COMMENTS ON FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD (5222)


FIGURE 1: FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD LAST 2 YEARS SHARE PRICE TREND

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

2.       NOTABLE POINTS:
a.       In 2018 report, main business segments include operation of oil palm plantations and palm oil mills
b.      the Group operates oil palm estates in Malaysia (Pahang and Sabah) and Indonesia (Kalimantan) with a total planted area of 339,385 hectares and total annual fresh fruit bunches (FFB) production of 4.21 million MT.
c.       the group also operate 68 palm oil mills that produced 2.82 million MT CPO in 2018.
d.      FGV is also Malaysia’s leading refined sugar producer. FGV commands more than 59% percent of the local refined sugar market with an annual production capacity of 0.96 million tonnes
e.      FGV recorded a Loss Before Zakat and Tax of RM1.02 billion due to a RM949 million impairment and lower prices of CPO. The impairments were due to non-performing investments such as Asian Plantations Limited, FGV Green Energy, FGV Cambridge Nanosystems

3.       IS THIS COUNTER A STRONG GROWTH STOCK? 
a.       REVENUE RANGE (million): ~13464 million in 2018 annual report, this is a high revenue company.
b.      SHARE PRICE: from 2018-2019, share price has been fluctuating between around RM 0.50 to RM2.00
c.       EARNING PER SHARE (EPS): earning per share in last 5 years fluctuated from -29.6 to 8.9sen
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 963.7 million, around 5% of total assets.

4.       IS THIS A STRONG DIVIDEND STOCK?     
a.       DIVIDEND YIELD: in 2018 financial year, FGV did not declare a dividend payout to shareholders.
b.      CONSISTENCY: the dividend payout was not consistent, last five years (2014-2018) dividends declared range between 0 to 10 sen per share.
c.       DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO: N/A

5.       IS THE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GOOD?
a.       RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE): in 2018 financial year, FGV achieved a low return of shareholders’ equity, at -24.1%, due to making losses. Its ROE ranged from -24.1 to 5.1% in the last five years.
b.      COST-TO-INCOME RATIO: N/A

6.       OTHER INDICATORS:
a.       CASH FLOW: cash flow is positive, around RM 1095.5 million, equivalent to RM 0.30 per share
b.      SUPPORT BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: this counter is well supported by institutional investors, there are 29 institutional investors at top 30 major shareholders list, including EPF (1.21%), SKIM AMANAH SAHAM BUMIPUTERA (0.55%), KUMPULAN WANG PERSARAAN (5.83%) and few insurance companies and investment funds. Its major shareholder are LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN TANAH PERSEKUTUAN (FELDA) (21.24%) and FELDA ASSET HOLDINGS COMPANY SDN BHD (12.42%).

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