March 12, 2018 7:43 pm JST Malaysia's Ho Hup Construction Signs JV Pact For Mixed Development Project By Gho Chee Yuan Nikkei Markets KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 12) -- Malaysia's Ho Hup Construction Company said Monday it plans to partner with Koperasi Serbausaha Makmur to jointly undertake a mixed development project having gross development value of 180 million ringgit ($46.08 million).
The proposed development, which sits on an 8,129.90 square metres land in Kuantan, in the state of Pahang, will include a hotel, three commercial office floors and a block of serviced apartments, the company said in an exchange filing.
Under the joint venture agreement, Koperasi Serbausaha Makmur will be entitled to 25 million ringgit in consideration to provide the land to Ho Hup, it said. The koperasi has also agreed to buy the hotel and three commercial floors for 38.06 million ringgit, Ho Hup said.
The proposed joint venture is expected to be completed within 48 months from the date of approval from relevant authorities, Ho Hup added.
Slow and steady. Just that many dont agree with the company's venture into new projects, they just hoping Hohup do nothing but to receive income from Malton and declare dividends. Worth to take those new projects or not only time will tell... If u have the patience
hopeless counter. The ceo said this year will be a fantastic year for hohup, but he own keep selling the stock from last year. All of shareholder kena cheated.
think it's just the general properties related down trend at the moment... there's just no buyers at all to support the price, each time buyers matched, there's no new buyers... will be under pressure for a while until Q result or some other announcement comes in
Problem is negative cash flow now, likely due to the construction of the technical college in kulai johore, in exchange for the piece of land there for future development...
Bank borrowing going up, presently no new project was launched, BJ and KK still not being launched... Incomes from JDV of BJC and some construction projects...
2.31 cent EPS, mainly earning is from the JV, at this moment. With HH own projects in Johor and KK soft launched, and to add to revenue in the next coming 2 quarters.
10 to 15 cents EPS for FY 2018 is possible. 2.31*4 = 9.24 cents already, + 2 more cents from HH own developments in the Q3 and Q4, reasonable target.
Malton side, don't have to worry too much about it, the land is from HoHup, and there's no problems at all with this project.
The problem with Malton, is on their own project which Lim may have obtained land at lower price... not related with HH at all. Icon, you shouldn't spread incorrect information.
Ho Hup Construction Bhd will unveil property projects worth RM1.70 bln in 2018 after holding off new launches in the past few years. The group currently has a tender book of RM2.00 bln and an order book of RM400.0 mln comprising all government-related jobs over three years duration. (The Edge Daily)
ho hup, its share price will move up later this year? :)
Ho Hup expects a ‘fantastic’ FY18
Chester Tay
theedgemarkets.com
May 19, 2017 16:01 pm +08
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd is expecting to post a set of ‘fantastic’ results for its financial year ending Dec 31, 2018 (FY18), driven by sales from projects it will be launching at the end of this year, and receivables anticipated from its joint development with Malton Bhd.
“We are starting to get a bit more bullish on our property side; next year will be a fantastic year for us. This year, we are launching three projects, [totaling] about RM1.6 billion gross development value (GDV),” Ho Hup chief executive Datuk Derek Wong Kit Leong told reporters, after the group's annual general meeting today.
“We expect the first two quarters to be a bit quiet, [but from] the third quarter [onwards], we will be launching our final phase in Bukit Jalil, [which will have a] GDV of about RM500 million. We are also launching our Kota Kinabalu, Sabah project, [which carries a] GDV of about RM800 million, and our Kulai project (around RM300 million GDV). [That's] all happening in the third and fourth quarter this year,” he said.
At present, Ho Hup’s property development business has unbilled sales of about RM142 million, and management is targeting to achieve sales of around RM100 million for FY17, which is similar to what it achieved in FY16, said Wong.
“It [the flat sales growth forecast for FY17] is also because of timing. Our Bukit Jalil project is coming to its tail end, and we are only launching new projects in the second half of the year. Our joint development with Malton is still on-going, and next year, we will recognise more sales from there,” he said.
Last year, Wong was quoted by The Edge Malaysia Weekly in its Dec 12-18 issue as saying the integrated development it is undertaking with Malton in Bukit Jalil will be able to generate RM372 million in the next four to five years, which averages about RM75 million a year.
Under the joint-development deal, Malton will bear the entire development cost, while Ho Hup provides the land and is entitled to 18% of the estimated GDV of RM3.4 billion. The project comprises a shopping complex, shop offices, office tower, service apartments and a hotel.
Today, Wong said the parking lots for these buildings have been completed and that Malton is progressing towards building the structure. “The parking lot is completed, now they are building the structure, that is where all the billings will be recognised,” he said.
Ho Hup’s property development business contributed over 50% of its total revenue, while the remaining were derived from the construction (25%) and building materials (25%) divisions.
Wong said Ho Hup’s construction order book now amounted to RM454 million, which will keep it busy for the next three years.
“We think we can get another RM300 million to RM400 million worth of jobs this year. Our tender book is about RM4 billion right now, so 10% is no issue, they are mainly government-related projects,” he said.
“Our building materials business, ready-mixed segment, is down about 20% to 30% last year, but still profitable. Our quarry segment is looking very interesting now, because we are close to Melaka Gateway and the Southern portion of the double tracking rail electrification project as well,” he added.
Therefore, Wong expect the quarry division to perform "very well" going forward, driven by these government-initiated infrastructure projects.
Asked about possibility of paying dividends soon, Wong said nothing has been finalised so far, but it is the board’s intention to make distribution, once the group’s cash flow turns stronger.
“We are trying our best, we need to address it very soon. If the cash flow is strong, it is our intention to return and reward the shareholders. It is definitely on our mind and we want to start around two to three sen, but again, nothing is carved in stone yet,” he said.
For FY16, Ho Hup’s cash coffer (including fixed deposits) slid 0.87% to RM27.27 million, from RM27.51 million in FY15.
As at 3:01pm, Ho Hup’s share price gained six sen or 7.06% to 91 sen, giving it a market capitalisation of RM335.51 million.
That's old news... but to me it's certainly oversold la. They have one problem left, which is their cashflow... they still depend on borrowing, but overall their cash flow position will only improve. But this takes time... don't expect it to shoot up fast, but the downside risk is really minimal at this point.
Remember, their latest EPS of 2.3 cents is JUST from the Pavilion 2 project + their construction segment.
Their KK project already start pilling works, and will contribute in Q4 and they're launching their Johor development as well at the later end of this year.
Assuming we ignore their KK and Johor and also their own last piece of land in Bkt Jalil, the 2.3 cent EPS per q is still maintainable for the next 2.5-3 years....
2.3x4 = 9.2 eps per year.... selling at 40 cents per share now... amazing...
Asked about possibility of paying dividends soon, Wong said nothing has been finalised so far, but it is the board’s intention to make distribution, once the group’s cash flow turns stronger.
“We are trying our best, we need to address it very soon. If the cash flow is strong, it is our intention to return and reward the shareholders. It is definitely on our mind and we want to start around two to three sen, but again, nothing is carved in stone yet,” he said.
Bad choice Victor, 45c now, but dunno if can last and continue or not. Hope it's a longer term investor who can help realize value of HH, rather than traders pumping n dumping in a few days...
Congratulations all buyat lowest include me As I said many times Hohup very qr gave good profit Net profit is 1000000 times better than benalac and bpuri Only little bit than sendai so Hohup should tp.at 80sen Bpuri 20sen Hohup still can limit uppppp All the best
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hohup price dropped alot today...wat happened?