Risk factor
High price volatility
Profitability factor
Decent dividends
About
Forth Corporation Public Company Limited, founded in 1989 and based in Bangkok, Thailand, is a diversified company specializing in the development, production, and distribution of electronic equipment across the country. Its operations are divided into three primary segments: Electronics Manufacturing Services, Enterprise Solutions, and Smart Service Business. The company offers an extensive range of electronic products and advanced solutions. These include specialized tracking devices such as the Forth Taglock EM for prisoner monitoring and general GPS systems. It also provides essential facility solutions like nurse call systems. In the smart infrastructure domain, Forth delivers innovative lighting solutions, intelligent traffic control systems, smart grids, multi-service network telephone exchange equipment, EV charging stations, and sophisticated smart meter systems, which feature digital energy/water consumption meters alongside software for automated data collection. For retail and consumer services, Forth provides compact gas and oil vending machines, versatile top-up and payment kiosks, the interactive Boonterm Counter Service (complete with touchscreen, usage monitoring, and receipt printing), Boonterm water dispensers, automated cup beverage machines, and various smart vending machines. Beyond its core electronic offerings, Forth Corporation also holds a notable presence in the aviation industry, dealing in KODIAK high-performance aircraft, managing a commercial aircraft maintenance center, and offering flight training. Its diverse activities further extend to trading electronic components, selling and installing light boards and traffic systems (including traffic board project concessions), providing consulting for information and computer software management as well as engineering services, e-commerce ventures, and turnkey CCTV installation. Additionally, the company offers financial services such as nano finance and personal loans, and is involved in the distribution of general goods.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is fairly valued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is reasonably priced on P/E, 'cheap' on EV/EBIT
Target Price
The average target price of FORTH.BK is 11 and suggests 26% downside potential. Usually, this means a SELL recommendation among investment firms, or a recommendation to d