MCMILLAN SHAKESPEARE LIMITED (MMS)



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General Information
Company Name: McMillan Shakespeare Limited
Stock Code: MMS
Website: www.mcms.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Diversified Commercial & Professional Services
Market Cap ($M): 1,215
Equiv. Shares (M): 75

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 16.300 $ 16.300 $ 16.600 $ 16.250 $ 16.210 196,425 $ 0.090  0.555 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Buy
Recommendation Date: 20th Feb 2013
12 Month Target Price (average): $15.637
Brokers Surveyed: 3

Company Overview

Business Description:
McMillan Shakespeare Limited (MMS) provide salary packaging to public and private organisations in Australia and New Zealand. MMS also provides a complementary fleet management service, including the procurement of motor vehicles and finance and the management of fuel card and service maintenance programs.

Strategy Analysis:
For the 2010 financial year, the Group will continue to focus on obtaining new business, strengthening key client relationships and increasing client product density. With the continued development of new products and initiatives, the Group will also seek to enter into new markets and expand its client base. The salary packaging business will continue to provide an annuity income stream and allow cross-selling of novated leasing services and other product extensions into what has proven to be a very receptive client base. At the same time, the strong balance sheet and cash flow position allows the Group to look for well-priced bolt-on or related acquisitions McMillan Shakespeare reported NPAT up 19.4% to $29.75m for the half-year ended 31 December 2012. Revenues from ordinary activities were $161.49m, up 12.6% from the same period last year. Diluted EPS was 39.28 cents compared to 34.64 cents last year. The net operating cash outflow was $9.86m compared to an inflow of $8.82m in the pcp. The interim dividend declared was 24 cents compared with 22 cents last year.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2014  F 75.3 97.9 18.4 16.6 61.0 3.7 --
2013  F 62.4 82.7 11.6 19.7 51.5 3.2 --
2012  A 54.3 74.1 21.1 12.7 47.0 5.0 100.0
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
Brambles (BXB) $14,296 M 0.2302 0.1198 0.0842 22.3140 19.9262 18.3784 0.0283 0.0310 0.0333
Downer EDI (DOW) $1,820 M -0.3684 0.1449 0.0804 9.8824 8.6313 7.9893 0.0000 0.0487 0.0608
Mineral Resources (MIN) $1,716 M 0.1078 0.0548 0.2469 9.6316 9.1314 7.3231 0.0498 0.0550 0.0650
McMillan Shakespeare (MMS) $1,208 M 0.2107 0.1166 0.1833 21.8758 19.5915 16.5560 0.0290 0.0318 0.0376
SAI Global (SAI) $825 M -0.0892 -0.0147 0.1646 17.5501 17.8119 15.2950 0.0381 0.0363 0.0433

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
MMS 0.67 20.0 7.23 1.33 3.97
Market 0.83 14.9 1.29 1.81 1.77
Sector 0.66 11.2 1.21 1.20 0.54

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Michael Kay Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 15 July 2008
Mr Ronald George Pitcher Non-Executive Chairman 04 February 2004
Mr John G Bennetts Non-Executive Director 01 December 2003
Mr Anthony Podesta Non-Executive Director 01 December 2003
Mr Ross Chessari Non-Executive Director 01 December 2003
Mr Graeme John McMahon Non-Executive Director 18 March 2004

Management
Name Position
Paul McCluskey --
Mark Blackburn Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary
G Kruyt Chief Operating Officer
P Lang Group Executive, Customers and Corporate Affairs
A Tomas Managing Director, Fleet and Financial Products
M Salisbury Managing Director, Remuneration Services

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
11,718,997 (15.73%) J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited
9,162,823 (12.30%) National Nominees Limited
6,842,014 (9.18%) HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited
7,235,000 (9.71%) Meddiscope Pty Ltd
4,318,025 (5.79%) Asia Pac Technology Pty Ltd
6,225,063 (8.35%) Chessari Holdings Pty Ltd

Calendar of Events
Date Event
18 February 2014 Report (Interim)
11 February 2014 Report (Interim)
09 September 2013 Report (Annual)
20 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
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