OREANDA-NEWS. November 05, 2009. TNK-BP Holding’s Board of Directors recommended approval of interim 9M09 dividends of RUB7.41 (US0.25) per common and preferred stock, reported the press-centre of Otkritie FC.

View: Since TNK-BP Holding only reveals its financials on a half-year basis, there is insufficient information concerning certain aspects of the company’s Q3 and 9M09 net incomes. We assume that the company’s 9M09 net income will exceed US 4bn, while the 9M09 net income of parent company TNK-BP International was only US 3.5bn.

TNK-BP Holding could to allocate all of its 9M09 US GAAP net income for dividends, although the company’s official dividend policy implies a payout ratio of 40% of net income. Thus, dividends are likely to exceed expectations. The dividend yield for TNK-BP could amount to 13% for the common stock, and 18% for preferred stock. We view TNK-BP Holding’s prefs as the best investment vehicle in terms of dividend yield.

Valuation: TNK-BP Holding’s 2010 P/E amounts to 4.7x. The stock trades at a 26% discount on P/E to the rest of the energy sector.

Action: This news is positive both for common and preferred TNK-BP Holding’s stocks. Our long-term recommendation for TNK-BP Holding’s common stock is BUY, with a target price of US 2.52/share.