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KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Shares of Dialog Group Bhd rose 3.12% in early trade today after the company posted 9MFY15 earnings of RM211.5 million.

At 9.16am, Dialog (Fundamental: 2.10; Valuation: 0.50) rose five sen to RM1.65 with 1.65 million shares done.

BIMB Securities Research maintained its “Hold”rating on Dialog Group Bhd at RM1.60 with a higher target price of RM1.75 (from RM1.67) and said Dialog’s 9MFY15 net earnings of RM211.5 million were above house earnings forecast, making up of 91% of house full year estimate.

In a note today, the research house said year-to-date earnings had reported a 29.3% improvement due to contributions from upstream activities and fabrication activities as well as improved operating margin.

“In view of the stronger earnings, we are revising our FY15-17 forecast upwards by 13%-25%.

“Dialog has also declared a 1 sen dividend.

“Our target price is now higher at RM1.75 from RM1.67 previously. Maintain Hold,” it said.

(Note: The Edge Research's fundamental score reflects a company’s profitability and balance sheet strength, calculated based on historical numbers. The valuation score determines if a stock is attractively valued or not, also based on historical numbers. A score of 3 suggests strong fundamentals and attractive valuations. Go to www.theedgemarkets.com for details on a company’s financial dashboard.)

 

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