growth prospects

While market sentiment remains weak, APAC Realty has secured a healthy pipeline of marketing appointments with 25 new projects, or 7,466 units, as of February to be launched this year.

Given CAO's zero debt balance sheet and significant net cash position (24% of its market cap), analyst Shekhar Jaiswal believes that the group is able to undertake a "sizable earnings-accretive acquisition."

SINGAPORE (Jan 29): Small medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore appear to display an appalling lack of interest in taking their businesses beyond the city state, according to QBE’s annual survey of more than 400 local SME business leaders.