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Bumi
Armada (Quick Bits): Buys four
vessels for RM409m (Maintain BUY, TP: RM5.10) [download
report]
In an announcement to Bursa Malaysia, Bumi Armada has issued a letter of
intent for the construction of four multi-purpose platform support vessels
(MPSV) with an option to build four additional units of diesel-electric (DP2
capability) to Nam Cheong Dockyard Sdn Bhd for a total cost of USD130m
(RM409m). We are positive on this latest corporate move by Bumi Armada as the
offshore support vessels (OSV) division has been running at almost full
capacity (>90% utilisation) for the last two quarters. Maintain BUY with TP RM5.10, 27x PE pegged
against FY12 EPS, representing +1SD of its historical PE, which is in line with
its strong growth.
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