town health international medical group

H O N G K O N G

M o n e y T a l k F r i d a y , 1 5 M a y 2 0 1 5

TOWN HEALTH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GROUP

(3886 HK)

BUY

(Initiate Coverage)

Growing Into An Integrated Medical Service Provider

Town Health is the first and the largest of healthcare clinic operators in Hong Kong.

Through aggressive M&As, the company has expanded its value chain to offering healthcare and managed-care services, as well as operating beauty salons. By increasing focus on specialty clinics and medical beauty care services and expanding its managed-care operations and hospital business, Town Health aims to drive its future growth. We initiate with a BUY with a target price of HK$2.76

.

WHAT’S NEW

Increasing investment in specialty centres . Town Health operates the largest chain of clinics in Hong Kong. It had 54 general practice clinics and 30 specialty practice clinics as of 31 Dec 2014. While the net margin of its general practice clinics is at 5-7%, that of its specialty practice has been at around 20% in the recent years. Town Health will be setting up eight specialty centres in 2015-17. We expect the specialty centres to contribute HK$30m, HK$156.0m, and HK$277.2m in revenue in 2015-17.

Growth driven by M&As. In 2014, Town Health acquired Dr. Vio and Bonjour Beauty.

Dr. Vio, is one of the top four managed-care operators in Hong Kong, with around 500 corporate clients and providing over 1m consultations per year. As at 2014, Bonjour

Beauty owned 11 beauty salons, 3 skin care clinics and 2 massage shops. We expect

Dr. Vio and Bonjour Beauty to contribute revenue of HK$386.6m and HK$365.4m in

2015 respectively.

Medical tourism and mobile healthcare to boost revenue growth. Town Health has formed a JV with Sino Dynamic to develop a mobile healthcare O2O platform. The platform will provide personal health management across all Town Health's business units. In addition, Town Health plans to expand its client base by providing medical services to patients from mainland China. We expect mobile healthcare and medical tourism to boost revenue growth in 2015-17.

Acquiring hospitals and clinics in China. On 17 Mar 15, Town Health announced the acquisition of a 49% stake in Huayao Medical Group (Huayao). After restructuring,

Huayao will indirectly hold 100% of Hangzhou Shengkang Hospital and Hangzhou

Shuke Medical Clinic, with guarantees profits of Rmb30m, Rmb36m and Rmb42m for

Town Health in 2015-17 respectively. Huayao plans to acquire three clinics in 2015 and is currently in discussions for more healthcare M&As.

Joining forces with China Life. China Life became Town Health's largest shareholder by acquiring HK$1.75b worth of new shares, or 23% of Town Health's enlarged share base. Town Health plans to collaborate with China Life for hospital M&As and medical tourism.

Divesting off non-core businesses. Investment securities and property rental historically caused volatility in Town Health's financial performance. The company plans to gradually divest off its non-strategic investment securities and property rental businesses.

Initiate coverage with a BUY and target price of HK$2.76, 1.3x PEG. Our target price implies a 15.5 % upside.

KEY FINANCIALS

Year to 31 Dec (HK$m) 2013 2014 2015F 2016F

Net turnover

EBITDA

Operating profit (25.8)

Net profit (rep./act.)

Net profit (adj.)

EPS (HK$ cent)

PE (x)

P/B (x)

EV/EBITDA (x)

Dividend yield (%)

Net margin (%)

Net debt/(cash) to equity (%)

Interest cover (x)

ROE (%)

Consensus net profit ()

354.6

12.0

104.6

104.6

2.3

104.6

9.1

916.7

0.5

29.5

13.4 n.a.

9.0

-

494.6

13.3

83.7

83.7

1.8

133.1

5.2

825.7

0.1

16.9

(48.0) n.a.

5.0

-

1,188.9

140.9

106.5

106.5

1.4

174.1

4.4

78.0

0.2

9.0

(69.4) n.a.

3.5

-

1,537.7

263.8

213.9

213.9

2.8

86.7

4.2

41.7

0.3

13.9

(69.5) n.a.

5.3

-

Source: Lesso, Bloomberg, UOB Kay Hian

2017F

1,950.8

398.5

270.9

333.9

333.9

4.3

55.6

4.0

27.6

0.5

17.1

(70.5) n.a.

10.4

-

Share Price

Target Price

Upside

HK$2.39

HK$2.76

+15.5%

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Town Health International Medical Group provides a wide range of medical and other healthcare services in Hong Kong, including medical and dental services, managed-care operations, laboratory and medical diagnostic services, and cosmetic dermatology services.

Town Health is also engaged in the development of medical businesses in China.

GICS sector

Bloomberg ticker:

Shares issued (m):

Market cap (HK$m):

Market cap (US$m):

Health Care

3886 HK

5,601.2

13,386.9

1,726.7

4.7

3-mth avg daily t'over (US$m):

Price Performance (%)

52-week high/low

1mth 3mth 6mth

HK$3.06/HK$1.03

1yr YTD

Major Shareholders

China Life Group

%

23

Broad Idea

Fubon Financial

18.28

8.36

Bonjour 4.71

FY15 NAV/Share (HK$)

FY15 Net Cash/Share (HK$)

PRICE CHART

(lcy)

3.50

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

150

100

50

Volume (m)

0

May 14 Jul 14

TOWN HEALTH INTERNATIONAL ME

Town Health International Me/HSI Index

Sep 14 Nov 14 Jan 15 Mar 15

Source: Bloomberg

ANALYST

Serena Shao

+86 21 5404 7225 ext 817 serenashao@uobkayhian.com

Carol Dou

+86 21 5404 7225 ext 811 caroldou@uobkayhian.com

(%)

290

250

210

170

130

90

50

May 15

0.54

0.38

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Contents

- Clinic Chain Business ............................................................................................................... 3

- Beauty Care Services ............................................................................................................... 5

- Hospital Management Business ............................................................................................... 6

- Medical Tourism And Mobile healthcare To Boost Revenue Growth ...................................... 7

- Divestment Of Non-core Business ........................................................................................... 8

- Joining Forces With China Life ................................................................................................. 8

Shareholding Structure ............................................................................................................ 8

Management Team .................................................................................................................... 9

Financials ................................................................................................................................. 10

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H O N G K O N G

M o n e y T a l k

An Integrated Medical Services Provider

Town Health is an integrated medical services provider in Hong Kong. It owns 84 medical centres, 11 dental clinics, 9 health check centres, 16 beauty salons, and managed-care operators. Through its newly-acquired 49%-owned JV, it will own a class II hospital and a clinic in China.

Business Overview

CLINIC CHAIN BUSINESS

First and largest clinic chain in Hong Kong . Town Health owns the first and the largest of clinic chains in Hong Kong. As of 31 Dec 2014, its clinic chain includes: a) 54 general-practice clinics which provide comprehensive outpatient services, including consultation, lab testing and vaccination. b) 30 specialty-practice clinics which provide consultation and treatment for cardiology, oncology, dermatology, gastroenterology & herpetology and orthopaedics. c) 9 health check centres. d) 11 dental clinics. e) 3 laboratories for lab testing.

This business generated HK$330.4m in revenue, accounting for 66.8% of the company's total revenue in 2014.

FIGURE 1: SPECIALTY MEDICAL CENTRE

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Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

FIGURE 2: NUMBER OF CLINICS OPERATED BY TOWN HEALTH (31 DEC 2014)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Dental

Labs

Total

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

65 60 56 51 54

14 17 17 20 30

16 13 11 0 9

14 14 12 11 11

2 2 2 1 3

111 106 98 83 107 w w w . u t r a d e . c o m . h k 3

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Specialty centres as growth driver.

There are around 8,000-9,000 clinics in Hong Kong.

Given the intense competition and low bargaining power relative to general-practice doctors, general-practice clinics have relatively low gross margins of 5-7%. In contrast, specialtypractice clinics enjoy high gross margins of 20% as they rely heavily on references from general-practice clinics and managed-care operators and enjoy relatively high service fees.

To boost revenue and segmental gross margin, Town Health is building eight specialty centres covering specialty-practice areas including physiotherapy, general surgery, ENT, invitro fertilisation, ophthalmology, cardiology, plastic surgery and cosmetic dermatology, and orthopedics. The majority interest in the clinics will be owned by Town Health and minority interests will be held by doctors. We estimate that one specialty centre will be opened in

2015, another four in 2016, and three in 2017. We estimate that the specialty centres will contribute HK$30.0m, HK$156.0m, HK$277.2m in 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively.

MANAGED-CARE OPERATOR

A leading managed-care operator in Hong Kong. In Aug 14, Town Health acquired Dr.

Vio, one of the top four managed-care operators in Hong Kong which has 500 corporate clients and provides over 1m consultations per year. The company serves insurance companies and corporations by managing the healthcare services of their clients and employees respectively. It directs patients to doctors, and collects reimbursements for healthcare expenses from their insurance companies or employees. In return, Dr. Vio charges 15-40% of the reimbursement and refunds the remaining 85-60% to the doctors.

FIGURE 3: WORKFLOW OF DR. VIO

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Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

Strong service quality.

According to management, the managed-care operator industry grew at an annual growth rate of 10% in 2014. Dr. Vio ranks fourth in the industry in terms of market share. While Dr. Vio's major competitor, Quality Healthcare (QH) sees revenue of about HK$1b on an annual basis, and grows at a low single-digit growth rate, Dr. Vio has achieved a relatively high revenue growth of 10-11% yoy, given Dr. Vio's strong service quality. Dr. Vio has also enjoyed a relatively high net margin of 10-12% (QH: 5-6%) in the past few years according to management. w w w . u t r a d e . c o m . h k 4

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Strong synergy with clinic services business.

Through integration with Town Health, Dr.

Vio will be able to significantly expand its network of clinics and win more contracts by tapping into Town Health's large network of clinics. Moreover, the acquisition of Dr. Vio will boost revenue of Town Health's clinic chain business thanks to Dr. Vio's large corporate client base which would allow for more referrals of Town Hall’s doctors or medical institutions to patients.

Adjusting marketing strategies and expanding to become a bigger player.

Management is confident over the company’s managed-care operations and plans to grow

Dr. Vio through promotions, marketing campaigns, new branch launches and M&As. To encourage in-network doctors to use Dr. Vio's services, Town Health plans to increase commission rates for in-network doctors who provide specialty-practice services from 60% to

75%. In addition, Town Health will ramp-up marketing activities to secure more contracts.

The company also aims to add one clinic under Dr. Vio. We expect the new clinic will start to generate profit in 2017. Furthermore, Town Health plans to acquire small managed-care operators in Hong Kong to consolidate the fragmented market and support future growth.

BEAUTY CARE SERVICES

Town Health announced its plan to acquire Bonjour Beauty in Aug 14 and consolidated the group in Jan 15. Bonjour Beauty’s key businesses include: a) Eleven beauty salons providing slimming, medical beauty care, manicure, spa & massage services under the About Beauty brand in Hong Kong and Macau, and under the Bonjour Beauty brand in Shanghai, China. b) Three medical beauty clinics providing dermatology treatment and micro-cosmetic beauty treatment, including Ulthera, Thermage, Fraxel Dual and Botox under the Dr.

Protalk brand. The medical devices and technology used by Dr. Protalk have received

US FDA and CE approval.

FIGURE 4: ADVERTISEMENT OF ABOUT

BEAUTY

FIGURE 5: ADVERTISEMENT OF DR. PROTALK

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Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian c) Two massage shops offering foot and body massage services under the Top Comfort brand in Hong Kong.

FIGURE 6: TOP COMFORT OUTLET

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This segment reported revenue of HK$348m in 2014, up 10.5% yoy. Net profit was

HK$35.5m, up 2.9% yoy. In 2014, client visits reached 297,478 and average spending per client was at HK$1186.15.

Closing unprofitable salons.

The beauty care business was hampered by overexpansion and as a result, Bonjour Beauty closed unprofitable beauty salons in 2012-14. Management has confirmed that almost all unprofitable salons have been closed and that it will focus on developing high-margin businesses from 2015.

FIGURE 7: BONJOUR BEAUTY'S NUMBER OF CLIENT VISITS AND AVEREAGE SPENDING

PER CLIENT

Total no. of client visits Average spending per client (HK$)

2012 291,646

2013 319,467

2014 297,478

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

1,098.12

992.89

1,186.15

Expanding high-margin medical beauty business.

Among Bonjour Beauty's services, the doctor-operated medical beauty clinic business offers a relatively high net margin of over

30% while the average net margin of Bonjour Beauty was 10.2% in 2014. Doctor-operated medical beauty clinic services contributed to only 16% of segmental income in 2014. In 2015,

Town Health plans to set up a plastic surgery centre in Central or Causeway Bay and a medical dermatology centre in Mongkok, Hong Kong. We expect the new medical centres to start contributing to revenue from 2016 onwards. With contributions coming from the two medical centres, we expect the growth rate of Dr. Vio to rise from 5% yoy growth in 2015 to

20% yoy in both 2016 and 2017.

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BUSINESS

Town Health announced the acquisition of a 49% stake in Huayao for Rmb151.3m on 17

Mar 15. Huayao indirectly owns Hangzhou Shengkang Hospital and Hangzhou Shuke

Medical Clinic. a) Shengkang Hospital is a Class II for-profit private hospital located on Jiubao Street in

Jianggan District, Hangzhou City. There are large enterprises, including Xizi Otis and

Youcan Group, located near the hospital. It is a designated hospital for Hangzhou City

Basic Medical Insurance, Zhejiang Province Basic Medical Insurance and Employment

Injury Insurance in Hangzhou. The hospital has 99 doctors, 460 beds and medical equipment which include MRI technology. It provides general medical services with a focus on orthopedics and rehabilitation care. The hospital’s bed utilisation rate was at about 68% in 2H14.

FIGURE 8: SHENGKANG HOSPITAL

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Rmb5m per month.

FIGURE 9: SHUKE MEDICAL CLINIC HONESTLY

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Source: Town Health

Strong supply chain management ability. Yaohua's CEO, Mr Zhou Lin, has extensive experience in pharmaceutical distribution. Under his management, Shengkang Hospital and

Shuke Medical Clinic are able to directly procure most medical products from suppliers and enjoy high gross margins from the pharmaceutical product sales. The hospital and the clinic on average, generate about 80% and 75% respectively, of their revenue from sales of pharmaceutical products, significantly more than traditional hospitals which generate half of their revenue from medical services and half from pharmaceutical product sales.

Facility and technology upgrade as well as cooperation with large hospitals to support organic growth. With the completion of renovations at its inpatient building in May-

Jun 14, full-year contribution of inpatient services is expected to boost Shengkang Hospital’s revenue in 2015. In addition, the hospital is recruiting medical experts from other hospitals in

Hangzhou and other cities in Zhejiang province. Management plans to increase its number of rehabilitation patients by cooperating with large public hospitals in Hangzhou, which usually need to transfer out rehabilitation patients to make room for patients who require surgery. Management expects that its upgraded facilities and technology as well as cooperation with large hospitals will help boost revenue and profit for the hospital.

Guaranteed net profit. The vendor has guaranteed audited profits (excluding non-recurring and exceptional gains) of no less than Rmb30m, Rmb36m and Rmb42m in 2015-17, implying yoy growth of 20% and 16.7% in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Acquisitions to support future growth.

Town Health and the other shareholders of

Huayao will contribute a total of Rmb120m to acquire or develop three more clinics in 2015-

16.

MEDICAL TOURISM AND MOBILE HEALTHCARE TO BOOST REVENUE GROWTH.

Town Health has formed a JV with Sino Dynamic to develop mobile healthcare O2O

Platform. Town Health is investing HK$30m for 60% of equity interest and Sino Dynamic is investing HK$22.5m for 40% equity interest in the JV. Sino Dynamic is a full-service enterprise solutions provider specializing in customised transaction-based software solutions and apps for devices. The platform will provide personal health management across all Town

Health's business units. In addition, Town Health plans to expand its client base by providing medical services to patients from mainland China. We expect mobile healthcare and medical tourism to boost revenue growth in 2015-17. w w w . u t r a d e . c o m . h k 7

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DIVESTMENT OF NON-CORE BUSINESSES

Historically, Town Health has been engaged in the investment securities and property rental businesses. The two segments contributed 3.9% to the company’s revenue and 37.2% to its net profit in 2014. Town Health plans to focus completely on its core business and gradually divest off its non-strategic investment in securities and property rental businesses. On 20

Mar 15, the company sold its 60% equity interest in Asset Management International Limited

(Asset Management) for HK$432.7m. Asset Management and its subsidiaries are mainly engaged in the property investment business and incurred a net loss of HK$46.62m in 2014.

The purchaser will pay HK$3.6m in cash and take on Town Health's HK$429.1m debt owed to Asset Management.

JOINS FORCES WITH CHINA LIFE

China Life has agreed to subscribe to 1.79b shares of Town Health at HK$0.98 per share and this would make it the largest shareholder with a 23% stake. Town Health will provide medical services, including clinic services, cosmetic dermatology, and health check and medical diagnostic services to China Life's clients at discounted rates. Given China Life's large client base, management is confident that the discounts offered to China Life's clients will help draw in more clients from Mainland China. In addition, Town Health plans to leverage on China Life's strong ties with the government to acquire/manage more hospitals in China.

Shareholding Structure

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Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian w w w . u t r a d e . c o m . h k 8

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Management Team

Name Position

Choi Ka Yee, Crystal Chairperson & Executive Director

Choi Chee Ming, GBS, JP

Cho Kwai Chee

Vice-Chairman

Director

& Non-Executive

Founder, Executive Vice Chairman &

Executive Director

Dr. Choi has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman and Non-Executive Director of the group since

February 2006. Dr. Choi is the founder and Chairman of Early Light International (Holdings) Limited and

E. Lite (Choi’s) Holdings Limited. He is the honorary president of the Toys Manufacturer’s Association of Hong Kong, honorary president of the Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council and a court member of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Dr. Cho is the founder, Executive Vice Chairman and Executive Director of the Group. Dr. Cho founded the Group in December 1989 and is now responsible for formulating, overseeing and managing the business and development strategies of the group. He is also a member of the remuneration committee of the group. Dr. Cho graduated from The University of Hong Kong and holds the qualifications of

MBBS (HK), FHKCFP, FRACGP, DCH (London), DCH (RCP&SI), DCH (Glasgow) and DPD (Cardiff).

Hui Ka Wah, Ronnie, JP CEO & Executive Director

Description

Miss Choi was appointed Executive Director and Chairperson in May 06 and Oct 06 respectively. Miss

Choi joined the group in Apr 05 as Director of the corporate finance department. She is also the Vice

Chairman of E. Lite Property Management Ltd.

Ip Chun Heng, Wilson Executive Director

Dr. Hui was appointed CEO and Executive Director in Jun 14 and Jul 14 respectively. He is responsible for executing the company’s strategies. He is a specialist in paediatrics. Dr Hui is CEO & Finance

Director of Hanergy Solar Company (566HK), a solar technology company listed on the main board of

HKEx, and also an independent executive director of a number of listed companies.

Dr. Ip was appointed Executive Director in Jan 15. He is also the CEO of Bonjour Beauty, which operates 17 beauty and health salons. He is also the chairman, CEO and Executive Director of Bonjour

Holdings Ltd (653HK). Dr. Ip has more than 36 years of experience in running retail and services businesses. Dr. Ip is responsible for the overall strategic planning and formulation of Bonjour’s corporate policies. He is also a director of a number of Bonjour subsidiaries.

Lee Chik Yuet

Chan Wing Lok, Brian

Wong Seung Ming

Executive Director

Executive Director & Medical Director

Executive Director & CFO

Mr. Lee was appointed Executive Director in Oct 09. He is also Executive Director of New Ray Medicine

(8180HK), an associated company of Town Health. He is also a director, legal representative and general manager of a subsidiary of Town Health. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Lee had been a practicing solicitor for more than 13 years in Hong Kong, specialising in commercial, corporate finance and investment laws and practices in Hong Kong and China.

Dr. Chan joined the company in 1991 and was appointed Executive Director in Jul 11. He is the chairman of Town Health Medical & Dental Services Ltd, a subsidiary of the company. Dr Chan is currently the Medical Director and is responsible for clinic operational management and business development, and the enhancement and maintenance of service quality.

Mr. Wong was appointed Executive Director and CFO in Jul 14. He is also the company secretary and is responsible for financial control and reporting, corporate finance, tax and risk management.

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian w w w . u t r a d e . c o m . h k 9

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Financials

Strong revenue growth supported by M&As. In 2011-14, revenue grew at a CAGR of

13.4% from HK$339.3m to HK$494.6m, due to slow growth of the healthcare and dental clinics business. We expect revenue to rise 140.4% yoy in 2015, mainly due to revenue contribution from the newly acquired Dr. Vio and Bonjour Beauty. We expect the company's revenue to grow 29.3% yoy and 26.9% yoy in 2016 and 2017 respectively, given the increase of specialty centres, medical beauty centres, and clinics under Dr. Vio, and expansion of client base, driven by medical tourism and mobile healthcare services.

FIGURE 10: REVENUE OF TOWN HEALTH

(HK$m)

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0

339 342 355

495

1,189

1,538

1,951

80

60

40

20

0

(%)

160

140

120

100

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015F 2016F 2017F

Total revenue yoy (RHS)

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

Gross margin improvement. Gross margin lingered between 32-35% in 2011-14, which we believe was due to the company’s focus on the healthcare and dental clinic businesses in the past. We expect gross margins of the clinic and health check businesses to improve gradually from 32.5% in 2014 to 51.5% in 2017, given the acquisition of Bonjour Beauty which has a high gross margin of 95% and expansion in high-margin specialty-practice and medical clinic business.

FIGURE 11: GROSS MARGIN OF TOWN HEALTH

(%)

60

49.1

52.3

51.5

50

40

30

20

10

33.6

34.7

33.9

32.5

0

2011 2012

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

2013 2014 2015F 2016F 2017F

Rising net profit.

Given Town Health’s strong revenue growth, gross margin improvement, and contribution from the newly-acquired hospital management JV, we expect net profit to increase 25.9%, 100.8%, and 56.1% yoy in 2015, 2016, and 2017 respectively.

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FIGURE 12: NET PROFIT OF TOWN HEALTH

(HK$m)

400

300

200

100

0

-100

-200

-300

-400

-500

64.2

2011

(435.0)

2012

49.6

2013

84.6

2014

106.5

2015F

Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

213.9

333.9

2016F 2017F yoy (RHS)

Sufficient cash to support future M&As and expansion.

Town Health had HK$1,078.6m in cash at end-14. It raised HK$1.75b through a share placement with China Life Insurance and HK$900m through placements with Fubon Life, Fubon Insurance, and former major shareholder. As such, we estimate that Town Health will have HK$3.73b cash on hand. We estimate Town Health has set a capex of about HK$200m for 2015, of which HK$100m would be used for investment in specialty centres and medical beauty salons, and HK$100m for the acquisition of hospitals in China. Management estimates that the company will spend

HK$500m-600m in 2016.

(%)

200

100

0

-100

-200

-300

-400

-500

-600

-700

-800

-900

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Valuation

Initiate coverage with a BUY and target price of HK$2.76, based on 1.3x PEG. The valuation factors in Town Health's strong growth potential and new business development risks. Given Town Health’s aggressive expansion through M&As, the company will likely deliver rapid EPS growth of 77.05% in 2015-17. Compared with its A-share peers and global peers which are trading at 1.7x PEG and 1.6x PEG respectively, the company is trading at a discount at 1.1x PEG.

FIGURE 13: PEER COMPARISON

(lcy)

EPS

CAGR

O/S 2015F 2016F 2017F 2014 2015F 2016F 2017F 2015F 2014 2014 15F-17F PEG

(lcy) (Rmb) (Rmb) (Rmb) (Rmb) (x) (x) (x) (x) (%) (%) (%) (%) (x)

HONG KONG LISTED

Phoenix Healthcare Group 1515 HK 14.52

Shanghai Fosun

Pharmaceutical 2196

Hua Han Bio-

Pharmaceutical 587

2.39

Average

HK*

Town Health International 3886 HK*

834 12,390 0.276 0.338 0.414 0.603 41.0 33.5 27.4 18.8 5.3 11.1 14.2 33.6

5,601 13,107 0.018 0.014 0.028 0.043 130.6 174.1 86.7 55.6 4.4 3.5 5.0 77.0

55.9 61.7 36.6 25.2 3.6 7.0 10.1 38.6

0.8

1.1

0.9

DOMESTIC LISTED

Aier Eye Hospital Group 300015 CH 42.58

Guizhou Xinbang

Pharmaceutical 002390

Topchoice Medical

Investment

Jinling Pharmaceutical

Guizhou Yibai

655 27,003 0.475 0.629 0.826 1.075 89.7 67.7 51.5 39.6 12.7 13.6 17.1 30.7 1.7

CH 91.56 160 14,267 0.690 0.916 1.217 1.624 132.7 100.0 75.2 56.4 22.7 15.3 19.2 33.2 2.3

000919 CH 19.83 504 9,818 0.391 0.510 0.593 0.660 50.7 38.9 33.4 30.0 4.1 6.2 9.2 13.8 2.4

Hengkang Medical Group

CITIC Securities Co

Average

002219 CH

57.39 23,200 1.217 1.650 1.994 2.110 47.2 34.8 28.8 27.2 6.7 10.2 14.8 13.1 2.2

41.60 616 25,960 0.443 0.600 0.830 1.030 94.0 69.3 50.1 40.4 24.2 10.5 24.8 31.0

600030 CH 33.37 9,839 355,535 1.030 1.425 1.748 2.072 32.4 23.4 19.1 16.1 3.5 3.1 14.4 20.6

China Resources Sanjiu 000999 CH 33.09 979 31,423 1.060 1.243 1.385 1.552 31.2 26.6 23.9 21.3 4.4 9.8 15.4 11.7

Kangmei Pharmaceutical 600518 CH 37.83 2,199 81,594 1.040 1.332 1.694 2.097 36.4 28.4 22.3 18.0 5.6 9.0 18.5 25.5

70.8 53.2 40.6 32.7 10.2 9.1 15.7 24.5

1.6

0.9

2.0

0.9

1.7

US

Concord Medical-Spon ADR CCM US

HCA Holdings Inc

Average

HCA US

6.82

77.73

45 307 0.450 0.240 0.360 0.520 15.2 28.4 18.9 13.1 1.1 3.5 6.3

414 32,205 4.300 5.232 5.723 6.308 18.1 14.9 13.6 12.3 n.a. 6.9 n.a.

16.6 21.6 16.3 12.7 1.1 5.2 6.3

47.2

9.8

28.5

INDIA

Fortis Healthcare Ltd FORH 2.700 -1.922 1.542 4.472 59.4 n.a. 104.1 35.9 1.7 1.1 3.1 n.a.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise APHS IN 1,235.60 139 173,538 22.770 25.866 32.147 39.531 54.3 47.8 38.4 31.3 5.8 6.2 11.1 23.6

Average

THAILAND****

56.8 47.8 71.2 33.6 3.8 3.7 7.1 23.6

Bangkok Dusit Med Service BDMS TB 20.10 15,491 309,819 0.480 0.554 0.653 0.809 41.9 36.3 30.8 24.8 6.6 8.7 16.9 20.8

Bangkok Chain Hospital Pcl BCH TB

Bumrungrad Hospital Pub BH TB

Average

MALAYSIA******

IHH Healthcare Bhd

KPJ Healthcare Berhad

Average

AUTRALIA*******

Pulse Health Ltd

Healthscope Ltd

PHG AU

Ramsay Health Care Ltd RHC AU

HSO AU

7.75

183.00

SINGAPORE*****

Raffles Medical Group Ltd RFMD SP 4.04

Average

0.53

63.74

2.83

Average

2,494

729

567

19,327 0.210

132,610 3.750

2,314

Average

0.121

48,961

0.007

0.246

4.354

0.132

0.022

0.304

5.049

0.149

0.033

0.363

5.393

0.177

0.039

36.9

48.8

42.5

33.4

72.6

31.5

42.0

36.6

30.6

24.1

25.5

36.2

30.8

27.1

16.1

21.3 4.7 5.2 12.9

33.9 11.2 15.8 27.8

26.7 7.5 9.9 19.2

22.8 4.1 10.6 13.0

47.4 41.1 35.6 30.9 3.0 3.6 8.0

13.6 1.6 2.1 3.2

1,732 4,885 -0.027 0.097 0.107 0.123 n.a. 29.2 26.4 23.0 2.1 0.5 1.2

58.4 28.4 23.3 20.2 4.1 2.8 8.9

17.9

15.8

33.4 30.6 27.1 22.8 4.1 10.6 13.0 15.8

0.092 0.117 0.142 0.171 64.7 51.1 42.1 35.0 2.5 2.7 4.0

4,403 0.136 0.146 0.158 30.2 31.2 29.0 26.8 3.4 4.5 11.9

21.5

11.3

20.9

7.8

14.3

164 85 33.1

202 12,816 1.441 1.995 2.337 2.648 44.2 31.9 27.3 24.1 8.5 5.8 22.3 15.2

12.6

20.3

55.2 45.0 36.4 27.4 6.4 7.1 12.6 24.6

0.4

1.4

0.9

0.5

1.8

2.1

2.0

3.7

2.9

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

3.2

2.0 n.a.

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

* All per share data in HK$ ** All per share data in US$ *** All per share data in INR **** All per share data in THB

***** All per share data in SGD ****** All per share data in MYR ******* All per share data in AUD

Source: Bloomberg, UOB Kay Hian

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M&A projects should boost earnings growth.

Business expansion projects in managed-care operations, specialty services, and the medical beauty business, etc.

Risks

We highlight the following risks associated with the company:

Integration of the newly-acquired managed-care, beauty salon, and hospital business.

Town Health is new to managing acquired businesses. As such, the company may not be well-versed in managing risks related to business integration and the stability of a new management team.

Cooperation with China Life . China Life has sent a management team to participate in board meetings and to take on decision making. In addition, Town Health hopes to leverage on China Life to acquire hospitals in China and attract clients from China Life's client base. Thus, development of the company will heavily depend on the cooperation with China Life.

Property investment. As of the end-14, Town Health held HK$285.1m worth of investment properties.

Security investment. The company has invested in related and non-related equities which have resulted in considerable fluctuation in earnings. By end-14, Town Health had

HK$278.0m for trading investments and HK$42.6m available-for-sale-investments, or

11.4% of total assets as of Dec-14.

Future projects and business expansion. The company is also planning on launching its dental business in China. We think that there are risks involved when it comes to the launch of a new business.

Policies. The hospitals and clinics under Town Health's JV relies heavily on the sales of pharmaceutical products. Thus, any negative policy affecting private medical institutions to profit from pharmaceutical product sales could have a negative impact on the group's medical services business.

Market concerns about the company's corporate governance. There are market rumors regarding corporate governance about the company. It will take time for the company to build its reputation.

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FIGURE 14: PROFIT & LOSS

Year to 31 Dec (HK$m)

Revenue, net

Operating expenses

EBIT

Associate contributions

Net interest income/(expense)

Pre-tax profit

Tax

Minorities

Net profit(rep./act.)

EBITDA

Per share data (Fen)

EPS - diluted

Reported EPS - diluted

Book value per shares (BVPS)

Dividend per share (DPS)

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

FIGURE 15: BALANCE SHEET

Year to 31 Dec (HK$m)

Cash/Near cash equiv.

Accounts receivable/debtors

Stocks

Other current assets

Current assets

Fixed assets

Investments

Other financial assets

Intangible assets

Other non-current tangible assets

Total non-current assets

Total assets

Accounts payable/creditors

Short-term debt/borrowings

Other current liabilities

Current liabilities

Deferred tax liability

Other non-current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Minority interest - accumulated

Shareholders' equity

Liabilities and shareholders' funds

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian w w w . u t r a d e . c o m . h k

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2013

(30)

105

12

2.3

2.3

26.4

1.1

355

(380)

(26)

160

4

138

(4)

2014

1.8

1.8

45.6

4

84

13

0.3

495

(532)

(38)

44

12

18

62

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2015F 2016F

1,189 1,538

(1,149) (1,388)

40 149

70 83

12 12

122 245

(20) (40)

5 9

107 214

141 264

1.4 2.8

1.4 2.8

54.3 56.3

0.4 0.8

2017F

15

334

398

4.3

4.3

59.5

1.3

1,951

(1,680)

271

99

12

382

(63)

2013

201

45

12

904

1,163

620

117

58

15

39

850

2,013

58

519

284

0

3

364

94

516

3

1,209

2,013

2014

1,079

148

16

353

1,596

18

1,229

2,824

125

479

252

44

436

0

13

364

345

63

164

352

13

2,115

2,824

2015F 2016F

2,795 2,903

355 459

30 36

353 353

3,533 3,752

505 519

252 252

44 44

393 350

18 18

1,212 1,182

4,745 4,934

227 275

63 63

164 164

453 502

13 13

0 0

13 13

466 514

340 331

3,939 4,089

4,745 4,934

2017F

3,111

582

46

353

4,093

520

252

44

306

18

1,140

5,233

355

63

164

582

13

0

13

594

316

4,323

5,233

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FIGURE 16: CASH FLOW

Year to 31 Dec (HK$m)

Operating cashflows

Pre-tax profit

Tax

Deprec. & amort.

Associates

Working capital changes

Non-cash items

Others

Cash from investing activities

Capex (growth)

Investments

Proceeds from sale of assets

Others

Cash from financing activities

Dividend payments

Issue of shares

Proceeds from borrowings

Loan repayment

Others/interest paid

Net increase/(decrease) in cash

Beginning cash

Changes due to forex impact

End cash

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian

FIGURE 17: KEY METRICS

Year to 31 Dec (%)

Growth

Turnover

EBITDA

Pre-tax profit

Net profit

Net profit (adj.)

EPS

Profitability

EBITDA margin

EBIT margin

Gross margin

Pre-tax margin

Net margin

ROE

ROA

ROIC

RONTA

Leverage

Debt to total capital

Debt to equity

Net debt/(cash) to equity

Current ratio (x)

Source: Town Health, UOB Kay Hian w w w . u t r a d e . c o m . h k

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2014

(139)

(178)

(83)

(3)

0

(92)

690

(139)

371

19

(4)

51

(44)

394

95

450

11,504

(11,805)

680

883

201

(5)

1,079

2013

(120)

242

(9)

0

0

251

164

0

(381)

83

(6)

38

(160)

(187)

(29)

4

1,348

(1,194)

7

24

176

1

201

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2015F 2016F

72 245

122 245

(20) (40)

101 114

0 0

(119) (62)

0 0

(12) (12)

(65) (65)

(85) (85)

0 0

0 0

20 20

1,710 (72)

(32) (64)

1,749 0

0 0

0 0

(8) (8)

1,717 108

1,079 2,795

0 0

2,795 2,903

2017F

(12)

(65)

(85)

0

0

20

(108)

(100)

380

382

(63)

128

0

(54)

0

208

2,903

0

3,111

0

(8)

0

0

2013 n.a.

3.4

(7.3)

33.9

38.9

29.5

3.7 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

9.0

5.7

(4.1)

(1.2)

19.6

30.1

13.4

2.3

2014

(21.4)

2.7

(7.6)

32.5

3.7

16.9

39.5

11.0

(86.8)

(20.0)

(20.0)

2.5

3.0

5.0

3.5

1.5

3.6

(48.0)

4.5

2015F 2016F

140.4 29.3

958.5 87.1

571.1 100.8

27.2 100.8

27.2 100.8

(23.6) 100.8

11.9 17.2

3.3 9.7

49.1 52.3

10.3 15.9

9.0 13.9

3.5 5.3

2.8 4.4

0.8 2.9

3.7 5.2

1.4 1.4

1.6 1.5

(69.4) (69.5)

7.8 7.5

2017F

56.1

20.4

13.9

51.5

19.6

17.1

26.9

51.1

56.1

56.1

56.1

10.4

8.3

6.8

9.6

1.3

1.5

(70.5

7.0

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