laptop sales also increased due to working at home. more people workign at home, more people will take short break for entertainment, tv shopping, etc at home :)

this virus pandemic could be a blessing in disguise for Astro :)

even rakuten reported more than 11,000 new accounts for online trading of shares were newly opened during the MCO....So, astro could boost its revenue during MCO and thereafter :)

If Q1 (Feb to April 2020), more biz due to MCO, more people stay at home, astro share price could jump a lot indeed..... watching video, movie,etc at home, office, everywhere will be the norm after MCO, astro will emerge as a new sunrise industry. Cinemas will become sunset industry :)

astro is one of the best stocks to buy and hold... IPO price was RM3, likely to be privatised. dividend yield 8-9%. reached bottom at 70sen++.......now 80sen+ just recovered slightly from RM1.2+ in Feb 2020 :)

Consolidated Performance
Revenue
Revenue for the current year of RM4,911.8m was lower by RM567.3m or 10.4% against the corresponding year
of RM5,479.1m. This was mainly due to a decrease in subscription revenue, licensing income, advertising
revenue, and merchandise sales.
EBITDA margin
EBITDA margin increased by 5.8% against the corresponding year mainly due to lower content costs from FIFA
World Cup, lower staff related costs arising from separation scheme payment in corresponding year and marketing
and distribution expenses.
(c) Performance of the current year (YTD January 2020) against the corresponding year (YTD January 2019)

Consolidated Performance
Net Profit
Net profit increased by RM183.8m or 39.9% to RM644.6m during the year. The increase was mainly due to an
increase in EBITDA, as explained above, lower net finance costs and depreciation of property, plant and
equipment and offset by higher tax expenses and increase in depreciation of right-of-use assets.
Television
Revenue for the current year of RM4,270.4m was lower by RM541.1m or 11.2% against the corresponding year
of RM4,811.5m. This was mainly due to decrease in subscription revenue, licensing income and advertising
revenue.
EBITDA increased by RM116.0m or 7.9% against the corresponding year mainly due to lower content costs, staff
related costs and marketing and distribution expenses, offset by lower revenue.
Radio
Radio’s revenue for the current year of RM273.8m was lower by RM19.1m or 6.5% compared with the
corresponding year of RM292.9m. The lower revenue performance was due to the slow operating environment
especially during the first half of the year.
The lower cost positively impacted EBITDA of RM157.8m which was higher by RM1.1m or 0.7% compared
with the corresponding year of RM156.7m.
Home-shopping
Home-shopping’s revenue for the current year of RM367.5m was lower by RM6.5m or 1.7% compared with the
corresponding year of RM374.0m. The decrease in revenue is primarily due to tax holiday and FIFA World Cup
sales campaign in the corresponding year and muted consumer sentiments in the current quarter.
The lower revenue has resulted in lower EBITDA in the current year of RM5.3m or 94.6%.
(d) Balance sheet review
As at 31 January 2020, the Group had total assets of RM6,198.4m against RM6,259.6m as at 31 January 2019, a
decrease of RM61.2m or 1.0%. The Group’s total liabilities reduced by RM321.0m or 5.8% to RM5,259.7m
against RM5,580.7m as of 31 January 2019. The decrease in total liabilities was mainly due to lower payables.

PROSPECTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31 JANUARY 2021
Globally, businesses are facing unprecedented social and economic challenges brought about by the COVID-19
pandemic. The Company has instituted its Business Continuity Plan and has teams split across different sites and
working from home. Astro is giving more content and changing content line up to keep informing and entertaining
Malaysians.
Astro remains focused on strengthening its customer value proposition and loyalty, while pursuing deeper cost
optimisation and stronger anti-piracy push, as well as leveraging on its customer base to build new revenue
adjacencies in commerce, broadband, digital, and OTT.

Total dividend declared in respect of financial year ended 31 January 2020 amounts to 7.5 sen, equating to a 60%
dividend payout ratio. For comparative purposes, total dividend declared in respect of financial year ended 31
January 2019 amounted to 9.0 sen, equating to a 101% dividend payout ratio. This represents a departure from
AMH’s dividend policy of paying out at least 75% of consolidated profits for the financial year provided that such
distribution will not be detrimental to our Group’s cash requirements, or to any plans approved by our Board.
Given unprecedented levels of uncertainty and volatility globally stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, the
Board believes this prudent approach is the best course of action, allowing for liquidity to be conserved and our
Group’s balance sheet to be strengthened. The Board and Management are closely monitoring and proactively
managing the COVID-19 situation, and its corresponding impact to business and operations.

Check with your bank or stockbroking firm that u use to buy and sell shares

:)

Date Close Volume
07/04/2020 0.865. 14,595,000
06/04/2020 0.87 7,564,700
03/04/2020 0.855 1,522,500
02/04/2020 0.86 3,645,200
01/04/2020 0.87 6,804,300
31/03/2020 0.85 4,873,800
30/03/2020 0.845 2,254,800
27/03/2020 0.88 4,643,400
26/03/2020 0.845 3,847,600
25/03/2020 0.83 4,625,200
24/03/2020 0.835 2,662,700
23/03/2020 0.71 3,541,500
20/03/2020 0.73 10,280,900
19/03/2020 0.71 4,171,600
18/03/2020 0.83 3,872,700
17/03/2020 0.865 2,581,900
16/03/2020 0.90 3,109,800
13/03/2020 0.98 3,021,100
12/03/2020 1.00 10,295,700
11/03/2020 1.08 989,500

Ex-dividend tomorrow :)

Your bank account that you use for automatic deduction for buying shares

@Q Btw Victor. How are they going to pay the dividend to the share holder?
07/04/2020 5:05 PM

Net assets per share @~9sen... Now share price 2sen, P/B less than 20%, on fire sale now.

Last day to buy today, get your dividend on April 24 this month. Fun stock, see dividend in your bank account on a quarterly basis :)

Fourth Interim Dividend
ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD

Entitlement subject Fourth Interim Dividend
Entitlement description Fourth Interim Single-Tier Dividend of 1.5 sen per share for the financial year ended 31 January 2020
Ex-Date 08 Apr 2020
Entitlement date 09 Apr 2020
Entitlement time 5:00 PM
Financial Year End 31 Jan 2020
Period
Share transfer book & register of members will be to closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlement
Payment Date 24 Apr 2020
a.Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:30 pm in respect of transfers 09 Apr 2020
b.Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit
c. Securities bought on the Exchange on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the Exchange.
Number of new shares/securities issued (units)
(If applicable)
Entitlement indicator Currency
Announced Currency Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Disbursed Currency Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Entitlement in Currency Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) 0.0150

Par Value (if applicable)
Registrar or Service Provider name, address, telephone no BOARDROOM SHARE REGISTRARS SDN BHD
11th Floor, Menara Symphony
No. 5, Jalan Prof. Khoo Kay Kim (Jalan Semangat)
Seksyen 13
46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Malaysia
Tel:0378904700
Fax:0378904670

Focus on high dividend stocks :)

推荐高股息

该行推荐高股息，包括ASTRO公司（ASTRO,6399,主板电讯媒体组）、柏马汽车（BAUT0,5248,主板消费产品服务组）、怡保花园产托（IGBREIT,5227,主板产业投资信托组）及森那美（SIME,4197,主板消费产品服务组）。

Pos, gpacket takda dividend still rugi. Astro tak pernah rugi, paying quarterly dividend non-stop

The advantage of astro while waiting is getting dividend yield of 8%+. Quarterly interim dividend indeed :)

Maybe, special cash dividend after selling the china hotel :)

With super cheap funding rate nowadays and high dividend yield given by astro, delisting again is highly possible at current price :)

easy money for ananda to make if redo it :)

Thursday, August 16, 2012
Astro's IPO: How delisting and relisting may create additional RM6.5 billion from the market
Guess who owns Astro and Maxis. Both listings exercise strategies are cut from the same cloth. If one can remember, both went through a decently successful initial IPO (Maxis much more successful) and both were delisted. Then Maxis was relisted, Astro is about to be relisted.

What is that strategy? Originally, Astro prior to its delisting has operations in several countries but Malaysia is the only successful and significant one. Malaysia is the only one making money while everywhere else are just too volatile and bleeding cash as well as affect its P&L.



I have pulled out the Income Statement prior to its delisting in 2010 and compare it to the Proforma Income Statement which it is going to use for its prospectus this coming IPO. See the difference, prior to delisting, the marketing, distribution and administrative expenses was much higher. So was the share of losses from its associate companies (which are using equity method of accounting). The PAT was RM233 million for the accounts prior to its delisting. After the restructuring, we are seeing an account with a healthier PAT of RM614 million. And this structure is the one it is using for the new listing.

What did it do? The below is what I have cut out from its prospectus (which it submitted to SC). Astro basically reorganized its business by pulling out the profitable Malaysian operations and offer them to the people again. It also cuts off most of its associate companies above from the listing.


For the point of delisting, Ananda and several group (Khazanah included) were buying off minorities at RM8.5 billion valuation. Now, it is expecting a valuation of between RM11 billion to RM15 billion and I believe it is able to achieve at least RM12 billion judging from the more recent IPOs for large listings in FGV and IHH. If they achieve RM15 billion, it is going to be a cool RM6.5 billion that it has managed to pull from the market.

The question is, are all these illegal? It definitely is not. But just pure assets shuffling (for gains) which is just too much of unproductive work and thinking into it - and that is much we are all about nowadays - tonnes of hot air for nothing!
Do you see anything productive here?

BTW, as I see it again CIMB is involved. Guess who is always thinking of creating something out of nothing.

Other article on Astro's IPO:

Astro's IPO - Primetime Still?
Posted by felicity at 4:20 PM

http://www.intellecpoint.com/2012/08/astro-ipo-how-delisting-and-relisting.html

fell from RM1.24 on Feb 26, 2020 to below 90sen now. :)

Best time for ananda to delist astro but best time for investors to buy astro shares in the open market :)


Astro offers IPO to Bumiputera investors at RM3.60 a share ...themalaysianreserve.com › 2017/03/31 › astro-offers-ipo-to-bumipute...
Mar 31, 2017 - Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's initial public offer (IPO) portion set ... Ananda plans to relist Astro All Asia Networks plc by end-September in a ...

Four years after IPO, Astro's yield finally looks attractive | The ...www.theedgemarkets.com › article › four-years-after-ipo-astro’s-yield...
Oct 4, 2016 - Astro's relisting exercise was panned by critics as the IPO price was deemed expensive. With the stock now trading below that, in spite of ...

Astro CEO confident despite flat re-listing | The Star Onlinewww.thestar.com.my › business › business-news › 2012/10/20 › astro...
Oct 20, 2012 - Astro's market capitalisation based on the IPO price of RM3.00 is RM1.56bil. It raised about RM4.6bil of total funds, of which RM1.4bil was raised ...

Astro's IPO: How delisting and relisting ... - SERIOUS Investingwww.intellecpoint.com › 2012/08 › astro-ipo-how-delisting-and-relist...
Aug 16, 2012 - Astro's IPO: How delisting and relisting may create additional RM6.5 billion from the market. Guess who owns Astro and Maxis. Both listings ...

Relisting Archives - KLSE (BURSA) Malaysia Stock Exchangeklse.rajakamil.biz › tag › relisting
Astro IPO, Relisting of astro in bursa malaysia2012. Cable television operator Astro All Asia Networks PLC is planning to raise around US$1.5 billion in an IPO in ...

Is it a good time to take Astro private? - PressReaderwww.pressreader.com › malaysia › the-star-malaysia-starbiz
Jun 9, 2018 - Two years later, he relisted the company, minus its overseas assets, as Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd, with an initial public offering (IPO) price of ...

Ananda Krishnan mulls privatising Astro, sources say | New ...www.nst.com.my › business › 2018/06 › ananda-krishnan-mulls-priv...
Jun 5, 2018 - ... T. Ananda Krishnan is weighing the possibility of taking Astro Malaysia ... then relisted its Malaysian business through a 2009 IPO that raised ...

Malaysia will follow stricter law on tv boxes like Singapore sooner or later, always behind Singapore :)


Seller of Android streaming box fined S$1200 in landmark casewww.todayonline.com › singapore › android-streaming-box-seller-fin...
Apr 24, 2019 - SINGAPORE – The director of a company that sold Android streaming boxes has been fined S$1200 in the first such case of its kind.

Company boss jailed, fined for selling Android TV box ...www.todayonline.com › singapore › company-boss-jailed-fined-sellin...
Oct 30, 2019 - SINGAPORE — The director of a company that sold Android TV boxes ... Read also: Seller of Android streaming box fined S$1,200 in landmark case ... heightened restrictions, as Germany banned gatherings of more than two ...

S'poreans work around ban to access thousands of TV box ...mothership.sg › 2018/11 › singapore-tv-box-apps-ban
Nov 27, 2018 - It was reported that ISPs have been ordered by the High Court in Singapore to block access to streaming applications that come pre-loaded in TV ...

Banning of set-top boxes in Singapore: new laws need to be ...www.techgoondu.com › 2019/01/18 › banning-of-set-top-boxes-in-si...
Jan 18, 2019 - If you asked someone on the street what an Android TV box was, you would likely get a mixed response. Some would tell you it's for streaming ...

No more streaming from tv boxes for Singapore | Marketing ...marketingmagazine.com.my › Digital
The Singapore High Court has banned TV box applications that allow users to stream and download content like movies, tv shows and live sports channels.

:)

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has announced that they will be blocking IP addresses of servers that are found to be hosting pirated copyright content from 24th February 2020. As a result, connectivity to such servers will be interrupted. The anti-piracy move is done in collaboration with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).


According to the notice that’s shared on its Facebook page, illegal streaming is a violation of the provision under Section 41 of the Copyright Act 1987 (CA 1987). The MCMC has been working closely with KPDNHEP to block access to websites that violates the Copyright Act 1987.


Last year, the commission had blocked over 240 illegal streaming sites that provided illegal content through Android TV boxes. At one point, the authorities had considered banning Android TV boxes, a move which is seen as beneficial to pay-TV operator, Astro. Eventually, there’s no ban on the actual hardware but the MCMC has issued a warning to certified Android TV box suppliers not to pre-install applications that can facilitate the streaming of illegal content.

It is a violation to sell uncertified Android TV boxes in Malaysia and the MCMC has issued a total of RM67,000 worth of compounds from October 2018 to January 2020 for uncertified device-related offences. If you’re planning to get an Android TV box, MCMC urges you to check for the SIRIM sticker before making a purchase. You can use the Check Your Label app or SIRIM’s portal.

Astro’s earnings prospect remain intact on the back of its stable advertising expenditure outlook (economy is bad, more expenditure on adverts) and coupled with generous dividend payment of 8%+

Recent direct business transactions from the beginning till now :)

History
Date Price Change Dir-Volume Day Volume Dir-Value Day Value Avg Price % of Total Share Remarks
12/02/2020 00:00:00 1.2300 - 4.530m 4.530m 5.571m 5.571m 1.2300 0.0869 -
20/01/2020 00:00:00 1.2600 - 9.541m 9.541m 12.022m 12.022m 1.2600 0.1830 -
12/12/2019 00:00:00 1.3500 - 291,600 320,350 393,660 432,473 1.3500 0.0056 -
12/12/2019 00:00:00 1.3500 - 28,750 320,350 38,813 432,473 1.3500 0.0006 -
19/11/2019 00:00:00 1.4200 - 10.000m 10.000m 14.200m 14.200m 1.4200 0.1918 -
30/09/2019 00:00:00 1.4700 -0.0400 2.500m 2.500m 3.675m 3.675m 1.4700 0.0479 -
20/09/2019 00:00:00 1.4300 0.0100 3.500m 3.500m 5.005m 5.005m 1.4300 0.0671 -
21/02/2019 00:00:00 1.6600 - 519,200 519,200 861,872 861,872 1.6600 0.0100 -
19/02/2019 00:00:00 1.6200 0.0100 3.694m 3.694m 5.985m 5.985m 1.6200 0.0708 -
15/02/2019 00:00:00 1.5700 - 325,000 325,000 510,250 510,250 1.5700 0.0062 -
15/01/2019 00:00:00 1.5300 0.0400 100,000 100,000 153,000 153,000 1.5300 0.0019 -
23/05/2018 00:00:00 1.7700 0.2400 50,000 50,000 88,500 88,500 1.7700 0.0010 -
02/08/2017 00:00:00 2.6000 - 39,000 39,000 101,400 101,400 2.6000 0.0007 -
17/07/2017 00:00:00 2.5800 0.0200 38,000 38,000 98,040 98,040 2.5800 0.0007 -
13/07/2017 00:00:00 2.5700 -0.0300 38,300 38,300 98,431 98,431 2.5700 0.0007 -
10/07/2017 00:00:00 2.1800 -0.3800 80,000 80,000 174,400 174,400 2.1800 0.0015 -
07/07/2017 00:00:00 2.5700 -0.0100 38,300 38,300 98,431 98,431 2.5700 0.0007 -
23/01/2017 00:00:00 2.7400 0.0100 4.697m 4.697m 12.870m 12.870m 2.7400 0.0902 -
11/05/2016 00:00:00 2.6750 0.0050 8.491m 8.491m 22.714m 22.714m 2.6750 0.1631 -
22/03/2016 00:00:00 2.9500 0.0300 50,000 122,000 147,500 359,900 2.9500 0.0010 -
22/03/2016 00:00:00 2.9500 0.0300 72,000 122,000 212,400 359,900 2.9500 0.0014 -
21/03/2016 00:00:00 2.9100 0.0100 85,000 85,000 247,350 247,350 2.9100 0.0016 -
29/12/2015 00:00:00 2.3300 -0.3800 27,000 53,000 62,910 123,490 2.3300 0.0005 -
29/12/2015 00:00:00 2.3300 -0.3800 26,000 53,000 60,580 123,490 2.3300 0.0005 -
03/04/2015 00:00:00 3.2300 - 851,300 851,300 2.750m 2.750m 3.2300 0.0164 -
04/11/2014 00:00:00 3.3500 0.0600 72,000 72,000 241,200 241,200 3.3500 0.0014 -
03/11/2014 00:00:00 3.3000 - 50,000 50,000 165,000 165,000 3.3000 0.0010 -
07/07/2014 00:00:00 3.0000 -0.3900 500,000 500,000 1.500m 1.500m 3.0000 0.0096 -
08/05/2014 00:00:00 3.2850 0.0650 8.491m 8.491m 27.893m 27.893m 3.2850 0.1633 -
26/03/2014 00:00:00 3.1600 - 25,000 25,000 79,000 79,000 3.1600 0.0005 -
05/03/2014 00:00:00 3.4000 0.2700 8,000 8,000 27,200 27,200 3.4000 0.0002 -
25/02/2014 00:00:00 3.0200 0.0200 150,000 150,000 453,000 453,000 3.0200 0.0029 -
15/01/2014 00:00:00 3.0300 0.0200 50,000 410,000 151,500 1.242m 3.0300 0.0010 -
15/01/2014 00:00:00 3.0300 0.0200 72,000 410,000 218,160 1.242m 3.0300 0.0014 -
15/01/2014 00:00:00 3.0300 0.0200 72,000 410,000 218,160 1.242m 3.0300 0.0014 -
15/01/2014 00:00:00 3.0300 0.0200 72,000 410,000 218,160 1.242m 3.0300 0.0014 -
15/01/2014 00:00:00 3.0300 0.0200 72,000 410,000 218,160 1.242m 3.0300 0.0014 -
15/01/2014 00:00:00 3.0300 0.0200 72,000 410,000 218,160 1.242m 3.0300 0.0014 -
19/12/2013 00:00:00 3.0000 0.0100 20,000 20,000 60,000 60,000 3.0000 0.0004 -
15/11/2013 00:00:00 2.8200 -0.0100 8.632m 8.632m 24.343m 24.343m 2.8200 0.1661 -
26/09/2013 00:00:00 2.9400 0.0300 30,000 40,000 88,200 117,600 2.9400 0.0006 Cross Trade
26/09/2013 00:00:00 2.9400 0.0300 10,000 40,000 29,400 117,600 2.9400 0.0002 Cross Trade
30/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 0.0100 40,000 40,000 121,200 121,200 3.0300 0.0008 Cross Trade
22/07/2013 00:00:00 2.7500 -0.2900 60,100 60,100 165,275 165,275 2.7500 0.0012 -
19/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 72,000 450,000 218,160 1.364m 3.0300 0.0014 Cross Trade
19/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 72,000 450,000 218,160 1.364m 3.0300 0.0014 Cross Trade
19/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 72,000 450,000 218,160 1.364m 3.0300 0.0014 Cross Trade
19/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 72,000 450,000 218,160 1.364m 3.0300 0.0014 Cross Trade
19/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 72,000 450,000 218,160 1.364m 3.0300 0.0014 Cross Trade
19/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 50,000 450,000 151,500 1.364m 3.0300 0.0010 Cross Trade
19/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 30,000 450,000 90,900 1.364m 3.0300 0.0006 Cross Trade
19/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 10,000 450,000 30,300 1.364m 3.0300 0.0002 Cross Trade
18/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 - 52,000 52,000 157,560 157,560 3.0300 0.0010 Cross Trade
15/07/2013 00:00:00 3.0300 -0.0100 45,000 45,000 136,350 136,350 3.0300 0.0009 Cross Trade
25/06/2013 00:00:00 2.8000 -0.2600 72,000 72,000 201,600 201,600 2.8000 0.0014 Cross Trade
31/05/2013 00:00:00 3.1800 0.0300 120,000 120,000 381,600 381,600 3.1800 0.0023 Cross Trade
25/04/2013 00:00:00 2.8800 0.0200 75,000 75,000 216,000 216,000 2.8800 0.0014 Cross Trade
10/04/2013 00:00:00 2.8500 - 85,000 130,000 242,250 370,500 2.8500 0.0016 Cross Trade

even after MCO, cinema will become sunset industry, astro will become sunrise industry again e.g. entertainment at home, office, everywhere using mobile phone, laptop, tablet, etc :)

delist at RM1.50 now, relist later at RM2, fast money for ananda :)

Astro is a 'total return stock' when it is still trading below its relisting price of RM3 per share

last day to buy in order to receive dividend this month :)

Ann. Date
Ex Date
Type
Subject
Amount
View
25-Mar-2020 08-Apr-2020 DIVIDEND Fourth Interim Dividend RM 0.0150 Dividend Detail

Date Open Price Target Price Upside/Downside Price Call Source News
26/03/2020 0.84 1.80 +0.96 (114.29%) BUY PUBLIC BANK

The malaysian population is aging rapidly, buying online will become the norm even after the MCO

Good news, to be finalized the selling price :)

Pos Malaysia disposing 49pct stake in Pos Aviation Engineering Services
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 @ 8:05PM
BY NST BUSINESS

In a filling with Bursa Malaysia today, Pos Malaysia said the disposal was to facilitate the entry of SIAEC as Pos Aviation’s strategic partner.
KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Bhd is selling a 49 per cent stake in its indirect wholly-owned Pos Aviation Engineering Services Sdn Bhd to SIA Engineering Co Ltd (SIAEC) for an indicative RM10.09 million.

In a filling with Bursa Malaysia today, Pos Malaysia said the disposal was to facilitate the entry of SIAEC as Pos Aviation’s strategic partner.


It has signed a share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement with SIAEC for the divestment of 7.84 million Pos Aviation shares to SIAEC.

"The proposed divestment will also allow Pos Aviation to expand its customer base by enhancing its technical expertise in the aviation sector,” Pos Malaysia said.

"The final cash consideration will be determined based on the latest available management financial statements prior to the completion date after incorporating the agreed similar adjustments in arriving at the indicative disposal consideration," it added.

SIAEC is a major provider of aircraft MRO services in Asia-Pacific.

It has a client base of more than 80 international carriers and aerospace equipment manufacturers, Pos Malaysia said.

Pos malaysia could reduce head count via VSS and merging its branches like what banks did recently

:)


KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Bhdmay be set for an earnings turnaround in 2020 following a commercial postal rate revision to lift its postal segment's profitability.

RHB research said the February hike in commercial postal rate would provide Pos Malaysia with much-need operating cash lows to undertake its business transformation initiatives, which entail the expansion of its courier operations footprint and investments in digitalisation and automated systems.

"We are positive on these endeavours, given their necessity for the group to stay on top of e-commerce’s rapid expansion, while the digital migration would serve to unlock value in its superior distribution network nationwide and enhance its operating efficiency," said the research house.

It added that the Covid-19 outbreak has not materially impacted Pos Malaysia due to its businesses' scale and diversification.

RHB expects business as usual across the operating segments, barring any exacerbation of the pandemic.

The research house has a buy call on the stock with a target price of RM1.70.

To recap, Pos Malaysia incurred a wider-than-expected core net loss of RM97.5mil in 9MFY19 due to an isolated malware attack incident in the last quarter.

"This led to the loss of two months of parcel and bulk mail volumes – thereby resulting in a normalised courier segment loss of MYR4.6m," said RHB.

The postal operator also incurred a RM93.9mil impairment charge on its logistics and aviatio assets as well as a RM28.6mil provision in aircraft delivery costs.

Above RM1 once show improvement :)


KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Despite the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, RHB Research still expects Pos Malaysia Bhd to register a turnaround in its financial year ending Dec 31, 2020, supported by the recent plunge in fuel prices.

RHB Research analyst Lester Siew said the decline in oil prices could mitigate the decline in non-postal revenue over the near term.

“We expect Pos Malaysia to register a sluggish 1HFY20 on the protracted Covid-19 pandemic, which has disrupted e-commerce cross-border shipments and regional air travel.

“That, coupled with the government’s Movement Control Order (MCO), is seen as directly impacting its postal services, courier, and aviation operations. Conversely, the impact should be softened by the near-term plunge in fuel costs,” he said.

However, the research house had cut its earnings forecast by between 31% and 65% on account of lower revenue uplift from the postal rate hike, Covid-19, and the MCO disruptions across the group’s operating segments.

I think e-commerce will continue to boom after the MCO, pos had raised the rates for commercial mails plus increase in e-commerce parcels. It is time to look at pos again :)

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): Pos Laju, the courier arm of Pos Malaysia Bhd, and e-commerce platform Shopee have launched the "Stay Home Essentials" campaign.

In a statement today, Pos Malaysia said the launch of the "Stay Home Essentials" campaign is for the convenience of consumers when purchasing their essential goods during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period.

"In conjunction with the campaign, customers may now purchase their essential goods online through Shopee and have their goods delivered to their doorstep by Pos Laju.

"The campaign, which will run from April 3 to April 25, features over 20,000 products consisting of groceries, baby and kids items, beverage and household essentials," it said.

In addition, Pos Laju is offering customers "Essential Vouchers" daily worth RM5 and RM10, which are applicable with a minimum spend from as low as RM15 for items featured under the "Stay Home Essentials" campaign.

Pos Malaysia group chief executive officer Syed Md Najib said the collaboration with Shopee during the MCO period would help Malaysians stay safe, prevent the spread of the virus and the hassle of having to drive out to the stores and facing long queues, further encouraging the public to stay at home.

"As a member of the nation's essential services provider, we are committed to supporting the MCO announced by the government and doing our best in serving the rakyat during this challenging time," he said.

Shopee's regional managing director Ian Ho said that both the Shopee and Pos Laju teams are on the frontline to support and deliver daily essential items to the doorsteps of Malaysians.

"This is important for us to flatten the curve and fight Covid-19 together. We understand that this is a difficult time for all and hence, we are extremely touched by Pos Laju's kind gesture to further top up value for Shopee's customers.

"It is great to see organisations being able to rise to the occasion, rally support and join forces to help those in need," Ian said.

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CIMB, bank Islam, alliance bank, etc were also closed accordingly for sanitizing recently, no big deal. This is the norm for many companies for 2020 :)

After selling the hotel in china later, talam will be very cash rich. :)

MAXCOURT HOTEL – CHANGCHUN
Maxcourt Hotel is 85% owned by Trinity Group of Companies.

Maxcourt Hotel is located on Xi’an Road, one of Changchun’s busiest Streets, just off Renmin Road. The Commerial Center and Shopping Area around the People’s Square are both close at hand, while the railway station and airport are 2km and 15km away respectively.

Maxcourt Hotel is rated as a 4-star Hotel with a total of 228 rooms of various room categories

Be hopeful


Prospects
The Group’s joint venture projects are on-going. In addition, the Group had submitted its new
development plans on various parcels of land, some of which had already been approved by the
relevant authorities. The Group’s first “Build then Sell” project will be completing very soon and the
sales launch is targeted to take place in the first quarter of the next financial year. However, the
Board foresees a challenging environment ahead for the Group due to market conditions brought
about by stringent lending guidelines by Bank Negara Malaysia, amid a soft property market.

Astro should carry out share buyback, dividend can be paid in share dividend or cash dividend or both

Be strong :)


Malaysia’s third richest man Ananda Krishnan, who lost an estimated RM2.56 billion. This came from telecommunications company Maxis Bhd where he holds 62.34%; media firm Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd in which he controls 41.29%; and oilfield services-provider Bumi Armada Bhd where he has 34.86%.

The bulk of his losses, some RM1.16 billion, came from Astro, as its share price has sunk 43% YTD. While shares in Maxis have only dipped 2% YTD, Bumi Armada’s shares plunged by as much as 75% to close at 14 sen last Friday.

APRIL 9, 2020, TO BE ANNOUNCED? NEW SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER?



NEW ISSUE OF SECURITIES (CHAPTER 6 OF LISTING REQUIREMENTS) : FUND RAISING TALAM TRANSFORM BERHAD ("TALAM" OR THE "COMPANY") PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF UP TO 10% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUED SHARES OF TALAM ("PRIVATE PLACEMENT")
TALAM TRANSFORM BERHAD

Type Announcement
Subject NEW ISSUE OF SECURITIES (CHAPTER 6 OF LISTING REQUIREMENTS)
FUND RAISING
Description TALAM TRANSFORM BERHAD ("TALAM" OR THE "COMPANY")

PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF UP TO 10% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUED SHARES OF TALAM ("PRIVATE PLACEMENT")
Unless stated otherwise, the terms used herein shall carry the same meaning as those defined in the earlier announcements in relation to the Private Placement.

We refer to the earlier announcements dated 22 March 2019, 27 March 2019, 28 March 2019, 5 April 2019, 10 April 2019, 9 May 2019, 21 May 2019, 23 May 2019 and 20 September 2019 in relation to the Private Placement.

On behalf of the Board, UOBKH wishes to announce that Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad had, vide its letter dated 27 September 2019, resolved to grant a further extension of time until 9 April 2020 for Talam to complete the Private Placement.



This announcement is dated 30 September 2019.

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

PANDAN KAPITAL SHOPPING COMPLEX
Pandan Kapital is a 2 Storey Shopping Complex with basement car park, which fronts onto Jalan Pandan Utama is strategically located within the commercial centre of Pandan Indah.

Pandan Kapital is one of the prominent landmarks located at prime area of Pandan Indah which also known as Pandan Triangle, the largest township nearest to the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur



MENARA MAXISEGAR
Menara Maxisegar is a 24 Storey Commercial Complex comprising an 18 storey Office Tower, a 3 Storey Retail Space and 3 Levels of Car Parking Bays which fronts onto Jalan Pandan Indah 4/2 is strategically located within the commercial centre of Pandan indah.

Menara Maxisegar is one of the prominent landmarks located at prime area of Pandan Indah which also known as Pandan Triangle, the largest township nearest to the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur


MAXCOURT HOTEL – CHANGCHUN
Maxcourt Hotel is 85% owned by Trinity Group of Companies.

Maxcourt Hotel is located on Xi’an Road, one of Changchun’s busiest Streets, just off Renmin Road. The Commerial Center and Shopping Area around the People’s Square are both close at hand, while the railway station and airport are 2km and 15km away respectively.

Maxcourt Hotel is rated as a 4-star Hotel with a total of 228 rooms of various room categories.

FUTURE PROJECT
Shah Alam 2 (Berjuntai Bistari Land)

The proposed Shah Alam 2 originally involved 3,000 acres of land but will be left with a balance of 598.47 acres when the Selangor state settlement exercise is completed. The land is located adjacent to the Universiti Industri Selangor (“UNISEL”) campus about 44 km from the towns of Batang Kali and Kuala Selangor, 30 km from Rawang and 20 km from Bukit Beruntung. While the current access to the site is by the coastal road passing by Kuala Selangor or the trunk road from Rawang.

Berjuntai Bistari is to be developed over 10 years commencing 2016 and will comprise approximately 1,260 units of water front villas and apartments properties with an estimated Gross Development Value of RM985.00 million.

Patience is required, nobody expects the virus pandemic arrives suddenly :)

TALAMT IS TRANSFORMING BY PAST WEALTH, PRESENT WEALTH & FUTURE WEALTH, Calvin Tan Research
Author: calvintaneng | Publish date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019, 11:00 PM

Hi guys,

Like ASB - TALAMT ALSO HAS PAST WEALTH (LOTS OF ASSETS) IN FACT AT ONE TIME TALAMT HAD RM7 BILLIONS IN REAL ESTATE ASSETS BEFORE IT WAS HIT BY A CRISIS.

MANY OF THESE ASSETS ARE STILL UNDER OLD BOOK VALUE.

NOW BY SELLING SOME AND ALSO CLAIMING FROM COURT CASE TALAMT HAS REAL TIME VALUE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LATEST QUARTERLY REPORT

SEE

SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
30 Apr 2019

INDIVIDUAL PERIOD
CUMULATIVE PERIOD
CURRENT YEAR QUARTER
PRECEDING YEAR
CORRESPONDING
QUARTER
CURRENT YEAR TO DATE
PRECEDING YEAR
CORRESPONDING
PERIOD
30 Apr 2019
30 Apr 2018
30 Apr 2019
30 Apr 2018
$$'000
$$'000
$$'000
$$'000
1 Revenue
5,777
9,557
5,777
9,557
2 Profit/(loss) before tax
23,918
-5,226
23,918
-5,226
3 Profit/(loss) for the period
23,910
-5,001
23,910
-5,001
4 Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent
24,137
-5,024
24,137
-5,024
5 Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)
0.57
-0.15
0.57
-0.15
6 Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER
AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7 Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)
0.0903
0.0845



AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ABOVE THE .57 SEN PROFIT CAME FROM WINNING COURT COMPENSATION FROM WRONGFUL AUCTION OF ONE ASSET

NTA HAS ALSO GONE UP FROM 8.4 SEN TO 9 SEN PER SHARE



CURRENT BORROWING IS ONLY RM68 MILLIONS



REFER TO LATEST QTR REPORT



INVESTMENT PROPERTY HAS GONE UP FROM RM90 MILLIONS TO RM190 MILLIONS

A JUMP OF RM100 MILLIONS!!

AT RM190 MILLIONS INVESTMENT PROPERTY ALONE IS WORTH 4.5 SEN PER SHARE

THIS SHOWS THAT TALAMT IS NOW GROSSLY UNDERVALUE

NOW TALAMT HAS ALSO SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL FOR BILLIONS OF RM WORTH OF NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

THE FUTURE IS NOW TRANFORMING BRIGHTLY FOR TALAMT

WITH SEROJA APT IN DENGKIL ALMOST COMPLETED BY OCT 2019

THESE APTS WILL BE 100% COMPLETED AND GOING FOR OUTRIGHT SALE



SO TALAMT HAS PAST WEALTH, CURRENT WEALTH & LOTS OF FUTURE WEALTH



AND THE FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT AS THE PROMISES OF GOD'S WORD



ONCE TALAMT SETTLED ITS LAST RM68 MILLIONS DEBT IT WILL START PAYING DIVIDEND IT ONCE DID

HA! IN YEAR 2005 (14 YEARS AGO) TALAMT LAST GAVE OUT A GENEROUS 4 SEN DIVIDEND



THE IRONY IS THIS

THE ONCE MIGHTY TALAMT SHARE PRICE IS ONLY 4 SEN (THAT WAS THE 4 SEN DIVIDEND IT GAVE OUT IN YEAR 2005)



SEE

05-Jul-2005 16-Sep-2005 DIVIDEND Final Dividend 4% Dividend Detail
01-Jul-2004 28-Sep-2004 DIVIDEND Final Dividend 5% Dividend Detail
02-Jul-2003 13-Aug-2003 DIVIDEND Final Dividend 4% Dividend Detail
27-Jun-2002 27-Sep-2002 DIVIDEND Final Dividend 3% Dividend Detail
25-May-2001 24-Aug-2001 DIVIDEND Final Dividend 3%


HOPEFULLY TALAMT WILL RESTART BY GIVING 1 SEN DIVIDEND FIRST& GRADUALLY MOVE UP TO GIVE A 4 SEN DIVIDEND ONE GLORIOUSDAY IN THE FUTURE. BY THEN DON'T EXPECT TO GET TALAMT AT 4 SEN ANYMORE



BEST REGARDS



Calvin Tan Research

Singapore



Please buy or sell after doing your own due diligence

will return to 3-4sen soon :)

52 Weeks Range: 0.01 - 0.055

expecting talam like LBS, I think, the founder is able to get a new substantial shareholder on board soon :) fingers crossed

It is very likely now :)


Report: Ananda Krishnan mulls privatising Astro | The Star ...www.thestar.com.my › business › business-news › 2018/06/06 › repo...
Jun 6, 2018 - KUALA LUMPUR: Billionaire T Ananda Krishnan (pic) is weighing the possibility of taking Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd private after shares of the pay-TV operator dropped to a record low, people familiar with the matter said. The tycoon has revived deliberations about a buyout of ...

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Nov 2, 2018 - PETALING JAYA: It would be financially feasible should tycoon Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, and bumiputra foundations decide to take Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd private again, at a share price of up to RM2. ... Ananda, Khazanah Nasional and bumiputra foundations ...

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Jun 5, 2018 - KUALA LUMPUR (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan is weighing the possibility of taking Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd private after ..

Look fantastic, recent announcements :)



Friday, 3 Apr 2020

5:12PM ASTRO EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND BOARD ("EPF") (500,000 units Acquired)



Friday, 27 Mar 2020

6:24PM ASTRO DEALINGS IN LISTED SECURITIES (CHAPTER 14 OF LISTING REQUIREMENTS)

6:23PM ASTRO YVONNE CHIA (100,000 units Acquired)


Thursday, 26 Mar 2020

2:40PM ASTRO ASTRO - Notice of Book Closure


Wednesday, 25 Mar 2020

5:19PM ASTRO Fourth Interim Dividend

5:14PM ASTRO Financial year end net profit 644.615 million (increased 39.88%)