Noticed something universal this quarter? With 4 consecutive quarterly profits that trumped analyst expectations, ALL analysts covering Armada has raised its TP after its results two days ago.
It is just a matter of time before this Kraken wakes up.
Actually even during Q4 2020 results announcement, almost all analysts raised their TP. Now, with Q1 results, the TP raised once again.
I tell you, there might be some hidden profits yet to come. They just disposed 11 vessels in Q1 2021. I imagine these vessels would've been cold stacked/unused. So they were incurring depreciation. Also, expenses to deliver the vessels to the buyer. Some vessels were shipped as far away as Nigeria to buyers in China.
In Q2 2021, there should be significantly lesser depreciation, and also less charges to coldstack/maintain the vessels. Also, no more costs incurred to sell the vessels (travel/costs to refurbish out of cold stack etc).
I won't be surprise that this alone would be able to boost profits by around RM20-30mil per quarter.
Watch out for a leaver OSV segment with greatly reduced losses (or even slight profitability) in Q2 2021!!!
Those vessels were already classified as non current asset held for sale in Q42020. As soon as they classify it, at least the depreciation expenses would have already been stopped in Q1.
We view that Armada is still in its early stages of commercial discussions on the FSRU JV project with the Port of Mumbai (MbPT) and the terms are yet to be ironed out. Nevertheless, we are positive on the prospects of the FSRU project with MbPT as we opine that there will be a huge market for gas in India in the future as most of India’s power is currently generated by coal.
CIMB downgraded it from buy to hold .... wow ... _________________ Analysis: CIMB International Investment Banking Research
Target price: 48 cents ...Our valuation still has opportunities for upward adjustments, including if the FPSO Limbayong contract is awarded, FPSO performance continues to be strong, and higher oil prices stimulate confidence in the oil and gas sector.
As for the risks of downgrades, they include the inability to dispose of excess assets, resulting in the company having to raise funds to meet loans and debt repayments that will mature in 2024.
Nevertheless, this is at least 3 years from now, so it will not have a significant impact on the current forecast.
We downgrade the rating from "Buy" to "Hold" because the stock price has risen sharply.
Bumi Armada (BAB MK, BUY, TP: MYR0.51)* _A Strong Start; Keep BUY_ Results Review Keep BUY, new SOP-based MYR0.51 TP from MYR0.47, 13% upside. Bumi Armada’s 1Q21 earnings beat expectations, led by better Armada Olombendo earnings and other operating income. We expect cash flow to be resilient, backed by stable FPSO operations and continuous asset monetisation. Its risk-reward profile remains attractive, as its current 6.1x FY21F P/E (-0.5SD from the 5-year mean) reflects an elevated 2.08x net gearing as at 1Q21.
Fundamentals almost fully priced-in 1QFY21 core net profit made up 35% of our/consensus full-year forecasts; we consider this in line as several revenue/cost items may not recur evenly. We raise our SOP-based TP to 48 sen as we include the liquidation values of its OMS assets, but downgrade to Hold on strong share price performance. Upside risks include the potential for BAB to win its bid for Petronas’s FPSO Limbayong contract, which may be awarded in 3Q21F. 1Q21 earnings continue to do well BAB delivered a 1Q21 core net profit of RM150m, the second-highest in its history, behind only 4Q20’s RM174m, and 69% better yoy. The good performance was due to higher FPSO Kraken uptime, reduced OMS losses after 11 OSVs were sold in 1Q21, better associate profits after the FPSO Sterling-1’s contract was extended for a further 10+5 years from 4Q20, and RM33m in fees charged to the 30%-owned FPSO 98/2 JV for project management services in 1Q21. Core net profit fell in 1Q21 vs. 4Q20 as the Kraken and TGT-1 FPSOs undertook planned shutdowns, while Sterling-1’s earnings were impacted by the expensing of certain life-extension costs. Updates on one ongoing, one upcoming, and one potential project BAB has a 30% interest in the FPSO 98/2 (with its partner, Sharpoorji Pallonji (SP) with 70% stake) that was originally to be leased to ONGC from 1Q22F, for a period of 9+7 years. Due to Covid-19-related delays that affected the work schedule at Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine, ONGC has extended the timeline and the FPSO will be delivered to ONGC sometime during 2022F, according to BAB. We have included the contribution of FPSO 98/2 into our TP, and earnings forecasts from 3Q22F. Separately, on 18 May, BAB’s 49:51 JV with SP, SPACEVPL, entered into a licensing agreement to set-up an FSRU at the Port of Mumbai for a period of 30 years, and SPACEVPL will have 270+50 days to secure financing, obtain applicable permits to start construction of the pipeline and jetty, and begin the process of converting an existing LNG ship into an FSRU (estimated capex of US$100m-200m). SPACEVPL is marketing the terminal and regasification capacity of 3m-5m tonnes of LNG p.a. to potential industrial customers on a take-or-pay basis. According to guidelines from India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the port licence fees for the entire 30-year licence period is to be paid upfront. We have not factored-in SPACEVPL into our earnings forecasts or TP due to lack of details, but the FSRU should begin operations from 2023-24F, in our estimate. Finally, BAB, SP and MTC Group are JV partners in the bid for Petronas’s FPSO Limbayong contract, to be located offshore Sabah, with the 12+3+3+2 year charter likely to be awarded to the winning bidder in 3Q21F. Competing bidders include Yinson, MISC and Sabah International Petroleum, according to industry newspaper Upstream. We have not included Limbayong into our estimates or TP for BAB; if BAB’s consortium wins the project, support from BAB’s major shareholder Usaha Tegas may be required to fund the equity portion of BAB’s capex commitment, in the same way that Usaha Tegas extended assistance for BAB’s equity commitments for the FPSO 98/2 project.
The report actually seems pretty positive, they even increased the TP higher, just that now the share price is also around the level so it has been "downgraded" to a hold.
As I recall, CIMB was to first major IB to be upbeat about Bumi Armada's future, their TP was first into RM0.40 range. Maybank meanwhile was around RM0.17 and then after 3 upgrades they're at RM0.52 now.
Anyways, the fundamentals are solid. As the CEO said during the AGM, they're seeing "a lot of pent-up demand" for the FPO segment. The financials have been cleaned up and they should be able to obtain financing from banks within 2 or 3 quarters time once the net gearing level has gone down to about 1.75x levels.
Ya agreed whatsoever only Malaysia doing lockdown not the entire world/countries. The other countries like USA India now improving a lot in combating this virus. USA vaccination program is around the clock..24/7 meanwhile India covid19 cases begin to flattening drastically. I noticed most of Armada business rely on India. Last year when first FMCO announced, the entire world was in lockdown but this time not the same scenario....
Definitely there will be switch of funds from other domestic market based companies to Armada for it will be least affected by lockdown...afterall oil price is going steady and Armada's operation is basically at international level..
Thank god..today 6999 cases recorded so far. Positive sign...from 9000+ cases dropped to 6000+. That's give some relief to all of us. God bless all. Stay safe
FMCO should have virtually zero impact to Bumi Armada. In fact, the overall Covid-19 situation is improving tremendously globally. In any case, >95% of Bumi Armada's revenue is generated outside Malaysia.
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Don't be greedy, everyday add 1 cent is good enough. Lama lama jadi bukit.