MORNING CALL: 27/11/23

TA Securities says CPE Technology is fairly valued at RM1.13 per share

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00:00 This morning we've got our eye on CPE Technology, which is bound for Bursa's main market on

00:06 December 7th, with an IPO price of RM1.07 apiece.

00:10 TA Securities says the stock is fairly valued at RM1.13.

00:16 Founded in 1985, CPE Technology is an engineering supporting services provider.

00:22 It has four factories in Johor with a built-up area of 109,000 square feet.

00:28 It makes precision machined parts and components and provides computer numerical control machining

00:34 services.

00:35 CPE has a diversified customer base, both across geographical locations and industry

00:41 segments, which helps mitigate over-dependence on customers from any single country or industry.

00:47 The company has strong ties of over 10 years with four of its major customers within the

00:52 semiconductor, life science and medical devices and sport equipment industries.

00:57 It boasts an experienced and knowledgeable management team, a number of whom have over

01:02 three decades of experience in the industry.

01:04 TA forecasting CPE's revenue and core earnings to grow at a three-year kega of 9.0% and 14.2%

01:12 to RM188.3 million and RM45 million, respectively.

01:17 Forward dividend yields estimated at 0.7% to 1.9%.

01:22 So what's the consensus?

01:24 At the moment, TA aside, two other research firms have issued notes on the stock.

01:29 Apex Securities with a subscribe recommendation and fair value of RM1.25.

01:35 Public Invest says it's fairly valued at RM1.27, though it did not rate the stock.

01:40 So that's 1x average target price RM1.22 versus CPE's IPO price of RM1.07, which implies

01:48 a potential return of some 14%.

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