0225.KLSE Southern Cable Group Bhd

Industrials Electrical Equipment Kuala Lumpur Exchange
2.87 MYR
Close of Oct 29, 2026
1.65 2.97
Market cap
MYR 3.71B
P/E
20.5x
P/B
4.41x
ROE
17.6%
Dividend yield
0.55%
Fundamental score
3.4/5

Ratios use the latest price and the current fiscal year annualized from 2 quarters up to Jun 2026.

Is 0225.KLSE undervalued?

Graham number
Price2.87
Graham value1.43
Premium100.4%

0225.KLSE trades 100.4% above its Graham number.

Graham number = √(22.5 × EPS × book value per share): the most a defensive investor should pay according to Benjamin Graham. An estimate, not a recommendation to buy or sell. How is it calculated?

Southern Cable Group Bhd fundamental analysis

16 of 22 checks passed

ROE 1/2

Moderate return on equity (17.6%), between 10% and 20%.

ROA 1/1

Return on assets (11.1%) is above the industry median (4.4%).

Profit Consistency 2/2

Profitable for 10 consecutive years.

Earnings Growth 5Y 1/1

Earnings per share grew over the past 5 years.

Earnings Acceleration 1/1

Last year's EPS growth (44.8%) is above the 5-year average (34.4% a year).

Earnings Growth vs Industry 1/1

Last year's EPS growth (44.8%) is above the industry median (-21.4%).

Revenue Growth 2/2

Revenue grew 26.2% a year over the past 3 years.

Short-term Liquidity 1/1

Current assets cover short-term liabilities.

Long-term Liabilities 1/1

Current assets cover long-term liabilities.

Debt to Equity 2/2

Low debt to equity (0.0%), 40% or less.

Debt Trend 1/1

Debt to equity has not risen over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage 1/1

The company has no debt.

Interest Coverage 1/1

EBIT is 18.4x against interest expense, well covered.

PE vs Market 0/1

PE (20.7x) is above the market median (11.4x).

PE vs Industry 0/1

PE (20.7x) is above the industry median (20.7x).

PBV 0/1

Price to book (4.5x) is above the industry median (0.7x).

Graham Number 0/1

The price is above the Graham number (PE x PB = 92.2, limit 22.5).

PEG 1/1

PEG on 5-year earnings growth is 0.60, growth is cheap.

Dividend Yield 0/2

Dividend yield (0.6%) is in the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the market.

Dividend Stability 0/2

Dividends were not paid steadily for the past 5 years.

Dividend Growth 1/1

Dividends paid grew over the past 5 years.

Payout Ratio 1/1

Payout ratio is 15.5%, covered by earnings.

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About Southern Cable Group Bhd

Southern Cable Group Berhad, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cables and wires for power transmission and distribution, communications, and control & instrumentation applications in Malaysia and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Power Cables and Wires, Communications Cables and Wires, Control and Instrumentation Cables and Wires, and Related Products and Services. It also offers cables and wires for power distribution and tran…

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