This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on August 30, 2017 - September 5, 2017
Xinghe Holdings Bhd (+ve)
SHARES in Xinghe Holdings Bhd (fundamental: 1.05/3, valuation: 1.5/3), closed unchanged at 4.5 sen yesterday after 20.18 million shares were traded, far above the counter’s 200-day average of 2.59 million shares.
Xinghe returned to the black with a net profit of RM148,000 for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, compared to a net loss of RM4.5 million a year ago, even though revenue fell 15.9% to RM78.22 million from RM93.02 million.
It said the turnaround was due to higher gross profit margin — mainly due to stable or improved average selling prices across its product range — and an unrealised exchange gain of RM1.2 million.
The lower top line, meanwhile, was caused by lower sales volume due to the continued weakness in demand for its peanut oil and productivity loss from switching to natural gas from coal. At the current share price, Xinghe is trading at 0.21 times its book value.