesia (BI) to maintain its key policy rate at 4.25%, as inflation is likely to remain manageable while external uncertainties linger
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The IDR continued to weaken against the USD. The domestic currency continued to weaken against its US counterpart as the situation in US turns more hawkish with higher possibility of Fed rate hike in December. This was after IDR weakening slightly in September. Going forward, we expect the IDR to remain steady and trade towards 13,300 per USD by end-2017. (Rizki Fajar)

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Best regards,

Andrey Wijaya
Senior Vice President
Research Analyst – Auto, Consumer, Cement
PT RHB Sekuritas Indonesia


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