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National Industrialization Co. (Tasnee) KSA Petrochemical Sector | 1Q 2015 Preliminary Results | April 20, 2015
1Q15 review: A big miss vs. SFC and consensus; Maintain Hold
Rating Summary
A big miss vs. SFC and consensus: Tasnee reported 1Q15 net loss of SAR333m which
Recommendation
Hold
Target price (SAR)
25.0
Upside/ (downside)
-1%
was a big miss vs. SFC (SAR150m net profit) and consensus (SAR136m) estimates. Operational performance was also much weaker than expected with EBIT c.41%/42% lower
Stock Details
than SFC/consensus expectation. While impact of weak petrochemical product prices
Closing price*
(polyethylene/polypropylene -17%/-22% qoq tracking decline in crude prices) were already factored in our estimates, such a big miss seems to have come from higher than expected losses at its new projects (SAMCO/SAPCO, Sahara also recorded surprise losses in 1Q15),
SAR
25.2
SAR mn
16,857
Mn
669
52-Week High
SAR
40.1
52-Week Low
SAR
21.6
Market capitalization Shares outstanding
weaker than expected performance in its titanium dioxide business and losses from foreign
Price chg. (3 months)
exchange hedges and derivative contracts.
EPS 2015E
Profits from new projects could be elusive in 2015: In the petrochemical segment,
Ticker (Reuters/ Bloomberg)
Tasnee has 5 key assets: Saudi Polyolefin (c.75% stake), SEPC (c.45% stake), SAMCO/SAPCO (c.39% stake) and Saudi Butanol (c.17% stake). Of these, while Saudi Polyolefin and SEPC are old and mature (produce ethylene, polyethylene, propylene, and
%
-1.3
SAR
1.64
2060.SE
NIC AB
*Price as of April 20, 2015 Key Shareholding (%)
polypropylene), bulk of the volume growth is likely to originate from new projects such as
Public+Others
SAMCO, SAPCO and Saudi Butanol which are already operational (except Saudi Butanol)
Kingdom Holding Co.
6.2
since July 2014. While we are reasonably confident of volume growth from new projects,
GOSI
8.7
Sahara’s management commentary (SAMCO/SAPCO are J/Vs with Sahara) following 1Q15
GIC Investment Co.
6.5
earnings suggests new projects could take 1-2 years to reach a steady state meaning in the
Source: Tadawul
78.6
current depressed pricing environment, they are likely generate losses in 2015.. We see downside risks to earnings estimates; Maintain Hold: Ytd, Tasnee (c.-9%)
Key Ratios 2015E
2016E
P/E (x)
15.4
11.7
trades at 2015E P/E of 15.4x (Tadawul Petchem 17.6x, EM 15.1x, global 16.2x) and 2016E
EV/EBITDA (x)
10.4
9.0
P/E of 11.7x (Tadawul Petchem 13.0x, EM c.12.6x, Global 13.0x) on our current estimates.
Dividend yield (%)
4.0
5.0
While we await full financials to update our earnings forecasts, in an environment of potential
Source: Company, Saudi Fransi Capital analysis
underperformed Tadawul Petchem (c.+10%) and Tadawul (c.+14%) and the stock currently
losses from new projects coupled with weaker than earlier expected performance in titanium dioxide business, we see considerable downside risks to our and consensus earnings
Stock price movement vs. TASI
estimates meaning the valuation discount vs. peers is only optically appealing. All in all, post
Na
Gross Profit
707
780
-9%
Na
Na
765
-8%
1,300
-46%
EBIT
233
397
-41%
399
-42%
390
-40%
830
-72%
-333
151
-321%
136
-344%
98
Nm
321
-204%
Tasnee
Net Profit
Source: Company, Saudi Fransi Capital analysis, * Bloomberg consensus
Jan-15
4,414
Mar-15
Na
Oct-14
3,676
Dec-14
Na
Jul-14
3,637
Sep-14
Na
Jun-14
3,828
Apr-14
Na
Revenues
Jan-14
%yoy
Feb-14
1Q14
Oct-13
%qoq
Nov-13
4Q14
Jul-13
%dev
Aug-13
Cons*
Apr-13
%diff
May-13
1Q15E
Jan-13
1Q15A
SAR mn
170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70
Feb-13
publication of 1Q15 results we maintain our Hold rating on the stock.
Tadawul Petrochem
Source: Tadawul
Sector Coverage Dipanjan Ray
[email protected] +966-11-2826861 AbdulAziz Jawdat
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