UMS - Maybank Research 2023-03-01: Expecting A Weaker 1H23; But Offers 5.6% Yield

• UMS (SGX:558) reported a weak 4Q22 NPAT of S$16.1m, 20% under consensus but in line with our estimate. We should see lower revenues for the next 6 months as components sales is projected by UMS to drop by 20-30% y-o-y.
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• Maintain HOLD recommendation on UMS as we believe there is a chance for a rebound in 2H23 or FY24E if the ramp-up of the new customer goes well.

Slowdown in components sales

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• Sales of integrated systems should remain flat, but the backlog has seen a significant reduction, signalling a big drop in new orders won. Gross margin should be lower as well at around 50% from 50%-plus previously.

Recovery of demand in 4Q23

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Above is an excerpt from a report by Maybank Research.
Clients of Maybank Securities may be the first to access the full PDF report @ https://www.maybanktrade.com.sg/.

Read also Maybank's most recent report:
2024-08-14 UMS - 2Q24 Disappoints; Outlook Still Muted.

Previous report by Maybank:
2024-05-13 UMS - Downgrade To SELL; Losing Market Share.

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