if you dont know hw to read the quarter report then just keep quiet..disposal of RM16.1 million gain on land and buildings in Semambu, Pahang push up their net profit for Q42014..company is actually make a loss of RM2mil if there is no disposal of land & building.Also their borrowing is decreasing from RM100mil to RM80mil same goes to the finance cost.
to give a fair review on the performance report of mieco, i personally think they didnt do too badly in 2015. I think we just have expected too much out of the report. Should mieco is given another chance, i think the profit should reflect in the next QR... or by yearend.
@hewiester - Actually from a neutral standpoint, I think Mieco has delivered a strong sets of result. It's just that the one-off gain from 2014Q4 before cloud the eyes. Here's what I found from my SIMPLISTIC analysis from yearly result (too short of time for detailed ones). Just for sharing:
-Net Profit jumped from 2,991m to 18,644m (523%) -EBIT grown from 12,209m to 25,747m (110%) -EBIT Margin grown from 3.8% to 7.6% (100.65%) -Interest Cost fell by 20% due to paring more debt. -Debt fell by 20% in 1 year from 101,193m to 80,319m, which is very commendable. -Cash and Cash Eq jumped from 6,319m to 10,682m. -Earning Yield jumped from 5.5% to 9.57%. -Free Cash Flow (!) - 3,157m jumped to 33,344m. See the power HERE? Cash generating power! -ROE jumped from 1.09% to 5.31%
Actually there's more, but I don't have sufficient time to finish analyze. As always, this is NOT a buy or sell call. Merely humble analysis and opinion of mine. Read and decide at YOUR OWN RISK.
Mieco Q4 2015 is better than Q4 2014 becos there was one off gain on disposal booked in Q4 2015 result. Read the commentary by management below.
"Despite a stronger fourth quarter revenue, the Group registered a lower pre-tax profit of RM2.5 million when compared to RM15.4 million a year ago, mainly due to a RM16.1 million gain on disposal of land and buildings in Semambu, Pahang upon completion of sale in November 2014. The fourth quarter of 2015 saw increased selling prices as well as higher sale volume whilst raw material costs particularly for wood and diesel, were lower.
The Group achieved a pre-tax profit of RM18.7 million against RM19.4 million in 2014. The strong operational performance in 2015 was derived from higher plainboard selling prices and increased sales of value-added products, helped by lower wood and diesel prices
2015 Q4, mieco invested 17.2 mil in property,plant and equipment and 28.4 mil for loan repayment in Q4, 2015! 35mil of cash consideration after disposal of MWP, Mieco is able to pay off all the term loan of 32.1 mil (As the Company expects to fully replay all term loans in 2016 mostly from proceeds arising from disposal of MWP, -refer to page 10/12, 2015 Q4 report). Management is aggressively to pare down the borrowings from healthy cash flow generated from operating activities and benefit from lower material cost. Fundamental remains intact, and looking for dividend paid after loan repayment in 2016!
So you expect company do not have any current or non current liabilities? It if unfair to company if you do not read through whole report before conclusion made, you just pluck a figure which is favor to you and publish your opinion here. Mieco retained earnings have increased from 50+misl to 70+ mils in one year time. I never convince people to buy any stock, just wish to have a room for constructive discussion at Mieco forum here.
Posted by ilovemarket > Feb 28, 2016 03:44 AM | Report Abuse
investment in property, plant and equipment is under capex. loan repayment is under finance. got nothing to do with earnings, profit margin and operation cost.
over 4 qts; eanings total still increase even though a bit. Fear and Greed always clouds the vision. If in for a little kick, when buying stocks, ususally its a hard one or get licked: The game is long term., not buy sell buy sell n make brokerage firms rich.: also management can buy cheap n make exTRA income. i agree with difference in Capex Finance and Earning . Cash flow involves.... U SUD KNOW!
What goes down must someday come up..like waves. unless ship is sunk. Wooden ship not like steel. NTA is far away. Money is generated. has good cash flow. paying off debts. Able to spend Cap to buy more machinery n plant....... isnt that enough 1 Or do need to perfume it up to smell like Lola.
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Posted by Ezra_Investor > 2016-02-25 19:59 | Report Abuse
@lux88 - Secondly, assuming we take off one-off disposal gain in 2014:
(2014) NProfit 18,278 -16,100 (one-off disposal) = Real NProfit 2,178 million.
What has changed in 2015?
(2015) NProfit = 18,644 Million.
2,178 jumped to 18,644.
I don't see why we cannot value it a 10 PER.
Please advise with facts and figures if you have better opinion.