In this briefing:
- Xinyi Solar Placement – Past Deals Have Done Well, Improvement in Sentiment Should Help
- SIS: 4Q18 Result Broke the Record
1. Xinyi Solar Placement – Past Deals Have Done Well, Improvement in Sentiment Should Help
Xinyi Solar Holdings (968 HK) is looking to raise about US$170m in its top-up placement with an upsize option of 225m shares.
The deal scored well on our framework owing to its good track record, strong earnings and price momentum. The company’s 2H 2018 result had marginally beaten estimates while the news of China potentially reversing its effort to reduce solar subsidy has helped improve the overall sentiment of Xinyi Solar. On top of that, the past deals have generally done well.
2. SIS: 4Q18 Result Broke the Record
SIS’s 4Q18 net profit was Bt149m (+77%YoY, +16%QoQ), a record high level. The impressive 2018 result was much better than our forecast and accounts for 131% of our full-year forecast.
- A YoY and QoQ earnings growth were backed by an all-time high level of gross margin at 6.7% mainly driven by higher sales contribution from data center related products and others (security and surveillance) segments. 2018 net profit was at Bt468 (+58%YoY), buoyed by a record high sales and margin
- We maintain a positive outlook toward its 2019-20E earnings driven by 1) solid growth for high margin segments: enterprise, security and surveillance on the back of strong outlook for IT investment by private sector along the mega-trend of digitalization.
- Announced Bt0.55 of dividend payment or equivalent to 4.7% yield (XD on 3th May 2019
We maintain a BUY rating for SIS with our new target price of Bt15.0 derived from 10xPE’19E, its average trading range in the past five years or a 30% discount to the Thai Info Tech sector.
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