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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Economic downturn not new to Poh Huat

Monday May 10, 2010
By ZAZALI MUSA


Furniture maker more resilient after each recession

MUAR: Malaysian furniture manufacturers and exporters will emerge stronger each time after a regional or a global economic recession.

Poh Huat Resources Holdings Bhd managing director Tay Kim Huat said economic recessions were not alien to the industry as it had experienced them many times over the last 23 years.

He recalled that the industry was clouded by the global economic slowdown in 1988-89, followed by the Asian financial crisis in 1997-98, and the global recessions in 2001 and 2008-2009.

Tay said demand for made-in-Malaysia goods from international buyers started coming back in the last quarter of 2009 and had now improved.

“An economic slowdown is actually a good time to review and restrategise business activities to better suit the unfavourable economic conditions,’’ he told StarBiz after the company AGM on Wednesday.


Tay Kim Huat (left) and Khim Seng see economic downturns as time to restrategise

Tay said the company continued to work closely with its international buyers even during the economic recessions over the years.

He said this included introducing new ranges of furniture lines to suit the weaker consumer demand and change in spending pattern.

Tay said that for instance during the 2008-2009 recession, the company had introduced the lower and mid-range office and bedroom lines as demand for the products was good.

“This has helped us to maintain our market position in North America and Europe which are our two main export markets,’’ he said.

Meanwhile, director Tay Khim Seng said that although the two markets would remain important for the company, it would continue to explore new export markets at every opportunity.

He said that during the 2008-2009 recession, the company had successfully exported to several countries in the West Indies, northern Africa and Latin America.

Although exports to these places were small, Khim Seng said that nevertheless the company saw good prospects in the furniture market of these countries.

For the financial year ended Oct 31, 2009, Poh Huat Resources recorded RM329.64mil revenue and a net profit of RM10.14mil compared with RM385.23mil revenue and a net profit of RM7.36mil in 2008.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

分析员:埋没优质公司 越南概念股被低估

2010/04/13 6:15:47 PM
●南洋商报


(吉隆坡13日讯)由于越南具备良好的增长潜能,分析员认为一些早已进军越南市场的本地上市公司已被低估,并指出这情况若长期出现,大马交易所将丧失吸引力。

肯南嘉投资研究分析员指出,近期与一些基金经理到越南胡志明了解当地经济情况时,有机会拜会数家早期已到当地发展的大马公司。

透过这旅程,他观察到以下重要事项:

●由于人口庞大和推行开放政策,越南是出口主导工业业者所找寻的地点,进而有强劲的能力来吸引外资。

●越南拥有稳定和亲商政策,执行效率很高。

●有远见的公司,即早期已进入越南发展的公司,因抢先进军这市场而占据各种好处,尤其在设立成本方面(地段和厂房设立成本自2000年初便看是激增)。

●这些早已进入越南市场的公司评价很低,这情况不合理,也显示出大马交易所的效率欠佳。这些优质公司被错误定价,短期内仍情有可原,但若长期如此,本地交易所将丧失吸引基金经理的能力。

率先进军越南上市公司

大马纸盒厂(Boxpak,6297,主板工业产品股)

由于包装原料需求强劲,大马纸盒厂在2004年正式在越南设立设厂,越南厂房的初期产量为6000吨,2009年则激增至4万1600吨,占集团营业额的63%。

大马纸盒厂是一站式的包装方案供应商,该公司现有产量是每月4000吨,其新生产线将在2010年中正式运作。

饮食业是该公司销售额的主要来源(占42%),接下来则是家具业(占11%)和电子业(9%);在2010年,该公司也开始生产球鞋盒。

大马纸盒厂预计,其产量在今年会增长18%至4万9100吨(2009年是4万6000吨);同时,该公司计划今年内在将每月产量提高2000吨,目前是4000吨产量。

考量到客户的需求,该公司正探讨扩展至河内,惟还未时间和成本还不明确。

分析员指出,根据越南业务的18%增长预测,以及大马业务预计零增长,大马纸盒厂只以6.8倍评价交易。

金锋(GFB,8281,主板工业产品股)

金峰在胡志明市的业务,是由Alcamax包装(越南)有限公司负责管理;其越南厂房在1997年正式投入运作,目前每年和每月的产量分别是4万5000吨和3750吨,厂房使用率介于60%至65%。

该公司的主要客户包括:

●饮食业--Friesland Campina或子母牌(DLady,3026,主板消费产品股)、百事公司、雀巢(Nestle,4707,主板消费产品)和VBL。

●家具业--Interwood、堡发资源(Pohuat,7088,主板消费产品股)和Theodore。

●消费者电子业--三星、索尼、美的和矢崎(Yazaki)。

●消费产品--Koa、味之素(Aji,2658,主板消费产品股)、Vinacosmo和美国庄臣公司(SC Johnson)。

该公司计划扩充其河内厂房,但只在2011年初才会有议决。随着全球经济复苏,分析员预计金峰的展望会维持正面,该股目前则以8倍的评价交易。

纬树(Latitud,7006,主板消费产品股)

纬树在越南的两家主要家具制造厂分别座落在Song Than和Ben Cat,主要生产珍藏版家具系列,并销售至美国市场。目前,这两件厂房正以最高产能来运作,每月生1000万至1100万美元(约3220万至3542万令吉)的产品。

由于需求强劲,该公司计划在今年杪将产能提高20%,即投资大约2000万令吉来设置新设备(预计在2011年初开始运作)。

分析员指出,纬树过去拥有良好的执行记录和财务表现(净现金超过1亿令吉),该公司也放眼在截至今年6月份的财年内,让营业额增长至少25%至5亿令吉。

根据20%的派息率,拥有5.2%潜在回酬率的纬树,目前是以2010财年预测的3.8倍来交易。

堡发资源(Pohuat,7088,主板消费产品股)

堡发资源在越南拥有两座厂房,分别座落在Binh Duong和Dong Nai,目前已70%至80%的产能来运作。

据悉,该两座厂房每月有能力为该公司带来700万美元(约2254万令吉)的销售额。

该公司越南业务的客户包括 Standard 家具、Ashley家具工业和Pulaski家具;在2009财年,其主要销售额是来自美国市场(60%),接下来则是加拿大(14%)和中东(10%)。

分析员表示,堡发资源管理层相当看好今年的展望,并预计越南业务今年会增长10%至15%。

该公司也预计整体集团今年的表现良好,其股票目前是以2010年首季数据的6倍来交易。