Once upon the time, Mieco was owned by the Multi-Purpose group. The company was the market leader in chipboard production. Mieco then was flushed with a pile of cash of more than RM150 million, paid dividend regularly and the share price hovered in the region of RM2+.
Somewhere along the timeline, Mieco came under the control of a Pakistani through the parent company, Bandaraya. The new owner emptied Mieco's coffer of RM150 million and borrowed another RM150 million to build a new plant.
Before the new plant could generate a cent of profit, the whole chipboard market went into storm with product prices falling and operating cost shooting the roof.
That spells the downfall of Mieco. The company has been struggling for the last 7 or 8 years and it remains a penny stock. Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Judging from yesterday's volume and price movement, Looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully, it can break the near term resistance of 0.53 in the next few weeks.
A turn-around story could be in the making. The company restarted the operation of the second new plant last year, which was shut down for two years because of falling market. However, the profit margin of chipboard is thin due to the rising costs of two main input components- resin and rubber wood. To be prudent, monitor the quarterly results before any trading action is taken.
Everyone playing MIECO has to be patient. When the rally comes, it will come in quite a big way. Mieco is a big brand name for Malaysian chipboard. Its two factories are worth something like RM700 million. After deducting debts of around RM200 million, net asset is still worth about RM500 million or RM2.40 per share. Currently, the share is selling for only 45 sen!
When we analyse MIECO, we must look beyond the current business model. Basically, the Pakistani substantial shareholder is not really interested in this chipboard business; that could be part of the reason the company is not progressing well. Some years ago, they tried to distribute MIECO shares among Bandaraya shreholders because MIECO is a subsidiary of Bandaraya. However, the exercise was blocked by the rest of Bandaraya shareholders including EPF and a few foreign institutional fund managers, who held substantial stakes. Subsequent to that, they tried to sell the the controlling stake to others; the deal did not materialise, probably the price did not meet their expectation. Bandaraya is always on the look out for potential buyers to take over MIECO at the right price, including investors from China. From the perspective of outright sale of MIECO, one must consider the net asset backing of MIECO, which is way above the current share price of 45 sen.
Fundamentals aside, share price of MIECO is inching up and volume is picking up quite nicely. If the momentum can be sustained, the next target price as well as the next resistance level is 53 sen.
I think the cost pressure of resin glue will be ease with the petrol came down below us90/barrel; augur well for the margin....hope mieco can earn rm0.06/share in this financial year.
Datuk, don't have to make everyone's negative remark against your bets a personal attack against you. "Play the game, not the player! " should be the motto here.
KC LOh...OK......he shouldn't comment meico is not good investment....otherwise recommend alternative stock for consideration. If dun want to do that...dun comment bliandly. NO value added.
ayyya datuk, don't la, it's open market maa... Open-open also you like what... i like open-open too.. wahhh.. you Meico very loving-loving one arr, verry couple-couple one.
datuk, looking back at the tread and as per yr previous comments; "PASSION" is the key for your No.1 list of attitude. Treat your counter like your girlfriend/boyfriend/loved one, indeed, if anybody disturb my loved one i'll boxed them! Hehehehee... P.S: KC, you have to forgive Datuk, he is 'about' at the stage of menopause already ler..
Think big !!! think about the macro pictures both domestic and internationally.....explore the possibile scenario and relate to the most likely one......balance is the theme of the year!!!
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Once upon the time, Mieco was owned by the Multi-Purpose group. The company was the market leader in chipboard production. Mieco then was flushed with a pile of cash of more than RM150 million, paid dividend regularly and the share price hovered in the region of RM2+.
Somewhere along the timeline, Mieco came under the control of a Pakistani through the parent company, Bandaraya. The new owner emptied Mieco's coffer of RM150 million and borrowed another RM150 million to build a new plant.
Before the new plant could generate a cent of profit, the whole chipboard market went into storm with product prices falling and operating cost shooting the roof.
That spells the downfall of Mieco. The company has been struggling for the last 7 or 8 years and it remains a penny stock. Is there light at the end of the tunnel?