Mercury Securities has put up a BUY recommendation on Sunview Group with a revised target price of RM1.06 (up from previous target price of RM0.76) based on FY24F EPS of 5.9 sen and a PE of 18x in line with its peer’s average. The research house has revised its revenue and profit forecasts upward by 17.7% and 19.2% for forecast for financial year 2024 (FY24F) due to recent contract wins and higher order book replenishment assumptions. Its revenue forecast for FY24 represents about 60% of Sunview’s existing order book.
The upgrade of target price and BUY recommendation by the research house are based on its attractive growth prospect on the back of an increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) installation demand under the government’s roadmap to achieve a 31% and 40% RE generation mix by 2025 and 2035.
With a solid track record and a strong order book of RM777.3 million, Sunview is well-positioned to expand from its existing market share of 4%. The target price represents a potential return of 39.5% over the current price.
Proven track record. The company have completed 110 EPCC of rooftop solar PV facility projects as of January 2023 ranging from industrial, residential, and commercial buildings with a cumulative installed capacity of 25.1 MWp. The company also completed 21 projects on construction and installation of solar PV facilities with a total contract value of RM38.1 million with a total installed capacity of over 300.0 MWac.
With the leadership of its CEO & ED Ong Hang Ping who has more than 12 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, the company was able to achieve a 3-year revenue CAGR of 159.9% from FY2019 to FY2022.
Solid order book. The company recently accepted the RM122 million letter of award (LOA) to undertake the EPCC of solar energy facility for development of Nextenaga’s Badong large scale solar photovoltaic in Selangor which will improve its earnings visibility going forward.
The company also submitted the application to tender for the Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) as of February 7, 2023 that if successful, will strengthen its earnings visibility for the next two financial years.
The company has an order book of RM777.3 million as of January 2023, where approximately RM100 million is expected to be fully recognised by FY23. Mercury Securities holds the opinion that Sunview is well-positioned to benefit from the recent fall in raw material prices and an increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) demand under the Government’s Energy Transition Plan 2021 – 2040 with a target to increase the share of renewable energy in the total installed capacity in Malaysia to 31% in 2025 and 40% in 2035.
The research house’s estimates assume second half of financial year 2023 (2HFY23) to be stronger on the back of higher revenue recognition from its existing order book, and improved margins due to declining raw material costs.
Expansion into other renewable energy (RE) facilities. The company plans to leverage on its experience and track record in EPCC of solar PV facilities to venture into the EPCC of other RE facilities like biogas plants which is designed to generate electricity by using waste materials such as agricultural waste.
The company also intends to set up a new office to expand its business in Johor to address potential opportunities in the EPCC of rooftop solar PV facilities and target the commercial and industrial applications in the Southern region.
Risk factors identified are changes in government policies and regulations relating to power generation, transmission, and distribution; advancement in technological developments in power generation may result in other more cost- efficient renewable generation methods; and inability to secure new projects.
