Harrisons Holdings (M) In the crowded landscape of the country’s consumer products and services sector, one company has quietly outshone its peers: trading and distribution outfit Harrisons Holdings (M) Bhd (KL:HARISON). Over the past few years, Harrisons has been delivering both revenue and profit growth, even during the disruptive pandemic.
The company, which took home the Highest Growth in Profit after Tax over Three Years award under the consumer products and services sector two years ago for stellar profit growth between 2018 and 2021, has continued to see net profit growth, charting record profits and revenue yearly from 2021.
Net profit for its fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2022 (FY2022), jumped 60% to a new high of RM66.7 million from RM41.7 million in FY2021, as revenue broke the previous year’s record, climbing to RM2.17 billion from RM1.93 billion. For FY2023, net profit reached a new peak of RM67.4 million, as revenue climbed further to RM2.26 billion.
Even without a dividend policy, the company has been making decent payouts. From annual payouts of 20 sen per share in FY2019 and FY2020, its dividend payout rose to 30 sen per share for FY2021, and then 50 sen per share in FY2022 and FY2023.
Harrisons – is slow infrasturue development its moat?
You would have thought that with the growth of online business, the fortunes of distribution companies like Bursa Malaysia Harrisons would be distrupted. But over the past decade, Harrisons revenue grew at 5% CAGR with its profits grew at 8% CAGR.
Harrisons main distribution business is in Sabah and Sarawak. I suspect that because these states are less developed, the last mile service critical to online business is not so well developed. So there is greater reliance on the brick-and-mortar outlets. This is Harrisons forte and you could say that slow infrastrature develop is its moat.
If so, there is still a long way to go for its business to be disrupted by digital tech. Given Harrison fundamentals and a good margin of safety, why wouldn’t you give this a look? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz1r9Gg7Nls
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Posted by Diamond7 > 2023-03-25 08:41 | Report Abuse
Go ..go.. Harison!
Groooom....om!
Enough retained reserves for 1:1 bonus!!!
Plus special dividend!