NEPTUNE MARINE SERVICES LIMITED (NMS)



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General Information
Company Name: Neptune Marine Services Limited
Stock Code: NMS
Website: www.neptunems.com
GICS Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Market Cap ($M): 53
Equiv. Shares (M): 1,844

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.029 $ 0.029 $ 0.029 $ 0.029 $ 0.029 23,603 0%

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 27th Aug 2010
12 Month Target Price (average): $0.22
Brokers Surveyed: 1

Company Overview

Business Description:
Neptune Marine Services Limited (NMS) is a provider of engineered solutions to the international oil and gas, marine and renewable energy industries. NMS has operations in Australia, the UK, USA, Asia and Middle East. NMS comprises two divisions, being Offshore Services and Engineering Services.

Strategy Analysis:
NMS's strategy is to establish itself as a whole-of-life-cycle oilfield services company with a global capability. This is to be achieved through a combination of acquisition, organic growth, integration of services and resources and the attraction and retention of quality staff. Acquisitions have been the primary growth driver and include; Allied Diving, Territory Diving, Subsea Developments, Link Weld Engineering, US Underwater Services, Subsea Engineering Services and Sea-Struct Pty Ltd. New JV partnerships and alliances have also been entered in order to strengthen its NEPSYS division. NMS's strategy going forward includes: expanding NMS's global capabilities and global client base with a focus on Asia and developing its deepwater expertise. Neptune Marine Services reported NPAT of $20.97m for the year ended 30 June 2009. Revenue from ordinary activities were $188.96m. Diluted EPS was 6.85 cents compared to 2.95 cents last year. Net operating cash flow was $35.42m compared to $10.92m last year. No dividend was declared.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2014  F 12.6 0.7 16.7 4.0 -- 0.0 --
2013  F 10.7 0.6 500.0 4.8 -- 0.0 --
2012  A 1.2 0.1 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
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
Neptune Marine (NMS) $53 M -- -- 0.1803 -- 4.7541 4.0278 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
WorleyParsons (WOR) $4,816 M 0.1556 -0.0144 0.1546 14.2078 14.4157 12.4858 0.0459 0.0469 0.0496

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
NMS 1.37 5.95 0.61 0.07 0.22
Market 0.82 14.6 1.24 1.87 1.73
Sector 1.37 15.2 0.78 2.32 5.20

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Ross W Kennan Non-Executive Chairman 22 March 2007
Mr Peter Wallace Non-Executive Director 08 July 2011
Mr John David Cooper Non-Executive Director 04 April 2012
Mr Boon Wee Kuah Non-Executive Director 16 March 2011
Mr Jeff Dowling Non-Executive Director 01 December 2011

Management
Name Position
Robin King Chief Executive Officer
Colin Napier Chief Financial Officer
Gabriel Chiappini Company Secretary

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
316,495,442 (17.43%) Blossomvale Investments Pte Ltd

Calendar of Events
Date Event
27 February 2014 Report (Interim)
23 October 2013 Report (Annual)
30 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
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