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George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad KLSE:GKENT Stock Report

Last Price

RM 0.35

Market Cap

RM 185.2m

7D

9.2%

1Y

-22.0%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad

KLSE:GKENT Stock Report

Market Cap: RM 185.2m

GKENT Stock Overview

Provides various metering products for residential, industrial, and commercial customers in Malaysia and internationally. More details

GKENT fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends2/6

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George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceRM 0.35
52 Week HighRM 0.62
52 Week LowRM 0.32
Beta0.82
1 Month Change0%
3 Month Change-18.39%
1 Year Change-21.98%
3 Year Change-43.65%
5 Year Change-61.62%
Change since IPO-48.64%

Recent News & Updates

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Dividend Will Be MYR0.0075

Dec 06
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Dividend Will Be MYR0.0075

Recent updates

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Dividend Will Be MYR0.0075

Dec 06
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Dividend Will Be MYR0.0075

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Has Announced A Dividend Of MYR0.0075

Jun 10
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Has Announced A Dividend Of MYR0.0075

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To MYR0.0075

Dec 03
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To MYR0.0075

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Nov 09
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Is Reducing Its Dividend To MYR0.01

Jun 05
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Is Reducing Its Dividend To MYR0.01

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Jun 03
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of MYR0.01

Nov 25
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of MYR0.01

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Jun 02
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Capital Allocation Trends At George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Aren't Ideal

Jun 07
Capital Allocation Trends At George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Aren't Ideal

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT)

May 20
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT)

Is There Now An Opportunity In George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT)?

May 03
Is There Now An Opportunity In George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT)?

Analysts' Revenue Estimates For George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Are Surging Higher

Mar 27
Analysts' Revenue Estimates For George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Are Surging Higher

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Mar 24
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Here's What George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Mar 14
Here's What George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

These 4 Measures Indicate That George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Mar 01
These 4 Measures Indicate That George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Key Things To Watch Out For If You Are After George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) 2.7% Dividend

Feb 14
Key Things To Watch Out For If You Are After George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) 2.7% Dividend

Here's What To Make Of George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Returns On Capital

Jan 29
Here's What To Make Of George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Returns On Capital

What Does George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Share Price Indicate?

Jan 14
What Does George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Share Price Indicate?

Would Shareholders Who Purchased George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Dec 30
Would Shareholders Who Purchased George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT)

Dec 17
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT)

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Stock Is Going Strong: Have Financials A Role To Play?

Dec 03
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:GKENT) Stock Is Going Strong: Have Financials A Role To Play?

Is George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 20
Is George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:GKENT) Using Too Much Debt?

Shareholder Returns

GKENTMY ConstructionMY Market
7D9.2%-0.4%-0.2%
1Y-22.0%51.1%10.4%

Return vs Industry: GKENT underperformed the MY Construction industry which returned 51.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GKENT underperformed the MY Market which returned 10.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GKENT's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GKENT volatility
GKENT Average Weekly Movement5.0%
Construction Industry Average Movement5.2%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in MY Market10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in MY Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: GKENT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the MY market.

Volatility Over Time: GKENT's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1936224n/ageorgekent.net

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad, together with its subsidiaries, provides various metering products for residential, industrial, and commercial customers in Malaysia and internationally. It operates through Engineering, Metering, and Others segments. The company manufactures and supplies water meters; brass components, valves, waterwork fittings, and flow control tools; and stopcocks, bibtaps, ferrules, housings, ball float-control and brass ball valves, and lockable valves.

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad Fundamentals Summary

How do George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GKENT fundamental statistics
Market capRM 185.22m
Earnings (TTM)-RM 50.91m
Revenue (TTM)RM 124.84m

1.5x

P/S Ratio

-3.6x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GKENT income statement (TTM)
RevenueRM 124.84m
Cost of RevenueRM 99.77m
Gross ProfitRM 25.06m
Other ExpensesRM 75.98m
Earnings-RM 50.91m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.098
Gross Margin20.08%
Net Profit Margin-40.79%
Debt/Equity Ratio40.8%

How did GKENT perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.2%

Current Dividend Yield

-15%

Payout Ratio

Does GKENT pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy GKENT by to receive an upcoming dividend?
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 12 2024
Dividend Pay DateDec 24 2024
Days until Ex dividend9 days
Days until Dividend pay date3 days

Does GKENT pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 12:31
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad is covered by 3 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ping GohHong Leong Investment Bank Berhad
Wei-Gek NgKenanga Research
Chee Yoon YewMaybank Research Pte. Ltd.