When my full article releases, and PP, PE and Butadiene prices shoot through the roof, it should increase to somewhere around RM2 to RM2.5 by 31 October 2020 as people anticipate the strong projected profits.
I’m being conservative on this one, as there are quite a few fund managers who have been traumatized by this company and want to get out.
This amount may be higher, if the telegram groups start promoting.
Personally, I’m projecting around RM600m or more for Q3, which is all time high quarterly profit, let’s say I’m wrong on this one, and its only RM350m.
Well, currently the market is pricing this company on a price to book basis, with the company not being worth much more than its cash, as most people still think this is some random petrochemical company that will suffer during this COVID, not one that will make record profits.
As the market may still think the profit may not be sustainable, it may only increase to RM3-RM3.5 post Q3 results, as people want more proof.
Now, im fairly certain Q4 will also be at least RM500m-RM600m in profits.
When this happens, suddenly, this company’s survival will no longer be in doubt, instead people will be thinking about all the expansion plans this company has.
They will think about the US associate contributing RM150m a quarter.
They will think about the Indonesia PP and PE plant which will grow revenue to RM25bil etc.
And then, suddenly, they want to price in the growth and maybe push it up higher to 10PE.
This is where it will go up to RM6.5 or more.
The most lucrative investment is one where people go from thinking it is dying (and thus valuing it on Price to Book Basis) and thinking it will now be making supernormal profits with strong potential for growth, and thus valuing it on a Price to Earnings Basis.
And I think LCTITAN is one of these stocks with a lot of catalyst upcoming.
Ofc, alot of things need to go right for it to reach RM6.5, but i think the odds are decent.
I believe the market is right to be cautious. Since its listing, for whatever reasons, LCT has disappointed time and again.
On valuation, i do note its parent in Korea is also valued on P/BV basis.
Anyway, I do think LCT will benefit in 3Q20 due to the strength in the PE/PP-Naphtha spreads. Likely, the petrochemical prices may remain strong until year end, helped by the hurricane disruptions. But i'm wary of the incoming new supply, especially the anticipated big increases in China PE productions & Pengerang coming on stream.
Good thing is the demand has seen its trough. One big plus factor is the Chinese economy is recovering strongly.
LCTITAN profits is very much tied to naphtha cost.
They IPO'ed in 2017, using 2016 results, which had some of the lowest Naptha costs in recent history due to the oil price crash. Giving them their all time high profit numbers.
After that Naptha prices went back up, and PP PE prices got squeezed from trade war.
Now Naptha prices all time low, and is lower than 2016. PP PE prices are higher due to squeeze in US, from shut down of shale oil (which contributes about 20% of all natural gas in the US and key feedstock for their plastic plants there), and now the hurricane.
I think Q3 and Q4 will be record levels of earnings. Esp with the US ethylene plant contributions.
I have been buying it as long as it is below RM2. For mid or long term investment. FD less than 2%. Keep some FD for emergency use, use only affordable and dispensable spare cash for this (amount that will make lose sleep when its price is down).
Global polyolefin market grows in tandem with population growth.
The petrochemical industry is cyclical. Due to natural disaster, PP and PE in the US are now under-supplied.
LCTITAN manufactures PE and PP. It is exposed to Asia Pacific, the fastest-growing polyolefin market. It may also benefit from America that includes North America, the largest polyolefin market.
Near all-time low raw material cost, all-time high sales volume, potentially all-time high ASP may lead to all-time high earnings in Q3. However, it is hard to determine accuralely how long this situation will last.
Business risks of LCTITAN: If the issue of undersupply softens sooner than expected, LCTITAN's PE & PE's selling volume ASPs may normalise sooner than expected, too. The cost of raw material price, naphtha, may increase.
LCTITAN has a cash balance of RM3.9 billion and a market cap of RM4.2 billion. Investors are only paying a ‘nett RM0.3 billion’ to ‘acquire a RM4.2 billion LCTITAN’.
Despite potential all-time high earnings, net cash, zero gearing, healthy current ratio of 7.4x and strong cash balance of RM4.2 billion, at a share price of RM1.84, the market is valuing LCTITAN at only 34% of its NTA.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....
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Posted by Choivo Capital > 2020-09-25 11:57 | Report Abuse
For me, the target price is dynamic.
When my full article releases, and PP, PE and Butadiene prices shoot through the roof, it should increase to somewhere around RM2 to RM2.5 by 31 October 2020 as people anticipate the strong projected profits.
I’m being conservative on this one, as there are quite a few fund managers who have been traumatized by this company and want to get out.
This amount may be higher, if the telegram groups start promoting.
Personally, I’m projecting around RM600m or more for Q3, which is all time high quarterly profit, let’s say I’m wrong on this one, and its only RM350m.
Well, currently the market is pricing this company on a price to book basis, with the company not being worth much more than its cash, as most people still think this is some random petrochemical company that will suffer during this COVID, not one that will make record profits.
As the market may still think the profit may not be sustainable, it may only increase to RM3-RM3.5 post Q3 results, as people want more proof.
Now, im fairly certain Q4 will also be at least RM500m-RM600m in profits.
When this happens, suddenly, this company’s survival will no longer be in doubt, instead people will be thinking about all the expansion plans this company has.
They will think about the US associate contributing RM150m a quarter.
They will think about the Indonesia PP and PE plant which will grow revenue to RM25bil etc.
And then, suddenly, they want to price in the growth and maybe push it up higher to 10PE.
This is where it will go up to RM6.5 or more.
The most lucrative investment is one where people go from thinking it is dying (and thus valuing it on Price to Book Basis) and thinking it will now be making supernormal profits with strong potential for growth, and thus valuing it on a Price to Earnings Basis.
And I think LCTITAN is one of these stocks with a lot of catalyst upcoming.
Ofc, alot of things need to go right for it to reach RM6.5, but i think the odds are decent.