Right issue subscription is not a problem, the cost for new buyers is just 0.33 cents No one will forgo the right The reason is simple 1. Company earning is improving and dustainable 2. Fmu 5 is acquired at a big discount 3. New China contract
Priceworth’s logging concession valuation 67% higher than acquisition price Sulhi Azman / The Edge Financial Daily
May 04, 2018 11:21 am +08
This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on May 4, 2018. -A+A KUALA LUMPUR: Priceworth International Bhd said Forest Management Unit 5 (FMU5), a timber concession area it is acquiring in Sabah, has been valued at RM433.8 million.
The valuation, it said, is RM173.8 million or 66.85% higher than the RM260 million it is paying for FMU5, which has a net concession area of 88,920ha.
The timber and sustainable forestry group added in a statement that it holds a cash option which, if exercised, could further reduce the acquisition price to RM235 million.
FMU5 is among Sabah’s top 10 largest forest management areas, and has 79 years remaining on the 100-year licence to manage, extract and sell timber from the area.
Priceworth will be seeking shareholders’ approval for the acquisition at an extraordinary general meeting on May 22.
The group has also proposed a renounceable two-for-one rights issue with bonus shares to raise proceeds of RM102.37 million, which will be used to repay bank borrowings and for working capital.
The rights shares, to be issued at five sen each, will come with one bonus share for every two rights shares subscribed.
Priceworth said the acquisition of FMU5 will cement its position as the leading integrated timber player in Sabah, with an entire value chain comprising upstream and downstream assets complemented by its in-house expertise, know-how and market knowledge.
“With the proposed transformative acquisition of FMU5, we are bullish on the future outlook of the company and the group,” it said, as it envisages the FMU5 to provide a sustainable supply of logs for the foreseeable future.
“Thus, the principal business segment of logs trading, sawmill operations and plywood manufacturing will be further enhanced with our contributions and margins improving beyond the break-even level which we have been experiencing for the past few years.”
Last month, Priceworth saw its highest production volume since 2011, when Sabah adopted a new forestry policy on Sustainable Forest Management in 2010. In March, its log production nearly touched 25,000 cu m, a 71% increase from a year ago.
Priceworth has also signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese manufacturer Foshan Zhengsen Woodworking Co to supply container flooring worth RM600 million over a five-year period and averaging RM120 million per year.
Priceworth shares closed unchanged at 20 sen yesterday, giving the group a market capitalisation of RM204.75 million.
Normally before EX nothing exciting will happen Nothing happen is actually good sign Great show will explode after when when resistance or support is broken
This counter seem perform ok, current price is 0.08, shall I go in now or wait for right issue is done? May get all master advice as I am newbie here. Thanks
Market sentiment has slowly returned PH gov is leading the country in the right direction If we have a good gov, then there is no worry our market can't perform With this as your background, if you are still hesitating what to do, then here is not the game for you. You better go tanam ubi
There is no free lunch No risk no gain Dare not do the different, then you still what you are But the rule of the game never forget It is only can win NOT sure win So If you win, then win happily If you lose, then lose willing Nevern put the blame of your own failure on others
My definition of crony is very simple Friend of government, previous gov and present gov. Mahathir has already made it very clear, at his age of 93, he has no enemy, only opposition. We must give the opposition the chance to voice their view. But the current opportion is still not showing good job, wasted a lot of time telling you are not doing better than we did but no constructive comment to build a better tomorrow
if u think it's not a good opportunity to invest in this company, just dont take risk to buy, as simple as that, or wait price fly only buy from us, haha.
The difference is pworth has good news to push up the price, the others you mentioned have none.
What are the good news of pworth after EX 1. Better financial position 2. Sustainable improved earning 3. FMU 5 is acquired at a big discount 4. China contract 600M sale for 4 years
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Bornoil = 5.34 bil, EAH = 5.07 bil, Vivocom = 3.39 bil (above 5bil after ex-date 26/7), Pworth = 4.09 bil
PWORTH is one of Malaysia’s longest running timber company, one of the all rounded timber focused operator which is not many in Malaysia. PWORTH’s log is recognized by Forest Stewardship Council/FSC and Sabah Forest Department/SFD). FSC is international non-profit environmental protection group, besides promoting forest conservation, it also provide recognition for timber products. FSC has very strict recognition standard, it requires not only the source comes from trees but also the processing to meet certain criteria.
For the past 5 years, PWORTH can produce favourable operating cash flow. Due to low financial level coupling with the fact that PWORTH has to invest a lot of capital expenditure, PWORTH never had any dividend. The capital expenditure is mainly used for upgrading machinery in factory, planting research and development, etc. According to management, other than the RM260m for FMU5, PWORTH won’t be investing heavy capital expenditure, because the group already has good factory and equipment. The only expense would be the moving or reinstalling fee. Once FMU5 is fully put in operation, PWORTH is expected to have significant improvement.
Through the acquisition of FMU5, PWORTH is able to harvest and replant the whole 88,920 hectare forest which will improve the group’s financial status. By eliminating any unforeseen circumstances, FMU5 is expected bring in more than sufficient supply of log, which will improve PWORTH capacity utilisation and mechanical efficiency to be able to fulfil local and foreign demand. Besides that, the group can also reduce the cost of log harvesting, to achieve economies of scale and better profit will follow suit. Due to constant undersupply of tropical log, the recent past few years’ demand has been on the rise. PWORTH often receive customers’ enquiry for more log product. However, the group is unable to produce sufficient supply to meet all the requests. Once FMU5 bring in more supply of log, PWORTH expects to meet all these requests. In other words, acquiring FMU5 will solidify PWORTH position as Sabah’s leading integrated timber company including both upstream and downstream.
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Last day to fill up is Friday, better take it since price have been halved like it or not