Domp, it’s a solid company. Spoke with their CFO before. Plennyo assets and cash. Tight shareholdings, however, may be a hurdle for share price movements
This counter is a serious underperformer. I hope the major shareholders and management are willing to put in serious effort to increase the value of this once great company. Minority shareholders are being neglected for being loyal to the company.
WTK which diversified into palm oil plantation later than Jtiasa is trading at a very steep discount to NTA because its unprofitable timber division is dragging down performance. It could be the next great plantation buy for the (very) patient investor.
Bought more for long term hold in the expectation new plantation acquisitions using cash hoard will be earnings accretive with higher future dividend payouts. Just too cheap to resist at 0.3 x book value and improving prospects.
One of the ways I screen for companies is to compare their ROE trends with those of companies in the same sector that I have carried out detailed fundamental analysis. On such a basis, I found that WTK did worse than my 2 references - Eksons and Taann. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1byo-eO4CM
WTK would be worse off than similar timber/palm oil plantation companies on a historical ROE basis because of its loss making plywood operations. But it is undertaking business diversification albeit belatedly and if this pays off, may reward patient minority shareholders handsomely. In the meantime, eke out an existence on 1-1.5 sen dividend.
WTK management resumes modest share buyback in the face of market weakness. Take out the small weak holders and hold up stock price. That's good. Shows faith in company's impending profit recovery.
Laggard WTK attracts some buying interest this morning to push it comfortably over 50 sen. Now it's a battle to take out the stale bulls at each price level until quarterly results at month end show the worst is over.
Quarter's loss caused by Rm25 m write down in biological assets in accordance with accounting rules as the timber business continues to bleed. Many small plywood operations have closed down in the last few years. Operating cash flow is still positive hence ability to pay 1.5 sen dividend. Looks like profit recovery may take more time if there is no turnaround in the timber sector. Plantation will become more dominant with the recent acquisitions. There are also valuable surplus properties that can be monetized and funds channeled to better earning assets. Still cheap on a P/B basis.
In the article above, Notably, the two exercises are deemed as RPTs as WTK managing director and shareholder Datuk Seri Patrick Wong Haw Yeong is also the director of WTK Alpha, B.H.B and HMSB.
WTK Alpha and HMSB entered into two agreements for the acquisitions on Thursday (Oct 27), WTK said in a stock exchange filing, adding that the total cash consideration of RM250 million will be settled through a combination of internally-generated funds and bank borrowings.
Top management was Director in buying and selling companies. Is this a good thing to happen. Overpriced plantation ?
Perhaps some interest may trickle WTK's way when MKHOP gets successfully listed this month end and people realize WTK now controls 56k acres of plantation in Sarawak vs MKHOP's 45k in Kalimantan and is way undervalued.
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Posted by dompeilee > 2022-09-12 17:11 | Report Abuse
A single individual has mopped up 8.153 mil shrs in the last 3 mths