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06-May-2013 23:55
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Excerpts from coverage in The Edge on 29 April 2013:- (source: The Edge Singapore) Family-controlled Lum Chang Holdings does not attract much attention in the market. Yet, the decades-old contractor is an interesting play on Singapore’s property and infrastructure boom. And, its dividend of two cents per share provides investors with a steady dividend yield of about 6%. Its market value of just $123.8 million is currently a 28% discount to its book value of $173.2 million. The company also has a liquid balance sheet, with a net cash position of $33 million as at end-2012. Much like other contractors, Lum Chang has taken stakes in property development projects. For instance, it has a 30% stake in Twin Fountains, an executive condominium (EC) development in Woodlands. The remaining stake is held by Frasers Centrepoint. The project was sold out swiftly earlier this month. The company also has a 20% stake in another joint venture with Frasers Centrepoint to develop Esparina Residences, an EC located in Sengkang that is due to receive its temporary occupation permit (TOP) at end-2013. ..... Lum Chang’s construction order book stood at about $600 million as at Dec 31. Its ongoing property development-related construction work comprises six projects. Two of these projects are for Ascendas: Nucleos in Biopolis Road and a business park development in Science Park Drive. Lum Chang is also building The Metropolis for Ho Bee Investment at Biopolis, Ripple Bay Condominium forMCL Land in Pasir Ris, and Esparina Residences. ...Lum Chang also has a foothold in Malaysia, where it develops property. ... In February, it said it had bought property located at 42-60 Kensington High Street, London for £40.19 million ($76.8 million). ...The yield of the London property works out to 4.5%, giving an annual income of $3.4 million, according to a report by UOB Kay Hian. That is about 15% of the company’s earnings for FY2012. Lum Chang has paid a dividend of two cents per share for the last three financial years ... Lum Chang does not have much of a following among analysts, though. However, UOB Kay Hian notes that the stock appears to be inexpensive. “Trading at 0.8 times price to book looks reasonable when compared with peers’ average of one time,” the brokerage states in a report. “Since FY2010, Lum Chang has maintained a net cash position. Its stock price is underpinned by cash reserves of $77 million as at Dec 31, which accounts for 62% of its market cap.” Amid the hunt for yield, Lum Chang seems a good alternative to real estate investment trusts and consumer-oriented stocks that have run up sharply over the last couple of years. |
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26-Apr-2013 15:51
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Excerpt from PropertyGuru.com.sg report on 22 April 2013... Twin Fountains, a new executive condominium (EC) jointly developed by Frasers Centrepoint and Lum Chang, has received overwhelming response from buyers, with over 963 applications at the end of the e-application process yesterday. This means the project was 2.3 times subscribed, based on the 418 units released for sale. |
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