The principal activities of Luxchem are manufacturing and trading of unsaturated polyester resin and related products, import and distribution of chemical and pertochemical products. It is principally an investment holding company with two subsidiaries - Luxchem Polymer Industries Sdn Bhd and Luxchem Trading Sdn Bhd. Three of Luxchem’s subsidiaries are ISO9001:2000 certified. This provides quality assurance to Luxchem’s customers.
The industrial chemical supplier and unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) manufacturer currently it has seven distribution and marketing centers, of which six are in Peninsular Malaysia and one in Singapore. Luxchem supplies over 400 types of industrial chemicals (basic industrial chemicals, plastic in primary forms and synthetic rubber including UPR) to some 800 customers from industries that use rubber and plastics in the production process. The large client base limits Luxchem’s customer & industry specific risks and provides Luxchem strong bargaining power. Luxchem’s customers are spread out into 10 different manufacturing industries. The diversity enables Luxchem to mitigate risks arising from a particular industry while still exposing itself to any of the industries’ growth.
The Group produces Malaysia's most comprehensive portfolio of unsaturated polyester resins under the brand name POLYMAL. Luxchem is a convenient one stop supply centre that supplies 400 types of chemicals and 100 different grades and types of UPR. Luxchem is currently focusing on its UPR segment. It has a wide number of applications and is a potential growth area. Moreover, this segment has a high barrier to entry due to the high capital investment and level of technology required.Today, LCB exports to Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, China, Australia and the Middle East.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
31/12/2009 |
| | INDIVIDUAL PERIOD | CUMULATIVE PERIOD | |||
| | CURRENT YEAR QUARTER | PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING QUARTER | CURRENT YEAR TO DATE | PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING PERIOD | |
| | 31/12/2009 | 31/12/2008 | 31/12/2009 | 31/12/2008 | |
| | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| 1 | Revenue | 83,660 | 73,000 | 305,308 | 331,615 |
| 2 | Profit/(loss) before tax | 6,929 | 3,490 | 25,521 | 23,580 |
| 3 | Profit/(loss) for the period | 5,101 | 2,732 | 18,971 | 17,973 |
| 4 | Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent | 5,101 | 2,732 | 18,971 | 17,973 |
| 5 | Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit) | 3.90 | 3.30 | 14.60 | 15.00 |
| 6 | Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit) | 5.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 5.00 |
AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER | AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END | ||||
| 7 | Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$) | 0.7900 | 0.7100 | ||
The company registered excellent results for 2009 with a net profit of RM18.9m or a net EPS of 14.6 sen. Luxchem has also declared a total of 7 sen dividend for 2009. At RM1.03, the stock trades at a ridiculous 7x 2009. It pays very good dividends, what more you want.
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