<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 5): CIMB IB Research said Malaysian corporate earnings revision ratio remained weak in 3Q at 0.29x.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a note Dec 4, the research house said this led it to downgrade its KLCI earnings growth forecasts to 4% for 2018F (vs. 5% previously) and 4% for 2019F (vs. 8% previously).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“We fine-tune our end-2018 KLCI target to 1,704 (from 1,684) and introduce our 2019 KLCI target of 1,674 points (based on 15.4x P/E).</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“3Q18 market earnings for stocks under our coverage fell 5.9% year-on-year (2Q18: +5% y-o-y) due to lower earnings from the agribusiness, aviation and telco sectors,” it said.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The research house said corporate earnings for 9M18 fell 2% as profit margins were impacted by lower commodity prices, &nbsp;provisions, weaker profit margins, and delays in contracts for some companies.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“We maintain our top three picks. Corporate earnings delivery remains one of the key concerns for the Malaysian market,” it said.</p></div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 5): CIMB IB Research said Malaysian corporate earnings revision ratio remained weak in 3Q at 0.29x.

In a note Dec 4, the research house said this led it to downgrade its KLCI earnings growth forecasts to 4% for 2018F (vs. 5% previously) and 4% for 2019F (vs. 8% previou...

CIMB Research lowers end-2018 KLCI target to 1,704

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