7153.KLSE Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
- Market cap
- MYR 3.25B
- P/E
- 16.1x
- P/B
- 0.84x
- ROE
- 5.5%
- Dividend yield
- 1.56%
- Fundamental score
- 2.5/5
Ratios use the latest price and the current fiscal year annualized from 2 quarters up to Jun 2026.
Is 7153.KLSE undervalued?
Graham number7153.KLSE trades 22.3% below 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?
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd fundamental analysis
12 of 22 checks passedROE 0/2
Low return on equity (5.5%), below 10%.
ROA 1/1
Return on assets (4.8%) is above the industry median (1.3%).
Profit Consistency 2/2
Profitable for 10 consecutive years.
Earnings Growth 5Y 0/1
Earnings per share did not grow over the past 5 years.
Earnings Acceleration 1/1
Last year's EPS growth (28.5%) is above the 5-year average (-32.3% a year).
Earnings Growth vs Industry 1/1
Last year's EPS growth (28.5%) is above the industry median (-0.5%).
Revenue Growth 0/2
Revenue shrank 9.3% 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 (1.0%), 40% or less.
Debt Trend 1/1
Debt to equity has not risen over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage 1/1
Operating cash flow covers 20% of total debt.
Interest Coverage 1/1
EBIT is 530.0x against interest expense, well covered.
PE vs Market 0/1
PE (16.1x) is above the market median (11.4x).
PE vs Industry 0/1
PE (16.1x) is above the industry median (16.1x).
PBV 0/1
Price to book (0.8x) is above the industry median (0.6x).
Graham Number 1/1
The price is below the Graham number (PE x PB = 13.6, limit 22.5).
PEG 0/1
PEG needs positive PE and positive 5-year earnings growth.
Dividend Yield 0/2
Dividend yield (1.6%) 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 0/1
Dividends paid did not grow over the past 5 years.
Payout Ratio 1/1
Payout ratio is 33.1%, covered by earnings.
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About Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, an investment holding company, provides rubber-based products in Malaysia and internationally. It operates through four segments: Technical Rubber Products, Gloves, Cleanroom Products, and Others. The company offers engineered rubber products, such as marine dock fenders, seismic isolators, elastomeric bearings, expansion joints, panels and liners, floating slab track bearings, lateral bearings and rubber wedge, and mechanical pot bearings; and …
Full company profileKossan Rubber Industries Bhd financial statements
2026 annualized: Fiscal year 2026 is not finished. Income statement and cash flow are annualized from 2 quarters up to Jun 30, 2026, the balance sheet is the latest quarter. Figures change when the annual report is published.
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd annual financial statements (MYR; K = thousand, M = million, B = billion, T = trillion)
| Item | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 Anlz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 1.67B | 1.96B | 2.14B | 2.22B | 3.64B | 6.63B | 2.34B | 1.59B | 1.91B | 1.75B | 2.08B |
| Gross Profit | 735M | 793M | 918M | 889M | 2.16B | 4.60B | 951M | 641M | 376M | 376M | 190M |
| Operating Income | 216M | 236M | 264M | 288M | 1.45B | 3.72B | 185M | 36.0M | 159M | 125M | 247M |
| EBITDA | 289M | 313M | 346M | 388M | 1.57B | 3.88B | 348M | 149M | 267M | 224M | 360M |
| Net Income | 167M | 182M | 200M | 225M | 1.09B | 2.85B | 157M | 13.3M | 120M | 153M | 208M |
| EPS | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.43 | 1.12 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | 1.55B | 1.87B | 2.15B | 2.38B | 3.63B | 5.08B | 4.33B | 4.20B | 4.09B | 4.09B | 4.34B |
| Total Liabilities | 478M | 687M | 806M | 926M | 1.22B | 1.02B | 429M | 339M | 415M | 360M | 516M |
| Shareholders' Equity | 1.05B | 1.16B | 1.31B | 1.42B | 2.38B | 4.03B | 3.88B | 3.84B | 3.65B | 3.71B | 3.80B |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | 110M | 210M | 146M | 162M | 1.09B | 2.56B | 2.07B | 2.09B | 1.66B | 1.59B | 1.66B |
| Total Debt | 177M | 397M | 509M | 578M | 571M | 252M | 83.6M | 17.3M | 82.5M | 34.5M | 38.8M |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||
| Operating Cash Flow | 233M | 204M | 193M | 275M | 1.15B | 3.22B | 93.4M | 203M | 126M | 361M | 339M |
| Capital Expenditure | 161M | 239M | 315M | 218M | 176M | 221M | 115M | 87.1M | 303M | 309M | 191M |
| Free Cash Flow | 71.9M | -35.0M | -122M | 56.5M | 970M | 3.00B | -22.0M | 116M | -479M | 51.9M | 148M |
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| ROE | 16.0% | 15.8% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 45.6% | 70.8% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| ROA | 10.8% | 9.8% | 9.3% | 9.5% | 29.9% | 56.2% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.0% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 29.9% | 43.0% | 6.7% | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 10.0% |
| Debt to Equity | 0.17x | 0.34x | 0.39x | 0.41x | 0.24x | 0.06x | 0.02x | 0.00x | 0.02x | 0.01x | 0.01x |
What these items mean
- Revenue
- Total sales of goods and services in the period.
- Gross Profit
- Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold.
- Operating Income
- Profit from the core business after operating expenses.
- EBITDA
- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
- Net Income
- Profit left for shareholders after all expenses, interest and taxes.
- EPS
- Net income divided by shares outstanding.
- Total Assets
- Everything the company owns.
- Total Liabilities
- Everything the company owes.
- Shareholders' Equity
- Assets minus liabilities: the book value that belongs to shareholders.
- Cash & Short-term Investments
- Cash and investments that can be turned into cash quickly.
- Total Debt
- Short and long-term borrowings.
- Operating Cash Flow
- Cash generated by the core business.
- Capital Expenditure
- Cash spent on property, plant and equipment.
- Free Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure: cash left for dividends, buybacks or debt repayment.
- ROE
- Return on equity: net income divided by shareholders' equity.
- ROA
- Return on assets: net income divided by total assets.
- Net Profit Margin
- Net income as a share of revenue.
- Debt to Equity
- Total debt divided by shareholders' equity.
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd dividends
- Dividend yield
- 1.56%
- Forward dividend
- 0.04 MYR
- Payout ratio
- 33.1%
- Ex-dividend date
- Jun 25, 2026
| Fiscal year | Dividends paid | Per share | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MYR 50.6M | 0.02 | 33.1% |
| 2024 | MYR 306M | 0.12 | 255.1% |
| 2023 | MYR 63.8M | 0.02 | 478.3% |
| 2022 | MYR 306M | 0.12 | 194.9% |
| 2021 | MYR 1.20B | 0.47 | 42.0% |
| 2020 | MYR 153M | 0.06 | 14.1% |
| 2019 | MYR 76.7M | 0.03 | 34.2% |
| 2018 | MYR 38.4M | 0.01 | 19.2% |
| 2017 | MYR 70.3M | 0.03 | 38.6% |
From the cash flow statement: dividends paid in the fiscal year, divided by that year's shares outstanding. Payout ratio = dividends paid / net income.
Last stock split: 2:1 on Oct 9, 2020.
Who owns Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
- Insiders 52.28%
- Institutions 22.66%
- Public & others 25.06%
- Shares outstanding 2.52B
- Free float 1.22B
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd company profile
- Company name
- Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
- Ticker
- 7153.KLSE
- ISIN
- MYL7153OO009
- Exchange
- Kuala Lumpur Exchange
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Health Care Equipment & Supplies
- Employees
- 5,403
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Address
- KOSSAN Tower, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 40170
- Phone
- 60 3 5626 0888
- Website
- kossan.com.my
About Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, an investment holding company, provides rubber-based products in Malaysia and internationally. It operates through four segments: Technical Rubber Products, Gloves, Cleanroom Products, and Others. The company offers engineered rubber products, such as marine dock fenders, seismic isolators, elastomeric bearings, expansion joints, panels and liners, floating slab track bearings, lateral bearings and rubber wedge, and mechanical pot bearings; and insulator, solid and sponge, extruded, structural insulation, and pressure sensor profile products. It also provides molded rubber products, including rubber and bonded rubber-to-components, sub-assembly bushes for trucks, bushes for leaf springs and mountings, high voltage electrical insulators, rubber parts for electrical appliances, seals for aircraft hydraulic braking system, as well as seals and gaskets for firefighting, flow control and drinking water systems, and other general applications. In addition, the company offers rubber rollers for printing, transferring, laminating, coating, coiling, beading creasing, pressure, slitting, winding, conveyor, and others; disposable rubber gloves for professional and industrial markets; surgical and examination gloves under the iNtouch brand; halal nitrile gloves under the Confidenz brand; and cleanroom gloves, and disposable and industrial safety personal protective equipment under the SHIRUDO brand. Further, it provides ESD cleanroom wipers, purification room masks, and cleanroom gloves. Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd management
10- Mr. Kuang Sia Lim D.I.M.P.Group MD, CEO & Non-Independent Executive Director · born 1952
- Mr. Kong Chang TanCOO of Glove Division, Executive Director of Human Resources & Non-Independent Executive Director · born 1967
- Mr. Siau Tian LimExecutive Director of Marketing - Gloves Division & Non-Independent Executive Director · born 1973
- Mr. Ooi Chow LimExecutive Director of Engineering & Non-Independent Executive Director · born 1983
- Mr. Chee Hong MokChief Financial Officer · born 1972
- Mr. Hon Chee LeeSenior Group Accountant · born 1962
- Benjamin Wynn LimInvestor Relation Officer
- Dr. Tan Teng OrChief Operations Officer of TRP Division - Infrastructure · born 1949
- Mr. Ong Leong ChiaCompany Secretary
- Mr. Yew Ngo ChiaCompany Secretary