PP16832/01/2012 (029059) Malaysia Results Review 30 November 2011 Padini Holdings Buy (unchanged) Strong earnings momentum Share price: Target price: RM1.05 RM1.16 (unchanged) Excellent growth. Padini’s 1QFY12 earnings were strong, with net profit of RM27m up 47% YoY (+49% QoQ). Although above our expectations (1Q is typically a strong quarter), we maintain our forecasts on anticipation that sales could moderate into 2HFY12 on the back of slower domestic consumption. For its strong retail presence and increasingly resilient earnings model through its Brands Outlets, Padini remains a Buy with an unchanged TP of RM1.16 (CY12 PER of 9.2x). Kang Chun Ee chunee@maybank-ib.com (603) 2297 8675 Stock Information Description: Retails garments, shoes, ancillary products, and accessories. Ticker: Shares Issued (m): Market Cap (RM m): 3-mth Avg Daily Volume (m): KLCI: Free float (%): PAD MK 657.9 690.8 0.48 1,444.72 27.9 Major Shareholders: Pang Chaun Yong % 44.0 Key Indicators Net cash / (debt) (RM m): NTA/shr (RM): Net Gearing (x): 89.6 0.46 Cash A new record. Revenue recorded a new high of RM178m in 1QFY12, which translates into YoY and QoQ growth of more than 30%. While this was within our expectation, the improvement in EBIT margin surprised us on the upside. The group’s 1Q gross profit margin declined by 3.6-ppts YoY to 49.4% as higher cotton prices since the start of CY2010 continued to put pressure to its cost of goods sold. Despite this, EBIT margin improved 2-ppts YoY to 20.6% due to increased efficiency in merchandizing. Overall, 1Q net profit accounted for 34% of our full year forecast and 33% of consensus. New stores drive revenue growth. While QoQ revenue growth was driven by festivals, YoY revenue growth was due to stores expansion in the past 12 months. From Oct 2010 to Sep 2011, the group has opened 4 Brands Outlet stores and 2 Padini Concept Stores. The sales of own products in the Brands Outlet stores rose 86% YoY to contribute about 15% to total revenue in 1QFY12 vs. 11% in 1QFY11, while the Brands Outlet stores now contribute to about 20% of group revenue. 4 new stores in the pipeline. There will be 1 Padini Concept Store and 1 Brands Outlet each, in The Paradigm (Kelana Jaya) and Setia City Mall (Shah Alam) by end-CY12. Presence at the Johor Premium Outlet (to open on 11 Dec 2011) will also enhance its market reach to tourists travelling between Singapore and Malaysia. Padini Holdings Berhad– Summary Earnings Table Historical Chart 1.4 PAD MK Equity 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 PER EV/EBITDA (x) Div Yield (%) P/BV(x) 0.2 0.0 Dec-09 Apr-10 Aug-10 Dec-10 Performance: 52-week High/Low Apr-11 Aug-11 Net Gearing (%) ROE (%) ROA (%) Consensus Net Profit (RM m) Source: Maybank IB RM1.35/RM0.82 1-mth 3-mth 6-mth 1-yr YTD 1.0 3.5 (3.7) 3.1 (11.0) (5.9) 5.4 8.8 (3.7) 1.2 Absolute (%) Relative (%) FYE Jun(RM m) Revenue EBITDA Recurring Net Profit Recurring Basic EPS (Sen) EPS growth (%) DPS (Sen) 2009A 475.5 88.2 49.5 7.5 18.7% 2.4 2010A 522.9 107.0 61.0 9.3 23.1% 4.5 2011A 558.6 125.8 75.3 11.4 23.4% 4.0 2012F 611.9 133.9 78.9 12.0 4.9% 4.0 2013F 699.2 145.4 86.4 13.1 9.5% 4.0 13.9 7.5 2.3 3.4 11.3 5.5 4.3 2.9 9.2 4.8 3.8 2.4 8.8 3.8 3.8 2.1 8.0 3.2 3.8 1.8 NA 26.5% 17.8% NA NA 27.8% 18.8% NA NA 29.1% 18.8% NA NA 25.8% 17.4% 81.6 NA 24.0% 17.2% 90.1 Kim Eng Hong Kong is a sub sid iar y of Malayan B anking B erh ad SEE APPENDIX I FOR IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES AND ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS Padini Holdings Padini: Results Summary Table Quarterly FY Jun (RM m) Sales Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit Other income / (loss) Administrative Expenses Selling and Marketing Expenses EBIT Interest Income Interest Expense Pretax Profit Tax Net Profit 1QFY12 178.1 (90.2) 88.0 1.3 (8.1) (44.5) 36.7 0.6 (0.5) 36.7 (9.8) 26.9 1QFY11 136.6 (64.3) 72.3 0.5 (7.8) (39.7) 25.3 0.6 (0.3) 25.7 (7.3) 18.3 49.4 20.6 26.7 52.9 18.6 28.5 Gross profit margin (%) EBIT margin (%) Tax rate (%) % YoY 30.4 40.2 21.6 150.7 3.8 12.1 44.6 (1.3) 85.8 43.2 34.1 46.9 +/- p.pts YoY (3.6) 2.0 (1.8) 4QFY11 132.1 (65.0) 67.1 0.7 (7.6) (35.0) 25.2 0.6 (0.4) 25.4 (7.3) 18.1 % QoQ 34.8 38.7 31.0 85.0 7.4 27.0 45.3 (0.7) 10.3 44.9 34.4 49.1 +/- p.pts QoQ (1.4) 1.5 (2.1) 50.8 19.1 28.7 Source: Company, Maybank IB Padini Holdings: One-year forward PER PE (x) 25 20 15 +1sd: 12.9 mean: 9.2 10 5 -1sd: 5.5 Jun-11 Jun-10 Jun-09 Jun-08 Jun-07 Jun-06 Jun-05 Jun-04 Jun-03 Jun-02 Jun-01 Jun-00 Jun-99 Jun-98 0 Source: Bloomberg, Maybank IB 30 November 2011 Page 2 of 5 Padini Holdings INCOME STATEMENT (RM m) FYJun BALANCE SHEET (RM m) 2010A 2011A 2012F 2013F FYJun Revenue EBITDA Depreciation & Amortisation Operating Profit (EBIT) Interest (Exp)/Inc Associates One-offs Pre-Tax Profit Tax Minority Interest Net Profit Recurring Net Profit 522.9 107.0 (21.8) 85.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 86.3 (25.3) 0.0 61.0 61.0 558.6 125.8 (22.3) 103.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 104.6 (29.3) 0.0 75.3 75.3 611.9 133.9 (26.7) 107.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 109.6 (30.6) 0.0 78.9 78.9 699.2 145.4 (29.1) 116.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 120.0 (33.5) 0.0 86.4 86.4 Revenue Growth % EBITDA Growth (%) EBIT Growth (%) Net Profit Growth (%) Recurring Net Profit Growth (%) Tax Rate % 10.0% 21.3% 24.4% 23.1% 23.1% 29.3% 6.8% 17.6% 21.5% 23.5% 23.5% 28.0% 9.5% 6.4% 3.5% 4.8% 4.8% 28.0% 14.3% 8.6% 8.5% 9.5% 9.5% 28.0% 2010A 2011A 2012F 2013F 86.3 21.8 (1.1) 24.7 (26.7) (11.5) 93.5 (25.6) 0.0 (0.8) (26.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 3.1 70.2 104.6 22.3 (1.1) (66.1) (29.2) (1.5) 29.1 (24.0) 19.7 2.3 (2.0) 10.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 (32.9) (22.7) 4.4 109.6 26.7 (2.4) 10.6 (34.4) (23.9) 86.2 (30.9) 0.0 0.0 (30.9) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (1.8) (1.8) 53.5 120.0 29.1 (3.7) (2.6) (37.6) (22.6) 82.5 (34.0) 0.0 0.0 (34.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 49.1 CASH FLOW (RM m) FYJun Profit before taxation Depreciation Net interest receipts/(payments) Working capital change Cash tax paid Others (incl'd exceptional items) Cash flow from operations Capex Disposal/(purchase) Others Cash flow from investing Debt raised/(repaid) Equity raised/(repaid) Dividends (paid) Interest payments Others Cash flow from financing Change in cash 2010A 2011A 2012F 2013F Fixed Assets Other LT Assets Cash/ST Investments Other Current Assets Total Assets 80.0 12.3 135.0 129.3 356.6 83.6 10.5 138.6 212.2 444.9 89.0 11.4 217.9 145.9 464.1 93.9 16.5 266.0 164.1 540.5 ST Debt Other Current Liabilities LT Debt Other LT Liabilities Minority Interest Shareholders' Equity Total Liabilities-Capital 26.1 85.2 10.1 0.8 0.0 234.3 356.6 32.1 114.0 15.0 1.6 0.0 282.3 444.9 22.0 101.5 11.3 0.0 0.0 329.4 464.1 26.4 117.1 7.5 0.0 0.0 389.5 540.5 Share Capital (m) Gross Debt/(Cash) Net Debt/(Cash) Working Capital 65.8 36.3 (98.8) 153.0 65.8 47.0 (91.6) 204.7 65.8 33.3 (184.6) 240.3 65.8 33.9 (232.1) 286.6 FYJun 2010A 2011A 2012F 2013F EBITDA Margin % Op. Profit Margin % Net Profit Margin % ROE % ROA % Net Margin Ex. El % Dividend Cover (x) Interest Cover (x) Asset Turnover (x) Asset/Debt (x) Debtors Turn (days) Creditors Turn (days) Inventory Turn (days) Net Gearing % Debt/ EBITDA (x) Debt/ Market Cap (x) 20.5% 16.3% 11.7% 27.8% 18.8% 11.7% 2.1 NA 1.5 9.8 11.3 63.2 107.7 NA 0.3 0.1 22.5% 18.5% 13.5% 29.1% 18.8% 13.5% 2.9 NA 1.3 9.5 15.3 63.2 238.0 NA 0.4 0.1 21.9% 17.5% 12.9% 25.8% 17.4% 12.9% 3.0 NA 1.3 14.0 15.3 63.2 86.1 NA 0.2 0.0 20.8% 16.6% 12.4% 24.0% 17.2% 12.4% 3.3 NA 1.3 15.9 15.3 63.2 82.0 NA 0.2 0.0 RATES & RATIOS Source: Company, Maybank IB 30 November 2011 Page 3 of 5 Padini Holdings APPENDIX 1 Definition of Ratings Maybank Investment Bank Research uses the following rating system: BUY HOLD SELL Total return is expected to be above 10% in the next 12 months Total return is expected to be between -5% to 10% in the next 12 months Total return is expected to be below -5% in the next 12 months Applicability of Ratings The respective analyst maintains a coverage universe of stocks, the list of which may be adjusted according to needs. 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