QL: Quarterly Revenue Crossed the Billion Mark!

Results Update

For QE30/9/2019, QL's net profit increased by 38% q-o-q or 15% y-o-y to RM69 million while revenue increased by 8% q-o-q and 17% y-o-y to RM1.073 billion. The result was announced on November 29.


Table: QL's last 8 quarterly results

From the graph below, we can see that QL's quarterly revenue has surpasssed the RM1 billion mark though quarterly profits are shy of its recent new high!!


Graph: QL's last 46 quarterly results

Financial Position

As at 30/9/2019, QL's financial position is deemed satisfactory, with current ratio at 1.58 times and gearing ratio at 0.92 time.

Valuation

QL (closed at RM7.45 last Friday) is now trading at a PE of 52 times (based on last 4 quarters' EPS of 14.33 sen). At this PER, QL is more than fully valued.

Technical Outlook

QL is steady uptrend, and is poised to test its all-time high of RM7.58 which was recorded in November 2018.


Chart: QL's weekly chart as at Dec 6, 2019 (Source: Malaysiastock.biz)

Conclusion

Based on satisfactory financial performance, QL can be a good stock for long-term investment. Its demanding valuation makes it very difficult to call a BUY on the stock. For now, it deserves a HOLD rating because of its promising technical set-up for an upside breakout of its all-time high.

Note:

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