Goldman Sachs - ASEAN Coal Initiation - Jun 2OO8

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June 19, 2008

ASEAN: Metals & Mining: Coal

June 19, 2008

ASEAN: Metals & Mining: Coal

Bullish on cycle, earnings momentum; initiate 4 cos, Banpu to CL Initiate on ASEAN coal sector with an attractive stance We believe thermal coal is at the cusp of a stronger and longer upcycle as continued robust demand from emerging markets, unceasing supply constraints and relative attractiveness of coal to oil underpin high prices till 2010E/2011E. We initiate coverage on the ASEAN coal sector with an attractive stance on the back of our bullish outlook for thermal coal. As the largest exporters of seaborne thermal coal, we believe that Indonesian coal producers will emerge as major beneficiaries of the thermal coal price rally as they enter a new phase of unprecedented earnings growth.

Major themes supporting our bullish view 1) We believe that incremental coal supply from Indonesia is likely to be regimented—given underinvestment in exploration over the past few years, infrastructure and equipment constraints, and rising domestic demand— which would support regional prices, 2) At the same time, prices of Indonesian coal are breaking out from their historical trends given rising pricing power in the export market and strong demand drivers in the domestic market, 3) We are positive on the domestic upcycle driven by higher substitution demand for coal, 4) Strong cost inflation on rising diesel prices will lift marginal costs of production and provide a floor to regional prices, in our view, and 5) Valuations of ASEAN coal companies also stack up favorably as compared with its global peers at 16%-29% discount over its China and US peers, respectively, on a 12-month forward P/E basis.

Banpu (BANP.BK, TP: Bt745, Buy, on Conviction List) Key Data Price (Bt) Market cap (Bt mn /US$ mn) EPS growth (%) P/E (X) EV/EBITDA (X) ROE (%)

12/07 57.9 12.4 10.9 17.7

12/08E 79.7 15.3 11.1 24.5

Current 504 136,961.0 / 4,126.0 12/09E 12/10E 49.5 (13.5) 10.3 11.9 5.2 5.7 30.2 22.1

TB Bukit Asam (PTBA.JK, TP: Rp20,500, Buy) Key Data Price (Rp) Market cap (Rp bn /US$ mn) EPS growth (%) P/E (X) EV/EBITDA (X) ROE (%)

12/07 56 12.7 7.4 29.9

12/08E 173 16.3 9.9 56.9

Current 14,650 33,755,531.6 / 3,625.7 12/09E 12/10E 76 6 9.2 8.8 5.4 4.9 62.9 47.5

PT Indo Tambangraya (ITMG.JK, TP: Rp49,500, Buy) Key Data Price (Rp) Market cap (Rp mn /US$ mn) EPS growth (%) P/E (X) EV/EBITDA (X) ROE (%)

12/07 -19.1 5.9 19.3

12/08E 81.8 18.6 10.5 42.5

Current 33,800 18,043,792.0/1,938.1 12/09E 12/10E 106.2 (13.2) 8.8 10.2 5.2 5.7 68.7 47.4

Bumi Resources (BUMI.JK, TP: Rp9,700, Neutral) Key Data Price (Rp) Market cap (Rp mn /US$ mn) EPS growth (%) P/E (X) EV/EBITDA (X) ROE (%)

12/07 66.8 40.2 26.9 42.8

12/08E 152.0 21.4 9.2 57.6

Current 8,200 159,112,800.0 / 17,090.5 12/09E 12/10E 38.2 (18.9) 15.1 18.7 5.7 7.2 52.5 30.8

Straits Asia Resources (STRL.SI, TP: S$4.70, Neutral)

Banpu is our top pick, we also like TB Bukit Asam Yoke Fong Chee is assuming primary coverage of Banpu. We upgrade Banpu to Buy from Neutral, add it to our Conviction list, and raise our 12-m SOTPbased TP to Bt745 (from Bt258), implying 48% potential upside. Banpu has been the sector laggard as its coal exposure has been overlooked, in our view. We believe Banpu offers cheaper coal exposure via its Indocoal subsidiary ITMG, which has the highest upside potential to rising coal prices. We initiate on ITMG with Buy and 12-m TP of Rp49,500 (13X FY09E P/E), implying 46% potential upside. We initiate on TB Bukit Asam with a Buy (12-m DCF-based TP of Rp20,500, 40% potential upside) based on its long-term growth prospects and exposure to the growing domestic sector, and Bumi Resources and Straits Asia Resources both with Neutral and 12-m TPs of Rp9,700 (18X FY09E P/E) and S$4.70 (13X FY09E P/E), respectively, on lower relative risk-reward. Risks: Regulatory risks (new Mining Bill) and decline in coal prices. Yoke Fong Chee +65-6889-2486 | yokefong.chee@gs.com Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte Song Shen +852-2978-1131 | song.shen@gs.com Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.

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Key Data Price (S$) Market cap (S$ mn /US$ mn) EPS growth (%) P/E (X) EV/EBITDA (X) ROE (%)

12/07 (42.6) 68.4 83.6 16.2

12/08E 355.8 20.9 18.7 42.5

Current 3.95 4,309.2,/3122.8 12/09E 12/10E 101.8 (7.7) 10.8 11.7 8.9 9.4 62.8 45.3

Note: Our target prices are based on a 12-month horizon. Source: DataStream, Goldman Sachs Research estimates.

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