Asia Aviation Buy (16E TP Bt7.80)
Company Update
Close Bt5.65
Transport & Logistics March 31, 2016
Earnings upgrade/Earnings downgrade/Overview unchanged
1Q16E earnings likely to impress investors Price Performance (%)
Bright prospects for 1Q16E earnings AAV’s earnings in 1Q16E are likely to grow significantly owing to passenger volume growth, a strong cabin factor, lower jet fuel costs, and FX gains. According to AAV, the cabin factor in Jan‐Feb 16 marked 87%, vs. 83% and 82% in 1Q15 and 4Q15, respectively. Meanwhile, Nok’s 30% flight reduction in Mar‐16 is likely to benefit AAV as the main competitor. Our preliminary projection expects AAV to report net profit of Bt758mn in 1Q16E, jumping by 50% YoY and 176% QoQ, based on passenger volume of 4.44mn (+20% YoY, +12% QoQ) and a flat fare rate at Bt1,755/pax (flat YoY, +12% QoQ).
Source: SET Smart
FY16
FY17
Consensus EPS (Bt)
0.397
0.457
KT ZMICO vs. consensus Share data
‐6.8%
‐16.8%
Reuters / Bloomberg
AAV.BK/AAV TB
Paid‐up Shares (m)
4,850.00
Par (Bt)
0.10
Market cap (Bt bn / US$ m) Foreign limit / actual (%)
27.00/778.00 0.10/0.10
52 week High / Low (Bt)
6.10/3.90
Avg. daily T/O (shares 000)
23,999.00
NVDR (%)
10.17
Estimated free float (%)
54.46
Beta
0.76
URL
www.aavplc.co.th
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Still a top pick in the sector We maintain our BUY recommendation for AAV with the target price of Bt7.80, based on 21x PER, ‐0.5SD of the historical average PER. Meanwhile, we believe AAV’s share price should trade at higher PER than peers owing to strong network in Asia Region. Short‐ term catalysts will come from strong earnings growth, especially for 1Q16E, increased tourist arrivals to Thailand, lower jet fuel costs, and the benefit from NOK’s pilot shortage problem.
Increasing fuel hedging position to 69% in 2016 Currently, AAV’s average fuel hedging position in 2016E has increased to 69% of fuel usage (vs. 52% as of Feb‐16) as AAV increased hedging transactions significantly owing to global oil price fluctuations. For 2016E, the effective jet fuel price has dropped to US$54/barrel, 33% lower than the US$80/barrel effective jet fuel cost in 2015. Route expansion targeting ASEAN, China, and India In 1Q16, AAV introduced two new routes, consisting of Phuket – Wuhan and BKK‐Luang Prabang in Laos. In 2Q16, the company established seven new routes, three domestic and four international (Hat Yai – Johor Bahru, Malaysia, BKK – Kochi, India, BKK – Shantou, China, and Chiang Mai – Changsha, China). The company’s strategy this year is to focus on international route expansion, mainly to ASEAN, China, and India. Maintain earnings projection We maintain our earnings projection of Bt1.8bn in 2016E for AAV, based on passenger volume growth of 15% (in line with the company’s target) and flat ticket fares (vs. +3% YoY of company’s target). Financials and Valuation FY Ended 31 Dec Revenues (Btmn) Net profit (Btmn) EPS (Bt) Norm. profit (Btmn) Norm. EPS (Bt) Norm. EPS growth (%) DPS (Bt) BV (Bt) FY Ended 31 Dec Norm. PER (x) EV/EBITDA (x) P/BV (x) Dividend yield (%) ROE (%) Net gearing (%)
2013 23,994 1,043 0.22 914 0.19 13.69 0.00 3.99 2013 26.99 10.74 1.42 0.00 4.86 8.83
2014 25,981 183 0.04 120 0.02 (86.85) 0.00 4.03 2014 228.04 28.45 1.40 0.00 0.62 29.58
2015 30,345 1,078 0.22 1,181 0.24 882.68 0.10 4.15 2015 23.21 8.97 1.36 1.77 5.95 32.00
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2016E 34,806 1,805 0.37 1,768 0.37 49.71 0.16 4.36 2016E 15.50 6.53 1.30 2.90 8.57 28.24
2017E 38,516 1,832 0.38 1,832 0.38 3.65 0.17 4.57 2017E 14.95 5.97 1.24 3.01 8.47 22.93
Figure 1: AAV’s PER band and sensitivity of market prices based on PER at different standard deviation levels (X) 45 40 35 +1.0 S.D. 30 Avg.
25 20
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2016E +1.0SD +0.5SD Average ‐0.5SD ‐1.0SD ‐1.5SD ‐2.0SD ‐2.5SD
PER (x) 30.0 27.0 24.0 21.0 18.0 15.0 12.0 9.0
Implied market price (Bt) 11.10 9.99 8.88 7.77 6.66 5.55 4.44 3.33
Upside/Downside vs. current market price (%) 96.5 76.8 57.2 37.5 17.9 (1.8) (21.4) (41.1)
Source: Bloomberg, KT ZMICO Research
Figure 2: 1Q16E earnings preview Profit and Loss (Btmn) Year‐end 31 Dec Revenue Gross profit SG&A expenses EBITDA Interest expenses Other income Income tax Forex gain (loss) Minority interests Net profit (loss) Normalized profit (loss) Reported EPS (Bt) Gross margin (%) EBITDA margin (%) Net margin (%) Current ratio (x) Interest coverage (x) Debt/equity (x) BVPS (Bt) ROE (%) Statistic Cabin factor (%) Passenger volume (mn) Average fare (Bt/pax) Jet fuel (US$/barrel)
1Q15 7,909 1,753 (577) 1,449 (108) 24 (186) 7 (406) 506 499 0.10
4Q15 7,964 1,200 (709) 783 (117) 38 (10) 48 (176) 274 226 0.06
1Q16E 9,493 2,425 (912) 1,833 (120) 31 (100) 100 (667) 758 658 0.16
% YoY 20.0 38.4 58.2 26.5 10.9 31.8 (46.5) n.m. 64.2 49.6 31.8 49.6
% QoQ 19.2 102.1 28.6 134.2 2.1 (18.4) 894.0 n.m. 280.0 176.3 190.4 176.3
2015 30,345 5,030 (2,377) 3,775 (457) 119 (151) (102) (982) 1,078 1,181 0.222
2016E 34,805 6,604 (2,749) 5,109 (481) 128 (229) 37 (1,506) 1,805 1,768 0.372
22.2 18.3 6.4 1.1 10.9 0.7 4.1 10.2 83.3 3.54 1,755 67.99
15.1 9.8 3.4 1.1 4.2 0.7 4.2 5.5 81.9 3.98 1,572 55.73
25.5 19.3 8.0
16.6 12.4 3.6 1.1 5.8 0.5 4.2 5.4
87.0 4.44 1,755 43.00
20.0 0.0 (36.8)
11.6 11.6 (22.9)
19.0 14.7 5.2 1.0 8.0 0.4 4.4 8.7
% YoY 14.7 31.3 15.6 35.4 5.2 8.3 51.4 n.m. 53.3 67.4 49.7 67.4
Source: AAV, KT ZMICO Research
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YTD % of 16E 27.3 36.7 33.2 35.9 25.0 24.3 43.6 269.5 44.3 42.0 37.2 42.0
Financial tables PROFIT & LOSS (Btm) Revenues Cost of sales and service Gross profit SG&A expense EBITDA Depreciation & amortization EBIT Interest expense Equity earnings Other income / exp. EBT Corporate tax Minority interests Net profit Reported EPS Fully diluted EPS Core net profit Core EPS Dividend (Bt) BALANCE SHEET (Btm) Cash and equivalents Inventories PP&E‐net Other assets Total assets ST debt & current portion Long‐term debt Total liabilities Minority interests Shareholder equity Total liab. & shareholder equity CASH FLOW (Btm) Net income Depreciation & amortization Change in working capital FX, non‐cash adjustment & others Cash flow from operations Capex (Invest)/Divest Others Cash flow from investing Debt financing (repayment) Equity financing Dividend payment Others Cash flow from financing Net change in cash Free cash flow FCF per share (Bt) PROFITABILITY Revenue growth (%) EBITDA growth (%) Core EPS growth (%) Gross margin (%) EBITDA margin (%) Operating margin (%) Net margin (%) Core profit margin (%) Effective tax rate (%) FINANCIAL QUALITY Total debt to capital employed (x) Net debt to equity (x)
2013 23,994 (19,928) 4,066 (1,756) 2,712 (402) 2,310 (171) 0 291 2,430 (651) (736) 1,043 0.22 0.22 914 0.19 0.00
2014 25,981 (23,708) 2,273 (1,925) 1,166 (818) 348 (313) 0 231 267 1 (85) 183 0.04 0.04 120 0.02 0.00
2015 30,345 (25,315) 5,030 (2,377) 3,775 (1,122) 2,653 (457) 0 16 2,212 (151) (982) 1,078 0.22 0.22 1,181 0.24 0.10
2016E 34,805 (28,201) 6,604 (2,749) 5,109 (1,255) 3,855 (481) 0 166 3,540 (229) (1,506) 1,805 0.37 0.37 1,768 0.36 0.16
2013 6,453 90 10,956 27,436 44,935 615 7,546 18,260 7,329 19,346 44,935
2014 6,298 97 16,033 27,073 49,502 959 11,118 22,486 7,482 19,534 49,502
2015 7,591 94 18,216 26,926 52,827 1,261 12,775 24,743 7,941 20,142 52,827
2016E 7,454 145 20,776 27,244 55,619 1,271 12,152 25,037 9,447 21,136 55,619
2013 1,043 402 2,445 131 4,020 (2,082) (3,483) (5,565) (348) 0 0 0 (348) (1,894) (1,545) (0.32)
2014 183 818 654 194 1,848 (980) 3,004 2,025 (1,043) 0 0 0 (1,043) 2,830 3,873 0.80
2015 1,078 1,122 (345) 1,152 3,007 615 268 883 (2,556) 0 0 0 (2,556) 1,334 3,890 0.80
2016E 1,805 1,255 (1,151) (37) 1,872 (910) 0 (910) (613) 0 (485) 0 (1,098) (137) 962 0.20
2013 46.2 64.6 13.7 16.9 11.3 9.6 4.3 3.8 26.8
2014 8.3 (57.0) (86.8) 8.7 4.5 1.3 0.7 0.5 (0.5)
2015 16.8 223.7 882.7 16.6 12.4 8.7 3.6 3.9 6.8
2016E 14.7 35.4 49.7 19.0 14.7 11.1 5.2 5.1 6.5
2013 0.30 0.09
2014 0.38 0.30
2015 0.41 0.32
2016E 0.39 0.28
2017E 38,516 (31,497) 7,019 (3,054) 5,444 (1,478) 3,966 (470) 0 135 3,630 (237) (1,561) 1,832 0.38 0.38 1,832 0.38 0.17
2017E 8,372 161 23,153 27,407 59,093 1,577 11,872 25,941 11,008 22,144 59,093
2017E 1,832 1,478 98 0 3,408 (1,721) 0 (1,721) 25 0 (795) 0 (770) 918 1,688 0.35
2017E 10.7 6.5 3.7 18.2 14.1 10.3 4.8 4.8 6.5 2017E 0.38 0.23
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Note: KT ZMICO has two major shareholders, Krungthai Bank PLC (KTB) and Seamico Securities PLC (ZMICO). Therefore, prior to investing in the securities of KTB and ZMICO, investors should carefully consider the risk factors. An executive of KT ZMICO Securities is also a board member of BCP, BTC, CI, CPI, KBS, MAJOR, MK, PACE, PSL, SVH, VNG, ZMICO, SAWAD, TFG. A management member of KT ZMICO Securities is also a board member of BTC and NFC. KT ZMICO is a financial advisor for U, LOXLEY, ZMICO, MAKRO, CPALL, SAFARI, PACE, PLE, TPOLY,A. KT ZMICO is a co‐underwriter of TPBI.
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