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Joelton
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12-Aug-2022 09:57
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Sembcorp&rsquo s brown-to-green journey glows red-hot
 
Sembcorp Industries, the best performer of the Straits Times Index (STI) so far this year, has reported earnings for 1HFY2022 ended June that blew past expectations. Going by analysts&rsquo revised target prices of their already bullish calls, there is further upside for the stock.
 
For years after the oil market slumped, Sembcorp&rsquo s earnings were weighed down by the losses incurred by Sembcorp Marine, its then 61%-held subsidiary. The &ldquo demerger&rdquo , which was completed in September 2020, in a way removed the millstone so that Sembcorp could focus on growing its utilities business and increase investments in its renewable energy portfolio. Sembcorp Marine, on the other hand, has moved on to join forces with the offshore and marine unit of Keppel Corp in a deal that is pending.
 
When global energy prices began on a broad-based surge early this year, Sembcorp found itself in a favourable spot, capturing the upside from its mainly traditional conventional energy portfolio and to a smaller extent, its relatively new renewable energy assets.
 
On Aug 5, the company reported revenue of $4.8 billion for 1HFY2022, up 45% y-o-y. Earnings in the same period were at $490 million, up 94% y-o-y. It has declared an interim dividend of four cents per share, double the two cents paid this time last year. As a mark of its confidence that full-year earnings will be &ldquo significantly higher&rdquo versus FY2021, group president and CEO Wong Kim Yin is not ruling out a special dividend when FY2022 numbers are reported.
 
For 1HFY2022, the bulk of Sembcorp&rsquo s earnings came from its conventional energy segment, which was up 115% y-o-y to $397 million. This same segment was $27 million in the red for 1HFY2021 after an exceptional impairment of $212 million was included. The company attributes the better showing to higher electricity prices in its assets in Singapore and India, further lifted by favourable gas hedges entered in 2021.
 
Sembcorp&rsquo s renewables segment did well too, albeit still at a smaller scale relative to its conventional segment. For 1HFY2022, this segment contributed earnings of $76 million, versus $24 million from the year earlier. Its sustainable solutions segment, made up of the renewables and integrated urban solutions segments, occupied just over a quarter of its total profit, but is expected to continue to grow, given Sembcorp&rsquo s recent investments in this space.
 
CEO Wong says the renewables segment has gained &ldquo good traction&rdquo since the company&rsquo s transformation strategy of turning from &ldquo brown to green&rdquo was announced last May. Under this plan, Sembcorp is targeting 10 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy and 500ha of sustainable urban developments, lowering its carbon emission intensity to a factor of 0.4 by 2025, as well as increasing its sustainable solutions to make up a 70% share of its net profit.
 
To this end, the company has chalked up a growing list of activities recently. For example, it was appointed by the Energy Market Authority to build energy storage systems totalling 200 megawatts (MW) on Jurong Island it won 44MW peak in contracted capacity from JTC for solar rooftops. In China, the company completed the acquisitions of SDIC New Energy and Shenzhen Huiyang New Energy in 1H2022, increasing its operational portfolio to 3.3GW from 725MW. In India, the company secured115MW of renewables projects during the year.
 
The company&rsquo s gross renewables capacity installed and under development globally now stands at 7.1GW, bringing the company closer to the 10GW by 2025 target.
 
According to Wong, as Sembcorp is &ldquo ahead&rdquo of this 2025 target, he can afford to be more selective in the coming six to 12 months in acquiring renewable energy assets. He stresses that Sembcorp will remain &ldquo disciplined&rdquo as it steps up its investments in these areas, as he expects &ldquo speed bumps&rdquo in the near future with geopolitical uncertainty and rising interest rates.
 
&ldquo We can&rsquo t get to certain targets without making acquisitions, but we are also making organic increments,&rdquo Wong says, adding that Sembcorp is headed in a &ldquo sound&rdquo direction. &ldquo If we are disciplined, then the next 6 to 12 months actually presents even more opportunities that will come up for us to think about in terms of inorganic growth, but it is not a given,&rdquo he adds.
 
China slowdown?
 
Sembcorp&rsquo s growing presence in China comes at a time when the country&rsquo s economy is slowing down because of extended pandemic-related lockdowns. Traditionally, energy consumption growth has a clear correlation with economic activity, especially in developing economies.
 
From Wong&rsquo s perspective, slowing energy demand from extended lockdowns in China is not a concern as yet. &ldquo Energy, especially power, is a basic necessity compared to other sectors. In [the event of] a recession, energy will be affected relatively less,&rdquo he says.
 
Wong says that despite the widely reported manufacturing slowdowns in China due to stringent Covid measures, Sembcorp&rsquo s operational wind and solar assets owned by its Shanghai subsidiary have not &ldquo really been affected&rdquo from a sales perspective.
 
Wong believes that the energy and power sector, although not impervious to a recession or slowdowns, remains relatively resilient compared to &ldquo consumer-type businesses&rdquo such as hospitality or travel. He adds that the
company will continue &ldquo actively hunting&rdquo in the wind and solar energy sectors to meet its 10GW objective.
 
Separately, Wong also identified the battery business as an important sub-segment of its renewables and energy storage portfolio to pay attention to, as a key growth driver for the company in the medium to long term.
 
For example, in the UK, a further 50 megawatt hours (Mwh) of battery storage was commissioned, bringing total operational battery fee to 230Mwh. Sembcorp has also secured a 15-year capacity market contract that will contribute to the 300Mwh of battery storage projects. The company&rsquo s total battery storage portfolio in Singapore and the UK now stands at 604Mwh, making Sembcorp as one of Asia&rsquo s largest battery operators.
 
Wong explains that the battery business is seen as an increasingly &ldquo integral and necessary&rdquo part of any renewables portfolio and that Sembcorp&rsquo s battery operating capability in the UK is commercially &ldquo viable and attractive&rdquo . This has
also put Sembcorp in a &ldquo good lead&rdquo in Asia to incorporate battery storage into its renewables processes regionally, underscoring the company&rsquo s long-term commitment to the green transformation of its global energy portfolio.
 
&lsquo Upward re-rating&rsquo
 
Analysts note that Sembcorp&rsquo s 1HFY2022 earnings beat their expectations &mdash thanks in part to one-off earnings &mdash but still see further upside for Sembcorp&rsquo s share price, although there are some potential risks of earnings slowing down.
 
UOB Kay Hian&rsquo s Adrian Loh has raised his price target from $3.59 to $4.10 DBS Group Research&rsquo s Ho Pei Hwa raised hers from $3.70 to $3.80 and CGS-CIMB&rsquo s Lim Siew Khee now sees Sembcorp worth $3.80, up from $3.66 previously. Maybank Securities&rsquo Kelvin Tan raised his target price to $4.50 on Aug 8, having just initiated coverage of the stock with a call of $3.40 on Aug 2. &ldquo We anticipate earnings outperformance to accelerate in 2HFY2022,&rdquo writes Tan.
 
CGS-CIMB&rsquo s Lim says that while Sembcorp&rsquo s conventional energy earnings will remain strong, the second half&rsquo s will be as much as 43% lower than the first half&rsquo s. The combination of reasons includes the company&rsquo s scheduled maintenance shutdowns for Sembcorp Biomass Power Station in the UK for five to six weeks, and Plant 2 in India for about 45
days in the second half of 2022.
 
In addition, citing oil prices that are already more than a quarter off their recent peak, Lim is assuming a &ldquo conservative&rdquo 20% drop in Singapore energy prices. She estimates that the Singapore conventional energy plants contribute around 60% of Sembcorp&rsquo s total earnings for this segment.
 
Conventional energy aside, Ho of DBS likes Sembcorp&rsquo s big moves into the renewable space. &ldquo The good progress of its renewable strategy warrants further re-rating (for its share price),&rdquo she says. Nevertheless, she notes that Sembcorp&rsquo s earnings saw a $91 million boost mainly from the unwinding of gas hedges, due to the cancellation of cargo expected in 1HFY2022.
 
Eugene Cheng, Sembcorp&rsquo s group CFO, explains: &ldquo For this particular year, gas positions in terms of cargo scheduled to come in were contracted last year and we would have had to put in our hedges then. Right now, we are reviewing gas positions in relation to our needs next year.&rdquo
 
Cheng adds that Sembcorp has already put in &ldquo meaningful&rdquo hedges for 2023, but will continue to assess gas positions to put in hedges through the second half of this year.
 
UOB Kay Hian&rsquo s Loh similarly notes that gains from the hedging are &ldquo unlikely to be repeated&rdquo . Nonetheless, he has significantly revised his earnings estimates for FY2022 to FY2024 upwards, as he acknowledges that his initial forecasts have been too conservative in trying to account for higher operating expenses and interest income after the inclusion of Sembcorp&rsquo s recent renewables acquisitions in China.
 
Loh&rsquo s higher target price of $4.10 is based on an unchanged price-earnings multiple of 13.6x. &ldquo This target P/E multiple is one standard deviation above the company&rsquo s past five-year average P/E of 10.1x, excluding 2020 where the company reported impairment-related losses, and is applied to our 2023 EPS estimate which we believe is a better reflection of the company&rsquo s &lsquo normalised&rsquo earnings compared to 2022&rsquo s earnings,&rdquo he says.
 
Loh points out that on both P/E and P/B bases, Sembcorp trades at a discount to its peers within the utilities sector of developed economies of Asia.
 
Similar to DBS&rsquo Ho, he expects an &ldquo upward re-rating&rdquo of Sembcorp&rsquo s valuation multiples, as there is a lack of &ldquo solid ESG companies&rdquo in Singapore for investors to bet on. &ldquo Sembcorp remains one of our top picks in Singapore for the quality of its earnings as well as its growth prospects in the near to medium term,&rdquo says Loh.
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Singpost
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10-Aug-2022 14:04
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no strenght 
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pkli899
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10-Aug-2022 11:30
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Hahaha.....I wish what u predicted will turned out to be true.
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Goldfinger
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09-Aug-2022 19:54
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This is the Wish Upon A Star moment. LOL.  But, I read some fresh analyst reports, and they are really quite positive on the stock. This is a hold for me now.
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pkli899
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08-Aug-2022 15:53
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May I know how you derived special dividend of 20c? Thanks.  
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Everyday
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08-Aug-2022 12:50
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Brokers&rsquo take: Maybank sees big upside for Sembcorp after utilities outperform 
MON, AUG 08, 2022 - 12:08 PM
 ![]() Maybank was upbeat on the company&rsquo s conventional energy arm, noting that it had swung to a net profit of S$397 million before exceptional items in the first half of the year. 
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MAYBANK Securities on Monday (Aug 8) reiterated its &ldquo buy&rdquo call on Sembcorp Industries and upgraded its target price to S$4.50 on &ldquo all-around solid performances from conventional, renewable energy and stable integrated urban solutions&rdquo in H1. Analyst Kelvin Tan also raised his estimates on the energy player&rsquo s profits from FY2022 to FY2024 by between 76 and 86 per cent as he anticipates the earnings outperformance to accelerate in the second half of this year. &ldquo Heightened spark spreads in Singapore and India coupled with full-year earnings from its newly acquired renewable portfolio in China presents an excellent opportunity to accumulate after pullback, in our view,&rdquo said Tan, noting that Sembcorp&rsquo s gross renewables capacity &mdash both installed and under development &mdash totalled 7.1 gigawatt, well ahead of its 10 gigawatt 2025 target.  
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Goldfinger
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07-Aug-2022 15:50
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Good, 20 cents special dividend or more will be well received.
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Newbornborn
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07-Aug-2022 14:54
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Very strong statement - Sembcorp may rewards investor with special dividened 2022
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Joelton
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06-Aug-2022 13:54
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Sembcorp may reward investors with special dividend for FY2022 as H1 profit outperforms
 
HEARTENED by its &ldquo outperformance&rdquo for the first 6 months ended in June, owing to a spectacular showing by both the conventional energy and renewables businesses, Sembcorp Industries : U96 +1.99% may gift special dividend to investors if the rosy digits hold up in the latter half of the year, its top management guided.
 
&ldquo We want to make sure the cake is cut in a manner where everyone gets fairly allocated a slice of the cake,&rdquo said Sembcorp group president and chief executive Wong Kim Yin at a media and analyst results briefing on Friday (Aug 5). 
 
&ldquo We recognise that this is a strong year. We are reviewing the possibility of rewarding shareholders with special dividend in conjunction with our dividend principles,&rdquo said Sembcorp group chief financial officer Eugene Cheng, referring to the potential rewards that will be based on the group&rsquo s full year showing.
 
Sembcorp&rsquo s net profit shot up to S$490 million for the half-year period from S$46 million a year ago led by more than a 2-fold increase in net profit to S$397 million in the conventional energy segment, thanks to higher electricity prices in Singapore and India and realised gains from gas hedges it had entered into last year for its Singapore operations.
 
This was further sweetened as net profit from the renewables segment tripled to S$76 million owing to newly acquired projects in China, higher wind resource in India and the solar operations in Singapore, which benefited from higher spot prices.
 
Revenue jumped 45 per cent to S$4.76 billion. Earnings per share rose to S$0.2748 from S$0.0258.
 
The giant energy firm, which also provides integrated urban solutions, declared a higher interim dividend of S$0.04 per share versus S$0.02 in the corresponding period last year. The dividends will be paid out on Aug 23 after books closure on Aug 17.
 
&ldquo The dividend principle that we have set for ourselves is that we want to make sure our shareholders are appropriately rewarded with a sustainable cash dividend that also balances against the green energy transition and growth objectives,&rdquo said Cheng.
 
Wong was quick to add that the firm aims to increasingly project its position as a growth as opposed to a dividend firm: &ldquo In that spectrum, we are positioning ourselves to be much closer to the growth end than the dividend end. &ldquo
 
Wong pointed out that the group&rsquo s renewables segment, which has gained good traction since it announced its brown to green energy transformation strategy, is a &ldquo little bit&rdquo ahead in terms of schedule to meet its target of 10GW (gigawatts) of gross installed renewables capacity by 2025.
 
&ldquo This gives us the confidence of not having to rush and the opportunity to be disciplined...(as) we are a little bit ahead of the game,&rdquo Wong added.
 
&ldquo There are speed bumps in the short term - rising interest rates, slowing demand. These are things everybody else is experiencing. If we are disciplined and know what we are doing, the next 6 to 12 months will actually present more opportunities.
 
&ldquo When the tide recedes, we will see who is swimming naked,&rdquo he continued, adding that the firm plans to be disciplined in its acquisitions of renewable assets to meet its 2025 goal.
 
Sembcorp&rsquo s gross renewables capacity installed and under development globally now stands at 7.1GW. &ldquo We couldn&rsquo t get to 7GW without having done the acquisitions but at the same time we have done a fair bit of organic growth, (which) are small, but they do add up,&rdquo he elaborated.
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naoshingo
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05-Aug-2022 23:06
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I was expecting 6c  ![]() |
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FATABA
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05-Aug-2022 09:54
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Sembcorp Industries 1H2022 Results SEMBCORP DELIVERS STRONG 1H2022 PERFORMANCE - 1H2022 net profit before exceptional items up 94% at S$490 million - Significant growth achieved in renewables portfolio Singapore, August 5, 2022 &ndash For the first half of 2022 (1H2022), Sembcorp Industries recorded a turnover of S$4.8 billion, up 45% from S$3.3 billion in 1H2021. Group net profit before exceptional items increased 94% to S$490 million, with higher contributions from the Renewables and Conventional Energy segments. Net profit for the Renewables segment increased to S$76 million from S$24 million in 1H2021. The stronger performance was driven by contributions from SDIC New Energy and Shenzhen Huiyang New Energy in China, post completion of these acquisitions in January 2022 and June 2022 respectively. Wind assets in India and solar operations in Singapore also performed better. Including the 0.9GW of renewables projects secured in 1H2022, gross renewables capacity (installed and under development) totalled 7.1GW. Net profit before exceptional items from the Integrated Urban Solutions segment remained steady at S$62 million, compared to S$63 million in 1H2021. The Conventional Energy segment posted a net profit of S$397 million, an increase of 115% from net profit before exceptional item of S$185 million in 1H2021. The higher contribution was mainly due to higher electricity price in Singapore and India, as well as realised gains from favourable gas hedges entered into in 2021. SCI is firing on all cylinder .....esp looking at its RE ( renewable energy ) ....it is truly growing to be one of the better RE company in Asia    Projects listing ( sgx site  ) show multiple projects coming online soon . DYODD  Happy investing.    |
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FATABA
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05-Aug-2022 08:44
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True this is about 10x cheaper in cost the DBS 36c. LOL  Anyway full year result is expected to be strong and many projects ( renewable is coming up )  Happy investing . Dyodd
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ssw518
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05-Aug-2022 07:52
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Almost hit jackpot 5 cent div, but 4 cents still better than DBS 36 cents given SCI trading at just 3 dollars. good job
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spursfan
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05-Aug-2022 07:39
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Sembcorp Industries 1H2022 Results
SEMBCORP DELIVERS STRONG 1H2022 PERFORMANCE - 1H2022 net profit before exceptional items up 94% at S$490 million - Significant growth achieved in renewables portfolio Singapore, August 5, 2022 ? For the first half of 2022 (1H2022), Sembcorp Industries recorded a turnover of S$4.8 billion, up 45% from S$3.3 billion in 1H2021. Group net profit before exceptional items increased 94% to S$490 million, with higher contributions from the Renewables and Conventional Energy segments.... INTERIM DIVIDEND In view of the strong underlying performance, the board of directors announces an interim dividend of 4.0 cents per ordinary share, which will be paid on August 23, 2022... https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-announcements/SN2UBF9GGM4PCCCW/726244_SCI_1H2022_Press%20Release.pdf |
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FATABA
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04-Aug-2022 14:43
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I am surprise that there are NOT many comment or input on this gem . Since the separation of its useless son , SCI has grow from strength to strength ( in fact it is one of the star of STI )  W energy crisis globally and the rising cost of energy ....SCI has alrdy given a profit improvment warning for TMR morning . Expecting not just a good set of result ....we can expect  1. A better dividend of over 5c ( my personal view)  2. Much improvement from SEIL India operation .  Pls note the potential listing of this division is much overdue . 3. Should see a great update on this gem clean energy development and growth . DYODD  Happy investing.  |
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Joelton
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04-Aug-2022 09:37
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Maybank says Sembcorp undervalued against peers initiates &lsquo buy&rsquo
MAYBANK on Wednesday (Aug 3) initiated coverage on Sembcorp Industries : U96 +2.37% with a &ldquo buy&rdquo call and target price of S$3.40.
 
The research team sees the energy player as not only a leader in sustainable solutions but also undervalued when stacked up against its peers.
 
The stock is trading at 10.3 times Maybank&rsquo s FY2022 earnings estimates, compared to regional utilities peers, which are averaging at 20.7 times and Singapore industrial peers, which are trading at around 17.8 times.
 
&ldquo Sembcorp has been consistently generating a higher return on equity than its peers. It maintains a high return on sustainable equity ratio compared with top Asian utilities and Singapore industrial peers,&rdquo said Maybank analyst Kelvin Tan in a report.
 
His target price of S$3.40 implies a potential upside of 12.6 per cent from the counter&rsquo s last trading price of S$3.02 as at the midday trading break on Wednesday. Shares of Sembcorp were up 2.4 per cent or S$0.07 at the time.
 
Maybank also likes Sembcorp for its substantial additional earnings potential from its plan to boost renewable energy capacity, as well as continued high tariffs contributing to &ldquo good spark spreads&rdquo in Singapore and India.
 
Furthermore, the group is resilient to rapid inflation and high interest rates and is unique amid the scarcity of solid ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) companies in Singapore, Tan added.
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FATABA
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22-Jul-2022 11:20
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Expecting a good set of result Aug 5th and yet share price is down since crossing $3 ...hmm Myanmar investment an issue ( but clarify on sgx website mah )  What is going on ...anyone got news ? thanks
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Newbornborn
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19-Jul-2022 20:44
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Hopefully and looking forward...
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naoshingo
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19-Jul-2022 20:29
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10c Dividend coming?  ![]() |
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Checkerman
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19-Jul-2022 08:34
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maybe will become bad debt . not good
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