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Hock Lian Seng fails to secure key Tuas West extension contract…..losing out to Jurong Primewide……order book down to S$272mn….enough for just another year……
By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog  •  October 20, 2011
I added Hock Lian Seng to my Stock Picks in January 2010 when the share price was S$0.32.  The company then had an order book of S$600-700mn and just reported a strong set of 2009 results.  Revenue was S$224.8mn and net profit was S$21.3mn.  Gross cash was about S$143mn including S$61mn in progress payments in excess of billings.  The 2010 results were also good with revenue of S$229mn and net profit of S$27mn.  Gross cash was S$165mn including progress payments in excess of billings of S$78mn.  By the end of FY2010, the order book had declined to S$350mn with Hock Lian Seng not being able to secure new MRT projects.  The half year 2011 results were worrying not because revenue and profit declined by 32% and 37% respectively to S$80.4mn and S$9.6mn (as this could be due to progressive ......
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By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog
Kevin began his working life in the regional and economics division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then moved to the private sector analyzing equities before venturing out to start NRA Capital. After 25 years of watching stocks and living through financial disarray during the Pan Electric Crisis, the 1987 Crash, the Barings debacle, the Gulf War, Asian financial crisis - what can sub-prime do but add another scar to already bruised wounds. Ever since starting his blog, Kevin has been enthusiastically giving his personal views on the market. He discusses about equities, the market turmoil, and the broad economy.
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