29-Nov-2021 Insider DATUK BALACHANDRAN A/L GOVINDASAMY (a substantial shareholder) acquired 950,000 shares on 29-Nov-2021. 29-Nov-2021 Insider DATUK BALACHANDRAN A/L GOVINDASAMY (a company director) acquired 950,000 shares on 29-Nov-2021.
Almost 1/2 the issued shrs traded in less than 1 hr despite major holders owning 30+% means that nobody is willing to hold on...fund mgr dump to retailer who flip or cut loss to other retailer...
Usually, gap down with very high trading volumes means today will be bottom out and will rebound very soon, so pls try to buy lower prices if LD better still..
selling pressure removed, forced selling not happening because insiders are buying and selling to each other to throw tickets to retailers or victims. look at volume today its very high
ATA IMS sees selling pressure after flagging FY23 revenue drop on severed Dyson ties TheEdge Tue, Nov 30, 2021 11:02am - 14 minutes
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 30): Shares in ATA IMS Bhd faced selling pressure on Tuesday (Nov 30) after the group said it is projecting another drop of 40% in revenue for the financial year ending March 31, 2023 (FY23), following the termination of its contracts with Dyson.
The counter, which was among the top losers on Tuesday morning, slipped as much as 14 sen or 26.92% to 38 sen.
At 10.17am, it had pared some losses at 44.5 sen, still down 7.5 sen or 14.42%.
The counter, which was the most actively traded stock, had seen 582.32 million shares changing hands.
The counter had fallen 82.68% from RM2.57 since Nov 12 when it announced a net loss of RM11.17 million for the second quarter ended Sept 30, 2021 (2QFY22), while RM2.56 billion in market capitalisation was wiped off in three weeks.
ATA IMS told a bourse filing on Monday that cost-cutting measures will be undertaken in response to the termination of contracts with Dyson and that the group is working towards maintaining profitability by lowering costs to ensure sustainability.
Dyson was the largest customer of the company, contributing 80% of the company's revenue.
ATA IMS also said the termination of contracts by the major customer does not affect its operations per se except for termination of tenancy and organisation-wide cost-cutting exercises, and restructuring of bank borrowings for excess facilities in view that the company is not required to hold high levels of stocks as before for customers’ orders.
Due to the impact of the movement control order and a shortage of workers, the company also estimated the turnover for FY22 to reduce by approximately 30% as compared to FY21.
“The major financial impact would be the impairment test of the goodwill on consolidation of RM76.5 million, a discounted cash flow and a sensitivity test has been performed on the new projection with the termination of the customer's contracts. The company is of the view that there is no material impairment on the goodwill on consolidation, provided that new customers continue to load the company with new orders,” it said.
Meanwhile, AmInvestment Bank Research in a note on Tuesday maintained a sell on ATA IMS and revised down its fair value to 30 sen (from 56 sen).
“Our change in valuation largely stems from concerns of assets overhang after the loss of ATA’s major customer (which accounts for 80% of the group’s sales and has recently terminated its contract with the company), as well as potential goodwill impairment,” it said.
It also maintained its cautious stance on the outlook for ATA.
“While efforts have been made to mitigate the damage to its reputation and recoup investors/stakeholders’ confidence, we reckon any concrete progress/results from the proposed solutions can only be seen over the medium term (6 to 9 months), with no guarantee of a positive outcome.
“As such, we opine that the company’s short-term operational risks remain high (largely stemming from the ongoing manpower shortage crisis, forced labour allegation, potential assets overhang, diseconomies of scales and dented reputation), which intensify the challenges in securing new customers and orders,” it said.
As such, it did not share the company’s optimistic post-June 2022 guidance of a profit before tax margin of 5%.
It maintain its loss forecasts in FY22 to FY24, reflecting only organic growth from the group’s existing remaining customers, coupled with some small new orders to be secured in FY23 and FY24, at a gross profit margin of 2% to 2.5% in FY23 to FY24 (versus 1HFY22 of 4.4%) from diseconomies of scale.
“In our view, ATA may not be in the most favourable position to negotiate with potential new customers. Hence, we believe ATA’s recovery from the current crisis will be bumpy, exacerbated by the ongoing labour shortage crisis,” it added.
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29-Nov-2021 Insider DATUK BALACHANDRAN A/L GOVINDASAMY (a substantial shareholder) acquired 950,000 shares on 29-Nov-2021.
29-Nov-2021 Insider DATUK BALACHANDRAN A/L GOVINDASAMY (a company director) acquired 950,000 shares on 29-Nov-2021.