KUALA LUMPUR: Stocks to watch today include CIMB Group Holdings Bhd
, Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, Solarvest Holdings Bhd, Infomina Bhd, UEM Edgenta Bhd, AirAsia X Bhd (AAX), Capital A Bhd, Bermaz Auto Bhd, Guan Chong Bhd and Padini Holdings Bhd following their latest corporate news.
In the quarter ended Sept 30, 2025 (3Q, CIMB said net profit rose to RM2.08bil from RM2.03bil in the year-ago quarter, translating to an earnings per share of 19.32 sen from 18.98 sen previously.
The banking group reported quarterly revenue of RM5.95bil as compared to RM5.74bil in the previous corresponding quarter.
The board of directors declared a special dividend of seven sen per share, with entitlement date on Dec 15, 2025, and payable on Dec 24, 2025.
Solarvest’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlantic Blue Sdn Bhd, has entered into an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract with Citra Energies Sdn Bhd worth RM142.31mil.
Infomina’s unit, Infomina Philippines Inc had accepted a purchase order worth US$19.04mil (RM79.2mil) from the Philippines-based bank Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank).
UEM Group Bhd has proposed to privatise UEM Edgenta through a selective capital reduction (SCR) and repayment exercise, offering RM1.10 per share. UEM Group currently owns 69.14% of UEM Edgenta.
AAX’s net profit plunged 77% to RM27.75mil in 3Q25 from RM121.64mil a year earlier. Its revenue rose slightly to RM803.49mil in 3Q25 from RM795.03mil in the year-ago quarter.
Bank Islam’s net profit slipped 4.1% to RM382.18mil in 9MFY25, while revenue rose to RM3.78bil from RM3.46bil a year earlier.
The board declared an interim dividend of 10 sen per share, payable on Jan 9, 2026.
Capital A posted a net profit of RM695.38mil in 3Q25, down from RM1.64bil a year earlier, while revenue dipped slightly to RM447.4mil.
Bermaz Auto has mutually agreed with Kia Corporation to terminate their distributorship arrangements, following Kia’s decision to reorganise its Malaysian operations and set up its own national sales company.
Guan Chong’s 3Q25 net profit fell 27.9% to RM41.24mil, while revenue rose 25.3% to RM3.73bil.
For the nine months, revenue surged to RM11.92bil from RM7.07bil, while net profit slipped 14.9% to RM184.04mil.
Padini saw its net profit jump 76.9% to RM20.4mil in the first quarter ended Sept 30, compared with RM11.5mil in the year-ago quarter.
Revenue for the quarter climbed 2.01% to RM401mil against RM393.1mil in the year-ago period, while earnings per share rose to 2.07 sen from 1.17 sen a year earlier.
