Choice Stocks For 2005 Malaysian Business

Summary of Choice Stocks for 2005.
December 1-15 2004, Page 34
Company Share Price* Rationale
Aluminium Company of Malaysia RM1.56 Moving into the manufacturing of higher valued aluminium products.
AMMB Holdings RM3.42 Stronger than loan growth, stabilising margins, and lower loan-loss provisioning.
Commerce Asset-Holding RM4.84 Stronger loan growth, stabilising margins, and lower loan-loss provisioning.
DiGi.Com RM5.40 Currently the smallest telecommunications player, but with a rapidly increasing market penetration.
Fraser & Neave RM4.90 Solid fundamentals and a strong balance sheet.
IJM Corporation RM4.54 Specialised companies in water, waste-water and road maintenance will benefit from water related projects.
KNM Group RM2.07 Earnings growth from Dubai's investments and better position in the manufacturing of niche petroleum equipment.
Lion Diversified RM1.63 Strong upside from Parkson China's retail operations.
Malaysia International Shipping Corp Rm14.00 Focusing on lucrative energy transportation.
Maxis Communications RM8.95 Expansion potential in the Indian subcontinent.
Petaling Garden RM1.51 Resilient, two properties in Bandar Sri Petaling and Glenmarie would have high profit margins.
Ranhill RM6.70 Specialised companies in water, waste-water and road maintenance will benefit from water-related construction projects.
SEG International RM2.68 Largest education provider in terms of profits and enrollment figures and its earnings base is diversified enough for it to weather cyclical trends.
Scomi RM1.60 Potential earnings from recent acquisitions.
Telekom Malaysia RM11.90 Potential expansion overseas.
Tenaga Nasional RM11.50 Internal cost rationalisation exercise and potential increasr in tariff.
Transmile Group RM8.00 Regional expansion in 2005.
* as at Nov 22, 2004