SG: MARKET PULSE: Wilmar, ST Engineering (26 Nov 2013)

Stock Name: Wilmar
Company Name: WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Research House: OCBC

Price Call: HOLD

Target Price: 3.70

Stock Name: ST Engg
Company Name: SINGAPORE TECH ENGINEERING LTD

Research House: OCBC

Price Call: HOLD

Target Price: 4.32

MARKET PULSE: Wilmar, ST Engineering

26 Nov 2013

KEY IDEA Wilmar: Forms China corn starch JV Summary: Wilmar International Limited (WIL) recently announced that it has formed a JV with Tereos Internacional to manufacture corn starch in China - this is its second commercial collaboration with Tereos. However, we do not see any immediate boost to earnings. Meanwhile, we note that WIL's share price has done very well (+17%) since our upgrade to Buy on 6 Sep; but as WIL looks fairly priced around current levels versus unchanged S$3.55 fair value (based on 12.5x FY14F EPS), we opt to maintain our HOLD rating. We also advocate taking profit closer to S$3.70. (Carey Wong) MORE REPORTS ST Engineering: US Shipyard wins US$350m contract from Crowley Summary: Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (STE) has announced that its US Shipyard, VT Halter Marine, Inc has won a shipbuilding contract from Crowley Maritime Corporation (Crowley) to build two Container Roll-on/Roll-off (ConRo) vessels. The value of this contract is in the region of US$350m (~S$420m). The vessels will be built at the Pascagoula facility in the US, with construction taking place in the first half of 2014 with deliveries in mid and late 2017. While there is no material impact to near-term earnings, we still see the contract as a testament to STE's shipbuilding capabilities. We maintain our FV of S$4.32 and HOLD rating on STE. (Sarah Ong)

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