MSC ($2.40) - Announces an interim dividend of 7 sen. Ex on 9.10.24.
The interim dividend of 7.0 sen per share translates to a dividend payout of
RM29.4 million. This is 84% of the company's 1st Half24 earnings !! This is really telling us something. Very very few companies would pay out almost all their earnings as dividends UNLESS they are confident that going forward the earnings are going to be strong. In a silent way, they have telegraphed that they are confident that 2H24 earnings are finally going to be significantly better that 1H24 which was only $35 mil.

Based on crystal ball strategy, the most likely outcome is QR out on 22nd Nov, then price will start HIGH TIDE unstoppable. For now, there is a great chance market maker wants the price to lower down to RM3 or even RM2.9 by 22nd Nov before going up towards RM4 starting from 25th Nov.

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