AEONCR: Surprisingly Strong Earning

Result Update

For QE28/2/2017, AEONCR's net profit rose 19% q-o-q or 18% y-o-y to RM80 million while revenue rose 4% q-o-q or 13% y-o-y to RM291 million. PBT rose 14% q-o-q mainly attributable to higher revenue and higher operating income.


Table: AEONCR's last 8 quarterly results

AEONCR's net profit is at a new "high"!


Graph: AEONCR's last 38 quarterly results

Proposed Capital Exercise

In late March, AEONCR announced a proposal for a Bonus Issue of 1-for-2 plus a Rights Issue of ICULs of 2-for-1 (which may be revised to 3-for-1 in the event the bonus issue is terminated). The surprising reaction from the market was a drop in the share price to RM15.38 (after an initial euphoria that led to a jump to RM17.22). I highlighted this price drop as a buying opportunity (here).

Valuation

AEONCR (closed at RM16.30 yesterday) is now trading at a PE of 9.3 times (based on last 4 quarters' EPS of 174.55 sen). At this PER, AEONCR is deemed fairly attractive. In addition, it pays a decent dividend with DY of 3.9% (based on last year dividend of  63 sen).

Technical Outlook

AEONCR has been trading in a range between RM10.80 & RM16.70. An upside breakout could lead to a rally to RM2.00-23.00 (based on a 1-time extension of the trading range).


Chart: AEONCR's weekly chart as at April 25, 2017 (Source: MalaysiaStock.biz)

Conclusion

Based on satisfactory financial performance and fairly attractive valuation, AEONCR is a good stock for long-term investment.

Note:

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