Ratings Ranhill Utilities

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RANHILL

MYL5272OO009

End-of-day quote BURSA MALAYSIA Other stock markets 06:00:00 2024-04-29 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
1.12 ^MYR	+1.82%		+10.89%	+24.44%

Apr. 30	Ranhill Utilities Berhad Announces Appointment of Encik Jeffrey Bin Bosra as Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Effective from 2 May 2024	CI
Apr. 29	Ranhill Utilities Seeks Renewal of Share Buyback, Transactions Authority	MT

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
Over the last 4 months, analysts have significantly revised upwards the company's estimated sales.
Analysts remain confident with respect to the group's activity and, more often than not, have revised upwards their earnings per share estimates.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.

Weaknesses

The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
The company does not generate enough profits, which is an alarming weak point.
The company's valuation in terms of earnings multiples is rather high. Indeed, the firm is getting paid 31.11 times its estimated earnings per share for the ongoing year.
Most analysts recommend that the stock should be sold or reduced.
The three month average target prices set by analysts do not offer high potential in comparison with the current prices.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.

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Sector: Water Utilities

	1st Jan change	Capi.	Investor Rating	ESG Refinitiv
RANHILL UTILITIES	+24.44%	303M		C+
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - SABESP	+7.23%	10.68B		B-
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.	-2.06%	10.01B		B-
SEVERN TRENT PLC	-2.29%	9.24B		C+
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC	-0.27%	8.92B		B+
BEIJING CAPITAL ECO-ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION GROUP CO., LTD.	+7.81%	2.94B	-	B
CHENGDU XINGRONG ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.	+25.31%	2.92B		B-
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	-5.30%	2.84B		A-
AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY	-11.91%	2.64B		B-
PENNON GROUP PLC	-10.00%	2.38B		B-

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