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This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on November 12, 2015.

 

EG Industries Bhd (-ve)

Shares of EG Industries (Fundamental: 0.95/3, Valuation: 1.1/3) closed 3.0% lower at 82 sen yesterday on active trade, after its new shares and warrants started trading on Bursa.

To recap, the company’s 3-for-2 renounceable rights issue with 1-for-2 free warrants has been oversubscribed by 12.9%, raising a total of RM57.8 million. The proceeds will be used to expand its manufacturing facilities and upgrade existing machineries.

EG is principally involved in the provision of electronic manufacturing services to the electronics, electrical and telecommunication sectors. In July 2014, Singapore-listed Jubilee Industries Holdings Ltd emerged as EG’s single largest shareholder with a 26% stake. Jubilee has since increased its stake to 32.38%. 

For FYJun2015, revenue dropped 9.2% to RM636.1 million while net profit surged 13-fold to RM26.5 million, boosted by higher margin sales mix and a fair value gain of RM14.6 million on disposal of financial assets.

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