Daiman Development (Daiman), an experienced Johor-based property player, has been sitting on inexpensive landbank in Johor with good accessibility and freehold land status. Underpinned by the booming Johor property market thanks to the Iskandar Malaysia development, we see deep underlying value in the company as it could be worth at least RM1.5bn or RM7.22 per share. We also see exciting near-term catalysts for the company with the upcoming JV development in Plentong which seeks to replicate the successful Publika project in Johor Bahru as well as the opening of “DoubleTree by Hilton” hotel in July 2014 which is expected to grow its recurring income over the long term.
A 42-year old property player in Johor. Daiman was founded by the late Dato’ Sri Tay Kia Hong in 1972 with the first property project in Taman Sri Tebrau. Today, the group has completed more than 24,000 residential, commercial and industrial units. Listed in 1992, the Johor property player is currently under the helm of Tay brothers, who collectively own about 51% of Daiman. Property development is the largest earnings contributor in FY13 (June) for the company, accounting for 73% followed by property investment, 18%.
Sitting on inexpensive land cost. The group owns about 2,965 acres landbank in Johor spanning across Kota Tinggi (2,645 acres), Tebrau (118 acres), Plentong (158.3 acres) and Senai (43.9 acres). The most interesting part is its 103.7-acre golf course land in Plentong, which sits on commercial land status with a book value of RM7.20 psf. There is a huge potential to redevelop and monetize the golf course. Based on our estimation, we believe this piece of land is worth around RM70 psf given its prime land status. In Kota Tinggi, it has about 2,458 acres, which is approved for mixed development, is sitting on book value of RM2 psf. Based on the market value of RM10-RM15 psf, we believe it is worth at least RM1bn. All-in, we think its land bank and properties in Johor stand at market value of not less than RM2bn, which is a far cry as compared to its current market capitalization of RM676m.
Pro-active effort to monetize land bank and to increase recurring income. Daiman’s 12.3-acre JV with Rainbow Crest (led by Dato Tong Kooi Onn and Dato Allan Lim, both ex-Sunrise top executives) to replicate the Publika concept in Johor Bahru will significantly enhance the value of its golf course land. To reduce reliance on cyclical development earnings, Daiman increased its investment portfolio by acquiring Menara Landmark comprising office building with NLA of 285,000 sq ft, medical suite podium with NLA of 105,000 sq ft and hotel (336 rooms, 4-star) to be run under the ‘Double Tree by Hilton’ brand.
Solid balance sheet with attractive dividend payout. Daiman’s balance sheet and operating cash flow are healthy. As at 31 Dec 2013, it has a net cash & S-T liquid investments of RM169m or 80 sen/share. The group has been paying out gross dividend with a minimum of 10sen p.a. (40%-70% payout) in the past 5 years, which translate into 3.1%-3.7% dividend yield
daiman is a very good stock and in same group with ecoworld......i have studied this stock for the past 4 years...my recommendation is strongly buy for daiman...accumulate and keep this stock.....not for contra play........tp rm6.70.....good luck
contradict, there r many reports by IB saying property market looking dim, but when come to their "darling" (don't know how much they sweep in already), they will tell how wonderful is Johor market. there r several other developers with strong asset backed operate in iskandar/medina, daiman is juz one of it.
daiman has very strong asset - true, but it operate like a black box. this is one loooooooooong sleeping stock until recently.
Hi GoogleKaki and calvintaneng, I have access to all RHB reports but I cannot find any RHB research on Daiman. The only one I have in the past week is their retail research - technical reading on Daiman.
If you have a copy of the RHB Research on Daiman with TP: RM7.00, can you post it here for reference? Thank you.
For Longer Term Daiman will be good. For short term I cannot tell.
Good news yet to be discovered by Mr. Market. Mr. Chua the Boss at Daiman (Landmark) Office told me that they bought Landmark Building From Johor High Court Auction at Force Sale Value. If revalued Daiman should get a few hundred million to a billion rm more in value.
The bad news is my Johor friends have loaded up Daiman Shares around RM1.50 to RM1.80. If they decided to take profit - price might weaken.
So longer term Daiman is supported by srong fundamental but short term there might be profit taking.
Hi Calvintaneng, the boss of Daiman is Mr Chua??? I thought the Tay family controls Daiman. Can you shed some light? Yes, the office and retail podium was bought from an auction, while the hotel building (part of Menara Landmark mixed development) was purchased through a private treaty. Overall, Menara Landmark was acquired by Daiman at an attractive price.
It is located at the end of Jln Wong Ah Fook, behind Tropical Inn and next to Wisma Maria (medical centre). Less than 1km from City Square and JB Sentral/CIQ.
We recently had a meeting with Daiman Development’s management in Johor Bahru and came away with more positive prospects of the company after seeing the upcoming developments. We are convinced that the developments will spark renewed interest in the company and would also become one of the key earnings drivers for the group’s future earnings. The upcoming JV development in Plentong as well as the opening of “DoubleTree by Hilton” hotel next month in Johor Bahru will see exciting recurring income coming on stream soon. Meanwhile, we also see further deep underlying value in the company after re-rating the commercial land in Plentong from RM70/psf to RM140/psf as we decide to benchmark against the transacted price used when they disposed the 50% stake in the 12.3-acre land to its JV partners. Consequently, it also revised the company’s fair value from RM7.22 to RM7.79 per share.
We recently had a meeting with Daiman Development’s management in Johor Bahru and came away with more positive prospects of the company after seeing the upcoming developments. We are convinced that the developments will spark renewed interest in the company and would also become one of the key earnings drivers for the group’s future earnings. The upcoming JV development in Plentong as well as the opening of “DoubleTree by Hilton” hotel next month in Johor Bahru will see exciting recurring income coming on stream soon. Meanwhile, we also see further deep underlying value in the company after re-rating the commercial land in Plentong from RM70/psf to RM140/psf as we decide to benchmark against the transacted price used when they disposed the 50% stake in the 12.3 acre land to its JV partners. Consequently, it also revised the company’s fair value from RM7.22 to RM7.79 per share or RM120m higher
It is extremely easy to Value Daiman AFTER Price Has Crossed RM3.00. I bought Daiman at RM1.40 when No Research House Bothered With Daiman. At That Time Sentiment Was So Bad That Mr. Chua The Boss Even Failed To Exercise His ESOS at 10% Discount To Market Because of Weak Market Condition.
Latest News Is Daiman Might Develop A Mont Kiara Type Condo in JV with Ex Sunway Top People. Location is in Daiman Golf Lands near Tmn Molek. A really nice place if you choose to live here. Very cooling weather as the people of Prima Regency Condo Next Door People Told Me.
Happy Investing,
Calvin Tan
Note: As Daiman Has Already Run Up In Price Calvin Is No Longer Interested. There Are Far Better Bargains.
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don't believe this DaimenLim7, he is a liar, where got bonus? Always claim has insider new, liar