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Post Budget Stock Picks
MALAYSIA
Ensuring fiscal sustainability
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Strategy put forth to ensure a smooth transition to the 11th Malaysia
Plan (11MP) and advance up the value chain.
Developing human capital & entrepreneurship.
Encouraging research and innovation.
Nurturing the growth of SMEs.
Promoting the growth of the services sector.
Indeed, a new approach known as the Malaysia National Development
Strategy (MyNDs) is being formulated and will be a key basis to
planning and preparation of programmes and projects under the 11MP.
Emphasis on using limited resources optimally.
Focus on high-impact projects and programmes at low cost.
Efficient and rapid implementation.
11MP will cover the final crucial leg in the country’s transformation into
high-income nation by 2020.
2015 Budget: Strategy to move up value chain
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A well-balanced 2015 Budget combining commitments to achieve greater fiscal
prudence but mindful of the impact of the higher costs of living.
Greater fiscal prudence will be achieved with the introduction of GST in April 2015
that will broaden the tax and partially help to bring down the fiscal deficit to 3% of
GDP.
The impact of higher costs of living will be cushioned with a proposed reduction in
income tax by 1-3% from YA2015 and corporation income tax by 1% from YA2016, a
MYR300 hike in BR1M handouts to MYR950, and a new petroleum subsidy
mechanism in the pipeline
A multi-tiered fuel subsidy rationalisation scheme to cut fuel subsidy and contain
operating expenditure.
Good progress in the implementation of the Economic Transformation Programme
and building economic resilience.
The budget specifically mentioned several expressways coupled with MRT2
(MYR23bn) and LRT3 (MTR9bn), as well as the Pan-Borneo Highway (MYR27bn).
The property and sin sectors (brewery, tobacco and gaming) are spared this time,
while pump-priming efforts will continue with a 15% increase in gross development
expenditure to MYR48.5bn.
2015 Budget: Pro growth and ensuring fiscal sustainability
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Federal Government’s financial position
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Revenue 213.4 2.6 225.1 5.5 235.2 4.5
Total Expenditure 253.5 0.4 263.3 3.9 271.9 3.3
Operating Expenditure 211.3 2.8 221.1 4.7 223.4 1.1
Gross Development Expenditure 42.2 -10.1 42.2 0.03 48.5 14.9
Less: Loan Recoveries 1.5 0.9 1.0
Net development expenditure 40.7 -8.2 41.3 1.4 47.5 15.0
Overall Balance -38.6 -37.3 -35.7
% to GDP -3.9 -3.5 -3.0
Sources of financing:
Net domestic borrowing 39.5 37.6 -
Net external borrowing -0.2 -0.4 -
Change in assets -0.7 0.2
Debt to GDP % 54.7 54.1 53.1
1: Revised estimates by MOF 2: Budget forecasts, excluding 2015 tax measures Note: Total may not add up due to rounding Source: Economic Report 2014/2015, Ministry of Finance
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Revenue boosted by GST MYR23bn
A sharp increase of 15% in development expenditure in 2015 (+1.4%
estimated for 2014), which has a larger multiplier impact on the economy.
Housing, education, trade & industry and transportation.
Operating expenditure being contained at a marginal rise of 1.1% in 2015
(+4.7% estimated for 2014)
Rationalising fuel subsidies.
Federal Government financial position
Operating expenditure moderating but still at uncomfortable level
Operating expenditure will
still take up 95% of
government revenue in
2015 (98.2% in 2014).
Step in the right
direction, but still at an
uncomfortable high
level.
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… 2015 Budget’s Impacts
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Consumer spending growth though
slowing, remains resilient
GST will add to compliance cost and push up inflation.
Reeling from the impact of policies over the last 2 years.
Measures to rein in household debt (86.8% of GDP in 2013). Measures to cool down property speculation. Fuel subsidy rationalisation and fiscal consolidation.
Domestic demand growth is on a moderating trend
Source: Department of Statistics Source: Department of Statistics
A revitalisation of investment
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2012 responsible lending - Based
on net income instead of gross
Promote a sound and sustainable
household sector in July 2013
Personal loans – max 10
years
Property loans – max 35
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No pre-approved personal
loans
Measures to control household debt
Source: Bank Negara Malaysia
Rising household debt a concern
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A sharp slowdown in housing loan
approvals
RPGT to be raised to 30%
Foreigner can only buy property above RM1m
Display detailed sales prices
Ban developer interest bearing scheme
Property cooling measures in 2014 Budget – The
effect will be felt more significantly in 2015
Source: Bank Negara Malaysia
Growth of outstanding housing loan
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Has moderated from 3.5% y-o-y in Fed-March 2014 to 3.2-3.3% in July-August. Effect of the upward adjustments in administrative pricing started to taper
off and a higher base effect set in.
The 9.5-10% increase in retail petrol and diesel prices with effect from 2 Oct
could add about 0.7ppt to headline inflation in the immediate term (full-year
impact: <0.2ppt), but this will likely be subdued by the higher base effect.
Headline inflation to spike up in 2015
Inflation accelerating
Source: Department of Statistics
Full-year 2014 inflation
likely to be around 3.4%
(2.1% in 2013).
The 6% GST will add
about 1.8ppts to inflation;
9-month impact for 2015:
+1.4ppts. 2015 headline
inflation is likely to be
close to 4.2%
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Expand scope of goods and services that are not subject to GST
Electricity consumption exempted from GST to be increased from
first 200 to 300 units
No GST on retail sales of RON95, diesel and LPG
Restructure individual income tax for year of assessment 2015
Individual: reduced by 1-3%
Tax payers with family & income of MYR4,000/month: no tax
liability
Maximum rate of chargeable income: increased from exceeding
MYR100,000 to exceeding MYR400,000
Current maximum tax rate: 26% reduced to 24%, 24.5% & 25%
Increase tax reliefs for certain categories
Reduce income tax rates for Companies (2016), SMEs (2016)
& Cooperatives (2015) by 1-2%.
Provide incentives & assistance to businesses on training, &
purchase of equipment and software relating to GST
Mitigating the impact of GST
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Strengthen food supply chain, establish 65 permanent farmers’
markets; 50 fish markets (2015 – 2017)
Provide intercity bus services to those residing outside of but
working in KL with 30% discounted monthly fare
Financial assistance for poor families, children, senior citizens &
OKU
Increase living allowance for fishermen MYR200-300 per month
Half month bonus to civil servants; MYR250 for pensioners
MYR100 to all primary and secondary students;
MYR250 1Malaysia Book Voucher
Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) Programme
Consumer spending to be cushioned by BR1M
Category Monthly Income BR1M Value
Household Below MYR3,000 MYR950 (2014: MYR650)
MYR3,000 -MYR4000 MYR750 (2014: MYR450)
Individual MYR2,000 and below MYR350 (2014: MYR300)
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PR1MA:
Construction of 80,000 units: MYR1.3bn
Rent-To-Own scheme
Extend 50% stamp duty exemption on instruments of transfer
and loan agreements and increase purchase limit to MYR500,000
until 31 Dec. 2016
Improve Skim Rumah Pertamaku under Cagamas
Youth Housing Scheme
Monthly assistance MYR200 for 2 years to ease installments
burden
50% stamp duty exemption on instruments of transfer and loan
agreements
10% loan guarantee to get full financing
Housing in 2015 Budget to help lower income group
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Construction/upgrading of infrastructure projects:
Sungai Besi – Ulu Klang Expressway (SUKE): MYR5.3bn
West Coast Expressway from Taiping to Banting: MYR5bn
Damansara – Shah Alam Highway (DASH): MYR4.2bn
Eastern Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE): MYR1.6bn
East Coast railway line: MYR15mn
MRT Line 2 from Selayang to Putrajaya (56 km): MYR23bn
LRT 3 linking Bandar Utama to Shah Alam & Klang: MYR9bn
Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC): MYR69bn
Build Pan-Borneo Highway (MYR27bn): Sarawak (936 km),
Sabah (727 km)
High-Speed Broadband (HSBB) - Build 1,000 new
telecommunication towers & lay undersea cables: MYR2.7bn
Construction of Air Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant: MYR3bn
Sustainable Mobility Fund to develop the electric vehicle
manufacturing industry: MYR70m.
More infrastructure spending to support private
investment
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Income tax exemption for industrial area management
100% exemption for less developed areas (5 years)
70% exemption for other areas (5 years)
Capital allowance to increase automation in labour-intensive
industries
High labour-intensive industries: 200% on the first MYR4m
expenditure (2015-2017)
Other industries: 200% on the first MYR2m expenditure (2015-
2020)
Introduce customised incentive package to increase MNCs
global operation centres
Setting up Services Sector Guarantee Scheme: MYR5bn
Reintroducing Services Export Fund (SEF): MYR300m
Export duty exemption for CPO extended until December 2014
Regulatory price mechanisms for rubber smallholders (MYR100m
allocation)
Some incentives for business in 2015 Budget
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The Central Bank might have done with the rate hike for the
year.
Policy shifted to focus on the strength of the economic
growth.
Still a challenging global economic environment.
Inflation will spike up after the GST comes into effect from April
2015 with real interest rates turning more negative. No rush but
another 25bps rate hike cannot be ruled out in 1Q2015.
Raising the OPR will provide some support to the ringgit
and enable the Central Bank to manage a more orderly
outflow of short-term capital at a time when domestic
consumer spending will likely spike up ahead of the GST
implementation.
No rush for monetary tightening
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… External front fraught with challenges
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Global ISM new orders and industrial
production on a rising trend
Stall-speed recovery in the major world economies, although the broad picture
still points to sustained, albeit uneven growth in the period ahead.
Supported by the uptrend in global ISM new orders and industrial production.
And the fact that ECB has responded with significant policy measures to revive
growth, while Japan and China have room for policy easing.
Advanced economies in a “stop-and-go” recovery mode
Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg
Advanced economies in a “stop-and-go”
recovery mode
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US capital goods new orders and equipment
investment bouncing back
On a steadier recovery path. Shale gas revolution.
Sustained jobs creation.
The strength hinges on the US economy
Source: FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency) Source: Bureau of Labour Statistics
US : Sustained manufacturing & services
activities,
but on a weakening bias
Housing price recovery.
Lack of a fiscal drag by itself is a big plus.
US housing price on recovery path Sustained jobs creation critical for consumer
spending and growth
Source: Bureau of Labour Statistics Source: US’s Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
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Eurozone’s inflation below target
Economy ground to a halt in the 2Q.
ECB has responded twice on 5 June and 4 Sept – to counter the downtrend of
the economy. Cutting interest rates. Providing cheap funds to spur bank lending. Buy asset-backed securities and covered bonds issued by Eurozone banks.
Draghinomics countering the Eurozone’s deflation threat
Source: European Central Bank Source: European Central Bank
Economic recovery in the Eurozone
stalled in the 2Q
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Japan’s manufacturing activities and
retail sales bouncing back
Fear of consumption tax hike derailing the economic recovery.
Abenomics has brought down unemployment to just 3.8% and the GDP deflator
has narrowed to close to zero.
Beginning to make headway in its “Third Arrow” in implementing the
fundamental restructuring of the economy.
Abenomics’ structural reforms have just started
Source: Markit Economics Source: Japan Statistics Bureau
Japan’s economy plunged into a sharp
contraction after a sales tax hike
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China industrial production, fixed asset
investment and retail sales slowing down
Still struggling with its debt burden while undergoing transformation.
But there is a strong political will to steer its economy for a soft landing. Selective policy easing.
Managing debt burden relatively well.
Tail risk could potentially emerge from the large commodity-dependent
economies, but will unlikely degenerate into another major crisis, in our view.
China start-stop economy creates jitters, but growth
will likely hold up
Source: China’s National Bureau of Statistics Source: China Federationof Logistics & Purchasing (official PMI),
Markit Economics (HSBC PMI)
China’s HSBC and official
manufacturing PMIs still weak
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Reflected in divergent trends of PMI new orders and manufacturing
activities of the major world economies.
Causing another cycle of disinflation in 3Q 2014, led by the
absence of inflation in the Eurozone.
Advanced economies, nevertheless, will unlikely be able to
transition from a recovery to an economic boom anytime soon
Divergent trends of manufacturing activity in the major world economies
Source: Markit Economics
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Policies in the major world countries will remain very
accommodative and supportive of equities.
The inability of the developed countries to transition from a
recovery to an economic boom suggests that there is no risk of
significant policy tightening that will cause the uptrend in global
equities to reverse course anytime soon.
It is just that it is more susceptible to a short-term setback due
to the occurrence of an unexpected event.
What is also worth highlighting, in our view, is that in a
subdued growth environment, corporates do not have much
pricing power and with weak demand, inflation will well behave.
The good news is:
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Source: Dept. of Statistics
The bad news is:
Exports started to turn sluggish in July-Aug, partly ex-rate factor partly high base
effect (MOF forecast 2.1% in 2015 vs 3.5% in 2014)
Dragged down by uneven global economic growth
Geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East
Uncertainty over global interest rate normalisation and policy adjustments in
advanced economies
Slower growth in emerging economies
Malaysia’s exports moderating in the 2H
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End of QE3 in the US.
Complicated by changing expectations of the timing and
speed of US rate-hike cycle.
Strength of the major world economies.
Risk of a geopolitical shock.
When will the US raises interest rates?
QE 3 (Sep12 -31Oct14)
QE1 (Dec 08-Mar10)
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MSCI Asia ex-Japan index corrected both after end of QE1 and QE2
Source: Bloomberg
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Foreign holdings in equity remain high
High foreign ownership of MGS and money market instruments
Foreign ownership of equity trending down
Susceptible to US interest rate hike
High foreign holdings of financial assets in Malaysia
Source: Bursa Malaysia; * estimates Source: Bank Negara Malaysia
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High foreign holdings of financial assets
Could weaken back to around MYR 3.30/USD or even exceeding that level
temporarily in the short term. When expectations of a US rate hike build up.
Will eventually strengthen back to around MYR 3.15/USD when the
situation normalises, in our view.
Ringgit still susceptible to capital flow
* Up to August 2014; Source: Bank Negara Malaysia, Bursa Malaysia Source: Bloomberg
MYR/USD: Recovered some lost ground
before weakening back
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Low risk of it falling into a deficit over the next 1-2 years.
Current account surplus in the balance of
payments bouncing back with export recovery
Current account surplus in the balance of payments
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia
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Slower economic growth in the 2H and 2015 is
to be expected
Real GDP growth accelerated to 6.3% y-oy in 1H2014, lifted by strengthening
export growth.
Growth, though resilience, is envisaged to slow to 5.3% y-o-y in the 2H, but the
full year growth of 5.8% is still likely to be the strongest in the SEA region.
2015 growth is projected to be weaker at 5.3%
GDP by expenditure components (at constant 2005 prices)
MOF RHBRI
2012 2013 2014 (p) 2015 (f) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) 2016 (f)
(% growth in real terms)
Domestic demand1 10.6 7.4 6.4 6.2 6.4 5.8 6.1
Consumption
Public Consumption 5.0 6.3 2.1 3.8 4.0 3.1 3.9
Private Consumption 8.2 7.2 6.5 5.6 6.8 5.2 5.3
Fixed capital formation 19.2 8.5 8.3 8.5 6.9 8.2 8.5
Public Investment 14.6 2.2 2.6 4.7 0.4 3.4 4.0
Private Investment 22.8 13.1 12.0 10.7 11.2 11.0 11.0
Exports2 -1.8 0.6 3.5 2.1 4.5 4.8 4.4
Imports2 2.5 2.0 3.5 4.0 4.8 6.4 5.0
Gross Domestic Product 5.6 4.7 5.5-6.0 5.0-6.0 5.8 5.3 5.5
1Excluding stocks 2Goods & non-factor services
(p): Preliminary (f): Forecasts
Source: Economic Report 2014/2015, Ministry of Finance
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A Fiscally Responsible Budget 2015
Well balanced Budget – Fiscal prudence but people centric
Commitment to fiscal reform – the Government has adhered to its pledges
New GST regime in April 2015
Limited impact on the market
Income tax and corporation tax rate reductions are not new and already announced last year
Initiatives to increase the BR1M handouts were largely expected
The property and sin sectors were unscathed
Infrastructure and construction projects were strongly featured
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Commitment to fiscal reform
Government’s promise to maintain fiscal prudence has been kept
Fiscal deficit to be cut to 3% of GDP in 2015
GST regime to broaden the tax base will be implemented as
scheduled in April 2015
Commitment to introduce a targeted petroleum subsidy
mechanism in 2015 (no details as yet)
Minimal risk of a sovereign rating downgrade
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A people centric Budget
GST exemption list was widened
Reduction in income tax rates by 1-3 ppts
Chargeable income subjected to the maximum rate will be
increased from MYR100,000 to MYR400,000
The current maximum tax rate at 26% will be reduced to
24%, 24.5% and 25% based on three tax bracket tiers
Increase in BR1M handouts (payable in three installments)
Various affordable housing initiatives
Half month bonus for civil servants
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Key initiatives:
Gross development expenditure for 2015 at MYR48.5bn, up 15% from the MYR42.2bn estimated for 2014, with the
biggest recipients being rural infrastructure, water projects (including the MYR3bn Langat 2 water treatment plant),
affordable housing and property/facility maintenance.
Implementation of several highways: Pan-Borneo Highway (MYR27bn), Sg Besi – Ulu Klang Expressway (SUKE)
(MYR5.3bn), West Coast Expressway (WCE) (MYR5bn), Damansara – Shah Alam Highway (DASH) (MYR4.2bn)
and Eastern Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) (MYR1.6bn).
Implementation of MRT Line 2 (Selayang – Putrajaya) (MYR23bn), LRT Line 3 (Bandar Utama – Shah Alam –
Klang) (MYR9bn) and upgrading of the East Coast railway line (Gemas - Mentakab, Jerantut - Sungai Yu and Gua
Musang – Tumpat) (MYR150m).
Housing Facilitation Fund for 2015 at MYR1.3bn, up 30% from MYR1bn for 2014.
While the budget specifically mentioned several major expressway and rail projects, they are not recipients of the
allocation. The expressways (other than the Pan-Borneo Highway) will be carried out on a build-operate-transfer (BOT)
basis, while funding for MRT Line 2 and LRT 3 will come from special purpose vehicles (SPVs).
Specifically, construction names that are likely to benefit from the budget are:
i. Gamuda – MRT Line 2 is reiterated
ii. Protasco – Higher Housing Facilitation Fund
iii. AZRB – Langat 2 and EKVE reiterated.
We believe the current strong momentum of activities in the sector will sustain. We are not perturbed by the
construction resources to be disengaged from the MYR23bn Line 1 of the Klang Valley MRT project on its completion in
mid-2015. We believe they will find their homes in the MYR25bn Line 2 of the Klang Valley MRT project (scheduled to
start work in mid-2016), or a host of other mega projects that have already hit the ground, particularly the MYR89bn
Refinery And Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project in Pengerang, Johor, the MYR5bn WCE and
various public housing projects, particularly, the PR1MA backed by a MYR1.3bn facilitation fund under the budget.
Overweight. Our three top themes and their proxies are: i) the Klang Valley MRT - Gamuda, ii) piling - Pintaras, and iii)
public housing – Protasco.
Construction Overweight
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Consumer
Key takeaways from the Budget 2015:
increased cash assistance (Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia or BR1M)
individual income tax reduction of 1-3ppts for all taxpayers for year of assessment 2015.
chargeable income subject to the max rate will be increased to >MYR400,000 from
>MYR100,000
a half-month bonus for civil servants and special financial assistance of MYR250 for government
pensioners
High labour-intensive industries (such as rubber products, plastics, wood, furniture and textiles)
are entitled to an automation capital allowance of 200% on the first MYR4m expenditure incurred
within the 2015-2017 period
On GST. Favourable to F&B players, as most of their products are now zero-rated, allowing them to
claim their GST input costs. For retailers, such implementation will be relatively insignificant as GST
imposed will be passed on to consumers. However, they may see lower sales volume as prices of
their goods becomes higher due to the GST, causing consumers to turn cautious on spending
While the proposals mentioned may lessen the burden of middle- to lower-income households, we
believe they may be insufficient to offset the inflationary pressure arising from the: i) rising costs of
living, ii) rationalisation of government subsidies, and iii) upcoming implementation of the GST. We
remain UNDERWEIGHT on the sector due to: i) lofty valuations with limited earnings growth, ii)
compressed dividend yields, and iii) earnings risk from a reduction in spending.
At this juncture, we prefer consumer packaging companies, such as SKP Resources (SKP MK, BUY,
MYR0.85), Scientex (SCI MK, BUY, FV: MYR8.64) and Thong Guan Industries (TGI MK, BUY,
MYR2.60).
Underweight
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Key incentives:
The Government has extended the 50% stamp duty exemption on instruments of transfer
and loan agreements and increase the purchase limit from MYR400k to MYR500k. The
stamp duty exemption is only eligible for Malaysian who has never owned a residential
property, and will be given until 31 December 2016.
The Youth Housing Scheme offers a funding limit for a first home priced below MYR500k.
This is for married youth aged 25-40 years with household income not more than MYR10k.
The maximum loan period is 35 years. The Government will also provide a 10% loan
guarantee to enable borrowers to obtain full financing. Borrowers can also withdraw from
EPF Account 2 to top up their monthly instalment and other related costs.
Affordable housing players are the key winners. Tambun Indah, Matrix Concepts and Hua Yang
are the key beneficiaries.
The higher ceiling price of MYR500k is now more realistic given that house price has
appreciated over the last 2-3 years, and hence more first-time home buyers can enjoy the 50%
stamp duty exemption..
Based on our calculations, buyers for MYR500k worth of properties will be able to save about
MYR5,750 or 1.15%, which could be a meaningful amount for middle-income earners
Maintain Overweight. No news is good news to the property sector, as we already mentioned
that we expect neither more drastic measures to be imposed nor relaxation of policies.
Overweight Property
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The Government will introduce a new shariah-compliant investment product in 2015 called the
Investment Account Platform (IAP). IAP will provide opportunities to investors in financing
entrepreneurial activities and developing viable SMEs. At the same time, IAP will be a platform to
attract institutional and individual investors including high net worth individuals to invest in the
Islamic financial market. Initially, IAP will be implemented with a startup fund of MYR150m. The
Government proposes individual investors be given income tax exemption on profits earned from
qualifying investment for three consecutive years. Additionally, there will be further tax deduction for
expenses incurred for issuance of sukuk.
Our view: The IA platform will be an innovative product - linked to the banks’ financing portfolio like
project and entrepreneurial financing - that provides customers of Islamic banks opportunity to earn
investment returns and tax incentives.
The IA (a liability item in the banks’ balance sheet) will also benefit the Islamic banks with i) zero
capital charges, ii) exclusion from SRR.
However, we are NEUTRAL on BIMB Holdings (BIMB MK, NEUTRAL, TP MYR4.75) despite the
fact that it could spur its fee income stream. We are still concerned over the uncertainties on the
implementation and the customers’ reception and the industry has yet to update on the possibilities
of off-balance sheet accounting. Given that IA is not a form of deposit, it may affect the Islamic
bank’s ability to retain depositors (and hence its LDR) who may switch to IA for potential higher
returns. Ultimately, we expect operational costs to rise in the near term.
Neutral Banking
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Investment strategy: An opportunity to accumulate
The current market sell off is a temporary retracement
We believe there will not be a major crisis to derail the global economic
recovery
No significant risk of significant monetary policy tightening
Central banks in US, EU, China and Japan have the ability to do more
to overcome deflationary risks
Market valuations are not excessive
Liquidity levels are still high
Domestic earnings growth to accelerate in 2015
Stock picking will be important
Identify growth stocks
Mid caps have the growth potential
Large caps with good fundamentals – Buy on weakness
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Earnings growth is poised to improve from 2.8% in FY2014 to 7.6% in 2015 and trend
higher in FY2016 on account of the 1% pt. reduction in corporate income tax rate.
Largely from capacity expansion, execution of new orders, M&As, etc.
Stronger earnings growth for FY2015 fairly broad-based, from construction, telcos,
banking, gaming, healthcare and shipping.
Outlook improving:
Note: Excludes FBM KLCI stocks not under RHBRI’s coverage, i.e.,HLFG, PPB, Pet Dagangan, RHB Cap and YTL.
*Exclude MAS’ earnings for 2012-2015.
EBITDA Growth (%) 11.2 2.3 6.4 7.9 11.0 2.4 7.7 8.7
Pre-Tax Earnings Growth (%) 13.8 (2.0) 7.6 6.2 12.4 (1.0) 6.9 5.5
Normalised Earnings Growth (%)* 10.7 2.8 3.9 8.3 9.7 3.4 5.0 11.5
Normalised EPS (sen)* 42.6 42.9 44.1 47.5 29.6 29.4 30.2 33.2
Normalised EPS Growth (%)* 7.9 0.8 2.8 7.6 0.8 (0.7) 2.7 10.1
Normalised EPS Growth ex-TNB (%)* 3.6 1.4 1.1 7.1 (3.0) (0.5) 1.6 10.0
Prospective PER (x)* 18.0 17.5 16.8 15.5 17.8 17.2 16.4 14.7
Price/EBITDA (x) 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.5 9.9 9.7 9.0 8.3
Price/Bk (x) 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8
Price/NTA (x) 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.1
Net Interest Cover (x) 16.6 12.0 13.0 13.8 11.9 11.6 11.4 12.4
Net Gearing (%) 28.3 34.5 31.6 30.9 33.4 31.8 30.1 32.7
EV/EBITDA (x) 7.3 7.4 6.9 6.4 8.2 8.3 7.8 7.2
Div Yld (%) 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4
ROE (%) 14.1 13.3 12.8 12.9 13.3 12.3 11.8 12.3
COMPOSITE INDEX 1,767.77 FBM KLCI RHBRI BASKET
16th October 2014 2012A 2013A 2014F 2015F 2012A 2013A 2014F 2015F
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Sector weightings and valuations
(MYRbn) (%) FY13 FY14F FY15F FY13 FY14F FY15F
* Exclude MAS’ earnings for FY 13-15
Note : RHB universe of stocks.
1,261.6 100.0 (0.7) 2.7 10.1 17.2 16.4 14.7
Covered Stocks MktCap Weight EPS Growth(%) PER(x) Recommendation
Utilities 125.6 10.0 (8.8) 14.7 4.6 18.7 16.1 15.2 Overweight
Property 50.1 4.0 7.6 (6.1) 13.0 13.1 13.2 11.5 Overweight
Rubber Products 44.3 3.5 6.9 4.9 19.1 18.6 17.5 14.7 Overweight
Construction 26.7 2.1 3.5 15.7 17.6 16.4 13.2 10.8 Overweight
Non-Bank Financials 22.8 1.8 19.9 1.4 8.0 14.3 12.2 11.3 Overweight
Basic Materials 18.5 1.5 19.1 24.9 27.3 20.7 16.4 12.8 Overweight
Logistics 3.0 0.2 1.6 7.0 5.2 8.7 8.1 7.7 Overweight
Banking 268.7 21.3 5.6 0.3 7.2 13.2 12.6 11.4 Neutral
Telecommunications 181.0 14.4 4.9 (0.9) 8.1 23.2 23.4 21.6 Neutral
Plantation 136.2 10.8 (20.7) (7.1) (2.6) 17.4 18.7 19.1 Neutral
Oil & Gas 97.1 7.7 7.7 17.3 12.6 16.6 14.1 12.4 Neutral
Gaming 64.9 5.1 (11.5) (3.3) 11.7 15.0 15.5 13.9 Neutral
Shipping 30.6 2.4 62.7 8.5 28.9 18.5 17.0 13.2 Neutral
Property-MREITs 29.8 2.4 16.0 1.8 6.0 18.8 18.3 16.9 Neutral
Auto 24.4 1.9 (8.1) 13.9 18.3 15.1 13.2 11.2 Neutral
Aviation 20.9 1.7 (43.4) (90.8) 859.2 21.4 230.4 24.0 Neutral
Media 20.2 1.6 1.8 5.50 14.24 25.1 23.7 20.7 Neutral
Healthcare 13.3 1.1 21.0 21.4 45.0 52.3 41.5 28.0 Neutral
Ports 12.2 1.0 13.9 11.2 4.9 20.5 18.4 17.6 Neutral
Technology 5.1 0.4 19.2 74.2 15.4 30.3 13.3 10.0 Neutral
Timber 3.8 0.3 (52.8) 56.4 26.0 27.2 17.4 13.8 Neutral
Consumer 62.2 4.9 (1.1) 2.0 7.2 20.5 20.0 18.6 Underweight
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Top picks
Stocks FYE Price Target Mkt Cap EPS Eps Growth PER P/BV P/CF NDY
(16/10/14) Price (sen) (%) (x) (x) (x) (%)
(MYR/s) (MYR/s) (MYRm) 14F 15F 14F 15F 14F 15F 15F 15F 15F
AMMB^ Mar 6.59 8.00 19,863 63.8 68.3 7.9 7.0 10.3 9.6 1.3 n.a. 4.3
SapuraKencana^ Jan 3.16 5.33 18,935 23.1 27.8 24.3 20.1 13.7 11.4 1.4 40.1 0.0
Bumi Armada Dec 1.37 2.24 4,163 14.5 15.1 (1.3) 4.0 9.8 9.4 0.6 2.8 2.7
Dialog Jun 1.48 2.25 8,430 4.2 5.6 16.9 32.3 37.3 28.2 5.1 33.7 1.4
E&O Mar 2.49 3.60 2,948 11.3 15.2 53.9 34.6 22.9 17.0 1.7 13.0 1.4
IOIPG Jun 2.47 3.38 8,000 13.1 15.4 (38.7) 17.0 18.8 16.1 0.7 11.1 3.2
CMS Dec 3.78 5.00 3,890 20.0 25.3 15.0 26.3 18.9 15.0 2.0 12.5 2.0
Press Metal Dec 4.90 8.30 2,592 49.6 68.4 +>100.0 37.7 9.9 7.2 1.3 3.6 2.5
Dayang Dec 2.75 4.80 2,269 25.7 30.5 76.2 18.7 10.7 9.0 2.4 10.3 5.6
Coastal Contracts Dec 3.50 5.90 2,071 32.6 37.3 32.2 14.7 10.8 9.4 1.6 5.5 2.7
Matrix Dec 2.70 3.93 1,262 36.2 40.1 (28.7) 10.7 7.6 6.9 1.7 8.6 5.8
Inari Amerton Jun 2.12 3.82 1,094 19.5 20.0 +>100.0 2.6 10.9 10.6 3.8 7.5 3.8
Tambun Indah Dec 2.06 3.00 839 24.1 28.0 46.2 16.1 8.5 7.4 1.9 10.4 5.0
Naim Dec 2.84 5.06 720 44.0 50.6 +>100.0 14.9 6.5 5.7 0.6 10.6 2.8
Pintaras Jaya Jun 3.85 4.92 616 33.1 36.2 19.7 9.5 11.6 10.6 1.8 10.5 3.9
SKP Resources^ Mar 0.58 0.85 522 5.3 8.3 59.3 56.6 10.9 7.0 1.8 1.0 7.2
^ FY14-15 valuations refer to those of FY15-16
Source: RHB Estimates
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High Yield Stocks Table
^ FY14-15 valuations refer to those of FY15-16
Source: RHB Estimates
Parkson 2.43 7.5 3.8 (40.6) 43.2 18.7 13.0 1.0 7.5
Quill Capita 1.14 7.5 7.5 9.3 8.6 11.8 10.9 0.8 7.3
Protasco 1.42 7.0 7.0 39.9 33.3 8.3 6.2 1.1 19.0
MCIL^ 0.86 7.0 7.2 (7.1) 4.1 10.1 9.7 2.1 21.9
Hektar REIT 1.50 7.0 7.2 (0.5) 5.5 13.1 12.4 1.0 7.8
Magnum Bhd 2.80 6.7 6.8 2.7 1.3 11.9 11.8 1.5 13.2
CapitaMalls 1.39 6.6 6.9 3.4 5.6 16.0 15.2 1.1 7.3
Paramount 1.43 6.3 6.3 7.4 (2.2) 8.4 8.6 0.7 8.2
UOA Dev 2.10 6.2 6.7 (14.4) 4.0 8.8 8.5 1.0 12.5
B-Toto 3.38 6.2 6.3 5.5 2.1 13.8 13.5 6.4 48.8
Maxis 6.50 6.2 4.9 0.2 5.2 23.3 22.1 10.3 45.8
Media Prima 1.94 6.2 6.9 (10.4) 13.3 10.9 9.6 1.2 17.2
Glomac^ 1.05 6.1 6.1 1.9 2.4 6.9 6.8 0.7 11.3
Hua Yang 2.04 6.0 6.7 (2.0) 11.6 5.8 5.2 1.0 21.5
Axis REIT 3.56 5.9 5.6 1.3 9.0 18.5 17.0 1.4 8.3
Padini 1.77 5.6 6.1 6.5 8.1 13.2 12.2 2.9 24.5
IGB REIT 1.25 5.6 5.9 4.7 3.4 19.6 19.0 1.2 6.3
Maybank 9.45 5.5 5.9 (1.0) 7.9 12.5 11.6 1.5 13.9
Carlsberg 10.70 5.5 5.7 (1.9) 3.8 18.3 17.6 12.1 68.6
Matrix 2.70 5.4 5.9 (28.7) 10.7 7.5 6.7 1.6 26.0
Pavilion REIT 1.44 5.4 5.6 4.0 4.6 19.4 18.6 1.2 6.6
Sunway REIT 1.50 5.2 5.6 (4.7) 10.2 19.7 17.9 1.2 6.7
VS Industry 2.29 5.2 5.8 +>100 12.0 8.0 7.1 0.8 11.5
Thong Guan 1.83 5.0 5.9 21.0 18.5 5.6 4.8 1.8 12.3
KLCCSS 6.46 5.0 5.2 2.5 5.7 18.2 17.2 1.0 5.7
Stocks Price NDY Eps Growth PER P/BV ROE
(16/10/14) (%) (%) (x) (x) (x)
(MYR/s) 14F 15F 14F 15F 14F 15F 15F 15F
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Top 30 Laggard stocks on RHB Buy List
Source: RHB Estimates
Price Target Price % Chg in price
(MYR/s) (MYR/s) 1Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth 12 Mth
Inari Amerton 2.12 3.82 (35.0) (35.0) (18.2) 69.5
Press Metal 4.90 8.30 (30.9) 10.1 50.8 108.5
Rev Asia 0.92 1.68 (30.3) (13.2) 10.2 38.3
OCK 1.24 1.65 (30.0) (17.9) (13.8) 54.0
Coastal Contract 3.50 5.90 (29.7) (31.4) (29.3) 19.0
Unisem 1.20 2.16 (29.0) (30.6) 1.7 37.9
Bumi Armada 1.37 2.24 (25.9) (31.8) (43.9) (43.2)
Naim 2.84 5.06 (24.9) (31.4) (30.4) (22.8)
Sapura Kencana 3.16 5.33 (24.8) (28.7) (25.8) (17.7)
Maybulk 1.33 2.00 (21.8) (30.0) (37.3) (27.7)
Dayang 2.75 4.80 (20.3) (26.1) (25.7) (18.3)
TASCO 2.73 3.90 (20.2) 4.2 7.5 36.5
Thong Guan 1.83 2.60 (18.7) (25.3) (15.7) 15.8
Hiap Teck 0.64 1.00 (17.4) (18.5) (16.3) 1.6
Tune Insurance 1.90 3.00 (17.0) (15.2) (14.0) (4.5)
Protasco 1.42 2.43 (17.0) (29.7) (26.0) 7.6
Matrix 2.70 3.93 (16.9) (8.2) (3.1) 40.5
Datasonic 1.52 2.50 (16.5) (21.2) 6.7 215.4
MRCB 1.43 2.05 (15.9) (14.9) (12.3) (3.4)
Dialog 1.48 2.25 (15.4) (21.7) (16.7) 5.8
Tambun Indah 2.06 3.00 (15.2) (18.6) 2.0 43.1
CMS 3.78 5.00 (15.1) (6.4) 13.4 118.1
MAHB 6.50 8.51 (14.7) (23.1) (19.6) (19.6)
Wah Seong 1.55 2.40 (14.4) (18.0) (16.7) (7.7)
Pintaras 3.85 4.92 (14.3) (11.5) 5.8 27.3
Perdana Petroleum 1.53 2.20 (14.0) (17.3) (20.7) 11.0
Hua Yang 2.04 2.74 (13.9) (14.3) 5.2 (10.9)
OldTown 1.65 2.15 (13.2) (25.7) (17.1) (15.1)
Kimlun 1.31 1.68 (12.7) (19.6) (22.0) (23.5)
DRB-Hicom 2.00 3.20 (12.7) (12.7) (21.9) (20.3)
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Stock Ratings
Buy: Share price may exceed 10% over the next 12 months
Trading Buy: Share price may exceed 15% over the next 3 months, however longer-term outlook remains uncertain
Neutral: Share price may fall within the range of +/- 10% over the next 12 months
Take Profit: Target price has been attained. Look to accumulate at lower levels
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