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ASEAN PlantationsMalaysia's downstream 'dilemma' - We assesspossible counter measures and risk to upstream
Plantations
Simone YeohAC
(60-3) 2270-4710
JPMorgan Securities (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.(18146-X)
Ying-Jian Chan, CFAAC
(65) 6882-2378
J.P. Morgan Securities Singapore PrivateLimited
Aditya Srinath, CFAAC
(62-21) 5291-8573
PT J.P. Morgan Securities Indonesia
See page 16 for analyst certification and important disclosures, including non-US analyst disclosures.J.P. Morgan does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware ththe firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a singfactor in making their investment decision.
Indonesia tax cuts hurting Malaysian downstream players whose profitsfell 25-81% Y/Y in 4Q11. As a recap, with the tax cuts last Oct-11, Indorefiners have a cost advantage of up to US$66/t vs. Malaysia currently. As aresult, Indonesia plays with refining profits fared better in 4Q11 (Table 7).
Indirect impact on upstream. Weaker downstream/refining demand couldresult in further build-up in inventory of the feedstock, CPO in Malaysia(Feb-12 inventory was higher than expected). But, under this scenario, webelieve the government will consider increasing the tax-free export volumequota for CPO from the current 3.6MT pa (20% of total production) as ashort-term measure, given that external CPO demand remains strong.
Possible counter measures by Malaysia? In our view, one possiblemeasure is to redirect existing windfall and sales taxes already collectedfrom upstream of M$2.66B pa to subsidize downstream. This accounts for74% of estimated subsidies of M$3.58B required to fully match the pricingadvantage that Indo refiners now have. But, in the worst case, if upstream isrequired to fully absorb this amount as additional taxes/subsidy, we estimatethat it would work out to 6% of CPO revenues for each player. This couldcut EPS by 5-9% pa, and translate to share price downside of 10-15% forIOI and GENP (both UWs), and 4% for KLK (Neutral), but still a 13%upside for SIME (OW) to our revised fair values (see pages 7-9 for details).
Overall sector implications. For now, we believe Indo players are likely tobenefit more than Malaysia players from any short-term overshoot in CPO
prices. This is in view of the current shift in profitability and market share toIndonesia, the overhang risk from potential counter measures in Malaysia,and continued better long-term land-banking growth prospects in Indonesia.Among the Indo plays, our top picks are FR (OW) and LSIP (OW), and wealso like the fundamentals of AALI (Neutral) and GGR (Neutral). Weremain positive on big-cap pick, SIME (OW) in Malaysia given its smallexposure to refining, additional non-CPO drivers, and attractive valuations.
Table 1: JPM ASEAN Plantations universe
As at: 16 Mar-12 Ticker FYE Mkt cap Price Rating Target Reporting EPS (RC) PE(US$mn) (LC) (LC) crncy FY12E FY13E FY12E FY13
Astra Agro Lestari AALI IJ Dec 3,681 21,350 N 22,500 IDR 1,624 1,624 13.1 13.London Sumatra Indon LSIP IJ Dec 2,110 2,825 OW 2,900 IDR 231 220 12.2 12.Genting Plantations GENP MK Dec 2,277 9.17 UW 8.60 MYR 0.63 0.68 14.5 13.
IOI Corporation IOI MK Jun 11,016 5.24 UW 5.00 MYR 0.32 0.36 16.5 14.Kuala Lumpur Kepong KLK MK Sep 8,124 23.26 N 24.00 MYR 1.33 1.53 17.5 15.Sime Darby SIME MK Jun 19,171 9.75 OW 11.60 MYR 0.69 0.78 14.2 12.First Resources FR SP Dec 2,220 1.89 OW 2.10 USD 0.10 0.10 15.5 15.Golden Agri-Resources GGR SP Dec 7,164 0.75 N 0.75 USD 0.05 0.05 12.4 12.Indofood Agri Resources IFAR SP Dec 1,806 1.59 N 1.80 IDR 990 1,047 11.6 10.Mewah International MII SP Dec 621 0.52 N 0.52 USD 0.03 0.04 13.2 10.Wilmar International WIL SP Dec 25,051 4.94 OW 6.00 USD 0.27 0.29 14.7 13.
Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan estimates.
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Table 2: ASEAN Plantations sector regional peer comparison
As at: 16 Mar-12 Ticker Price Rating Mkt cap P/E EV/ha (US$) 2yr EPS CAGR P/B ROE Div Yld Target
(LC) (US$mn) CY12E CY13E FY12E 2012 - 2013E FY12E FY12E FY12E (LC)IndonesiaAstra Agro Lestari AALI IJ 21,350 N 3,681 13.1 13.1 20,831 3.1% 3.7 29.8 4.9% 22,500Bakrie Sumatera Plant UNSP IJ 300 NR 450 8.5 6.4 NA 8.9% 0.4 5.8 0.7% NRBW Plantation BWPT IJ 1,650 NR 730 17.4 12.8 NA 28.3% 3.8 24.9 0.8% NRLondon Sumatra Indon LSIP IJ 2,825 OW 2,110 12.2 12.8 19,741 0.4% 3.0 26.6 3.3% 2,900Salim Ivomas Pratama SIMP IJ 1,340 NR 2,321 11.2 9.6 NA 10.1% 1.4 13.1 2.5% NRSampoerna Agro SGRO IJ 3,475 NR 719 10.6 9.7 NA 5.7% 2.2 22.4 2.9% NRWeighted average* 5,792 12.8 13.0 20,434 2.1% 3.5 28.6 4.3%MalaysiaGenting Plantations GENP MK 9.17 UW 2,277 14.5 13.5 35,583 8.1% 1.9 14.0 1.7% 8.60Hap Seng Plantations HAPL MK 3.06 NR 801 10.7 9.9 NA -1.0% 1.2 11.8 6.3% NRIJM Plantations IJMP MK 3.30 NR 866 14.4 13.6 NA 5.2% 1.9 13.5 2.7% NRIOI Corporation IOI MK 5.24 UW 11,016 15.5 14.1 59,621 9.2% 2.5 16.2 3.3% 5.00Kuala Lumpur Kepong KLK MK 23.26 N 8,124 16.9 14.8 47,674 4.4% 3.2 19.2 3.3% 24.00Kulim Malaysia KUL MK 4.27 NR 1,763 11.1 10.3 NA -3.8% 1.2 12.5 1.8% NRSarawak Plantation SPLB MK 3.01 NR 276 9.4 7.9 NA 13.7% NA 15.2 5.3% NR
Sime Darby SIME MK 9.75 OW 19,171 13.3 12.0 26,742 10.9% 2.2 16.5 3.5% 11.60Weighted average* 40,588 14.7 13.2 40,351 9.0% 2.5 16.8 3.3%SingaporeFirst Resources FR SP 1.89 OW 2,221 15.5 15.6 26,839 1.9% 2.6 16.9 2.1% 2.10Golden Agri-Resources GGR SP 0.75 N 7,167 12.4 12.3 23,032 -7.2% 0.9 6.9 1.4% 0.75Indofood Agri Resources IFAR SP 1.59 N 1,807 11.6 11.0 17,207 4.1% 1.3 11.5 1.7% 1.80Kencana Agri KAGR SP 0.36 NR 323 14.8 10.0 NA 18.3% 1.3 8.8 0.7% NRMewah International MII SP 0.52 N 621 13.2 10.4 NA 34.2% 1.1 9.0 1.9% 0.52Wilmar International WIL SP 4.94 OW 25,063 14.7 13.5 NA 10.7% 1.7 12.2 1.4% 6.00Weighted average* 11,816 12.9 12.6 21,646 -1.6% 1.3 9.6 1.6%Sector weighted average* 58,196 14.1 13.1 60,722 6.1% 2.3 16.5 3.1%
Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan estimates. NR=Not rated. B loomberg estimates used for NR companies.
Table 3: Absolute stock performance
1m 3m 6m 12m Ytd
Astra Agro Lestari -3.2% 3.6% -4.7% -2.5% -1.6%London Sumatra Indon 2.7% 31.4% 27.0% 22.8% 25.6%Genting Plantations -2.6% 13.2% 28.5% 15.8% 7.2%IOI Corporation -3.1% 3.8% 13.4% -5.8% -2.6%Kuala Lumpur Kepong -6.2% 5.5% 9.8% 13.1% 2.5%Sime Darby 2.2% 8.8% 21.9% 8.2% 6.0%First Resources 6.2% 27.7% 41.6% 48.8% 25.2%Golden Agri-Resources -2.6% 5.7% 8.8% 14.6% 4.2%Indofood Agri Resources -1.6% 23.8% 10.1% -27.3% 25.3%Mewah International -16.1% 7.2% 11.8% -42.2% 11.8%Wilmar International -16.7% -1.2% -5.7% -3.1% -1.2%
Source: Bloomberg.
Table 4: Stock performance relative to local indices
1m 3m 6m 12m Ytd
Astra Agro Lestari -5.6% -3.1% -9.3% -14.5% -6.7%London Sumatra Indon 0.2% 22.9% 20.9% 7.7% 19.1%Genting Plantations -3.9% 5.6% 17.0% 10.0% 4.4%IOI Corporation -4.4% -3.2% 3.3% -10.5% -5.1%Kuala Lumpur Kepong -7.5% -1.5% 0.0% 7.4% -0.2%Sime Darby 0.8% 1.5% 11.0% 2.8% 3.2%First Resources 5.0% 12.8% 31.2% 46.9% 10.0%Golden Agri-Resources -3.7% -6.7% 0.8% 13.1% -8.4%Indofood Agri Resources -2.6% 9.4% 2.0% -28.3% 10.1%Mewah International -17.1% -5.3% 3.6% -43.0% -1.7%Wilmar International -17.6% -12.7% -12.7% -4.4% -13.2%
Source: Bloomberg.
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Figure 1: 1m absolute stock performance
Source: Bloomberg. Based on share prices as at 14 Feb-12.
Figure 2: 6m absolute stock performance
Source: Bloomberg. Based on share prices as at 14 Feb-12.
Figure 3: Plantation sector FY12E earnings sensitivity to 10% rise in CPO prices (base case:M$3,200/t for 2012E)
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.
Table 5: Plantation sector correlation to CPO, soy-oil and crude oil prices
CPO Soyoil Crude oil
Golden Agri-Resources 0.91 0.82 0.77Genting Plantations 0.89 0.76 0.69Mewah International 0.85 0.39 0.14London Sumatra Indon 0.84 0.72 0.63First Resources 0.80 0.69 0.61Astra Agro Lestari 0.79 0.61 0.63Kuala Lumpur Kepong 0.78 0.69 0.55IOI Corporation 0.77 0.63 0.68Sime Darby 0.72 0.61 0.60
Indofood Agri Resources 0.69 0.43 0.51Wilmar International 0.31 0.06 0.21Mean 76% 58% 55%Median 79% 63% 61%
Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan estimates.
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Indonesia tax cuts hurting Malaysia
downstreamAs a recap, the restructuring of export taxes in Indonesia in 4Q11 has given
Indonesia refiners a cost advantage of up to US$66/t to Malaysian players at current
CPO prices (for details, please refer to Appendix). The industry is a major export
earner for Malaysia. Downstream/refined products accounted for 82% of total CPO
exports of M$60.5B in 2011, with the remaining 16% exported in crude form. In
Malaysia, there are currently no export taxes on refined/downstream products, but
there is a 23% export tax on crude palm oil (excluding the tax free export volume
quota of 3.6MT pa currently, which makes up just below 20% of Malaysia's total
CPO production). Hence, the existing tax structure is clearly with the objective of
promoting the downstream industry and ensuring adequate supply of feedstock or
crude palm oil.
The downstream market & key players
Figure 4: Malaysia CPO exports
Source: CEIC.
Total refining capacity in Malaysia currently amounts to 24MT pa, of which 75% or
18MT pa was utilized as at 2011 before the export tax cuts came into place in
Indonesia. The production capacity and profit exposure to the refining/downstream
sector for major listed plays are in the table below.
Table 6: Major refiners/downstream players in Malaysia and Indonesia
Refining capacity pa Location FY11 contribution to(MT) Profit
First Resources 0.25 Indonesia 9%Golden Agri-Resources 1.38 Indonesia 8%Indofood Agri Resources 1.4 Indonesia 7%Wilmar International 23.0 Indonesia(8MT),
Malaysia (5MT),China (10MT)
30%
Mewah International 2.8 Malaysia 65%IOI Corporation* 2.3 Malaysia 12%Kuala Lumpur Kepong(largely oleo-chemicals)
1.6 Malaysia 16%
Sime Darby* 1.7 Malaysia 1%
Source: Company data, J.P. Morgan estimates. *Note, including overseas operations outside of Malaysia, refining capacity for IOI
Corp and Sime Darby totals to 3.5MT and 2.8MT respectively largely in Europe.
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Recent report card for downstream players
To recap, the new Indo tax cuts hence is positive for Indo refiners and negative for
Malaysian refiners/downstream players. We provide below the report card or profitperformance of the key refiners/downstream players in Indonesia and Malaysia in
4Q11. This would capture some of the impact of the said export tax cuts, but we
believe the fuller and clearer impact is likely to show mainly from 2012 onwards.
From the table below, the Malaysian downstream/refiners i.e. Mewah, IOI, KLK and
Sime saw profits contracting by 25-81% Y/Y in 4Q11. These listed players partly
benefit from exposure to higher value-added products as well as presence in other
overseas markets which will likely help mitigate the impact. However, some of the
smaller players in Malaysia with higher exposure to the bulk or lower-end
downstream products are already making losses or negative margins. The purer Indo
refiners (i.e. First Resources, Golden Agri) however continued to show strong Q/Q
and Y/Y growth in profits in 4Q11. Despite Wilmars large exposure to Indonesia,
losses from its Malaysian operations however and reduced volumes overall for its
refined products resulted in profits dropping by 32-36% Q/Q in 4Q11.
Table 7: Downstream (refining) profit trends since introduction of new Indonesian tax structure in 4Q11
Reported currency Profits Profits Profits Change ChangeCompany for earnings 4QCY11 3QCY11 4QCY10 % Q/Q % Y/Y Comments
First Resources US$MM 12 11 -3 6% 354% EBITDA.Golden Agri-Resources - NA NA NA NA NA Contributes 8% to profitsIndofood Agri Resources Rp Billion 92 57 44 61% 109% EBITDA.Wilmar Interntational US$MM 109 171 159 -36% -32% PBT
Mewah International US$MM 24 18 37 30% -35% Operating profitIOI Corporation M$MM 126 112 168 13% -25% EBIT (including associates)Kuala Lumpur Kepong M$MM 17 79 75 -79% -77% Operating profit
Sime Darby M$MM 2 -38 8 104% -81% EBIT (including associates)Source: Company data.
Figure 5: Malaysia daily palm oil refining margins (M$/t)
Source: Palm & Lauric Oils Conference & Exhibition. Transgraph Consulting Pvt Ltd.
Note: Refining margin is defined as (Sales realization of Olein, PFAD and Stearin) (CPO price + Cost of refining).
Refiners in Malaysia historically
commanded margins of up to
M$100-150/t (US$30-50/t)
with the export tax cuts inIndonesia, there are refiners of
bulk products now incurring
losses or with negative margins
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Indirect impact on upstream segment
For upstream players, the implications of a struggling downstream market is that it
would result in weak off-take or demand for CPO as feedstock. While external orglobal demand for CPO remains strong, upstream players are unable to or reluctant to
export, given the existing 23% export taxes on crude palm oil unless the tax free
export quota volume is increased. In view of this and its loss of competitiveness to
Indonesia, inventory levels in Malaysia have not fallen as fast as expected.
The recent Feb-12 inventory level of 2.06MT (up 39% Y/Y) is the highest level for
the month since 2006, due to lower domestic usage and continued 13% M/M fall in
exports despite the 8% M/M drop in production. However, the M/M fall in exports is
partly seasonal, and improving trends since Mar is likely to result in some easing in
inventory levels in the coming months. For the first 15 days of Mar-12, Malaysia's
exports have recovered by 42% M/M according to cargo surveyors.
Figure 6: Malaysias monthly inventory data (MT)
Source: Malaysian Palm Oil Board.
Table 8: Indonesia CPO exports ('000 MT)
Dec-11 Dec-10 Y/Y 4Q11 4Q10 Y/YCPO 780 1,011 -22.8% 2,276 2,953 -22.9%Processed CPO 945 632 49.5% 2,902 2,242 29.4%Total 1,725 1,643 5.0% 5,178 5,195 5,341
Source: Oil World.
The market share gains or competitive edge which Indonesia now commands is
already evident in the export trends of its CPO products in 4Q11 as shown in the
table above. In 4Q11, Indonesia's processed palm oil exports rose substantially by
29% Y/Y, while exports of crude palm oil fell by 23% Y/Y with the rising feedstock
requirements domestically for downstream.
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Possible counter measures by Malaysia?
We discuss the potential counter measures by the Malaysian government to resolve
the current dilemma for its downstream/refining segment.
Increase in the tax-free export volume quota for CPO short-term measure
Malaysias current 23% export duty on crude palm oil is to protect the domestic
refining industry to ensure adequate supply of feedstock. In recent years however,
due to tight supplies, refiners in Malaysia do also rely on crude palm oil imports
from Indonesia to supplement their stock. We estimate that the Malaysian
downstream industry sources about 15MT of CPO from domestic upstream players
as feedstock which represents just over 80% of its requirements, with the remaining
3MT largely imported from Indonesia.
However, if there is an excess or build-up in inventory of CPO due to weakdemand from refining/downstream, we believe that the government will
consider increasing the tax free export volume quota for CPO (currently at just
below 20% of total domestic production) to relieve the upstream players as a shorter
term measure until finalization of a property holistic solution to this issue.
Carbon copy of Indonesia's export tax structure not feasible in Malaysia
We believe it is not likely to be feasible for Malaysia to simply follow or implement
the same export tax structure in Indonesia as a solution given the different market
dynamics. The cheaper CPO prices in Indonesia which refiners are benefiting from
as a result of the new tax structure is largely due to the still developing or fast
growing downstream market, which gives the refiners higher bargaining power when
sourcing for CPO or feedstock (i.e., cheaper feedstock is facilitated by the new
export tax structure and largely due to market forces rather than due to legislation).This is clearly evident from the fact that Indonesia produces 24-25MT of CPO pa, or
larger than its refining capacity of 21MT pa.
Malaysia's downstream/refining sector however is much more mature with the
industry facing overcapacity or utilization rates at 75% even before the increased
competition from Indonesia. Hence, downstream players do not have the bargaining
power to command for cheaper feedstock even if the Indo tax structure is completely
copied or followed. To recap, opposite to the situation in Indonesia, Malaysia's
refining capacity of 24MT pa is larger than its CPO production of 19MT pa.
Redirection of existing upstream taxes of M$2.66B as subsidies to downstream?
Aside from corporate taxes, upstream players in Malaysia currently are also payingother forms of taxes to the government (i.e., windfall taxes, sales taxes in East
Malaysia, as well as cess-tax to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)). The total
amount collected from these taxes amount to an estimated M$2.66B pa (Table 9).
One solution, in our view, may be to redirect these taxes as subsidies to the
downstream segment. This may take time to implement due to the need to change
legislations in the respective state governments for the consent to redirect the funds
(i.e. namely for the sales taxes in Sabah and Sarawak). But, if approved, we estimate
that the M$2.66B in taxes so far already collected from upstream players would be
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able to fund the bulk or about 74% of subsidies of M$3.58B which we estimate is
required for downstream to remain competitive (see details in following section).
Table 9: Malaysia - Estimated existing taxes collected from upstream CPO players in Malaysia (atCPO prices assumed at M$3,200/t)
TaxesAmount pa
(M$MM) Comments
Windfall taxSabah (31% of CPO output of 19MT pa) 88 At 7.5% above CPO price of M$3,200/tSarawak (14% of CPO output of 19MT pa) 40 At 7.5% above CPO price of M$3,200/tPeninsula (55% of CPO output of 19MT pa) 1,089 At 15% above CPO price of M$2,500/t
Sub-total 1,217Sales taxSabah 964 At 7.5% above CPO price of M$1,000/tSarawak 229 At 5.0% above CPO price of M$1,500/tSub-total 1,193MPOB cess tax 246 At M$13 per ton of CPO(cess for R&D, replanting, biofuel subsidy)
Total taxes already paid (excluding 25%corporate tax) 2,656
Accounts for 74% of estimated subsidies requiredfor downstream
Estimated subsidies required for downstream 3,580
Based on Indonesias cost advantage of US$66/Tfor refiners at current CPO price levels and basedon 18MT of refining capacity utilized in Malaysia.
Source: MPOB, J.P. Morgan estimates.
Risk for upstream Malaysia
Special funding from government and/or upstream players to downstream
The long-term solution that has been proposed is potential provision of incentives or
subsidies to downstream either by the government or upstream segment. We estimate
that in order to match the pricing advantage of US$66/t that Indo refiners have, total
subsidies required works out to M$3.58B (based on total utilized 18MT of refining
capacity domestically). This accounts for 6% of total palm oil sales of M$60.8B pa(assuming prices at M$3,200/t and total 19MT pa production from Malaysia).
We believe the above indirectly implies that should the Malaysian government
tax the upstream players to subsidize downstream, the amount would work out
to 6% of CPO revenue for each player, if equally shared. This could hurt the
smaller players in the upstream segment, which the government we believe may be
reluctant to do for now ahead of impending general elections in Malaysia possibly in
the next 3-6 months. Hence, the political repercussions from here can be avoided if
the government takes on the full burden of subsidizing the downstream players, but
raising the funds may still be an issue given the existing budget deficit and various
other ongoing subsidy obligations still in place domestically (i.e. food, diesel etc).
In the worst case, if entirely subsidized by the upstream players, the estimated impactof the additional cost or tax from here on earnings and price targets is presented in
the table below. The more diversified plays (e.g., Sime and IOI) would be less
impacted compared to the purer plays (e.g., KLK and Genting Plant). We estimate
the impact to be a reduction in earnings by 5% for both Sime and IOI, and by 6.5%
and 8.7% for KLK and Genting Plant, respectively.
M$2.66B pa in windfall and sales
taxes already collected by the
government from upstream
players in Malaysia
one solution, in our view, may
be to redirect these taxes to fundthe estimated subsidies of
M$3.58B required by
downstream players to stay
competitive
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With the additional cost or subsidies as noted above, our revised PTs compared to
current levels, still would translate to upside potential of 13% for Sime (OW), but
downside of 15% for Genting Plantations (UW), 10% for IOI Corp (UW) and asmaller 4% downside for KLK (Neutral).
Table 10: Malaysian CPO plays - Risk to earnings if upstream were to subsidize downstream (assuming full impact from FY12 on)
Base case With downstream subsidies
Shareprice
EPS(sen)
EPS(sen) Price
EPS(sen)
EPS(sen) Price target (M$)
(M$) FY12E FY13E Target (M$) FY12E FY13E (Downside)/Upside %Genting Plantations 9.17 63.2 68.1 8.60 57.6 62.0 7.80
(-8.7%) (-9.0%) (-15%)
IOI Corp 5.24 31.7 35.9 5.00 30.1 34.1 4.70(-5.0%) (-5.0%) (-10%)
KL Kepong 23.26 132.9 152.9 24.00 124.2 143.4 22.40(-6.5%) (-6.2%) (-4%)
Sime Darby 9.75 68.6 78.1 11.60 65.1 74.1 11.00
(-5.1%) (-5.1%) (+13%)Source: J.P. Morgan estimates. Prices as of March 15, 2012.
Overall implications for the ASEAN palm oil sector
Increased competition from the export tax cuts in Indonesia since 4Q11, and possible
counter measures by Malaysia has the following key implications for the sector.
Malaysian downstream players to face challenging prospects for now. To
withstand competition, the bigger players, IOI, KLK, Sime are already or have
indicated plans to focus on greater cost controls, and production of higher value-
added products in the downstream sector where margins are higher.
Super-normal profitability and market share gains for pure Indonesia
refiners until impact of the recent investment boom in refining capacity tocapitalize on the cost advantage in the country is felt (likely in the next 12-18
months which is the lead time to set-up operations by new entrants).
Indias potential retaliation should be closely watched. India refiners have also
been hard hit by the Indo tax cuts, with proposals for the government to increase
import duties on refined palm oil to protect domestic producers. Nevertheless, the
threat of food inflation reduces this possibility for now. However, if the Indian
government succumbs to the proposal, this could erode some of the competitive
edge that Indonesian refiners now command, and also pose as a threat as well for
Malaysian refiners in the absence of any government counter measures.
Counter measures by Malaysia could in the worst case impact upstream
players if they are required to subsidize downstream via higher taxes. We have
already estimated the worst case impact on the Malaysian names as above.
We believe the valuation gap between Malaysia and Indonesia CPO stocks
could continue to narrow in favor of the Indo plays (Malaysia commands a PE
premium of 20-30% to Indonesia) especially in any short-term overshoot in CPO
prices, given tight supply currently. This is in view of the current shift in
profitability and market share to Indonesia and the overhang risk from potential
counter measures in Malaysia, coupled with continued better long-term land-
banking growth prospects in Indonesia for plantations.
IOI, KLK and Sime are all setting
up new refineries in Indonesia totake advantage of the cost
advantage
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Indonesia export tax revision
Favorable to Indo refiners, negative for Malaysian refiners
Effective 1 Oct-11, Indonesia changed the previously uniform export tax rate for
CPO and refined palm oil where steep reductions in tax rate for refined palm
products were implemented to promote the development of downstream palm
refining and to encourage the export of refined products so that the value addition
may be captured locally. Key highlights of the changes are shown below.
Table 11: Key changes to Indonesia palm oil export tax (effective 1st Oct-11)CPO price
(US$/MT)
CPO RBD Palm
Olein
CPO - RBD
PO
Biodiesel
CIF ROTT >than
Old New Change Old New Change Differential Old New Change
700 1.5% 0.0% -1.5% 1.5% 0.0% -1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%750 3.0% 7.5% 4.5% 3.0% 2.0% -1.0% 5.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%800 4.5% 9.0% 4.5% 4.5% 3.0% -1.5% 6.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%850 6.0% 10.5% 4.5% 6.0% 4.0% -2.0% 6.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%900 7.5% 12.0% 4.5% 7.5% 5.0% -2.5% 7.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%950 10.0% 13.5% 3.5% 10.0% 6.0% -4.0% 7.5% 2.0% 0.0% -2.0%
1,000 12.5% 15.0% 2.5% 12.5% 7.0% -5.5% 8.0% 2.0% 2.0% 0.0%1,050 15.0% 16.5% 1.5% 15.0% 8.0% -7.0% 8.5% 2.0% 2.0% 0.0%1,100 17.5% 18.0% 0.5% 17.5% 9.0% -8.5% 9.0% 5.0% 2.0% -3.0%1,150 20.0% 19.5% -0.5% 20.0% 10.0% -10.0% 9.5% 5.0% 5.0% 0.0%1,200 22.5% 21.0% -1.5% 22.5% 11.5% -11.0% 9.5% 7.5% 5.0% -2.5%1,250 25.0% 22.5% -2.5% 25.0% 13.0% -12.0% 9.5% 10.0% 7.5% -2.5%
Source: Indonesia Ministry of Finance, J.P. Morgan.
Essentially, we believe this change will make refined palm products exported out of
Malaysia, significantly less competitive than its Indonesian equivalent. This is due to
the unique case in Indonesia where refiners are able to procure their CPO feedstock
at spot price less the CPO export tax rate from the upstream CPO producers, while
the Malaysia refiners pay the full spot price. In the past, the uniform export tax rate
between CPO and refined products in Indonesia meant that whatever the refiner
deducts from its CPO purchase is subsequently paid out in the form of export tax to
the government, leaving the refiner relatively indifferent. However, with now a
differential between the CPO and refined products tax rate, the Indonesia refiner is
able to profit from the difference, although over time, some of these margins may be
shared with the upstream CPO producers as well when the refining industry gets
more mature and competitive.
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New heightened competition for Malaysian refiners
We illustrate below the favorable impact that Indonesian refiners could get over their
Malaysian counterparts at various price points above US$700/t. We estimate thatIndonesian refiners will enjoy pricing or cost advantage of US$96/t at product prices
of US$1,120/t c.i.f. (close to our CPO forecast for 2012/13E) assuming Indonesian
upstream players absorb 100% of the export tax on CPO. But, we understand
upstream players absorb about 85% of the CPO export tax currently, translating to a
cost advantage of up to US$66/t for Indonesian over Malaysian refiners, which is
still substantial.
Table 12: Comparison between Malaysia and Indonesia refiner under new Indonesia export tax regime over various price points (US$/t)Refiner Malay Indo Malay Indo Malay Indo Malay Indo Malay Indo Malay Indo
At purchase of CPO feedstockCPO spot price 700 700 750 750 800 800 850 850 900 900 950 950Less: Indo export tax deducted 0.0% 7.5% 9.0% 10.5% 12.0% 13.5%
0 56 72 89 108 128
CPO feedstock cost to refiner 700 700 750 694 800 728 850 761 900 792 950 822At sale of refined productRefined palm product price 730 730 780 780 830 830 880 880 930 930 980 980Less: Indo export tax paid to govt 0.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0%
0 16 25 35 47 59Effective selling price 730 730 780 764 830 805 880 845 930 884 980 921Refining margin 30 30 30 71 30 77 30 84 30 92 30 99Pricing advantage of Indo refiner 0 41 47 54 62 69
Refiner Malay Indo Malay Indo Malay Indo Malay Indo Malay Indo Malay Indo
At purchase of CPO feedstockCPO spot price 1,000 1,000 1,050 1,050 1,100 1,100 1,150 1,150 1,200 1,200 1,250 1,250Less: Indo export tax deducted 15.0% 16.5% 18.0% 19.5% 21.0% 22.5%
150 173 198 224 252 281CPO feedstock cost to refiner 1,000 850 1,050 877 1,100 902 1,150 926 1,200 948 1,250 969At sale of refined productRefined palm product price 1,030 1,030 1,080 1,080 1,130 1,130 1,180 1,180 1,230 1,230 1,280 1,280
Less: Indo export tax paid to govt 7.0% 8.0% 9.0% 10.0% 11.5% 13.0%72 86 102 118 141 166
Effective sel ling price 1,030 958 1,080 994 1,130 1,028 1,180 1,062 1,230 1,089 1,280 1,114Refining margin 30 108 30 117 30 126 30 136 30 141 30 145Pricing advantage of Indo refiner 78 87 96 106 111 115
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.
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Genting Plantations
Company descriptionGenting Plantations is a 55%-ownedlisted plantation entity of Genting Bhd.The group has 65,838ha of plantationland-bank in Malaysia, of which 70% islocated in Sabah and 30% in PeninsulaMalaysia. The group also has threeseparate ongoing JVs in Indonesia witha total land-bank of 67,635ha.
P&L sensitivity metrics (FY12E)EBITDA
impact (%)EPS
impact (%)
Average CPO Price 3,200
Impact of each 5% 7.20% 8.50%
Plantation EBIT Margins 50.6%
Impact of each 5ppt 11.40% 9.70%
CPO production growth 6%
Impact of each 5ppt 7.10% 8.30%
Production cost 30% of cost
Impact of each 5% 0.90% 1.40%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.
Price target and valuation analysisWe forecast CPO prices at M$3,200/t for 2012-13E. Our Dec-12 PTis M$8.60 based on 14x FY12E P/E, in line with the stock'shistorical mean.
Revenue breakdown (FY11)
FY12E EPS (M$) 0.63 (1)
Target FY11E P/E (x) 14.00 (2)
Price Target (M$) 8.60 (1) X (2)
Key risks to our PT are higher-than-expected CPO prices versusour forecast and significantly stronger-than-expected contributionsfrom the Johor premium outlets which commenced operations inDec-11.
Please refer to Table 2 for regional valuation comparison table
Source: Company Data.
EPS: J.P. Morgan vs. consensus
J. P. Morgan Consensus
FY12E 0.63 0.58
FY13E 0.68 0.63
FY14E 0.72 0.51
Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan estimates
93%
7%
Plantations Property
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Kuala Lumpur Kepong
Company DescriptionP&L sensitivity metrics(FY12E) EBITDA EPS
KLK is the third-largest plantationscompany by market cap in Malaysia,with 251,196ha of plantation land-bank in Peninsula Malaysia, Sabahand Indonesia, of which 200,375haplanted as at end-2010 (89% with oilpalm and 11% with rubber). KLK alsooperates an oleo-chemical business,and is a property developer, as wellas international retailer under the
brand-name of Crabtree & Evelyn.
impact (%) impact (%)
Average CPO Price (M$/t) 3,150
Impact of each 5% 4.5% 5.2%
Plantation EBIT Margins 32.4%
Impact of each 5ppt 11.9% 13.8%
CPO production growth 10%
Impact of each 5ppt 3.0% 3.5%
Fertilizer Cost 30% of cost
Impact of each 5% 1.0% 0.8%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.
Price target and valuation analysisWe forecast CPO prices at M$3,200/t for 2012-13E. Our Dec-12PT of M$24.00 for KLK is based on sum-of-the-parts analysis.FY11 operating profit breakdown
Sum-of-the-parts (SOTP) - CY12E M$MM Comment
Plantation 23,527 18x CY12E PEProperty, Manufacturing & Retail 2,000 1x P/BTotal RNAV 25,527Total No. of shares 1,065
Price target 24.00Implied blended PE of
17x
At our PT, the implied CY12E P/E for KLK is 17x, a premium tothe sector average of 16x, which we believe is fair, given thegroup's superior fundamentals versus peers. This is in view of itsyounger trees and effective expansion into Indonesia over the lastfew years.Key upside risk to our PT is stronger-than-expected CPO prices.Key downside risk is a much more challenging or competitiveenvironment for the downstream manufacturing unit.
Source: Company reports.
EPS: J.P. Morgan vs. consensus
J. P. Morgan Consensus
FY12E 1.37 1.38
FY13E 1.58 1.42
FY14E 1.76 1.47
Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan estimates.
84%
13%
3%
Plantat ions Manufac turing Property
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IOI Corporation
Company Description P&L sensitivity metrics (FY12E) EBITDA EPSIOI Corp is the second-largestplantations company by market cap inMalaysia, with 150,931ha of plantedland-bank, 99% of which is in Malaysia.IOI has two new palm oil JVs inIndonesia (i.e. 33%-stake and 67%-stakefor development of 100,000ha and66,000 ha of land respectively). IOI isalso involved in downstreammanufacturing operations (i.e. refining,oleochemicals, specialty fats) as well asproperty development in Malaysia (KlangValley & Johor) and Singapore.
impact (%) impact (%)
Average CPO Price (M$/t) 3,075
Impact of each 5% 4.0% 4.40%
Plantation EBIT Margins 64.3%
Impact of each 5% ppt 4.50% 4.80%
CPO production growth 7%
Impact of each 5ppt 2.60% 2.80%
Fertilizer cost30% of
cost
Impact of each 5% 0.40% 0.50%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.
Operating profit breakdown (FY11) Price target and valuation analysisWe forecast CPO prices at M$3,200/f for 2012-13E. Our Dec-12 PT isM$5.00 based on sum-of-the-parts (SoTP) valuation.
Sum-of-the-parts (CY12E) M$MM Comment
Plantation 22,979 17x PE on CY12EProperty 4,513 RNAV
Manufacturing 4,72210x PE on CY12E, implying
1.2x P/B
Total RNAV 32,215
SOTP/share (M$) 5.0215x implied blended PE on
CY12E
At our PT, the implied CY11E blended P/E is 15x versus the sector'shistorical mean of 16x. Key risks to our PT are stronger-than-expected CPOprices, and also strong long-term contributions from the group's recentproperty acquisitions in Singapore.
Source: Company reports.
EPS: J.P. Morgan vs consensus
J. P. Morgan Consensus
FY12E 0.32 0.33
FY13E 0.36 0.35
FY14E 0.39 0.37
Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan estimates.
62%
22%
2% 14%
Plantation Property Dev.
Property Inv. Manufacturing
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Sime Darby
Company Description P&L sensitivity metrics (FY12E) EBITDASime Darby is the largest listedplantations company on Bursa after itsmerger with Golden Hope and KumpulanGuthrie, completed in Nov-07. Thegroup's six core businesses areplantations, property, heavy equipment,auto, energy & utilities, and healthcare.The plantations segment is the largestprofit contributor, estimated at 58% ofprofits for FY12E.
impact (%) impact
Average CPO Price (M$/t) 2,932
Impact of each 5% 3.8% 4
Plantation EBIT Margins 25%
Impact of each 5ppt 10.20% 12.
CPO production growth 7%
Impact of each 5ppt 5.00% 6.
Fertilizer cost 30% of cost
Impact of each 5% 0.70% 1.
Source: J.P Morgan estimates.
Price target and valuation analysis
Simes FY11 profit breakdown We forecast CPO prices at M$3,200/t for 2012-13E. Our Dec-12 PT ofM$11.60 is based on sum-of-the-parts valuation.
Sum-of-the-parts (SoTP) M$ Comm
Plantation 7.48 17x CY12EProperty 1.39 30% RNAV discoHeavy equipment 1.70 11x CY12E
Auto 0.76 10x CY12EOthers 0.22 Implied CY12E PE o
SOTP 11.55Implied blended CY12E PE
Price target 11.60
At our PT, the implied CY12E blended P/E for Sime is about 16x, in line with
the stocks and sectors historical mean. Key downside risks to our PT are:
1) The court rules in favor of the E&O minority and Sime is required tomake a GO for the remaining E&O shares it does not own, especially if newevidence suggests that there was collusion in the takeover deal. We believe,however, that this is an unlikely outcome (see our Sime Note dated 2 Feb-12for details).
2) Acquisitions and overseas expansion risk.a) Sime has palm oil concessions in Liberia. However, the group has beenexpanding here cautiously with no more than 5,000ha of total plantings in thenext 1-2 years (of the total 220,000 ha concession), with total developmentcost of no more than M$100MM we estimate.
b) The Starreports that Sime may be looking to buy a 70% stake in the1,400MW Jimah IPP in Malaysia. This is a third-generation IPP where IRRs aestimated at about 10-12% versus a WACC of no more than 10%. Much isdependant on pricing which remains a key risk.
3) Lower-than-expected CPO prices versus our forecast and achallenging environment for the downstream segment.
EPS: J.P. Morgan vs. consensus
J. P. Morgan Consensus
FY12E 0.68 0.68
FY13E 0.78 0.71
FY14E 0.84 0.74
Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan estimates.
Plant.59%
Prop.8%
Heav.Equip.19%
Motor10%
Energy4%
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Companies Recommended in This Report (all prices in this report as of market close on 16 March 2012)Astra Agro Lestari (AALI.JK/Rp21350/Neutral), First Resources Limited (FRLD.SI/S$1.89/Overweight), Golden Agri-
Resources Ltd (GAGR.SI/S$0.75/Neutral), London Sumatra Indonesia (LSIP.JK/Rp2825/Overweight), Sime Darby Berhad(SIME.KL/M$9.76/Overweight)
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Date Rating Share Price(S$)
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11-Jan-10 OW 1.16 1.65
12-Nov-10 OW 1.40 1.75
13-Jan-11 OW 1.53 1.90
25-Oct-11 OW 1.36 1.70
16-Feb-12 OW 1.82 2.10
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OW S$1.9 OW S$2.1
OW S$1.65 OW S$1.75 OW S$1.7
Source: Bloomberg and J.P. Morgan; price data adjusted for stock splits and dividends.
Initiated coverage Jan 11, 2010.
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Date Rating Share Price(Rp)
Price Target(Rp)
02-Oct-06 OW 8900 10000
24-Nov-06 OW 10600 12700
08-Jan-07 OW 12250 16700
06-Mar-07 OW 12050 16200
28-Aug-07 OW 14250 17000
20-Sep-07 OW 16050 18500
14-Nov-07 OW 23000 30000
01-Feb-08 OW 32050 36300
24-Apr-08 OW 25100 33200
06-May-08 OW 23900 31500
12-Aug-08 OW 16100 22000
12-Nov-08 OW 8100 9000
12-Dec-08 N 9800 9000
23-Apr-09 N 15050 15000
12-Jun-09 OW 18700 21500
12-Aug-09 OW 22150 25000
04-Dec-09 OW 23850 26700
16-Apr-10 OW 24200 26000
28-Apr-10 UW 23250 19000
16-Jul-10 UW 18550 14500
13-Aug-10 UW 20050 17000
21-Sep-10 OW 20850 23500
29-Oct-10 OW 25450 28000
13-Jan-11 OW 23850 27600
25-Feb-11 N 21700 20000
25-Oct-11 N 19850 19000
16-Feb-12 N 22550 22500
Date Rating Share Price(Rp)
Price Target(Rp)
23-Apr-08 OW 1930 2600
12-Aug-08 OW 1250 1800
11-Nov-08 UW 570 430
26-Feb-09 UW 680 580
23-Apr-09 UW 895 760
04-Dec-09 OW 1640 1960
13-Aug-10 OW 1840 2140
13-Jan-11 OW 2310 2920
31-May-11 OW 2400 2950
25-Oct-11 OW 2075 2400
16-Feb-12 OW 2750 2900
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Astra Agro Lestari (AALI.JK, AALI IJ) Price Chart
W Rp16,700 OW Rp30,000OW Rp31,500N Rp9,000OW Rp25,000 UW Rp14,500OW Rp28,000
Rp12,700 OW Rp18,500OW Rp33,200OW Rp9,000OW Rp21,500 UW Rp19,000OW Rp23,500N Rp20,000 N Rp22,5
Rp10,000OW Rp16,200OW Rp17,000OW Rp36,300OW Rp22,000N Rp15,000OW Rp26,700OW Rp26,000UW Rp17,000OW Rp27,600 N Rp19,000
Source: Bloomberg and J.P. Morgan; price data adjusted for stock splits and dividends.
Initiated coverage Oct 02, 2006.
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London Sumatra Indonesia (LSIP.JK, LSIP IJ) Price Chart
UW Rp430UW Rp760 OW Rp2,90
W Rp2,600OW Rp1,800 UW Rp580 OW Rp1,960 OW Rp2,140OW Rp2,920OW Rp2,950OW Rp2,400
Source: Bloomberg and J.P. Morgan; price data adjusted for stock splits and dividends.
Initiated coverage Apr 23, 2008.
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Date Rating Share Price(S$)
Price Target(S$)
24-Aug-09 UW 0.48 0.40
11-Jan-10 UW 0.60 0.45
13-Aug-10 UW 0.57 0.50
13-Jan-11 UW 0.78 0.58
13-May-11 N 0.66 0.75
25-Oct-11 N 0.62 0.65
16-Feb-12 N 0.77 0.75
Date Rating Share Price(M$)
Price Target(M$)
01-Feb-08 N 11.80 13.20
27-Feb-08 N 11.90 13.40
03-Mar-08 OW 11.10 13.40
13-Apr-08 OW 8.85 12.80
06-Jun-08 OW 8.85 12.30
25-Jul-08 OW 8.05 10.30
12-Aug-08 OW 6.90 7.70
30-Sep-08 OW 6.60 7.30
16-Oct-08 N 6.60 7.30
11-Nov-08 UW 6.40 5.80
12-Jan-09 N 5.50 5.80
26-Feb-09 UW 5.75 4.80
22-Apr-09 N 6.40 6.30
26-May-09 N 6.85 6.00
22-Jun-09 N 6.85 6.70
07-Aug-09 UW 8.31 7.80
28-Aug-09 N 8.25 8.70
26-Nov-09 OW 8.98 10.60
26-Feb-10 OW 8.60 10.30
13-May-10 OW 8.25 10.10
28-May-10 N 7.60 8.00
13-Aug-10 N 7.60 8.40
27-Aug-10 OW 7.88 9.4027-Nov-10 OW 8.74 10.40
13-Jan-11 OW 9.30 11.00
25-Oct-11 OW 8.55 10.20
25-Nov-11 OW 8.88 10.40
16-Feb-12 OW 9.64 11.30
29-Feb-12 OW 9.57 11.60
The chart(s) show J.P. Morgan's continuing coverage of the stocks; the current analysts may or may not have covered it over the entireperiod.J.P. Morgan ratings: OW = Overweight, N= Neutral, UW = Underweight
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Source: Bloomberg and J.P. Morgan; price data adjusted for stock splits and dividends.
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W M$13.4OW M$10.3N M$7.3UW M$4.8N M$6.7 OW M$10.6 N M$8 OW M$10.4 OW M$11.3
M$13.4OW M$12.3OW M$7.3N M$5.8 N M$6N M$8.7 OW M$10.1OW M$9.4 OW M$10.4
N M$13.2OW M$12.8OW M$7.7UW M$5.8 N M$6.3UW M$7.8 OW M$10.3 N M$8.4 OW M$11 OW M$10.2OW M$11.
Source: Bloomberg and J.P. Morgan; price data adjusted for stock splits and dividends.
Initiated coverage Feb 01, 2008.
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we expect this stock will perform in line with the average total return of the stocks in the analyst's (or the analyst's team's) coverageuniverse.] Underweight [Over the next six to twelve months, we expect this stock will underperform the average total return of the stocksin the analyst's (or the analyst's team's) coverage universe.] In our Asia (ex-Australia) and UK small- and mid-cap equity research, eachstocks expected total return is compared to the expected total return of a benchmark country market index, not to those analystscoverage universe. If it does not appear in the Important Disclosures section of this report, the certifying analysts coverage universe can
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Coverage Universe: Yeoh, Simone Xenia: CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust (CAMA.KL), Genting Plantations (GENP.KL), IGB Corporation(IGBS.KL), IJM Land (IJML.KL), IOI Corp. (IOIB.KL), KLCC Property Holdings (KCCP.KL), Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLKK.KL),MISC Berhad (MISC.KL), SP Setia (SETI.KL), Sime Darby Berhad (SIME.KL), Sunway REIT (SUNW.KL), WTK Holdings Berhad(WTKH.KL)
Chan, Ying-Jian: BreadTalk Group Limited (BRET.SI), China Agri-Industries (0606.HK), China Minzhong Food Corporation Limited(CMFC.SI), ComfortDelgro (CMDG.SI), First Resources Limited (FRLD.SI), Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (GAGR.SI), Hyflux Limited(HYFL.SI), Indofood Agri Resources Ltd (IFAR.SI), Mewah International Inc (MEWI.SI), SMRT (SMRT.SI), ST Engineering
(STEG.SI), SingPost (SPOS.SI), Wilmar International Limited (WLIL.SI)
Srinath, Aditya: Astra Agro Lestari (AALI.JK), Astra International (ASII.JK), Bank Central Asia (BCA) (BBCA.JK), Bank Danamon(BDMN.JK), Bank Niaga (BNGA.JK), Bank Pan Indonesia (Panin) (PNBN.JK), Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BBRI.JK), London SumatraIndonesia (LSIP.JK), PT Bakrie & Brothers, Tbk (BNBR.JK), PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BNII.JK), PT Bank Mandiri Tbk.(BMRI.JK), PT Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Tbk (BTPN.JK), United Tractors (UNTR.JK)
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