Friday, May 06, 2011

GAB- poorer results as sales slackened after CNY

Results Update

GAB announced its results for QE31/3/2011 yesterday. Net profit dropped 24.2% q-o-q to RM49.0 million on the back of a 16.5%- decline in turnover to RM352 million. The lower turnover was attributed to the timing of Chinese New Year. This is also the reason why its turnover was lower y-o-y. However, its net profit was higher by 5.4%, mainly due to supply chain efficiencies.


Table 1: GAB's last 8 quarterly results



Chart 1: GAB's last 21 quarterly results

Valuation

GAB (closed at RM10.24 yesterday) is now trading at a PE of 16.5 times (based on the last 4 quarters' EPS of 62 sen). Being a blue chip, GAB could potentially trade up to a PE multiple of 18 times- thus giving a target of RM11.16 or an upside of 9%.

Technical Outlook

GAB is rising slowly in an upward channel, with support at RM10.00 & resistance at RM10.50.


Chart 2: GAB's daily chart as at May 6, 2011_11.30am (Source: Quickcharts)

Conclusion

Based on positive technical outlook, I would rate GAB a HOLD.

2 comments:

Bie said...

Hi Alex,

Can I find out if Kenanga Global trading account allows the purchase of US ETFs, e.g. ETFs traded on the NYSE, for example? Most international trading services with local banks do not.

Alex Lu said...

Hi mydma

You can buy ETFs via Kenanga's Global Trading platform. I have done it for some for my clients.