<div>This article first appeared in <em>The Edge Financial Daily</em>, on October 28, 2016.<br />
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><strong>Sasbadi Holdings Bhd (+ve)</strong></p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SHARES in Sasbadi Holdings Bhd (fundamental: 3/3, valuation: 0.5/3) triggered our momentum algorithm yesterday for the first time this year.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It saw some 4.84 million of its shares exchanged yesterday, versus its 200-day average trading volume of 350,073 shares. The counter closed up 12 sen or 9.76% at RM1.35.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In September, Sasbadi announced the establishment of an applied learning centre, through the acquisition of Distinct Motion Sdn Bhd, which is involved in the business of conducting learning activities related to gadgets, automation systems and robotics technology.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The RM850,000 acquisition was part of Sasbadi’s promise made during its initial public offering. The acquisition was completed last Friday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In the third quarter ended May 31, 2016, the company saw a 23% rise in net profit to RM3.84 million from RM3.11 million in the previous year, as revenue gained 19% to RM22.42 million.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Sasbadi is trading at 2.4 times its net book value.</p></div>


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on October 28, 2016.

 

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