Bangkok Airways Outperform (18E TP Bt18.50)
Company Update
Close Bt17.90 Earnings upgrade/Earnings downgrade/Overview unchanged
Transport & Logistics August 17, 2017
3Q17E earnings improvement likely Price Performance (%)
Maintain Outperform with 2018E TP of Bt18.50 (SOTP) Based on lower‐than‐expected earnings in 2Q17, we lower BA’s earnings in 2017‐18E. Meanwhile, we roll over BA’s target price to the 2018E performance at Bt18.50, vs. the 2017E TP of Bt21.00. We believe that the likely pickup of the tourism industry in 2H17E, especially in 3Q17, which is normally the high season for Samui Airport, will be a positive catalyst for BA. Maintain an “Outperform” rating. Weak 2Q17 earnings BA reported a net loss of Bt534mn in 2Q17, including FX gain of Bt100mn. Stripping out FX gain, BA posted a normalized loss of Bt634mn, weakening both YoY and QoQ on a cost increase. The net loss exceeded our forecast owing to higher‐than‐expected costs related to fuel expenses. In 2Q17, fuel costs per ASK for BA increased by 28% YoY (vs. +24% YoY for AAV and ‐2% YoY for THAI) from the jet fuel price increase and excise tax. Meanwhile, the average fare still declined by 6% YoY due to intense competition, mainly for Indochina destinations. Passenger volume at Samui Airport was still impacted by competition from other beach destinations.
Source: SET Smart
FY17
FY18
Consensus EPS (Bt)
0.709
0.945
KT ZMICO vs. consensus Share data
‐54.9%
‐45%
Reuters / Bloomberg
BA.BK/BA TB
Paid‐up Shares (m)
2,100.00
Par (Bt)
1.00
Market cap (Bt bn / US$ m)
38.00/1,129.00
Foreign limit / actual (%)
49.00/7.98
52 week High / Low (Bt)
26.00/17.70
Avg. daily T/O (shares 000) NVDR (%)
6,546.00 2.06
Estimated free float (%)
38.71
Beta
1.24
URL
www.bangkokair.com
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Advanced bookings started improving in Jul‐17 Earnings in 3Q17 are likely to improve thanks to the high season of Samui Airport. According to BA, advanced bookings in Jul‐17 grew by 5% YoY (vs. slightly lower in 2Q17), with 42% of the bookings to fly thru Samui, 17% to Indochina, 38% domestic and others. Nevertheless, weak ticket fares are likely to continue. New destinations in China and Vietnam In 2H17, BA is opening two new destinations, namely, Samui – Chongqing (China) in Jul‐17 and BKK – Phu Quoc (Vietnam) in Oct‐17. Chinese passenger volume growth for BA was better compared with Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand, but their share of BA’s total passengers remained low at 7%. Competition from LCC to Danang (Vietnam) and the Maldives has not impacted BA much, as ticket promotions have not been intense. Revise down net profit estimates in 2017‐18E We lower BA’s normalized profit projections in 2017‐18E to Bt547mn and Bt1.1bn, respectively, mainly from cost adjustments. We maintain our passenger volume growth assumption of 7% in 2017E, but slightly upgrade average ticket fare growth to ‐7%, vs. ‐10% previously expected. Financials and Valuation FY Ended 31 Dec Revenues (Btmn) Net profit (Btmn) EPS (Bt) Norm. profit (Btmn) 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 23,113 1,797 0.86 1,474 0.70 323.89 0.70 14.74 2015 25.50 7.20 1.21 3.91 5.24 3.32
2016 24,692 1,768 0.84 2,036 0.97 38.13 0.75 15.20 2016 18.46 6.97 1.18 4.19 6.48 15.02
2017E 25,009 682 0.32 547 0.26 (73.14) 0.23 15.23 2017E 68.74 9.71 1.18 1.30 1.71 20.93
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2018E 26,626 1,090 0.52 1,090 0.52 99.37 0.46 15.29 2018E 34.48 7.97 1.17 2.58 3.40 20.00
2018E 28,650 1,367 0.65 1,367 0.65 25.38 0.58 15.36 2018E 27.50 7.24 1.17 3.24 4.25 19.45
Figure 1: Summary of sum‐of‐the‐parts (SOTP) valuation Company BA’s core business SPF BDMS
BA’s stake (%) 33.03 7.83
Total SOTP‐based valuation Source: KT ZMICO Research
Valuation Method PER of 20x (average PER of AAV and AOT) DCF KT ZMICO research target price of Bt22
Value to BA (Bt) 1.8 4.0 12.7
18.5
Figure 2: BA’s 2Q17 earnings review Profit and Loss (Btmn) Year‐end 31 Dec Revenue Gross profit SG&A expenses EBITDA Interest expenses Other income Income tax Forex gain (loss) Other extra items Gain (loss) from affiliates 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 (%)
2Q16 5,350 975 (926) 312 (420) 660 (157) 45 (447) 158 (128) 274 (0.06)
1Q17 7,121 1,545 (915) 919 (450) 312 (160) 35 ‐ 198 548 513 0.26
2Q17 5,361 69 (922) (544) (443) 522 (39) 100 ‐ 193 (534) (633) (0.25)
% YoY 0.2 (92.9) (0.5) (274.2) 5.4 (20.8) (75.0) 119.3 (100.0) 21.9 n.m (331.1) n.m.
% QoQ (24.7) (95.5) 0.8 (159.2) (1.5) 67.2 (75.5) 181.2 ‐ (2.4) n.m. (223.4) n.m.
1H16 12,629 3,470 (1,827) 2,154 (864) 1,095 (398) 106 (447) 328 1,425 1,766 0.68
1H17 12,482 1,614 (1,838) 375 (893) 834 (199) 135 ‐ 391 15 (120) 0.01
18.2 5.8 (2.4) 2.3 0.1 0.5 15.6 (1.5)
21.7 12.9 7.7 2.0 1.4 0.5 14.6 7.0
1.3 (10.1) (10.0) 1.8 (1.9) 0.6 12.9 (7.4)
27.5 17.1 11.3 2.3 1.9 0.5 15.6 9.0
12.9 3.0 0.1 1.8 (0.3) 0.5 12.9 0.1
% YoY (1.2) (53.5) 0.6 (82.6) 3.4 (23.8) (50.1) 27.2 (100.0) 19.1 (99.0) (106.8) (99.0)
2017E 25,009 3,975 (3,876) 1,321 (1,796) 1,635 (141) 135 ‐ 804 682 547 0.32
YTD (% of 17E) 49.9 40.6 47.4 28.4 49.7 51.0 141.3 100.0 ‐ 48.6 2.2 (22.0) 2.2
15.9 5.3 2.7 1.6 0.1 0.5 15.2 2.1
Source: BA, KT ZMICO Research
Figure 3: Network development Figure 4: Advanced bookings
Source: BA
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Financial tables
PROFIT & LOSS (Btm) Revenues Cost of sales and service Gross profit SG&A expense EBITDA Depreciation & amortization EBIT Interest expense Other income / exp. EBT Corporate tax Forex gain (loss) Extra items Gain (loss) from affiliates 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 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) Interest coverage (x)
2014 21,033 (17,563) 3,470 (2,974) 2,887 (2,391) 496 (1,638) 1,087 (55) (1) 0 3 438 (35) 351 0.17 0.17 348 0.17 0.20
2015 23,113 (18,228) 4,885 (3,473) 4,069 (2,657) 1,412 (1,606) 1,467 1,272 (250) 323 0 504 (52) 1,797 0.86 0.86 1,474 0.70 0.70
2016 24,692 (19,083) 5,609 (3,838) 4,747 (2,977) 1,771 (1,754) 1,894 1,911 (492) 179 (447) 685 (69) 1,768 0.84 0.84 2,036 0.97 0.75
2017E 25,009 (21,034) 3,975 (3,876) 3,603 (3,505) 99 (1,796) 1,635 (62) (141) 135 0 804 (55) 682 0.32 0.32 547 0.26 0.23
2014 13,700 272 7,034 27,573 48,579 1,119 12,235 23,147 123 25,309 48,579
2015 13,243 306 9,559 33,904 57,013 500 13,772 25,917 139 30,956 57,012
2016 10,670 369 12,793 36,457 60,289 465 14,996 28,300 76 31,913 60,289
2017E 8,202 442 15,128 36,272 60,045 25 14,872 27,927 131 31,987 60,045
2014 351 637 (597) (619) (228) (11,032) 0 (11,032) (1,453) 12,335 0 10,882 (378) (11,260) (5.36)
2015 1,797 834 1,886 (616) 3,901 2,225 0 2,225 (2,728) (0) (945) (3,673) 2,453 6,126 2.92
2016 1,768 1,068 1,686 (1,027) 3,495 (675) 0 (675) (2,246) 0 (1,470) (3,716) (895) 2,820 1.34
2017E 682 1,223 83 (1,289) 699 (383) 0 (383) (1,890) 0 (1,575) (3,465) (3,149) 316 0.15
2014 5.8 (23.2) (70.5) 16.5 13.7 2.4 1.7 1.7 0.1
2015 9.9 40.9 323.9 21.1 17.6 6.1 7.8 6.4 14.1
2016 6.8 16.7 38.1 22.7 19.2 7.2 7.2 8.2 19.0
2017E 1.3 (24.1) (73.1) 15.9 14.4 0.4 2.7 2.2 19.0
2014 0.35 (0.01) 1.76
2015 0.32 0.03 2.26
2016 0.33 0.15 2.43
2017E 0.32 0.21 1.93
2018E 26,626 (21,705) 4,921 (4,127) 4,353 (3,559) 794 (1,881) 1,710 623 (281) 0 0 857 (109) 1,090 0.52 0.52 1,090 0.52 0.46
2018E 6,879 471 15,197 36,346 58,893 0 13,299 26,546 239 32,106 58,892
2019E 5,412 507 15,670 36,450 58,039 0 11,686 25,407 376 32,256 58,039
2018E 1,090 1,229 32 (1,206) 1,145 (383) 0 (383) (1,598) 0 (487) (2,085) (1,323) 762 0.36
2019E 28,650 (23,119) 5,532 (4,441) 4,776 (3,685) 1,091 (1,945) 1,815 961 (352) 0 0 894 (136) 1,367 0.65 0.65 1,367 0.65 0.58
2019E 1,367 1,285 159 (1,311) 1,500 (383) 0 (383) (1,613) 0 (971) (2,584) (1,467) 1,117 0.53
2018E 6.5 20.8 99.4 18.5 16.3 3.0 4.1 4.1 19.0
2019E 7.6 9.7 25.4 19.3 16.7 3.8 4.8 4.8 19.0
2018E 0.29 0.20 2.16
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2019E 0.27 0.19 2.27
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