Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, meanwhile, said PBAPP is expected to gain RM86 million a year with the tariff adjustment. "However, PBAPP still has to bear an estimated subsidy of RM78 million for the same period".
i am quite certain investors are making a mistake thinking pba earnings will fly very high. but anyway, congratulations to those who made money. if i were you, i'll sell everything tomorrow on opening. don't be the fool who chase high.
Wow!!! Really drop my glasses. I accumulate at 80+ and sold at 1.60+. When it went to 1.80, I thought that was crazy. Never expect it to go beyond rm2 and now rm2.30.....congrats to those still holding it.
As this is a state gov linked company, do you think this company should make huge profit from basic needs? i agreed with csan all these rally are just emotional play.
@cheeseburger There is actually an operating profit MARGIN CAP of 10% on water operators, and the cap has likely been factored in the tariff itself (I have not heard of profit claw-back for regulated utilities anywhere in the world). However, the water sector is usually regulated based on water accounting standards (known as either WARGA/WIRA/RWA in Malaysia), not financial reporting standards. If the water accounting standards in Malaysia follow the international practice in the sense that they use current-cost accounting, then the profit reported to SPAN will likely be lower than the profit we see in financial reports, which is based on historical-cost accounting.
Under the new water tariff, domestic resident use 60 cubic metre for 2 mths, the total bill = RM77.50 as compare to exiting RM27.20, an increase of 185%.
If the market values PBA at a reasonable 10x PE on RM150m earnings, we're looking at RM4.50.
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger always tried to buy companies that have monopoly-like status. Ideally an unregulated toll bridge.
PBA's issue of low water tariffs has now been resolved, and water tariffs can now be increased every 3 years. The new tariff rate adjustment also requires water consumers to pay the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) rates; for Penang it will be +7 sen for every cubic metre of water consumption for now. So the new effective 'water' tariff rates are actually higher.
Speakup....dun vote PH then vote PAS kah? Give free water but no short pant, no bak kut teh, no swimming suits atbthe beach and swimming pool ans kill all the tourism industries include hotels and eateries.. free water but no one ro serve to. Hahahahaha
PBAHB wishes to announce that Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn. Bhd. (“PBAPP”), a subsidiary of the Company has on 19 December 2023 received a letter from the State Government of Penang informing that the Water Intake Fee for year 2024 to 2026 shall remain at the rate of 3 sen per cu.m based on the annual actual production volume.
For cash rich and fundamentally strong stocks with potential future robust earnings, One person’s profit taking is another person’s buy on weakness and accumulate.. Act wisely…..what other stocks are avail to invest for growth except ytlp, ytl and the group ehich already had a good run
weak holders and short term traders in PBA are being wiped out by strong funds' buying. Good bargain to have added more at 2.35-2.32 this morning.
With expected EPS of 40 sen every year after the water tariff hikes, PBA is trading at undemanding PER of under 6.0x.
With a huge net cash position, PBA can afford to pay out handsome dividends going forward. Assuming a 50% payout ratio, we may expect dividend payouts of 20 sen per share every year, and dividend yield may exceed 8%
If I add back depreciation & amortisation charges and minus out lease liabilities payments, operating cashflows of PBA will increase by another RM50 million a year. So free cashflows will be likely be more than 40 sen a share, and PBA can well afford annual dividend payouts of 20-25 sen.
Capital commitments Approved Capital Expenditure:- At 30 September ; At 31 December 2023 2022 RM'000 RM'000 i) Contracted but not provided for 107,000 70,000 ii) Authorised but not contracted for 437,000 263,000
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