Real estate developer Paramount Corp Bhd (KL:PARAMON) is aiming for 30% of its annual profit to stem from overseas property projects by 2030, supported by its recent acquisition of a 21.5% stake in Eco World International Bhd (EWI) (KL:EWINT), as domestic orders are expected to saturate.
Eco World International Bhd president and chief executive officer Datuk Teow Leong Seng.
PETALING JAYA: Eco World International Bhd (EWI) achieved RM433mil sales exchanges plus reserves of RM85mil, adding up to a total of RM518mil in the seven months period of its financial year ending Oct 31, 2024 (FY24).
In a statement, the property developer said it recorded a loss before tax of RM13.9mil in the second quarter of its current financial year (2Q24) compared to loss before tax of RM2.1mil in 2Q23.
It said this was mainly due to lower gross profit as stocks in its Australian projects are largely fully sold; impairment loss on amount owing by EcoWorld London as the joint venture continues to invest resources to procure better planning consents for its remaining projects; as well as lower foreign exchange gains from appreciation of the British Pound against the ringgit.
Including net cash balances at joint ventures, EWI said the group has a total cash balance of RM349mil as at April 30, 2024.
Premised on the healthy cash position, the board declared a first interim dividend of six sen per share for FY24, which translates to RM144mil.
President and CEO Datuk Teow Leong Seng said the group's sales are on track with the value of unsold completed stocks reduced to about RM400mil, of which its effective share is about RM300mil.
He added that the board is maintaining its target of generating excess cash of up to RM500mil - which will be distributed to shareholders in tranches over 2024 and 2025 - by selling its completed stocks.
"We are monitoring market conditions closely and finding ways to improve the profitability of our remaining projects.
"While the current environment is challenging, the UK real estate market nonetheless presents opportunities in the longer term, judging from the strong rental rates in London."
Teow said the group will proceed with launches when cost pressures stabilise and the expected returns of undertaking such launches can be forecast with greater certainty.
this stock giving good dividend, especially for those who have averaged down the cost..say if we got around 40-50-60 sen...this stock is still potential....
For RM 420, gets 60 rgt in dividend. 60/420 or 100/7 is 15% Div Yield !! Higher than FD and EPF !! Dont have to wait 1 year somemore !! More to come !!
Short-term, we expect it to get back the value of RM1.20. Currently, the dividends paid are 45 cents. add to the current price, is 88.5. I expect we can have at least another 31.5 cents of upside
Stock: [EWINT]: ECO WORLD INTERNATIONAL BERHAD. 2023-11-04 01:15 | Report Abuse
EWINT: NTA: @1.02. NCAV: @0.53. Cash Value: @0.35.(Zero Debt) What a Catch...Added...@0.35...! 🤔🙏...! Proposed dividend: #0.06/share... probably more as seen from its first tranche #0.33/share!? Cyclical Consumer product...Hold...For property turnaround...(Price Movements)...n more capital reduction...🙏 At present...NTA/Cash Value/NCAV: #0.64/0.05/0.17 per share respectively. Holding Price now approximately below...@0.17/share... absolutely safe!? Another round of capital reduction of around #0.15/share or more!? PCB average is below #0.33. My average below 0.23(Minus DY:#0.12). Just...Hold...PCB management is conservative. They are efficient...Plus Tan Sri Liew KS...both has moral integrity... friendly to shareholders. Be Patient! UK/AU property will prevail...maybe other countries property development!? Trade/Hold at your own Risk! Mr. Market is Unpredictable!
Their GDV in UK according to last yr's AR was around 4.5bil Pounds. Wonder if that correlates to RM 1.2 bil. undeveloped land held by them?? Anyone can shed some light on this??
EWINT share price is going up .... 26Dec X Date...Dividend 5 sen is not bad..given current share of 30+ sen, that almost 20%. Payment is on 14Jan24, about 1 month from now..Good dividend yield of 5 sen+6 sen for FY2024.,,,11 sen/30 sen + that more than 30%...
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Posted by sell > 2024-06-07 06:29 | Report Abuse
DPS>EPS is not sustainable. Later will drop like Zhulian.