Daily Brief Energy/Materials: JSR Corp, EcoPro Materials, Calumet Specialty Products Par, PetroTal, Rent.com.au Ltd and more

• Five weeks ago, JIC announced a delay in the commencement of the Tender Offer to buy JSR Corp (4185 JP), originally scheduled to start by end-December 2023. 
• In the announcement, they said they expected the deal to start by end-February. In the press conference afterwards, JIC CEO Yokoo said “no particular issues with the Chinese regulator.” 
• He then added he expected the deal to be done by March-end. Language is vague. I expect that means to start by then, but even then, annualised is now 30%.

• In this insight, we discuss the sharp share price declines of rechargeable battery related stocks in Korea so far in 2024. 
• The top 20 market cap rechargeable battery related stocks in Korea are down on average 15.9% YTD, underperforming KOSPI which is down 6.7% in the same period.
• Many rechargeable battery related names in Korea continue to have lofty valuations. The 20 rechargeable battery names are trading at median P/E of 79.7x in 2023 and 39x in 2024.

Key points (machine generated)

• Calumet is expected to experience positive catalysts in the next six months despite facing challenges such as its MLP structure, operational issues, and credibility concerns.
• The company has the potential to generate significant EBITDA numbers from its Specialty and MRL divisions, indicating strong growth prospects.
• The Performance Brands and legacy refinery businesses are also expected to contribute to EBITDA, assuming favorable market conditions.

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• The FY24 production guidance stands at 16.5-17.5 mbbl/d (we forecasted 18.6 mbbl/d assuming a moderate dry season) with US$135 mm capex (broadly in line with our expectations of US$130 mm).
• The FY24 production guidance assumes a dry season as severe as in 2023 with production of only 13 mbbl/d in 3Q24 and 17.5 mbbl/d in 4Q24.
• The Ecuador export route through the OCP will be operational in October (2 mbbl/d) while a new route via Yurimaguas to Bayovar (2 mbbl/d) could be operational in July.

• Rent.com.au Limited (ASX:RNT) is a purpose-led company seeking to empower home renters through its technology platform and a growing number of aligned transactional services.
• The company has provided a trading update noting that its RentPay rental payments platform had now processed $200m in payments since its relaunch.
• Achieving the $200m milestone comes just three months after passing the $150m mark, demonstrating a continued acceleration in the take-up of the platform.