Eco-Friendly Packaging And ASEAN Expansion Will Reshape Business

Published
23 Feb 25
Updated
08 Aug 25
AnalystConsensusTarget's Fair Value
฿17.48
3.5% overvalued intrinsic discount
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฿18.10
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฿17.5

3.5% overvalued intrinsic discount

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Last Update01 May 25
Fair value Decreased 11%

Key Takeaways

  • Strong focus on sustainable packaging, AI-driven efficiencies, and expansion in high-growth ASEAN markets is fueling revenue growth and margin improvement.
  • Shifting toward higher-margin consumer packaging and regional consolidation is enhancing stability, pricing power, and long-term profitability.
  • Persistent margin pressure, high debt, and reliance on unstable regional markets may threaten profitability, free cash flow, and future growth opportunities.

Catalysts

About SCG Packaging
    Provides consumer packaging solutions in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, and internationally.
What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
  • SCG Packaging is benefiting from the ongoing shift toward sustainable and eco-friendly packaging, with strong momentum in consumer-linked and foodservice packaging segments (notably those tied to ESG, regulatory, and consumer preference trends), expected to drive revenue growth as demand for recyclables and sustainable alternatives rises.
  • Intensifying cost-savings and operational efficiency initiatives-especially the deployment of AI and digital transformation across value chains-are actively lowering production and energy costs and are expected to support margin improvement and earnings growth moving forward.
  • Strategic expansion into high-growth ASEAN markets, particularly through acquisitions such as the increased stake in Duy Tan (Vietnam) and operational turnaround at Fajar (Indonesia), is diversifying revenue streams, increasing exposure to faster-growing economies, and reducing reliance on weaker export markets, supporting future topline and earnings growth.
  • Gradually increasing the share of higher-margin polymer and consumer packaging businesses (e.g., targeting 50%+ consumer-linked portfolio by 2030) is expected to improve overall net margins and earnings visibility as the product mix shifts toward segments with more stable and robust demand.
  • Ongoing industry consolidation and the company's focus on M&A in the region position SCG Packaging to benefit from scale, enhanced pricing power, and operational synergies, all of which could drive both revenue and net profit growth over the medium to long term.

SCG Packaging Earnings and Revenue Growth

SCG Packaging Future Earnings and Revenue Growth

Assumptions

How have these above catalysts been quantified?
  • Analysts are assuming SCG Packaging's revenue will grow by 4.3% annually over the next 3 years.
  • Analysts assume that profit margins will increase from 1.9% today to 3.9% in 3 years time.
  • Analysts expect earnings to reach THB 5.7 billion (and earnings per share of THB 1.13) by about August 2028, up from THB 2.4 billion today. However, there is some disagreement amongst the analysts with the more bearish ones expecting earnings as low as THB3.5 billion.
  • In order for the above numbers to justify the analysts price target, the company would need to trade at a PE ratio of 17.0x on those 2028 earnings, down from 32.5x today. This future PE is greater than the current PE for the TH Packaging industry at 8.6x.
  • Analysts expect the number of shares outstanding to remain consistent over the next 3 years.
  • To value all of this in today's terms, we will use a discount rate of 8.93%, as per the Simply Wall St company report.

SCG Packaging Future Earnings Per Share Growth

SCG Packaging Future Earnings Per Share Growth

Risks

What could happen that would invalidate this narrative?
  • Continued year-on-year revenue decline, driven by weaker selling prices in both packaging and fibrous business segments and reduced export demand-especially from China-could pressure overall revenues and limit long-term earnings growth.
  • Persistent margin compression in the fibrous segment due to declining pulp and paper prices, weak global demand, and currency appreciation (stronger Thai Baht), threatening overall net margins and profitability if not offset by other segments.
  • High and rising net debt levels (currently 3.7x net debt/EBITDA, projected to come down only if EBITDA improves), combined with substantial ongoing capital expenditure on acquisitions and modernization, could constrain free cash flow, increase financial risk, and put pressure on net earnings and dividend sustainability.
  • Overreliance on regional ASEAN markets for volume growth exposes SCG Packaging to regional economic volatility, political uncertainty (including Thailand's domestic political instability), and fluctuating FDI, potentially resulting in uneven revenue streams and earnings instability.
  • The shift away from the Chinese export market, while beneficial for margin stability in the short run, could limit future growth opportunities if domestic and ASEAN demand fails to sufficiently compensate, raising potential downside risk to both revenue and long-term market share.

Valuation

How have all the factors above been brought together to estimate a fair value?
  • The analysts have a consensus price target of THB17.481 for SCG Packaging based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of THB29.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just THB12.0.
  • In order for you to agree with the analyst's consensus, you'd need to believe that by 2028, revenues will be THB145.4 billion, earnings will come to THB5.7 billion, and it would be trading on a PE ratio of 17.0x, assuming you use a discount rate of 8.9%.
  • Given the current share price of THB18.4, the analyst price target of THB17.48 is 5.3% lower. The relatively low difference between the current share price and the analyst consensus price target indicates that they believe on average, the company is fairly priced.
  • We always encourage you to reach your own conclusions though. So sense check these analyst numbers against your own assumptions and expectations based on your understanding of the business and what you believe is probable.

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