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Share buybacks are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Thai equity market, marking a shift from the traditional behaviour of listed companies. Historically, Thai firms have been hesitant to engage in buybacks due to structural and strategic reasons.
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) strengthens its leadership in Malaysia's debt capital markets, securing the top spot in all four categories at the 22nd RAM League Awards 2025.
ITMAX System Bhd's next growth frontier could be East Malaysia after establishing a firm presence in Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang.
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has issued four new structured warrants linked to crude palm oil futures (FCPO) traded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives.
Thailand's telecommunications sector appears poised for stronger performance over the medium term, supported by improving fundamentals and easing competition.
The higher tipping fee for Cypark Resources Bhd's waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Negri Sembilan is expected to enhance its recurring revenue and improve the cash flow profile of its WTE operations.
PETALING JAYA: The potential curbing of artificial intelligence (AI)-related chip exports by the United States is expected to have a limited direct impact on Bursa Malaysia's technology index, while AI exposure remains a key growth driver for the technology sector.
Greatech Technology Bhd is set to strengthen its market position following a recent strategic acquisition aimed at enhancing its capabilities in higher value-add process automation.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's private healthcare players are expected to see a continuous uptrend in inpatient admissions, more complex cases and patients traveling from abroad to obtain medical treatment here.
PETALING JAYA: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is seen as a defensive investment play amid the current volatile equity market as its earnings are resilient and valuation is undemanding.
KUALA LUMPUR: Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd is expected to continue its robust loan growth and stable net interest margin (NIMs) in the second quarter of financial year 2025 (2Q FY2025), said Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB).
Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) Research says it expects Genting Bhd's share price to see a re-rating, given several near-term catalysts. The research house said in a report that "Genting's Lim family and chief executive officer Tan Kong Han buying shares at valuations near all-time lows gives us the confidence that the share price could have fully discounted all possible positives".
Yinson Holdings Bhd is expected to be a key beneficiary of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel macro upcycle, driven by rising deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production, with industry projections pointing to 64 FPSO awards between 2025 and 2030.
PETALING JAYA: Maybank Investment Bank Research (Maybank IB) expects earnings of companies under its coverage to continue recording positive growth into 2025, albeit at a slower pace.
PETALING JAYA: The plantation sector is expected to experience a seasonally slow start to its first quarter of 2025 (1Q25) earnings, despite higher year-to-date (y-t-d) crude palm oil (CPO) prices, according to Maybank Investment Bank Research (Maybank IB).
KUALA LUMPUR: The potential total addressable market for ASEAN data centres is estimated to reach US$11 billion (US$1=RM4.20) by 2028 on the back of the global data centre demand boom, according to Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) Bhd.
The industrial-property sector is gearing up for a significant boom this year, propelled by surging demand from high-tech industries and data centres, analysts say.
TH Plantations Bhd's (THP) earnings shortfall for the financial year 2024 (FY24) was dragged by lower-than-expected crude palm oil (CPO) average selling prices (ASP) achieved and slowing of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) output.
KUALA LUMPUR: MBM Resources Bhd may experience a softer first quarter this year on weaker automotive sales that was seen in the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) statistics released recently.
PETALING JAYA: Despite surprise rate cuts in some Asean countries due to weak domestic demand, Malaysia is expected to maintain its overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3% throughout 2025, as analysts cite resilient economic fundamentals and fiscal reforms.
