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Drb-hicom Bhd — Shareholder Meeting (September 2015)

14 slides from Drb-hicom Bhd's shareholder meeting presentation, Sep 9, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Annual General Meeting: Queries & Answers for MSWG

    Annual General Meeting Queries & Answers for Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG) 9 September, 2015

  2. Slide 2: Question 1: Group revenue and profit before tax decline

    Question 1: As disclosed in the Group Managing Director’s Review of Operations, DRB-HICOM Group revenue fell 3.6% year-on-year to RM13.69 billion from RM14.2 billion a year ago, while profit before tax fell 37% to RM502.2 million from RM801.74 million (restated) for the same time period. The Group’s

  3. Slide 3: Question 1(i): Automotive companies behind lower PBT

    Question 1(i): Which companies in the Automotive sector contributed to the lower profit before tax (PBT)? For the financial year ended 31 March 2015, the Group’s operating profits excluding exceptional items (E.I) declined marginally by 7.1% to RM405 million compared with operating profits of RM435

  4. Slide 4: Question 1(ii): Reasons for lower profit contribution

    Question 1(ii): What was the reason for the lower profit contribution from these companies? PROTON recorded lower sales volume of 110,731 units in FY2015 compared to 137,144 units in FY2014 mainly due to competition and stringent loan approvals by financial institutions. As for Euromobil, lower Audi

  5. Slide 5: Question 1(iii): Measures to improve profit contribution

    Question 1(iii): What are the measures taken to improve the profit contribution from these companies? PROTON and Euromobil as well as all the automotive companies within the Group will continue to focus on improving quality, cost and delivery whilst intensifying their marketing efforts together with

  6. Slide 6: Question 2: PAC sector revenue decline

    Question 2: It was stated in the Group Managing Director’s Review of Operations that the Property, Asset and Contruction (“PAC”) sector posted the biggest decline in income contribution, with total revenues amounting to RM298.2 million, from RM759.8 million the previous financial year. (i) What are

  7. Slide 7: Answer 2(i): PAC revenue and landbank

    Answer 2(i): PAC revenue includes the disposal of approximately 613.79 acres of land in Johor for a total consideration of RM534.73 million in financial year ended 31 March 2014. Excluding the exceptional item, the revenue improved by 9% from RM274.5 million in the previous financial year to RM298.2

  8. Slide 8: Answer 2(i) (cont'): PAC property development focus

    Answer 2(i) (cont’): Despite the challenging business environment, the PAC sector remains focused on its property development programmes, including evaluating potential partnership with other developers to enhance the value of its development. 8

  9. Slide 9: Question 2(ii): Expected take-up rate for FY2016 launches

    Question 2(ii): What would be the expected average take-up rate for the Group’s new launches in FY2016? We expect the demand for landed residential properties to remain competitive taking into consideration of the challenging property outlook, weaker consumer sentiment and stringent loan approvals f

  10. Slide 10: Question 3: Proton City Gross Development Value

    Question 3: Proton City Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (“PCDC”) has launched two residential properties – Jasmine Residence and Maple Residence for the year under review. i. What is the Gross Development Value for Proton City Township covering area of 4,000 acres? The expected Gross Development V

  11. Slide 11: Question 3(ii): Take-up rate for Maple and Jasmine launches

    Question 3(ii): What was the take up rate for these two launches? We expect the take up rate to increase as the construction works progresses. The take up rate as at 31 August 2015 are as follows:- Maple Jasmine Total Units 26 21 Selling price From RM458,000 From RM642,890 Take-up rate 23% 14% 11

  12. Slide 12: Question 4: Services Segment growth potential

    Question 4: As disclosed in Note 57 on page 277 of the Annual Report, the Services Segment recorded revenue of RM2.6 billion and segments results of RM299.8 million, representing 19% and 65% of the Group’s revenue and segments results, respectively. What would be the growth potential of the Group’s

  13. Slide 13: Answer 4: Logistics industry growth potential

    Answer 4: Logistics remains an under-tapped industry in Malaysia with the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (“MIER”) forecasting the industry to be worth approximately RM207 billion by 2017. The industry is presently valued at about RM130 billion and hence has a significant room for growth. D

  14. Slide 14: Thank You

    THANK YOU | DRB-HI ICOM

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