STK representatives introduce investment opportunities at the IPO road show on November 24 – PHOTO: THU NGUYET

HCMC – Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation (STK) is expected to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on December 9, offering five million shares to investors on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE).

The enterprise will raise fund for production expansion via a public auction of three million shares at the starting price of VND18,000 each. Meanwhile, Red River Holding, its foreign shareholder, will also offload two million shares of the enterprise.

The enterprise has plans to list on HOSE in the second quarter of 2015. It estimates an annual dividend payment at 15% for shareholders in both cash and stock.

According to STK’s leaders, the IPO aims to raise fund for its factory expansion project in Trang Bang District of Tay Ninh Province. The project has the total investment of VND729 billion.

Once completed, the factory will turn out an additional 15,000 tons of fiber, taking its annual capacity to 52,000 tons. The project will start running at 50% of its capacity in the third quarter of 2015 and at full capacity in the first quarter of 2016.

In addition, it is considering investment in a dyeing and textile factory at Thanh Thanh Cong Industrial Park in the southern province with the total invested capital of US$45 million.

During at a road show for the IPO in HCMC on November 24, Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI), which is the auction agent of STK, expected each STK share price at nearly VND23,300 while DongA Securities, the issuance consultant, expected it at over VND26,800.

The brokerages highly lauded STK shares given its robust business in recent years.

Between 2008 and 2013, STK obtained an average revenue increase at 39% while its after-tax profit grew 65% annually. Between January and September this year, the enterprise attained VND82 billion in after-tax profit, surging by 79.4% year-on-year, on revenue of around VND1 trillion, a 4.2% rise.

STK expects to obtain VND104 billion in after-tax profit in 2014 and VND140 billion in 2016.

According to DongA Securities Company, STK’s return on equity (ROE) is 15.3% compared to the average rate of 10.4% in the garment and textile industry. In the next three years, it estimates to reach an average ROE of 20%.

Besides, the firm will enjoy advantages as Vietnam is expected to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership next year.

However, STK will also face some risks such as material price fluctuations and tough competition from foreign investors in the local fiber sector in the coming time.

Tran Thu
Tuesday,  Nov 25,2014,19:04 (GMT+7)

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