PublicInvest Research

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07 Apr 2020, 08:00 am

Higher CPO prices may mitigate plantation’s falling productionPlantation sector Maintain neutral: The Sabah government, with 1.54 million hectares (ha) of oil palm planted areas, has ordered estates and mills in six districts to shut until April 14, after some workers tested positive for Covid-19. The shutdown affected nearly 75% of ...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

07 Apr 2020, 08:00 am

02 Apr 2020, 08:00 am

Double-digit profit margins seen from face mask ops for SCGMSCGM Bhd (April 1, RM1.23) Maintain trading buy with an unchanged target price of RM2.20: We attended a conference call on Tuesday (yesterday) hosted by SCGM Bhd's management with more guidance on the newly established healthcare protection gear business obtained. W...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

02 Apr 2020, 08:00 am

30 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

CCK Consolidated expanding, robust sales expected to lift 1QFY20CCK Consolidated Holdings Bhd (March 27, 38 sen) Maintain outperform with an unchanged target price of 79 sen: In line with the rout in global equity markets, most local stocks have also seen sharp declines in share prices over the last two weeks due to the mo...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

30 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

20 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

Uzma’s strength seen in EMEPMI job win amid sector crisisUzma Bhd (March 19, 33 sen) Maintain neutral with a target price of 57 sen: Uzma Bhd reported that its subsidiary, Setegap Ventures Petroleum Sdn Bhd, had secured a contract from ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Malaysia Inc (EMEPMI), though no value was disc...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

20 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

16 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

More palm oil output recovery seen in coming monthsPlantation sector Downgrade to neutral: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices had seen a strong recovery since August 2019 after a lacklustre performance for two years as markets were anticipating a sharp decline in fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production due to prolonged dry weather and...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

16 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

13 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

Possibility seen for private sector to provide Covid-19 diagnostic testHealthcare sector Maintain overweight: With over 120,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases in 114 countries as at the time of writing, the World Health Organization has declared the virus outbreak a pandemic. The tally in Malaysia has thus far reached 149 cases. The ministry ...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

13 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

11 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

2020 likely to fuel growing demand for Magni-Tech’s sportswearMagni-Tech Industries Bhd (March 10, RM2.03) Maintain outperform with a lower target price of RM2.80: Magni-Tech Industries Bhd’s third quarter ended Jan 31, 2020 (3QFY20) revenue grew marginally by 1.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM313.5 million while its net profit f...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

11 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

10 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

Crude oil supply glut seen with expiry of Opec+ agreementOil and gas sector Downgrade to neutral: The outcome of last week’s Opec+ meeting surprised the market with no conclusion on further supply cuts made after the expiry of the current agreement on March 31. It was reported that the Opec group led by Saudi Arabia propos...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

10 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

09 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

ACO strength seen in product rangeACO Group Bhd Derive a fair value of 31 sen: With Malaysia as its principal market, ACO Group Bhd, through its subsidiaries, is principally involved in the distribution of electrical products and accessories for third party brands as well as its own brands specialisi...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

09 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

05 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

REITs likely to see marginal earnings impact from OPR cutReal estate investment trust sector Maintain neutral: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) decided to reduce the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.5% at Tuesday’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting in view of global economic conditions having weakened in the recent ...

By PublicInvest Research / The Edge Financial Daily

05 Mar 2020, 08:00 am

Fire incident in Putra Heights not related to Gas Malaysia facilities, company says

Petronas confirms fire incident at Petronas Gas main pipeline near Puchong

Massive gas pipeline fire in Puchong — Fire Dept

Gas pipeline blaze: 25 receiving initial medical treatment as of 10.35am

Singapore’s Capital World says MACC froze its unit CCP’s bank accounts to facilitate ongoing investigations

Gas pipeline blaze: 190 houses, 159 vehicles damaged

SoftBank seeks record US$16.5b loan for AI growth in US — Bloomberg

RHB Singapore appoints Goh Ken-Yi as CEO

Gas pipeline blaze: Immediate financial aid for over 100 affected residents, says PM

Gas pipeline blaze: PLUS reopens Seafield to Bandar Saujana Putra route

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