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CONSUMER
BUY Initiate
James Lim
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FUXING CHINA Price S$0.150
james.lim@dmgaps.com.sg
Target S$0.255
0.14
FYE Dec (RMBm) FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10F FY11F
0.13 Turnover 883.9 829.4 475.9 549.3 618.6
Net Profit 197.0 136.5 30.7 67.9 87.1
0.12
% chg YoY 26.6% -30.7% -77.5% 121.1% 28.3%
EPS (S¢) 6.09 3.41 0.76 1.63 2.10
0.11
10-Feb-10 12-Mar-10 11-Apr-10 11-May-10 10-Jun-10 10-Jul-10 9-Aug-10 DPS (S¢) 1.00 0.60 0.40 0.65 0.85
Div Yield 6.7% 4.0% 2.7% 4.4% 5.7%
ROE 20.2% 12.9% 2.8% 6.0% 7.3%
ROA 16.3% 9.9% 2.4% 5.2% 6.6%
P/E (x) 11.5 6.8 12.7 12.4 9.1
P/B (x) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
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August 10, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Company Profile 3
Industry Background 4
Investment Merits 6
Key Risks 8
Financial Table 10
Appendix 1: Products 11
Disclaimer 14
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COMPANY PROFILE
The second largest zipper player in China. Founded in Fujian (China) in 1992, Fuxing
China is one of the few vertically-integrated zipper producers in the PRC. It boasts of the
ability to manufacture the entire zipper product from mould-making for the production of
zipper sliders to manufacturing of fabric tape for zipper chains and the entire finished
zippers. Since listing in Sep 07 on the SGX at S$0.46/shr, Fuxing has expanded its
production facilities to Shanghai and QingDao and now has a plant area spanning over
88k square meters. Fuxing also employs around 3,000 workers while it is estimated to
have a 4% market share of the zipper industry in China.
The three main business segments that make up more than 95% of earnings are:-
(i) Finished Zippers, (ii) Zipper Chains, and (iii) Zipper Sliders. Finished Zippers are
mainly sold to manufacturers of apparels such as jeans, jackets and sportswear while
Zipper Chains and Sliders’ main customers are producers of footwear products, camping
equipment, bags, upholstery furnishings, trading companies as well as other zipper
manufacturers in the PRC.
On the other two business divisions, Knitting Wool and Trading, we understand from
management that they would be reducing their focus on them as margins are typically
low.
(i) Finished
(iii) Zipper Slider zipper
19% 12%
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INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Riding on the Chinese domestic consumption theme. Recently, China has overtaken
Japan to become the world's second-largest economy. As seen from the figure below,
people in China are now willing to spend more for a better quality of life with the retail
sales of consumer goods growing steadily in the last ten years.
Source: CEIC
According to the figures released by the Chinese Customs, the Chinese textile and
apparel industry has posted rapid growth in 1H10. A total of US$88.9b worth of textiles
and apparels have been exported from China, representing an increase of 22% in 2009
YoY. Exports in 2009 for the Chinese textile industry have appreciated 32% YoY, while
apparels and other accessories have went up by 16%.
China is on course to overtake the United States and vault into the No.1 spot sometime
around 2025, according to projections from various industry watchers. As the economy of
China will continue to grow, we expect that the textile and apparel industry and upstream
manufacturers like Fuxing will be able to tap on this strong local demand that would
resultantly follow.
Big potential for the China zipper industry. In 2003, China became the world's largest
zipper manufacturing country while the "Made in China" brand presently accounts for
90% of the world’s zippers. Market research firm Global Industry Analysts believes that
the world zipper market will reach US$7.7bn by 2015 and we expect China will be
responsible for much of this growth.
Currently, the zipper market in China is highly fragmented with over 2,000 local players.
While there are worries that this might mean the barriers to entry are low for the industry
in which Fuxing operates, we note that the company’s customers include renowned
brands that would prefer to work with the bigger zipper manufacturers. This is thus the
premium that Fuxing has over its much smaller competitors.
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Figure 3: The rapid growth of retail sales of consumer goods in China
According to the China Zipper Association, the industry has already bounced back from
the crisis low as the price index which measures the price of the average zipper product,
has stabilised at above 110 against the benchmark price of 100 in year 2005.
Furthermore, the Business Climate Index which measures the enterprises’ confidence of
the performances on their respective businesses’ future, has also improved significantly
from 97 in Aug 09 to 1486 in Jul 2010.
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INVESTMENT MERITS
Profit to more than double in FY10; 2Q10 earnings expected to increase 176% YoY.
As a cyclical business, Fuxing has been severely impacted by the crisis in 2009. Even
though management has managed to keep the company from going into the red,
profitability has been on a downtrend until 3Q09.
Fueled by the recovery in consumer sentiments while orders from Fuxing’s customers
have also been flowing in, we are expecting revenue of RMB140.1m and net earnings of
RMB13.5m in 2Q10. This profit number would equate to a 22.7% QoQ increment and a
176% YoY jump.
Revenue
(RMBm) 140.1 108.1 146.7 127.8 120.9 80.4
Net Profit
(RMBm) 13.5 11.0 10.3 9.9 4.9 5.6
Global events like the Shanghai Expo had caused a spike in international travel which we
opine would in turn benefit luggage manufacturers like Samsonite. On the other hand,
sports apparel producers like Nike and Anta are expected to benefit from sporting events
like the World Cup – this would resultantly serve to underpin Fuxing’s 2Q numbers. Going
ahead, events like the Asia Games in Nov 10 would also generate demand for these
companies. This will only mean greater earnings visibility for an upstream player like
Fuxing.
Coupled with the increase in disposable income of the Chinese consumer and the
aforesaid issues, we therefore believe that Fuxing is set for a blockbuster 2010. With
margins also set to improve due to higher utilisation rates, we are forecasting FY10
revenue of RMB549.3m and net earnings of RMB67.9m. Our bottomline estimate
represents a 121% increment YoY, which is one of the highest among our DMG S-chip
coverage list.
Source: Company
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Extremely robust balance sheet – trading below its net cash position. As last
reported by Fuxing’s 1Q10 numbers, we believe that the stock presents a great
opportunity for investors at its current price of S$0.15. This is because there is a clear
margin of safety in buying a business that has S$0.158 in net cash, another S$0.133 in
assets, S$0.046 in liabilities and a total of S$0.266 in owner’s equity. Without considering
any earnings, and even after providing a token 50% discount to all assets other than
cash, Fuxing is still worth S$0.20 after netting off all liabilities. This figure is still above
Fuxing’s present share price.
Additionally, Fuxing’s strong cash balance also allows them to be flexible about their
dividend policy without having to compromise any growth opportunities. The recent
adoption of a dividend distribution policy of at least 40% net profit will set shareholders’
mind at ease. With an estimated EPS of S$0.016 in FY10, we expect a dividend payout of
S$0.0065 per share which translates to a 4.4% dividend yield.
Strong brand name. The company has received more than 20 awards and accolades
over the past 10 years including the “PRC Top 10 Famous Zipper Brands” award as well
as the “Symbolic Brand of China” award for its “3F” brand. More notably, in 2008, Fuxing
was named one of the 200 companies in Forbes “Asia’s Fourth Annual Best Under a
Billion List”, which focuses on Asia Pacific companies with under US$1b in sales. It is
only with such a strong brand moat that Fuxing is able to attract customers with renowned
brand names.
Focus on continued innovation to improve margins. Led by CEO Hong Qing Liang,
the management team has over 60 years of experience in the zipper business.
Recognising that innovation is the key for the company to sustain its growth and margins,
the management team have placed strong emphasis on the R&D activities. Ever since
Fuxing’s collaboration with Xiamen University in setting up its R&D facilities, the company
has been awarded 22 patents.
Recently in Jun 10, Fuxing announced that the application of patent for its latest
invention, Super Durable Zipper, has been approved. According to the management, they
are confident that this new product will be well received in the higher-end market and
would be earnings accretive.
With the recent “New and High Technology Enterprise” award, which will lower Fuxing’s
corporate tax from 25% to 15% for three years, the company will continue its focus on
R&D activities in enhancing production efficiencies and automation in the manufacturing
of zipper products.
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KEY RISKS
The possible slowdown of the Chinese economy. There is growing concern that the
appreciation of the Chinese RMB would cause the Chinese economy to slow and in turn
affect the textile and apparel exports. Also, the Chinese housing market that seems to
have hit its peak is yet another factor that could derail economic growth. While Fuxing
may be negatively impact as a result, we believe that the company’s large cash hoard
should allow them to tide through any short-term downturn.
Risk of intensive competition. As mentioned, there are over 2,000 players in the
Chinese zipper market. Many of these competitors are small enterprises which mainly
compete on price. On the other end of the market, the Japanese zipper corporation, YKK,
dominates over 70% of the high end market while we regard Fuxing as being placed in
the middle. As the company has yet to truly break into the high end market, it is thus
susceptible to price competition in the low to mid range market. On the positive front,
Fuxing enjoys economies of scale, technical advantage and branding compared to the
smaller players.
Market Risk. Transparency issues are being regarded as a problem to investors when it
comes to S-chips and this has thus led to their generally lower valuations as compared to
their peers in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Not surprisingly, this is also seemingly the case
for Fuxing although we do believe otherwise. Additionally, Fuxing’s dividend policy
differentiates it from the other S-chips as it is one of the few that actually has one.
Direction of raw material prices. The raw materials that Fuxing uses include zinc,
polyester chips and DTY. As these collectively account for over 80% of their COGS, any
pronounced increase in prices could lead to lower margins. While management had
mentioned that they are able to pass on these costs to their customers during an upturn,
we do believe that it would be a different story in a downturn.
A value play as compared to its peers. As reflected in the figure below, the balance
sheet of Fuxing is much stronger than its competitors as the cash/share price equates to
1.13x. This is much higher than the industry average of 0.43x and also compares
favourably against China’s biggest zipper maker, Fujian SBS’ 0.10x. Nevertheless, we
would not be obtaining our target price through comparing Fuxing’s relative valuations
against the sector due to the lack of sufficient data points although we do note that the
company’s valuations are obviously more attractive than the industry average.
Initiate with BUY recommendation and TP of S$0.255 based on 6.0x net cash P/E.
Excluding Fuxing’s present net cash position of S$0.158, we are valuing its business at
6.0x P/E which represents the average of our DMG S-chip universe. After taking into
account its cash hoard, however, we arrive at a target price for Fuxing at S$0.255.
Additionally, we also note that at our target P/E of 6.0x, this is still way below its historical
P/E average of 11.1x. We thus initiate Fuxing with a BUY recommendation.
Source: Bloomberg
Turnover 829.4 475.9 549.3 618.6 Trade payables 33.5 7.1 7.5 8.3
Cost of sales -564.9 -401.4 -417.3 -459.8 Short-term bank loans 111.5 13.0 13.0 13.0
Gross profit 264.5 74.5 132.0 158.8 Others 152.3 96.9 80.0 68.9
Other operating income -1.6 4.4 2.2 1.9 Total current liabilities 297.4 117.0 100.5 90.2
Distribution and selling
-5.2 -5.0 -4.9 -4.9
expenses
Administrative expenses -42.9 -17.5 -24.7 -26.6 Total liabilities 318.9 190.5 167.3 141.0
EBIT 214.8 56.4 104.5 129.1
Depreciation and
20.0 24.5 28.0 30.3 Cash flows
amortisation
EBITDA 234.8 81.0 132.5 159.4 2008 2009 2010F 2011F
Interest expense -9.2 -6.5 -3.8 -3.7
Profit before taxation 198.8 52.4 104.5 130.1
Interest income 0.4 2.7 3.3 4.3
FX gain / (loss) -7.3 -0.3 0.5 0.3 Adjustments for:
Profit before income
198.8 52.4 104.5 130.1 Others 30.2 -6.3 0.8 -0.5
tax
Depreciation of property,
Income tax expense -62.3 -21.7 -36.6 -42.9 20.0 24.5 28.0 30.3
plant and equipment
Operating profit before
Net profit attributed to
136.5 30.7 67.9 87.1 working capital 248.9 70.6 133.3 159.8
shareholders
changes
Inventories 13.4 -0.5 -4.4 -9.3
Trade and other debtors -7.9 131.1 -30.9 -30.4
Trade and other
2.0 -26.5 0.4 0.8
creditors
Balance sheet Others -182.8 357.7 16.9 -2.5
Cash generated from
2008 2009 2010F 2011F 73.6 532.4 115.3 118.4
operations
Source: Company
Source: Company
Buy: Share price may exceed 10% over the next 12 months
Trading Buy: Share price may exceed 15% over the next 3 months, however longer-term outlook remains uncertain
Neutral: Share price may fall within the range of +/- 10% over the next 12 months
Take Profit: Target price has been attained. Look to accumulate at lower levels
Sell: Share price may fall by more than 10% over the next 12 months
Not Rated: Stock is not within regular research coverage
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