leonfb manage to record RM23.91 million and RM14.02 million in net profit in Q1 & Q2FY22, eventhough during that time there was a sharp drop of steel price
net profit of RM14.02mil in the second quarter ended June 30 (2Q), is neutral as to the prospects for the remaining quarters of the year due to the softening of steel prices and the weaker ringgit
Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation projects the apparent steel consumption (ASC) for Malaysia to grow by 11% to 7.8 million tonnes in 2022, and 9% to 8.5 million tonnes in 2023
Moreover, Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI), an agency under the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti), has expressed optimism about the domestic steel outlook. Thus, Leon Fuat is so undervalued currently
One of the reasons that the steel industry has positive outlook is the government's announcement of RM500 million allocation for infrastructure projects in Budget 2023, which will increase the demand of steel
Prices of base metals rose sharply on Friday, as China eased some of its stringent COVID-19 curbs, boosting prospects of demand from the world's top metals consumer.
Investor sentiment was also buoyed by the softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data that bolstered hopes for a less aggressive interest rate hike path by the Federal Reserve.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose as much as 3.4%, hitting its highest since June 22. It was up 2.1% at $8,448 a tonne, as of 0749 GMT
After quick research, hot-rolled steel can be used in construction materials (I-beams), railroad equipment and also automobile parts (e.g. frames and wheel rims)
There are other uses for hot-rolled steel as well, e.g. agricultural equipment. There will be huge business growth for Leon Fuat in the future if everything's back on track
the company had only one single quarter that registered a losss of RM4.18 million in Q4FY19, where the rest of the quarters are performing well. Even with the sharp downturn in steel price, the company managed to record RM23.91 million and RM14.02 million in net profit in Q1 & Q2FY22, which is commendable given how some of the other steel players had suffered losses by now.
with mainland having movement control again, expectign their factories will have very limited production rate, this is a very good chance and definitely beneficial for Malaysia steel companies
Summer maintenance would normally cap production at about 80% of capacity, but Hallemans says the figure is around 50% since late June, after Russia sharply cut gas supplies to Europe, sending already inflated prices to new records.Imports into Europe
Largely from Asia where energy prices are far lower but the carbon footprint higher, have risen from 20% to 25% in 2020 and 2021 to 40% this year, peaking at around 50% in the past weeks.Hallemans says Europe must come up with answers
The group will strive to keep operating costs at manageable levels while enhancing operating capabilities and efficiencies to meet customer requirements and to ensure timely satisfaction of customer orders,” executive director Calvin Ooi Shang How said in a statement
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Posted by ironstockhunter > 2022-11-10 14:47 | Report Abuse
PE is reasonable too, would be a nice rally when steel is coming back