@TreeTopView Yup a close above 1.34 is good, the next target would be 1.39, a rise above it would trigger more buying pressure. The 1.70~1.75 TP is too optimistic as of now, but who knows what will Aeon does, it has been full of surprises :P
This break to the upside has started earlier than I thought it might have. The bollinger bands were showing that something had to eventually give and that seems to have happened today. Very good initial volume today with good consolidation during the afternoon session. Let's see if it can follow through on its good work today by strengthening in the upcoming days.
Hi Wen Jun, I can see how you mention 1.39 as a target but I think that is fairly irrelevant. That 10th and 11th March area is, to me anyway, simply an overshoot area, as the highest close on those days was 1.36.
If this is a serious break to the upside, then 1.44 would be around my first bus stop.
Hi TreeTopView, I understand that a candlestick body counts much more than its wicks, but failure to close at those wicks can indicate huge resistance around those prices. It is not always reliable, but it is worth monitoring. I will definitely pay attention to your Fibonacci TPs, good luck and all the best.
The market sentiment after lunch hour is bad as the daily covid cases rise over 2000, looks like they are flushing away contra players and weak holders. The last hour rebound is looking good, caught some falling knives.
I had to go out in the afternoon so missed all the "action" at the lower levels. It looks like it was low volume, so not too damaging. Now back at that mystical and magical 1.31 yet again, so I guess we have to see what the overall market delivers us today.
A quick check shows that there has been no shorting of this stock this week. Could have maybe expected some on the high volume/rise on Tuesday but nothing, so that's a positive, IMO. Let's blame the covid sentiment for the drop, for now anyway.
Let's keep a close eye on this one next week for any indicators that it might move up leading to their Quarterly results. We know what happened in the lead up to the last Quarterly, so maybe, just MAYBE we might see something similar. Nothing showing yet to indicate it will happen but worth keeping an eye on volume increases.
What a week! Yet another week of Covid affecting the overall market, no surprises there, unfortunately. For the short term at least, there was at least a couple of positives, although there is no guarantee they will remain. The KLCI support of 1,555 remained in place as we saw an upward bounce from 1,556. As for Aeon, it was able to hold the 1.17 support level so now needs to break the former 1.24 support level to have any chance of moving upwards.
If only I had a crystal ball to know if that will happen. Overall market sentiment is weak and non committal, so I'm not holding my breath for a strong rebound for now. The Quarterly should be out in around 2 weeks time but will any positive news be enough to help a price rise? I've got no bloody idea :) Good luck....and stay safe and smart.
Yep, the circus continues to roll along with all the clowns taking centre stage. Perhaps naively, I used to have hope for this country but even that thought is steadily going out the window. May possibly see a knee jerk reaction on Monday to the latest news with the funds taking the opportunity to drop the price.
AEON Posts Higher Profit After Tax of RM22.0 Million in 1Q FY2021
Kuala Lumpur, 19 May 2021 – AEON CO. (M) BHD. (AEON Malaysia or the Company) posted a higher profit after tax for the first quarter of the financial year 2021 (1Q FY2021) of RM22.0 million compared to previous year corresponding quarter of RM7.5 million, an increase of 194%. This comes on the back of the Company’s agile, entrepreneurial and “genba” approach to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in improvements in merchandise gross margin, changes to marketing mechanics and sustainable cost reduction structures. Similarly, profit from operations and profit before tax rose to RM72.7 million and RM41.8 million respectively compared to previous year corresponding quarter of RM64.0 million (13% improvement) and RM25.4 million (65% improvement) respectively.
Customers’ safety is always the Company’s top priority. To maintain physical distancing, access restrictions were implemented at AEON malls and stores nationwide throughout the pandemic, for example, by limiting the number of people between 150 to 300 persons only at any one time in AEON supermarkets depending on the space of the premises. The reduced patronage has reduced total revenue for the period under review which stood at RM1.013 billion, 15% lower compared to the preceding year corresponding quarter of RM1.191 billion.
Taking into consideration the current covid situation, I would have thought this is a very good quarterly result. Revenue mainly in line or marginally higher than I expected.
It’s been a while since I touch Aeon, was expecting it to stay sub-1.20, but looking not too bad now, although the volume isn’t too convincing. Could it be a backtest of 1.24~1.25 resistance level (previous support level)?
Yep, needs to break 1.24, then we MIGHT see it back at 1.28/1.30. I've been quite impressed with their last two quarterlies, as they seem to be getting some traction in the business model changes. That bodes well for the future when we eventually get out of this Covid shambles.
I remain a holder but have not picked up any extra trading stock.
I decided to put a couple of bids in at 1.17 and 1.18 before open, hoping for an initial panic dump. Close, but no cigar :(( Back to the drawing board~~~
A quiet morning with only 307K of shares traded but now the big boys are having a battle at 1.31/1.32 on increasing volume. Almost 2 million gone through this afternoon in the first 30 minutes.
dont worry, they wont pull out. Japan invade malaysia during ww2 for resources, now they can legally own a share of the economy via aeon. why would they exit?
Given the lack of positive re-rating catalyst in the near term, we maintain our HOLD call with unchanged TP of RM1.16, based on unchanged 19x FY22 earnings. Despite the various strategies put in place we reckon earnings will be subdued following the longer-than-expected store closures with elevated Covid-19 cases.
Source: Hong Leong Investment Bank Research - 23 Jul 2021
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Good show today