1Q19

SINGAPORE (May 31): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining “buy” on IHH Healthcare with a target price of RM6.30 ($2.07), which implies 32.8 times 2020F P/E – well below its historical five-year 12 month forward P/E of 57 times based on the stock’s performan

SINGAPORE (May 30): IHH Healthcare reported 1Q earnings of RM89.5 million ($29.4 million), 56% higher from RM57.2 million a year ago on the back of stronger operational performance.

SINGAPORE (May 30): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining its “hold” call on Sembcorp Marine (SMM) while lowering its fair value estimate to $1.60 from $1.77 previously upon slashing its price-to-book valuation from 1.6 times to 1.45 times.

SINGAPORE (May 28): RHB Research is turning negative on Singapore’s short-term economic outlook on expectations of a prolonged slowdown in the electronics sector as well as weaker global growth prospects.

SINGAPORE (May 21): CGS-CIMB Research and DBS Vickers Securities are maintaining their “add” and “buy” calls on Sembcorp Industries (SCI) with target prices of $3.41 and $3.90, respectively.

SINGAPORE (May 16): Banyan Tree Holdings reported a 74% decline in 1Q19 earnings to $5.2 million from $20.2 million on the back of lower revenue, as well as the absence of one-off gains from the dilution of the group’s interest in its China entities.

SINGAPORE (May 16): The manager of iREIT Global has declared a 1Q19 distribution per unit (DPU) 1.42 cents, declining 2.7% from 1.46 cents a year ago due to higher property operating expenses and a weaker SGD/EUR exchange rate.

SINGAPORE (May 15): City Developments (CDL) has announced earnings of $199.6 million for the 1Q ended March, rising 133.8% from restated 1Q18 earnings of $85.3 million on strong profit margins and the realisation of a pre-tax divestment gain.

SINGAPORE (May 14): Straits Trading Company reported earnings $17.3 million for 1Q19, up 78.1% from $9.7 million in 1Q18 due to higher share of results of associates and joint ventures (JVs) as well as improved overall performance across all of its busine

SINGAPORE (May 14): Straco Corporation, the developer and operator of tourism-related attractions including the Singapore Flyer, has posted earnings of $8.5 million for the 1Q ended March, more than doubling from its 1Q18 earnings of $3.5 million due to h