{"id":162,"date":"2014-11-24T15:46:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T15:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluegemresearch.co.za\/?p=162"},"modified":"2015-09-14T06:05:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T06:05:10","slug":"wescoal-holdings-h115-results-big-strides-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v5j22kvl0zh.c.updraftclone.com\/?p=162","title":{"rendered":"Wescoal Holdings &#8211; H1:15 Results \u2013 Big Strides Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><em>H1:15\u00a0Results Note \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Share Code: WSL\u00a0\u2013 Market Cap: R380m \u2013 PE: 12.4x \u2013 DY: 2.0%<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/v5j22kvl0zh.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Wescoal_Results-Note_H1_15.pdf\">Download Wescoal Holdings H1:15 Results Note<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>H1:15 Results: Strong Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wescoal reported its H1:15 results with Revenue rising 93% boosting Operational EBITDA (which excludes once-offs) to R84m (H1:14 \u2013 R49m) and HEPS grew by 33% to 15.2cps (H1:14 \u2013 11.4cps).<\/li>\n<li>The Group also concluded a financing agreement for its Elandspruit mine, acquired the Muhanga plant, added an extension to both Intibane and Khanyisa\u2019s Life of Mine (LoM) and integrated MacPhail into its Coal Trading segment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Our Thoughts: Big Strides Forward, Underrated Trading Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The successful acquisition and integration of MacPhail into the Group\u2019s Coal Trading segment now makes this enlarged business the largest coal trader in South Africa. We do not believe that this dominant position\u2019s value is fully appreciated by the market and see significant (though hard to value) upside coming from this base.<\/li>\n<li>The timing and ultimate profitability of Elandspruit, though, will still have a significant impact the Group\u2019s future. We have assumed that its Water Use License (WUL) is issued during December 2014 and mining starts in the first month of FY 16E.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Forecast, Valuation and Implied Return: Under Appreciated<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We raise our fair value by 5% to 254cps\u00a0(previous: 240cps), as the various Group projects de-risk, the mine extensions add uplift and MacPhail synergies are increasingly realized.<\/li>\n<li>The implied PE of 13.0x is not very illustrative, though, as Elandspruit is currently adding to our valuation, but not yet contributing to the Group\u2019s profits.<\/li>\n<li>Based off this fair value, we keep our 12m TP flat at 294cps (previous 12m TP: 301cps), implying a 51% return on an Exit PE of 10.0x, though with plenty of up- and downside risks attached.<\/li>\n<li>Note the numerous key risks to our view hereon at the end of this report given the junior mining status of the stock.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/v5j22kvl0zh.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Wescoal_Results-Note_H1_15.pdf\">Download Wescoal Holdings H1:15 Results Note<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>See our\u00a0<a title=\"Methodology\" href=\"https:\/\/v5j22kvl0zh.c.updraftclone.com\/?page_id=9\" target=\"_blank\">methodology<\/a>\u00a0here and note our disclaimer\u00a0<a title=\"Disclaimer\" href=\"https:\/\/v5j22kvl0zh.c.updraftclone.com\/?page_id=17\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H1:15\u00a0Results Note \u2013\u00a0Share Code: WSL\u00a0\u2013 Market Cap: R380m \u2013 PE: 12.4x \u2013 DY: 2.0% Download Wescoal Holdings H1:15 Results Note H1:15 Results: Strong Results Wescoal reported its H1:15 results with Revenue rising 93% boosting Operational EBITDA (which excludes once-offs) to R84m (H1:14 \u2013 R49m) and HEPS grew by 33% to 15.2cps (H1:14 \u2013 11.4cps). 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