DAYANG ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS Underperform






DAYANG ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS Weighed by Project Delays


PUBLIC INVESTMENT BANK

Friday, August 22, 2025

PublicInvest Research Results Review

KDN PP17686/03/2013(032117)

DAYANG ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS Underperform

Weighed by Project Delays

DESCRIPTION

Provider of maintenance and support services within the oil and gas industry.

12-Month Target Price RM1.58
Current Price RM1.78
Expected Return -11.8%
Previous Target Price RM1.70
Market Main
Sector Oil & Gas
Bursa Code 5141
Bloomberg Ticker DEHB MK
Shariah-compliant Yes

SHARE PRICE CHART

52 Week Range (RM): 1.48-3.09

3-Month Average Vol (‘000): 4,341.5

SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE

1M 3M 6M
Absolute Returns (4.8) 2.3 (7.2)
Relative Returns (8.4) (0.2) (11.1)

KEY STOCK DATA

Market Capitalisation (RMm) 2,060.9
No. of Shares (m) 1,157.8

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

Naim Holdings 24.2
Employees Provident Fund 8.4
Ling Suk Kiong 7.2

Dayang Enterprise’s 2QFY25 core net profit rebounded sharply to RM57.1m from RM9.2m in the preceding quarter, driven by increased offshore activity following the post-monsoon period. However, on a YoY basis, earnings were significantly weaker, declining 55.9% due to lower vessel utilisation and delays in work order execution. This brings 1HFY25 core net profit to RM66.3m, falling well below both our and consensus expectations, meeting only 27.1% and 30.8% of full-year estimates, respectively. While Dayang is expected to benefit from stronger vessel utilisation and job flows in 3QFY25, we believe persistent delays will likely limit the upside. The company has begun executing new maintenance contracts secured in November 2024, with an estimated orderbook of RM5.0bn over the firm period of the next five years. That said, the actual revenue realisation will continue to hinge on client work order issuances. Although the PETRONAS Activity Outlook (PAO) 2025-2027 indicates robust sector activity, we foresee further execution delays following the settlement involving PETROS. As such, we cut our earnings forecasts by an average of -49.3% to reflect these setbacks and downgrade our call to Underperform, with a lower TP of RM1.58 (from RM1.70), based on our sum-of-parts valuation.

  • Offshore Topside Maintenance Services (TMS) segmental profit declined significantly, by 64.3% YoY, mainly due to slower work order execution stemming from delays in the commencement of newly awarded contracts in November 2024. Hence, the volume of work orders issued during the period was substantially lower compared with the previous year.

  • Marine Charter segment was impacted by lower vessel utilisation, which averaged just 64% in 2QFY25 compared to 91% in 2QFY24. The weaker performance was mainly attributed to delays in project commencement by oil majors, resulting in reduced demand for third-party vessel charters. Furthermore, two of its AHTS vessels were taken offline for scheduled dry docking in April and June 2025, further limiting fleet availability during the quarter.

  • Declared 7 sen dividend despite a clouded outlook. Despite a robust RM5.0bn orderbook and healthy industry activity outlook, Dayang’s near-term outlook remains clouded by persistent delays in work order execution. The disconnect between contract awards and actual job flow poses downside risk to earnings visibility in the coming quarters. Nevertheless, the Group declared an interim dividend of 7 sen per share, reflecting its solid financial footing and commitment to shareholder returns. This payout, despite weak operating performance, highlights management’s confidence in the company’s long-term prospects and its ability to weather short-term execution challenges.

KEY FORECAST TABLE

FYE Dec (RM m) 2023A 2024A 2025F 2026F 2027F CAGR
Revenue 1113.0 1468.1 829.0 849.2 866.8 -6.1%
Operating Profit 355.9 497.9 211.4 216.4 220.6 -11.3%
Pre-tax Profit 337.4 503.1 218.7 220.4 228.2 -9.3%
Net Profit 219.0 311.1 125.6 125.7 130.8 -12.1%
Core Net Profit 193.7 298.3 125.6 125.7 130.8 -9.4%
EPS (Sen) 16.7 25.8 10.8 10.9 11.3 -9.4%
P/E (x) 10.6 6.9 16.4 16.4 15.8
DPS (Sen) 4.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Dividend Yield (%) 2.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6

Source: Company, PublicInvest Research estimates

Khairul Fahmi, CFA

T 603 2268 3017

F 603 2268 3014

E khairul.fahmi@publicinvestbank.com.my

Table 1: Results Summary

FYE Dec (RM m) 2Q FY25 1Q FY25 2Q FY24 QoQ chg (%) YoY chg (%) YTD FY25 YTD FY24 YTD chg (%) Remarks
Revenue 267.3 153.8 455.8 73.8 -41.3 421.2 703.0 -40.1
Cost of sales -151.5 -114.2 -232.3 32.7 -34.8 -265.7 -394.3 -32.6
Gross profit 115.8 39.6 223.5 >100.0 -48.2 155.4 308.6 -49.6
Other Income 20.0 3.4 2.8 >100.0 >100.0 23.4 3.2 >100.0
Admin Expenses -23.4 -28.1 -32.1 -16.7 -27.0 -51.5 -62.0 -16.9
Other Expenses 0.0 0.0 -0.1 25.0 n.m 0.0 -11.2 n.m
EBITDA 136.7 39.5 219.9 >100.0 -37.8 176.2 290.1 -39.2
Depreciation -24.3 -24.6 -25.7 -1.0 -5.2 -48.9 -51.4 -4.9
Operating Income 112.4 14.9 194.2 >100.0 -42.1 127.3 238.6 -46.6
Finance Cost -1.1 -1.4 -2.7 -24.7 -60.1 -2.5 -5.7 -56.7
Finance Income 5.1 4.9 3.4 3.0 46.8 10.0 6.9 44.2
Profit Before Tax 116.4 18.4 194.9 >100.0 -40.3 134.8 239.8 -43.8
Income Taxes -27.1 -12.8 -50.8 >100.0 -46.7 -39.9 -65.6 -39.1
Minority Interest -12.6 6.7 -12.7 n.m -0.3 -5.9 -14.9 -60.2
PATAMI 76.6 12.3 131.4 >100.0 -41.7 89.0 159.3 -44.2
Core PATAMI 57.1 9.2 129.3 >100.0 -55.9 66.3 167.6 -60.4
EPS 6.6 1.1 11.4 >100.0 -41.7 7.7 13.8 -44.2
ppts Ppts
Gross Profit 43.3 25.8 49.0 17.6 -5.7 36.9 43.9 -7.0
Operating Income 42.0 9.7 42.6 32.3 -0.6 30.2 33.9 -3.7
PBT margin 43.5 12.0 42.8 31.6 0.8 32.0 34.1 -2.1
PATAMI margin 28.7 8.0 28.8 20.7 -0.2 21.1 22.7 -1.5
Core PATAMI Margin 21.3 6.0 28.4 15.4 -7.0 15.7 23.8 -8.1
Effective Tax Rate -23.3 -69.6 -26.1 46.3 2.8 -29.6 -27.3 -2.3
Vessel Utilisation 64% 26% 91% 45% 71%

Segmental Results

Revenue

2Q FY25 1Q FY25 2Q FY24 QoQ chg (%) YoY chg (%) YTD FY25 YTD FY24 YTD chg (%)
Offshore TMS 130.2 105.6 274.6 23.3 -52.6 235.7 413.6 -43.0
Marine charter 137.2 48.3 153.4 >100.0 -10.6 185.5 257.3 -27.9

Operating Profit

2Q FY25 1Q FY25 2Q FY24 QoQ chg (%) YoY chg (%) YTD FY25 YTD FY24 YTD chg (%) Remarks
Offshore TMS 42.3 36.1 118.5 17.2 -64.3 78.4 158.3 -50.5
Marine charter 67.5 -23.3 73.4 n.m -8.0 44.3 75.6 -41.4 Supported by forex gain RM19.6m

Operating Profit Margin (%)

2Q FY25 1Q FY25 2Q FY24 QoQ chg ppts YoY chg ppts YTD FY25 YTD FY24 YTD chg ppts
Offshore TMS 32.5 34.2 43.1 -1.7 -10.6 33.3 38.3 -5.0
Marine charter 49.2 -48.2 47.8 97.5 1.4 23.9 29.4 -5.5

Source: Company, PublicInvest Research

Table 2: SOP-Valuation

RM m Multiples (x) Total RM m Remarks
FY26F Earnings 125.7 9.8 1,231.6 -1 Standard Deviation 5-years
Net Cash 593.1 Inclusive other investment, financial assets
Total 1,824.7
No. of shares 1,157.8
Target Price per Share 1.58

KEY FINANCIAL DATA

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

FYE Dec (RM m) 2023A 2024A 2025F 2026F 2027F
Revenue 1,113.0 1,468.1 1,166.3 1,190.3 1,210.7
Operating Profit 355.9 497.9 380.9 388.5 395.0
Other Income 49.1 16.3 10.0 10.0 10.0
Administration Expenses -142.9 -185.9 -142.3 -145.2 -147.7
Pre-tax Profit 337.4 503.1 388.1 397.9 411.7
Income Tax -102.2 -138.6 -93.1 -95.5 -98.8
Effective Tax Rate (%) 30.3% 27.6% 24.0% 24.0% 24.0%
PATAMI 193.7 298.3 244.2 250.1 259.6
Core Net Profit

Growth (%)

Revenue 13.1% 31.9% -20.6% 2.1% 1.7%
Gross Profit 43.3% 41.6% -21.8% 2.1% 1.7%
Core Net Profit 84.5% 54.0% -18.1% 2.4% 3.8%

Source: Company, PublicInvest Research estimates

BALANCE SHEET DATA

FYE Dec (RM m) 2023A 2024A 2025F 2026F 2027F
Property, plant and equipment 1,040.9 967.5 922.7 872.3 816.1
Inventories 7.7 8.0 6.4 6.6 6.7
Trade receivables 172.5 222.2 175.7 179.4 182.4
Cash and bank balances 271.9 386.3 540.1 736.8 970.4
Total Assets 2,508.8 2,727.1 2,788.2 2,938.1 3,118.8
ST Borrowings 120.7 110.8 90.8 70.8 50.8
LT Borrowings 117.8 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Trade payables 258.3 327.8 229.6 212.9 216.4
Others 124.6 126.8 126.8 126.8 126.8
Total Liabilities 621.3 571.9 453.7 417.0 400.5
Total Equity 1,887.5 2,155.3 2,334.5 2,521.1 2,718.2
Total Equity and Liabilities 2,508.8 2,727.1 2,788.2 2,938.1 3,118.8

Source: Company, PublicInvest Research estimates

PER SHARE DATA & RATIOS

FYE Dec 2023A 2024A 2025F 2026F 2027F
Book Value Per Share 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.0
NTA Per Share 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 0.0
EPS (Sen) 16.7 25.8 21.1 21.6 22.4
DPS (Sen) 4.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Payout Ratio (%) 26.9 38.8 47.4 46.3 44.6
ROA (%) 7.7 10.9 8.8 8.5 8.3
ROE (%) 11.7 15.9 12.2 11.7 11.4

Source: Company, PublicInvest Research estimates

RATING CLASSIFICATION

STOCKS

OUTPERFORM

The stock return is expected to exceed a relevant benchmark’s total of 10 or higher over the next 12months.

NEUTRAL

The stock return is expected to be within +/- 10 of a relevant benchmark’s return over the next 12 months.

UNDERPERFORM

The stock return is expected to be below a relevant benchmark’s return by -10 over the next 12 months.

TRADING BUY

The stock return is expected to exceed a relevant benchmark’s return by 5 or higher over the next 3 months but the underlying fundamentals are not strong enough to warrant an Outperform call.

TRADING SELL

The stock return is expected to be below a relevant benchmark’s return by -5 or more over the next 3 months.

NOT RATED

The stock is not within regular research coverage.

SECTOR

OVERWEIGHT

The sector is expected to outperform a relevant benchmark over the next 12 months.

NEUTRAL

The sector is expected to perform in line with a relevant benchmark over the next 12 months.

UNDERWEIGHT

The sector is expected to underperform a relevant benchmark over the next 12 months.

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