STX OSV Holdings Limited

Singapore Company Focus
STX OSV Holdings Limited

Bloomberg: SOH SP | Reuters: STXO.SI
DBS Group Research . Equity 23 May 2011
BUY S$1.20 STI : 3,168.54 Poised for the next wave

(Initiating Coverage)
Price Target : 12-Month S$ 1.86 • Specialised builder of complex, highly customized OSVs.
Reason for Report : Initiating coverage
• Well positioned for new orders with commanding
Potential Catalyst: New order wins
market share in high-spec OSVs and yards in Brazil.
Analyst
Jeremy THIA +65 6398 7974 • Improving execution and efficiency gains underpin 15%
jeremythia@dbsvickers.com FY10-12F earnings CAGR.
• Unwarranted discount to peers; initiate with BUY, +55%
upside to TP of S$1.86.
Price Relative Leading builder of specialized OSVs. STX OSV specialises in
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S$ Relative Index
the construction of complex and specialised vessels used across
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1.40 the offshore services industry. It is the largest builder of AHTS
1.30 169 of >20,000 BHP and PSVs of >4,500 DWT, with a global market
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1.10 119
share of 30.8% and 18.0% respectively.
1.00
New orders to drive performance. We believe new vessel
orders will drive share price performance, underpinned by asset
0.90 69
0.80
0.70 19 replacement demand, deepwater E&P activities and a projected
Nov-10 Feb-11 May-11
18% growth in contracted rig count by end 2011. We assumed
STX OSV Holdings Limited (LHS) Relative STI INDEX (RHS)
FY11 order wins of NOK13bn vs. YTD order wins of NOK5.5bn
(including the 8 Transpetro LPG carriers to become effective
upon funding approval). Current orderbook stands at
Forecasts and Valuation NOK19.4bn, with deliveries up to FY16 and a book-to-bill ratio
of 1.3x.
FY Dec (NOK m) 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
Reinforcing commanding presence in Brazil. The group is
Turnover 11,881 12,439 13,794 14,277 building on its leading 45% market share in Brazil with the
EBITDA 1,330 1,415 1,505 1,542 development of a second yard, to commence operations by
Pre-tax Profit 1,534 1,320 1,397 1,414 mid-2012. Once in full operation, it will be able to deliver 4-5
Net Profit 1,031 896 949 960 larger vessels a year, boosting its Brazilian capacity by 2.7-3x.
Net Pft (Pre Ex.) 722 896 949 960
EPS (S cts) 19.5 17.0 18.0 18.2 Improving project execution. Despite full yard utilisation till
EPS Pre Ex. (S cts) 13.7 17.0 18.0 18.2 late 2012/early 2013, improved project execution and efficiency
EPS Gth Pre Ex (%) 29 24 6 1 gains are expected to result in superior EBITDA margins of
Diluted EPS (S cts) 19.5 17.0 18.0 18.2 >10% over FY11F-12F, supporting FY10-12 recurring earnings
Net DPS (S cts) 2.9 5.1 5.4 5.4 CAGR of 15%.
BV Per Share (S cts) 45.0 59.1 72.0 84.7 Undemanding valuations, initiate with BUY and S$1.86 TP.
PE (X) 6.2 7.1 6.7 6.6 We initiate coverage on STX OSV with a BUY recommendation
PE Pre Ex. (X) 8.8 7.1 6.7 6.6 and TP of S$1.86, pegged to 11x blended recurring FY11/12 PE.
P/Cash Flow (X) 5.5 6.3 5.9 5.8 At 7x FY11 PE, STX OSV trades at an unwarranted discount to
EV/EBITDA (X) 6.2 5.8 5.7 6.0 peers, with valuations supported by steady earnings growth and
Net Div Yield (%) 2.4 4.2 4.5 4.5 a dividend yield of 4.2-4.5%. Risks include poor project
P/Book Value (X) 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 execution, lower than expected order wins, and share overhang
Net Debt/Equity (X) 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 from potential placement by the parent.
ROAE (%) 60.8 32.6 27.4 23.2
Consensus EPS (S cts): 17.3 17.6 16.9 At A Glance

No. of brokers following: B: 7 S: 0 H: 0 Issued Capital (m shrs) 1,180
Mkt. Cap (S$m/US$m) 1,416 / 1,143
ICB Industry : Oil & Gas Major Shareholders
ICB Sector: Oil Equipment; Services & Dist STX Norway AS (%) 68.3
Principal Business: STX OSV is a leading global builder and designer
Leading Inv and Sec Co Ltd (%) 4.9
of advanced, high-spec offshore support vessels.
Morgan Stanley (%) 4.8
Source of all data: Company, DBS Vickers, Bloomberg Free Float (%) 22.0
Avg. Daily Vol.(‘000) 7,063
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Refer to important disclosures at the end of this report
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Company Focus
Table of Contents
Analysts
Jeremy Thia +65 6398 7974

jeremythia@dbsvickers.com
Investment Summary 3
SWOT Analysis 4
Company Background 5
Leading builder of complex, highly 8

customised OSVs
Network of yards strategically located within 12
key and growing oil and gas markets
Leveraging off dominant presence in Brazil 14

with second yard
STX OSV is well positioned to benefit from 15

several industry trends
PSVs leading the rebound in OSV orders 19
Segmental Analysis 21
Key Risks 23
Quarterly / Interim Performance 24
Financials – Income Statement 25
Financials – Balance Sheet 26
Financials – Cash Flow 27
Financials – ROE Drivers 28
Valuation 29
Appendix 30
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Company Focus
Investment summary
Leading builder of complex and customised OSVs. STX OSV is ordered globally, vs. 73 a year before. This has been led by
one of the major global shipbuilders specialising in the the larger capacity PSVs (>3,000 DWT), which accounted for
construction of complex and highly customised offshore 57% of 2010’s orders. However, orders for AHTS have been
support vessels (OSVs) such as anchor handling tug supply slow, due to overbuilding over 2005-10.
(AHTS) vessels, platform supply vessels (PSV), advanced
offshore subsea construction vessels (OSCV), as well as other Orders to continue to make a comeback, underpinned by :
specialized vessels. It is the largest builder of AHTS of 1) greater E&P spending as oil companies look to increase
>20,000 BHP and PSVs of >4,500 DWT, with a global market production in an high oil price environment; 2) asset
share of 30.8% and 18.0% respectively. It has delivered >200 replacement cycle as the highly aged global OSV fleet will
offshore and specialized vessels since 2000. have difficulty meeting the increasingly stringent safety and
environmental standards and the tougher offshore drilling
One of few high-end OSV yards with in-house vessel design and production conditions; 3) deeper waters and harsher
capabilities. STX OSV is one of the few high-end OSV environments will require equipment able to deliver higher
shipbuilders with its own in-house vessel design and performance, with larger tonnage and cost efficient OSVs.
engineering capabilities. It is ranked 1st and 2nd for the
number of PSVs >4,500 DWT and AHTS >20,000 BHP being Expecting order wins to pick up over 2H 2011 to 2013. We
built based on its in-house designs. As such, its orders are expect orders to pick up in FY11, with YTD order wins of c.
typically secured by invitation of customers than competitive NOK2.4bn vs. our full year order wins assumption of
bidding, ensuring a certain degree of pricing power. NOK13bn. Current orderbook is estimated to be NOK19.4bn
(NOK16.3bn if exclude the 8 Transpetro carriers, awaiting
Strategically located yards can deliver 23-25 vessels a year. funding approval), underpinning earnings visibility up to
The group has 9 strategically located yards in operation: 5 in FY16. For FY12/13, we have assumed order wins of
Norway, 2 in Romania and 1 each in Brazil and Vietnam, NOK12bn/NOK15bn.
enabling it to maintain its competitive advantage in
innovation, cost efficiency, manufacturing flexibility, while STX OSV to deliver steady FY10-12 EPS CAGR of 15%.
leveraging off its close proximity to key offshore oil and gas Despite full yard utilisation till late 2012/early 2013, we
markets to tap on regional opportunities and expand its expect STX OSV to post recurring earnings CAGR of 15%
customer base. Depending on the mix of vessel types and over FY10-12, vs. revenue CAGR of 8%. This will be largely
vessel sizes in the orderbook, it is able to deliver between 23 driven by improved project execution and efficiency gains,
and 25 OSVs a year. While there are plans to expand the resulting in superior EBITDA margins of >10% over FY11F-
launch facility in the Tulcea yard in Romania, this initiative 12F vs. FY07-10’s average of 4%.
will only commence once there is a project in place which
demands such infrastructure support. Initiate coverage with BUY; upside of 55%. At 7x FY11 PE,
STX OSV is trading at an unwarranted discount to peers,
Reinforcing Brazil market share with second yard. In with valuations supported by steady earnings growth and an
anticipation of the robust local Brazilian demand for OSVs, attractive dividend yield of 4.2-4.5%. We initiate coverage
STX OSV is developing a second shipyard in Pernambuco, on STX OSV with a BUY recommendation. Our TP of S$1.86
Brazil. This second yard is expected to reinforce the group’s is based on 11x blended recurring FY11/12 PE, derived from
commanding position in Brazil where it has a market share of the average historical forward PE among the large (13.3x)
45%. The new yard is scheduled to commence operations in and small/mid cap (8.2x) Singapore listed yards.
mid-2012 with the construction of a series of 8 LPG carriers
for Transpetro, for delivery over 2014-2016. We expect it to Potential catalysts, risks. We view potential near term
be able to take on additional 3rd party orders by mid 2014. catalysts from the approval of financing on the 8 Transpetro
Once in full operation, it will be able to deliver 4-5 larger LPG carriers, which will make the contracts effective, as well
vessels a year. as more OSV order wins. Risks include cost overruns,
increased competition, and share overhang concerns on
Orders have returned… led by PSVs. The PSV market has potential placement by parent company of up to a 19%
experienced a rebound in orders in 2010, with 91 units stake in the company.
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SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weakness
Focus on complex and highly customised OSVs. STX OSV focuses on Development of prototype vessels involves risk. Some customers
the design and construction of complex and highly customised OSVs, require the group to build prototype vessels using latest design and
requiring a high degree of technology and experienced workforce. technology and explore new concepts. However, such new designs
This level of technological capability differentiates them from many may not perform as expected, and could encounter unexpected
yards that compete in the more saturated small/mid-sized run-of-the- problems in design, engineering, production or after delivery
mill type OSV market. phases.
One of few high-end OSV yards with in-house vessel design Back-end loaded payment terms implies heavy reliance on external
capabilities. STX OSV is one of the few high-end OSV shipbuilders sources to fund working capital. The payment terms STX OSV
with its own in-house vessel design and engineering capabilities. typically extends to its customers is back-end loaded, with 20%
Orders are typically secured by invitation of customers than upfront and the remaining 80% upon delivery. This implies STX
competitive bidding, ensuring a certain degree of pricing power for OSV’s access to ready financing is crucial to the business to fund
the group. working capital. This is met via construction loans from banks. As
such, we believe a potential deterioration of the credit markets is a
Market leader for large PSVs and AHTS.STX OSV is currently the risk to the group’s access to funding as well as its customers’ ability
largest builder of AHTS of >20,000 BHP and PSVs of >4,500 DWT, to pay for the vessels. However, we note that through the recent
with a global market share of 30.8% and 18.0% respectively. It also global financial crisis, STX OSV did not experience issues on
st nd
ranks highly for vessel designs, being 1 and 2 in terms of market accessibility to funds or any customer defaults or cancellations.
share for PSVs >4,500 DWT and AHTS >20,000 BHP being built based
on its in-house designs. Compensation from third party design contracts may not
adequately cover losses. STX OSV occasionally uses third party
Strong track record; with many industry milestones. Delivered >200 vessel designs. In the event of a delay in vessel delivery due to
offshore and specialized vessels since 2000, and has achieved several design flaws, the design purchase contract typically provides for
industry milestones (see appendix). compensation by way of liquidated damages. However, the
contracts typically include a cap on the compensation amount, and
Strategic location of yards. STX OSV currently has 9 strategically the compensation available under the contracts may be less than
located yards in operation: 5 in Norway, 2 in Romania and 1 each in the actual losses suffered by the group.
Brazil and Vietnam. This enables the group to maintain its competitive
advantage in innovation, cost efficiency, manufacturing flexibility,
while leveraging off its close proximity to key offshore oil and gas
markets to tap on regional opportunities and expand its customer
base.
Opportunities Threats
More investments into exploration and production. With oil prices and Competition from yards in lower cost countries. There have been
input costs at levels which make most projects economically viable, oil many new entrants to the OSV shipbuilding industry in recent years,
companies are also increasing focus on growing production. Industry especially from more cost efficient countries such as Korea and
consultants Energyfiles/ Douglas Westwood estimates that over the China. This could result in an increased competition for a limited
next 5 years, world offshore oil and gas production spending would number of new orders, adversely impacting pricing power, or
amount to US$874bn. This willingness of oil companies to invest is significantly push down prices for newbuilds.
demonstrated by higher E&P capex budgets in 2011.
Overly high oil prices may do more harm than good. Global
Asset replacement cycle on highly aged OSV fleet. The global AHTS offshore oil and gas capex is generally positively correlated with oil
and PSV fleets are highly aged, averaging 16.9 years and 17.5 years prices. This positive correlation is also observed with respect to the
respectively. This implies an increasing technical demand/supply Singapore-listed yards’ annual order intake and oil prices since
mismatch, and will face increasing difficulties in meeting the 2004. A caveat to note, however, is a too sharp and sustained spike
increasingly stringent safety and environmental standards, as well as in oil prices beyond US$100/bbl can cause unwanted inflationary
the tougher offshore drilling and production conditions. Assuming pressures, posing significant threat to the economy.
vessels >30 years are removed from the market, we estimate that
replacement demand to be 496 for AHTS and 479 for PSVs, or around Risk of cost overruns on fixed price contracts is higher in a rising
23% of the existing global fleet. cost environment. Most of STX OSV’s shipbuilding projects are fixed
price contracts, except for a few that include price adjustment
Deeper waters, harsher environment E&P activities to drive demand provisions in the event of steel price increases. STX OSV typically
for high spec OSVs. As offshore activities move into deeper waters negotiates the price of major equipment and supplies, and will
and harsher environments, the installations have also become more factor in all such costs into the contract price on contract signing.
sophisticated. This has resulted in an evolution in OSV design with a Labour and funding costs are two major cost drivers that are not
greater emphasis on research and development, equipment able to hedged, and are priced into the contract based on best estimates
deliver higher performance, and OSVs with larger tonnage and cost for inflation.
effectiveness.
Source: DBS Vickers
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Company Background
Leading builder of complex and customised OSVs. STX OSV is in-house and the design has gained references and maturity
one of the major global shipbuilders specialising in the in the market. Such designs are typically sold as bundled
construction of complex and highly customised offshore packages with related main equipment and electrical
support vessels (OSVs) such as anchor handling tug supply solutions, allowing it to derive a small but growing proportion
(AHTS) vessels, platform supply vessels (PSV), advanced of revenue, booked under Trading revenue. This accounted
offshore subsea construction vessels (OSCV), as well as other for 1% of sales in FY07 and up to 3% in FY09. Note that
specialized vessels. from FY10 onwards, STX OSV does not disclose revenue
breakdown.
The Offshore & Specialised Vessels division of STX Europe.
Headquartered in Alesund, Norway, STX OSV has close to Key corporate events
9,000 employees worldwide and currently operates 9 Date Event
shipyards in Norway, Romania, Brazil and Vietnam. Listed on Mid • STX Europe's predecessor, Aker Yards, developed into a major
the Singapore Exchange on 12 November 2010, it is a spin- 1990's builder of passenger, merchant, and specialised vessels.
off from Norway-based STX Europe (formerly Aker Yards), 2000 - • Aker Yards acquired the Tulcea and Braila yards in Romania,
and houses the latter’s Offshore & Specialized Vessels 2003 the Niteroi yard in Brazil, and the Brevik yard in Norway. By
division. The STX Europe group (formerly Aker Yards) has a 2003, Aker Yards owned shipyards in Germany, Finland and
Norway.
rich heritage in shipbuilding, having been in the business of
designing and building vessels for >50 years. 2004 • Aker Yards listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
2007 • In March 2007, Aker divested its entire ownership interest of

Strong parentage. STX Europe, the parent of STX OSV with a 40.1% in Aker Yards.
• Aker Yards commenced construction of a shipyard in Vietnam
69.02% equity stake, is the largest shipbuilding group in in April 2007; secured newbuild contracts for 6 AHTS vessels
Europe and one of the world's four largest shipbuilders. Its within the year.
operations are divided into 3 business segments: Cruise & • In October 2007, STX Group acquired a 39.2% stake in Aker
Yards ASA.
Ferries, Offshore & Specialized Vessels, and Other Operations.
It has a total of 15 operating shipyards spread across Brazil, 2008 • Aker Yards renamed to STX Europe in September 2008 to
reflect change in ownership structure.
Finland, France, Norway, Romania and Vietnam. • STX Europe streamlined its Cruise & Ferries and Offshore &
Specialised Vessels division; discontinued Merchant Vessels as
a business area with the divestment of two yards in Germany
STX Europe is in turn owned by Korea-based STX Group, and one in Ukraine.
ranked 12th largest business group by total assets as of April
2009 • In early 2009, STX Group acquired the remaining shares in
2010 by the Korea Fair Trade Commission. Its businesses
STX Europe and became its sole shareholder; STX Europe
include Shipbuilding & Machinery, Shipping & Trading (dry became a wholly owned subsidiary of the STX Group.
bulk shipping, bunkering, resource trading), Energy (operates • In February 2009, STX Europe delisted from Oslo Stock
Exchange.
cogeneration and solar power plants, develops renewable • Restructuring undertaken to streamline and rationalise the
energy and resources), and Plant & Construction (civil group structure.
engineering, plant maintenance and construction of industrial 2010 • STX OSV, the Offshore & Specialised Vessels business of STX
plants and housing). Europe, was listed on the Singapore Exchange on 12 Nov
2010.
Shipbuilding is the mainstay, complemented by sales of 2011 • On 1 April, STX OSV announced grant of an environmental
design and equipment packages. STX OSV derives revenue licence for the construction of a second Brazilian yard in the
state of Pernambuco, paving the way for development work
mainly from the design and construction of complex and to progress without delay.
highly customized OSVs and other specialized vessels like
LNG-powered ferries, naval and coast guard vessels, fishing Source: STX OSV, STX Europe, DBS Vickers
vessels and non-offshore related icebreakers with customer-
specific applications. This accounted for 92-97% of total
revenue over FY07-09.
Complementing its service offerings are its in-house design

and engineering capabilities and development of electrical
engineering, power and automation solutions. STX OSV is
able to provide basic in-house developed designs to other
yards and ship owners once the prototypes have been built
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Revenue breakdown to these 2 respective customers since 2000, with another 8

and 4 vessels on order. We believe its ability to secure repeat
NOK m
orders from industry leaders is due to its timely delivery, high
14,000
level of technical expertise, and ability to customise vessels to
12,000
their needs
10,000
8,000 Growing proportion of revenue from non European-based

6,000 customers. While historically most of its customers are
4,000
Europe-based (Norway and EU), forming 80-89% of revenue
over FY07-09, STX OSV has made in-roads into other
2,000
markets, particularly with South American customers with its
0
local presence in Brazil, which made up 16% of revenues in
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10* 1H09 1H10
FY09, up from 8% in FY07.
Shipbuilding Trading Non-project Other operations
*NB: From FY10 onwards, STX OSV does not disclose revenue Closest competitors predominantly European. While to a
breakdown in this format.
limited extent, certain other STX Group companies are also
Source: STX OSV, DBS Vickers engaged in the construction of certain OSVs and specialized
vessels, these are generally not as complex as those built by
Key customers by % of total revenue STX OSV. In terms of external competition, STX OSV’s main
competitors within its market segment still predominantly are
Major Customers 2007 2008 2009 1H10
other Norwegian and European shipyards that focus on
DOF 19% 27% 38% 30%
developing own design concepts and innovations. These
Farstad Shipping 13% 17% 12% 2%
include Ulstein Group ASA, Kleven Maritime AS, Havyard
AP Moller-Maersk 7% 19% 4% 0%
Group AS and Bergen Group ASA from Norway; IHC
Island Offshore 14% 5% 2% 1%
Merwede B.V. in the Netherlands for certain specialized
Solstad Offshore 0% 1% 6% 14%
vessels.
Nordcapital 3% 8% 4% 2%
"K" Line Offshore 0% 1% 5% 15%
% of revenue by customer location
Petroleum Geo-Services 5% 4% 2% 0%
Aker Oilfield Services 0% 1% 4% 8% 100%
Rem Offshore 1% 0% 3% 6%
% of total revenue 62% 83% 82% 77% 80%
NB: The table above only lists customers which accounted for at least
5% of total revenue in any period from 2007 to June 2010. Other 60%
notable customers (past and/or current) of STX OSV include Aker
Solutions, Olympic Shipping, Siem Offshore, Deep Sea Supply, Simon 40%
Møkster Rederi, Gulf Offshore and Tidewater.
20%
Source: STX OSV, DBS Vickers
0%
Customers are mainly vessel operators. STX OSV’s customers
FY07 FY08 FY09
are primarily vessel operators which provide logistics support Norway EU North America South America Asia Others
and offshore construction and field operation services to
companies operating globally in the oil and gas industry. Source: STX OSV, DBS Vickers
Asset speculators do not feature as key customers given that
STX OSV typically builds highly specialised/customised vessels.
Established customer relationships and track record ensures

recurring business. We note that STX OSV also secures a high
level of recurring orders from its customers, with its repeat
customers ordering more than 140 vessels since 2000 (i.e. an
average >12.7 vessels/year). It has a long, established
relationship with its two largest customers, DOF and Farstad,
stretching over 20 years; STX has delivered 26 and 17 vessels
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STX OSV corporate structure
STX Corporation Co. Ltd.
33.7% 33.6%
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd STX Engine Co. Ltd
66.7% 33.3%
100%
STX Norway AS
100%
STX Europe AS
100%
STX Europe Holding AS Free float

69.0% 31.0%

(Singapore)
100%
STX OSV AS (Norway)
100% 51% * 50.5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
STX OSV RO STX OSV Estaleiro STX OSV ST OSV STX OSV STX OSV Brevik
STX OSV Design STX OSV Piping
Holding SRL Niteroi SA Promar SA Singapore Pte Ltd. Electro AS Accommodation AS Holding AS
AS (Norway) AS (Norway)
(Romania) (Brazil) (Brazil) (Singapore) (Norway) (Norway) (Norway)
5.88% 94.12% 95.43% 100%
STX OSV STX OSV

STX OSV Tulcea
Braila SA Vung Tau Ltd.
SA (Romania)
(Romania) (Vietnam)
* NB: 100% voting rights
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Leading builder of complex and highly customised OSVs
STX OSV’s vessels used in multiple phases over the offshore more effectively, reducing manufacturing time and errors. As
field lifecycle. The OSVs built by STX OSV (hereafter also such, the group typically secures vessel orders through an
referred to as “the group”) are used across the oil services invitation of the customer rather than through competitive
industry, particularly in offshore oil and gas exploration and bidding.
production to perform various functions, such as anchor-
handling, towing of rigs/floating production units, supply STX OSV has achieved industry “firsts”. With a robust in-
runs, offshore construction, pipelaying and eventual house vessel design and engineering capabilities, STX OSV
decommissioning. has achieved several significant industry milestones. A few
examples include the first vessel (Island Frontier) built to the
Focus on complex, advanced vessels. Within the OSV market, class notation “well intervention”, designed for operations
STX OSV focuses on the construction of more complex, previously performed by drilling units; the first AHTS
advanced offshore and specialized vessels, such as AHTS of (Normand Prosper) with a 24m wide extreme beam for
>20,000 BHP (brake horse power) and large PSVs of >4,500 significantly improved stability in harsh environments; and the
DWT (deadweight tons). These categories of vessels are first LNG-powered PSV (under construction; to be named)
required for harsh offshore environments and deepwater with the LNG storage located outside the cargo area, freeing
deployment. The construction of such high-end and up more cargo capacity for commercial operations.
customised OSVs requires a high degree of technology and
an experienced workforce capable of operating in a flexible Ability to develop new products. This includes the conceptual
manner. development of a large-scale oil recovery and standby vessel
designed to manage oil spill incidents. The group currently
One of few high-end OSV yards with in-house vessel design has a patent application pending on this vessel design. It also
capabilities. STX OSV Design AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary boasts an ability to develop and market its own vessel designs
of STX OSV, provides in-house expertise in both the design and electrical solutions such as automation and power
and construction phases of a newbuild project. This subsidiary management systems.
was started in 2000, and sold its first design around 2002. It
delivered 2 vessels in 2004 based on its first commercialised High degree of technology is the key competitive advantage
design, AH03. Today, STX OSV is one of leaders in vis-à-vis Asian competitors. While yards in countries such as
constructing and introducing highly advanced prototype Korea and China are more cost competitive and generate
vessels in the OSV segment to the market, and is one of the high production volumes, these apply mainly to more
few high-end OSV shipbuilders with its own in-house vessel standardized vessels in the traditional commercial
design and engineering capabilities. shipbuilding segment such as dry bulk carriers, tankers and
containerships. However, a growing number of Asian yards
Orders typically secured by invitation of customers. STX OSV’s have been progressing up the value chain over the recent
in-house design and engineering capabilities enables it to 1) years, building increasingly complex and specialised vessels.
help customers come up with innovative design solutions for As such, we view STX OSV’s high degree of technology and
new vessel prototypes, 2) tailor vessel specifications or make its ability to design, build and customise highly complex
adjustments to existing designs to meet its clients’ varying vessels as a key competitive advantage vis-à-vis its Asian
demands efficiently, 3) incorporate advanced technology into competitors.
actual production quickly, and 4) develop, coordinate and
improve the engineering and production at individual yards
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Description of the main types of OSVs built by STX OSV

OSV category Purpose / Description
Anchor handling • A dual purpose tug designed for anchor-handling and towage of offshore drilling units/ construction vessels/ floating production
tug supply vessel units, as well as to perform offshore supply duties.
(AHTS) • Fitted with special equipment on deck for moving anchors including a large winch.
• The main parameter of such a vessel is the propulsion power, measured in brake horsepower (BHP) or bollard pull (BP). AHTS engine
power typically ranges from 4,000 - 35,000 BHP; AHTS with >14,000 BHP are suitable for deepwater anchor handling duties.
• AHTS vessels can also perform supply functions as they are generally equipped with a sizeable free deck area and under deck tanks
specially designed for transporting liquid cargo and dry bulk.
Platform supply • Specially designed to transport liquid and dry cargo to and from offshore installations, drilling rigs and construction vessels.
vessels (PSV) • Have specially designed tanks under deck for transporting fuel, fresh water, drilling mud, cement and brine.
• Does not have anchor-handling equipment on the deck – results in a larger free deck area, for transport of containers, pipes and
other cargo, which is the main technical parameter for a PSV.
• Larger and more modern PSVs are considered to have at least 900sqm of free deck area. Medium PSVs have between 500 - 900sqm
of free deck area.
Offshore subsea • OSCVs serve as floating bases for carrying out various types of offshore construction work necessary for offshore oil and gas
construction vessels production.
(OSCV) • Such vessels are used for installation of offshore infrastructure such as platforms and pipelines; also involved in the later stage of the
oil and gas fields’ life cycle for maintaining, upgrading and decommissioning the infrastructure.
• Generally multipurpose vessels that can mobilize gear appropriate for a particular job. As such, they can vary greatly and often have
significant modular equipment installed for a particular task.
• Typically, OSCVs are equipped with large cranes, large accommodation capacity, and have different types of specialized construction
gear on board for performing construction work. Some of these are permanently installed while some are modular so that it can be
tailored to the specific operational requirements.
• Some of the key equipment include saturation diving spread and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for diving operations; some are
equipped with pipelaying equipment to install pipes of different diameters and in different water depths.
• Modern OSCVs are built with DP in order to optimize efficiency of construction activities and facilitate operations in deeper water.
Other vessels • STX OSV builds naval and coast guard vessels, seismic vessels, fishing vessels, icebreakers for non-offshore oil & gas markets, and
LNG-powered car and passenger ferries for Norwegian ferry operators.
Source: RS Platou, STX OSV, DBS Vickers
STX OSV designs and builds vessels used in the various phases of the offshore field lifecycle
Source: RS Platou, STX OSV
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>200 vessels delivered since 2000; market leader in large Vessels delivered / to be delivered by STX OSV: a
AHTS/PSVs. It has delivered >200 offshore and specialized significant pickup in the proportion of vessels based on
vessels since 2000 and is currently the largest builder of AHTS its own designs
of >20,000 BHP and PSVs of >4,500 DWT, with a global
market share of 30.8% and 18.0% respectively, based on 25
orderbook as of end August 2010 according to RS Platou. It

ranks second in the OSCV segment (i.e. saturation diving 20
support vessels, pipe-laying support vessels and remotely
N o. of ve sse ls
operated vehicle support vessels) with a 6.6% market share. 15
10
In-house generated vessel designs gaining traction in the
market. STX OSV’s in-house developed vessel designs are
5
achieving a high level of market acceptance by its customers.
Indeed, as of May 2011, out of the 49 vessels in the group’s
0
orderbook, 37 are based on STX OSV’s own design. Based on
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011F 2012F 2013F
data from RS Platou, 28.1% of PSVs of >4,500 DWT and
30.8% AHTS of >20,000 BHP in the global orderbook (as of STX OSV design Non STX OSV design
end August 2010) are based on STX OSV’s designs. This NB: This excludes the orders for 8 LPG carriers for Transpetro, to be
represents a dramatic increase from only 5.6% and 12.7% delivered over 2014-16.
respectively of such vessels delivered since 2000.
Newbuilds: STX OSV commands a leading market share in the AHTS (>20,000 BHP) and PSVs (>4,500 DWT) markets
AHTS (>20,000 BHP) PSV (>4 ,5 0 0 DWT)

40% 20%
30% 15%
20% 10%
10%
5%
0%
0%
STX OSV
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding
Maritime
Drydocks
PT Batamec
Havyard
Thoma-Sea
Maritime
American
Sino-Pacific
Mawei
Kleven
World
Shipbuilding
Cochin
Shipbuilding
STX OSV
Wuchang
Fujian
Kleven
Universal
Eastern
North
Dalian
O SCV
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
ABG
Colombo
STX OSV
Shipbuilding
Drydocks
Bergen
World
Dalian
NB: Market share is based on the global orderbook as of 31 August 2010.

OSCV here refers in particular to saturation diving support vessels, pipe-laying support vessels and remote operated vehicle support vessels.
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In-house vessel designs gaining traction: STX OSV has leapfrogged other leading vessel designers with an increased
market share (PSVs of >4,500 DWT and AHTS of >20,000 BHP) based on its in-house generated designs
PS Vs ( >4, 500 DW T ) AHT S ( >20, 000 BHP)

0% 10% 20% 30% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
STX OSV (Norway) Wartsila (F inland)
MMC (Poland)
STX OSV (Norway)
Ulstein (Norway)
Rolls-Roy ce (UK)
Wartsila (Finland)
Tiger Shark (USA) Hav y ard (Norway)
Current orderbook (as of end Aug 2010) Current orderbook (as of end Aug 2010)
Vessels built after 2000 (as of 30 June 2010) Vessels built after 2000 (as of 30 June 2010)
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Network of yards strategically located within key and growing oil and gas markets
Leveraging off North Sea exposure. STX OSV is competitiveness, the less sophisticated and labour intensive
headquartered in Norway, which is home to a distinct cluster fabrication of vessel hulls is conducted at the group’s yards in
of leading companies involved in the offshore marine design, Romania, a lower cost country. The group intends to
equipment manufacturing, shipbuilding and ship operation gradually develop its Romanian yards to be capable of
industries. By leveraging off its significant know-how and completing a larger proportion of the entire vessel
experience gained from its proximity to the North Sea, construction, vs. limited to hull production.
characterised by the harsh operating environment offshore
and stringent regulatory safety and environmental standards Vietnam and Brazil yards are able to build complete vessels.
imposed by governments across Northern Europe, STX OSV is The group can also build entire vessels in one location – in
able to provide some of the most advanced solutions and Brazil or Vietnam. STX OSV was one of the first foreign OSV
services to its customers worldwide. builders in Brazil, commencing shipbuilding operations in the
country in 2001. Along with its consistent track record, it has
Strategic location of yards. STX OSV currently has 9 yards in been able to capture a significant 45% market share (based
operation - 5 of them are in Norway, 2 in Romania and 1 on % of vessels under construction, according to RS Platou
each in Brazil and Vietnam. Its network of yards is data) in the country where locally built OSVs with higher local
strategically located around the world, enabling the group to content are favoured over foreign-built vessels. The yard in
maintain its competitive advantage in innovation, cost Vung Tau, Vietnam, began operations in April 2008. It
efficiency, manufacturing flexibility, while leveraging off its delivered its first vessel 24 months later in May 2010. To
close proximity to key offshore oil and gas markets to tap on date, it has successfully delivered 3 vessels (12-16k BHP
regional opportunities and expand its customer base. AHTS), with 5 more in the orderbook.
Network of yards can deliver 23-25 vessels/year. STX OSV Expansion plans to coincide with actual requirements. As the
typically takes 18 to 24 months to construct and deliver a group’s existing yards impose limitations on the maximum
vessel to its customers, based on its existing yard capacity. vessel size and number of vessels that can be built a year,
Depending on the mix of vessel types and vessel sizes in the there are plans to expand facilities to increase capacity as well
orderbook, the group is able to deliver between 23 and 25 as to accommodate larger construction projects. For example,
OSVs a year; it delivered an average of 23 vessels per year the group is looking to expand the launch facility in the
over 2007-2010. Tulcea yard in Romania, allowing projects with a wider
breadth to be undertaken. We understand that the group will
Norway-Romania value chain leverages on Norway’s high only kick start this initiative once there is a project in place
technical capabilities and Romania’s lower cost structure. STX which demands such infrastructure support.
OSV undertakes higher value and technically complex
outfitting works on completed vessel hulls at its yards in Potential expansion of capacity or capability via acquisitions
Norway, where it has access to a pool of highly skilled or partnerships. STX OSV may consider strategic acquisitions
engineers and designers. Many of these yards have been in or partnerships to expand production capacity and design
operation for >60 years, with significant accumulated and engineering capabilities. It also continuously evaluates
experience in the construction of various types of specialised potential acquisitions of engineering firms with expertise in
vessels for customers across the world. To enhance its cost specialised technologies.
STX OSV’s shipbuilding value chain
Source: STX OSV
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Details of yard facilities

Steel
processing No. of Hulls for
Yard / Size Dock (m) / Crane capability Hulls / outfitting /
(Country) Type (sqm) (ton) (tons/year) year year Employees Stake Status
Aukra Outfitting 5,000 Outfitting quay: NA NA 4 120 100% Operating

(Norway) yard 240m / 75/60/8
Brattvaag Outfitting 4,580 Outfitting quay: NA NA 4 143 100% Operating

(Norway) yard 205x10-20m /
50x3/18m
Brevik Outfitting 4,580 Outfitting quay: NA NA 5 137 100% Operating

(Norway) yard 30/100/50m /
20/12/12/8
Langsten Outfitting 31,800 Floating dock: NA NA 6 200 100% Operating

(Norway) yard 6000 tons /
100x2
Soviknes Outfitting 44,000 Outfitting quay: NA NA 5 160 100% Operating

(Norway) yard 250m; Slipway:
4,500 tons /
60/30/18
Braila Hull 500,000 Slipway: Maximum 40,000 10 2 1,944 100% Operating

(Romania) production launching 3200
tons, maximum
docking capacity
2800 tons;
Outfitting quay:
1300m /
50
Tulcea Hull 750,000 Syncrolift: 6500 60,000 16 0 2,780 95% Operating
(Romania) production tons; Outfitting
quay: 1500m /
15/50
Vung Tau Hull - Floating dock: 7,000 to 3 to 4 3 to 4 650 100%* Operating
(Vietnam) production 31x80m / 10,000
& outfitting 60x2 + 10x4
yard
Niteroi Hull 110,000 Outfitting quay: 6,000 to 2 to 3 2 to 3 1,453 51% Operating
(Brazil) production 210m / 8,000
& outfitting 50x3 + 10x5
yard
Pernambuco Hull 800,000 Quay length: 20,000 4 to 5 4 to 5 Under
(Brazil) production 300m development
& outfitting (construction
yard expected to
commence
within 2Q2011;
operations to
commence in
2012; full
operations by
2013)
NB: * In December 2010, STX OSV acquired the 30% stake in the Vung Tau yard it did not already own from Amanda Shipyards Pte Ltd for c.
S$6.6m, giving it full control of the yard.
^ Total capex for the Pernambuco yard is c. US$100m over a period of 3 years; 75% of this to be debt funded by the Brazilian Merchant Marine
Fund. The remaining 25% will be equity funded: 50.5% by STX OSV, with the remaining 49.5% to be funded by JV partner, PJMR
Empreendimentos Ltda.
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Leveraging off dominant presence in Brazil with second yard
Prorefam: Brazil’s ambitious fleet renewal plan. In 2008, vessels (28 PSVs, 4 AHTS, and 6 ORSVs) have been
Petrobras together with the Brazilian government launched contracted, implying an outstanding balance of 108 vessels
the fleet renewal programme known as “Prorefam”, which required. According to industry publication Upstream,
seeks the construction of 146 supply vessels, divided into 7 Petrobras would have received tenders for the third round of
blocks, over 2008 to 2014. As per Brazilian law, these vessels contracting under Prorefam in April 2011, with 20-24 orders
have a strict local content requirement, which stipulates that up for grabs. Indeed, Petrobras was reported to be already
70-80% of the vessel must be built locally, depending on considering the possibility of contracting more vessels in the
vessel type. future to cope with the massive pre-salt demands.
These vessels will be used to support new and existing New yard in Pernambuco will reinforce leading market share.
projects, in particular, Brazil’s ambitious plans to develop its In anticipation of the robust local demand for such vessels,
massive pre-salt oil reserves, as well as to replace an aged STX OSV is developing a second shipyard in the municipality
Brazilian fleet – out of the current fleet of 240 supply vessels of Ipojuca, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. This second
in Brazil, only 30% are Brazilian flagged, averaging 20 years yard is expected to reinforce the group’s leading position in
old. Brazil, with a commanding market share of 45%, based on
vessels under construction as of June 2010 according to RS
The Petrobras Prorefam fleet renewal programme Platou.
Vessel model Quantity
Brazilian capacity to increase to 6-8 vessel deliveries per year.
AHTS 21,000 HP 8 Once in full operation, it will be able to deliver 4-5 larger
18,000 HP 46 vessels, on top of the existing Niteroi yard’s capacity of 2-3
15,000 HP 10 vessels per year, bringing the group’s total Brazilian capacity
PSV 4,500 tons 49 to 6-8 vessels/year. The new yard will feature a more modern
3,000 tons 15 and streamlined layout and production facilities, with a
Oil Recovery Supply 18
significantly higher production capacity of 20,000 tons hull
Vessel (ORSV)
weight per year, vs. the group’s existing Niteroi yard of 8,000
Total 146
tons/year. This new yard will enable STX OSV to build more
Source: Transpetro and larger/more complex vessels to service the growing
Brazilian market.
Delivery plan of critical resources under Petrobras’
2010-2014 business plan New yard to commence building the first vessel in 2012;
Delivery plan (accumulated value) financing approval on Transpetro’s 8 LPG carriers a likely
Situation catalyst. The yard will kick off partial operations in mid 2012,
Critical as of Dec
resources 2009 By 2013 By 2015 By 2020 commencing with the construction of the first of a series of 8
LPG carriers for Petrobras Transporte S.A., or Transpetro,
Drilling rigs 5 26 31 53 secured in 2010. These contracts, however, will only become
water depth effective once financing approval is given by Brazil’s
>2000m
Supply and 254 465 491 504 Merchant Marine Fund. Total contract value is approximately
Special Vessel US$536.3m (NOK3.1bn), with delivery expected between
2014-2016.
Production 41 53 63 84
platforms
(semisubs and Yard development work has commenced. In April 2011, the
FPSO) group secured the environmental licence required for the
Others (Jacket 79 81 83 85 construction on the yard, paving the way for development
and TLWP)
work to progress without delay. Construction of the yard will
Source: Petrobras
begin in 2Q2011, with the yard to be in full operation in
2013. We only expect the group to be able to take on other
Orders to be awarded under third round of tender. To date, third party orders from mid 2014, considering the capacity
under the first 2 phases of the programme, a total of 38 tied up on the 8 LPG carriers.
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STX OSV is well positioned to benefit from several industry trends
Resumption of offshore E&P spending Oil demand under three scenarios vs. global liquids
production capacity
Oil demand growth underpinned by global economic growth.
Given the close correlation between GDP and energy
consumption, oil demand in 2011 will continue to be driven
on the back of improving world economies. Against this
backdrop, Douglas-Westwood warns of a possible oil supply
crunch. It notes that oil demand growth in previous economic
recoveries (i.e. 1976-1978 and 2002-2004 periods) averaged
between 7.3mb/d and 7.7mb/d. If we were to apply similar
growth patterns on today’s demand, this could lead to a
possible oil supply crunch in 2012-13, based on current
supply projections.
More investments into exploration and production (E&P) are Source: IEA, Douglas-Westwood
required to meet projected demand growth and avoid a
potential supply crunch. With oil prices and input costs at Global offshore oil and gas production spend (capex
levels which make most projects economically viable, oil and opex, in US$bn)
companies are also increasing focus on growing production.
Industry consultants Energyfiles/ Douglas Westwood
estimates that over the next 5 years, world offshore oil and
gas production spending would amount to US$874bn, with
growth to pick up more significantly from 2011 onwards.
Growth resumes in oil companies’ offshore capex spending.

We believe willingness of oil companies to invest, as
demonstrated by higher E&P capex budgets in 2011, bodes
well for the overall offshore and marine sector. For instance,
we note that Chevron’s 2011 capital and exploratory budget
has been set at US$26bn, +20% y-o-y from 2010’s
Source: Energyfiles, Douglas-Westwood
US$21.6bn; Shell has earmarked US$25-27bn for capital
investment, vs. 2010’s US$24bn, while ExxonMobil has
guided for a capital and exploration expenditure budget of
around US$33-37bn annually for the next several years, up
from 2010’s record of US$32.3bn. Closer to home,
Malaysia’s national oil company, Petronas, has been reported
to be looking to spend RM275bn (US$90.6bn) over the next
5 years; this equates to an annual spend of around RM50-
55bn, up from RM40bn in the current fiscal year. CEO
Shamsul Azhar has guided for higher capex as aging assets
need to be replaced.
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Company Focus
Asset replacement cycle 479 for PSVs, or around 23% of the existing global fleet. This
number will be significantly higher if we were to include
Global AHTS / PSV fleets are highly aged, represents large vessels >25 years old.
replacement potential. The global AHTS and PSV fleets are
highly aged, averaging 16.9 years and 17.5 years respectively. Enhanced safety requirements for offshore drilling. The
Excluding vessels delivered over the last building boom from Macondo disaster in the US Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 led
2005, the average age of the global fleet would be even the US government to impose a 6-month moratorium on
higher at 26.7 and 23.8 years respectively. This implies that certain drilling activities in the GOM from 30 May 2010. The
many vessels were built based on technological and safety moratorium was eventually lifted only upon the adoption of
standards more than 20 years ago, implying an increasing stricter and enhanced regulations.
technical demand/supply mismatch, and will face increasing
difficulties in meeting the more stringent safety and Increased focus on safety spurring new orders. Following the
environmental standards, as well as the tougher offshore Macondo disaster, industry players have noted a flight to
drilling and production conditions. quality, with oil and gas companies increasing emphasis on
quality and capability of equipment, and favouring
Assuming vessels >30 years are removed from the market, we contractors with established operational experience and track
estimate that replacement demand to be 496 for AHTS and record.
Annual deliveries of AHTS
250
Avg age of exis ting AHTS fleet = 16.9 years
Avg age of AHTS delivered pre- 2005 = 26.7 years
200
No. of deliveries
150
100
50
0
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
<4,000 BHP 4,000 - 7,999 BHP 8,000 - 12,000 BHP >12,000 BHP
Source: Clarksons, DBS Vickers
Annual deliveries of PSVs
500
450 Avg age of exis ting PSV fleet = 17.5 years
400 Avg age of PSV s delivered pre-2005 = 23.8 years
N o. of de live rie s
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
<=1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
PSV <3,000 DWT PSV >3,000 DWT
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Company Focus
Younger vessels post better utilisation rates; newer tonnage costs. This translates into high efficiency and utilisation rates
preferred. While the enhanced safety requirements do not for both the vessel owner and charterer. Modern vessels will
explicitly cover OSVs, data from ODS Petrodata reveals a also be equipped with enhanced features that would allow it
growing divergence in utilisation rates between younger and to meet today’s stricter HSE standards.
older vessels, similar to what has been observed in the rig
market (refer to our 10 March 2011 Offshore & Marine Growing divergence in utilisation rates between
report “Offshore on the radar”). Indeed, the average age of younger vs. older vessels
the growing fleet of idled AHTS and PSVs stands at 21.7 and
25.0 years respectively. Of which, 66% and 71% of idled
AHTS and PSVs are 20 years or older.
Since 1Q 2010, utilisation rates of vessels built after 2004 (i.e.

up to 6 years old) have remained within 70-75%, despite the
significant number of deliveries across 2010, which saw 184
AHTS and 80 PSVs forming 8.7% and 4.4% of the existing
fleet. In contrast, utilisation rates for vessels built before 1992
(i.e. >20 years old) have continued to trend downwards,
approaching 50% as of 1Q2011. We believe the addition of
newbuilds to an already saturated market enable end users to
choose from a wider pool of available assets, favouring
younger, more reliable tonnage and resulting in the idling of Source: ODS Petrodata
old tonnage (i.e. 20 years and older).
Increasing number of idled vessels
Fleet modernisation already underway in the rig market; OSV
market next? To comply with the stricter safety and HSE
regulations as well as increased customer requirements for
younger assets, we have already seen many international
drillers pushing to modernise their aged rig fleets, as
evidenced by the surge of rig orders over the last 6 months.
We believe this may eventually occur within the offshore
support market, which typically lags by 6-12 months.
Modern vessels can offer operating efficiencies, enhanced

safety features. Indeed, older assets could present a greater
possibility for equipment failure and compromise safety
during operations offshore. Younger vessels, on the other
Source: ODS Petrodata
hand, are less prone to technical issues which can lead to
costly vessel downtime and high maintenance and repair
Age profile of idled vessels
PSV s - av erage age of idle v essels: 25.0 y ears A HT S - av erage age of idle v essels: 21.7 y ears
0-19 y ears
>= 30
>= 30 29%
y ears 0-19 y ears
y ears 31% 34%
40%
20-29
y ears 20-29
31% y ears
35%
Source: ODS Petrodata, DBS Vickers
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Company Focus
As E&P activities move into deeper waters and This trend favour younger, more advanced and higher
harsher environments, demand for advanced, specification vessels. As offshore activities move into deeper
high spec OSVs to increase in tandem waters and harsher environments, the installations have also
become more sophisticated. This has resulting in an evolution
Deeper waters / harsh environment hold the key to future oil
in OSV design with a greater emphasis on research and
supply. Offshore oil and gas discoveries across all water
development, equipment able to deliver higher performance,
depths have been declining steadily, with deepwater
and OSVs with larger tonnage and cost effectiveness.
discoveries comprising a growing proportion, from around
30% in 1999 to almost 40% in 2009.
Indeed, based on data from ODS Petrodata, while orders for
Industry consultants project robust deepwater capex over the new AHTS and PSVs have both declined, we note that recent
next 5 years. The lack of new opportunities in shallow waters new orders are primarily those of higher BHP AHTS or larger
and the need to offset the decline from existing reservoirs are DWT PSVs. Some of these large BHP AHTS and PSVs are
driving deepwater investment at a much higher rate than in aimed at the offshore construction market, with added
previous years. According to industry consultants Douglas- functionality such as large subsea cranes, increased
Westwood, deepwater expenditure is projected to record accommodation capacity and moonpools.
79% growth in capex over 2011-2015 to US$206bn, from
that recorded in the past 5 years. Size profile (in BHP) of AHTS delivered/to be delivered
since 2001
The robust outlook for deepwater activity has led many
international drillers to place orders for deepwater drilling
rigs, with a total of 29 floaters (3 semisubmersibles, 26
drillships) ordered globally since October 2010 to end April
2011. The market for floating production and storage
systems is also on the rise with the International Maritime
Associates observing a growing number of floating
production or storage systems being planned or under study,
with 196 units as of November 2010 vs. 178 in July.
Global discovery water depths (1999-2009); deepwater

discoveries growing as a proportion of discoveries
Size profile (in DWT) of PSVs delivered/to be delivered

since 2001
Global deepwater capex to recover from 2010
Source: Douglas-Westwood Source: ODS Petrodata, DBS Vickers
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Company Focus
PSVs leading the rebound in OSV orders

Orders for PSVs have recovered. The PSV market has …while PSV orders have recovered from 2009’s level
experienced a rebound in orders in 2010, with 91 units
PSVs
ordered globally, vs. 73 a year before. This has been led
200
mainly by the larger capacity PSVs (>3,000 DWT), which
accounted for 57% of 2010’s orders.
No. of v e sse ls or de r e d
150
AHTS orders still slow, due to overbuilding over 2005-10. The
AHTS market, however, has remained subdued, with annual
100
orders continuing on a downward trend since 2007’s peak of
313 orders to 2010’s 65. Indeed, we believe this is due to
overbuilding in this segment since 2005, which has seen 769 50
AHTS delivered since, vs. 486 PSVs. This saw AHTS to rig ratio
jump from 2.3x in 2004 to 2.9x currently, led mainly by the
0
<8,000 BHP AHTS category; PSVs saw this ratio increase 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011YTD
slightly from 2.2x to 2.5x over the same period.
<3,000 dwt 3,000-4,000 dwt >4,000 dwt
Utilisation rate of AHTS currently below PSVs. As such, it is
not surprising that the utilisation rate in the global AHTS
market continues to decline, at c. 68% as of end 2010, AHTS utilisation rate continues on downtrend
according to ODS Petrodata. For PSVs, the decline in global
utilisation rates seems to have bottomed at around 72% at Gl o b a l AHTS a n d PSV h i s to ri c a l u ti l i s a ti o n ra te
end 2010, likely due to a healthier demand/supply balance. (%)
100%
95%
Day rates for PSVs and larger AHTS have generally improved
from recent troughs. The demand/supply scenario is also 90%
reflected in vessel day rates, with all classes of PSVs now 85%
fetching higher day rates vs. the recent trough. While this is 80%
not the case across the AHTS market with day rates for the 75%
<10,000 BHP category still languishing near the bottom, we AHTS PSV
70%
note, however, that the larger vessels (i.e. >10,000 BHP) are
commanding improved day rates. 65%
60%
Annual AHTS orders have yet to recover… 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

AHTS
350
Day rates for global PSV term fixtures
300
No. of ve sse ls or de r e d
250
200
150
100
50
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011YTD
<8,000 bhp 8,000 - 12,000 bhp > 12,000 bhp
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Company Focus
Day rates for global AHTS term fixtures Demand for OSVs to grow, proxied by higher rig count.
We use contracted offshore rig count as a proxy for OSV
demand (both AHTS and PSVs). According to data from ODS
Petrodata, the demand for offshore rigs (jackups,
semisubmersibles and drillships) is projected to grow by 93
units by end 2011, representing a growth of 18% from
current levels, underpinning near term demand for OSVs.
Expect PSVs to continue to dominate near term orders.

Looking ahead, we expect newbuild orders to continue to be
dominated by PSVs given 1) projected increase in demand on
the back of a higher projected contracted offshore rig count,
2) the current healthier demand/supply balance of PSVs to
Source: ODS Petrodata, DBS Vickers rigs, vs. AHTS; 3) smaller orderbook to existing fleet (10.9%
vs. 12.2% for AHTS); 4) replacement demand on a highly
Delivery profile of the outstanding PSV orderbook aged fleet, and 5) the more staggered delivery profile of the
120 outstanding orderbook across 2011-2014.
100
AHTS orders to return in a more significant way from 2012.
No. of ve sse ls
80
Notwithstanding the expected pick up in demand for OSVs,
60 we only expect AHTS newbuild orders to recover in a more
40 significant way from 2012 onwards, as the market continues
to digest the additional capacity being delivered from the
20
orderbook. We expect this to be led by the >8,000 BHP sized
0 categories as E&P activities move into more demanding
2011 2012 2013 2014+
environments, supported by a healthier demand/supply ratio
<2,000 dwt 2,000-3,000 dwt 3,000-4,000 dwt >4,000 dwt of 2.4x AHTS (>8,000 BHP) per rig (floater) vs. 3.2x for the
smaller AHTS (<8,000 BHP) category.
Delivery profile of the outstanding AHTS orderbook
250
200
N o. of ve sse ls
150
100
50
0
2011 2012 2013 2014+
< 4,000 bhp 4,000 - 7,999 bhp 8,000 - 12,000 bhp > 12,000 bhp
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Company Focus
Sustained recovery in margins to underpin 15% FY10-12 EPS CAGR

Leading builder and designer of high end OSVs. The design customers. This is slightly shorter for less complex PSVs, at
and construction of complex and highly customized OSVs and 13-15 months currently. Depending on the mix of vessel
other specialized vessels, accounts for the bulk (>90%) of STX types and vessel sizes in the orderbook, the group is able to
OSV’s revenue. The group also derives a small but growing deliver between 23 and 25 OSVs a year. Based on an
proportion of revenue from the sale of its own vessel designs assumed average recognition period of 21 months, we
to third parties, often in packages with main vessel project FY11/12 revenue of NOK12.4bn/NOK13.8bn,
equipment, which contributed 1-3% to revenue over FY07- representing 8% CAGR over FY10-12.
09. Note that from FY10 onwards, STX OSV no longer
discloses revenue breakdown. STX OSV has seen a return of vessel orders
NOK m Orde r inta k e

STX OSV has secured a slew of orders since IPO. The global 16,000
financial crisis and resulting tight credit market had led to a 14,000
sharp fall in the number of vessel orders secured by STX OSV
12,000
from 28 in 2007 to 4 and 8 units in 2008/2009. Orders have
10,000
since returned, with 14 vessels ordered since its listing in
8,000
November 2010, bringing total FY10 order wins to 27 units
6,000
and 8 for FY11 YTD. This was, perhaps, not surprisingly,
dominated by PSV orders, which accounts for 63%/100% of 4,000
FY10/FY11 YTD orders. 2,000

0
Current backlog provides visibility to beyond FY12. As of end FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11F FY12F FY13F
March 2011, STX OSV had an outstanding order backlog of Secured orders Assumed orders Transpetro LPG carriers
NOK15.0bn for 46 vessels (10 AHTS, 27 PSVs, 2 OSCVs, 7
Others), to be progressively delivered up to 2013. Including Source: STX OSV, DBS Vickers
the orders for 3 multi-role vessels and 2 PSVs secured in April
and May 2011 (estimated at NOK1.3m in total) and the Vessel delivery schedule
contracts for the construction of the eight Transpetro LPG 30
carriers worth US$536.3m (approx NOK3.1bn), pending
financing approval from Brazil’s Merchant Marine Fund, this 25
N o. of ve sse ls
will bring order backlog to c. NOK19.4bn. This will underpin 20

earnings visibility up to FY16. Note that STX OSV’s order
15 19
backlog includes not only newbuilding orders, but also 25
24 22 24
unannounced variation orders, trading packages, as well as 10 21
currency adjustments.
5 8 8
6
Order wins to pick up over 2H 2011 to 2013. We have 0
FY11F
FY12F
FY13F
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY14-16
assumed order wins of NOK13bn for FY11, which includes

the 8 Transpetro LPG carriers and c. NOK2.4bn worth of
orders secured in FY11 YTD. We expect orders to pick up
Delivered Under construction
over the course of the year, forming the remaining NOK7.5bn
of order wins for FY11. This is in line with management’s NB: This includes the 8 LPG carriers for Transpetro, to be delivered
expectations based on an increased level of project enquiries. over 2014-16.
We forecast order wins of NOK12bn/NOK15bn in FY12/FY13.
This is expected to be supported by 1) asset replacement Source: STX OSV, DBS Vickers
demand, 2) increase in demand proxied by a higher
contracted offshore rig count projected by ODS Petrodata, 3) Past execution missteps led to poor historical margins.
requirement for advanced, high spec vessels as E&P activities STX OSV delivered poor results over FY07-09 (net loss in
move into more challenging environments. FY08). Design flaws in third party vessel designs, late delivery
of several critical components and higher cost of raw
8% revenue CAGR over FY10-12. STX OSV generally takes 18 materials (AH Series, Bramax and others) caused significant
to 24 months to construct and deliver a vessel to its cost overruns and penalties, resulting in c. -1.6ppt/-4.9ppt/
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-1.7ppt impact on the reported FY07-09 EBITDA margins. This translates into FY11/12 EBITDA margins of 11.4%/
Looking ahead, we believe the predominant use of internally 10.9% vs. FY07-10’s average of 4.0%.
developed and proven vessel designs and timely deliveries by
suppliers will help mitigate the reoccurrence of such issues in Typical cost drivers for the various vessel types
the future. Components of cost of
vessel construction AHTS PSV OSCV Others
Steady expansion in margins since late 2009. Since 3Q09, Engine & machinery 24% 12% 21% 14%
Other equipment 37% 43% 36% 39%
STX OSV has delivered a steady expansion in EBITDA (EBIT)
Hull (ex steel) 14% 19% 16% 19%
margins, from 5.8% (4.8%) in 3Q09 to 13.8% (12.8%) in
Steel 4% 5% 5% 5%
1Q11. Indeed, we note that since 3Q10, the group has
Labour 9% 9% 10% 12%
managed to sustain its EBIT margins at >11%.
Finance cost 3% 2% 2% 1%
Others 10% 11% 10% 10%
Good project execution and efficiency gains are main drivers Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
for recovery in margins. STX OSV has taken steps to
Source: STX OSV
strengthen the integration of the design, engineering and
construction phases in the value chain between Romania and
STX OSV quarterly revenue and EBIT margins
Norway. This has led to improved operational performance
from the streamlining of production processes, as well as NOK m
advances in the Romanian yards’ engineering capabilities, 4,500 14%

allowing a larger proportion of more complex work (e.g. 4,000
12%
piping, electrical wiring) to be performed at the lower cost 3,500
10%
region. Greater cost efficiency along with good execution has 3,000
positively impacted margins for both delivered and ongoing 2,500 8%
projects. Indeed, the group continues to record a high rate of 2,000 6%

on time deliveries, with >95% of vessels delivered without 1,500
4%
penalties in FY10 and several vessels delivered before 1,000
2%
contractual delivery date. 500
0 0%
Margin recovery to be sustained. On the back of the 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11
implementation of these operational measures, we project Revenue EBIT margins

STX OSV to maintain its margins above guidance, posting Source: STX OSV, DBS Vickers
FY11/12 gross margins of 30.2%/29.3% vs. FY10’s 30.0%.
Segmental Analysis
FY Dec (NOK m) FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11F FY12F FY13F
Revenue
Offshore & specialised vessels 8,829 11,219 11,751 11,881 12,439 13,794 14,277
Other operations 601 152 144 0 0 0 0
Total 9,431 11,370 11,895 11,881 12,439 13,794 14,277
Revenue backed by secured orders 11,947 6,379 1,155

% of annual revenue backed by secured orders 96.0% 46.2% 8.1%
Gross Profit 2,023 1,808 2,779 3,563 3,754 4,043 4,140

Gross Profit Margins (%) 21.5% 15.9% 23.4% 30.0% 30.2% 29.3% 29.0%
EBITDA 120 (201) 648 1,330 1,415 1,505 1,542
EBITDA Margins (%) 1.3% -1.8% 5.5% 11.2% 11.4% 10.9% 10.8%
Annual order intake 15,461 5,692 4,458 12,555 13,000 12,000 15,000
Order backlog (as at end of period) 27,363 22,389 16,411 17,031 17,592 15,798 16,521
Book-to-bill ratio 2.4 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0
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Key Risks
Risk of cost overruns on fixed price contracts is higher in a pay for the vessels. However, we note that through the
rising cost environment. Most of STX OSV’s shipbuilding recent global financial crisis, STX OSV did not experience
projects are fixed price contracts, except for a few that issues on accessibility to funds or any customer defaults or
include price adjustment provisions in the event of steel price cancellations.
increases. To mitigate the risk of cost overruns, STX OSV
typically negotiates the price of major equipment and Threat of new entrants. There have been many new entrants
supplies, and will factor in all such costs in contract price on to the OSV shipbuilding industry in recent years, especially
contract signing. Labour and funding costs are two major from more cost efficient countries such as Korea and China.
cost drivers that are not hedged, and are priced into the This could result in an increased competition for a limited
contract based on best estimates for inflation. number of new orders, adversely impacting pricing power, or
significantly push down prices for newbuilds.
Late delivery of vessels. Many of STX OSV’s contracts provide
for damages for late delivery. While it typically has a 30-day Forex risks. STX OSV’s shipbuilding contracts are mainly
grace period beyond contractual delivery date to deliver the denominated in NOK and, for certain orders in Brazil,
vessel to its customers, any substantial delay could result in Romania and Vietnam, in US dollars. Costs are incurred
the group being liable to pay its customers liquidated mainly in NOK, Euro, US dollars, Real, RON and Vietnamese
damages. Such delays could arise due to delay of certain key Dong. This exposes the group to forex risks, which is
materials, equipment or components from its suppliers. mitigated by hedging most of its forex exposure that arises
from foreign currency transactions with the use of financial
Compensation from third party design contracts may not instruments/ hedge contracts.
adequately cover losses. STX OSV occasionally uses third party
vessel designs. In the event of a delay in vessel delivery due to Share overhang from potential placement by parent. It was
design flaws, the design purchase contract typically provides recently reported in the media that STX Europe, parent
for compensation by way of liquidated damages. However, company of STX OSV, may look to divest a 20% stake in the
the contracts typically include a cap on the compensation latter. While STX Europe is subject to a 12-month lock-up
amount, and the compensation available under the contracts period (ending 12 November 2011) for its interests in STX
may be less than the actual losses suffered by the group. OSV, it may, however, after the first 6 months from listing
(i.e. from 12 May 2011), be granted exemptions from this
Back-end loaded payment terms implies heavy reliance on with the prior written consent of the Sole Global
external sources to fund working capital. The payment terms Coordinator. This share overhang could weigh on share price
STX OSV typically extends to its customers is back-end performance in the near term. However, we believe with a
loaded, with 20% upfront and the remaining 80% upon larger free float, this would be beneficial to the stock’s
delivery. This implies STX OSV’s access to ready financing is liquidity in the longer term. Nonetheless, with STX Europe
crucial to the business to fund its working capital. This is met intending to hold a majority stake in STX OSV, this implies
via construction loans from banks. As such, we believe a that it could potentially divest up to c. 18.9% of its current
potential deterioration of the credit markets is a risk to the 69.02% stake, to hold 50.1% post divestment.
group’s access to funding as well as its customers’ ability to
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Company Focus
Quarterly / Interim Performance
A robust 1Q11. Headline net profit was up 28% y-o-y to Margins continue to develop positively. STX OSV continues to
NOK310m; stripping out exceptionals from unqualified display sustained improvement in its operating margins.
hedges and embedded derivatives, we estimate recurring net Management attributed this to sustained good project
profit to be NOK303m, +150% y-o-y. This robust set of execution with high rate of on-time deliveries,
results was driven by higher revenues (+20% to NOK3.2bn) implementation of cost efficiency measures, and improved
and 3.0ppt expansion in EBIT margins to 13.8%. The group operational performance from stronger integration and good
delivered 6 vessels (2 AHTS, 2 PSVs, 2 OSCVs) during the collaboration between design, engineering and construction
quarter. in the Romania-Norway value chain.
Quarterly / Interim Income Statement (NOK m)
FY Dec 2Q2010 3Q2010 4Q2010 1Q2011
Turnover 3,527 2,136 3,572 3,192

Cost of Goods Sold (2,729) (1,269) (2,507) (2,201)
Gross Profit 798 867 1,065 991
Other Oper. (Exp)/Inc (590) (501) (690) (582)
Operating Profit 208 366 375 409
Other Non Oper. (Exp)/Inc 0 0 0 0
Associates & JV Inc 3 2 2 2
Net Interest (Exp)/Inc 1 2 4 7
Exceptional Gain/(Loss) 201 (29) 18 7
Pre-tax Profit 413 341 399 425
Tax (71) (186) (72) (113)
Minority Interest 1 (2) (31) (2)
Net Profit 343 153 296 310
Net profit bef Except. 142 182 278 303
EBITDA 241 398 409 440
Sales Gth (%) 33.3 (39.4) 67.2 (10.6)

EBITDA Gth (%) (15.7) 65.1 2.8 7.6
Operating Profit Gth (%) (18.8) 76.0 2.5 9.1
Net Profit Gth (%) 41.7 (55.4) 93.5 4.7
Gross Margins (%) 22.6 40.6 29.8 31.0
Operating Margins (%) 5.9 17.1 10.5 12.8
Net Profit Margins (%) 9.7 7.2 8.3 9.7
Source: Company, DBS Vickers
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Financials – Income Statement

Cleaning up its act paid off in FY10. STX OSV posted a STX OSV to deliver steady FY10-12 EPS CAGR of 15%.
robust FY10 performance, with an almost 11-fold y-o-y Despite yard capacity being full till late 2012/early 2013, we
increase in headline net profit to NOK1.0bn. Excluding expect STX OSV to post FY11/12 recurring earnings of
exceptionals (unqualified hedged and embedded derivatives, NOK896m/NOK949m, representing a 2-year CAGR of 15%.
other financial income/expenses, forex gains/losses), we This will be underpinned largely by improved project
estimate recurring net profit to be NOK722m, +53% y-o-y, execution and efficiency gains, resulting in superior EBITDA
despite flattish revenues. Improved project execution across margins of >10% over the FY11-12 forecast period vs. FY07-
FY10 was the driver for the significant 5.8ppt expansion in 10’s average of 4.0%.
EBIT margin to 10.2%. More than 95% of vessels delivered in
2010 were without penalties, vs. FY09, which booked
operating losses/late delivery penalties of c. NOK205m.
Sales Trend Operating Cost Trend Profitability Trend

NOK m NOK
14,000 20.0% 1029%
18.0% 12000 1000
12,000 829%
16.0% 10000
10,000 14.0% 800
8000 629%
12.0%
8,000 600
10.0% 6000 429%
6,000 8.0%
4000 400
229%
4,000 6.0%
4.0% 2000
2,000 200 29%
2.0% 0
0 0.0% 0 -171%
2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F 2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
Other Operating Expenses (-)
Cost of Goods Sold (-) Net Profit (After-extraordinaries) (LHS)
Total Revenue Revenue Growth (%) (YoY)
Net Profit Growth (%) (YoY) (RHS)
FY Dec (NOK m) 2008A 2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
Turnover 11,370 11,895 11,881 12,439 13,794 14,277

Cost of Goods Sold (9,562) (9,116) (8,318) (8,685) (9,751) (10,137)
Gross Profit 1,808 2,779 3,563 3,754 4,043 4,140
Other Opg (Exp)/Inc (2,131) (2,254) (2,357) (2,463) (2,669) (2,737)
Operating Profit (323) 525 1,206 1,290 1,373 1,403
Other Non Opg (Exp)/Inc 0 1 0 0 0 0
Associates & JV Inc 0 7 8 8 8 8
Net Interest (Exp)/Inc (59) 5 11 22 16 3
Exceptional Gain/(Loss) 245 (378) 309 0 0 0
Pre-tax Profit (137) 160 1,534 1,320 1,397 1,414
Tax (20) (66) (468) (396) (419) (424)
Minority Interest 4 1 (35) (28) (29) (30)
Preference Dividend 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Profit (153) 95 1,031 896 949 960
Net profit before Except. (398) 473 722 896 949 960
EBITDA (201) 648 1,330 1,415 1,505 1,541.9
Sales Gth (%) 20.6 4.6 (0.1) 4.7 10.9 3.5

EBITDA Gth (%) (267.1) (422.3) 105.1 6.4 6.3 2.5
Operating Profit Gth (%) (2,267.8) (262.7) 129.5 7.0 6.4 2.2
Net Profit Gth (%) (483.5) (162.1) 985.3 (13.1) 5.8 1.2
Effective Tax Rate (%) N/A 41.3 30.5 30.0 30.0 30.0
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Financials – Balance Sheet
Historically high net gearing. STX OSV had a high historical during the period as well as the overall percentage of
net gearing level, ranging from 3.4-6.0x over FY07-09. This completion of the group’s order backlog. The group typically
was mainly attributable to construction loans required to collects the outstanding balance of the contracted amount
finance the construction of vessels in its orderbook given the from customers upon vessel delivery, while paying down the
back-end loaded payment terms extended to its customers, amount drawn under the construction loans. This will be
as well as its low equity base across this period. Following the offset by other projects under construction, for which the
group’s successful IPO on the SGX, its net gearing improved group may draw down on the construction loans according
significantly, to 0.78x as at end FY10, and 0.17x as at end to the percentage of completion of the respective projects. As
1Q11. such, investors should note that net gearing is likely to
fluctuate quarter to quarter. We project net gearing of 0.57x
Expect gearing level to fluctuate. STX OSV’s net gearing level and 0.55x by end FY11/12.
is generally a function of the number of vessels delivered
Breakdown of Assets (2011) Breakdown of Capital (2011) Financial Leverage & Net Debt to Equity
Debtors - 5,088 14.5

16.6% Net Fixed 12.5
4,588
Assets - Common
10.6% Bank, Cash Shareholder 4,088 10.5
and Liquid
s' Equity - 8.5
Assets - 3,588
33.6%
26.6% 6.5
3,088
LT Debt - 2,588 4.5
Inventory - 3.8% ST Debt -
46.3% 2,088 2.5
62.7%
1,588 0.5
2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
Net Debt/(Cash) Net Debt to Equity (X) (R.H.S)
Financial Leverage (X) (R.H.S)
Net Fixed Assets 1,122 1,065 1,012 1,240 1,461.8 1,639

Invts in Assocs & JVs 74 81 169 246 254 262
Other LT Assets 447 624 487 484 481 478
Cash & ST Invts 1,660 1,604 2,851 3,118 2,950 2,419
Inventory 7,977 9,112 5,918 5,428 6,501 7,798
Debtors 3,350 1,999 1,816 1,944 2,155 2,231
Other Current Assets 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Assets 14,630 14,485 12,253 12,460 13,803 14,827
ST Debt 6,026 6,173 4,442 4,442 4,442 4,442

Other Current Liab 6,681 6,240 4,795 4,055 4,513 4,676
LT Debt 493 335 266 441 616 773
Other LT Liabilities 597 703 332 332 332 332
Shareholder’s Equity 804 1,015 2,378 3,123 3,803 4,478
Minority Interests 29 19 40 68 97 127
Total Cap. & Liab. 14,630 14,485 12,253 12,460 13,803 14,827
Leverage Analysis (x)

Net Interest Cover (5.5) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
EBITDA Gross Interest Cover (2.3) 16.2 53.2 53.2 40.5 32.4
Total Debt to EBITDA (32.4) 10.0 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4
Total Debt to Total Assets 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Total Debt to Capital 7.8 6.3 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.1
Net Debt to Equity 5.8 4.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6
Net Debt to Equity ex MI 6.0 4.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6
Capex to Debt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Liquidity Analysis (x)

Cash Ratio 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Current Ratio 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Quick Ratio 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
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Financials – Cash Flow
Capex relates mainly to the new Brazilian yard. As per the Target 30% dividend payout ratio implies attactive yield of
IPO prospectus, the group estimates capex to be around 4.2-4.5%. STX OSV aims to pay a stable and rising divdend
NOK990m. This will be directed towards the expansion and over time. To this end, it aims to pay out annual dividends of
improvement of yard capacity, contruction of the new not less than 30% of its PATMI. This will translate into a
shipyard in Brazil, improvement of capacity and equipment at dividend yield of 4.2-4.5% over the FY11-12 periods. FY10
the Romania and Vietnam yards, as well as other acquisitions payout ratio of 15% is likely to be an exception – this was
and investments. With capex of NOK23m incurred in 4Q10, based on 100% payout of the group’s profits made between
we have spread out the outstanding capex budget across 25 October to end December 2010, based on the short
FY11-13. This will be mainly driven by the development of consolidation period under the new group structure.
the second yard in Brazil over 2011 to 2013 , with a total
development cost of c. US$100m, of which, around 70%
could be debt financed.
Cash Flow Trend Free Cash Flow Per Share Free Cash Flow As At Year End
1.02
1,416 0.82 900

800
0.62
916 700
0.42
600
416 0.22 500
0.02 400
-84
(0.18) 300
200
-584 (0.38)
2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F 100
2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
CF from Op CF from Invt CF from Fin Free Cash Flow Per Share Free Operating Cash Flow Per Share 2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
Pre-Tax Profit (137) 160 1,534 1,320 1,397 1,414

Dep. & Amort. 122 123 124 125 131 139
Tax Paid (19) (3) (79) (357) (396) (419)
Assoc. & JV Inc/(loss) 0 (7) (8) (8) (8) (8)
Chg in Wkg.Cap. 275 (384) 200 (417) (849) (1,215)
Other Operating CF (210) 383 (803) 0 0 0
Net Operating CF 30 272 968 663 275 (90)
Capital Exp.(net) (172) (174) (80) (350) (350) (313)

Other Invts.(net) 10 5 8 0 0 0
Invts in Assoc. & JV 0 0 (83) (69) 0 0
Div from Assoc & JV 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Investing CF 2 (30) 7 0 0 0
Net Investing CF (160) (199) (148) (419) (350) (313)
Div Paid 0 0 0 (152) (269) (285)

Chg in Gross Debt (471) 453 (96) 175 175 157
Capital Issues 0 100 605 0 0 0
Other Financing CF 150 (42) 129 0 0 0
Net Financing CF (321) 511 638 23 (94) (128)
Net Cashflow (451) 584 1,458 267 (168) (531)
Opg CFPS (NOK) (0.2) 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0
Free CFPS (NOK) (0.1) 0.1 0.8 0.3 (0.1) (0.3)
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Financials – ROE Drivers
Normalised ROAE of >20% can be expected. STX OSV posted (due to low pre-IPO equity base). Post IPO, we expect ROAE
an exceptionally high ROAE of 60.8% in FY10, mainly due to to normalise at >20%, supported by stable margins and
a robust earnings performance and a low average equity base gearing levels.
ROAE / ROAA Trend (%) Margin Trend (%) Total Debt & Gross Interest Cover
20%
60.0% 7000
18% 51.2x
50.0% 16% 6000 46.2x

14% 5000 41.2x
40.0%
12% 36.2x
4000
30.0% 10% 31.2x
8% 3000
26.2x
20.0% 6% 2000
21.2x
10.0% 4%
1000 16.2x
2%
0.0% 0 11.2x
0%
2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F 2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
Total Debt (+) Gross Interest Cover (X) (YoY)
Ret on Avg Equity (ROAE) % Ret on Avg Assets (ROAA) % EBITDA Margin % EBIT Margin % Net Income Margin %
FY Dec 2008A 2009A 2010A 2011F 2012F 2013F
Profitability Ratios
Sales Growth (%) 20.6 4.6 (0.1) 4.7 10.9 3.5
Gross Margin (%) 15.9 23.4 30.0 30.2 29.3 29.0
Operating Margin (%) (2.8) 4.4 10.2 10.4 10.0 9.8
Net Profit Margin (%) (1.3) 0.8 8.7 7.2 6.9 6.7
ROAE (%) (19.9) 10.4 60.8 32.6 27.4 23.2
ROA (%) (1.3) 0.7 7.7 7.3 7.2 6.7
ROCE (%) (4.9) 3.8 10.7 11.4 10.9 10.1
Activity Ratios
Debtors Turn (average days) 80.6 82.1 58.6 55.2 54.2 56.1
Creditors Turn (average days) 188.7 252.8 230.2 167.8 142.8 148.2
Inventory Turn (average days) 225.4 342.1 329.8 238.4 223.3 257.4
Total Asset Turnover (x) 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0
Fixed Asset Turnover (x) 11.0 10.9 11.4 11.0 10.2 9.2
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Valuation
Comparables. STX OSV is a leading global builder and PE multiple used as our primary valuation methodology.
designer of advanced, high specification and highly We believe the PE multiple is the most appropriate
customised offshore support vessels. Its main competitors methodology to use in valuing STX OSV as earnings and
are predominantly Norwegian and European shipyards that earnings growth are key value drivers for this company, and
focus on developing own design concepts and innovations. PE is widely used as a relative measure among the
These include Ulstein Group ASA, Kleven Maritime AS, Singapore-listed yards, both large and small/mid caps.
Havyard Group AS, and Bergen Group ASA from Norway,
and IHC Merwede B.V. in the Netherlands for certain Target price of S$1.86 on 11x blended FY11/12 PE. Given
specialized vessels. However, most of these yards are not STX OSV’s unique positioning in the industry, we use a
listed. valuation multiple of 11x PER, derived from the average
historical forward PE among the large (13.3x) and small/mid
In Asia, its most likely competitors with such capabilities cap (8.2x) Singapore listed yards. Applying this to blended
would include the established yards like Keppel Corp and recurring FY11/12 EPS, we drive a target price of S$1.86.
Sembcorp Marine in Singapore, as well as the Korean yards
like Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Unwarranted discount to smaller local yards, initiate
Marine Engineering, and Samsung Heavy Industries. These coverage with BUY; upside of 55%. At 7x FY11 PE, STX OSV
yards, however, tend to focus on the bigger value projects is trading at an unwarranted discount to peers. Valuations
such as rigbuilding (jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships), are supported by steady 15% earnings CAGR over FY10-12
FPSO conversion and newbuildings, production topsides and (vs. negative to flattish FY11F earnings growth among
so on; specialised shipbuilding projects are not their core Singapore peers) on a sustained recovery in margins and an
earnings driver. attractive dividend yield of 4.2-4.5%. We initiate coverage
on STX OSV with a BUY recommendation, with 55% upside
The other Singapore listed OSV builders include Jaya and ASL to our TP of S$1.86. We view potential near term catalysts
Marine, which generally focus on small to mid sized OSVs, from the approval of financing on the 8 Transpetro LPG
and Otto Marine which focuses on mid to large OSVs. While carriers, which will make the contracts effective, as well as
in a similar space, we believe STX OSV stands out for its OSV order wins.
track record in OSVs and its strong in-house design and
engineering capabilities.
Peers comparison
Company Curncy FYE Mkt Price
Cap (S$) PE (x) P/BV (x) EV/EBITDA
(US$m) 10F 11F 12F 10 11F 10F 11F
Keppel Corp Ltd SGD Dec 14,754.3 11.40 14.2 14.3 12.9 3.0 2.7 10.3 10.5
SembCorp Marine Ltd SGD Dec 8,884.6 5.33 13.7 15.5 14.5 4.3 4.3 7.6 10.0
Cosco Corp Singapore Ltd SGD Dec 3,687.9 2.06 20.9 18.3 15.2 3.8 3.4 9.7 7.2
Average 16.3 16.0 14.2 3.7 3.5 9.2 9.2
ASL Marine Holdings Ltd SGD 06/2010 210.1 0.62 6.9 9.3 7.4 0.8 0.8 5.6 5.1
Jaya Holdings Ltd SGD Jun 351.0 0.57 3.7 6.4 7.0 0.9 0.8 3.6 5.1
Otto Marine Ltd SGD 12/2010 333.9 0.22 10.1 10.1 10.0 0.9 0.8 12.5 11.3
Average 6.9 8.6 8.1 0.9 0.8 7.3 7.2
ABG Shipyard Ltd INR 03/2010 409.1 360.55 8.5 7.9 6.7 1.7 1.4 8.9 7.8
Bharati Shipyard Ltd INR 03/2011 94.6 145.45 3.1 7.7 92.3 0.5 - 7.9 8.0
Bergen Group AS NOK 12/2010 86.0 7.90 NM 6.9 3.4 0.3 0.3 3.5 2.6
Coastal Contracts Bhd MYR 12/2010 431.2 3.62 6.5 6.3 6.1 2.2 1.6 5.3 5.1
Average 6.0 7.2 27.1 1.2 1.1 6.4 5.9
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marin KRW 12/2010 7,586.2 41,850 10.5 11.1 12.9 2.0 1.8 8.5 8.4
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co KRW 12/2010 32,805.8 445,500 7.6 8.1 7.9 2.1 2.0 7.1 6.8
Samsung Heavy Industries C KRW 12/2010 9,405.1 42,650 10.8 12.2 12.8 2.5 2.3 8.6 8.6
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding KRW 12/2010 2,060.0 27,500 28.6 14.9 6.0 1.3 1.2 5.9 4.1
Average 14.4 11.6 9.9 2.0 1.8 7.6 7.0
STX OSV Holdings Ltd SGD Dec 1,084.9 1.15 8.4 6.8 6.4 2.5 1.9 5.9 5.5
Source: Bloomberg, DBS Vickers
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Appendix
1) Management team
STX OSV’s senior management team is led by Mr Roy Reite, thorough understanding of their various requirements.
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. The team of Through their close working relationships with their
industry veterans have an average of over 15 years of industry customers together with first hand market knowledge, this
experience, and a have proven execution track record. Along enables the team at STX OSV to develop technologically
with their wealth of experience, they have also established advanced prototype vessels.
solid long term relationships with customers, as well as a
Management Team
Manager name Position Details
Mr. Roy Reite Executive Director Mr. Reite is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the company. He has been
& Chief Executive president of STX OSV since 2001. He has extensive industry experience, having worked in the
Office current industry since 1990. Presently, Mr. Reite is also the deputy chairman of Sparebanken
More, a Norway-based regional bank, and holds a Master of Science from the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology.
Jan Ivar Nielsen Executive Vice Mr. Nielsen serves as the head of the Finance Department. He joined the Group in 2007 as Vice
President & CFO President of Finance of the Group's operations in Brazil, and was made CFO of the Group in
2009. Mr. Nielsen has extensive experience in the finance and shipping business, having
worked in Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard Inc., Aker American Shipping ASA, Kvaerner PLC, STX
Finland, Kvaerner Mandal AS, Hunsfos Fabrikker AS, and Elkem Fiska AS in various capacities
since 1990.
Mr. Nielsen holds an accounting degree from Agder Distriktshogskole, and MSc in Business
from Bodo Graduate School of Business in Norway, and an Executive MBA degree from Temple
University in USA.
Mr. Magne Haberg Executive Vice Mr. Haberg joined the Group in 2001 as a project manager at STX OSV Langsten, and
President, Sales & subsequently rose to senior vice president in sales and marketing in 2004.
Marketing
Mr. Haberg previously served as a subsea and hydraulic engineer, and a technical chief engineer
assistant at Smedvik Drilling AS, and an engineer and mechanic at Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA. Mr.
Haberg received a Diploma in Engineering from the Alesund Maritime College, and was a Chief
Engineer at the Alesund Maritime College in Alesund, Norway.
Mr. Stig Bjorkedal Executive Vice Mr. Bjorkedal joined the Company in 2006, having been vice president of Deck Machinery in
President, Business Rolls Royce Marine AS in Brattvaag.
Development &
Strategy Mr. Bjorkedal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture from University of More og
Romsdal in Alesund, Norway, and a Master of Management degree from BI Executive School in
Oslo, Norway.
Mr. Knut Ola Executive Vice Mr Tverdal joined the Group in 2000, and is also the yard director at STX's Aukra yard in
Tverdal President, Strategy Norway, and oversees operations in the yard in Vung Tau, Vietnam, and the yard in Niteroi,
Implementation Brazil. He was previously the VP of production at Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard from 2003 to
2005, and prior to that he worked at STX OSV from 2000 to 2003.
Mr. Tverdal holds a Master of Science degree from the Norwegian University of Science and
Technology in Trondheim.
Mr. Magne O. Executive Vice Mr. Bakke is head of the shipyard operations at STX OSV, overseeing STX's Norway and
Bakke President & Chief Romania operations. Prior to that, he served as the director the STX's Soviknes yard from 2005
Operating Officer to 2009. Mr Bakke has extensive experience in procurement, engineering and project
management in offshore field development projects, having joined the Group in 1984.
Mr. Bakke has a BSc in Civil Engineering degree from More og Romsdal State College of
Engineering in Alesund, Norway and a BSc in Marine Technology degree from the Aust-Agder
State College of Engineering in Norway.
Source: STX OSV
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2) Significant shipbuilding milestones achieved
Name of vessel Year of

delivered Vessel type delivery Owner Comments / innovations
Island Frontier Well 2004 Island First vessel built to the class notation "Well Intervention" - designed for
intervention Offshore operations previously performed by drilling units.
vessel
Skandi Arctic Diving support 2009 DOF A diving support vessel with a completely new type of facilities based on a
vessel computer-based dive control system used to support a 24-man diving
chamber complex, which is believed to provide an improved work
environment for the divers.
Normand AHTS 2010 Solstad An AHTS with a 24m wide extreme beam, providing significantly improved
Prosper Offshore stability in anchor handling operations in harsh seawater conditions compared
to many other AHTSes with beam widths typically less than 20m. It is also
believed to be one of the most powerful AHTSes built at the time with
approximately 32,500 BHP and a bollard pull of nearly 350 tons.
TBN PSV 2011 DOF Scheduled to be delivered in 2011, this will be the first LNG-powered PSV
(Yard No. 738) equipped with STX OSV's new LNG storage solution whereby LNG storage is
located outside the cargo area, allowing more cargo tank capacities for
commercial operations.
3) Industry awards
STX OSV has won “Ship of the Year” award 6 times in the last 10 years
Year awarded Vessel name Vessel type Owner
2000 Glutra Gas powered car and passenger ferry More & Romsdal Fylkesbater
2002 KV Svalbard Coast guard vessel Royal Norwegian Navy Material Command
2004 Viking Avant Platform supply vessel Eidesvik
2008 Island Wellserver Subsea riserless well intervention vessel Island Offshore
2009 Far Samson Multifunctional plough tug supply subsea Farstad Shipping
service vessel
2010 Skandi Aker Offshore Subsea Construction vessel (OSCV DOF

06)
NB: Award by major Nordic shipping magazine, Skipsrevyen
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4) STX OSV’s 2011 YTD order wins
Date Design No. of Value Scheduled

announced Vessel type Design Capacity source units (NOK m) Customer delivery Shipyard
1Q 2011 total 3 1,182.0

15-Feb-11 PSV PSV 09 4700 dwt Internal (STX 1 325.0 Undisclosed 2012 Aukra, Norway;
OSV Design) international hull to be
customer delivered from
STX OSV's
Romania yard
27-Mar-11 PSV PSV 08 4000 dwt Internal (STX 1 300.0 NorSea Group AS, Jun-12 Brattvaag,
OSV Design) based in Stavanger, Norway; Hull to
Norway - a leading be delivered
supplier of base from STX OSV's
services and yard in Romania
integrated logistics
solutions for the oil
and gas industry in
Norway.
31-Mar-11 PSV PSV 09 4700 dwt Internal (STX 1 325.0 Undisclosed customer 2012 Norway
OSV Design)
1Q 2011 Unannounced order 232.0

wins
2Q 2011 total 5 1,260.0
8-Apr-11 Multi role MRV 05 3500 DWT Internal (STX 1 220.0 DOF ASA 2H2012 Aukra, Norway;
vessel (approx) OSV Design) hull to be
delivered from
STX OSV's
Romania yard
8-Apr-11 Multi role MRV 05 3500 DWT Internal (STX 1 220.0 DOF ASA 2H2012 Aukra, Norway;
vessel ROV (approx) OSV Design) hull to be
delivered from
STX OSV's
Romania yard
8-Apr-11 Multi role MRV 05 3500 DWT Internal (STX 1 220.0 DOF ASA 2H2012 Brattvaag,
vessel SP (approx) OSV Design) Norway; Hull to
be delivered
from STX OSV's
yard in Romania
20-May-11 PSV PSV 08 4000 dwt Internal (STX 1 300.0 Farstad Shipping 1H2013 STX Yard in
CD OSV Design) Tomrefjord,
Norway
(Langsten)
20-May-11 PSV PSV 08 4000 dwt Internal (STX 1 300.0 Farstad Shipping 1H2013 Vietnam
CD OSV Design)
FY11 YTD order wins 2,442.0
NB: We did not include the 8 LPG carriers for Transpetro as the contracts have yet to be made effective, pending financing approval from
Brazil’s Merchant Marine Fund.
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DBS Group Research . Equity 23 May 2011

BUY S$1.20 STI : 3,168.54 Poised for the next wave

Consensus EPS (S cts): 17.3 17.6 16.9 At A Glance

Jeremy Thia +65 6398 7974

Leading builder of complex, highly 8

Leveraging off dominant presence in Brazil 14

STX OSV is well positioned to benefit from 15

PSVs leading the rebound in OSV orders 19

Quarterly / Interim Performance 24

Financials – Income Statement 25

Financials – Balance Sheet 26

Financials – Cash Flow 27

Financials – ROE Drivers 28

Source: DBS Vickers

2007 • In March 2007, Aker divested its entire ownership interest of

Complementing its service offerings are its in-house design

Revenue breakdown to these 2 respective customers since 2000, with another 8

8,000 Growing proportion of revenue from non European-based

Established customer relationships and track record ensures

STX OSV corporate structure

STX Corporation Co. Ltd.

STX Europe Holding AS Free float

STX OSV Holdings Limited

100% 51% * 50.5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

5.88% 94.12% 95.43% 100%

STX OSV STX OSV

* NB: 100% voting rights

Source: STX OSV, DBS Vickers

Leading builder of complex and highly customised OSVs

Description of the main types of OSVs built by STX OSV

Source: RS Platou, STX OSV, DBS Vickers

Source: RS Platou, STX OSV

orderbook as of end August 2010 according to RS Platou. It

support vessels, pipe-laying support vessels and remotely

AHTS (>20,000 BHP) PSV (>4 ,5 0 0 DWT)

NB: Market share is based on the global orderbook as of 31 August 2010.

Source: RS Platou, STX OSV, DBS Vickers

PS Vs ( >4, 500 DW T ) AHT S ( >20, 000 BHP)

STX OSV (Norway) Wartsila (F inland)

Tiger Shark (USA) Hav y ard (Norway)

Source: RS Platou, STX OSV, DBS Vickers

STX OSV’s shipbuilding value chain

Source: STX OSV

Details of yard facilities

Aukra Outfitting 5,000 Outfitting quay: NA NA 4 120 100% Operating

Brattvaag Outfitting 4,580 Outfitting quay: NA NA 4 143 100% Operating

Brevik Outfitting 4,580 Outfitting quay: NA NA 5 137 100% Operating

Langsten Outfitting 31,800 Floating dock: NA NA 6 200 100% Operating

Soviknes Outfitting 44,000 Outfitting quay: NA NA 5 160 100% Operating

Braila Hull 500,000 Slipway: Maximum 40,000 10 2 1,944 100% Operating

Source: STX OSV, DBS Vickers

Leveraging off dominant presence in Brazil with second yard

STX OSV is well positioned to benefit from several industry trends

Growth resumes in oil companies’ offshore capex spending.

Annual deliveries of AHTS

Source: Clarksons, DBS Vickers

Annual deliveries of PSVs

PSV <3,000 DWT PSV >3,000 DWT

Source: Clarksons, DBS Vickers

Since 1Q 2010, utilisation rates of vessels built after 2004 (i.e.

Modern vessels can offer operating efficiencies, enhanced