RHBInvest Research

Top Story: QL Resources – Earnings to remain resilient, but valuations pricey Underperform

Visit Note

¨ QL’s new marine plant in Surabaya, which was completed in Mar 11, has begun commercial production of surimi and fishmeal in July and Aug 11 respectively with a total annual capacity of 5k mt p.a. each



Sector Call



Construction – 28 companies shortlisted for MRT jobs Overweight

Sector News Update

¨ Prasarana has shortlisted 28 companies for the bidding of 18 work packages comprising elevated civil works (8), stations (8) and depots (2), divided into categories of “open” (11) and “bumiputera” (7).

¨ It will call for the tenders for these packages in stages starting from Sep 2011 to Dec 2012, with the first two being the 5.4km Taman Bukit Ria – Plaza Phoenix stretch and the 5.2km Taman Suntex – Bandar Hussein Onn stretch.



Banks: Risk to earnings has increased Overweight (Under Review)

Sector Update

¨ Given heightened external risks and a weaker-than-expected global economic recovery, we had revised our real GDP growth forecasts to +4.3% for 2011 (from +4.8%) and +4.5% for 2012 (from +5.5%). Below is an extract from our recent strategy report “Rising Fears Of A Double Dip” dated 11 Aug.



Media: Adex growth to be weaker Underweight (down from N)

Sector Update

¨ Following our market strategy report yesterday (entitled Rising Fears Of A Double Dip), we are lowering our projected adex growth for 2011 to 9% (previously 10%) and 2012 to 9.5% (previously 11.5%).

¨ Accordingly, we have trimmed our FY11-13 earnings estimates for the media stocks by 2-10%, which have led to lower fair values for the media stocks under our coverage.



Corporate Highlights



MRCB: 1HFY12/11 net profit grows 84% yoy Trading Buy

2QFY11 Results / Briefing Note

¨ 1HFY12/11 net profit came in within expectations.

¨ To strengthen its case for the redevelopment of the 2,680-acre RRI land in Sungai Buloh, MRCB intends to soon secure a RM500m credit line/debt as well as a JV partner with a proven track record in building “award-winning townships”.



Sunway REIT: Dragged down by litigation costs Market Perform

4QFY11 Results

¨ 4QFY11 realised net profit of RM41.1m (-4.8% qoq) missed our estimate by 7.5%. Higher sequential revenue was offset by higher finance cost and legal expenses arising from the litigation of Sunway Putra Place of RM4.7m. A 1.62 sen DPU was declared during the quarter. Full year FY11 DPU amounted to 6.58 sen, slightly below our forecast of 6.8 sen.



MBM: Lacklustre 2Q11 Market Perform (down from OP)

2QFY11 Results

¨ MBM’s 2Q11 results were below our and street expectations. Net profit for the quarter of RM21.1m (-45.0% qoq and -45.3% yoy) brought cumulative 1H11 earnings to RM59.5m (-24.4% yoy) that reached just 42.3% of our previous 2011 estimate.