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Eu Yan Sang - A Dent In Seasonally Weak 4QFY13

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Publish date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013, 11:32 AM
EYSAN's 4QFY13  recurring  profit  of  SGD1.3m  (-42%  y-o-y,  -85%  q-o-q) was below our SGD3.0m estimate as the better margins were mitigated by  a higher loss in Australia due to the opening of new stores in 2H13 and inventory write-offs. We expect the Australia unit to post a smaller loss  in  FY14  and  a  profit  by  FY15,  helping  to  lift  profit  by  ~35%  per annum. Maintain BUY, at a higher DCF-derived SGD0.92 TP.    
  • 4Q13  topline  grows  11%.  4Q13  revenue  came  in  at  SGD77m,  driven mostly  by  a  23%  surge  in  Hong  Kong  sales  to  SGD34m,  buoyed  by  its strong retail and wholesale businesses. We note demand in the territory was  supported  by  a  stable  domestic  market  that  benefited  from increasing  Chinese  tourist  arrivals,  as  well  as  satisfactory  performance from  its  first  retail  store  on  board  a  cruise  ship  under  the  Star  Cruises line. Growth in Hong Kong was partially offset by a 4% dip in Singapore contribution  to  SGD17.6m  on  cautious  consumer  spending.  Sales  in Australia rose 15% to SGD9.0m, or 22% growth in local currency terms.  
  • GPM  was  stable  at  52.0%,  better  than  our  expected  49.2%.  This suggests that EYSAN's core markets' GPMs rose to 52%-54%, sufficient to compensate for Australia's lower profitability at ~40% GPM. Operating margins  widened  ~0.7ppt  on  better  cost  control.  Its  reported  operating profit  dipped  1%  to  SGD24.1m,  and  would  have  improved  by  18%  if Australia and China are excluded. We note that the Australia unit saw a loss of SGD2.8m in 4Q13, or SGD9.0m for the full year, on the opening of seven new self-operated stores in 2H13, and inventory write-offs.   
  • Introducing FY15 and quarterly estimates. We keep our FY14F profit estimates  largely  intact  at  SGD20.2m,  or  +37%  y-o-y,  and  expect earnings to surge 34% to SGD27.0m in FY15. We are also projecting for earnings  to  recover  from  a  low  base  a  year  ago  to  SGD2.3m  in  1Q14, and grow by 21% y-o-y to SGD5.7m in 2Q14.   
  • Maintain  BUY  at  higher SGD0.92  TP.   We switch  to  DCF  valuation  to better  reflect  the group's long  operating  history  and  10%  profit  CAGR since 2001. We assume a 9.1% WACC and terminal growth rate of 3%. This lifts our TP to SGD0.92 (previously SGD0.88). Maintain BUY.

Source: OSK
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