[1] GENTING Malaysia Bhd (GenM) embarked on its RM10.4bil Genting Integrated Tourism Plan (GITP) two years ago, which will see the hilltop location getting a facelift with a new 20th Century Fox theme park, refurbished hotel rooms, a new 250-suite premium hotel, a shopping centre (Sky Avenue) and a high-speed cable car system. Previously, many had regarded GenM’s assets as being on the matured side, with a jaded theme park and rather old hotel rooms. TA Investment, however, opines that GenM deserves a relook in 2017 after being out of favour with investors, as the GITP should provide it with a major rerating catalyst. [2] EKOVEST Bhd is a deeply undervalued contractor, concessionaire and property developer. Its key highlight for the year was the disposal of a 40% equity stake in Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd, the holding company of the highly coveted Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke one and two) to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for RM1.13bil. [3] WHOLLY INTEGRATED furniture manufacturer SYF Resources Bhd is set to embark on an accelerated phase of growth over the next three years with its aggressive expansion of three new engineered board plants, lifting its annual production capacity from 80,000 cubic metres to 380,000 cubic metres by mid-2019. [4] GENTING’S 52.9% effective stake in Genting Singapore has experienced improving fundamentals, which has led to a recovery in Genting Singapore’s share price. This improvement could be attributed to lower impairments of receivables and the effectiveness of its recent cost-cutting measures. Coupled with its tightening credit policy, there will be lower impairment risk, going forward. Recent initiatives to attract more premium-mass players should also compensate for the decline in the VIP segment. http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2016/12/31/fund-managers-pick/ |