Maybank IB Views

Public Bank RM13.36: Hold
Competitive pressures remain

Little excitement. 1H11 results were broadly within expectations, with net profit of RM1.71b (+20% YoY) accounting for 51% of our full-year forecast and 50% of consensus. Our forecasts are maintained with higher NIM contraction estimates offset by lower provisions. Consumer loan demand continues to show resilience at the group but we do expect this to taper off from 2H11 onwards. Pricing is fair at this stage ( (prospective 2012 P/BV of 2.7x, ROE: 23.5%). Hold call and TP of RM14.10 maintained, pegged to a 2012 P/BV of 2.8x.

Axis REIT RM2.62: Buy
Results in line; more acquisitions soon Shariah-compliant

Maintain Buy. AXRB’s RM31.8m 1H11 core net profit (+33% YoY) came in as expected. Its 4.5 sen 2Q11 DPU was also in line. Share price has performed well thanks to a switch in preference to defensive stocks. No change in our earnings forecasts but we raise our TP to RM2.75 (+15 sen) as we roll over our base year to 2012. A lower beta assumption has also contributed to the upgrade in TP. With a 12% total return, AXRB remains as our top pick for the M-REITs sector.

COMPANY UPDATE
S P Setia RM3.92: Buy
Reaping full benefit of KL Eco City Shariah-compliant

An attractive booster to earnings and RNAV. We are excited on SP Setia's purchase of the remaining 40% stake in KL Eco City (KLEC). This non-cash acquisition will immediately boost SPSB's earnings by 0.6-1% and RNAV/sh by 8 sen. All it would cost SP Setia is 19.4m new shares, which is a mere 1.1% increase of its existing share base. We upgrade our forecasts by 0.3-1.9%. Reiterate Buy with a higher RM5.00 target price (+24 sen; 10% premium to RM4.53 RNAV).

RESULTS PREVIEW
Malaysia Airports Holdings RM6.50: Buy
2Q11: Expect good result

Strong momentum continues. MAHB will release its 2Q11 results on 28 July. 2Q is seasonally the weakest quarter for the year. Based on the operating statistics published, we expect a core net profit (less forex translation and all other non-cash items) of RM110.5m (+24.5% YoY, -1.4% QoQ). Maintain Buy, with a higher DCF-based target price of RM7.55, after imputing for a higher passenger growth of 10% in 2011 (previously 8%). Our new TP offers undemanding 15.2x 2012 earnings.

Technicals
The FBM KLCI fell 5.46 points to close at 1,559.60 yesterday. Its resistance areas of 1,559 and 1,574 will cap market gains, whilst the obvious support areas are located at 1,543 and 1,552.

Trading idea today is YTL

Other Local News
KNM: Secure RM17b project with Zecon. KNM Group Bhd and Zecon Bhd have entered into two heads of agreement with Gulf Asian Petroluem Sdn Bhd (GAP) to construct a petroleum refinery and a petroleum product storage terminal facility for a combined contract of RM17b in Teluk Ramunia. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Tan Chong: Sets 20% sales target for Sabah, Sarawak. Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) is eyeing to raise the sales contribution from Sabah and Sarawak to 20% of that nationwide in three years time. Sales in the two states at the moment represented 10 percent of the national total for Nissan vehicles. (Source: The Star)

KPJ: To triple education revenue. KPJ Healthcare Bhd's education arm has been granted university college status by the Higher Education Ministry. KPJ plans to invest RM120m in the physical expansion of its education facilities and hopes to triple revenue from its education unit to RM100m annually from RM30m in 2010. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

Ivory: Wins Penang land rights. Ivory Properties Group Berhad (IVORY) won the rights to develop 102.56 acres of land located at Bayan Mutiara, North East District, Penang of which approximately 67.56 acres are existing land and 35 acres are to be reclaimed for a proposed mixed development. (Source: Bursa Malaysia)

Perwaja: Makes cash call to Kinsteel. Debt-laden Perwaja Holdings Bhd is making cash call to its major shareholder Kinsteel Bhd to raise RM280m under a planned restricted issue of redeemable convertible unsecured loan stocks (RCULs). Perwaja is also proposing an issue of free warrants on the basis of one free warrant for every two existing shares held. The gross proceeds will be used to finance the working capital needs of Perwaja. (Source: The Edge Financial Daily)

O&G: Qatar to sell liquefied natural gas to Malaysia. Qatar's state-run Qatargas says it has agreed to sell 1.5m tons of liquefied natural gas annually to Malaysia, locking in its first major customer in Southeast Asia. The company says it signed a preliminary agreement with Malaysia's Petronas LNG on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha. The supply deal is expected to start in 2013 and last for two decades. (Source: The Star)