Monday 28 November 2011

Guan Chong Berhad



Submitting Merchant Bank
:
N/A  
Company Name
:
GUAN CHONG BERHAD  
Stock Name
:
GUANCHG  
Date Announced
:
09/11/2011  
Financial Year End
:
31/12/2011
Quarter
:
3
Quarterly report for the financial period ended
:
30/09/2011
The figures
:
have not been audited

Converted attachment :



Please attach the full Quarterly Report here:
GCB-3rdQ2011 Interim Financial Statements.pdf



Currency
:
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)

SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
30/09/2011


       
INDIVIDUAL PERIOD
CUMULATIVE PERIOD
       
CURRENT YEAR QUARTER
PRECEDING YEAR
CORRESPONDING
QUARTER
CURRENT YEAR TO DATE
PRECEDING YEAR
CORRESPONDING
PERIOD
       
30/09/2011
30/09/2010
30/09/2011
30/09/2010
       
$$'000
$$'000
$$'000
$$'000
1Revenue
365,721
296,563
990,362
836,296
2Profit/(loss) before tax
33,823
27,002
107,850
79,359
3Profit/(loss) for the period
26,238
17,788
91,747
57,126
4Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent
25,939
17,867
90,473
57,108
5Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)
8.16
5.59
28.44
17.86
6Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)
4.00
1.50
10.00
4.63








AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER
AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)
0.7840
0.7482



9 Months ending 30.9.2011

Income Statement

Revenue 990.362m
Profit from operations 111.799m
PBT 107.850m
PAT 91.747m

EPS
Basic 28.44 sen
Diluted 27.31 sen

Finance costs (3.949m)
Tax expense  (16.103m)


Balance Sheet

ASSETS
NCA 222.966m
CA  627.365m
TOTAL ASSETS  850.331m

 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Total equity  256.807m
NCL 18.579m
CL  574.945m
Total liabilities 593.524m
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES   850.331M

Net assets per share  78.40 sen.


Inventories   472.518m
Trade and other receivables  133.584m
Trade and other payables 176.405m


Deposits, bank and cash balances  21.263m
LT Loans and Borrowings  8.899m
ST Loans and Borrowings  375.205m


Dividends
30.9.2011  (26.232m)
30.9.2010  (11.100m)


Cash flows statement

PBT  107.850m
Operating profit before working capital changes  146.839m

Net cash (used in) from operating activities  (52.732m)
Net cash (used in) investing activities  (77.041m)
Net cash from (used in) financing activities  129.999m



Weighted average number of ordinary shares   318.111m
Adjusted weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue and issuables  331.341m


Commentary of prospects 

The Board of Directors is optimistic about the performance of GCB in the current financial year given that the new cocoa processing plant located in Batam, Indonesia has commenced its production in 1st quarter 2011. We believe GCB is well-positioned for growth as many initiatives to improve our competitiveness and profitability have been systematically carried out by the management team. 


Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Board of  Directors of GCB expects that the Group’s financial performance for the financial year 2011 to be satisfactory



Market Watch






Announcement
Date
Financial
Yr. End
QtrPeriod EndRevenue
RM '000
Profit/Lost
RM'000
EPSAmended
09-Nov-1131-Dec-11330-Sep-11365,72126,2388.16-
11-Aug-1131-Dec-11230-Jun-11334,64135,37710.84-
16-May-1131-Dec-11131-Mar-11290,00030,1329.44-
31-Jan-1131-Dec-10431-Dec-10332,30942,98713.37#-

#adjusted for capital changes.

ttm-EPS  41.81 sen
Price  RM 2.49
Trailing PE 5.96x



Share Price Performance
   High
Low
Prices 1 Month
2.580
  (11-Nov-11)
2.370
  (02-Nov-11)
Prices 3 Months2.680  (05-Sep-11)2.000  (26-Sep-11)
Prices 12 Months3.730  (07-Feb-11)1.690  (02-Mar-11)
Volume 12 Months22,045  (28-Dec-10)60  (21-Oct-11)

Stock Performance Chart for Guan Chong Berhad


23.11.2011

Price RM 2.510
PE  6.47x
DY  3.05%
Market cap  802.6m
ROE  53%

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