covid affects most businesses, no sales gallery can be opened during MCO, construction delayed. Once covid is over, business will get better.. the sale of the education arm, would help Paramount to weather the storm
Guys, I see a lost making in 2Q2020 QR for Paramount. However, I feel all right under this tough condition. Perhaps, they let go of their education business at the right timing, they have more cash on hand and reducing in liability is making the financial status look better in general. Comparing with others short-term lost making companies, Paramount looks quite Lengzai!
Paramount Property – The people’s developer Paramount Property has a rich legacy in property development, spanning four decades, and is recognised as one of the most trusted property developers in Malaysia. As the people’s developer, Paramount Property always builds with customers in mind; it is one of the most trusted property developers in Malaysia judging by its repeat buyers and its high customer service ratings.
Paramount Property started with township development four decades ago in Sungai Petani, Kedah, with Taman Patani Jaya and Bandar Laguna Merbok. Paramount Property set industry benchmarks in township design and planning through Bandar Laguna Merbok, Kedah’s first gated and guarded community, winning the prestigious FIABCI-Malaysia Best Residential Development Award 2004, also the first for a property development in the northern region of Malaysia.
Sungai Petani remains a growth area for Paramount Property with its 520-acre hillside, gated and guarded, township of Bukit Banyan, that was launched in 2012. Its 25-acre landscaped hill is open to the public. Bukit Banyan is also home to Wisma Paramount, Paramount Property’s Northern Regional office that has been awarded two green building certificates, by Green Building Index and GreenRE.
Paramount Property achieved a milestone when it acquired 524.7 acres of freehold land in the Klang Valley in June 2003. Its first township Kemuning Utama, today a mature, self-contained township, is also home to Paramount Property’s first high rise development, KU Suites. The township is still growing with the launch of Kemuning Idaman under the SelangorKu initiative.
Paramount Property’s footprint in other parts of the Klang Valley include Sejati Residences in Cyberjaya, a luxury residential development anchored by the iconic and award-winning Chengal House clubhouse, ATWATER in Section 13, Petaling Jaya, which is an integrated high-rise development with multi-generational living facilities, and Greenwoods Salak Perdana in Sepang, a 237-acre township development that offers wide spaces, tranquil park and lush greenery.
Leveraging on its expertise in property development and education businesses, Paramount launched Paramount Utropolis at Glenmarie, Shah Alam, a university metropolis anchored by UOW Malaysia KDU University College campus. The Utropolis Batu Kawan development in Penang is also based on the integrated property and education concept.
This strategy is replicated at Paramount Property’s new development, Berkeley Uptown Klang, which will be an integrated high-rise development anchored by Sri KDU International School.
The success of Sejati Residences has prompted the launch of Sejati Lakeside, a landed freehold residential development fronting a 45-acre lake at Cyberjaya, dubbed the Ultimate Lakeside Living.
Paramount Property has also built commercial and industrial property developments such as Surian Industrial Park in Kota Damansara, and more recently, a boutique industrial development with an urban DNA called Sekitar26 in Shah Alam. Paramount Property headquarters is now situated at Sekitar26 Enterprise.
Today, Paramount Property is an award-winning developer with a diverse portfolio, which comprise townships as well as residential, commercial, retail, educational, industrial, hospitality and integrated developments. Recently, Paramount ventured overseas through the acquisition of an equity stake in a Thai property development company to build Na Reva Charoennakhon, a premium riverside condominium in Bangkok.
Co-Labs Coworking offers vibrant community-centric coworking spaces, as well as customisable workspace solutions. Co-labs Coworking’s members include freelancers, entrepreneurs, SMEs and multinational corporations, such as ServisHero, Brandlah to name a few. The spaces provide businesses a collaborative and holistic ecosystem to operate in. Members enjoy opportunities to enhance their career, develop personal growth and improve workplace wellness. Always innovating to meet business needs, Co-labs Coworking is now offering the Business Continuity Plan Enterprise Packages for businesses.
Co-labs Coworking started with just over 3,700 sq ft of space in 2016 and has expanded to over 100,000 sq ft of space across five locations in the Klang Valley. It will continue to capitalise on the opportunities brought about by the rising global trends and demand for flexible office solutions.
RM'000 30/6/2020 31/12/2019 Non-current assets 1,671,928 1,538,447
Current assets 1,034,831 1,535,106
Total assets 2,706,759 3,073,553
Current liabilities 357,285 884,910
Net current assets 677,546 650,196
Non-current liabilities 674,948 724,494
Total liabilities 1,032,233 1,609,404
Total equity 1,674,526 1,464,149
Total equity and liabilities 2,706,759 3,073,553
Debt/Equity Ratio
*Included Private Debt Securities of RM249 million (2019: RM249 million)
Gross D/E Ratio = Total Borrowings/Total Equity
Net D/E Ratio = (Total Borrowings-Cash
Property Division
• Property sales of 448 units with a sales
value of RM193 million;
• Unbilled sales stood at RM873 million as
at 30 June 2020.
• Unprecedented disruption caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic resulting in lower
construction activities and sales
achieved
Education Division
• The disposal of Paramount’s controlling
equity interests in the pre-tertiary
education business was completed on
20 February 2020 and a gain of
RM460.6 million has been recognised in
1Q2020. Thereafter, the financial results
of this business has been equity
accounted as part of the Group’s profit
after taxation from continuing
operations under the “Investment and
Others” segment as Paramount retains
an effective 20% equity interest in the
pre-tertiary education group.
Property
In June 2020, Paramount Property launched Sinaran, the third phase of service apartments at its award winning
Utropolis Batu Kawan development receiving encouraging response thus far. Paramount Property's pipeline launches
for the second half of FY2020 is estimated at RM640 million, comprising entirely of residential properties (including new
phases of existing projects) to capitalise on the home ownership campaign. Although the Group's unbilled sales of
RM873 million as at 30 June 2020 provides some visibility on the Group's cashflow in the near term, the pace at which
this can be converted into billings would depend largely on the construction progress of the projects. Hence, the Group
is reviewing its processes and product designs to allow construction to progress smoothly and efficiently under the new
normal, which is key in generating cashflows and profits to the Group.
In line with the Group's strategy of replenishing land bank at strategic locations with strong growth potential and to scale
up its property development activities to generate long term sustainable income, the Group has entered into a sale and
purchase agreement to acquire 137.1 acres of land contiguous to its existing Bukit Banyan development in Sungai
Petani. In addition, the Group has entered into sales and purchase agreements to purchase 4.542 acres of land with
buildings erected thereon for redevelopment that is located at Jalan Ampang Hilir, within the prestigious U-Thant
enclave of Kuala Lumpur City Centre. These land purchases are expected to be completed by end of 2020.
Co-labs Coworking
Co-labs Coworking will be capitalising on opportunities arising from the change in business landscape as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the demand for flexible workplace on a consult, design, build and manage
workspace solutions service that cater to the specific needs of corporates under the new normal and the need for
multiple work locations as part of office redesign, expansion and business continuity plans.
Projects developed by subsidiary
companies
Remaining
Gross
Undeveloped
Lands
(Acres)
GDV*
(Million)
Development Period
Start End
Future Projects
Machang Bubuk, Penang 69.2 420 2023 2027
Grand Total 505.1 6,714
* Comprising potential GDV from undeveloped lands and GDV from properties launched but remained unsold as at 30 June 2020
Project developed by associate
company
Remaining
Gross
Undeveloped
Lands
(Acres)
GDV^
(Million)
Development Period
Start End
Na Reva - 78 2020 2023
^ Being the Group’s share of GDV from properties launched by Navarang Charoennakhon Company Limited but remained unsold as at 30
June 2020
Date Financial Year Ex-Date Entitlement Date Payment Date Entitlement Type Dividend (Cent) Dividend (%) Details 28 Feb 2020 31 Dec 2020 23 Mar 2020 24 Mar 2020 23 Apr 2020 Special Dividend 29.0000 0.00
27 May 2020 31 Dec 2019 08 Jul 2020 09 Jul 2020 23 Jul 2020 Final Dividend 4.5000 0.00
22 Aug 2019 31 Dec 2019 06 Sep 2019 10 Sep 2019 25 Sep 2019 Interim Dividend 2.0000 0.00
29 Apr 2019 31 Dec 2018 19 Jun 2019 20 Jun 2019 04 Jul 2019 Final Dividend 6.0000 0.00
21 Aug 2018 31 Dec 2018 05 Sep 2018 07 Sep 2018 28 Sep 2018 Interim Dividend 2.5000 0.00
27 Apr 2018 31 Dec 2017 18 Jun 2018 20 Jun 2018 04 Jul 2018 Final Dividend 6.0000 0.00
27 Feb 2018 31 Dec 2017 15 Mar 2018 19 Mar 2018 28 Mar 2018 Special Dividend 7.5000 0.00
16 Aug 2017 31 Dec 2017 07 Sep 2017 11 Sep 2017 28 Sep 2017 Interim Dividend 2.5000 0.00
25 Apr 2017 31 Dec 2016 29 May 2017 31 May 2017 15 Jun 2017 Final Dividend 6.0000 0.00
17 Aug 2016 31 Dec 2016 07 Sep 2016 09 Sep 2016 28 Sep 2016 Interim Dividend 2.5000 0.00
28 Apr 2016 31 Dec 2015 30 May 2016 01 Jun 2016 15 Jun 2016 Final Dividend 5.7500 0.00
26 Aug 2015 31 Dec 2015 08 Sep 2015 10 Sep 2015 25 Sep 2015 Interim Dividend 2.5000 0.00
Fundaztic Launches Malaysia’s First Peer-to-Peer Financing Secondary Market
by Fintech News Malaysia July 21, 2020
Fundaztic a P2P financing platform operator, has officially rolled out their secondary market. This offers over 20,000 members of Fundaztic the opportunity to trade their existing notes with one another, this allows the, adjust their portfolio strategy and increase their flexibility in the management of their cash flow.
Against the backdrop of the current economic situation, the introduction of the secondary market is especially relevant for investors who may need to sell their notes to meet their cash flow needs and to investors who may want to build broader, more resilient portfolios.

Kristine Ng
“We have been preparing for the secondary market for quite some time now. We were extremely excited when the guidelines for the Secondary Market was announced mid-April and since then, have been working relentlessly to ensure that the system is not only compliant with the guidelines but, highly secured and robust,”
says Kristine Ng, CEO of Fundaztic.
Every member on Fundaztic is eligible to participate in the secondary market. The trading value of the notes on the secondary market will be based on the remaining principal of the notes selected for trading (“seling”). The remaining principal of the Notes selected for “selling” or “transfer of rights” must be at least RM5,000. Investors may select to “sell” either a singular note (e.g. RM5000) or multiple notes (e.g. 50 notes of RM100 each) to be bundled as a portfolio at a premium or discount rate which they decide themselves.
“The reason why such a balance is set is to ensure that the transaction is a meaningful one for both the existing investor and new investor of the Notes based on the premise that the Secondary Market is to provide early exits for emergency funds and for new investors to be able to build a resilient portfolio in a quicker manner which has a direct bearing on risk mitigations as well,”
Kristine further elaborates.
The average tenure of investment notes in Fundaztic is 30 months. This provides the opportunity for investors to sell their notes earlier than the end of the investment tenure, which will result in an increase in liquidity on the platform. With that, investors will potentially be able to earn higher gross yields and better manage their portfolio.
Fundaztic is one of the six P2P financial platforms that was registered as a Recognised Market Operator for P2P financing by the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) back in 2017.
The platform went live on 7th July 2017 and have just crossed its 3rd anniversary with disbursements exceeding RM82 million to more than 1000 unique MSMEs providing investors with an average return of investments of about 23% after netting of defaults of less than 4% per annum.
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Posted by warrior > 2020-08-24 04:18 | Report Abuse
Good returns from last two trading days. From paper loss to paper gain. Average cost below 78 sen