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Stock indexes on Thursday lost steam in the final minutes of trade but PSEi 7,930.55 +15.25 +0.19%
finished near records, booking slight gains as investors drew optimism from
a Brexit draft agreement and upbeat third-quarter results from U.S.
companies such as Netflix and Morgan Stanley. Day Range 7,894.58 - 7,930.55
PSEi 7,930.55 +15.25 +0.19% (Forward P/E 16.5x), NFB 841 Million 52wk Range 6,790.58 - 8,419.59
Recall November 2018 Report on Major Declines & Rallies (just after the the Foreign Buying (Php) 3.75 Billion
October 2018 bottom); Deepest declines ranged 20% - 25% and 13-18x P/E
- Meanwhile subsequent rallies were 33% - 46% and 16 - 24x P/E. In 2018,
Foreign Selling (Php) 2.67 Billion
catalysts aside from attractive valuation and catalysts through positive sentiment
from rice tarification, foreseen spending in seasonal 4Q and mid-term elections,
etc. Net Foreign B(S) (Php) 1.08 Billion
Strategy
- Good to buy here : Note that Average 5-10YR P/E lows are 13.5 - 14.2x
- Good point to confirm exit strategy: Average 10YR P/E at 16.5x Most Value Most Value Index Change
- What market is hoping for consensus not considering bigger positive catalysts
Active (mn) Active (mn) Advancers
apart from earnings growth : Base Case Targets are 8400 (17.5x) and 8800
(18.3x). (All) (Index) / Decliners
9476 19.7 Ave. 5YR P/E SSE (Shanghai) 2,978.71 2,977.33 -0.05%
9078 18.9 Jan 29, 2018
All-time High CURRENCIES (USD:) OCT 17 OCT 18 CHG
8800 18.3 Base Case +29% from 2018 low
1YR Target PHP 51.58 51.34 -0.47%
8400 17.5 Base Case +23% from 2018 low JPY 108.68 108.54 -0.13%
1YR Target
8419 17.5 2019 High so far +24% from 2018 low EUR 0.90 0.90 0.00%
July 16
CNY 7.10 7.08 -0.28%
7996 16.5 Ave. 10YR P/E
7482 15.6 Support -11% from 8419 high Gold (USD/oz.) 1,494.40 1,496.50 0.14%
7466 15.5 End-2018
Copper (USD/lb.) 258.50 259.85 0.52%
7300 15.2 Support -13% from 8419 high
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FIRST NEWS October 18, 2019 2 of 6
TECHNICALS noting residential land prices have more than tripled in the past
12 years and commercial land prices have quadrupled in the
RSI 70 OVERBOUGHT - CNPF past decade.
RSI 30 OVERSOLD - AXLM EMP HOUSE JAS - Mr. Gutierrez said the toll road projects under construction,
specifically the Cavite-Laguna Expressway and the proposed
52-WEEK HIGH - none Cavite-Tagaytay-Batangas Expressway, will help improve
52-WEEK LOW - BEL connectivity to the commercial district once it opens.
- “Plus the surrounding immediate area niya, very thriving. Ang
IPO : Fruitas Gets Philippine SEC Approval for up to P1.2- daming residential, ang daming companies, businesses,
Billion industries (The surrounding area is also thriving, filled with
- Expansion and Debt Payment residential spaces and various companies, businesses and
- Maximum 533.66-Million primary common shares, over- industries),” Mr. Gutierrez added.
allotment of up to 68.34m shares at maximum price of P1.99 - Once completed, Broadfield will be equal to half the size of
- Offer period of Nov 18-22; listing on Nov. 29 Bonifacio Global City in Taguig (240 hectares). Its main roads
- BDO, First Metro issue managers will be designed similarly, with bike lanes, walkways and tree-
lined streets.
Share Buy-Back Transactions : MWIDE AGI EMP MAC - About 80 hectares of the total land area will be allocated to
commercial spaces while 40 hectares will be dedicated to
VLL 7.70 : Issuance of additional corporate notes in the residential use.
amount of Php500,000,000.00 due 2024, at a fixed interest of
7.125% per annum. ALI 49.20 : FamilyDOC ready to open biggest clinic, set to
open its 70th and largest clinic along Earnshaw St. in
ALI 49.20 : Alveo launches P38-Billion commercial project Sampaloc, Manila
- FamilyDOC was eager to expand into more areas in Metro
EEI 10.32 : Confirms it is participating in the bidding process Manila in line with its target to have 100 clinics by 2020.
of package 4 8km worth 32.7B & includes Clark Int. Airport - FamilyDOC offers primary healthcare services, including
Station consultations, diagnostics tests, and a pharmacy.
- FamilyDOC general manager Paul Darroca said they were on-
SMC 167.70 : SMC won’t suspend toll track to reach their goal of 100 clinics by 2020. FamilyDOC has
served more than 450,000 unique patients since it opened in
MER 369.00 : December 2015.
- MGen propose a 110MW floating solar facility on Laguna BPI 95.00 : 9M Profit +29.5% to P22.03 billion on strong
de Bay; awaits go-ahead from the Laguna Lake earnings from its lending, treasury and fee-based
Development Authority businesses; 3Q Earnings +38.6% to P8.29 billion
- MER group through MGen Renewable Energy Inc. - 9M Revenue +24.8% to P71 billion, driven by a 19.8% growth
(MGreen), to invest in 1,000 MW of renewable energy in net interest income of P48.66 billion.
projects over the next 5-7 years - 9M Noninterest income +37.5% to P22.34 billion during the
nine-month period, up by 37.5 percent year-on-year, due to
PHEN 2.81 : AC Energy beefing up capital to support higher securities trading gains and fee-based income.
expansion; SEC also approved on Oct. 11 the change of its - Net interest margin widened by 26 basis points on higher asset
corporate name. yields, which rose by 89 basis points but partially offset by
- Its board has approved the increase in its authorized capital higher cost of funds.
stock to P24.4 billion or almost triple the previous P8.4 billion, - Loan book +8.2% to reach P1.37 trillion at end-September,
partly to expand its portfolio of assets and projects. driven by the consumer (+12.5%) and corporate loan (+7.4%)
- The the additional capital would be used for investments in segments. Within the consumer segment, credit card loan
greenfield projects and acquisition of power assets, including +24.6%.
part of AC Energy’s onshore power generation and - On the other hand, noninterest income reached P22.34 billion
development assets. in the nine-month period, marking a 37.5% increase, driven by
- Last week, AC Energy Philippines said it intended to avail itself higher securities trading gains and fee-based income.
of loans of up to P15 billion, and that it would invest in - The bank’s total securities position stood at P392.99 billion,
greenfield developments such as a solar farm project in Laguna +17.3%. Fees, commissions and other income +19.1%,
and a diesel-fired power project in Rizal. primarily from higher fee revenues from credit cards,
- The company will assume the right to purchase the 20-percent transaction banking, electronic channels, deposit products and
interest of Axia Power Holdings Philippines Inc.—a unit of insurance.
Marubeni Corp.— in South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. - Total deposits +5% to P1.62 trillion. Of the total, 69.1% were
(SLTEC), which is a joint venture among AC Energy, Phinma low-cost deposits.
Energy and Axia Power. - For every peso of deposit liabilities generated by the bank for
- Francia said the subsidiary was eyeing close to $2 billion or the period, it converted 84.7 centavos into earning assets by
P100 billion of investments in domestic renewable energy lending them out.
projects, with a goal of racking up a total of 2,000 megawatts of
capacity within six years.
- Francia said the consolidation of the company’s ownership
would enable SLTEC to withstand market volatility and be
competitive for the long term.
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GAMING
- BIR shuts another Online Gaming Operator
ADB unveils $9.1-billion loan program for PHL over the next
three years as the government seeks to invest in major
infrastructure and pro-poor projects
- Philippines Country Operations Business Plan 2020–2022, it
would invest 59.5% of the three-year sovereign lending
program in transportation projects such as railways, bridges,
road networks, and elevated pedestrian walkways.
- The rest of the financial support will be devoted to the social
sector, agriculture, public sector management and sustainable
water and urban development.
- ADB plans to finance projects and programs worth at least $2.5
billion annually in 2020 and 2021, matching the record high of
$2.5 billion in sovereign lending to the Philippines expected by
the end of the year. In comparison, ADB’s annual lending from
2008 to 2018 averaged only $800 million.
- Half of ADB’s 2019 assistance program will fund the first
tranche of the Malolos–Clark Railway Project, one of the
government’s big-ticket infrastructure projects under the “Build,
Build, Build” program.
- It is also the largest ADB project financing to date, worth $2.75
billion in total. Contracts for civil works for the project are
expected to be awarded before the end of the year and
construction works may begin in the second quarter of 2020.
- ADB is preparing additional financing this year for the
Infrastructure Preparation and Innovation Facility to support
detailed engineering designs and feasibility studies for the
government’s priority projects under the BBB program.
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Next Supports at 7300 (15.2x, -13% from high) to 6790 (14.1x) present good opportunities for attractive valuation and technicals
- Market pierces August 15 low of 7622 (-9.4%). Now at 7545 (-10.4% from 8419 high)
- Next support at May 2019 low of 7482 (15.5x, would be -11% from high)
- Next Supports 7300 (15.2x, -13%), 7170 (14.9x, -15%), Oct 2019 low of 6790 (-19%)
Recall November 2018 Report on Major Declines & Rallies (just after the the October 2018 bottom); Deepest declines ranged 20% - 25% and 13-18x P/E
- Meanwhile subsequent rallies were 33% - 46% and 16 - 24x P/E. In 2018, catalysts aside from attractive valuation and catalysts through positive sentiment from rice tarification,
foreseen spending in seasonal 4Q and mid-term elections, etc.
Strategy
- Good to buy here : Note that Average 5-10YR P/E lows are 13.5 - 14.2x
- Good point to confirm exit strategy: Average 10YR P/E at 16.5x
- What market is hoping for consensus not considering bigger positive catalysts apart from earnings growth : Base Case Targets are 8400 (17.5x) and 8800 (18.3x).
Stock Picks
1. Infrastructure spending (i.e. SMC, MWIDE);
2. Homegrown regional and international expansion (i.e. AC, JFC, ICT);
3. Transforming domestic spaces - Logistics (ALLHC), Renewable Energy (FGEN, PHEN), 1st and 2nd-class municipalities (DD, WLCON, DNL), FinTech (GLO), Telco (C, ISM),
Tourism (ALI, SMPH, BLOOM), Agriculture (ANI)
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Stock Price 52- % 52WK % 2018F 2019F TP Upsi 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Buy
10-1 week from High from P/E P/E or de EPS EPS / EPS / EPS / EPS / Belo
7 Low 52WK 52WK PBV / BV BV BV BV BV w
Low High
1 AC 369.00 838.00 -127% 1007.00 -63% 7 6 1101 198% 39.30 46.00 51.00 59.40 71.30 917.50
2 ALI 49.20 38.00 23% 53.85 -9% 25 21 50.50 3% 1.43 1.71 1.98 2.30 2.67 42.08
3 AP 39.40 31.20 21% 39.50 -0% 12 11 42.60 8% 2.72 2.77 3.21 3.68 4.13 35.50
4 BDO 149.50 106.60 29% 154.00 -3% 2.04 1.86 141.00 -6% 59.50 68.80 73.20 80.40 88.40 117.50
5 BLOOM 10.62 7.30 31% 13.14 -19% 15 15 14.00 32% 0.21 0.55 0.70 0.71 0.90 11.67
6 BPI 95.00 77.25 19% 95.70 -1% 1.72 1.59 110.00 16% 40.80 44.60 55.30 59.70 65.10 91.67
7 CEB 97.00 58.00 40% 98.90 -2% 14.92 8.22 101 16.10 13.10 6.50 11.80 15.40 84.17
8 CNPF 15.18 12.90 15% 16.54 -8% 21 18 17.20 13% 0.58 0.75 0.72 0.83 0.95 1.00
FLC
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10 DNL 8.50 8.75 -3% 12.00 -29% 18 17 11.90 40% 0.37 0.41 0.46 0.51 0.59 9.92
11 EAGLE 15.16 13.98 8% 16.70 -9% 16 12 18 19% 0.85 0.92 1.23 15.00
12 GTCAP 862.00 611.57 29% 1,047.22 -18% 11 10 1083 26% 81.10 70.30 75.00 85.90 90.20 902.50
13 ICT 122.00 87.30 28% 148.90 -18% 28 17 109 -11% 3.52 3.68 4.32 5.40 7.02 90.83
14 JFC 235.00 217.20 8% 328.40 -28% 33 29 320.00 5.61 6.48 7.15 8.10 9.44
15 MAC 18.80 11.80 37% 23.00 -18% 28 24 23.60 0.68 0.79 0.97 19.67
16 MBT 68.80 64.00 7% 84.80 -19% 0.97 0.89 96.70 41% 58.90 61.20 71.00 77.10 84.50 80.58
17 MPI 4.91 4.11 16% 5.56 -12% 10 10 7.50 53% 0.38 0.42 0.47 0.49 0.53 6.25
18 MWIDE 17.96 14.02 22% 23.00 -22% 28 20 24.70 38% 0.57 0.70 0.65 0.88 1.19 20.58
19 PGOLD 40.00 39.60 1% 50.30 -20% 17 16 53.00 2.00 2.10 2.36 2.54 2.89
20 SCC 22.95 19.80 14% 31.00 -26% 6 6 41.10 79% 2.82 3.33 3.81 3.77 4.17 34.25
21 SECB 200.00 132.10 34% 204.00 -2% 1.35 1.26 208.00 4% 136.00 139.00 148.00 159.00 173.00 173.33
22 SM 1006.00 831.00 1037.00 -3% 32 28 960.00 25.90 27.33 31.07 35.54 39.87 800.00
23 SMPH 38.95 31.45 19% 42.50 -8% 35 32 42 8% 0.83 0.96 1.11 1.23 1.35 35.00
24 UBP 59.00 57.00 3% 78.95 -25% 0.78 0.75 75 61.80 67.60 75.50 78.60 84.40 62.50
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DIV - PRF2A 15.75, DIV - LBC 0.25, MWC DIV - STR 0.0571 DIV - VLL 0.2646
PRF2B 17.14575, 0.4551
SMC 0.35
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