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Disclaimer: This publication constitutes information disclosed to the public and believed to be reliable but its accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. All opinions, suggestions, or projections are for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as an inducement for the sale or purchase of securities. Amendments to this publication may be made without prior notice. Investors are urged to exercise caution in making a decision to invest in any securities. COMPANY RESEARCH | Company Update 1 March 9, 2018 OUTPERFORM (from NEUTRAL) Energy Absolute (EA TB) Share Price: Bt49.5 Target Price: Bt77.0 (+55.6%) Following Tesla’s footsteps Solid performance for RE business; expect FY18F/19F earnings to grow by 24%/40% Estimate value of energy storage factory at Bt21.7/sh and Bt28.2 for overseas projects; upside risk from new green biodiesel plant and EV Upgrade to OUTPERFORM, raised TP to Bt77 (from Bt45); first- mover in ES industry Solid performance for RE business EA had average capacity factor (CF) of 19-31% in FY17 vs industry average of 18-20%. 126MW Had Kanghan wind farm (HKD) delivered 24.1% CF in 2Q-4Q17, in line with our estimate. Total power output in Jan-Feb 18 hit a new high of 143m kWh (+39% yoy) driven by higher CF of 27.8% at the wind farm while solar energy output slipped 5% yoy. Separately, we trimmed FY18/19F profit by 21%/15% following a delay in COD of 260MW Hanuman (HNM) to 4Q18 from 2Q18, and smaller profit contribution from biodiesel. Overall, we expect FY18F/19F profit to grow 24%/40% supported by full year operation at 126MW HKD and new 260MW HNM. The 1GW energy storage (ES) factory is expected to contribute profit of Bt375m in FY20F. ES to take EA to next s-curve in FY20F Investors may be concerned whether lithium technology will be sustained or disrupted by other technology given EA will be investing Bt2.0bn for infrastructure this year and Bt100bn in the next four years. Li-ion technology, which EA will be using, has 95% ES market share in the US. EA will use its Taiwanese-based Amita (50% owned by EA) to build 50GWh ES factory. Amita has track record of building 250MWh ES factory in Beijing and is now the turnkey contractor for 2GWh Phase 2. This plant will be one of the most advanced ES plants in China. Moreover, IEA estimates RE capacity in Southeast Asia would increase to 75GW by 2040 from 5GW in 2016. If 50% of these capacity installs ES to serve 24 hours, they would require 40GWh of ES capacity annually. EA would be able to capture this demand growth. We value the ES business at Bt49.9/sh, comprising (i) Bt21.7 for the 29GWh ES factory, and (ii) Bt28.2 for 500MWh overseas projects. We see upside from related businesses, i.e. EV and charging stations, and new green biodiesel plant which we have yet to include in our earnings model. More bullish on EA’s energy storage business We value the RE and biodiesel businesses at Bt27/sh. We are optimistic on ES business as EA would benefit from being the first-mover. However, we are cautious on near-term volatility in the stock as share prices have partly priced in the new ES business, which will not contribute earnings until FY20F. Financial Summary (Btm) Year to Dec 2016 2017 2018F 2019F 2020F Sales (Btm) 10,392 11,580 14,069 17,286 22,438 Growth (%) 13 11 22 23 30 EBITDA (Btm) 5,529 6,395 8,264 10,077 10,757 Growth (%) 36 16 29 22 7 Recurring profit (Btm) 3,354 3,757 4,723 6,596 7,253 Growth (%) 21 17 24 40 10 Net profit (Btm) 3,251 3,817 4,723 6,596 7,253 FDEPS (Bt) 0.87 1.02 1.27 1.77 1.94 Growth (%) 21 17 24 40 10 PE (x) 57 48 39 28 25 DPS (Bt) 0.15 0.20 0.63 0.88 0.97 Yield (%) 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.8 2.0 BVPS (Bt) 3.1 4.0 4.6 5.5 6.4 P/BV (x) 16.2 12.5 10.8 9.0 7.7 Karun INTRACHAI 662 - 659 7000 ext 5010 [email protected] Key Data 12-mth high/low (Bt) 71.25 / 24.3 Market capital (Btm/US$m) 184,635 / 5,886.8 3m avg. turnover (Btm/US$m) 1572.1 / 50.1 Free float (%) 23.6 Issued shares (m shares) 3,730 Major shareholders: - UBS AG/HONG KONG 29.6 - AHUNAI SOMPHOTE 23.3 - BBL ASSET MGMT CO LT 4.5 Share Price Performance YTD 1Mth 3Mth 12Mth Absolute (%) 31.9 6.8 12.9 51.0 Relative to index (%) 22.4 2.5 5.7 37.1 Krungsri Securities vs Market Positive Neutral Negative Market Recommend 3 2 4 Krungsri Market % +/- Target Price (Bt) 77.0 58.3 32.0 ’18 Net Profit (Btm) 4,723 6,027 (21.6) ’19 Net Profit (Btm) 6,596 7,965 (17.2) Krungsri's earnings revision 2018F 2019F Earnings revision (%) (21) (15) Source: Bloomberg, Krungsri Securities

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Disclaimer: This publication constitutes information disclosed to the public and believed to be reliable but its accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. All opinions,

suggestions, or projections are for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as an inducement for the sale or purchase of securities. Amendments to this publication may be made without prior notice. Investors are urged to exercise caution in making a decision to invest in any securities.

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March 9, 2018 OUTPERFORM (from NEUTRAL)

Energy Absolute (EA TB)

Share Price: Bt49.5 Target Price: Bt77.0 (+55.6%)

Following Tesla’s footsteps Solid performance for RE business; expect FY18F/19F earnings to

grow by 24%/40% Estimate value of energy storage factory at Bt21.7/sh and Bt28.2

for overseas projects; upside risk from new green biodiesel plant and EV

Upgrade to OUTPERFORM, raised TP to Bt77 (from Bt45); first-mover in ES industry

Solid performance for RE business EA had average capacity factor (CF) of 19-31% in FY17 vs industry average of 18-20%. 126MW Had Kanghan wind farm (HKD) delivered 24.1% CF in 2Q-4Q17, in line with our estimate. Total power output in Jan-Feb 18 hit a new high of 143m kWh (+39% yoy) driven by higher CF of 27.8% at the wind farm while solar energy output slipped 5% yoy. Separately, we trimmed FY18/19F profit by 21%/15% following a delay in COD of 260MW Hanuman (HNM) to 4Q18 from 2Q18, and smaller profit contribution from biodiesel. Overall, we expect FY18F/19F profit to grow 24%/40% supported by full year operation at 126MW HKD and new 260MW HNM. The 1GW energy storage (ES) factory is expected to contribute profit of Bt375m in FY20F. ES to take EA to next s-curve in FY20F Investors may be concerned whether lithium technology will be sustained or disrupted by other technology given EA will be investing Bt2.0bn for infrastructure this year and Bt100bn in the next four years. Li-ion technology, which EA will be using, has 95% ES market share in the US. EA will use its Taiwanese-based Amita (50% owned by EA) to build 50GWh ES factory. Amita has track record of building 250MWh ES factory in Beijing and is now the turnkey contractor for 2GWh Phase 2. This plant will be one of the most advanced ES plants in China. Moreover, IEA estimates RE capacity in Southeast Asia would increase to 75GW by 2040 from 5GW in 2016. If 50% of these capacity installs ES to serve 24 hours, they would require 40GWh of ES capacity annually. EA would be able to capture this demand growth. We value the ES business at Bt49.9/sh, comprising (i) Bt21.7 for the 29GWh ES factory, and (ii) Bt28.2 for 500MWh overseas projects. We see upside from related businesses, i.e. EV and charging stations, and new green biodiesel plant which we have yet to include in our earnings model. More bullish on EA’s energy storage business We value the RE and biodiesel businesses at Bt27/sh. We are optimistic on ES business as EA would benefit from being the first-mover. However, we are cautious on near-term volatility in the stock as share prices have partly priced in the new ES business, which will not contribute earnings until FY20F.

Financial Summary (Btm)

Year to Dec 2016 2017 2018F 2019F 2020F

Sales (Btm) 10,392 11,580 14,069 17,286 22,438

Growth (%) 13 11 22 23 30

EBITDA (Btm) 5,529 6,395 8,264 10,077 10,757

Growth (%) 36 16 29 22 7

Recurring profit (Btm) 3,354 3,757 4,723 6,596 7,253

Growth (%) 21 17 24 40 10

Net profit (Btm) 3,251 3,817 4,723 6,596 7,253

FDEPS (Bt) 0.87 1.02 1.27 1.77 1.94

Growth (%) 21 17 24 40 10

PE (x) 57 48 39 28 25

DPS (Bt) 0.15 0.20 0.63 0.88 0.97

Yield (%) 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.8 2.0

BVPS (Bt) 3.1 4.0 4.6 5.5 6.4

P/BV (x) 16.2 12.5 10.8 9.0 7.7

Karun INTRACHAI

662 - 659 7000 ext 5010

[email protected]

Key Data

12-mth high/low (Bt) 71.25 / 24.3

Market capital (Btm/US$m) 184,635 / 5,886.8

3m avg. turnover (Btm/US$m) 1572.1 / 50.1

Free float (%) 23.6

Issued shares (m shares) 3,730

Major shareholders:

- UBS AG/HONG KONG 29.6

- AHUNAI SOMPHOTE 23.3

- BBL ASSET MGMT CO LT 4.5

Share Price Performance

YTD 1Mth 3Mth 12Mth

Absolute (%) 31.9 6.8 12.9 51.0

Relative to index (%) 22.4 2.5 5.7 37.1

Krungsri Securities vs Market

Positive Neutral Negative

Market Recommend 3 2 4

Krungsri Market % +/-

Target Price (Bt) 77.0 58.3 32.0

’18 Net Profit (Btm) 4,723 6,027 (21.6)

’19 Net Profit (Btm) 6,596 7,965 (17.2)

Krungsri's earnings revision

2018F 2019F

Earnings revision (%) (21) (15) Source: Bloomberg, Krungsri Securities

Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

2

March 9, 2018

Recap of RE business Sustainable performance at solar farms

EA remains a dominant player among solar farm operators. EA’s solar farms

command higher average capacity factor of 19-31% vs industry average of 18-20%.

Lampang and Phitsanulok solar farms employ tracking systems which deliver higher

capacity factor of 24-31% vs 19-25% when using the fixed system.

EA: Average capacity factor at solar farms

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

Satisfactory capacity factor at wind farms Capacity factor at 126MW Had Kanghan wind farm (HKD) averaged 24.1% in 2Q-

4Q17, in line with our forecast of 25%. We estimate 260MW Hanuman wind farm

(HNM) will deliver higher capacity factor of 26% following higher average wind speeds

in northeastern region compared to the southern region (HKD location). Hanuman is

shipping and installing wind turbines and expect COD to be in 4Q18.

Thailand: Wind speeds by season EA: Capacity factor at Had Kanghan wind farm

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

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Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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March 9, 2018

ES business: Key questions from investors There is currently limited information and details on energy storage technology

because the technology is not commercially available yet. But there has been rapid

developments in recent years and it could play important roles in the utilities,

renewable power and EV markets.

We compiled several important ideas from Greentech Media's Energy Storage

Summit on 12 December, 2017, which was attended by 500 energy industry experts,

to address the key questions posed by investors.

Q1: Is Li-ion technology an appropriate solution for the energy storage

industry?

Some investors are concerned about the huge Bt100bn capital expenditure EA will

incur to construct the 50GWh energy storage factory that will employ Li-ion

technology. Specifically, there are fears it might be quickly rendered obsolete by other

energy storage products such as flow batteries or electro-mechanical batteries.

Currently, flow batteries are the most likely substitute for Li-ion batteries, but Li-ion

batteries command more than 95% share of the energy storage market in the US as

at end 3Q17. Moreover, EA needs only invest Bt3.0bn for infrastructure and can

spread the Bt100bn investment (Bt2.0bn/1GWh capacity) over several phases to

match demand and technological developments.

What technology is likely to disrupt Li-ion industry? Energy storage market share by technology

Source: Greentech Media’s Energy Storage Summit Source: GTM Research, ESA U.S. Energy Storage Monitor

Q2: Is the 50GWh capacity factory excessive?

EA’s 50GWh factory will be the largest energy storage plant in the world (Tesla's

Gigafactory has 35GWh capacity). This has raised concerns about supply

substantially exceeding demand. EA plans to implement energy storage systems in

renewable energy plants to stabilize the power system in areas that lack power

supply. Solar farms generally deliver c.20% capacity factor. For a 100MW solar farm

to run at 100% capacity factor, it will need to install 1.5GWh energy storage capacity.

Hence, the 50GWh factory would only serve 3.3GW of solar power capacity.

Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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March 9, 2018

What percentage of utilities will install energy storage by

2022?

What type of power generation is most suitable for use

with energy storage?

Source: Greentech Media’s Energy Storage Summit Audience

Participation Poll

Source: Greentech Media’s Energy Storage Summit Audience

Participation Poll

EA: Example of 50MW solar power generation plant with energy storage

Assumptions:

- Install 250 MW solar capacity

- Install 750 MWh battery storage capacity

- Serve 50 MWh/24 hours

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

According to the IEA (International Energy Agency), Southeast Asia’s solar and wind

farms power generation capacity would increase to 75GW by 2040 from 5GW in 2016

(c.5GW new capacity p.a.). If 50% of these install energy storage systems to deliver

power 24 hours/day, they would need 40GWh of energy storage capacity annually.

Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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March 9, 2018

Total new installed power capacity (2016-2040) Southeast Asia: Power generation by type

Source: IEA Source: IEA

Moreover, falling battery costs would make EVs more competitive than conventional

cars by 2025. Thailand’s car production reached 1.9m units in 2017. If 10% of that

are EV, that would increase demand for battery storage by 10GWh p.a. (assuming

one EV uses 50kWh Li-ion battery).

Falling battery costs will make EV more competitive than

conventional cars by 2025

EV penetration by country

Source: BNEF Source: BNEF

Key development to be the first mover in ES business

We are more optimistic of EA’s energy storage business following key developments

in the past year:

- April, 2017: EA signed an MOU with The Federation of Thai Industries and Industrial

Estate Authority of Thailand to set up industrial estates to support its energy storage

factory, qualify for tax benefits, as well as to seek government support for quick-win

projects under Thailand 4.0.

- June, 2017: EA signed an MOU with Amita and Industrial by Technology Research

Institute of Taiwan to share technical expertise and co-develop new technology with

better safety features for EA’s new factory. Amita is the turnkey contractor for the

2GWh Beijing plant Phase 2 which will produce high-tech batteries for EV in China. It

will be one of the most advanced-technology battery factories in China.

Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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March 9, 2018

- September, 2017: EA in collaboration with PTT, The Federation of Thai Industries,

EGAT, MEA, and PEA, appointed Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)

to study the benefits of grid energy storage. The result of the study – expected to be

announced in 1H18 - could be a guideline for the government to consider including

energy storage systems in its conventional grid system and renewable energy.

- 21 February, 2018: EA plans to increase its stake in Amita from 50.7% currently to

not more than 70.0% through a voluntary tender offer at TWD80/sh vs TWD70.99/sh

on the disclosure date. Total investment budget would not be more than Bt844m and

will be funded by EA’s internal cash flow. EA will use Amita’s expertise and technology

to complement its energy storage business as well as drive growth in the next few

years.

- December, 2017: EA plans to set up 1,000 EV charging stations across the country

in 2018. This project will not contribute significant profits to EA but would complement

its energy storage operation because sufficient EV charging stations will encourage

the use of EV. Moreover, EA plans to introduce a prototype EV model at the Bangkok

International Motor Show to be held in late March this year.

- January 2018: EA will order all its coating machines from Toray, a global supplier

listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange with over 90% market share. This would minimize

delay risks for the 1GW factory, as this machine is integral to the Li-ion energy storage

system production process. EA has secured land for the factory and is currently

getting the status changed from green zone to purple zone under the EEC Act. Hence,

it should start construction of the factory in 2Q18 and COD should be in mid-2019.

Valuation of ES business

We value EA’s energy storage business at Bt49.9/sh, comprising two parts:

(i) 50GW energy storage factory

This factory would be EA’s key earnings growth driver from FY20F onwards. COD for

Phase 1 (1GWh) should be late-2019 and it could expand to 50GWh within three

years with several phases of 4GWh each. Our previous assumption of 15GWh

capacity and 15% gross margin was conservative given pending demand from RE

plants, grid power storage, and EV cars. This led us to fine-tune our assumptions of

energy storage valuation as follows:

Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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March 9, 2018

EA: Assumptions for 50GWh energy storage factory

FY20F FY21F FY22F FY23F FY24F

Energy storage price ($US/kWh) 150 150 150 150 150

Exchange rate (USD/THB) 32 32 32 32 32

Energy storage price (Bt/kWh) 4,800 4,800 4,800 4,800 4,800

Capacity (GWh) 1 9 21 29 29

Utilization (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Total revenue (Bt mn) 4,800 43,200 100,800 139,200 139,200

Gross margin (%) 12.8% 17.6% 17.9% 17.7% 17.7%

Net profit (Btm) 375 5,005 12,264 16,738 16,880

Net profit/GWh (Btm) 375 556 584 577 582

Investment cost for total infrastructure (Btm) 2,000

Investment cost/GWh (Btm) 2,000

D/E 1:1

WACC (%) 8%

EA's stake (%) 51%

Valuation/sh (Bt/sh) 21.7

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

(ii) 500MWh equity capacity in overseas solar power plants with energy storage

systems

EA plans to invest in overseas renewable energy projects through joint ventures with

local partners. The projects would be in areas which currently lack power supply, and

they would implement energy storage facilities to stabilize the power supply. EA is

currently negotiating with the governments of several countries. According to the EIA,

Southeast Asia’s solar and wind power generation capacity would increase to 70GW

by 2040. EA has the opportunity to secure more than 1GW of projects but we

conservatively assumed 500 MW. We expect concrete developments in pilot projects

with initial capacity of 2-5MWh soon. Our assumptions for 500 MWh overseas solar

power plant projects with energy storage are shown below;

EA: Overseas solar power plants with energy storage

Contracted capacity (MWh) 500

Capacity factor (%) 100%

Installed solar capacity (MW) 2,500

Cost/MW (Btm) 40

Installed ES capacity (MWh) 7,500

Cost/MWh ($US) 150

Battery cycle life (time) 4,500

D/E 3:1

EA's stake (%) 100%

Valuation/sh (Bt/sh) 28.2

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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March 9, 2018

EA: Earnings profile from ES factory EA: Earnings profile from oversea power plants

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

Upside from new green biodiesel plant EA plans to build a green biodiesel plant with total capacity of 120 tons/day or

36,000 tons p.a. Total investment cost would be Bt2.0bn. It will produce a combination

of green diesel and phase-change material (PCM). PCM is a substance with a high

heat of fusion which, melting and solidifying at a certain temperature, is capable of

storing and releasing large amounts of energy. Heat is absorbed or released when

the material changes from solid to liquid and vice versa (source: Wikipedia).

According to Global Market Insight Research, the PCM market would grow to

US$4.0bn by 2024. Japan has introduced new regulation to require every new house

to install heating systems that use PCM by 2020 to be more environmental- and

energy-friendly. Preliminary estimate show Japan would require 100-120k tons of

PCM annually. Current PCM price is US$3.0bn/ton; if 50% of EA’s green biodiesel

plant product is PCM, it would lift revenue by Bt1.7bn. However, we have yet to

include this in our earnings model pending more details and concrete developments.

EA: New product under biodiesel business US: PCM market size (2013-2024_

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities Source: Global Market Insight

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Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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March 9, 2018

Expect earnings to grow by 10-40% over FY17-20F

We cut FY18F/19F by 21%/15% after incorporating delayed COD for 260MW HNM

wind farm, lower revenue from biodiesel business, and higher SG&A expenses. We

estimate FY18F earnings will grow by 26% driven by full-year contribution from

126MW Had Kanghan (HKH) wind farm and new capacity from 260MW Hanuman

(HNM) project. COD for 36MW HKH1, 45MW HKH2, and 45MW HKH3 were 3 March,

6 June, and 23 June, 2017, respectively, while COD for 260MW is scheduled for

4Q18. FY19F earnings growth (+40%) would be supported by full-year contribution

from HNM projects. In FY20F, earnings would be driven by 1GWh energy storage

factory (COD in late-2019) which is expected to contribute Bt375m for the year.

EA: Earnings growth profile

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

EA: Revised assumptions

FY18F % chg

FY19F % chg

old new old new

Revenue (Btm) 16,712 14,069 -16% 21,722 17,286 -20%

Gross margin (%) 49.4% 48.1% -3% 45.7% 49.7% 4.0%

SG&A/sales (%) 4.0% 4.5% 0.5% 3.1% 3.7% 0.6%

COD of 260MW wind farm in Hanuman

2Q18 4Q18

Core earnings (Btm) 6,017 4,723 -21% 7,779 6,596 -15%

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

OUTPERFORM, TP Bt77

We value the RE and biodiesel businesses at Bt27/sh. We are optimistic on ES

business as EA would benefit from being the first-mover. However, we are cautious

on near-term volatility in the stock as share prices have partly priced in the new ES

business, which will not contribute earnings until FY20F.

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Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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EA: SoTP Valuation

Project Project Capacity (MW) EA's Capacity Target Price (Bt)

Solar power business 278 278 12.8

Wind power business 386 386 13.3

Had Kanghan 126 126 4.2

Hanuman 260 260 9.2

Bio-diesel business 0.8

Energy storage business 49.9

29GW energy storage factory 21.7

500MWh overseas projects 28.2

Total 76.8

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

EA: Renewable energy projects

Project Contracted

capacity (MW) Owned by

EA COD Status Revenue ALR area Location

Solar power business

Lopburi 8 8 17-Oct-12 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 8.0 No Lopburi

Nakhonsawan 90 90 23-Dec-13 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 6.5 No Nakhonsawan

Lampang 90 90 17-Feb-15 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 6.5 No Lampang

Phitsanulok 90 90 01-Apr-16 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 6.5 No Phitsanulok

Total 278

Wind power business

Had Kanghan 1 36 36 3-Mar-17 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 3.5 No Songkla

Had Kanghan 2 45 45 10-Jun-17 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 3.5 No Nakohon Si Thammarat

Had Kanghan 3 45 45 23-Jun-17 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 3.5 No Nakohon Si Thammarat

Hanuman 1 45 45 4Q18 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 3.5 Yes Chaiyaphum

Hanuman 2 48 48 4Q18 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 3.5 Yes Chaiyaphum

Hanuman 3 45 45 4Q18 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 3.5 Yes Chaiyaphum

Hanuman 4 42 42 4Q18 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 3.5 Yes Chaiyaphum

Hanuman 5 80 80 4Q18 Sign PPA Adder of Bt 3.5 Yes Chaiyaphum

Total 386

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

EA: Quarterly Earnings

YE Dec (Bt mn) 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17

Revenue 2,278 2,646 2,933 3,097 2,904

Gross profit 1,303 1,301 1,370 1,475 1,388

SG&A (75) (143) (145) (169) (211)

Net other income 10 48 12 1 33

EBIT 1,112 1,158 1,225 1,306 1,177

Share profit of associates 0 (11) 4 (9) (46)

Interest expense (260) (249) (284) (331) (321)

Extra items (Inc. FX) (113) 33 9 7 12

Taxes 21 1 1 1 39

Core profit 882 947 958 969 883

Net profit 770 979 966 976 895

EBITDA 1,539 1,475 1,583 1,666 1,671

Core EPS (Bt) 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.26 0.24

EPS (Bt) 0.21 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.24

Key Ratios

Gross margin (%) 57.2 49.2 46.7 47.6 47.8

SG&A/Revenue (%) 3.3 5.4 4.9 5.5 7.3

EBITDA margin (%) 67.5 55.7 54.0 53.8 57.5

Interest Coverage (x) 3.9 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.7

Net profit margin (%) 33.8 37.0 32.9 31.5 30.8

Source: Company data, Krungsri Securities

Company Update | EA

Krungsri Securities Research

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March 9, 2018

P/E Band P/BV Band

Source: Bloomberg, Krungsri Securities Source: Bloomberg, Krungsri Securities

Peer Comparison

Market PE P/BV EPS Div Yield ROE Share Price

Cap (x) (x) G% (%) (%) Performance

BB Ticker Name US$ 18F 19F 18F 19F 18F 19F 18F 18F 1M 3M 6M YTD

Thailand

EA TB ENERGY ABSOLUTE PCL 5,888 39.1 28.0 10.8 9.0 23.7 39.6 1.3 29.7 (27.2) 1.0 25.3 (5.7)

DEMCO TB DEMCO PCL 114 10.9 9.8 1.0 1.0 N/A 11.9 3.7 10.2 (13.6) (20.0) (21.3) (18.7)

GUNKUL TB GUNKUL ENGINEERING PCL 875 18.5 13.9 2.5 2.2 122.2 33.0 1.9 13.3 (6.1) (5.6) (8.9) (6.6)

SPCG TB SPCG PCL 695 8.2 7.7 2.0 1.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 25.0 0.0 9.3 16.3 7.8

TPCH TB TPC POWER HOLDINGS PCL 157 10.8 7.2 1.9 1.6 119.4 50.5 1.8 18.7 (15.8) (16.9) (25.5) (14.6)

Average (simple) 17.5 13.3 3.6 3.1 67.7 28.2 2.9 19.4

Source: Bloomberg, Krungsri Securities

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INCOME STATEMENT (Btm) 2016 2017 2018F 2019F 2020F

Turnover 10,392 11,580 14,069 17,286 22,438

Cost of sales (COGS) (5,637) (6,046) (7,300) (8,692) (13,150)

Depreciation & amortization (1,116) (1,528) (2,126) (2,127) (2,368)

Gross profit 4,755 5,534 6,769 8,594 9,288

S&A expenses (458) (667) (631) (645) (899)

Operating profit 4,297 4,867 6,138 7,950 8,389

Other operating income 0 0 0 0 0

EBIT 4,297 4,867 6,138 7,950 8,389

Interest expense (995) (1,184) (1,384) (1,351) (1,168)

Interest income 0 0 0 0 0

Other income 47 94 0 0 0

Goodwill amortization 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-tax profit 3,349 3,777 4,754 6,599 7,221

Income tax on company & subsidiaries 6 42 0 (3) (3)

Profit after tax 3,355 3,819 4,754 6,596 7,218

Minority interests (1) (0) 0 0 0

Share of associate net income 0 (62) (31) 0 35

Preferred dividends 0 0 0 0 0

Recurring attributable net profit 3,354 3,757 4,723 6,596 7,253

FX & Extraordinary items (102) 61 0 0 0

Reported net profit 3,251 3,817 4,723 6,596 7,253

Shares in issue (Y/E, m) 3,730 3,730 3,730 3,730 3,730

EPS (Bt) 0.87 1.02 1.27 1.77 1.94

DPS (Bt) 0.15 0.20 0.63 0.88 0.97

DPS/EPS (%) 17 20 50 50 50

CASH FLOW (Btm) 2016 2017 2018F 2019F 2020F

Net profit 3,251 3,817 4,723 6,596 7,253

Depreciation and amortization 1,232 1,528 2,126 2,127 2,368

Change in working capital (307) (299) (276) (281) (173)

Other operating activities 775 1,175 0 0 0

Operating cash flow 4,951 6,221 6,574 8,442 9,447

Net capital expenditure (8,208) (3,379) (14,100) (12,000) (11,000)

Free cash flow (3,256) 2,843 (7,526) (3,558) (1,553)

Other investing activities 373 1,256 0 0 0

Investing cash flow (7,835) (2,123) (14,100) (12,000) (11,000)

Equity issued 0 0 0 0 0

Debt financing 6,158 (682) 7,440 5,705 4,705

Dividend paid (81) (746) (2,362) (3,298) (3,626)

Other financing activities (1,130) (838) 0 0 0

Financing cash flow 4,946 (2,266) 5,079 2,407 1,078

Net cash 2,063 1,833 (2,448) (1,151) (474)

Beginning cash 610 2,673 4,506 2,058 907

Ending cash 2,673 4,506 2,058 907 432

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BALANCE SHEET (Btm)

2016 2017 2018F 2019F 2020F

Cash & equivalents 2,673 4,506 2,058 907 432

A/C receivable 1,319 1,707 2,074 2,548 3,308

Inventory 187 128 147 186 305

Others 1,953 682 682 682 682

Total Current Assets 6,132 7,022 4,960 4,322 4,727

Property and equipment 33,518 36,174 48,148 58,021 66,654

Investments & associates 424 101 101 101 101

Other assets 1,433 1,233 1,233 1,233 1,233

Total Assets 41,507 44,530 54,443 63,678 72,715

Short-term debt 2,591 1,312 4,548 4,548 4,548

A/C payable 555 756 866 1,098 1,804

Other current liabilities 392 519 519 519 519

Total Current Liabilities 3,538 2,587 5,933 6,165 6,871

Long-term debt 25,779 26,383 30,587 36,292 40,996

Other liabilities 800 817 817 817 817

Total Liabilities 30,118 29,787 37,337 43,274 48,685

Share capital 373 373 373 373 373

Share premium 3,634 3,660 3,660 3,660 3,660

Retained earnings 7,377 10,634 12,996 16,294 19,921

Total ordinary equity 11,383 14,667 17,029 20,327 23,953

Preferred equity 0 0 0 0 0

Minorities 6 76 76 76 76

Total equity & minorities 11,389 14,743 17,105 20,403 24,029

RATIOS (%)

2016 2017 2018F 2019F 2020F

Growth (%)

Turnover 13.0 11.4 21.5 22.9 29.8

EBITDA 36.0 15.7 29.2 21.9 6.8

EBIT 28.4 13.3 26.1 29.5 5.5

Net profit 21.0 17.4 23.7 39.6 10.0

EPS 21.0 17.4 23.7 39.6 10.0

Profitability (%)

Gross profit margin 45.8 47.8 48.1 49.7 41.4

EBITDA margin 53.2 55.2 58.7 58.3 47.9

EBIT margin 41.3 42.0 43.6 46.0 37.4

Net profit margin 31.3 33.0 33.6 38.2 32.3

ROA 8.7 8.9 9.5 11.2 10.6

ROE 32.7 29.2 29.7 35.2 32.6

S&A/turnover 4.4 5.8 4.5 3.7 4.0

Leverage ratio (x)

D/E 2.6 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0

Net D/E 2.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9

Interest coverage 4.3 4.2 4.4 5.9 7.2

Per share (Bt)

EPS 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.9

BVPS 3.1 4.0 4.6 5.5 6.4

DPS 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.0

CG Rating 2016 Companies with CG Rating

AMATA AOT BAFS BAY BCP BIGC BTS BWG CK CPF CPN CSL DELTA DEMCO

DRT DTAC DTC EASTW EGCO GFPT GPSC GRAMMY HANA HMPRO INTUCH IRPC IVL KBANK

KCE KKP KTB KTC LHBANK LPN MBK MCOT MINT MONO NKI NYT OTO PHOL

PPS PS PSL PTT PTTEP PTTGC QH QTC RATCH SAMART SAMTEL SAT SC SCB

SCC SCCC SE-ED SIM SITHAI SNC SPALI SSSC STEC SVI TCAP THCOM TISCO TKT

TMB TNDT TOP TSC TTCL TU UV VGI WACOAL WAVE 2S AAV ACAP ADVANC AGE AH AHC AKP ALUCON AMANAH ANAN AP APCO APCS

ARIP ASIA ASIMAR ASK ASP AUCT AYUD BANPU BBL BDMS BEM BFIT BLA BOL

BROOK CEN CENTEL CFRESH CGH CHG CHO CHOW CI CIMBT CKP CM CNS CNT

COL CPI DCC EA ECF EE ERW FORTH FPI GCAP GLOBAL GBX GC GL

GLOW GUNKUL HOTPOT HYDRO ICC ICHI IFEC INET IRC JSP K KSL KTIS L&E

LANNA LH LHK LIT LOXLEY LRH LST M MACO MALEE MBKET MC MEGA MFC

MOONG MSC MTI MTLS NCH NOBLE NSI NTV OCC OGC OISHI ORI PACE PAP

PCSGH PDI PE PG PJW PLANB PM PPP PR PRANDA PREM PRG PRINC PT

PTG PYLON Q-CON RICHY ROBINS RS RWI S SAMCO SABINA SALEE S&J SCG SEAFO

SIAM SINGER SIS SMK SMPC SMT SNP SPI SPPT SPRC SR SSF SST STA

SUSCO SUTHA SWC SYMC SYNEX SYTNEC TAE TAKUNI TASCO TBSC TCC TF TFI TGCI

AEC AEONTS AF AIRA AIT AJ AKR AMARIN AMATAV ARROW APURE AQUA AMC AS

BA BEAUTY BEC BH BIG BJC BJCHI BKD BR BROCK BRR BTNC CBG CGD

CHARAN CITY CMR COLOR COM7 CPL CSC CSP CSR CSS CTW DCON DIMET DNA

EARTH EASON ECL EFORL EPCO EPG ESSO FE FER FOCUS FSMART FSS FVC GEL

GIFT GLAND GOLD GSTEL GYT HPT HTC HTECH IFS IHL ILINK INSURE IRPC IT

ITD J JMART JMT JUBILE JWD KASET KBS KCAR KGI KKC KOOL KWC KYE

LALIN LPH MAJOR MAKRO MATCH MATI M-CHAI MDX MFEC MJD MK MODERN MPG NC

NCL NDR NEP NOK NUSA PATO PCA PDG PF PICO PIMO PL PLAT PLE

PMTA PPM PRIN PSTC QLT RCI RCL RICH RML RPC SANKO SAPPE SAWAD SCI

SCN SCP SEAOIL SENA SIRI SKR SLP SMG SMIT SORKON SPA SPC SPCG SPVI

SSC STANLY STPI SUC TACC TCCC TCMC TEAM TFD TFG TIC TIW TKN TLUXE

TMD TNP TOPP TPA TPAC TPCH TPIPL TPOLY TRITN TRT TTI TVI TWP U

UBIS UMI UPOIC UT UWC VIBHA VPO VTE WICE WIIK WIN XO

Disclaimer The disclosure of the survey result of the Thai Institute of Directors Association ("IOD") regarding corporate governance is made pursuant to the policy of the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The survey of the IOD is based on the information of a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Market for Alternative Investment disclosed to the public and able to be accessed by a general public investor. The result, therefore, is from the perspective of a third party. It is not an assessment of operation and is not based on inside information. The survey result is as of the date appearing in the Corporate Governance Report of Thai Listed Companies. As a result, the survey result may be changed after that date or when there is any change to the relevant information. Nevertheless, Krungsri Securities Public Company Limited does not confirm, verify, or certify the accuracy and completeness of such survey result.

Anti-corruption Progress Indicator 2016

Companies that have declared their intention to join CAC

A AI AIE AIR AJ ALUCON AMATAV AOT APCO AQUA ARROW ASIA ASK AU

BCH BJC BJCHI BLAND BR BROCK BRR CEN CGH CHEWA CHG CHOTI CHOW CIG

COL COM7 CPALL CPF CPR CSC EKH EPCO FC FER FPI FSMART GEL GFPT

GGC GIFT GJS GLOBAL GOLD GPSC GREEN GSTEL GUNKUL HARN IFS ILINK INET IRC

J JMART JMT JUBILE JUTHA KASET KBS KCAR KTECH KWC KYE L&E LEE LIT

LVT MAKRO MATCH MATI MBAX MC MFEC MIDA MILL ML MTLS NBC NCL NEP

NINE NMG NNCL NTV NUSA NWR OGC PACE PAF PAP PATO PCSGH PIMO PK

PL PLANB POST PRINC PRO PSTC PYLON QTC ROH ROJNA RWI SANKO SAUCE SC

SCCC SCN SEAOIL SE-ED SENA SIRI SMART SPACK SPPT SPRC SR SRICHA SST STA

SUPER SUSCO SWC SYMC TAKUNI TBSP TFI THE TICON TIP TKN TLUXE TMILL TMT

TNP TPA TRUE TSE TTI TU TVD TVO TVT TWPC U UPA UREKA UWC

VGI VIBHA VIH VNT WAVE WHA WICE WIIK

Companies certified by CAC

ADVANC AKP AMANAH AP ASP AYUD BAFS BANPU BAY BBL BCP BKI BLA BROOK

BTS BWG CENTEL CFRESH CIMBT CM CNS CPI CPN CSL DCC DEMCO DIMET DRT

DTAC DTC EASTW ECL EGCO FE FNS FSS GBX GCAP GLOW HANA HMPRO HTC

ICC IFEC INTUCH IRPC IVL K KBANK KCE KGI KKP KSL KTB KTC LANNA

LHBANK LHK LPN MBK MBKET MCOT MFC MINT MONO MOONG MSC MTI NKI NSI

OCC OCEAN PB PDI PE PG PHOL PLAT PM PPP PPS PRANDA PREB PRG

PSH PSL PT PTG PTT PTTEP PTTGC Q-CON QH QLT RATCH RML ROBINS S & J

SABINA SAT SCB SCC SCG SGP SINGER SIS SITHAI SMIT SMPC SNC SNP SORKON

SPC SPI SSF SSI SSSC SVI SYNTEC TAE TCAP TCMC TFG TGCI THANI THCOM

THRE THREL TIPCO TISCO TKT TMB TMD TNITY TNL TOG TOP TPCORP TRU TSC

TSTH TTCL TVI UOBKH WACOAL

N/A

2S AAV ABICO ACAP ACC ADAM AEC AEONTS AF AFC AGE AH AHC AIT

AJA AKR ALLA ALT AMA AMARIN AMATA AMC ANAN APCS APEX APURE AQ ARIP

AS ASAP ASEFA ASIAN ASIMAR ASN ATP30 AUCT BA BAT-3K BCPG BDMS BEAUTY BEC

BEM BFIT BGRIM BGT BH BIG BIZ BKD BLISS BM BOL BPP BSBM BSM

BTC BTNC BTW BUI CBG CCET CCP CGD CHARAN CHO CHUO CI CITY CK

CKP CMO CMR CNT COLOR COMAN CPH CPL CRANE CRD CSP CSR CSS CTW

CWT D DCON DCORP DELTA DIGI DNA DTCI EA EARTH EASON ECF EE EFORL

EIC EMC EPG ERW ESSO ESTAR ETE EVER F&D FANCY FMT FN FOCUS FORTH

FTE FVC GC GENCO GL GLAND GRAMMY GRAND GTB GYT HFT HOTPOT HPT HTECH

HYDRO ICHI ICN IEC IHL III INGRS INOX INSURE IRCP IT ITD ITEL JAS

JCT JSP JTS JWD KAMART KC KCM KDH KIAT KKC KOOL KTIS KWG LALIN

LDC LH LOXLEY LPH LRH LST LTX M MACO MAJOR MALEE MANRIN MAX M-CHAI

MCS MDX MEGA METCO MGT MJD MK MM MODERN MPG MPIC NC NCH NDR

NETBAY NEW NEWS NFC NOBLE NOK NPK NPP NVD NYT OHTL OISHI ORI OTO

PAE PDG PERM PF PICO PJW PLANET PRECHA PMTA POLAR POMPUI PPM PRAKIT PLE

PRIN PRM PTL RAM RCI RCL RICH RICHY RJH ROCK RP RPC RPH RS

S S11 SAFARI SALEE SAM SAMART SAMCO SAMTEL SAPPE SAWAD SAWANG SCI SCP SDC

SE SEAFCO SELIC SF SFP SGF SHANG SIAM SIMAT SKN SKR SKY SLP SMK

SMM SMT SOLAR SPA SPALI SPCG SPG SPORT SPVI SQ SSC SSP STANLY STAR

STEC STHAI STPI SUC SUTHA SVH SVOA SYNEX T TACC TAPAC TASCO TC TCB

TCC TCCC TCJ TCOAT TEAM TFD TFMAMA TGPRO TH THAI THANA THIP THL TIC

TIW TK TKS TM TMC TMI TMW TNDT TNH TNPC TNR TOA TOPP TPAC

TPBI TPCH TPIPL TPIPP TPOLY TPP TR TRC TRITN TRT TRUBB TSF TSI TSR

TSTE TTA TTL TTTM TTW TUCC TWP TWZ TYCN UAC UBIS UEC UKEM UMI

UMS UNIQ UP UPF UPOIC UT UTP UV UVAN VARO VI VNG VPO VTE

WG WHAUP WIN WINNER WORK WORLD WP WPH WR XO YCI YNP YUASA ZIGA

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The disclosure of the Anti-Corruption Progress Indicators of a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, which is assessed by Thaipat Institute, is made in order to comply with the policy and sustainable development plan for the listed companies of the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Thaipat Institute made this assessment based on the information received from the listed company, as stipulated in the form for the assessment of Anti-corruption which refers to the Annual Registration Statement (Form 56-1), Annual Report (Form 56-2), or other relevant documents or reports of such listed company . The assessment result is therefore made from the perspectiv e of Thaipat Institute that is a third party. It is not an assessment of operation and is not based on any inside information. Since this assessment is only the assessment result as of the date appearing in the assessment result, it may be changed after that date or when there is any change to the relevant information. Nevertheless, Krungsri Securities Public Company Limited does not confirm, verify, or certify the accuracy and completeness of the assessment result." Reference Disclosure: Companies participating in Thailand's Private Sector Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption programme (Thai CAC) under Thai Institute of Directors (as of July 31, 2017) are categorised into:

• Companies that have declared their intention to join CAC

• Companies certified by CAC.

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Branches

Emporium 662 Emporium Tower, Fl. 10, Sukhumvit 24 Road Klongton, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 0-2695-4500 Fax: 0-2695-4599 Central Bangna 589/151 Central City Tower 1 Office, Fl. 27 Bangna-Trad Road, Bangna, Bangkok 10260 Tel: 0-2763-2000 Fax: 0-2399-1448 Rama II 111/917-919 Rama II Road, Smaedum, Bangkhuntien, Bangkok 10150 Tel: 0-2013-7145 Fax: 0-2895-9557 Vibhavadi-rangsit Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited 123 Suntowers (B) Building, Vibhavadirangsit Road, Jompol, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900 Tel: 0-2273-8388 Fax: 0-2273-8399 Chonburi 64/17 Sukhumvit Road, Tambol Bang Plasoi, Amphur Muang, Chonburi 20000 Tel: 0-3312-6580 Fax: 0-3312-6588 Hat Yai Branch 90-92-94 Nipat U Tit Nueng Road,Tambol Hat Yai, Amphur Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110 Tel: 0-7422-1229 Fax: 0-7422-1411

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Khon Kaen 114 Sri Chan Road, Tambol Nai Muang, Amphur Muang, Khon Kaen 40000 Tel: 0-4322-6120 Fax: 0-4322-6180

Chiang Mai 70 Chang Phuak Road, Tambol Sri Phum Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai 50200 Tel: 0-5321-9234-6 Fax: 0-5321-9247

Chiang Rai 231-232 Thamalai Road, Tambol Wiang, Amphur Muang, Chiang Rai 57000 Tel: 0-5371-6489 Fax: 0-5371-6490

Phitsanulok 275/1 Phichaisongkram Road, Tambol Nai Muang, Amphur Muang, Phitsanulok 65000 Tel: 0-5530-3360 Fax: 0-5530-2580

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Construction Materials

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Kittisorn Pruitipat, CFA, FRM Property, ICT, Contractor ext. 5019 [email protected]

Jesada Techahusdin, CFA

Banking, Consumer Finance, Insurance

Insurance Insurance

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Media

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Kitti Pitakteerabandit Transportation, Media ext. 5008 [email protected]

Artit Jansawang

Mid - Small cap, MAI ext. 5005 [email protected]

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Chaiyot Jiwagkul Technical ext. 5006 [email protected]

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