Wednesday, November 7, 2012

News Bits | 7 Nov 2012


Highlights of the day
§  Hartalega Holdings (Results Review): 1HFY13 results came in within expectations (Maintain HOLD, TP: RM4.34) [download report]
Hartalega’s 1HFY2013 net profit of RM111m (+10% y-o-y) came in within expectations, making up 50% of our and consensus full-year net profit forecasts.    However, Hartalega’s growth trajectory is already reflected in its financials which appears fully valued. The stock is currently trading at 16.4x CY12 and 14.8x CY13 EPS, compared to average net profit growth of 11%. Maintain Hold with target price of RM4.34 based on 13x CY13 EPS.
 
Other reports
§  Newz Bits [download report]
 
Other Malaysian news
§  Boustead: Acquires Jalan Cochrane land for RM107m
§  Sime Darby: Sreesanthan not seeking re-election as director
§  Telekom: Ink cloud services pact with TeAM
§  YTL Corp: ERL to klia2 on track
§  UEM Land: Tong quits UEM board
§  QSR: Privatisation passed, capital repayment by end-Dec
§  icapital.biz: Tan Teng Boo opposes attempt to change board
§  Masteel: JV receives land offer in Johor
§  Tiger Synergy: Hayat Maya expected to build up stake
 
Global news
§  US: Job openings decreased by 100,000 in September
§  Europe: Hollande raises French sales tax, signaling economic shift
§  Europe: Greece faces cliffhanger vote as general strike begins
§  Japan: Service industries show expansion’s resilience
 
 
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