Magni: Earnings Continued to Rise

Results Update

In QE31/7/2019, Magni's net profit rose 40% q-o-q or 39% y-o-y to RM30.5 million while revenue rose 40% q-o-q or 20% y-o-y to RM327 million.

Revenue rose 40% q-o-q due to 45%-increase in Garment revenue mainly due to higher sale orders received while packaging revenue slipped by 5.9% amid lower sale orders received.

PBT increased by 50% q-o-q due to 59%-increase in Garment PBT mainly due to higher revenue, better gross profit margin mainly driven by the improvement in operational efficiency, and the lower foreign exchange loss of RM0.011 million versus foreign exchange loss of RM1.126 million in QE30/4/2019. Packaging PBT was 37.9% lower mainly due to weaker revenue, gross profit margin and dividend income.

Table: Magni's last 8 quarterly results


Graph: Magni's last 50 quarterly results

Financial Position

As at 31/7/2019, Magni's financial position was very healthy with current ratio at 5.3 times and gearing ratio at only 0.21 time.

Valuation

Magni (closed at RM5.40 yesterday) has a trailing PE of 7.9 times (based on last 4 quarters' EPS of 68.3 sen). At the same time, Magni  paid quarterly dividend which totaled 23 sen; giving the stock a DY of 4.26%. Overall, Magni is still fairly attractive.

Technical Outlook

Magni has been gradually rising in the past 9 months. It has now surpassed the resistance from the horizontal line at RM5.25 as well its July high at RM5.38. It may continue to climb higher and test the resistance at the horizontal line at RM5.65


Chart: Magni's weekly chart as at Sep 10, 2019 (Source: Malaysiastock.biz)

Conclusion

Based on good financial performance and position, attractive valuation and mildly bullish technical outlook, Magni is a good stock to consider for long-term investment.

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