It is established dated back to before the year 1977, when it started of as Syarikat Minho Kilning Sdn Bhd, providing klin drying services. To date (Aug 2015), the company had grown up into a fully integrated timber player, providing services such as ...
- Klin Drying and Chemical Preservative treatment;
- Manufacturing, exporting and dealing in moulded timber and it's related product;
- Export of processed timber products;
- Manufacturing and distribution of industrial paper bags;
- Trading in log supply and it's related products;
- Log harvesting;
- Property development and building construction;
- Manufacturing and dealing in furniture components and it's related product;
- Land leasing
However, with all the diversified services and product, Minho still derived it's major revenue from the timber trading and manufacturing of processed timber goods.
With the current (Aug 2015) local market outlook on massive completion of housing projects that will be handling over in 2015 to 2017, and the international market outlook with a stronger USD and the on going European Stimulus program, where can it leads to for Minho from Aug 2015?
While 2014 had been a challenging year, however, Minho still managed to scrap through the year with a total revenue of RM 238 million.
Minho business which deal in timber is very cyclical in nature. Various market factor and changing weather can easily put a blow into the financial result. However, Minho's experience in the timber sector definitely did pay out when the group grab hold of the opportunity in diversifying into land banking and subsequently into small property development.
Till date (Aug 2015), Minho is greatly boosted with a strong underlying asset of freehold land. Most of it's land is still clinging on the valuation dated back to 2009 and 2010. Minho currently (Aug 2015) is sitting on NTA of RM 2.93. However, there are still a good number of revaluation reserved in their belt of freehold land in prime commercial area of Klang, which is near to Port Klang.
Minho had been also paring down it's debt level gradually.
While most of the revenue came from the local market, revenue from the US is ranked no.2 while UK no.3. The US market will continue to remain stable, while Minho can start to tap into the European market with the current (Aug 2015) stimulus program.
A stronger USD against the MYR will also translate to a better forex gain for the group. A stronger contribution from the European market will be able to see Minho ending in a stronger bottom line in 2015.
Minho is an interesting company to be look out upon, largely due to it's strong underlying assets, with NTA bearing approx RM 3.00.
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