COMMENTS ON SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER CO (MALAYA) BERHAD (2569)


FIGURE 1: SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER CO (MALAYA) BERHAD LAST 2 YEARS SHARE PRICE TREND

**analysis based on 2019 annual report.
1.       GENERAL INTRO: SUNGEI BAGAN (SBAGAN) is one of the main oil palm plantations in Malaysia.

2.       NOTABLE POINTS:
a.       In 2019 report, The Group’s revenue was made up of sales of fresh fruit bunches (“FFB”), dividend income, rental income and interest income.
b.      for its plantation segment, the Group owns two estates with a total planted area of 4,28 hectares. The Group only involves in sale of FFB, not involve in milling to produce crude palm oil (CPO).
c.       The Group’s investment property in London maintained its occupancy rate of 100%. This investment property contributed a rental revenue of RM0.67 million in the financial year.
d.      The bulk of the Group’s investments are held in companies listed in the Mainboard of both Bursa Malaysia and Singapore Exchange. The Company’s has positions in Kuchai Development Berhad, Great Eastern Holdings Limited and Singapore Press Holdings Limited.
e.      The Group also has holdings in investment funds and precious metals.

3.       IS THIS COUNTER A STRONG GROWTH STOCK? 
a.       REVENUE RANGE (million): ~12.2 million in 2019 annual report, this is a low revenue company.
b.      SHARE PRICE: from 2018-2019, share price decreasing from around RM3.50 to RM2.75.
c.       EARNING PER SHARE (EPS): earning per share in last 5 years fluctuated from -15.99 to 5.56sen
d.      FUTURE POTENTIAL/PROSPECTS: share price may drop in the next few years if earnings continue to decrease
e.      CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (CAPEX): spending on purchase of new fixed assets is RM 7.5 million, around 1% of total assets.

4.       IS THIS A STRONG DIVIDEND STOCK?     
a.       DIVIDEND YIELD: in 2019 financial year, SBAGAN declared a dividend payout of 2 sen per share to shareholders despite making losses. The dividend yield amounts to 0.69% only.
b.      CONSISTENCY: consistent dividend payout, last five years (2015-2019) dividends declared range between 2 to 6 sen per share.
c.       DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO: N/A

5.       IS THE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GOOD?
a.       RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE): in 2019 financial year, SBAGAN achieved a low return of shareholders’ equity, at -0.65%.
b.      COST-TO-INCOME RATIO: cost-to-income ratio is negative at about -551%, due to making losses.

6.       OTHER INDICATORS:
a.       CASH FLOW: cash flow is positive, around RM 63.1 million, equivalent to RM 0.95 per share
b.      SUPPORT BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: this counter is not well supported by institutional investors, there are only 8 institutional investors at top 30 major shareholders list, not including insurance companies and investment funds. Its major shareholders are KLUANG RUBBER COMPANY (MALAYA) BERHAD (32.21%) and KUCHAI DEVELOPMENT BERHAD (26.51%).

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