Johan Holdings Bhd (+ve)
SHARES in Johan Holdings Bhd (fundamental: 0.2/3, valuation: 0.9/3), which triggered our momentum algorithm yesterday for the third time, was highlighted as a “red-flag” stock with momentum by our proprietary algorithm, suggesting that investors should exercise extra caution while trading in its shares.
The stock closed up two sen at 16.5 sen yesterday, after 8.74 million shares were traded, compared with its 200-day average volume of 463,131 shares.
The company, the franchise operator of Diners Club charge and credit cards, also has interests in travel and tours, manufacture of ceramic walls and floor tiles, property development, resorts and hotels.
For the first financial quarter ended April 30, 2016 (1QFY17), Johan’s net loss widened to RM5.76 million from a net loss of RM3.96 million a year ago due to losses on its hospitality business.
Revenue for 1QFY17 fell 22.7% to RM42.86 million on lower revenue across all segments.
At the current share price, Johan is trading at 0.5 times its book value.