Risk factor
Very poor trading liquidity
Profitability factor
Very low or no dividends
About
Ann Joo Resources Berhad functions as an investment holding entity, primarily engaged in the production and distribution of iron, steel, and related products across both Malaysia and Singapore. The company's operations are strategically divided into several key segments: Upstream Steel, Downstream Steel, Green Technology, and an overarching 'Investment Holding, Property Management and Others' division. Its manufacturing capabilities yield foundational materials such as hot metal, pig iron, granulated slag, and blast furnace off-gas, along with semi-finished goods like billets. Additionally, it fabricates an extensive array of finished steel items, encompassing various reinforcing bars (mild steel round, yield deformed, deformed), wire rods, and diverse bar types including equal angle, round, flat, square, engineering round bars, and black shafts. Beyond production, Ann Joo is a significant supplier of a comprehensive range of carbon steels, which includes a variety of plates (mild, high tensile, carbon, atmospheric corrosion, boiler, shipbuilding, offshore structural, abrasive resistant), flat bars, pipes, hollow sections, angles, channels, beams, columns, sheet piles, rails, and tee and square bars. The company further offers a wide selection of stainless steel products, such as plates, coils, pipes, hollow sections, angles, channels, flat bars, beams, and various round and square bars. Its inventory also features an assortment of coated sheets and coils – hot pickled and oiled, cold rolled, galvanized iron, electro-galvanized, silicon, stainless steel, aluminum coated, and ZAMs – alongside mild steel, high tensile, and chequered plates and coils. The firm's business scope extends to the retail, import, export, and supply of various metal commodities. It also handles property management, operates specialized steel service centers, and trades in hardware, building, and construction materials. Ann Joo caters to a broad spectrum of industries, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, palm oil and oleochemicals, consumer electronics, automotive manufacturing, engineering-fabrication, construction, and infrastructure development. Established in 1946, Ann Joo Resources Berhad maintains its corporate headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is slightly undervalued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is 'expensive' on EV/EBITDA, undervalued
Target Price
The average target price of 6556.KL is 0.54 and suggests 6.93% upside potential. Usually, this means a HOLD recommendation among investment firms. This neutral recommenda