OTB, I have read your analysis in July , overall your views r quite good ; I did know Eastern steel ( which is 35% owned by Hiap teck) using blast furnace to make iron billets n slabs… Eastern Steel also Involved in iron mining which mean it can have lower cost to make iron billets n slabs than most in South East Asia… U guys keep saying falling of iron ore ( iron ores has dropped more than 45-48% from peak in last 3-4 weeks) price will push to profit margin of Eastern steel but while iron ore prices has dropped, at rational forecast, iron billets n slabs should adjust down by at least 25% …. For my calculations, as long as Eastern steel can contribute 30-40 mil to Hiap teck , it is good enough to push the undervalued Hiap teck to above 70-75 cents in near future but I have one doubt , steel prices of ASEAN countries n Malaysia , will mostly follow China steel prices at China market , if the iron ore prices continue to be at USD100-115 level , I believe iron billets n slabs will drop more than 25% in Oct n Nov n the steel prices should adjust down in next few months ( I known China n USA facing high demand of steels now )…
@Kevin asp of steel products would not be able to adjust as much as the decline on raw material Iron Ore as all of local players except Annjoo & Eastern Steel use EAF method (100% relying on scrap steel) unable use Iron Ore as their raw material.
This phenomenon is the same in China (BF method where uses Iron Ore) has been disabled from operation due to pollution concern permanently.
Its this China's inability to use iron ore as raw material for steel making is the real reason why iron ore price had declined.
Malaysia is exporting 60% of their steel products to China (as per Annjoo's Lim info in May 21)'. I believe with the force cut down on steel output from China now, they will be importing even more.
China's present power constrain issue & Evergrande issue on the steel consumption is purely a sentiment issue on demand, and its a temporary blip.
The price decline on iron ore due to pollution control is permanent & long term advantage to BF steel producers.
With the immediate resignation of CFO after the "notice of additional assessment received from Inland Revenue Board amounting to RM13.4m" the financial conditions of Hiap Teck is getting clearer :(
Till 2015 (for many years), China was a pain in the ass for local steel players due to price dumping on their exports...then we had things improving (lesser dumping by China) and megaprojects planned locally by 2017....then we had so much political twist and then covid.
CHINA was the biggest equation....
I believe with China actively importing, it should be clear blue sky for local upstream steel players from now on..at least for another 2 years as Annjoo Lim put it on his interview above.
CFO gave 3 months' notice la, not immediate resignation.
...Ms Yeo has given the Company 3 months' notice period, and her last day with HTVB will be on 31 December 2021 to ensure a smooth transition to her successor...
if KYY and OTB can predict the next QR you think Hiaptek share price will hike up?? price hike always require some surprises or good market sentiment. Hiaptek has none of both
I see OTB will right.Award winning people.Things start with slow slow then medium thn fast.Look at my Harbour.People wait and boom last few weeks up over 50 percent.
Before china stop /reduce carbon, a lot company in china start import steel from others country. This is before steel prices up . So that china can sell high price to local construction company n earn . This is last few quarters activity. Now the price rise to highest, do you think china business man want to import steel? Do you think they stupit enough? No way they going to buy, now the suffer is Malaysia local construction ,which bare high cost on building materials.
I forecast China Jian Long (major shareholder of Eastern Steel) will enter Hiap Teck as major or substantial shareholder end of this year or next year.
You follow this LOUSY OTB, you wud lose money. People lost underwear following his backside, his buy call on supermx at the very top.
LOUSY OTB telling you as per his LOUSY CALCULATION price to move up. But CHART SAYS IT WILL NOT MOVE UP.
You see chart takes care of all the LOUSY PREDICTION from LOUSY PEOPLE. Everything is being built into the chart.
So when LOUSY OTB says it will move up n chart says it wont move up, you bail out b4 you lose yr underwear. In fact just a matter of time sooner or later it will come down n down hard.
OTB explained and gave his views and resons for entering Hiaptek. Based on his analysis and also abit of homework on our end, we buy or sell, win or lose sometimes due to luck also.
No one expected the shares price to go down when profits were superb. And no one predicted the Evergrande debacle and we also do not know if this would impact Hiaptek's share price, if at all, over long term.
Anyway, OTB did say it was for long term so if any of you lost on contra, I feel sorry for you and good luck to those still holding including me. Don't let Mr Market's daily screamings confuse us. Have a great Sunday!
So far information n studies of OTB n Mr business is above average than others for this counter, thanks probability to clarify n to mention only Ann Jo n Eastern steel using the BF method ( using iron ore ) to make steels or iron billets n slabs … I have read one article about 2 years plus ago that only Eastern steel n one more steel manufacturer using blast furnace to make steels/ iron billets n slabs in malaysia , which is much more efficient n cost saving than the other steel manufacturers in Malaysia … Eastern steel has turned around to be valuable asset of Hiap teck after top steel manufacturer, Jian Long become major shareholder of Eastern steel about 12-18 months ago …. The knowledge of OTB n Mr Business should be even more intensive n deep about this counter than KYY ( KYY only said this counter is undervalued at beginning of this year)… Eastern steel mainly involved in iron ore mining n producing iron billets n iron slabs , by right falling iron ore price should mean higher profit margin for its iron billets n slabs…. Steel industry should be reviewed by those investment banks after China decided to curb her exports 5-6 months ago n do agree the profitability of steel manufacturers have changed after China changed her policy of steel manufacturing n to comply with gas emission n so on …
coal usage is half the tonnage of Iron Ore used to produce via Blast Furnace method. The reduction on Iron Ore cost far outweighs the rise in Coal cost presently.
The coal price rose steeply only in mid of sept while iron ore dipped on end of July. This means at any point in time, the cost of production is lesser than quarter ending July 21'.
Good thing is MCO forced them not to operate in July and wait to take advantage of steeply cheaper Iron ore cost in August.
Iron ore price decline is much permanent (its a permanent pollution control which wipes out its demand, supply is always there) than the temporary coal price rise due to shortage of coal - Australia has plenty and just waiting for China to let go their ego and buy....
Mrbusiness sharing of the below, shows even the premium of steel billet over scrap steel is ~ RM 1000. Any steel makers including EAF routes (which Annjoo is flexible to utilize) should be able to make plenty of margins...
I just emailed The Edge to request article correction.
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Hi,
In your article titled "Hiap Teck posts six-fold rise in 4Q net profit on higher steel prices and share of profit", paragraph 3 you stated that "...Eastern Steel, an integrated iron and steel mill, is owned 35% by Hiap Teck, with the remaining stake held by Shougang Group of China...."
Average Selling Price = RM1.43 billion / 794,268 MT = RM1800 per MT
Assuming selling price RM2500/MT and production 800,000 MT, Eastern Steel 2021 revenue = 2500 x 800,000 = RM2 billion
ESSB exports 70% of its steel products.
Hiaptek 2020 annual report (page 14):
For the financial year under review, ESSB achieved revenue of RM1.43 billion driven by strong acceptance and demand for its products in both the domestics and overseas market. Malaysia and South East Asian markets are net importer of billets. In FY2020, ESSB produced a total of 798,512 MT of steel products, of which, slabs and billets were 70,196 MT and 728,316 MT, respectively. In the same financial year, a total of 794,268 MT of steel products were sold comprising 70,196 MT of slabs and 724,072 MT of billets. Domestic sales volume was 231,549 MT while export sales volume was 562,719 MT.
The Edge has made bellow article correction after I emailed them. Very efficient, good!
...Eastern Steel, an integrated iron and steel mill, is 35% owned by Hiap Teck, Shanxi Jianlong Industry Co Ltd (60%) and Chinaco Investment Pte Ltd (5%)...
For my viewpoint, steel mill is a long term investment. You can't just look for a day profit from share trading, need to study the market trend and global demand before you buy it.
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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last qr good result miss out 1st time limit up
tis qr good result miss out 2nd time limit up bit nta fall to RM0.65 very weird
coming months steel price if maintain current price n profit consider within expectation tat means no surprise
if steel price correction profit miss expectation than share price drop
tis company management wanna torture their shareholder
like IRIS get billion project but share fall 100%