Varia Berhad (KLSE:VARIA) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

VARIA Stock Overview

An investment holding company, engages in the construction, property investment, maintenance and facility management, oil and gas, and healthcare businesses in Malaysia.

About the company

VARIA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year

Does not have a meaningful market cap (MYR344M)

Varia Berhad Competitors

Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd

KLSE:FAJAR

RM 289.2m

Samaiden Group Berhad

KLSE:SAMAIDEN

RM 427.0m

Critical Holdings Berhad

KLSE:CHB

RM 386.6m

MN Holdings Berhad

KLSE:MNHLDG

RM 449.7m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Varia Berhad
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	RM 0.80
52 Week High	RM 1.10
52 Week Low	RM 0.79
Beta	-0.033
11 Month Change	-3.05%
3 Month Change	-12.15%
1 Year Change	-23.56%
33 Year Change	-30.26%
5 Year Change	-14.52%
Change since IPO	-54.57%

Recent updates

Is Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 21

Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Jun 01

Stella Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:STELLA) Shares Climb 29% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Jul 08

Is Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 07

Our Take On The Returns On Capital At Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA)

Mar 19

Here's Why We Don't Think Stella Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:STELLA) Statutory Earnings Reflect Its Underlying Earnings Potential

Jan 25

How Does Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Fare As A Dividend Stock?

Dec 29

The Trends At Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) That You Should Know About

Dec 02

Shareholder Returns

	VARIA	MY Construction	MY Market
7D	-3.6%	-1.7%	-0.8%
1Y	-23.6%	44.0%	10.4%

Return vs Industry: VARIA underperformed the MY Construction industry which returned 44% over the past year.

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

Price Volatility

Is VARIA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
VARIA volatility
VARIA Average Weekly Movement	6.1%
Construction Industry Average Movement	6.9%
Market Average Movement	6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in MY Market	10.8%
10% least volatile stocks in MY Market	3.0%

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

Volatility Over Time: VARIA's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1997	56	Beng Lau	www.varia.com.my

Varia Berhad, an investment holding company, engages in the construction, property investment, maintenance and facility management, oil and gas, and healthcare businesses in Malaysia. The company is involved in the construction of civil and structural, mechanical and electrical works, and project management businesses; and undertakes small and medium sized contracts for building of schools, houses, water treatment plants, pipe laying, security fencing, and piling works. It operates as a contractor for various civil and structural, mechanical and electrical, and maintenance works; invests in and develops properties; develops and sells residential and commercial properties; and supplies valves, engineering equipment, and spare parts, as well as offers related maintenance services.

Varia Berhad Fundamentals Summary

How do Varia Berhad's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
VARIA fundamental statistics
Market cap	RM 343.84m
Earnings (TTM)	RM 611.00k
Revenue (TTM)	RM 213.23m

562.7x

P/E Ratio

1.6x

P/S Ratio

Is VARIA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
VARIA income statement (TTM)
Revenue	RM 213.23m
Cost of Revenue	RM 182.71m
Gross Profit	RM 30.52m
Other Expenses	RM 29.91m
Earnings	RM 611.00k

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.0014
Gross Margin	14.31%
Net Profit Margin	0.29%
Debt/Equity Ratio	27.9%

How did VARIA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

VARIA Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Varia Berhad Competitors

KLSE:FAJAR

RM 289.2m

KLSE:SAMAIDEN

RM 427.0m

KLSE:CHB

RM 386.6m

KLSE:MNHLDG

RM 449.7m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Varia Berhad, Annual General Meeting, Nov 27, 2024

Varia Berhad Announces Appointment of Dato' Sri Dr. Mohd Nizom Bin Sairi as Independent and Non Executive Chairman

New major risk - Financial data availability

First quarter 2025 earnings released: RM0.01 loss per share (vs RM0.002 profit in 1Q 2024)

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: RM0.012 (vs RM0.17 loss in FY 2023)

Varia Berhad Re-Designates Datuk Wira Roslan Bin AB Rahman from an Independent Non-Executive Director to A Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Recent updates

Varia Berhad, Annual General Meeting, Nov 27, 2024

Varia Berhad Announces Appointment of Dato' Sri Dr. Mohd Nizom Bin Sairi as Independent and Non Executive Chairman

New major risk - Financial data availability

First quarter 2025 earnings released: RM0.01 loss per share (vs RM0.002 profit in 1Q 2024)

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: RM0.012 (vs RM0.17 loss in FY 2023)

Varia Berhad Re-Designates Datuk Wira Roslan Bin AB Rahman from an Independent Non-Executive Director to A Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: RM0.005 (vs RM0.16 loss in 3Q 2023)

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: RM0.01 (vs RM0.017 loss in 2Q 2023)

New major risk - Shareholder dilution

Full year 2023 earnings released: RM0.17 loss per share (vs RM0.068 profit in FY 2022)

Stella Holdings Berhad, Annual General Meeting, Sep 21, 2023

High number of new directors

Full year 2023 earnings released: RM0.21 loss per share (vs RM0.05 profit in FY 2022)

Stella Holdings Berhad Appoints Datuk Wira Roslan Bin AB Rahman as Independent and Non Executive Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: RM0.16 loss per share (vs RM0.009 loss in 3Q 2022)

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Stella Holdings Berhad Announces Resignation of Mohamad Haslah Bin Mohamad Amin as Non Independent and Non Executive Chairman, Effective 14 January 2023

Stella Holdings Berhad Announces Appointment of Jamaluddin Bin Sabeh as Independent and Non Executive Member of Risk Committee

Stella Holdings Berhad Approves Final Single Tier Dividend for the Financial Year Ended March 31, 2022, Payable on November 24, 2022

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: RM0.035 loss per share (vs RM0.011 profit in 2Q 2022)

Stella Holdings Berhad Announces Re-designation of Dato' Mohamad Haslah Bin Mohamad Amin as Non Independent and Non Executive Chairman from Non Independent Executive Chairman

Varia Engineering Services Sdn Bhd, Datuk Lau Beng Wei and Datuk Lau Beng Sin agreed to acquire 51.731493% stake in Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) from Fine Approach Sdn Bhd, Cerdik Cempaka Sdn Bhd, Anjuran Utama Sdn Bhd, Westiara Development Sdn Bhd, Nova Premium Sdn Bhd and others.

Is Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Using Too Much Debt?

Upcoming dividend of RM0.025 per share

Stella Holdings Berhad Announces Cessation of Office of CZARINA ALIA BINTI ABDUL, Independent and Non Executive Chairman of Remuneration Committee

Stella Holdings Berhad Announces Retirement of CZARINA ALIA BINTI ABDUL RAZAK, Independent and Non Executive Director

En Mohd Azali bin Abdul Rahman completed the acquisition of 51% equity interest in Iris Synergy Sdn Bhd.

En Mohd Azali bin Abdul Rahman agreed to acquire 51% equity interest in Iris Synergy Sdn Bhd for MYR 0.4 million.

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: RM0.05 (vs RM0.045 in FY 2021)

Stella Holdings Berhad Proposes Final Single-Tier Dividend for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2022, Payable on November 24, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: RM0.052 (vs RM0.045 in FY 2021)

Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Stella Holdings Berhad Announces Appointment Sharifah Rafidah Binti Wan Mansor as Independent Director

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

High number of new directors

Executive Director Gee Swan Tan has left the company

Upcoming dividend of RM0.025 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: RM0.002 loss per share (vs RM0.014 loss in 1Q 2021)

Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Has Announced A Dividend Of RM0.025

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of RM0.025

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.045 (vs RM0.042 in FY 2020)

Stella Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:STELLA) Shares Climb 29% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Is Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Using Too Much Debt?

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Our Take On The Returns On Capital At Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA)

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.015 (vs RM0.015 in 3Q 2020)

New 90-day high: RM0.92

Here's Why We Don't Think Stella Holdings Berhad's (KLSE:STELLA) Statutory Earnings Reflect Its Underlying Earnings Potential

How Does Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) Fare As A Dividend Stock?

New 90-day high: RM0.85

The Trends At Stella Holdings Berhad (KLSE:STELLA) That You Should Know About

New 90-day low: RM0.66

New 90-day low - RM0.70

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility