Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Maxtral's gradual move may accelerate

Maxtral is involved in the manufacture & sale of veneer, plywood, moulding products & logs trading. It is 85%-owned by Platinum Design (M) Sdn Bhd, which is controlled by Mr. Chen Shou-Ren & Mr. Chen Rong-Chuan from Taiwan. Maxtral's main business is carried on by its 97.5%-owned subsidiary, Kin Yip Wood Industries Sdn Bhd, which is based in Tawau, Sabah.

Maxtral’s last 4 quarters’ net profit amounted to RM14.9 million, which is double that of the preceding 4 quarters. Turnover has increased by 49% from RM130.5 million to RM194.7 million during the same periods. Consequently, its EPS for the last 4 quarters increased by 110% to 7.04 sen from 3.36 sen previously.

Based on yesterday (November 27)’s closing price of RM0.435, Maxtral is now trading at a PE of 6.2 times. That’s not expensive for a timber-related stock given the current timber theme play.



The technical picture for Maxtral is quite attractive. The stock has recently surpassed its April high of RM0.39. With this breakout, the stock may rally upward in line with the other timber stocks.




Based on inexpensive valuation & nice technical set-up, I believe Maxtral is a fairly safe timber stock to invest in.
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4 comments:

  1. Tauke SahamWednesday, November 29, 2006 2:06:00 AM

    Hai, very interesting blog Sir, just wanna ask,
    What do u think of current correction?

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  2. Alex LuWednesday, November 29, 2006 5:54:00 PM

    I thought it might be just around the corner (as per my latest post). But, this kind of thing is hard to forecast. It is more likely to catch one by surprise. So, if you are uncomfortable, just reduce your position. But, stay with the bull.

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  4. Alex LuThursday, November 30, 2006 8:33:00 PM

    I've just visited Investmentlink. It is a great blog with many nice links. Thank for adding nexttrade to your link.

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