Coco Lanka is an investment trust, which is exploring acquisitions focusing mainly on the agriculture, food and beverage sectors. The company’s subsidiaries are engaged in plantations, manufacturing & marketing
agricultural products.
For the 2QFY11 Coco Lanka posted LKR511mn revenue, which is a 52% YoY growth comparison to the 2QFY10. Revenue of the group consists of income sources from agribusiness which supply agri products to export market and local market. Further substantial amount of revenue derived from its investment & services business. For the 6 months ended 2QFY11 agribusiness contributed 83% for the total revenue while remaining 17% shouldered by the Investment & services business.
Bottom line of the group saw a steep 208% YoY growth registering LKR156mn against LKR66.5mn in last year. Such a growth in bottom line was mainly due to increase in return from investments which includes in other income & 51% YoY dip in finance cost and other overall savings. Its other income component that comprise of short term investment, edged by a mammoth 4178% (from LKR2.39mn to LKR102.2mn) as a result of it mark to market valuation of short term investments.
The counter trades at annualized earnings potential of 3.4X for 2011E and trailing PER of 5.3X with 1.3X PBV. This has more potential to grow considering the sector PER of 21.7X and PBV of 5.1X.
Performance Review
Year-------------------2008- ---- 2009--------2010
Profitability
Revenue Growth -------N/A--------115%-------90%
GP on Revenue--------15.70%-----23.70%---- -30.80%
EBIT on Revenue------- 4.80%------12.10%---16.80%
EBT on Revenue-------1.00%----- -10.10%----22.40%
NP margin on Revenue--0.80%-------5.90%-----17.90%
Efficiency
Trade & Receivable Days-31.01---- 36.41------ 51.33
Payable Days------------30.9----- 32.1------- 34.2
Inventory Days-------- -95.5-------56.7------ 78.9
Current Ratio-----------1.3-------- 2.5------- 8.5
Acid Test Ratio-------- -0.6--------1.5--------8.3
Interest Cover--------- -1.3--------5.5--------8.3
Cash Int.Cover---------1.29-------9.59-------10.49
Gearing(debt/equity)--- 0.24------- 0.13------- 0.02
Gearing(debt/debt+equity)0.19-----0.12------- 0.02
Investors Ratios
ROE------------- ------3%-------- 20%------- 24%
ROA-------------------1%-------- 9%---------14%
Asset Turn Over------- 121%------ 151%------ 78%
Valuation
Year---------------2010-----2011(E)
EPS----------------10.6------17.5
P/E--------------- -7.92------4.80
PBV--------------- 1.40-------1.30
Sector P/E --------21.90
Sector PBV---------5.20
Market PE-----------26
Market PBV---------3.20
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