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Written by Joseph Chin of theedgemalaysia.com
Monday, 27 February 2012 21:25
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Market sentiment is expected to stay cautious on Tuesday as global equities pull back on concerns of strong oil prices’ weighing down already fragile economies in Europe.
At Bursa Malaysia, the corporate results should provide leads for investors as the reporting season draws almost to a close.
Among the stocks to watch are CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, COCOALAND HOLDINGS BHD [], TDM BHD [], Kimlun Corporation Bhd, Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O), Petronas Chemicals Bhd, HONG LEONG BANK BHD [], DRB-HICOM BHD [] and BOUSTEAD HOLDINGS BHD [].
CIMB posted net profit of RM1.132 billion in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2011, up 29.8% from RM872.61 million a year ago. Its revenue was 6.1% higher at RM3.381 billion compared with RM3.185 billion. It announced a second interim dividend of 10.0 sen amounting to a net payment of RM743 million.
For FY11, it posted a record net profit of RM4.031 billion for 2011, or up 15.1% when compared with RM3.500 billion in FY10. The FY11 net return on equity (ROE) was also a record high 16.4%, but below the group’s full-year target of 17%.
Cocoaland’s earnings soared 103.2% to RM8.72 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2011, from RM4.29 million a year ago, due to an increased selling price and higher trading volume of its products. It announced a second interim dividend of 6% per share.
TDM's earnings jumped 44.5% to RM44.34 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2011, from RM30.68 million a year ago, on the back of higher crude palm oil (CPO) production and CPO prices.
Kimlun’s order book has increased to RM1.45 billion with the latest contract to build an extension to a shopping mall in Johor Baru for RM71.99 million. Its unit accepted the letter of award from Taman Sutera Development Sdn Bhd for the project.
E&O posted a strong set of results for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2011 with earnings up 385% to RM15.36 million from RM3.16 million a year ago boosted by stronger property’s sales. Its revenue jumped 221% to RM123.12 million from RM41.08 million.
Petronas Chemicals Bhd posted total comprehensive income of RM735 million in the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2011, down 17.4% from RM890 million a year ago. Profit for the quarter was lower by RM172 million or 17% at RM826 million.
For the nine-month period, its net profit was RM2.62 billion while revenue was RM11.88 billion due to higher prices for olefins and derivatives and fertilisers and methanol.
Hong Leong Bank Bhd’s earnings rose 30.8% to RM381.37 million in the second quarter ended Dec 31, 2011 from RM291.43 million. Its revenue surged 66.1% to RM1.003 billion from RM603.96 million. Its earnings per share were 24.22 sen compared with 20.07 sen. It declared an interim dividend of 11 sen compared with nine sen.
Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC)has has revised the outlook on DRB-HICOM Bhd's (DRB-Hicom) AA-IS sukuk rating on its RM1.8 billion Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTN) programme to negative from stable.
It said on Monday the outlook revision recognises the potential weakening of DRB-Hicom's near-to-intermediate term financial profile due to its debt-funded acquisition of PROTON HOLDINGS BHD [] (Proton).
Boustead Holdings Bhd’s net profit fell 8.6% to RM192.30 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2011 from RM208.90 million a year ago.
Its revenue jumped 51% to RM2.554 billion from RM1.689 billion. Earnings per share were 18.59 sen compared with 20.20 sen. It proposed dividend of 9.0 sen.
For FY11, its earnings rose 13.6% to RM610.60 million from RM537.50 million in FY10. Its revenue increased 38.4% to RM8.55 billion from RM6.18 billion.