INVESTOR RELATIONS QUARTERLY REVIEW: ISSUE 24
BTS GROUP HOLDINGS PCL
FY 15/16
(For the year ended 31 Mar 2016) (Ended June 2010)
AT A GLANCE
FROM THE EDITOR
SHARE INFORMATIONi
Dear Investment Community, 11,929.3mn shares vii 57.3% THB 4.0 / Sharevi THB 108.6bn / USD 3.0bnii THB 256.4mn / USD 7.2mnii
Shares Outstanding Free Floatv Par Value Market Capitalisation YTD daily traded valueiv Stock Identifiers Stock Exchange Symbol Bloomberg / Reuters
BTS BTS TB / BTS.BK
GROSS PROFIT BY BUSINESS UNITiii
REVENUE BY BUSINESS UNIT MASS TRANSIT 40%
MEDIA 34%
MASS TRANSIT 45% MEDIA 42%
SERVICES 3% SERVICES 11% PROPERTY 15%
PROPERTY 10%
BTS LAST 12 MONTHS SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCEi:
EQUITY MARKETSviii
3 MO
6 MO
12 MO
BTS TB SET Transport Index SET Index NIKKEI 225 HANG SENG FTSE 100 S&P 500
9.64% 4.40% 6.89% 6.50% 7.94% 2.85% 8.63%
-4.71% 19.59% 4.74% -13.57% -6.21% -1.34% 0.90%
-5.21% 19.78% -4.81% -17.00% -24.78% -10.22% -0.40%
CURRENCY MARKETSviii
3 MO
6 MO
12 MO
USD vs THB EUR vs THB THB vs JPY THB vs HKD THB vs SGD THB vs GBP
-0.27% -2.68% 1.69% 0.41% 2.33% 5.40%
0.23% -4.96% 10.53% -0.41% 2.07% -3.06%
0.84% -1.74% 7.29% -1.06% 2.07% -1.56%
Yet again, ridership on the core network exceeded previous historic highs with a record 232.5mn trips during the year. We exceeded our targets for ridership growth of 4-6% and average fare growth of 2% comfortably at 6.3% and 2.4%, respectively. Our mass transit business continues to benefit from strong tailwinds of urbanisation and real estate developments along mass transit lines. The anticipated transfer of the green line extensions from the MRTA back to the BMA was successfully completed. On the 23rd of May, the company signed an agreement for the largest single order of trains in Thai history: 46 4-carriage trains at a contract value of EUR 270mn. These new trains are earmarked for bolstering capacity on our existing lines and for future operations on the green line North and South extensions. We are committed to expanding our mass transit business to meet expected demand. In our media business revenue declined 29.3% YoY, led mainly by the prudent discontinuation of the modern trade media business. When excluding this effect, revenues grew 3.1% YoY. This is in spite of the industry being characteristically sensitive to macroeconomic headwinds and subsequently, heightened competition for tapered overall ad spend, which declined 1.2% YoY. BTS-related media segment revenues held steadfastly, while Office Building-related media grew solidly – fortifying our leadership in this segment. Following a challenging 2 years, VGI is now well-positioned for growth and has set a target to become a nationwide integrated media platform within 2 years; using smart data to enhance its media revenue across both traditional offline and emerging online inventory. The first expansion step was concluded on 31st May with the acquisition of 12.5% of leading outdoor billboard player, MACO which will now be consolidated into VGI financial statements. Our property business saw significant developments over the year, following the shift towards a partnership approach. Though revenues declined 33.8% YoY, this was mainly a shift in revenue recognition to share of income from joint-venture and associates: divestment of Nuvo Line to SIRI or the disposal of EGS hotel to U City where we also recognized a posttax gain of THB 2.5bn. Our remaining hotel portfolio saw improvements in operating performance, supported by a buoyant tourism environment. Our property revenue pipeline is expected to grow considerably with 6 JV projects to be launched in 2016 worth THB 23bn and U City launching at least two projects, including a THB 10bn total project value, mixed-use building on a prime location, at Phayathai interchange station. The Board of Directors proposed a final dividend of THB 0.34 per share or equivalent to THB 4,025.6mn to be paid on 16 August 2016. This marks the final tranche of the committed dividend period. We shall revert back to our previous policy of at least a 50% payout ratio. BTS Group now has an incredible opportunity set, with potentially pivotal advances across all 4 business segments. This will mark a multi-year period of investment and as a result of that, we can expect to see our dividend decline as we pursue this growth. Yours faithfully,
Daniel Ross Chief Investment Officer
Our City Our Future
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