Wonderful!!! If next quarter can achieve rm130mil net income, a bigger dividend is on the way or even better, a special dividend. Rm750mil net income should do the trick. Congrats!!!
EX-date 24/01/2014 Entitlement date 28/01/2014 Entitlement time 05:00:00 PM Entitlement subject Second interim dividend Entitlement description Second interim dividend of 8 sen per ordinary share of RM1.00 each under the single-tier system which is tax exempt in the hands of the shareholders pursuant to paragraph 12B of Schedule 6 of the Income Tax Act, 1967 in respect of the financial year ending 31 December 2013 payable in cash. Period of interest payment to Financial Year End 31/12/2013 Share transfer book & register of members will be to closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlements Registrar's name ,address, telephone no Symphony Share Registrars Sdn Bhd Level 6, Symphony House, Block D13, Pusat Dagangan Dana 1, Jalan PJU 1A/46, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: 603-7841 8000, Fax: 603-7841 8008, 7841 8151/2 Payment date 14/02/2014 a.Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:00 pm in respect of transfers 28/01/2014 b.Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit 24/01/2014 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 Currency Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Entitlement in Currency 0.08
its by LouAnn Lofton..the Warren Buffett book. by just looking at the PE level and earnings of hapseng, knows theres alot of potential in a very very long run.
It's a wonderful year 2013 for Hap Seng shareholders.
Total dividend amount was 0.14 and capital gain on paper approx 60%.
December is closing month & I don't expect any rude surprises in store for us. Looking forward to 2014, I am expecting a lot of challenges for Hap Seng and its profit.
Two challenges that I expect are
1. Minimum wage policy. Property, Plantation & Trading are the most affected segments in Hap Seng. Most of you would know the type of workers employed in property & plantation. No need for me to go there. Hap Seng has a subsidiary named Malaysian Mosaic Berhad (privatised) which produces MML tiles. (White Horse, Guocera & etc are competitors). There are 3 factories in Kluang, Johor.
Another subsidiary under Trading is Hap Seng Quarry & Building Materials. This business unit produces different variety of brick and sand. They sell most of it to Hap Seng Land and Property. Thus, the high margin in Property business unit.
I expect max 40% increase in operating expenses, which will directly reduce the net income. Let wait until May14 to evaluate the effect of wage policy.
2. Capital intensive business. Property & Trading are affected. I'm not sure about Plantation. The price for buidling materials like steel bar, cement, mesh, concrete & etc will likely increase after CNY. Thus, higher costs will be incurred.
To produce RM1 earning, Hap Seng needs to spend money on capex. Due to its nature of business, I expect PBT & PAT margin to be lower. The least affected is Credit & Financing. For Fertiliser, I totally have no idea. My best guess is related with Plantation. But, how? I don't know
Till then, have a good month ahead and expect the 8cent dividend next year. Ciao.
Looks like this is a bumper year for Hap Seng with a second interim dividend of 8 cents in the 3rd quarter of 2013 which have not happen b4 in Hap Seng's track record (usually twice a year) bringing a total to date of 16 cents dividend (as it is, it has already exceeded last year's total dividend of 10.5 cents). Hopefully there will be a final dividend which usually will happen around February every year. If it does happen, the total dividend for the year will be a record and will and has exceeded many times FD rate. Hope there will be more surprises from Hap Seng.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....
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Posted by haikeyila > 2013-11-27 18:13 | Report Abuse
but ouch.. it was mainly due to a disposal of a subsidiary