Global Power Synergy
Underperform (17E TP Bt35.50)
Earnings Review
Close Bt33.75
Energy & Utilities May 4, 2017
Beat forecast / Below forecast / In line
1Q17 NP slightly beat the street forecast Results date: May 3, 2017 Price Performance (%)
2017E a challenging year Given the company’s core earnings growth slowdown in 2017E (~8% growth vs. 38% growth in 2016) despite the kickoff of three new projects in mid‐to‐late 2017E (i.e., BIC‐2 in mid‐2017E, with IRPC‐CP Phase 2 and Ichinoseki Solar Power in late‐2017E), along with its current demanding valuation trading at 0.17x 2017E PBV/ROE against the average of 0.14x of domestic peers, we maintain an “Underperform” rating on GPSC. Reported 1Q17 NP at Bt750mn, beat the street forecast by 9% GPSC reported 1Q17 NP at Bt750mn (‐14% YoY, +79% QoQ), with the absence of extra items (vs. one‐off Bt100mn impairment charges of fixed assets at Rayong Central Utilities Plant in 4Q16). Meanwhile, its core profit registered at Bt749mn (‐13% YoY, +44% QoQ). The better performance QoQ was attributable to 1) the lower maintenance costs at the Rayong Central Utilities Plant (CUP 1‐3) than in 4Q16 when there was maintenance for the machines at the CUP‐1 and 2 plants; and 2) the higher availability payment at Sriracha Power Plant in line with the increasing availability factor to 98% (vs. 89% in 4Q16). At the same time, the weak performance YoY was largely blamed on 1) the lower power output at IRPC‐CP Phase 1 by 40% YoY to 53GWh given the one‐month maintenance shutdown of a major customer (IRPC); and 2) the smaller dividend income from RPCL to Bt120mn (vs. Bt180mn in 1Q16).
Source: SET Smart
FY17
FY18
Consensus EPS (Bt)
2.025
2.506
KT ZMICO vs. consensus Share data
‐0.7%
‐11.0%
Reuters / Bloomberg
GPSC.BK/GPSC TB
Paid‐up Shares (m)
1,498.30
Par (Bt)
10.00
Market cap (Bt bn / US$ m)
51.00/1,466.00
Foreign limit / actual (%)
49.00/1.52
52 week High / Low (Bt)
40.25/28.75
Avg. daily T/O (shares 000)
3,863.00
NVDR (%)
1.00
Estimated free float (%)
24.89
Beta
0.84
URL
www.gpscgroup.com
CGR Level 2 (Declared)
Anti‐corruption
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2017E earnings forecast maintained Given the 1Q17 core profit accounting for 25% of our‐full‐year forecast, we maintain our 2017E core profit at Bt3.0bn (+8% YoY). Note that 2017E will be a challenging year for GPSC despite the ongoing plant optimization at Rayong CUP 1‐3 and the full‐year contribution from its 30%‐owned NNEG (equity capacity: 38MW) with higher volume from new industrial users; however, the expected flat electricity sales volume at Rayong CUP 1‐3 and IRPC‐CP Phase 1 (given the entire one‐month planned shutdown at the IRPC plant in 1Q17) and the lower GPM from IRPC‐CP Phase 1 (from its peak of 30% in 2016), along with the lower dividend income from RPCL, will cause its 2017E core profit growth to slow down to 8% (vs. 38% in 2016). Financials and Valuation FY Ended 31 Dec Revenues (Btmn) Core profit (Btmn) Net profit (Btmn) EPS (Bt) EPS growth (%) Dividend (Bt) BV (Bt) FY Ended 31 Dec PER (x) EV/EBITDA (x) PBV (x) Dividend yield (%) ROE (%) Net gearing (%)
2015 22,543 2,031 1,906 1.40 (0.20) 0.95 24.03 2015 24.04 19.59 1.40 2.8% 6.2% 12.3%
2016 20,771 2,796 2,700 1.80 28.37 1.15 24.79 2016 18.73 15.59 1.36 3.4% 7.4% 25.4%
2017E 23,346 3,016 3,016 2.01 11.70 1.21 25.57 2017E 16.77 12.95 1.32 3.6% 8.0% 20.4%
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2018E 26,667 3,344 3,344 2.23 10.86 1.34 26.60 2018E 15.12 11.41 1.27 4.0% 8.6% 16.6%
2019E 33,371 3,989 3,989 2.66 19.32 1.60 27.92 2019E 12.68 10.36 1.21 4.7% 9.8% 7.6%
Figure 1: GPSC’s 1Q17 earnings results
Profit and Loss (Btmn) Year‐end 31 Dec Revenue Gross profit EBITDA Interest expense Other income Income tax Forex gain (loss) Other extraordinary Items Gn (Ls) from affiliates Minority interests Net profit (loss) Core profit (loss) Reported EPS (Bt) Gross margin (%) EBITDA margin (%) Net margin (%) Current ratio (x) Interest coverage (x) Interest‐bearing debt / equity (x) BVPS (Bt) ROE (%)
YTD 1Q16 5,505 885 1,025 (105) 237 (26) 8 ‐ 86 (43) 871 862 0.58 16.1 18.6 15.8 3.6 6.8 0.4 24.6 9.4
4Q16 4,485 747 838 (111) 76 (22) (2) (100) 111 (45) 419 521 0.28 16.7 18.7 9.3 2.8 4.6 0.4 24.8 4.5
1Q17 5,389 790 913 (96) 197 (47) 1 ‐ 111 (15) 750 749 0.50 14.7 16.9 13.9 2.5 6.2 0.4 25.3 7.9
% YoY (2.1) (10.7) (11.0) (8.2) (16.8) 77.7 (84.1) nm 29.3 (66.3) (13.9) (13.2) (13.8)
% QoQ 20.1 5.7 9.0 (12.9) 160.8 110.3 nm (100.0) 0.1 (68.1) 79.1 43.7 78.6
2016 20,771 3,316 3,782 (418) 664 (140) 4 (100) 346 (172) 2,700 2,796 1.80 16.0 18.2 13.0 2.8 6.0 0.4 24.8 7.4
2017E 23,346 3,580 4,426 (667) 470 (225) ‐ ‐ 778 (190) 3,016 3,016 2.01 15.3 19.0 12.9 3.0 4.3 0.5 25.6 8.0
% YoY 12.4 8.0 17.0 59.8 (29.2) 60.2 (100.0) (100.0) 124.8 10.6 11.7 7.9 11.7
Source: KT ZMICO Research
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(% of 17E)
23.1 22.1 20.6 14.4 41.9 20.8 nm nm 14.3 7.6 24.9 24.8 24.8
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) Excellent (scores: 90 ‐ 100) Satisfactory (scores: 60 – 69) Very Good (scores: 80 – 89) Good (scores: 70 – 79)
Anti‐corruption Progress Indicator
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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