STRONG SELL at fair price of 0.50. Operating Cash Flow is negative throughout its operation and massive debt and internal dilution of shares. Alot of hanky panky
The 12 months profit to shareholders of RM51.7mil achieve in 2018 (calendar year) was only half than what was achieved in 2017 (RM99.1mil). The 1H19 result was highly affected by the slow progress of the MRT2 and KTM’s Klang Valley Double Track contract. The cost cutting measures on the MRT2 contract will only affect the profit margins of the companies that have exposure to the project, Pestech included. That being said, the work on the Combodia project is expected to progress faster in 2H19 which will hopefully support the profit level of the company.
At the current share price, the company is being valued at a PE of 16.6x. which is actually not that expensive. Just that investors need to take note on the potential lower profit coming from their Malaysia’s infrastructure projects given the government intense scrutiny of high value projects.
If you are looking to hedge your portfolio outside of Pestech (due to its slightly higher valuation and earnings growth uncertainties) I would recommend you to look at MBMR. (https://klse.i3investor.com/servlets/stk/pt/5983.jsp)
MBMR is a direct proxy to Perodua via its 22.6% interest in the company. Valuation is cheap at only 6.5x PE based on FY18 profit of RM166mil. PB is low at only 0.7x BV.
FY19 should deliver another profit growth year to the company. Profit growth will again be driven by the performance of Perodua (via MBMR 22.6% holdings in Perodua) from the still strong sales of new Myvi, sales of SUV Aruz and the introduction of the newly revamp Alza sometime in the 2H19. Aruz which commands a higher margin compared to other models, will help improve the total profit margin of Perodua (which will flow to MBMR’s bottom line as well).
MBMR is expected to achieve a profit of RM200mil in 2019. At the current share price, the company is being valued at only 5.4x which is a lot lower than the industry average of 15x PE. As an example, UMW (another company with exposure to Perodua) is currently trading at a PE multiple of almost 20x.
Posted by shpg22 > Feb 26, 2019 11:32 PM | Report Abuse
STRONG SELL at fair price of 0.50. Operating Cash Flow is negative throughout its operation and massive debt and internal dilution of shares. Alot of hanky panky ----------
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"This is the third contract PESTECH has secured in FY19, totalling RM532mil and bringing the total current order-book to RM2.1bil which will keep them busy till 2021," said Kenanga Research
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Posted by Underdog888 > 2018-09-11 23:10 | Report Abuse
Heard from my friend working in Pestech, Cambodia listing is almost complete, staff all buy buy buy already.