Stocks to watch: BToto, Time Engineering, TimeCom, AirAsia

UALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Sports Toto will be in focus on Tuesday, June 21 following the announcement of its full year financial year results, which were lower than the previous year.

Other counters which could see trading interest are TIME ENGINEERING BHD, TIME DOTCOM BHD, AIRASIA BHD and Muhibbah Engineering Bhd.

BERJAYA SPORTS TOTO BHD’s net profit rose 28.8% to RM104.18 million in the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2011 from RM80.89 million a year ago, boosted by strong record sales.

Revenue rose 5% to RM901.30 million from RM858.29 million while earnings per share were 7.79 sen versus 6.05 sen. It declared tax exempt dividend of three sen per share compared with eight sen a year ago.

For the financial year ended April 30, 2011, the net profit declined by 9.2% to 348,098 from the previous financial year’s RM383.50 million. Revenue inched up 1.28% to RM3.433 billion from RM3.392 billion. The total dividends were 21 sen compared with 57.5 sen a year ago.

Time Engineering fixed the renounceable offer for sale of up 626.18 million shares of Time dotCom Bhd at 53 sen.

Time Engineering said the offer price of 53 sen was 33.75% below the five-day volume weighted average market price up to June 17. Based on Monday’s closing price of 79 sen, this was a discount of 26 sen or 29%.

AirAsia Bhd is teaming up with CAE International Holdings Ltd to set up an aviation academy to provide training services for pilots, cabin crew, engineers, ramp handlers, guest services and aviation management.

The JV company to run the academy will have a paid-up capital of RM165.56 million of which AirAsia’s 50% share, being its capital and investment outlay in the JV shall be satisfied through its assets contribution.

RAM Rating Services Bhd says MUHIBBAH ENGINEERING (M) BHD’s RM130 million Islamic bonds are not affected on the recent news about the receivership status of the owner of the Tanjung Bin petroleum hub project.

It said the group’s stand-alone credit profile was affected by its weaker-than-expected profit performance, balance sheet and debt coverage ratios, as well as its tight liquidity profile.

RAM Ratings said Muhibbah’s outstanding order book of RM2.9 billion as at May19 will sustain the group over the next two years.

It added Muhibbah also derives earnings diversity, from its involvement in the CONSTRUCTION , cranes and shipyard segments. It also enjoys recurring dividend income from its associate stakes in the concessionaire for road-maintenance work in Malaysia and an operator and concession holder for three international airports in Cambodia.

SAAG CONSOLIDATED (M) BHD fixed the issue price for the sixth tranche of the placement of 15 million new shares of 10 sen each under the proposed private placement at an issue price of 10 sen each.

The placement price of 10 sen is 40.85% above the five-day weighted average market price of SAAG shares up to and including June 17 of 7.1 sen per share.

Meanwhile, at Tradewinds PLANTATION Bhd’s AGM, the Minority Shareholders Watchdog Group (MSWG) wants to raise a question about the proposed acquisition of Mardec Bhd which was reduced from RM150 million to RM140 million taking into account Ernst & Young appraisal of the fair value of Mardec group using the hybrid methodology.

MSWG will also query the company about the five-year financial performance of Mardec, including latest results.

At Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd’s AGM, the MSWG will ask the board to explain the implication of the auditors’ continued disclaimer of opinion.

The MSWG also wants to know how confident is the board that the proposed PN17 regularisation plan would eliminate the accumulated losses and turn around the group.UALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Sports Toto will be in focus on Tuesday, June 21 following the announcement of its full year financial year results, which were lower than the previous year.

Other counters which could see trading interest are TIME ENGINEERING BHD, TIME DOTCOM BHD , AIRASIA BHD and Muhibbah Engineering Bhd.

BERJAYA SPORTS TOTO BHD []’s net profit rose 28.8% to RM104.18 million in the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2011 from RM80.89 million a year ago, boosted by strong record sales.

Revenue rose 5% to RM901.30 million from RM858.29 million while earnings per share were 7.79 sen versus 6.05 sen. It declared tax exempt dividend of three sen per share compared with eight sen a year ago.

For the financial year ended April 30, 2011, the net profit declined by 9.2% to 348,098 from the previous financial year’s RM383.50 million. Revenue inched up 1.28% to RM3.433 billion from RM3.392 billion. The total dividends were 21 sen compared with 57.5 sen a year ago.

Time Engineering fixed the renounceable offer for sale of up 626.18 million shares of Time dotCom Bhd at 53 sen.

Time Engineering said the offer price of 53 sen was 33.75% below the five-day volume weighted average market price up to June 17. Based on Monday’s closing price of 79 sen, this was a discount of 26 sen or 29%.

AirAsia Bhd is teaming up with CAE International Holdings Ltd to set up an aviation academy to provide training services for pilots, cabin crew, engineers, ramp handlers, guest services and aviation management.

The JV company to run the academy will have a paid-up capital of RM165.56 million of which AirAsia’s 50% share, being its capital and investment outlay in the JV shall be satisfied through its assets contribution.

RAM Rating Services Bhd says MUHIBBAH ENGINEERING (M) BHD ’s RM130 million Islamic bonds are not affected on the recent news about the receivership status of the owner of the Tanjung Bin petroleum hub project.

It said the group’s stand-alone credit profile was affected by its weaker-than-expected profit performance, balance sheet and debt coverage ratios, as well as its tight liquidity profile.

RAM Ratings said Muhibbah’s outstanding order book of RM2.9 billion as at May19 will sustain the group over the next two years.

It added Muhibbah also derives earnings diversity, from its involvement in the CONSTRUCTION, cranes and shipyard segments. It also enjoys recurring dividend income from its associate stakes in the concessionaire for road-maintenance work in Malaysia and an operator and concession holder for three international airports in Cambodia.

SAAG CONSOLIDATED (M) BHD fixed the issue price for the sixth tranche of the placement of 15 million new shares of 10 sen each under the proposed private placement at an issue price of 10 sen each.

The placement price of 10 sen is 40.85% above the five-day weighted average market price of SAAG shares up to and including June 17 of 7.1 sen per share.

Meanwhile, at Tradewinds PLANTATION Bhd’s AGM, the Minority Shareholders Watchdog Group (MSWG) wants to raise a question about the proposed acquisition of Mardec Bhd which was reduced from RM150 million to RM140 million taking into account Ernst & Young appraisal of the fair value of Mardec group using the hybrid methodology.

MSWG will also query the company about the five-year financial performance of Mardec, including latest results.

At Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd’s AGM, the MSWG will ask the board to explain the implication of the auditors’ continued disclaimer of opinion.

The MSWG also wants to know how confident is the board that the proposed PN17 regularisation plan would eliminate the accumulated losses and turn around the group.