OSIM reported a 49% YoY growth in 3Q12 earnings of S$19.6m, on the back of a 15% YoY growth in revenue of S$142.3m. This is in line with both the consensus and our expectations with revenue and earnings accounting for 75% and 74% of our full year estimates respectively. 3Q operating cashflow grew by 173% YoY to S$22m. The Company announced a 1S'' interim dividend (3Q11: nil), bringing total payout for the year to 4S''. Its net cashpile has snowballed to S$67.4m, which translates to 9S''/share. Management is excited over the growth of its core business (ie massage chairs) in China where it believes performance will fare even better next year with the instalment of a new political leadership. We re-iterate our BUY call with an unchanged TP of S$1.75 pegged at 15x prospective earnings. OSIM remains our top pick within the Singapore consumer space.
Cashpile snowballing. We note that the Group's cashpile has snowballed to S$185m. The Company has S$118m in convertible bonds which puts net cash at S$67m or 9S''/share. YTD, the Company has declared dividends of 4S'' against our full year estimate of 4.2S''. The bulk of the cash has been earmarked for potential M&As but no announcement has been made on this front yet.
Bullish on China. We note that management appeared excited over the growth of massage chairs, particularly in China. Management believes prospects in the country are bound to be better next year with a new political leadership. In China, the Group has a presence in 45 cities with 247 OSIM outlets while the number of RichLife outlets have been rationalised to 45 outlets across eight cities.
Results in-line, no changes to estimates. 9M12 earnings have grown by 24% YoY to 64.3m, accounting for 74% of our full year estimates. Gross and net margins have expanded in-line with our estimates hence we make no changes to our forecast.
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