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ST Engineering - Timing issues

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Publish date: Fri, 08 Nov 2013, 12:38 PM
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STE toned down its 2013 expectations from a "stronger" to "comparable" PBT due to impairment charges for Marine's Ropax and the shutdown of the US government in Oct that shifted the timeline of contracts to the right.

3Q13's core profit was 25% below our forecast and 21% below consensus due to

1) weaker Land Systems and

2) a S$10m net impairment charge/ provision write-back in Marine. 9M13 formed 67% of our forecasts.

We cut FY13-15 EPS estimates by 4-5% and roll over our blended valuations to CY15, but keep our target price. We maintain our Outperform call and see stronger Aerospace margins and M&As as key catalysts.
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