Friday, August 19, 2011

ASL Marine Holdings rated 'hold' by DBS

Stock Name: ASL Marine
Company Name: ASL MARINE HOLDINGS LTD
Research House: DBS VickersPrice Call: HOLDTarget Price: 0.59



DBS Vickers Securities in an Aug 18 research report says: "FY2011 recurring net profit of $31.9 million (-14% y-o-y) was within expectations. Revenue declined 22% to $363.2 million due to (1) lower shipbuilding orderbook; (2) fewer large conversion jobs; and (3) weaker demand for towing jobs.

"Net gearing inched up to 0.61x vs. 0.37x a year ago and may edge higher towards 0.68x by end FY12 as 20/80 payment terms to customers become increasingly common. A final DPS of 1.5 cents was declared, translating into a full year payout ratio of 20% or a yield of 2.9%.

"We trim our FY2012/2013F earnings by around 5% each as we adjust the recognition schedule for ASL's shipbuilding orderbook. Target price is lowered to 59 cents (from 63 cents), still pegged to 8.2x FY12 PE. MAINTAIN HOLD."

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