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This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on June 9, 2017

Ideal Jacobs (Malaysia) Corp Bhd (+ve)

SHARES in Ideal Jacobs (Malaysia) Corp Bhd (fundamental: 1/3, valuation: 0.3/3), a manufacturer of industrial labels and nameplates, triggered our proprietary momentum algorithm yesterday. The stock closed 0.5 sen or 1.54% higher at 33 sen with a volume of 6.33 million shares traded, exceeding its 200-day average volume of 1.12 million shares.

The ACE Market-listed company plans to diversify its core business to include the provision of integrated facilities management and construction activities by acquiring Widad Business Group Sdn Bhd. With the proposed acquisition, Ideal Jacobs expects Widad’s business to likely contribute more than 25% of the group’s net profit in the future.

On Monday, Ideal Jacobs said it had entered into a non-binding heads of agreement (HoA) with Widad for the proposed acquisition. The HoA will continue to be in force for a period of 45 days or any longer period as the parties may mutually agree in writing.

At the current share price, Ideal Jacobs is trading at 1.57 times its book value.

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