- Venture Corp’s outlook commentary shared little on near-term operating conditions. The company emphasised its long-term relationship, investments, and strong balance sheet.
- Nevertheless, we believe Venture Corp's 2H25 earnings will remain weak –
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- uncertainty over drug pricing has scaled back big pharma capex; and
- cuts in US research funding grants further pulling down demand for life science equipment.
- 1H25 results were within expectations. Revenue and PATMI were 51%/49% of FY25e expectations. 1H25 PATMI net profit declined 8.6% y-o-y to S$112.9mil, in-line with revenue contracting 8.8%.
- A special special dividend of 5 cents was announced in addition to an unchanged interim dividend of 25 cents.
The Positive
Ample cash.
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- There will be two new innovation centres in China and the US to source fast-growing product opportunities.
The Negative
Consumer lifestyle products decline.
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