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KNM – Still gloomy skies ahead? Underperform

Visit Note

- We came away from our visit remaining quite cautious on the company’s outlook. Management guided that 2012 will be a year of cost, operation and plant rationalisation.

- Besides that we are concerned that a couple of its’ large contracts will continue to be deferred despite management’s best efforts. The company is tentatively looking to release its 4QFY11 results on 28 Feb, but we are not too optimistic on it reporting better numbers.



Corporate Highlights

MRCB – EDL Losses To Weigh Down On FY12/12 Performance Market Perform (Downgraded)

Briefing Note

- MRCB guided RM30-40m start-up losses in FY12/12 from the newly completed 100%-owned toll road Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) in Johor. MRCB guided very thin margins of 1-4% from the RM1.4bn LRT line extension project secured in Aug 2011.



Sunway REIT – Sunway Pyramid Still Spurring Growth Market Perform

Results/Briefing Note

- Sunway REIT’s (SunREIT) 2QFY12 realised net profit of RM50.7m (+13.6% yoy; +14.7% qoq) came in slightly above ours and consensus estimates. The strong earnings growth was driven by: 1) the flow through of rental reversion from Sunway Pyramid (SP); and 2) the incremental contribution from Sunway Putra Place. A 1.99 sen DPU was declared during the quarter, up 13.7% yoy and qoq.



Macro

IPI – Despite a rebound in industrial prod. in Dec, real GDP growth is likely to have moderated in 4Q

Economic Highlights (published 8 Feb 2012)

- Industrial production unexpectedly rebounded to 3.0% yoy in Dec, the first bounce back in four months, after easing to a revised +2.4% in Nov, from +2.9% in Oct.