Wilmar International - RHB Research 2025-09-26: Loses Legal Appeal In Cooking Oil Corruption Case; Downgrade To Sell

• Wilmar International (SGX:F34) has lost its appeal with regards to the alleged cooking oil corruption case. While the final amount of the penalty has yet to be released, the forfeiture of the US$729m deposit would reduce FY25F earnings by 65%.
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• We downgrade our recommendation to SELL and our Wilmar's target price to S$2.50, to take into account the earnings risk, and reduce our ESG score.

Wilmar loses legal appeal.

• The Indonesian Supreme Court has overturned earlier rulings on acquittals of three major palm oil groups, namely Wilmar Group, Permata Hijau Group, and Musim Mas Group, on appeal by the Indonesia’s Attorney General Office (AGO).
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The AGO claims that the total losses incurred amounted to US$755m.

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2025-11-03 Wilmar International - No More Case Overhang, Focus Returns To Earnings.

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