• Yesterday, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Top Glove’s workers dormitory and the surrounding area will be placed under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) beginning 17 Nov 2020.
• The affected area is the male workers’ dormitory and Jalan Abadi 1A/KU8, and the female workers’ dormitory as well as Jalan Abadi 1A and Jalan Abadi 10/KU8. The lockdown involves 13,190 workers and close to 1,200 residents.
• Meanwhile, Top Glove said the company will seek clarification with the relevant authorities with regards to the implementation of the EMCO from 17 Nov to 30 Nov 2020. The company has revealed that the total number of workers affected by the EMCO is 2,500 people, representing 15% of total workforce.
• Based on our rough estimate, with 15% of workforce affected by the 14-day quarantine, the impact to Top Glove’s bottom line is less than 1%, which is insignificant. Hence, we are not making any changes to our earnings forecasts. Maintain HOLD with an unchanged fair value of RM7.88 per share based on 5-year average PER of 28x.

Source: AmInvest Research - 17 Nov 2020