Monday, September 24, 2012
Indonesian Strategy: Focus on Domestic Plays; Index Target of 5,000 by End-2013
Subject: FW: Indonesian Strategy: Focus on Domestic Plays; Index Target of 5,000 by End-2013
Hi,
I trust you are well. We are updating our Index target for 2013 and think that there are about 18% upside from the current level (Index target of 5,000 - based on bottom-up approach) which is lower than the past 12-year-historical upside of around 20-25% mainly attributed to macro issues and the needs to increase fuel prices. We will be more positive if the government implement fuel price hike and think that the market could overshoot from our year-end target of 5,000 if this were to happen. We believe bottom-up stock selection is critical. We prefer domestic plays which are supported by rising incomes and are less vulnerable to global economic softness. Our top five large-caps: ASII, BMRI, BBRI, BBNI, JSMR. Top five mid-caps: ASRI, BSDE, SSIA, LSIP, IMAS.
Key points to highlights:
- Bottom-up selection is key; index target of 5,000 by end-2013 - We believe the current account deficit (CAD) and global economic concerns are behind the recent market de-rating, with the index currently trading on 13.5x 1-year fwd PER, below 10-year peak of 17.2x, though above 7-year mean of 12.5x. We expect the index to reach 5,000 by end-2013, at 13.1x 1-year fwd PER. We think CAD concerns should fade and QE3 provide some modest benefits, but certainly the macro story is not as supportive as in the past.
- CAD should improve in 3Q; debt-to-GDP remains low - Indonesia will likely record a record-high CAD in 2012, and the first CAD since the Asian financial crisis. Prior to 1998, Indonesia had usually recorded a CAD averaging around 3% of GDP, financed from overseas borrowing. A CAD is not necessarily bad and should not be a problem for Indonesia as debt-to-GDP remains low at around 25% vs. 90% in early 2000s. We expect the CAD will narrow in 3Q as imports ease after the festive season.
- QE3 should help financial account; equity market impact likely positive, focus on higher beta stocks - QE3 could possibly improve the financial account, leading to near-term IDR support. Longer-term, we think the impact is neutral depending on whether any price increase in oil is accompanied by non-oil commodities i.e. CPO, rubber & coal. For equities, we expect QE3 to have a positive impact if there are no offsetting domestic issues. In QE1, the Index rallied significantly, but it did not move up much during QE2 until after six-to-nine months, as concerns over inflation dominated in the early QE2 period. Commodity prices will likely improve but it are still highly subject to demand from China and India. Without a strong increase in demand from China and India, commodity prices, especially coal, risk lagging in our view. We found that higher-beta stocks performed better in QE1 and QE2 vs. defensive stocks.
- Possibility of fuel price hike a key variable - In our view, a fuel price hike, though not likely, is necessary to relieve some problems with the trade deficit, especially on the import of refined oil, and to avoid leakage on fuel subsidies. We believe such a move would be positive for the economy and equity market in the medium- to longer-term, while any related impact to interest rate policy would likely not be dramatic, as BI usually focuses more on core inflation. The major political parties have blocked a fuel price hike due to widespread voter dislike. Electricity prices will be increased by 15% in 2013 and will impact an estimated 0.3-0.4% on inflation.
Do let me know should you need further assistance.
With best regards,
Ferry Wong, CFA
Head of Indonesia Equity Research
Strategy, auto, property and small-mid-cap stocks PT. Citigroup Securities Indonesia
Hi,
I trust you are well. We are updating our Index target for 2013 and think that there are about 18% upside from the current level (Index target of 5,000 - based on bottom-up approach) which is lower than the past 12-year-historical upside of around 20-25% mainly attributed to macro issues and the needs to increase fuel prices. We will be more positive if the government implement fuel price hike and think that the market could overshoot from our year-end target of 5,000 if this were to happen. We believe bottom-up stock selection is critical. We prefer domestic plays which are supported by rising incomes and are less vulnerable to global economic softness. Our top five large-caps: ASII, BMRI, BBRI, BBNI, JSMR. Top five mid-caps: ASRI, BSDE, SSIA, LSIP, IMAS.
Key points to highlights:
- Bottom-up selection is key; index target of 5,000 by end-2013 - We believe the current account deficit (CAD) and global economic concerns are behind the recent market de-rating, with the index currently trading on 13.5x 1-year fwd PER, below 10-year peak of 17.2x, though above 7-year mean of 12.5x. We expect the index to reach 5,000 by end-2013, at 13.1x 1-year fwd PER. We think CAD concerns should fade and QE3 provide some modest benefits, but certainly the macro story is not as supportive as in the past.
- CAD should improve in 3Q; debt-to-GDP remains low - Indonesia will likely record a record-high CAD in 2012, and the first CAD since the Asian financial crisis. Prior to 1998, Indonesia had usually recorded a CAD averaging around 3% of GDP, financed from overseas borrowing. A CAD is not necessarily bad and should not be a problem for Indonesia as debt-to-GDP remains low at around 25% vs. 90% in early 2000s. We expect the CAD will narrow in 3Q as imports ease after the festive season.
- QE3 should help financial account; equity market impact likely positive, focus on higher beta stocks - QE3 could possibly improve the financial account, leading to near-term IDR support. Longer-term, we think the impact is neutral depending on whether any price increase in oil is accompanied by non-oil commodities i.e. CPO, rubber & coal. For equities, we expect QE3 to have a positive impact if there are no offsetting domestic issues. In QE1, the Index rallied significantly, but it did not move up much during QE2 until after six-to-nine months, as concerns over inflation dominated in the early QE2 period. Commodity prices will likely improve but it are still highly subject to demand from China and India. Without a strong increase in demand from China and India, commodity prices, especially coal, risk lagging in our view. We found that higher-beta stocks performed better in QE1 and QE2 vs. defensive stocks.
- Possibility of fuel price hike a key variable - In our view, a fuel price hike, though not likely, is necessary to relieve some problems with the trade deficit, especially on the import of refined oil, and to avoid leakage on fuel subsidies. We believe such a move would be positive for the economy and equity market in the medium- to longer-term, while any related impact to interest rate policy would likely not be dramatic, as BI usually focuses more on core inflation. The major political parties have blocked a fuel price hike due to widespread voter dislike. Electricity prices will be increased by 15% in 2013 and will impact an estimated 0.3-0.4% on inflation.
Do let me know should you need further assistance.
With best regards,
Ferry Wong, CFA
Head of Indonesia Equity Research
Strategy, auto, property and small-mid-cap stocks PT. Citigroup Securities Indonesia