RHB Invest Research
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Top Story: Plantation – Looking for a “safe haven” Overweight (up from N)
Sector Update
¨ We believe one sector that would hold up relatively better during times of economic uncertainty would be the plantation sector. While we acknowledge that commodity prices are likely to come under pressure during this period amidst the strengthening US$, we have already imputed this risk into our CPO price forecasts of RM3,100/tonne for 2011 (YTD RM3,400/t) and RM2,900/t for 2012
Corporate Highlights
Mah Sing: Strategic switch to affordable housing Underperform
News Update
¨ Mah Sing announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Semai Meranti for RM92m. Semai Meranti is the owner of 225.7m acres of freehold development land in Rawang. Land cost of RM9.36 psf is reasonable for a large tract of residential land in a suburb 30-40km away from KL city.
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