In 2021, the price of shipping 🚢 skyrocketed, and it was hard to find a container. There was Malaysia's Glove 🧤 frenzy in 2020, and Taiwan also had the Age of Discovery in 2021. The three major shipping companies, Evergreen Shipping, Wanhai, and Yangming, skyrocketed 10-20 times. Meanwhile, Malaysia's HARBOUR also broke through a new high of RM1.73 in September 2021, and the single-day limit was up 30% on September 29, 2021.
⚠️ Container shipping stocks are cyclical stocks. They can only be in the short to medium term, not suitable for the long term ⚠️⚠️
Beginning in April, freight rates on European and American routes have been rising steadily, leading to a sharp rise in demand for containers in China and Taiwan. There are many factors that have caused the increase in freight rates 📈. One of them is that shipping companies are taking advantage of this opportunity 🈹️ and there is also talk of a wave of chives.
The picture above shows the stock price trends of Taiwan's Sanjiong, China's COSCO Sea & Air, and Malaysia's HARBOUR. Taiwan's Q1 has been released, and Q2 is expected to be better. Meanwhile, the Malaysian stock company HARBOUR is still awaiting Q1 results, and its counterpart SYGROUP has been trending very well over the past month.
$SYGROUP (5173.MY)$
The chart above shows the stock price trend over the past 6 months.
At the end of August last year, the Moo Moo community shared that Harbor's cash flow was very strong. At the time, the stock price was in the RM1.20 range. Since the Age of Discovery in 2021, HARBOUR has caught that round of wealth and kept cash for years...

#指数要上涨离不开银行股
In the past, when the index soared, Bank 🐯 and Public Bank 🏦 took the lead. Unfortunately, PBBANK's profit YOY has declined for two consecutive quarters. YOY fell 3.5% in the latest quarter, causing the stock price to drop 2.6% this year (10 percent dividend was paid in March).
Therefore, in this round of MAYBANK and CIMB, the two bank stocks with the largest assets stormed the index. With TENAGA and Yang Jia Shuangxiong, more than two-thirds of the increase in the index this year came from these five companies.
$TENAGA (5347.MY)$ $YTL (4677.MY)$ $YTLPOWR (6742.MY)$
For the index to rise, the banking sector must perform well, because the banking sector accounts for 41% of the index. Yesterday, MAYBANK handed over its 2024Q1 results, growing 9.8% year on year. Turnover and profit are all record highs. Coincidentally, last quarter's PAT was RM2,388 mil, and this quarter RM2,488 mil. I also congratulate you 🎊 Malaysian Stock 888!
$MAYBANK (1155.MY)$
The total share of MAYBANK and CIMB indices is 23%. As long as these two companies stabilize and slowly rise, they can at least maintain the lower limit of the index. The remaining few bank stocks are assumed to be able to hand over single-digit% growth without lagging behind, and the market will basically stabilize.
$CIMB (1023.MY)$
Assuming the rest of industry, healthcare, consumption, and electricity...

MASTER delivered excellent Q1 results. Although the turnover grew by only 3%, net profit increased by 45.1%. Mainly because the increase in cash drives interest income and margin increases, I believe margin will continue to improve throughout 2024.
$MASTER (7029.MY)$
In 2020Q3, due to the impact of the pandemic, the company's 12-month TTM Net Profit fell to 10.4 mil. Over the next 14 quarters, MASTER achieved 12 quarters of growth and 2 quarters of decline. Recently, YOY has been growing for 7 consecutive quarters.
The opening of the Vietnam 🇻🇳 market in 2018 led to an increase in the company's turnover and continued progress in profits. Turnover growth has slowed in recent years, but profits have been growing by double digits for 4 consecutive years.
Due to limited information in the annual report and quarterly report, the author speculates that Master is continuously introducing novel machines to increase margin and do a good job of controlling costs. The continuous increase in cash brings more interest income, so margin has increased.
The main growth in 2023 comes from the solar energy sector, while the rest of the sectors experienced varying degrees of decline. Entering Q1 2024, solar energy is still the biggest contributor, and the electronics sector also grew by RM0.7 mile in QOQ. In the outlook, management mentioned that E&E electronic products are expected to recover, so they can continue to grow in 2024.

On May 27, INTA announced that it had obtained the fourth construction contract of the year, obtained RM199mil from SimeProp, and received an RM942.1 mil contract in the past two months.
$INTA (0192.MY)$
The 24Q1 results were announced on May 28. Profits have been growing for 5 consecutive quarters in QOQ. The RM7.052mil contract is also the second-highest in history, and the performance is outstanding.
The most important thing for construction companies is to have enough construction contracts. Fewer construction contracts mean that future turnover will decline. INTA had fewer contracts in 2023, so it fell to a 4-year low. Although the 2023 results were excellent, the stock price did not improve without many new contracts.
Until the company frequently obtained contracts this year, the company's value finally blossomed, and the stock price showed strong performance this year. By the end of March, the company had a contract of RM1,766 mils, which is enough for INTA to keep busy until 2026. TA Securities Bank's target price is 62 points, and RHB-OSK also selected this company as the TOP 20 Small Cap 💎, which is expected to grow in value in the future.

Beginning in April, freight rates for European and American routes began to rise, and China's transportation sector began to move somewhat. In May, Taiwan Container Sanxiong's stock price can rise 30-50% in a single month, and the rise in freight charges continues to rise.
The above chart shows the outlook of Evergreen and Wanhai Shipping management. The shortage of capacity in May was more delayed than in April. Moreover, the increase in demand for European and American routes has also driven Asian routes. This era of navigation has also burnt into Asia, including of course Malaysia 🇲🇾.
Among Malaysia's shipping businesses, HARBOUR and SYGROUP both broke through 1-year highs on May 27. Furthermore, the stock prices of FM and TASCO, two transportation-related stocks also broke through 1-year highs last week.
On May 28, HARBOUR results were released. The turnover grew by 17.4% year on year. Although net profit fell by 34.9% year over year, it was mainly due to the year-on-year decline in freight rates, but volume increased. However, the company's net profit QOQ grew by 39%, and the next quarter is expected to be even better.
The business of all divisions of the company is very positive, and the company will spend RM100 mil to buy two shipping container ships in May and June to replace the old ships. What is most rare is that when it comes to the end of the company's outlook, it is rare to be so optimistic when it comes to striving for a better tomorrow.
The company's cash reached a record high, so RM100 mil CAPEX was completely unburdened to buy a ship.
$HARBOUR (2062.MY)$
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PA is an aluminum product manufacturer with the ability to produce aluminum ingots and stamping terminal products. The major customer is First Solar from the USA. Some investors are concerned about PA's excessive reliance on a single major customer, which poses potential risks, similar to MAGNI.
However, since obtaining First Solar in 2018, the company has extended it for the third time, and each time the contract has been larger than the previous one. In January of this year, the company obtained a contract extension from First Solar for RM1,076 million for 18 months. Therefore, it is expected that the earnings will steadily increase in the next 5-6 quarters.
Due to the company's profit of only RM239k in the same period last year, the latest quarter's profit of RM12.436 million has led to a growth of 5,099.2%. Although there was a foreign exchange profit of RM2.9 million, there was also an ESOS expense of RM1.8 million, but after deducting, there is still a PAT of over RM11.5 million.
The company's new production capacity has been upgraded in March, mainly to cope with the historically high contract obtained in January. It is expected that in the next quarter, with the contribution of the new production capacity, the turnover and profit will increase.
$PA (7225.MY)$  
The company's net cash in the latest quarter has reached a new high of RM88.8 million, mainly due to profit growth, reduced inventory, and collection of accounts receivable.
Company shares...

Today, glove stocks once again become the most handsome guys on the market.
The main reason is that the United States has escalated the trade war to a new level.
Yesterday evening,
The White House announced the latest round of import tariffs on Chinese products, significantly increasing the import tariffs on specific products from China. The products involved are as follows:
1. Steel and aluminum (increasing from 0-7.5% to 25% in 2024)
2. Semiconductors (increasing from 25% to 50% in 2025)
3. Electric vehicles (increasing from 25% to 100% in 2024)
4. Lithium-ion batteries (increasing from 7.5% to 25% in 2024)
5. Electric vehicle battery components (increasing from 7.5% to 25% in 2024)
6. Solar energy batteries (increasing from 25% to 50% in 2024)
10. Medical injectors and needles (increasing from 0% to 50% in 2024)
7. Personal protective equipment, including certain respirators and masks (increasing from 0-7.5% to 25% in 2024)
8. Rubber medical and surgical gloves (increasing from 7.5% to 25% in 2026)
This measure,
Besides nominally encouraging the localization of American products,
is also expected to make American importers,
Shift the source of imported products to Southeast Asian countries / countries in South America.
In concept,
The areas of the Malaysian stock market that benefit are as follows:
1. Aluminum alloy product manufacturers (extrusion/casting)
$LBALUM (9326.MY)$ $PA (7225.MY)$ $PMETAL (8869.MY)$
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There has always been a saying in the stock market that the Five Poor, the Six Terrible, and the Seven Turns Out. However, the author still believes that a brief downgrade/pullback for good companies is inevitable, so they will not deliberately open positions in May.
How hot is May 🔥 Naturally, everyone feels that it is not unusual for some popular stocks to rise 30-50% in the past month. However, this wave of bullish momentum has also benefited some single-digit PE companies that have been underestimated for a long time.
$CCK (7035.MY)$
CCK is a frozen retail food company from SARAWAK in East Malaysia. The company's branches grew from 72 in 2022 to 75. Sales in all countries grew steadily, and sales from Japan grew by almost 100% in 2023.
Although there was a one-time profit in Q3 2022 and Q4 2023, after deduction, the company continued to grow for two consecutive years. CCK has been in Single Digit Pe for a long time in the past 2 years, and is far behind its peers. Malaysian stocks are booming this time, and the value of CCK has finally blossomed due to the influx of hot money. The stock price has risen 42% in the past month.
Furthermore, the shipping company Harbor has been making huge profits in freight rates for the past 3 years, although profits in the past few quarters have been affected by falling freight rates 📉. Recently, however, business has begun to improve, and profit Qoq has recovered. Coupled with soaring shipping costs in Europe and the US, GDP recovery and export growth in Q1, HARBOUR, which involves transportation and integrated logistics, was also seen by the market, and its stock price has risen 22% over the past month.
$HARBOUR (2062.MY)$
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