COMMENTS ON DIGI.COM BERHAD (6947)


FIGURE 1: DIGI.COM BERHAD LAST 5 YEARS SHARE PRICE TREND

**analysis based on 2018 annual report.
1.       GENERAL INTRO: Digi is one of the major mobile network providers in Malaysia.

2.       NOTABLE POINTS:
a.       in 2018 report, DIGI claims to be having Malaysia's largest network, with 89% 4G LTE coverage, 8,400km fibre network, with 11.7 million customers and 9.2 million internet customers, 9.9GB average monthly data usage by customers, postpaid average-rate-per-user (ARPU) is RM76, prepaid ARPU RM31
b.      in 2018 financial year, CAPEX was RM685 million

3.       IS THIS COUNTER A STRONG GROWTH STOCK? 
a.       REVENUE RANGE (million): ~6527 million in 2018 annual report, this is a high revenue company.
b.      SHARE PRICE: from 2015-2019, share price is steady at around RM5
c.       EARNING PER SHARE (EPS): earning per share in last 5 years decreased from 26.1 to 19.8sen
d.      FUTURE POTENTIAL/PROSPECTS: quite dependable and reliable counter, share price expected to be stable.
e.      CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (CAPEX): spending on purchase of new fixed assets is RM 658 million, around 10% of total assets.

4.       IS THIS A STRONG DIVIDEND STOCK?     
a.       DIVIDEND YIELD: in 2018 report, Digi declared a total dividend payout of 19.6 sen per share, amounts to dividend yield of 4.1 % based on current share price.
b.      CONSISTENCY: consistent dividend payout, last five years (2015-2019) dividends declared range between 18.8 to 26 sen per share.
c.       DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO: in 2018 financial year, Digi paid out about 100% of its earnings to investors in the form of dividend. The payout ratio is consistent at 99-100% in last five years.

5.       IS THE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GOOD?
a.       RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE): in 2018 financial year, Digi achieved a very good return of shareholders’ equity, at 209%. In past five years, it has on average very high ROE that range from 229 to 332%.
b.      COST-TO-INCOME RATIO: cost-to-income ratio is high at about 213%.

6.       OTHER INDICATORS:
a.       CASH FLOW: cash flow is positive, around RM 433.1 million, equivalent to RM 0.06 per share
b.      SUPPORT BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: this counter is very well supported by institutional investors, there are 29 institutional investors at top 30 major shareholders list, including EPF (13.45%) and PERMODALAN NASIONAL BERHAD (0.2%), SKIM AMANAH SAHAM BUMIPUTERA (7.61%), KUMPULAN WANG PERSARAAN (3.4%), TELENOR ASIA PTE LTD (49.00%) and insurance companies and investment funds.

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