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31-Dec-2023-Sun: Stock Analysis – GAMUDA (5398) – RM4.590:

GAMUDA’s 1QFY24 results met expectations. Its 1QFY24 core profit grew 35% YoY largely driven by construction earnings from Australia. Separately, it has bagged a RM1.8b MRT civil construction contract in Singapore. It guided for Bayan Lepas LRT to get off the ground “within the next 3-4 months” while the status of MRT3 is “unclear”. We […]

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28-Dec-2023-Thu: Stock Analysis – SAMAIDEN (0223) – RM1.140:

SAMAIDEN has successfully secured a RM25.8 million EPCC contract for a high-head hydropower plant in Terengganu from Tesdec Hydropower Sdn Bhd. This marks the company’s inaugural significant contract in FY24, elevating its year-to-date job wins to RM25.8 million and expanding its outstanding order book to RM377 million, ensuring substantial activity for at least the next

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Basic Investing Terms

There are numerous internet sites that provide definitions of various investing terms. The table below provides the most common and basic terms that every investor should know. At the end of the table, there are references to other sites with more comprehensive list of investing terms.TermDefinitionRevenueRevenue is the total amount of money a company takes

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US investment options

There are many investment products that you can choose to invest in the US market. Here are the top 4 options:Investing in Individual StocksInvesting in individual stocks is easy. You just need to set up an account at a stockbroker and then you can begin buying and selling stocks as soon as you fund the

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Equity Definition: What it is, How It Works and How to Calculate It

What Is Equity?Equity, typically referred to as shareholders’ equity (or owners’ equity for privately held companies), represents the amount of money that would be returned to a company’s shareholders if all of the assets were liquidated and all of the company’s debt was paid off in the case of liquidation. In the case of acquisition, it is

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Cash and Cash Equivalents (CCE) Definition: Types and Examples

What Are Cash and Cash Equivalents (CCE)?Cash and cash equivalents refers to the line item on the balance sheet that reports the value of a company’s assets that are cash or can be converted into cash immediately. Cash equivalents include bank accounts and marketable securities, which are debt securities with maturities of less than 90 days. However,

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Bucket: What it Means, How it Works, Example

What Is Bucketing?Bucketing is an unethical practice whereby a broker generates a profit by misleading their client about the execution of a particular trade. Specifically, it refers to a situation in which the broker confirms that a requested trade has taken place without actually executing that order. The broker then attempts to execute the order at a more favorable

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