Investor Relations Quarterly Review: Issue 15

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INVESTOR RELATIONS QUARTERLY REVIEW: ISSUE 15

BTS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC st

3Q 13/14

(3 months ending 31 DEC 2013) (Ended June 2010)

AT A GLANCE

FROM THE EDITOR

SHARE INFORMATIONA Shares Outstanding Free FloatE Par Value Market Capitalisation YTD daily traded valueD Stock Identifiers Stock Exchange Symbol Bloomberg / Reuters

Dear Investment Community, 11,908.6mn sharesG 57.5% THB 4.0 / ShareF THB 95.9bn / USD 2.9bnB THB 421.3mn / USD 12.8mnB BTS BTS TB / BTS.BK

REVENUE BY BUSINESS UNIT

MASS TRANSIT 25%

Politics continues to hog the Thai headlines. Political analysis is well covered elsewhere but suffice to say the consensus is will take several months until this standoff is resolved. This has and will have differing effects across our various businesses.

GROSS PROFIT BY BUSINESS UNITC

MEDIA 37%

MASS TRANSIT 28%

MEDIA 43%

Our Media business has proved less resilient in the face of domestic consumption slowdown and political disturbances as advertising budgets have been delayed or cut. Despite the lower-than-expected growth, the Company remains positive and views the current deceleration in domestic consumption and political disturbances as a temporary disruption. The outlook for FY 14/15 looks brighter as the full-year effects of revenue from capacity increases and new products are realised. VGI Global Media will benefit from a further 16% increase in train capacity from the full year effect of the 35 C-car trains and the five 4-car trains that were delivered earlier this year. In addition, the commencement of sales of new digital media such as Platform Truss LEDs, Platform Screen Doors and E-posters will generate full-year revenue in FY 14/15. Within Modern Trade Media, VGI recently extended its contract term of its advertising display concession with Big C Supercenter Pcl. for a period of 5 years.

SERVICES 1%

SERVICES 2%

PROPERTY 35%

Our Mass Transit business continues to demonstrate its resilience and growth characteristics. 3Q ridership surpassed historical records, up 7.1% YoY to 53.9mn passengers largely from organic growth and the 1 month effect of a new extension. In January, ridership continued to grow further, partly as commuters experienced protest-induced inconvenience on road-based transit and subsequently resorted to the BTS SkyTrain as an alternative mode of transport. We enter the final quarter of our fiscal year well placed to meet our Mass Transit targets. YTD (Jan 31) ridership growth is 8.9% and average fare increase is 6.5%. The Green line extension (Wongwian Yai S8 - Bang Wa S12) opened as scheduled in December 2013 so this will lead to improved O&M revenue in 4Q 13/14 and FY 14/15.

PROPERTY 27%

Source: Company

BTS last 12 months Share Price PerformanceA:

Although we can expect delays to the awards of certain new extension lines as a result of the dissolution of Parliament, the Group remains well placed to handle these economic and political challenges. The construction of the southern Green line continues with operation still scheduled for 2017 and construction of the northern Green line extension is also expected to start in November 2014. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is also undertaking feasibility and environmental studies for 2 new lines, the Grey line and Light Green line extension (see Management Outlook in MD&A for more details).

EQUITY MARKETSH BTS TB SET Transport Index SET Index NIKKEI 225 HANG SENG FTSE 100 S&P 500

3 MO -8.74% -12.21% -7.76% 3.14% -4.80% -2.03% 1.58%

6 MO -2.91% -8.29% -9.46% 8.10% 0.71% 0.12% 6.41%

12 MO -0.60% 5.72% -12.92% 31.97% -5.39% 5.01% 18.64%

CURRENCY MARKETSH USD vs THB EUR vs THB THB vs JPY THB vs HKD THB vs SGD THB vs GBP

3 MO -3.45% -5.33% 0.46% 3.51% 2.07% 6.26%

6 MO -4.64% -7.23% -0.60% 4.86% 4.39% 11.25%

12 MO -0.23% 0.29% 3.19% 0.21% -0.26% -0.66%

Further, on 7 February 2014, the Company together with its consortium partner, CITIC Construction Co., Ltd. submitted a tender proposal for the concession to operate Beijing Subway Line 16 (29 stations, 50.0km). The bid result is expected to be announced within approximately 3 months. The Beijing city government is committed to expanding and improving efficiency of its urban rail network. BTS Group was invited to tender and we look forward to evaluating this as well as future opportunities in Beijing and elsewhere. We also announced a Media business joint venture on 6 February 2014 aimed to increase our Thai network coverage and market share. Assuming fulfilment of all conditions precedent, this will mark VGI Global Media’s first expansion into the fast expanding roadside transit media segment and will become a vehicle for future growth. Finally, on 6 February 2014, BTS Group paid its second interim dividend of THB 2,382.8mn in line with its policy to pay no less than THB 6bn, THB7bn and THB 8bn in FY13/14, 14/15 and 15/16, respectively. Yours faithfully,

Daniel Ross Financial Director

Our City Our Future

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