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This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on October 8, 2018

Hiap Huat Holdings Bhd (+ve)

TRADING of shares in Hiap Huat Holdings Bhd (fundamental: 1.15/3; valuation: 0.9/3) triggered our stocks with momentum algorithm last Friday for the second time this year.

The stock closed up 0.5 sen or 4.35% to 12 sen, with 2.1 million shares done compared with the counter’s 200-day average of 585,130 shares.

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 (2QFY18), net profit more than doubled to RM954,000 from RM331,000 a year ago, thanks to lower expenses as well as increased sales.

Revenue for the quarter rose 55% to RM13.42 million from RM8.67 million a year ago, mainly due to an increase in sales of recycled petroleum products, scheduled waste collection services and recycled paints and solvent products.

For the cumulative six months, net profit rose 139% to RM1.13 million from RM475,000 previously, while revenue rose 14% to RM22.79 million from RM19.92 million a year ago.

Hiap Huat is currently trading at 0.71 times its net book value.

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