COMMENTS ON NPC RESOURCES BERHAD (5047)


FIGURE 1: NPC RESOURCES BERHAD LAST 2 YEARS SHARE PRICE TREND

**analysis based on 2018 annual report.
1.       GENERAL INTRO: NPC is one of the main oil palm plantations in Malaysia.

2.       NOTABLE POINTS:
a.       In 2018 report, reported main business segments include operation of oil palm plantations and palm oil mills, trading of fresh fruit bunches (“FFB”), provision of transportation services, property letting and operation of hotel.
b.      the Group currently operates approximately 11,669 hectares of plantation land in Sabah and another 18,418 hectares in Kalimantan, Indonesia. It also operates two palm oil processing mills which has a combined production capacity of 135 tonnes of FFB per hour.
c.       reported loss net of tax increased to RM64.104 million in 2018 as compared to profit net of tax in last financial year of RM13.965 million was mainly due to lower average crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) realised price from plantation segment.
d.      In terms of the hotel segment, it is expected to continue improving in the current financial year as Sabah has become one of the most popular travel destinations for Chinese tourists visiting Sabah in the coming years.

3.       IS THIS COUNTER A STRONG GROWTH STOCK? 
a.       REVENUE RANGE (million): ~228.3 million in 2018 annual report, this is a medium revenue company.
b.      SHARE PRICE: from 2018-2019, share price steady at around RM1.90.
c.       EARNING PER SHARE (EPS): earning per share in last 5 years fluctuated from -41.26 to 42.25sen
d.      FUTURE POTENTIAL/PROSPECTS: share price expect to be stable in the next few years
e.      CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (CAPEX): spending on purchase of new fixed assets is RM 47.3 million, around 4% of total assets.

4.       IS THIS A STRONG DIVIDEND STOCK?     
a.       DIVIDEND YIELD: in 2018 financial year, NPC did not declare a dividend payout to shareholders.
b.      CONSISTENCY: except for financial year 2018, the dividend payout was consistent, last five years (2014-2018) dividends declared range between 0 to 1 sen per share.
c.       DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO: N/A

5.       IS THE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GOOD?
a.       RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE): in 2018 financial year, NPC achieved a negative return of shareholders’ equity, at -24%, due to making losses.
b.      COST-TO-INCOME RATIO: N/A

6.       OTHER INDICATORS:
a.       CASH FLOW: cash flow is positive, around RM 3.5 million, equivalent to RM 0.03 per share
b.      SUPPORT BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: this counter is not well supported by institutional investors, there are only 6 institutional investors at top 30 major shareholders list, not including insurance companies and investment funds. Its major shareholders are JUBILANT VENTURES SDN BHD (32.86%) and TAN SRI DATO SRI KOH KIN LIP (16.93%).

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