FIGURE 1: TOP GLOVE
CORPORATION BHD LAST 5 YEARS SHARE PRICE TREND
**analysis
based on 2020 annual report.
1. GENERAL
INTRO: Top Glove Corp Bhd manufactures and sells gloves through several
product lines to a diverse group of global customers. Some of the different
glove options include latex, nitrile, vinyl, and surgical.
2.
NOTABLE
POINTS:
a. TOP GLOVE is known to be the largest gloves
manufacturer in the world, which currently captured 26% of the world market
share for rubber gloves. The Company has a network of 47 manufacturing plants
in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Vietnam, operating a total of 750 production
lines, producing about 90 billion gloves per annum. It has marketing offices in
these countries as well as USA, Germany and Brazil and exports to over 2,000
customers in 195 countries worldwide. Top Glove offers a comprehensive glove product
range, which now includes a non-glove segment comprising condoms, face masks,
dental dams, exercise bands and household products, fulfilling demand in both
the healthcare and non-healthcare segment.
b. Listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia
(2001) and Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (2016), Top Glove has
demonstrated steady growth with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.1%
for Revenue and 28.2% for Profit After Tax over the past 20 years. In FY2020,
Top Glove’s Sales Revenue reached a new record-high of RM7.24 billion, up an
astounding 51% from FY2019. Meanwhile, the Group’s Profit After Tax soared to
RM1.79 billion, a spike of 384% from the previous financial year. Sales Volume
also grew by 17% versus FY2019.
c. The Group’s improved profit in FY2020 was
attributed to productivity enhancements, while manufacturing capacity
utilisation levels remained at close to 100% amplified production efficiency
and reaped superior economies of scale. In particular, high utilisation helped
lower overheads significantly, notably the cost of labour and natural gas. TOP
GLOVE also continues to invest in automation and digitalisation of its
operations which improved it productivity by 80% where workers per million
pieces of gloves (WPM) have seen a marked decrease from 8.4 WPM to the current
1.8 WPM, which in turn reduces its dependency on manual labour.
d. It is also developing Artificial Intelligence
systems to visually screen gloves and augmenting with Big Data Analytics to
create a feedback loop of continuous quality improvement. It is also investing
in developing “contactless” automated packing and handling systems to ensure
that its gloves transit from the production line into packaging without human
intervention, thereby eliminating potential for contamination.
3.
IS
THIS COUNTER A STRONG GROWTH STOCK?
a. REVENUE RANGE (RM million): 7273.4 million as
reported in 2020 annual report, this is a high revenue company.
b. SHARE PRICE: from 2016-2021, share price surged
from around RM4.50 to a peak of more than RM25.00 at the start of the COVID-19
pandemic and then subsequently dropped back to current level of around RM6.20.
c. EARNING PER SHARE (EPS): earning per share in
last 5 years was overall steady, which ranged from 5 to 22 sen, except for
FY2021, the increased gloves demand brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic
enabled TOP GLOVE to realise an earning per share of up to 50.37 sen.
d. PRICE TO EARNINGS (P/E) RATIO: current P/E ratio
is at 12.27, which is reasonable in view of the counter’s future earning
potential.
e.
FUTURE POTENTIAL/PROSPECTS: share price expect
to be stable in the next few years
f. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (CAPEX): spending on
purchase of new fixed assets and other investments amount to about RM 820
million, which is around 12% of total assets.
4.
IS
THIS A STRONG DIVIDEND STOCK?
a. DIVIDEND YIELD: in 2020 financial year, TOP
GLOVE declared a dividend payout of 11.83 sen per share to shareholders, which
amounts to a dividend yield of 1.91%.
b. DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO: The FY2020 dividend
amounts to about 54% of its total earnings. In the last five years, TOP GLOVE’s
dividend payout ratio has been consistently ranged between 41 to 54% of its
total earnings.
c. CONSISTENCY: This counter’s dividend payout has
been very consistent, the dividend paid to shareholders in the last five years ranged
from 2.43 to 11.83 sen.
5.
IS
THE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GOOD?
a. RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE): in 2020 financial year, TOP
GLOVE reported a good return of shareholders’ equity, at 28.9%. This was significantly
increased to 73% in FY2021 due to the increase in earnings.
b. COST-TO-INCOME RATIO: the cost-to-income ratio
is 234%, which is relatively low compared to other manufacturers in the same
category.
c. DEBT-TO-EQUITY (GEARING) RATIO: Its gearing
ratio is at 40%, whereby its debt level is significantly less than its equity,
resulting in a strong and healthy balance sheet.
6.
OTHER
INDICATORS:
a. CASH FLOW: cash flow is positive, at around RM 1204.8
million, equivalent to RM 0.15 per share.
b. SUPPORT BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: this counter
is well supported by institutional investors, there are 12 institutional
investors at top 30 major shareholders list, including EPF (5.674%), KUMPULAN
WANG PERSARAAN (2.27%) as well as multiple investment funds and insurance funds.
Its major shareholders are Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai (25.68%) and Firstway United
Corp (6.81%).
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