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(SGD mn) 4Q20 4Q19 YoY FY20 FY19 YoY PRICE PERFORMANCE (%)
Fixed Income, 1MTH 3MTH 1YR
Currencies & Commodities 41.2 40.4 2% 171.4 139.0 23% COM P A NY (2.0) (14.7) 6.7
(FICC) STI RETURN (2.0) (1.6) (20.1)
Equities - Cash & Derivatives 201.0 181.6 11% 759.7 668.3 14% PRICE VS. STI
Net profit 121.2 103.9 17% 472.0 391.1 21% NPAT (SGD mn) 391 391 476 446
EPS (Cents) 36.5 36.5 44.5 46.4
Source: Company, PSR
PER, (X) 22.4 18.5 18.4 17.6
The Positives P/BV, (X) 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0
DPS (Cents) 30.0 30.5 32.0 32.0
+ Cash equities business see sustained participation from retail investors in 4Q20. Trading Div Yield 3.7% 3.7% 3.9% 3.9%
and clearing revenue within the segment grew 48.3% YoY from S$44.4mn to S$65.8mn within ROE 35.8% 39.7% 34.9% 35.3%
the quarter with increased trading activity observed across all customer segments. Depressed So urce: B lo o mberg, Co mpany, P SR
market conditions provided favourable investment opportunities, as interest from retail
investors continue to gain momentum. SGX observed 64,000 new retail CDP account opened Valuation Method
in the year compared to 45,000 in FY19 (+40%). P/E Multiple @21.4x
+ DCI revenues grew 39.5% YoY in 4Q20 with acquisition of Scientific Beta. The consolidation Tay Wee Kuang (+65 6212 1863)
of revenues from Scientific Beta for 2H20 added S$14.4mn to the segment in FY20. Apart from Research Analyst
organic growth, the full-year contribution of revenues from Scientific Beta will provide for tayw k@phillip.com.sg
growth within the segment in FY21.
+ Proposed final dividend of 8.0 cents per share (3Q20: 7.0 cents) on sustained earnings Glossary
growth. Moving forward, SGX expects distribute 32 cents per annum in dividends, representing FICC - Fixed Income, Commodities
a 7% increase YoY. This is in line with SGX’s policy to pay a sustainable and growing dividend in and Currencies
line with the Company’s long-term growth prospects. DCI - Data, Connectivity and Index
SDAV - Securities Daily Average
The Negatives
Traded Value
- Capital-raising activity remains subdued with poorer market conditions. Listing and DDAV – Derivatives Daily Average
corporate action revenues were down 5.2% and 27.5% YoY in 4Q20 respectively with various Volume
IPOs deferred due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Nevertheless, as the economy begins to recover, IPO – Initial Public Offering
capital-raising activity is expected to return. FX – Foreign Exchange
OTC – Over-the-counter
Outlook
ESG – Environmental, Social and
Strategic acquisitions lay groundwork for future growth. Following the acquisition of index Corporate Governance
firm Scientific Beta in 3Q20, SGX has also fully acquired FX trading platform BidFX at the end of ADV – Average Daily Volumes
June as it expands its footprint into the FX OTC market. Both acquisitions will complement CAGR – Compounded Annual
SGX’s current business by expanding its suite of products and presents cross-selling Growth Rate
opportunities for the company.
Scientific Beta has contributed a meaningfully to SGX’s DCI business (S$14.4mn) in FY20 on half
a year’s revenue. It will grant SGX capabilities to launch novel products from smart beta
investing to ESG investing that caters to the demands of market participants.
BidFX provides SGX with an entry into the FX OTC market that will complement its current FX
futures products. BidFX recorded an average daily volume (ADV) of US$31bn within the
US$6.6tn industry in June 2020, the Company has experienced a CAGR of 57% since 2017. The
platform presents ample room for organic growth with more than 100 institutional clients
around the world including banks, hedge funds as well as asset managers.
Active management of suite of products ensures business longevity. With cessation of non-
Singapore MSCI index futures products in February 2021 announced in May, SGX has partnered
with FTSE to launch the FTSE Taiwan Index futures to replace the largest contract (i.e. MSCI
Taiwan Index futures) that will be expiring. The new product has also been granted approval
with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission for sales and distribution in the US
market, which was previously no available for SGX’s MSCI products. Plans have been laid out
with FTSE to launch an expanded suite of products ahead of the license expiry with MSCI in
February 2021.
Investment Actions
We upgrade to BUY recommendation with an upward revision of our TP to S$9.45 (prev.
S$9.28) on sustained 4Q20 earnings. Our TP is pegged to 21.4x P/E, 1 SD below SGX’s 5-year
mean. Current price is trading at attractive valuations (18.5x P/E) and upward revision of
quarterly dividend to 8.0 cents per share provides a modest yield of 3.9%.
Figure 2: Benchmark our valuation against -1SD of SGX 5-year P/E
Financials
Income Statement Balance Sheet
Y/E Jun, SGD mn FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21e FY22e Y/E Jun, SGD mn FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21e FY22e
Opera ti ng revenue 845 910 1,053 1,123 1,173 ASSETS
Opera ti ng expens es 359 386 397 483 500 PPE 72 61 51 51 51
EBITDA 486 524 656 640 673 Softwa re 174 182 168 182 197
Depreci a ti on & a morti s a ti on 61 63 90 79 84 Inta ngi bl e a s s ets 61 58 108 106 104
Operating profit 425 461 566 561 589 Goodwi l l 89 85 329 329 329
Other ga i ns /(l os s es ) 11 13 7 13 11 Others 39 169 307 307 334
As s oci a tes & JVs 1 (2) (2) (2) (2) Total non-current assets 435 555 963 975 1,016
Profit before tax 437 473 571 572 598 Accounts recei va bl es 827 885 758 922 991
Ta x (74) (82) (99) (99) (103) Ca s h 772 607 847 785 667
Net profit after tax 363 391 472 474 495 Securi ti es cl ea ri ng funds 60 60 60 60 60
Profit attributable to shareholders 363 391 472 474 495 Others 22 25 51 96 178
Total current assets 1,680 1,577 1,716 1,863 1,896
Total Assets 2,115 2,132 2,679 2,838 2,912
LIABILITIES
Accounts pa ya bl es 891 912 809 815 788
Short term l oa ns 0 0 0 0 0
Others 95 90 449 459 449
Total current liabilities 986 1,001 1,258 1,274 1,237
Lea s e l i a bi l i ti es - - 70 70 70
Long term l oa ns - - - - -
Others 33 40 103 103 103
Per share data (SGD Cents) Total non-current liabilities 33 40 172 172 172
Y/E Jun FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21e FY22e Total Liabilities 1,019 1,041 1,430 1,446 1,410
EPS, reported 34 37 44 44 46
DPS 30 30 31 32 32 EQUITY
BVPS 96 102 102 117 113 Non-control l i ng i nteres ts - - 4 4 4
Pa yout ra ti o 88% 82% 69% 72% 69% Shareholder Equity 1,096 1,091 1,249 1,392 1,502
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