Advanced Info Service Outperform (17E TP Bt178.00)
Company Update
Close Bt173.50
ICT
Earnings upgrade/Earnings downgrade/Overview unchanged
April 11, 2017
1Q17E earnings remains weak Price Performance (%)
OUTPERFORM rating maintained
Higher network investment will make ADVANC’s earning to decline YoY in 1Q17E. Its stronger position for both network capacity and digital content will help ADVANC to protect its revenue market share. Thus, our OUTPERFORM rating is maintained. The opportunity to acquire ToT’s 2300MHz will be near term catalyst.
Source: SET Smart
FY17
FY18
Consensus EPS (Bt)
9.728
10.373
KT ZMICO vs. consensus Share data
‐4.5%
‐2.2%
Reuters / Bloomberg
Earnings to soft in 1Q17E We expect ADVANC to post a net profit of Bt6.6bn in 1Q17E, declining 18%YoY due to higher network cost and normalization of effective tax rate. Network cost would be uptick along with ongoing network rollout together with cost regarding with partnership deal with ToT on 2100MHz spectrum and 2G equipment rental. Its service revenue is expected to grow 5%YoY thanks to network quality improvement and fixed broadband base growth. Its strategy shift on handset subsidy to mainly focus on postpaid segment would scale down SG&A to sales 17%, down from abnormal high of 21% in 1Q17 given the uncertainties on 2G shut down. On QoQ basis, its NP would increase by 2% on lower SG&A expenses due to seasonality.
ADVA.BK/ADVANC TB
Paid‐up Shares (m)
2,973.10
Par (Bt)
1.00
Market cap (Bt bn / US$ m)
516.00/14,896.00
Foreign limit / actual (%)
48.30/38.67
52 week High / Low (Bt)
187.50/141.00
Avg. daily T/O (shares 000)
8,212.00
NVDR (%)
4.62
Estimated free float (%)
36.22
Beta
1.04
URL
http://investor.ais.co.th
CGR Level 4 (Certified)
Anti‐corruption
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Joining TOT’s 2300MHz partnership deal ADVANC currently has 55MHz bandwidth on par with peers, in our view, more spectrum is needed to strengthen its leading position over long run. ADVANC has submitted proposal for partnership deal with ToT’s 2300MHz spectrum. ToT is scheduled to announce winning bid and sign a deal within 3Q17. With its long‐term relationship with ToT, we view ADVANC has advantage over its peers. With TDD LTE standard and 8‐ years remaining license lifes, we see this spectrum would be less attractive for ADVANC given the upcoming spectrum auctions lining up. We reiterate our view that there is no any new spectrum acquisition by ADVANC within 2017. Earnings estimates maintained We expect ADVANC’s recent move to penetrating digital contents in partnership with leading global providers would help boost data usage and protect its revenue market share. Its 1H17E earnings remains under pressure on network cost acceleration, but will be relaxed in 2H17E, Thus, we keep 2017E‐2019E earnings forecast unchanged. Financials and Valuation FY Ended 31 Dec Revenues (Btmn) Net profit (Btmn) EPS (Bt) Norm EPS (Bt) Norm EPS growth (%) Dividend (Bt) BV (Bt) FY Ended 31 Dec Norm. PER (x) EV/EBITDA (x) P/BV (x) Dividend yield (%) ROE (%) Net gearing (%)
2015 155,276 39,152 13.17 13.17 6.7% 12.99 16.31 2015 11.54 7.17 9.32 8.5% 82.1% 114.0%
2016 152,150 30,667 10.31 10.32 ‐21.6% 9.99 14.36 2016 14.25 8.34 10.23 6.8% 67.3% 205.4%
2017E 158,987 27,628 9.29 9.29 ‐9.9% 6.50 15.51 2017E 18.67 9.42 11.19 3.7% 62.2% 224.5%
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2018E 166,749 30,161 10.14 10.14 9.2% 7.10 18.85 2018E 17.10 8.72 9.21 4.1% 59.1% 199.8%
2019E 174,056 33,525 11.28 11.28 11.2% 7.89 22.63 2019E 15.39 8.34 7.67 4.5% 54.4% 233.7%
Figure 1: Earnings preview Profit and Loss Statement (Btmn) Fiscal Year‐Ended Dec. 1Q16 Service revenue ex IC 30,147 Sales 5,663 Revenue 37,252 Gross Profit 17,532 EBITDA 15,623 8,095 SG&A expenses Net profit (loss) 8,073 Core profit (loss) 8,921 Reported EPS (THB) 2.72 Gross margin (%) 47.1% EBITDA margin (%) 41.9% Net margin (%) 21.7% Current ratio (x) 0.50 Interest coverage (x) 12.70 Debt to equity (x) 4.19 BVPS (Bt) 12.54 ROE (%) 89.0%
2Q16 30,169 4,882 36,482 19,059 17,011 6,460 9,596 9,596 3.23 52.2% 46.6% 26.3% 0.63 15.09 4.77 15.77 90.1%
3Q16 30,627 5,064 37,096 16,327 15,256 7,260 6,529 6,529 2.20 44.0% 41.1% 17.6% 0.49 6.99 6.49 12.18 86.2%
4Q16 31,618 8,314 41,319 16,240 15,059 7,961 6,468 5,633 2.18 39.3% 36.4% 15.7% 0.46 6.29 5.45 14.36 77.7%
1Q17E 31,523 5,436 38,103 15,674 16,713 6,454 6,596 6,596 2.22 41.1% 43.9% 17.3% 0.50 6.91 4.28 12.28 71.6%
%QoQ ‐0.3% ‐34.6% ‐7.8% ‐3.5% 11.0% ‐18.9% 2.0% 17.1% 2.0% 1.8% 7.4% 1.7%
‐14.5%
%YoY 4.6% ‐4.0% 2.3% ‐10.6% 7.0% ‐20.3% ‐18.3% ‐26.1% ‐18.3% ‐5.9% 1.9% ‐4.4%
2017E 128,450 25,118 158,987 64,729 65,766 27,720 27,628 27,628 9.29 40.7% 41.4% 17.4% 0.33 9.92 5.15 ‐2.0% 15.51 62.2%
YTD %YoY (% of 2017E) 4.8% 25.7% 5.0% 22.7% 4.5% 25.0% ‐6.4% 22.7% 4.5% 26.6% ‐6.9% 21.7% ‐9.9% 21.5% ‐9.9% 21.5% ‐9.9% 21.5% ‐4.7% 0.0% ‐2.8%
7.9%
Source: Bloomberg and KT Zmico Research
EV/EBITDA (x) +3.0SD = 15.1x
+3.0SD =24.1x 14.0 +1.0SD =18.8x
12.0 +1.0SD = 10.3x
10.0 Avearge= 16.1x ‐1.0SD = 13.5x
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Figure 2: PER and EV/EBITDA band PER (x) 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 ‐
Source: Bloomberg and KT Zmico Research
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Note: KT ZMICO has two major shareholders, Krungthai Bank PLC (KTB) and Seamico Securities PLC (ZMICO). Therefore, prior to making investments in the securities of KTB and ZMICO, investors should consider the risk factors carefully. 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, M‐CHAI, POMPUI, TFD, CI, TTL, NMG.
Corporate Governance Report (CGR) Source: Sec, Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD)
Excellent (scores: 90 ‐ 100) Very Good (scores: 80 – 89) Good (scores: 70 – 79)
Anti‐corruption Progress Indicator
Satisfactory (scores: 60 – 69) Pass (scores: 50 – 59) No Logo N/A (scores: below 50)
Source: Sec, Thailand's Private Sector Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption programme (Thai CAC) Level 1 (Committed) : Organization’s statement or board's resolution to work against corruption and to be in compliance with all relevant laws. Level 2 (Declared) : Public declaration statement to participate in Thailand's private sector Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption (CAC) or equivalent initiatives Level 3 (Established) : Public out preventive measures, risk assessment, communication and training for all employees, including consistent monitoring and review processes Level 4 (Certified) : Audit engagement by audit committee or auditors approved by the office of SEC, and receiving certification or assurance by independent external assurance providers (CAC etc.) Level 5 (Extended) : Extension of the anti‐corruption policy to business partners in the supply chain, and disclosure of any current investigations, prosecutions or closed cases Insufficient or not clearly defined policy Data not available / no policy DISCLAIMER
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KT ZMICO RESEARCH – RECOMMENDATION DEFINITIONS STOCK RECOMMENDATIONS
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BUY: Expecting positive total returns of 15% or more OVERWEIGHT: The industry, as defined by the analyst's over the next 12 months coverage universe, is expected to outperform the relevant OUTPERFORM: Expecting total returns between ‐10% primary market index by at least 10% over the next 12 months. to +15%; returns expected to exceed market returns NEUTRAL: The industry, as defined by the analyst's coverage over a six‐month period due to specific catalysts universe, is expected to perform in line with the relevant UNDERPERFORM: Expecting total returns between primary market index over the next 12 months. ‐10% to +15%; returns expected to be below market UNDERWEIGHT: The industry, as defined by the analyst's returns over a six‐month period due to specific coverage universe, is expected to underperform the relevant catalysts primary market index by 10% over the next 12 months. SELL: Expecting negative total returns of 10% or more over the next 12 months
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