Report type: Phân tích Doanh nghiệp
Publish date: 01/13/2017
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Investment thesis We are initiating coverage of FPT Telecom JSC (FOX) with a BUY rating and a price target of VND 78,000 (46% upside from the reference price) based on these following: Amazing future top-line growth. Vietnam’s fixed-broadband internet subscribers enjoyed a double-digit CAGR of 17% in 2012-2016. Beyond that, given the low internet penetration by household of just 33% at the current compare with the world figure of 46.4%, there should be more room for another double-digit growth. Aggressive investment period in Telecom seems coming to an end, signaling a turning point in profit. The final costs for fiberization in Hanoi and HCMC had finished being allocated in July 2016 and PBT margin in 3Q2016 immediately widened by ~2% compare to the previous quarter. For 2017, the costs for tier-2 cities should equal to only one-third of in Hanoi and HCMC; thus, another widening of FOX’s bottom line margin is foreseeable. In our opinion, 2017 net profit, thanks to that, may grow amazingly at 21.8% y-o-y. Attracting price at the first day. We expect EPS in 2016 and 2017 to be at VND5,514 and VND6,717, implying a P/E ratio of 9.8x and 8.0x at the first-day reference price, largely lower than the current P/E of VN-Index of 15.0x. FOX is so tasty – good stock with attracting valuation.