@speakup, what I have written all this while about Keck Seng are all very factual. There is no contradiction, I haven't bought any Keck Seng shares for about 8 years. Only waiting to sell and switch to Maybank/RHB bank.
Buy Keck Seng today and be prepared to wait for 5, 10, 15 or even 20 years. I still have Keck Seng shares bought before the 1 for 2 bonus issue in 1995.
RM5 a share is only hypothetical, even RM7 a share is way too low. Keck Seng should be worth RM16 to RM20 a share if all its assets were to be revalued. Too bad, interests of small investors are not well taken care of in this country.
If you buy now at RM3.60 and the directors decide to take Keck Seng private at RM7 a share within the next 10 years, then it is still a very rewarding investment. If the directors decide to privatize it 25 years later at RM7 a share, the opportunity cost is then far too big.
Less than 140 million Keck Seng shares are in the hands of the public. The company only needs less than RM850 million to buy up all the public shareholding assuming it starts buying now and pays on average RM6 for the shares. So cheap to privatize Keck Seng.
For "privatisation theme", here are a few counters to look at: MPHBCAP, INSAS, ICAP, KSENG all cash rich and very deep in value, all waiting for major shareholders to give go ahead
You have left out Facbind. It has a paid up capital of RM85 million, cash of RM151 million, practically debt free and available financial assets for sale at RM40 million. Closed at RM1.17 yesterday.
They should have declared 50 sen a share final dividend instead of just 5 or 6 sen a share. Only people who are devoid of financial knowledge would keep so much money in the banks.
Excluding extraordinary gains, Keck Seng's earnings last year at over RM200 million or 56.65 sen a share was a record high. However record earnings is unlikely to translate into record dividend. I am expecting a final dividend of 6 sen a share. Anything extra is a bonus.
Keck Seng has been paying 10 to 11 sen a share dividend for over 10 years but stopped paying any dividend in 2020 and 2021. Since it has made record profits in 2022, the company should declare a bumper dividend to compensate loyal investors.
There are small investors who are willing to sell Keck Seng shares at a meagre price of RM3.57 a share. It just shows their complete lack of confidence in the company. Incidentally, Keck Seng's net cash and its investments in listed companies are already worth over RM3.80 a share.
Some small investors can't afford to wait for the day when the goose starts to lay golden eggs. Good for the company directors. Should they decide to take Keck Seng private one day, they can make a lower offer to small investors.
Bstead nta 1.62. Net debt 6.85Bil. Share price 0.655. Insas nta 3.16. Net cash 789Mil. Share price 0.77 Kseng nta 6.74. Net cash 1Bil. Share price 3.53 Insas & Kseng look juicier for privatisation than Bstead.
Hidden gem....! Great profits... Hopefully this year give higher dividen.... And shoot like rocket!!!! Directors....give us bonus please! We are all faithful investors!
Keck Seng didn't pay any dividend in 2020 and 2021 amounting to a total of 20 sen. This year's dividend should include the dividends it conveniently failed to pay, making a total of 30 sen I suppose.
cash & equivalents plus investment securities (if liquidated) amounted to more than RM4/share. paying RM0.30/share as dividend is well within KSeng's means. Hopefully the major shareholder and BOD would also take care of minority shareholders like us...
before MCO, Kseng avg about 4.20 today it is 3.53. it has not recovered to pre-pandemic price level despite all businesses already reopened & back to normal
It shows investors have no confidence in this company. Major shareholders have to do something more proactive like making better use of its vast cash reserve, paying better dividends......
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Posted by speakup > 2023-02-14 07:34 | Report Abuse
that why it is hidden gem
not many ppl know