MATRIX COMPOSITES & ENGINEERING LIMITED (MCE)



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General Information
Company Name: Matrix Composites & Engineering Limited
Stock Code: MCE
Website: www.matrixap.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Market Cap ($M): 87
Equiv. Shares (M): 95

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.920 $ 0.000 $ 0.000 $ 0.000 $ 0.920 0 0%

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 1st Mar 2013
12 Month Target Price (average): $1.5
Brokers Surveyed: 1

Company Overview

Business Description:
Matrix Composites & Engineering Limited (MCE) is a manufacturer and distributer engineered products and service provider to the offshore oil & gas and iron ore industry. MCE has two main operations, namely, Matrix Composite Materials and Matrix Offshore Services and Engineering.

Strategy Analysis:
MCE's strategy is to expand the business through the integration of its advanced materials and heavy engineering businesses, develop new applications for existing processes and technologies, and expand its geographic presence into further offshore oil and gas regions. Matrix Composites & Engineering reported NPAT of $527,501 for the half-year ended 31 December 2012. Revenues from ordinary activities were $81.57m, down 2.4% from the same period last year. Diluted EPS was 0.6 cents compared to (3.1) cents last year. The net operating cash outflow was $9.2m compared to an inflow of $4.8m in the pcp. No dividend was declared.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2014  F 11.1 11.8 972.7 7.8 4.0 4.4 --
2013  F 1.0 1.1 -- 84.4 -- 0.0 --
2012  A -14.4 -18.4 -140.3 0.0 2.0 0.6 100.0
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F
Beach Energy (BPT) $1,610 M 0.7828 -0.2483 0.1432 11.9924 15.9548 13.9560 0.0177 0.0177 0.0177
Matrix Composites & Engineering (MCE) $84 M -- -- 9.7890 -- 81.6514 7.5680 0.0225 0.0000 0.0449
Oil Search (OSH) $10,720 M -0.3691 0.0607 1.8198 72.4638 68.3177 24.2277 0.0048 0.0051 0.0051
Santos (STO) $12,623 M -0.1141 0.3991 0.2473 29.0695 20.7778 16.6582 0.0229 0.0229 0.0229
Woodside Petroleum (WPL) $31,028 M 0.1834 0.0142 0.1159 15.4591 15.2433 13.6603 0.0332 0.0527 0.0585

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
MCE 1.20 -- 0.64 -- 0.50
Market 0.84 14.8 1.26 1.90 1.75
Sector 1.34 15.7 0.79 2.28 5.20

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Aaron Paul Begley Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 30 November 1999
Mr Peter John Hood Non-Executive Chairman 15 September 2011
Mr Nigel Lloyd Johnson Non-Executive Director 30 April 2008
Mr Paul Richard Wright Non-Executive Director 31 July 2007
Mr Craig Neil Duncan Non-Executive Director 17 December 2007

Management
Name Position
Peter Tazewell Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
7,830,135 (8.28%) IOOF Holdings Limited
16,499,584 (17.45%) Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd
26,753,014 (28.84%) Maxwell Graham Begley and associates

Calendar of Events
Date Event
27 February 2014 Report (Interim)
12 February 2014 Report (Interim)
25 September 2013 Report (Annual)
15 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
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