PETALING JAYA: An increase in constructing materials costs is unlikely to have a major impression on Mah Sing Bhd’s profitability because it has already locked in building prices for ongoing tasks, and is more likely to increase home costs for brand new tasks.
AmInvestment Financial institution Analysis expects that Mah Sing to extend home costs to protect its revenue earlier than tax margins of 18% for its reasonably priced housing tasks.
“Mah Sing has locked in building prices of ongoing tasks when the contracts have been awarded,” it mentioned in a report yesterday.
In keeping with the analysis home, Mah Sing is adopting a brand new method on building administration known as the e-model to scale back prices.
“This covers the possession of design and managing the majority buy of building supplies. Therefore, the impression of upper constructing materials prices will likely be mitigated to make sure that home costs stay reasonably priced for its new tasks,” AmInvest mentioned.
However, the analysis home has diminished its monetary 12 months 2022 (FY22), FY23, and FY24 internet revenue forecast on Mah Sing by 23%, 22% and 26%, respectively, to mirror earnings after accounting for distributions to be paid to the holders of perpetual securities.
It mentioned the perpetual securities have been categorised as fairness within the steadiness sheet, which carried a coupon charge starting from 6.55% to six.9% each year.
On Monday, Mah Sing introduced that it has totally redeemed RM650mil of unrated senior perpetual securities on its first name date of April 4.
The property developer mentioned the proceeds from the issuance would primarily be used to speed up the development of tasks with good take-up charges, landbanking and dealing capital.
AmInvest identified that over the previous 1½ years, Mah Sing has accomplished the issuance of three-tranches of sukuk totaling RM1bil at a set revenue charge starting from 3% to 4.9% each year with compensation intervals of 5 to seven years.
“With the refinancing of economic devices below the present low rate of interest setting, Mah Sing will cut back the curiosity expense on its present borrowings for the subsequent 5 to seven years,” it mentioned.
Mah Sing is planning to launch RM2.4bil value of property tasks this 12 months. It has aimed for a gross sales development of RM2bil this 12 months – 25% greater in contrast with 2021.
AmInvest mentioned it has just lately met up with Mah Sing’s administration and the group is assured of assembly its FY22 gross sales goal, on the again of sturdy bookings.
“Despit the expiry of the Dwelling Possession Marketing campaign on Dec 31, 2021, the gross sales momentum for first quarter of FY22 remained sturdy with greater common weekly bookings of RM100mil in contrast with RM70mil to RM80mil in FY21.
The important thing contributors to the gross sales would be the firm’s present tasks within the Klang Valley in addition to new tasks to be launched later this 12 months comprising M Senyum, M Astra and M Nova, based on the analysis home.