Monday, August 28, 2023

MERCURY SECURITIES GROUP BERHAD

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Open to apply: 28 August 2023 
Close to apply: 05 September 2023
Balloting: 08 September 2023
Listing date: 19 September 2023

Share Capital
Market cap: RM223.250 mil
Total Shares: 893 mil shares

Industry CARG
1. Total trading value (2018-2022) : -4.0%
2. Total trading volume (2018-2022): 3.2%
3. Fund raised via equity fundraising (2018-2022):  29.80%
Industry competitors comparison (net profit%)
Mercury Group: 40.7%
M & A Securities S/B: 37.0%
Inter-Pacific Securities S/B: 32.3%
UOB Kay Hian Securities (M) S/B: 27.80%
Others:  -39% to 24.6%

Business (FYE 2023)
Investment holding company and through our Subsidiaries, we are principally engaged in the stockbroking, corporate finance advisory and other related businesses as well as provision of nominee and custodian services.
Segment
1. Stockbroking Segment: 79.47%
2. Corporate Finance Segment: 20.53%
3. Related Activities

Fundamental
1.Market: Ace Market
2.Price: RM0.25
3.Forecast P/E: 16.88 (forecast, EPS 0.01481, didn’t use PE in prospectuses book)
4.ROE(Pro Forma III): 3.12%
5.ROE: 14.01%(FPE2022), 19.57%(FYE2021), 14.75%(FYE2020), 6.96%(FYE2019)
6.Net asset: RM0.182
7.Total debt to current asset: 0.099 (Debt: 15.045mil, Non-Current Asset: 25.603mil, Current asset: 151.939mil)
8.Dividend policy: No formal dividend policy.
9. Shariah status: -

Past Financial Performance (Revenue, Earning Per shares, PAT%)
2023 (FPE 30Apr, 6 mths): RM11.439 mil (Eps: 0.0057), PAT: 44.38%
2022 (FYE 31Oct): RM31.333 mil (Eps: 0.01822), PAT: 69.59%
2021 (FYE 31Oct): RM40.169 mil (Eps: 0.01355),PAT: 47.16%
2020 (FYE 31Oct): RM36.303 mil (Eps: 0.01366),PAT: 50.44%
2019 (FYE 31Oct): RM22.211 mil (Eps: 0.00695),PAT: 43.92%

Major customer (2023) 
1. Ace Credit (M) Sdn Bhd: 5.61%
2. Public Mutual Berhad: 4.49%
3. Individual: 3.85%
4. Evergreen Max Cash Capital Berhad: 2.89%
5. Pembinaan Azam Jaya Sdn Bhd: 2.88% 
***total 19.72%

Major Sharesholders
1. Chew Sing Guan: 37.08% (direct)
2. Enrogetz: 29.08% (direct)
3. Dato’ A. Rahman Bin Safar: 8.24% (direct)
4. Faizal Bin Mat Zuki: 29.08% (indirect)

Directors & Key Management Remuneration for FYE2023
(from Revenue & other income 2022)

Total director remuneration: RM0.465 mil
key management remuneration: RM1.35 mil – RM1.65 mil
total (max): RM2.115 mil or 9.7%

Use of funds
1. Margin financing facility services: 68.39%
2. Digitalisation programme and marketing activities: 7.33%
3. Working capital: 11.80%
4. Estimated listing expenses: 12.48%
Conclusions (Blogger is not wrote any recommendation & suggestion. All is personal opinion and reader should take their own risk in investment decision)
Overall is a profitable business model, but might not suitable for long term holding. 
 
*Valuation is only personal opinion & view. Perception & forecast will change if any new quarter result release. Reader take their own risk & should do own homework to follow up every quarter result to adjust forecast of fundamental value of the company.
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