as I said, shorties in play. once sold enough, they will quickly throw it down and then slowly buy back. those contra players that are not prepared and thought they park low, the shorties will give that to them. then drsgbtheir foot while waiting for T3. again, a reminder... no gambling for this counter. let the shorties play by themselves. but those that can carry the weight, may possibly nibble some on the way down.
S5H is a 20%-owned investment of MyEG Capital Sdn Bhd (“MCSD”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MYEG.
On the other hand, S5H wholly owns its operating unit, S5 Systems Sdn Bhd (“S5”).
MYEG has invested in total RM176.5m, with the last valuation at RM865m in Dec 2021 (the first valuation of 10% was at RM900m valuation in June 2020).
Both acquisitions were not subject to Bursa Securities and shareholders’ approvals as they did not trigger the pre-determined percentage ratio of the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities.
It was stated MYEG intends to leverage the relationship with S5H to achieve greater synergies and mutual benefits and expand the company’s footprint in Malaysia as well as strengthen its position as an e-government services provider.
It was disclosed via an article by The Edge dated 23 March 2021, the shareholders of S5H at that point of time were Syed Mohammad Hafiz (76.38%), MCSD (10%), Merrington Assets Ltd (10%) and Avocat Sdn Bhd (3.62%).
It was not made known the actual reason for the acquisition as MYEG typically into organic growth by expanding into new products, services, customers and verticals i.e. health-tech services, blockchain initiatives, global presence and partnership etc.
Interestingly, it has entered a niche e-commerce space via an online platform “Nak Beli” specifically to sell groceries, fresh and frozen food.
Hence, the acquisition of S5H by MYEG was a peculiar one as it does not add value to its current businesses nor strengthen its footprint in Malaysia and giving the Group greater synergies with S5H.
Its strength does not lie in its M&A prowess but its internal expertise and capability to build, operate and own platform and to offer various services from government agencies (i.e. PDRM, JPJ, JIM, JPN etc.) to Malaysian citizens and businesses. Hence, this acquisition indeed raised a red flag.
All in all, many shareholders and investors of MYEG want to know the rationale of sizeable acquisition as the acquisition of S5H stake piqued a lot of interest. Over the years, the Group has proved itself that it has been able to overcome perception not only having its existing contracts renewed but getting new contracts in Southeast Asia and Southern Asia. Overall, the Group growth story remained compelling, robust and unique driven by its entrepreneurial founder. One thing that haven’t been proved, is its prowess in M&A activities.
The more concerning area is its investment in S5H. Why opt for a backdoor listing instead of direct listing? Unless S5 does not meet the earnings track record for direct listing. What were the reason for deteriorating financials and cashflow of S5 or because of the expiry of contracts or contracts reaching tail end with JIM. If this is the case, is the RM865-900m valuation paid by MYEG reasonable? Notably, S5 has its fair share of other issues including the expiry of contracts or at the tail end, declining financials, legal tussles, resignation of its CEO, timely lodgment of audited accounts etc.
If the valuation for 20% stake in S5H is not justifiable due its issues, is there a plan for MYEG to resell its stake via trade sale or exercise its put option to the vendors of S5H. This is something that MYEG needs to consider avoiding any future write-off or impairment exercise, if any. In a nutshell, price and value aren't always the same same. Don't pay too much especially in a deal that not everyone can understand. This is something that the Company needs to explain to the shareholders.
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Election coming, alot cash out BN need money for election