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Al Anwar Ceramic Tiles SAOG Research Initiation – 6th July 2010
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MSM 30 AACT (CMP ) 12 Months Target
6,143.48 0.296 0.368
Key Figures 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011E
Net Sales 11,870 15,887 18,150 22,725
Operating Profit 3,930 5,624 6,201 8,380
EBITDA 4,704 6,409 6,949 9,292
Net Income 3,516 4,952 5,457 7,374
Key Ratios 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011E
NPM 30% 31% 30% 32%
ROE 26.0% 26.8% 22.9% 21.2%
ROA 19.9% 22.0% 16.8% 17.7%
Valuation 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011E
EPS 0.035 0.044 0.034 0.035
P/E(x) 8.5 6.7 8.8 8.5
P/BV(x) 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.8
Basic Stock Details
Market Price 0.296 52Wk high 0.482
Shares O/S ( In,000) 162,241.950 52Wk low 0.222
Market Cap 48023.620 YTD Change 26.35%
MSM Ticker AACT Bloomberg AACT OM
Reuters AACT. OM
52 Weeks stock performance
Investment Rationale. With dominating market share of nearly 60% in the local market, the company has consistently outperformed the MSM30 general index. Despite the slowdown in the economic activity in 2009, AACT operated at almost full capacity and there was little negative impact on the results. in 1Q 2010, the company also kept the production level intact and in line with the 2009 level as the demand for ceramic tiles remains high. New proposed Capacity expansion of 3 million Sqm Given the huge gap in demand and supply, the proposed new capacity expansion of additional 3 million sqm per annum is poised to generate better top lineled by volume growth. Realization per Sqm is steady amid the slowdown in 2009 The realization per unit for the company’s products ”Al Sham” is quite competitive compared to the regional market players as well as the low cost Chinese producers. The realization per unit has been steady and increasing, reflecting reliable demand for the company product on the back of recovery in construction activities. Diversified target market The company’s target market has been predominantly the local market, Oman. Continued support of the government to increase local investment in the industrial sector, in line with its diversification plan, augurs well for the company in future. Also, the company has been able to cover its decreasing sales in UAE through increased consumption in the Saudi market, which is the largest consumer of ceramic tiles in the region. Initiating valuation at target price of RO 0.368 We initiate the valuation with target price of RO 0.368, which is a potential upside of nearly 24% from the current market price. The stock is currently trading at a P/E of 6.7x and 8.8x its FY2009A and FY2010E earnings.
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Installed Capacity & Utilization
In 2008, AACT was operating with two production lines with a capacity of approximately 7 million Sq. meters per annum. After Q3’08, AACT added a new production line which gave an additional 3 million Sq. meters per annum taking the total capacity to 10 million Sq. meters per annum. As stated earlier, AACT has recently planned to add a new production line with a capacity of 3 million Sq. meters per annum which would increase the overall ceramic tile production capacity of the company to about 13 million sq. meters per annum making them one of the largest producers in the GCC region. The expansion plan is estimated to cost around RO 8 million which will be funded from a mix of internal accruals and external financing through banks. At the moment, the company’s factory and offices occupy only 20% of the total leased area. Therefore, acquiring land for the expansion plan will not be a problem.
Source: Company Reports, NBO Research The company uses both the dry as well as the wet process of producing ceramic tiles. Two of the lines are being engaged with dry process, which gives the company better cost control and improved realization on output.
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2005 5500 97.5% 6,767 NA 1.26 1411.81
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Financial Analysis AACT reported a 12% increase in total sales for Q1’10 amounting to RO 4.575 million as compared to RO 4.096 million in the same period last year due to high capacity utilization coupled with the added production resulting from installation of third production line which was completed in the last quarter of 2008. On Q‐o‐Q basis, the company has managed to increase sales by an impressive 25% in Q1’10 from RO 3,654 million in Q4’09.
Source: Company Reports, NBO Research
The company’s focus on local market was successful in generating higher top line. Contribution from local market in Q1’10 was 60% to the total sales by value as well as volume and the market share of the company increased to nearly 50% in local market. During the year, AACT has managed to improve its output and income owing to growing demand and better product mix and market penetration. During Q1’10, the company operated at full capacity thereby producing 2.50 million sq. meters of tiles, an increase of 7% over the same period last year.
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Cost Structure & profitability
Raw materials such as silica, sand, limestone, shale (produced locally) and glaze, (imported from Italy, Spain and India) which is a thin shiny coating that represents almost 50% of the direct cost. However, through better sourcing and improved programs, the company managed to reduce manufacturing costs. The company’s advantage against other players in the region is its low cost reach to the raw materials. Hence the company has been able to keep the cost per square meter in a tight range showing an absolute increase of only 5% over 2001 while realizations are 16% higher compared to 2001 levels. The capital expenditure of RO 8 million for the new production line, which will be funded through the company’s internal accruals, seems to be high due to additional civil construction, installation of conveyor belts for the entire facility and hardware to convert natural gas from LPG. The key concern here is the non‐availability of gas as a fuel for the capacity expansion program which could in turn increase the overall productions costs. However, there are indications that AACT will receive gas supply from the government for its expansion plan.
Net income for the first quarter 2010 increased by 14.2% Y‐o‐Y and 30.9% Q‐o‐Q to OMR 1.4 million backed by robust growth in top line as well as improvement in margins. Revenues increased by 25.2% Q‐o‐Q and 11.7% Y‐o‐Y to OMR4.6 million mainly due to higher unit sales. Gross profit margin improved to 52.5% from 48.5% in 4Q2009 and 50.4% in 1Q2009 which is the highest gross margin that the company has achieved.
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SWOT Analysis Outlook
There has been a supply gap in the region which is estimated between 30 million to 40 million square metres on an annual basis. This leaves a huge opportunity for all the players in the GCC to capitalize on. The Construction Industry in the GCC continues to witness satisfactory recovery and the medium term demand view remains optimistic. We expect growing consumption for the company’s products. However increased supplies and price competition from non‐GCC manufacturers, particularly China is also a concern. So while the demand grows, so does supply. Instead of competitive pricing, controlling cost of production remains the key to profitable growth.
Strengths Building new plant to meet demand Effective capacity utilization. Lower production costs and better realizations Strong Brand equity of Al Shams
Opportunities Demand in the premium sector Custom duty exemption in the GCC
markets. Permitting expatriates to own property Significant investments to boost tourism
and leisure industry
Threats Non‐availability of gas as a fuel for
its upcoming capacity expansion program
Local competition from Al Maha Competition from Chinese low cost
players.
Weakness High correlation with construction industry. Sensitivity of average price realization
especially in the export segment.
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Valuation
We initiated our valuation for AACT with cost of equity of 13% and a WACC of 12.8%. We assigned the company a the terminal growth rate of 1%. Based on the above mentioned assumptions, we reached a fair value of RO 0.368, which offers a likely upside of nearly 25% from the current market price. Assumptions Risk Free rate (10 yr bond) 4.1% Market cap 33,119.7 Risk Premium 9.9% Debt 1,126.8 Beta 0.9 Av cost of debt 6.0% Cost of Equity 13.0% Market Returns 14.0% WACC 12.8% Terminal growth rate 1.0%
DCF Calculation 2009A 2010E 2011ENo of years 0 1 2Terminal Value Calculation Terminal Value Growth Rate 1.0%Projected Free Cash Flow 6,722.1Discount Rate (WACC) 12.8%Terminal Enterprise Value 57,067.1
Discounted Cash Flows at WACC Unlevered Free Cash Flow 14,639.1Terminal Value 44,866.9
Total Discounted Cash Flows 59,506.0Less Debt (1,126.8)Add cash 1,279.1Equity Value 59,658.3Shares in issue 162,241.950DCF per share 0.368Share Price 0.296Upside/(Downside) 24%
Though our valuation is based on a very conservative terminal growth rate of 1%, we believe the price is sensitive to the presence of the increased Chinese players and the capacity expansion in the regional market coming into effect at the same time that AACT is planning its capacity expansion.
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Annexure
2007A 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011EINCOME STATEMENT OMR 000 OMR 000 OMR 000 OMR 000 OMR 000 Revenue 8774.00 11869.93 15886.99 18150.00 22725.00Total Turnover 8774.00 11869.93 15886.99 18150.00 22725.00% Growth 9% 35% 34% 14% 25%Cost of sales 4747.37 5935.40 7937.13 9067.73 11353.40 COGS % of sales 54% 50% 50% 50% 50% Gross Profit 4026.63 5934.53 7949.86 9082.27 11371.60Gross Profit Margin 46% 50% 50% 50% 50% Other income 96.3 80.114 97.316 72.987 98.53245Operating Expenses General & adm exp 837.27 1161.25 1317.69 1449.45 1594.40Selling & Dist Exp 887.65 848.45 1111.86 1167.45 1225.83Net Interest Expense 13.312 23.677 5.472 337.5 270Others 36 51.309 ‐11.6 0 0 Total Operating Expenses 1774.23 2084.69 2423.42 2954.41 3090.23Profit Before tax 2348.70 3929.95 5623.76 6200.85 8379.91 EBIT Margin 27% 33% 35% 34% 37% Tax (33.00) (414.07) (671.32) (744.10) (1005.59)Net Income 2315.70 3515.88 4952.44 5456.75 7374.32NI Margin 26% 30% 31% 30% 32% Shares o/s (,000) 85,759.000 100,987.000 111,891.000 162,241.950 210,914.535EPS 0.027 0.035 0.044 0.034 0.035 EBITDA 3,043.0 4,703.8 6,408.9 6,949.2 9,291.7EBITDA margin 34.7% 39.6% 40.3% 38.3% 40.9%EBIT Margin 27% 33% 35% 34% 37%
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Balance Sheet 2007A 2008E 2009A 2010E 2011E
Fig. in RO ,000 Assets Cash and bank balances 589.7 1,279.1 1,211.9 3,420.7 6,829.9
Inventories 1,415.1 2,164.4 2,197.8 2,510.8 3,143.7
Trade receivables 1,847.2 2,587.9 3,667.6 4,190.0 4,399.5
Other receivables 346.7 178.3 0.0 717.2 898.0
Financial assets held ‐ to ‐ maturity 3,425.2 107.9 4,570.7 5,570.7 6,620.7
Total Current Assets 7,623.8 6,317.6 11,647.9 16,409.4 21,891.8
Property, plant and equipment 6,233.4 11,341.2 10,792.8 15,968.7 19,455.3
Financial assets available ‐ for ‐ sale 74.2 22.9 34.4 134.4 234.4 Total Assets 13,931.4 17,681.7 22,475.1 32,512.6 41,581.5
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Current portion of Government soft loans 308.3 308.3 308.3 350.0 (350.0)
Trade and other payables 1,255.9 2,404.6 2,171.7 2,237.7 2,801.7
Taxation 0.0 342.1 617.2 377.2 396.0
Total Current Liabilities 1,564.3 3,055.0 3,097.3 2,964.9 2,847.7
Non ‐current Government soft loans 793.8 485.6 239.8 5,000.0 3,000.0
Deferred Government grant 131.0 131.0 68.5 0.0 0.0
Employee End Service benefits 145.0 201.8 254.1 309.7 379.3
Deferred tax liability 217.0 289.0 343.9 429.9 537.3
Total Liabilities 1,286.8 1,107.4 906.3 5,739.5 3,916.6
Share capital 7,172.6 8,607.1 11,189.2 16,224.3 21,091.5
Legal reserve 1,000.1 1,356.8 1,850.9 2,396.6 3,134.0
Retained earnings 353.7 3,564.1 5,428.7 5,187.2 10,591.8
Proposed bonus shares/Dividend 2,510.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fair value reserve 43.6 (8.8) 2.7 0.0 0.0
Total Equity 11,080.3 13,519.2 18,471.6 23,808.1 34,817.3 Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity 13,931.4 17,681.7 22,475.1 32,512.5 41,581.6
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Cash Flow statement 2007A 2008E 2009A 2010E 2011EFig. in RO ,000
Cash Flow from Operating Activities Net profit for the year 2315.7 3567.2 4952.4 5456.7 7374.3Adjustments for: Depreciation 694.3 773.8 785.1 748.4 911.8Staff terminal benefits to non‐Omanis charged 42.1 33.1 44.5 55.6 69.6Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment ‐8.6 ‐25.0 ‐10.6 ‐5.6 8.9 Operating profit before working capital changes 3043.4 4349.1 5352.8 6255.1 8364.6Cash Flow from Investing Activities Net Movement in assets held to maturity ‐2925.2 3317.3 ‐4462.8 ‐1000.0 ‐1050.0Purchase of property, plant and equipment (324.6) (5,671.9) (747.9) (5,350.0) (3,650.0)Proceeds from sale of PPT 20.2 16.5 6.9 2.3 5.9Purchase of financial assets ‐31.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Net Cash used in Investing Activities (3,261.3) (2,275.5) (5,111.7) (5,910.7) (4,530.1) Cash Flow from Financing Activities Dividend paid 0.0 ‐1075.9 0.0 ‐2785.6 ‐3075.3Change bank borrowings 0.0 0.0 0.0 5000.0 3000.0Repayment of Govt. soft loan (308.3) (308.3) (308.3) (350.0) (350.0) Net Cash used in Financing Activities (308.3) (1,384.2) (308.3) 1,864.4 (425.3) Net Increase/ (Decrease) in Cash and Cash eqv. 277.0 689.4 (67.2) 2,208.8 3,409.2Cash beginning of the year 312.7 589.7 1,279.1 1,211.9 3,420.7Cash end of the year 589.7 1,279.1 1,211.9 3,420.7 6,829.9
Key Ratios
Credit Statistics: 2007A 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011E
EBITDA /Net Interest Expense 1.3x 1.2x 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x
EBITDA‐CapEx /Net Interest Expense 1.4x 2.6x 1.3x 2.0x 1.5x
Total Debt/EBITDA 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x 0.8x 0.3x Growth Rates and Margins: 2007A 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011E
Revenue Growth 9.0% 35.3% 33.8% 14.2% 25.2%
EBITDA Growth 22.2% 54.6% 36.2% 8.4% 33.7%
EBITDA Margin 34.7% 39.6% 40.3% 38.3% 40.9%
EBIT Margin 26.8% 33.1% 35.4% 34.2% 36.9%
Valuation and Return Metrics 2007A 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011E
P/E 11.0x 8.5x 6.7x 8.8x 8.5x
P/BV 2.3x 2.2x 1.8x 2.0x 1.8x
Return on equity 20.9% 26.0% 26.8% 22.9% 21.2%
Return on capital employed 19.3% 24.3% 25.5% 18.7% 19.3%
Debt/Equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Return on Assets 16.6% 19.9% 22.0% 16.8% 17.7%
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