ST Engineering kept at ‘hold’ with price target of $3.33 by OCBC
By Amy Tan / theedgemarkets.com | July 16, 2015 : 4:37 PM MYT
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SINGAPORE (16 July): ST Engineering recently announced that it had secured new aerospace contracts worth $920 million in 2Q2015.
These new orders include projects ranging from airframe, component and engine maintenance, to engine wash and pilot training. Notable contracts include a $472 million engine maintenance contract from Jet Airways and a $135 million component maintenance-by-the-hour contract from Flybe.
ST Engineering previously reported an order book of $12.2 billion during its 1Q2015 results briefing, of which it will be looking to deliver some $3 billion in 2015.
Separately, ST Engineering’s share price tumbled almost 12% from a previous peak of $3.66 to a $3.23 low recently, after it guided for a muted 1H2015 outlook.
OCBC Investment Research observes that even after the recent tumble, the company’s valuations are just ‘fair’, given the still-muted outlook of the marine sector.
In a research note released on July 16, OCBC points out that ST Engineering is trading around 12.3 times EV/EBITDA, almost in line with the five-year average of 12.4 times.
It is also around 18.7 times consensus FY2015 earnings per share versus the broker’s 19 times valuation.
Further downside may be limited, given that the company has embarked on a share buyback programme. To date, it has bought back around 1.6 million shares at an average of $3.27. This is 3% out of an allowable 62.2 million shares.
With 2Q2015 results around the corner, OCBC is holding off making any adjustments to its forecasts.
“Still, the expected dividend yield of 4.4% for FY2015 is relatively decent in our view, hence we maintain our ‘hold’ on the stock with an unchanged fair value of $3.33,” it says.
ST Engineering shares were 0.9% higher at $3.41 as at 4.36 p.m.
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