Frencken - UOB Kay Hian 2023-05-23: 1Q23 Earnings Below Expectation Due To Weaker Margin, Outlook Remains Cautious

Frencken - 1Q23 Earnings Below Expectation Due To Weaker Margin, Outlook Remains Cautious

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  • Frencken’s 1Q23 earnings of S$5.2m (-60% y-o-y) was below expectation, meeting only 11% of our full-year estimate mainly due to gross margin compression caused by continuing inflationary cost pressure and higher depreciation.
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  • Frencken expects the business environment to remain challenging in 2023. We cut our 2023 earnings forecast for Frencken by 44%. Maintain HOLD with a 28% lower target price of S$0.78 for Frencken.

Frenken's 1Q23 earnings of S$5.2m (-12% y-o-y) missed our estimate on gross margin pressure.

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  • On the other hand, Frencken's 1Q23 revenue of S$173m (-13% y-o-y) was in line, at 24% of our full-year estimate.

Revenue declined across three segments, while that for medical and analytical & life sciences rose.

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Above is the excerpt from report by UOB Kay Hian Research.
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John Cheong UOB Kay Hian Research | https://research.uobkayhian.com/ 2023-05-23



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