Asia Aviation Buy (17E TP Bt7.00)
Company Update
Close Bt6.15
Transport & Logistics April 28, 2017
Earnings upgrade/Earnings downgrade/Overview unchanged
Temporary headwind Price Performance (%)
Maintain BUY Although AAV’s earnings are likely to decline in 2017E, this will only be a short‐term hiccup, in our view. Strong market leadership in the domestic market from the Air Asia Group network will continue to support AAV’s earnings in the longer term. We maintain our BUY recommendation for AAV with the TP of Bt7.00 (based on 20x PER, ‐0.5SD of historical average). Passenger volume rose 11% in 1Q17 AAV reported passenger volume of 4.85mn in 1Q17, +11% YoY, +11% QoQ. According to AAV, the growth of international and domestic passenger volume is likely to be at the same level. Meanwhile, due to the continuing marketing campaign and ticket promotions to Chinese destinations (both scheduled and charter flights) to address the challenges created by the crackdown on illegal tour operators, AAV was able to maintain Chinese passenger volume in 1Q17 (flat YoY), vs. ‐7% YoY for total Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand in the same period. We maintain our passenger volume growth of +13% YoY to 19.5mn in 2017E for AAV.
Source: SET Smart
FY17
FY18
Consensus EPS (Bt)
0.443
0.485
KT ZMICO vs. consensus Share data
‐21.0%
‐21.6%
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 (%)
30.00/862.00 0.10/0.10
52 week High / Low (Bt)
7.80/5.35
Avg. daily T/O (shares 000)
58,932.00
NVDR (%)
7.11
Estimated free float (%)
54.61
Beta
1.12
URL
www.aavplc.co.th
CGR
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Net profit expected to improve QoQ in 1Q17E, but fall YoY We expect AAV to deliver net profit of Bt668mn in 1Q17E, including norm. of Bt588mn (‐42% YoY, +418% QoQ) and FX gain of Bt80mn owing to the Thai baht strengthening against the US$. We expect AAV’s average ticket fare to still decline to Bt1,600/pax in 1Q17, ‐7% YoY, owing to ticket promotions and ongoing fierce competition. However, the fall of the ticket fare looks better compared with ‐10% YoY in 4Q16, owing partly to the additional excise tax on jet fuel of Bt150/pax in ticket fares for domestic destinations starting from Feb‐17 onward. Revenue in the quarter is likely to increase slightly (+3% YoY). Nevertheless, we expect higher costs in 1Q17E (+15% YoY), mainly from jet fuel expenses (the global jet fuel price increased by 48% YoY to US$64/barrel, coupled with the additional excise tax on jet fuel). Consequently, the gross profit margin is likely to decline and norm. profit is likely to fall sharply on a yearly basis. However, earnings are likely to improve strongly QoQ on seasonal peak season and a lesser impact from the Chinese illegal tour operator crackdown (expect ticket fares to improve by 13% QoQ). Maintain earnings projection AAV’s net profit in 1Q17E is likely to contribute around 39% of our full‐ year projection. Due to the seasonal pattern (peak in Q1 and Q4), we maintain our earnings projection for the whole year. 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 (%)
2015 30,345 1,078 0.22 1,181 0.24 882.68 0.10 4.15 2015 25.26 9.61 1.48 1.63 5.95 32.00
2016 33,054 1,869 0.39 1,909 0.40 61.68 0.15 4.39 2016 15.62 7.86 1.40 2.44 9.22 41.00
2017E 39,176 1,703 0.35 1,703 0.35 (10.78) 0.14 4.60 2017E 17.51 8.08 1.34 2.22 7.82 43.53
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2018E 43,166 1,822 0.38 1,822 0.38 6.94 0.15 4.83 2018E 16.37 7.39 1.27 2.38 7.97 39.56
2019E 45,204 1,910 0.39 1,910 0.39 4.84 0.15 5.07 2019E 15.62 6.86 1.21 2.49 7.95 35.53
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.
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2017E +1.0SD +0.5SD Average ‐0.5SD ‐1.0SD ‐1.5SD ‐2.0SD ‐2.5SD
PER (x) 29.0 25.9 22.7 19.6 16.4 13.3 10.1 7.0
Implied market price (Bt) 10.15 9.05 7.95 6.85 5.75 4.64 3.54 2.44
Upside/Downside vs. current market price (%) 63.8 46.0 28.2 10.4 (7.3) (25.1) (42.9) (60.6)
Source: Bloomberg, KT ZMICO Research
Figure 2: 1Q17E 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 (%) Source: AAV, KT ZMICO Research
1Q16 9,171 2,704 (663) 2,324 (127) 12 (90) (1) (825) 1,009 1,010 0.21
4Q16 7,670 949 (701) 559 (125) 30 67 (72) (106) 41 114 0.01
1Q17E 9,431 2,001 (693) 1,638 (136) 23 (60) 80 (547) 668 588 0.14
% YoY 2.8 (26.0) 4.4 (29.6) 7.3 89.5 (33.8) n.m. (33.7) (33.8) (41.8) (33.8)
% QoQ 23.0 110.8 (1.2) 192.7 9.1 (22.6) (189.4) n.m. 413.8 1,520.9 418.2 1,520.9
2016 33,054 6,366 (2,636) 4,907 (521) 76 191 (40) (1,568) 1,869 1,909 0.385
2017E 39,176 6,500 (2,951) 4,894 (545) 93 ‐ ‐ (1,394) 1,703 1,703 0.351
29.5 25.3 11.0 1.2 16.1 0.6 4.4 19.5
12.4 7.3 0.5 0.9 2.0 0.7 4.4 0.8
21.2 17.4 7.1
19.3 14.8 5.7 0.9 7.2 0.6 4.4 9.0
16.6 12.5 4.3 0.8 6.5 0.5 4.6 7.8
% YoY 18.5 2.1 11.9 (0.3) 4.7 22.2 ‐ ‐ (11.1) (8.9) (10.8) (8.9)
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YTD (% of 17E) 24.1 30.8 23.5 33.5 24.9 24.9 ‐ ‐ 39.2 39.2 34.5 39.2
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)
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
2016 33,054 (26,688) 6,366 (2,636) 4,907 (1,177) 3,730 (521) 0 37 3,246 191 (1,568) 1,869 0.39 0.39 1,909 0.39 0.15
2017E 39,176 (32,676) 6,500 (2,951) 4,894 (1,345) 3,549 (545) 0 93 3,097 0 (1,394) 1,703 0.35 0.35 1,703 0.35 0.14
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
2016 6,733 118 20,425 29,323 56,599 1,792 13,664 26,479 8,850 21,271 56,599
2017E 5,720 153 24,248 29,490 59,610 1,283 14,149 27,055 10,243 22,311 59,610
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 1,122 722 1,152 4,074 (452) 268 (184) (2,073) 0 (483) 0 (2,556) 1,334 3,890 0.80
2016 1,869 1,177 1,282 53 4,382 (1,320) (2,203) (3,522) (2,336) 0 (722) 0 (3,058) (2,198) 860 0.18
2017E 1,703 1,345 (263) 0 2,785 (2,310) 0 (2,310) (24) 0 (728) 0 (751) (276) 475 0.10
2014 8.3 (57.0) (86.9) 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
2016 8.9 30.0 61.7 19.3 14.8 11.3 5.7 5.8 (5.9)
2017E 18.5 (0.3) (10. 8) 16.6 12.5 9.1 4.3 4.3 0.0
2014 0.38 0.30
2015 0.41 0.32
2016 0.42 0.41
2017E 0.41 0.44
2018E 43,166 (36,124) 7,043 (3,270) 5,290 (1,517) 3,773 (554) 0 93 3,312 0 (1,490) 1,822 0.38 0.38 1,822 0.38 0.15
2018E 6,651 168 26,984 29,729 63,532 1,436 14,481 28,374 11,734 23,424 63,532
2019E 7,577 177 29,491 29,897 67,141 1,588 14,724 29,255 13,296 24,590 67,141
2018E 1,822 1,517 80 0 3,419 (2,310) 0 (2,310) 485 0 (663) 0 (178) 931 1,109 0.23
2019E 45,402 (37,980) 7,421 (3,487) 5,625 (1,690) 3,935 (569) 0 107 3,472 0 (1,562) 1,910 0.39 0.39 1,910 0.39 0.15
2019E 1,910 1,690 29 0 3,628 (2,390) 0 (2,390) 396 0 (709) 0 (313) 926 1,239 0.26
2018E 10.2 8.1 6.9 16.3 12.3 8.7 4.2 4.2 0.0
2019E 5.2 6.3 4.8 16.3 12.4 8.7 4.2 4.2 0.0
2018E 0.40 0.40
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2019E 0.40 0.36
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, TTL, NMG. Corporate Governance Report (CGR) Source: Sec, Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD)
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