In contrary to some analysts who do not expect a good year for property sector this year, property sector actually does quite well in term of sales and stock price performance.
Since the beginning of this year I have removed those property stocks from my watchlist. Now I know that it is a mistake. The consolation is, property stocks still take up quite a big percentage in my portfolio.
One of the stock I missed dearly is Huayang.
I think not many investors will deny that Huayang is a great stock to own for long term. I am "craving" for it for quite some time but I don't know why I didn't buy it.
Perhaps when the stock price keeps on breaking new high, it kind of stops you from buying.
I was very tempted to buy its shares when it dropped to below RM2 early this year. However at that time, I think I have to be disciplined enough not to add more property stocks. Furthermore, its high gearing also further strengthen my decision not to buy.
Now I can only regret my stupid decision.
At the same time, OSKProp started to catch my attention after it released its full FY2013 result. Nevertheless, I'm not sure why I did not have any urge to study it further, perhaps because it is also a property stock.
Now OSKProp has already released its financial result for the first half of 2014, and it is just too hard to ignore it.
Both Huayang and OSKProp are small-mid size property developers that are growing at the moment. This can be seen from their latest financial results.
As OSKProp financial year ends on 31 Dec and Huayang on 31 Mac, for easier comparison I will consider Huayang's FY14 to be 2013 and similarly for earlier financial years.
Throughout the last 5 years, in general both Huayang & OSKProp achieve consistent growth in revenue and PATAMI.
However, Huayang's revenue and PATAMI are higher compared to OSKProp, especially its PATAMI.
The PBT margin of both companies are almost similar. So the relatively lower PATAMI for OSKProp might be due to more profit to minority interest (Sutera Damansara is 51% owned), while all Huayang's projects are 100%-owned.
The PBT margin of both companies are almost similar. So the relatively lower PATAMI for OSKProp might be due to more profit to minority interest (Sutera Damansara is 51% owned), while all Huayang's projects are 100%-owned.
As a result, Huayang's EPS are also significantly better compared to OSKProp, despite a few rounds of bonus issues.
How about the future earnings of both companies? We can look into their recent sales figures as this will give some earning visibility for the near future.
OSKProp locked in more new sales compared to Huayang every year for the past 3 years. So, unbilled sales of OSKProp are higher as well.
In the last 3 years combined, OSKProp has generated total new sales of RM2.03bil compared to Huayang's RM1.65bil.
This means that OSKProp's revenue for year 2014 & 2015 will probably overtake Huayang. I predict that OSKProp's PATAMI may also surpass Huayang in 2014. These can be seen from the latest financial results by both companies.
Nonetheless, Huayang can still prevent this with more aggressive new launches in the second half of 2014.
For ROE, Huayang is excellent at above 20% mark, most probably in 2014 as well. However, do expect OSKProp to break above 20% in 2014.
High gearing is Huayang's main "problem" at the moment, due to aggressive landbanking activity since year 2011, especially the purchase of Puchong's land that cost RM158mil.
OSKProp looks like it can become a net cash company if it does not buy land this year.
Table below shows recent land acquisition of OSKProp & Huayang (might not be accurate)
| Date | Location | Size (acres) | Cost (RM mil) | Project |
| OSKProp | ||||
| Sep 2011 | Cyberjaya | 16 | 86.5 | Pangaea |
| Feb 2012 | Shah Alam | 13.73 | 45.4 | Gravitas |
| Sep 2012 | Bandar Sri Damansara | 1.06 | 12 | Opus |
| May 2013 | Shah Alam | 2.91 | 15.2 | Emira |
| Huayang | ||||
| May 2011 | Kuala Lumpur | 1.55 | 32 | Sentrio Suites |
| Jun 2011 | Shah Alam | 3.73 | 13 | Metia Residence |
| Aug 2011 | Johor Bahru | 2.1 | 10.7 | Citywoods |
| Apr 2012 | Hulu Kinta | 21 | 15.2 | |
| Oct 2012 | Puchong | 29.2 | 158 | |
| Jun 2013 | Seri Kembangan | 3.73 | 56.9 | |
| Aug 2014 | Hulu Kinta | 7.2 | 25.1 |
For the past 3 years, Huayang spends almost 2 times more than OSKProp for land acquisition. OSKProp needs more cash to construct its Atria shopping mall I guess.
Due to better earning, Huayang pays more dividend compared to OSKProp. However, Huayang's dividend is getting lesser but OSKProp's dividend is getting more for the last 3 years. Higher gearing and tighter cash flow might have prevented Huayang from giving out more at the moment.
Metia Residence (Huayang)
As mentioned earlier, base on last 3 years' sales figures, OSKProp might overtake Huayang in term of revenue and profit. However, this will also depend on their respective sales this year and in the future.
Who has a brighter future?
As Huayang has acquired more new lands, it is not a surprise that it plans to launch lots of projects (up to RM1.09bil) for its FY15 which ends in Mac 2015. So far this year it still hasn't officially launch any projects.
The table below shows recent and future new projects launch of OSKProp & Huayang. (might not be accurate)
| Year | OSKP | Huayang | ||
| Project | GDV | Project | GDV | |
| 2011 | Mirage By The Lake | 466 | Parc (OneSouth) | 154 |
| Mirage Residence | 175 | Gardenz (OneSouth) | 160 | |
| Atria SOFO | 200 | |||
| 2012 | Vale (Sutera) | Flexis (OneSouth) | 183 | |
| Paragon (Pangaea) | Pulai Hijauan | |||
| Solstice (Pangaea) | 340 | |||
| 2013 | Eclipse (Pangaea) | 398 | Greenz (OneSouth) | 194 |
| Almira28 (Sutera) | Metia Residence | 156 | ||
| Vale II (Sutera) | Sentrio Suites | 213 | ||
| 2014 | Roseville (BPJ) | |||
| Gravitas | 150 | |||
| TBA | Emira | 250 | Citywoods | 248 |
| Opus | 75 | The Gardens | 64 | |
| Kepler (Pangaea) | 338 | Cube (OneSouth) | 185 | |
| New phase P/Hijauan | 127 | |||
| First phase Puchong | 300 | |||
| Ridgewood | 90 | |||
| Greenview Residence | 12 | |||
TBA = To Be Annouced
BPJ = Bandar Puteri Jaya
BPJ = Bandar Puteri Jaya
It is clear that Huayang depends a lot on its successful One South project in Seri Kembangan, while the near future earning of OSKProp will be hugely supported by its high-GDV Pangaea in Cyberjaya. Both projects will probably enter their last phase this year.
After this, Huayang has Puchong West (GDV RM1.35bil) as One South's successor. However, it seems like OSKProp doesn't have a successor yet for its Pangaea.
Pangaea (OSKP)
OSKProp has small pieces of prime land in Bandar Sri Damansara (Opus) & Shah Alam (Emira), while Huayang matches it with land at Seri Kembangan (Mines South) & Johor Bahru (Citywoods).
Both companies have huge township development. OSKProp has Bandar Puteri Jaya in Sg Petani, with remaining landbank at approximately 1,200 acres. Huayang has ongoing township at Bandar University Seri Iskandar in Perak (about 400 acres remaining) and Taman Pulai Hijauan in Johor (about 92 acres remaining).
Coincidentally, both companies also have lands in Seremban, where OSKProp has 15 acres while Huayang has 35 acres, both freehold.
Besides, Huayang has an ongoing commercial project Senawang Link in Seremban which has 20 acres remaining, as well as more small land parcels in Ipoh for both commercial & residential development. (from latest annual report).
Besides, Huayang has an ongoing commercial project Senawang Link in Seremban which has 20 acres remaining, as well as more small land parcels in Ipoh for both commercial & residential development. (from latest annual report).
Cube @ One South (Huayang)
Nevertheless, OSKProp recently sold 108 acres of land in its BPJ for RM56mil to PR1MA, and will be given the responsibility to construct 1,395 units affordable houses on it.
Protasco gets similar project worth RM88.1mil earlier this year to construct 1,144 units of PR1MA houses. So I think OSKProp's PR1MA project might worth about RM110mil.
OSKProp expects its Atria Mall (470,000 NLA) at Damansara Jaya to be ready by the end of this year. So it should contribute as a recurring rental income to OSKProp from year 2015, which can more or less "protect" the company from property market slowdown.
Furthermore, OSKProp plans to build the largest shopping mall in Sg Petani in its BPJ which might mean more recurring income in the future.
Belleview Group (not listed) also said that it will build the largest shopping mall in Sg Petani. Who will be larger then?
Belleview Group (not listed) also said that it will build the largest shopping mall in Sg Petani. Who will be larger then?
Atria SOFO & Shopping Complex (OSKP)
Meanwhile for Huayang, its landbanking activity might be limited due to high gearing, even though it has recently taken up a RM250mil Sukuk program. It has to pray that its property projects sell well to generate enough cash to pay the debts.
Anyway, Huayang does not seem to stop here as the management eyes further land acquisition in mainland Penang and Kota Kinabalu.
Development lands are crucial to a property company so I think Huayang's move is good for its shareholders.
Sentrio Suites (Huayang)
Both companies seem to be undervalued at the moment base on fair PE ratio of 10x.
| OSKProp | Huayang | |
| Current Share Price (RM) | 2.78 | 2.42 |
| Projected PATAMI (mil) | 100 | 100 |
| Projected EPS (sen) | 41 | 38 |
| Actual PE | 12.2 | 7.8 |
| Projected PE | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Diluted Projected PE | 9.6 | 6.4 |
OSKProp's current actual PE (base on latest full FY result) may be higher but it will drop for sure if its 1HFY14 PATAMI is to be annualized.
The projected PE is base on projected PATAMI of RM100mil for both companies in their next full FY (similar with Tambun!).
At the moment OSKProp and Huayang have paid-up shares of 244mil & 264mil units respectively. OSKProp has 105mil outstanding warrants expires in Aug/2017.
Mirage By The Lake (OSKP)
In term of management team, Huayang has a good one for sure, by growing the company tremendously besides giving good dividends and bonus issues without diluting shareholder's shares value.
As for OSKProp, I'm not too sure but it can't be too bad as it has successfully raised the company's earning and value to a higher level.
Anyway there is a possibility that OSKProp might be injected into OSK Holdings by its major shareholders. I think this might be a double-edge sword to OSKProp's minor shareholders. If OSKProp is valued cheaply, then it's not good.
In May 2011, OSKProp was attempted to be taken over by major shareholder Ong Leong Huat at 87sen per share. Its share price was traded around 75sen at that time and surged to 79.5sen a day before the announcement.
OSKProp's FY2010's EPS stood at 6.3sen, so 87sen offer price represented a PE ratio of 13.8x. However, its net asset per share at that time was RM1.74.
As a result, the takeover offer didn't go through.
In 2013, Ong also attempted to take over both OSK & OSKVI with offer price significantly lower than their net asset per share. So both have failed as well.
OSKProp's latest net asset per share stands at RM1.87, which is below its share price of RM2.78 at the moment. What should be OSKProp's fair price?
Anyway, OSKProp might not be injected into OSK in the first place.
Is it still save to invest in property sector now? If it is, OSKProp & Huayang, which one is more attractive? Why not both?
Flintstones
Property stocks at the moment are good for a trade. Enjoy the bull run while it lasts
2014-09-11 16:06