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24 April 2013
Heineken
Buy (maintained)
Price (24/04/13)
54.00
Target price (12-mth) 63.50 (previously 65.00) Forecast total return
19.1%
Food & Beverage Netherlands Bloomberg: HEIA NA Reuters: HEIN.AS Share data
Avg daily volume (3-mth) Free float (%) Market cap (m) Net debt (1F, m) Enterprise value (1F, m) Dividend yield (1F, %)
1Q13 weaker than feared. Heineken reported -4.7% consolidated beer volume growth for 1Q13 (compared to consensus of 0.6%). FThe negative surprise in the results came from both developed markets, with Western Europe -8.8% and Americas -2.4%, as well as from Emerging Markets, which saw a YoY slowdown (on tough comparables of -4.6% in Africa and -1.4% in Asia Pacific). Organic growth was a disappointing -2.7% (compared to consensus of +2.2%) on -4.7% volume momentum and +1.8% price/mix. The Heineken brand also had a weak start to the year at -4.7%, but this was mainly on destocking. Lowering 2013 guidance. Not only did the weak start to the year negatively surprise, but Heineken also lowered guidance for both volume and EBIT margin expansion for 2013. Initially the expectation was for an improvement in volume momentum YoY (2.8% above 2012 consolidated beer volume growth), but we now expect only 0-1%. Furthermore, negative operating leverage will impact margins in Western Europe and Africa, just to name two regions, and aside from the mix improvement from APB (of c.10bp), we lower our EBIT margin expectation to 16.0% from 16.5% previously. Valuation and estimates. In our view, consensus expectations are too high and will have to come down meaningfully for 2013 and 2014. We lower our EPS for 2013, 2014, and 2015 to 2.87, 3.38 and 3.76, respectively (-14%, -11% and -7%). We lower our target price to 63.5, down from 65.0. The drop in volume growth has also had a negative operating leverage effect. Based on current valuation levels, in the medium-term Heineken remains attractive, but in the run up to 1H13 results, we stay on the sidelines.
Forecasts and ratios
Year end Dec (m) Revenues Normalised EBITDA Normalised net profit Normalised EPS () Normalised PER (x) EV/normalised EBITDA (x) FCF yield (%) Dividend yield (%) Price/book (x) Normalised ROE (%)
Source: Company data, ING estimates
Source: ING
2011 17,123 3,623 1,584 2.71 19.9 11.3 6.3 1.5 3.2 16.4
2012 19,893 4,227 1,696 2.95 18.3 10.9 7.9 1.6 2.7 15.8
2013F 19,571 4,225 1,653 2.87 18.8 10.9 5.4 1.5 2.7 14.4
2014F 19,925 4,654 1,942 3.38 16.0 9.7 7.0 1.8 2.7 16.9
2015F 20,415 4,955 2,160 3.76 14.4 8.9 7.6 2.0 2.5 17.9
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Heineken
April 2013
1Q13 weaker than feared. Heineken reported 1Q13 with -4.7% consolidated beer volume growth (compared to consensus at 0.6%). The negative surprise in the results came from both developed markets, with Western Europe -8.8% and Americas -2.4%, as well as from Emerging Markets, which saw a YoY slowdown (on tough comparables of -4.6% in Africa and -1.4% in Asia Pacific). Organic growth was a disappointing -2.7% (compared to +2.2% for consensus) on -4.7% volume momentum and +1.8% price/mix. The Heineken brand also had a weak start to the year at -4.7%, but this was mainly on destocking.
Fig 1 Heinekens slower-than-expected start to the year consolidated beer growth (%)
1Q11 Western Europe C/E Europe Americas Africa/M East Asia-Pacific Consolidated beer Group beer 0.6 7.3 5.8 13.0 7.0 5.5 6.7 2Q11 1.3 9.5 -7.9 5.5 8.7 2.9 2.5 3Q11 -1.7 5.8 0.8 6.4 12.0 2.2 2.3 4Q11 0.4 7.1 2.1 5.8 8.9 3.4 5.0 1Q12 -1.3 7.9 5.2 9.7 7.5 4.7 4.7 2Q12 -4.5 4.9 2.4 0.5 3.7 0.9 1.9 3Q12 -2.1 3.5 5.2 2.5 -2.8 2.2 2.6 4Q12 -0.7 0.6 4.1 1.7 0.5 1.6 2.0 1Q13 -8.8 -3.7 -2.4 -4.6 -1.4 -4.7 -2.7 2Q13F -2.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 4.0 1.8 3.0 3Q13F -2.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 7.5 2.1 3.0 4Q13F -2.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 7.5 3.4 3.8 FY13F -3.7 1.1 2.4 2.1 4.4 0.7 1.8
The outlook statement is quite cautious, as Heineken expects challenging markets in Africa and Western Europe to continue to impact volume growth, leading to moderation of volume growth for 2013. Heineken still expects positive volume and organic growth for 2013, but only with higher growth regions offsetting volume weakness in developed countries. Lowering 2013 guidance. Not only did the weak start to the year negatively surprise, but Heineken also lowered guidance for both volume and EBIT margin expansion for 2013. Initially the expectation was for an improvement in volume momentum YoY (2.8% above 2012 consolidated beer volume growth), but we now expect only 0-1%. Furthermore, negative operating leverage will impact margins in Western Europe and Africa, just to name two regions, and aside from the mix improvement from APB (of c.10bp), we lower our EBIT margin expectation to 16.0% from 16.5% previously.
Fig 2 Heineken volume momentum (mhl)
1Q12 Consolidated beer volume Western Europe C/E Europe Americas Africa/M East Asia-Pacific Consolidated beer Group Beer volume Western Europe C/E Europe Americas Africa/M East Asia-Pacific Group Beer volume Total Consolidated volume Western Europe C/E Europe Americas Africa/M East Asia-Pacific Consolidated volume 2Q12 3Q12 4Q12 1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13
9.1 9.0 11.8 5.7 0.3 35.9 9.2 10.4 14.6 7.3 7.0 48.5 13.1 9.6 11.8 7.2 0.3 42.0
12.5 14.2 13.7 5.9 0.3 46.6 12.6 16.4 15.5 7.5 7.6 59.6 17.7 15.0 14.2 7.6 0.3 54.8
12.4 14.2 13.6 5.5 0.4 46.1 12.5 16.4 15.6 7.2 7.0 58.7 17.8 15.0 13.9 7.5 0.4 54.6
10.3 9.9 14.0 6.2 2.7 43.1 10.3 11.5 17.1 8.4 7.1 54.4 14.7 10.5 14.4 8.0 2.7 50.3
8.3 8.7 11.5 5.5 4.0 38.0 8.5 10.1 14.3 6.9 6.9 46.7 12.0 9.2 11.9 7.0 4.1 44.2
12.3 14.5 14.2 6.0 3.6 50.6 12.4 16.7 15.2 7.7 7.9 59.8 17.5 15.3 14.7 7.7 3.6 58.7
12.2 14.6 14.1 5.7 4.1 50.7 12.3 16.9 16.2 7.4 8.1 60.9 17.4 15.4 14.4 7.9 4.1 59.3
10.1 10.2 14.6 6.6 4.2 45.7 10.2 11.8 17.8 8.9 8.3 57.0 14.4 10.8 15.0 8.6 4.2 52.9
Heineken
April 2013
Despite the fact that 1Q13 is only about 20% of annual sales, and far less in terms of profits, the current weak start is enough to lower guidance for full-year 2013. Although 1Q13 was impacted by several one-offs, Heineken believes it will be difficult to catch up in the remainder of the year. The one-offs in 1Q13: 1) One less trading day 2) Destocking in France and in the US 3) Excise duty increases (mainly a reversal of 250k hl in France) 4) Poor weather: Western Europe experienced temperatures up to 5-6 degrees lower, Brazil had the coldest Carnaval in a long time, and in Southern Europe, heavy rains in 1Q13 impacted the on-premise market.
Fig 3 Heineken: Net sales and EBIT (beia) per region (m)
2010 Western Europe Net sales EBIT (beia) EBIT (beia) (%) Eastern Europe Net sales EBIT (beia) EBIT (beia) (%) Americas Net sales EBIT (beia) EBIT (beia) (%) Africa/ME Net sales EBIT (beia) EBIT (beia) (%) Asia-Pacific Net sales EBIT (beia) EBIT (beia) (%) Corporate Sales HQ overhead Group Net sales EBIT (beia) EBIT (beia) (%) 2011 2012 2013F 2014F 2015F
7,894 925.0 11.7 3,143 378.0 12.0 3,296 600.0 18.2 1,988 560.0 28.2 206 124.0 60.2 (393) 36 16,134 2,623 16.3
7,752 962.0 12.4 3,229 346.0 10.7 4,029 655.0 16.3 2,223 570.0 25.6 216 176.0 81.5 (326) (12) 17,123 2,697 15.8
7,785 965.7 12.4 3,280 349.0 10.6 4,523 748.0 16.5 2,639 652.0 24.7 527 267.0 50.7 (371) (69) 18,383 2,913 15.8
7,322 879.0 12.0 3,370 360.6 10.7 4,726 769.8 16.3 2,682 657.3 24.5 1,833 551.0 30.1 (362) (78) 19,571 3,140 16.0
7,249 882.6 12.2 3,438 372.6 10.8 4,868 802.8 16.5 2,816 695.6 24.7 1,925 582.1 30.2 (370) (78) 19,925 3,258 16.3
7,249 920.5 12.7 3,507 409.0 11.7 5,014 891.7 17.8 2,956 751.9 25.4 2,060 630.9 30.6 (370) (80) 20,415 3,524 17.3
Subject to certain exceptions, FEMSA, CB Equity LLP and any member of the
FEMSA group shall not increase its shareholding in Heineken Holding N.V. above 20% and shall not increase its holding in the Heineken Group above a maximum of 20% economic interest (such capped percentages referred to as the Voting Ownership Cap).
Heineken
April 2013
FEMSA, CB Equity and any member of the FEMSA group may not sell any shares in
Heineken N.V. (and in Heineken Holding N.V.) for a five-year period, subject to certain exceptions, including amongst others: (i) beginning in year three, the right to sell up to 1% of all outstanding shares of each of Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. in any calendar quarter; and (ii) beginning in year three, the right to sell any Heineken N.V. shares and/or any Heineken Holding N.V. shares in any private block sale outside the facilities of a stock exchange, so long as Heineken Holding N.V. (as to Heineken N.V. shares) respectively LArche Green N.V. (as to Heineken Holding N.V. shares) is given first the opportunity to acquire such shares at the market price thereof. In conclusion, FEMSA has the option to sell from May 2013 onwards 1% per quarter in the market or via a private placement (but it then needs to offer it to Heineken first). Although this could create some sort of overhang in the shares, we believe Femsa is interested in maintaining its strategic holding in Heineken, and we expect the risk of a share overhang to be limited.
Fig 5
Fig 6
In Figure 7 below, we highlight the difference in our numbers to Bloomberg estimates, and in Figure 8 we highlight the changes we made to our estimates.
Heineken
April 2013
Fig 7
We were more positive on a second half recovery for Heineken, but are now adjusting our assumptions for 2H13 recovery. We thus lower our expectations.
Fig 8 Estimate changes (m)
2013 Old Net sales EBIT EPS () Difference in EPS (%)
Source: Bloomberg, ING estimates
2014 New 19,571 2,738 2.87 -14 Old 19,508 3,309 3.78 New 19,925 3,139 3.38 -11
2014 Mid-Cycle 50.7 63.1 57.3 57.0 70.3 63.5 15.0 8.0 10.5
Peak 54.0 71.0 65.5 63.5 70.3 66.9 16.0 9.0 12.0
Risks: Further to the premise of market deceleration in Western Europe, downside risks to our investment case include a failure to see a recovery in Nigeria in 2H13, and a reversal in input cost pressures.
Heineken
April 2013
Financials
Year end Dec (m) Income statement Revenues Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating costs EBITDA Depreciation & amortisation Impairments EBIT Net interest Associates Other pre-tax items Pre-tax profit Tax Minorities Other post-tax items Net profit Normalised EBITDA Normalised EBIT Normalised net profit Balance sheet Tangible fixed assets Intangible fixed assets Other non-current assets Cash & equivalents Other current assets Total assets Short-term debt Other current liabilities Long-term debt Other long-term liabilities Total liabilities Total equity Total liabilities & equity Capital employed Net working capital Net debt (cash) Cash flow Cash flow EBITDA Change in working capital Other non-cash items Operating cash flow Cash interest paid Cash taxes paid Net cash from operating activities Capex Net acquisitions Other net investing cash flows Cash from investing activities Increase (decrease) in equity Increase (decrease) in debt Dividends & minority distribution Other financing cash flow Cash from financing activities Forex & discontinued operations Net change in cash & equivalents FCF 1,880 (147) (114) 1,619 (485) (248) 886 (1,110) (6,175) 0 (7,285) 0 0 (374) 0 (374) 0 (6,773) 261 2,846 220 (67) 2,999 (543) (286) 2,170 (638) (149) 0 (787) 0 0 (338) 0 (338) 0 1,045 2,075 3,609 454 (205) 3,858 (509) (403) 2,946 (664) (225) 0 (889) 0 0 (408) 0 (408) 0 1,649 2,791 3,623 251 (76) 3,798 (430) (465) 2,903 (755) (1,586) 0 (2,341) 0 0 (478) 0 (478) 0 85 2,578 5,220 117 (28) 5,309 (270) (525) 4,514 (1,117) (5,526) 0 (6,643) 0 0 (610) 0 (610) 0 (2,739) 3,667 4,284 348 0 4,632 (662) (631) 3,340 (1,500) (999) 0 (2,499) 0 0 (677) 0 (677) 0 164 2,501 4,694 475 0 5,168 (661) (739) 3,769 (1,250) (999) 0 (2,249) 0 0 (668) 0 (668) 0 852 3,180 4,996 96 0 5,093 (627) (823) 3,643 (900) (999) 0 (1,899) 0 0 (759) 0 (759) 0 985 3,370 8,705 7,109 0 698 4,051 20,563 969 3,846 9,772 1,827 16,414 4,149 20,563 14,890 205 10,043 8,892 7,135 0 520 3,633 20,180 1,301 3,696 8,035 2,135 15,167 5,013 20,180 14,349 (63) 8,816 11,341 10,890 0 610 3,702 26,543 994 4,265 8,765 2,695 16,719 9,824 26,543 19,583 (563) 9,149 11,584 10,835 0 813 3,881 27,113 1,188 4,971 9,373 1,503 17,035 10,078 27,113 20,639 (1,090) 9,748 12,717 17,725 0 1,037 4,500 35,979 2,054 5,707 13,069 2,387 23,217 12,762 35,979 27,885 (1,207) 14,086 12,962 17,725 0 601 4,370 35,658 1,554 6,276 13,069 2,387 23,286 12,373 35,658 26,996 (1,905) 14,022 12,946 17,725 0 (547) 4,011 34,136 554 6,391 12,069 2,387 21,401 12,735 34,136 25,358 (2,380) 13,170 12,856 17,725 0 (561) 4,072 34,091 554 6,548 11,069 2,387 20,558 13,533 34,091 25,156 (2,476) 12,184 14,319 (5,365) 8,954 (6,384) 2,570 (804) 0 1,766 (485) 99 (789) 591 (248) (138) 0 205 2,669 1,865 1,013 14,701 (5,446) 9,255 (6,492) 2,763 (874) 0 1,889 (543) 127 (44) 1,429 (286) (124) 0 1,019 2,890 2,016 1,054 16,133 (4,984) 11,149 (7,733) 3,416 (1,118) 0 2,298 (509) 193 0 1,982 (403) (132) 0 1,447 3,609 2,623 1,445 17,123 (5,141) 11,982 (8,599) 3,383 (1,168) 0 2,215 (430) 240 0 2,025 (465) (130) 0 1,430 3,623 2,697 1,584 19,893 (5,799) 14,094 (9,087) 5,007 (1,315) 0 3,692 (270) 213 0 3,635 (525) (160) 0 2,950 4,227 2,912 1,696 19,571 (5,887) 13,684 (9,577) 4,108 (1,370) 0 2,738 (662) 117 59 2,252 (631) (227) 0 1,394 4,225 3,140 1,653 19,925 (5,863) 14,062 (9,527) 4,534 (1,395) 0 3,139 (661) 120 40 2,638 (739) (221) 0 1,679 4,654 3,259 1,942 20,415 (5,882) 14,534 (9,701) 4,833 (1,430) 0 3,402 (627) 122 41 2,939 (823) (226) 0 1,890 4,955 3,525 2,160 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013F 2014F 2015F
Normalised earnings (eg, EBITDA, EBIT, net income and other sector-specific line items) are in the opinion of the analyst the best representation of a companys underlying and sustainable earnings derived from its regular operating activities. Source: Company data, ING estimates
Heineken
April 2013
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013F
2014F
2015F
27.3 12.4 7.4 -9.5 62.5 18.6 13.0 1.4 4.7 11.5 11.7 16.3 8.8
2.7 8.3 8.1 4.1 63.0 19.7 13.7 6.9 23.7 9.9 9.7 13.8 6.3
9.7 24.9 30.1 19.5 69.1 22.4 16.3 9.0 20.3 11.2 9.8 15.5 8.0
6.1 0.39 2.8 5.3 70.0 21.2 15.8 8.4 14.8 10.1 7.9 13.4 5.9
16.2 16.7 8.0 8.9 70.8 21.2 14.6 14.8 27.5 9.2 12.1 12.0 4.5
-1.6 -0.05 7.8 -2.5 69.9 21.6 16.0 7.1 12.1 8.8 7.1 11.4 3.9
1.8 10.1 3.8 17.5 70.6 23.4 16.4 8.4 14.6 9.3 8.4 12.5 5.0
2.5 6.5 8.2 11.2 71.2 24.3 17.3 9.3 15.7 10.3 9.3 14.0 6.5
Company profile
Heineken NV is a Netherlands-based company involved in the manufacturing and selling of beer, with operations in over 170 countries. While its principal brand is Heineken, the company owns a portfolio of 250 other brands. In addition to manufacturing beer, Heineken is also the worlds biggest producer of cider, including brands such as Strongbow Gold and Bulmers. Heineken operates in five geographical segments: (1) Western Europe (19% of 2012 EBIT); (2) Central and Eastern Europe (8%); (3) Africa and the Middle East (15%); (4) the Americas (17%); and (5) Asia-Pacific (41%).
Heineken
April 2013
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Heineken
April 2013
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Heineken
April 2013
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