[ET Net News Agency, 8 February 2021] Nomura initiated coverage on Shimao Services
(00873) with a "buy" rating and a target price of HK$20.
The research house said Shimao Services had a total AuM (assets under management) of
146mn sqm as of end-FY2020. The company achieved an FY2017-19 CAGR of 26% in AuM, mainly
supported by the Shimao Group (00813) and M&As.
Nomura said investors tend to regard Shimao Services as a property manager (PM) that
provides services solely to Shimao Group. However, since FY2019, it has been expanding
quickly by acquiring external contracts. Nomura forecasted 3P contracted GFA to increase
30mn/35mn sqm in FY2021F/22, resulting in 3P contracted GFA of 91mn sqm by FY2022.
In addition, Nomura forecasted VAS2C (value-added service to customers/residents) to
record resilient growth in FY2019-22 (+90% revenue CAGR and +82% GP CAGR over the period;
30% of revenues by FY2022 versus 26% in FY2019). (KL)