Rokok kesukaan Embah Gudang Garam (BUY): 1Q09 net profit above expectation
· Gudang Garam posted 1Q09 net profit of Rp780b, up 102% YoY. · Revenue was up 11% YoY to Rp7,650b. · Gross profit increased 58% YoY to Rp1,680b. · Operating profit was up 94% YoY to Rp1,192b. Comment: · The result came in above expectation. · The 11% revenue growth was supported by increase in production volume. Based on data on excise ribbon purchase, Gudang Garam production volume shows a 32% increase in 1Q09. · The company managed to curb increase in costs and expenses. Hence, big improvement in profit margins. · Gross margin was up to 22.0% from 15.4% in 1Q08 while operating margin increased to 15.6% from 8.9% in the same periods. · At Rp7,450. Gudang Garam share price has increased 25% in less than a month since our latest report dated 1 April 2009 (“Unjustifiably Cheap”), it has basically reached our TP of Rp7,500. · We are revisiting our forecast due to the strong result. BUY, TP is Rp9,600 (translates into 1x 2009F PBV, 8.8x 2010F PER). Rp bn 1Q09 1Q08 % Chg Sales 7,650 6,906 11 Costs of goods sold 5,970 5,842 2 Gross Profit 1,680 1,063 58 SG and A 488 448 9 Op. Income 1,192 615 94 Pre-Tax 1,091 509 115 Net Income 780 336 132 Margins (%) Gross Margins 22.0 15.4 Operating Margin 15.6 8.9 Pre-tax Margin 14.3 7.4 Net Margin 10.2 4.9 Katarina Setiawan ksetia...@kimeng.co.id