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    Consumer non-durables

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    Food: specialty/candy
Guan Chong Bhd.

Guan Chong Bhd.

MMYX:GCB
1.25
MYR
0.00
(0.00%)
6.54P/E
Dec 01Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
0.61
0.82
1.07
1.04
0.96
1.02
1.3
1.55
1.61
1.74
1.94
3.81
5.45
4.07
Basic EPS, GAAP
- -
-0.01
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.09
0.1
0.09
0.06
0.06
0.04
0.16
0.08
0.17
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-0.14
0.05
0.04
0.06
-0.05
0.09
-0.07
-0.05
-0.1
- -
-0.34
-0.67
0.31
0.69
Dividend per Share
0.01
- -
- -
- -
0.01
- -
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.03
- -
0.01
0.01
- -
Book Value per Share
0.15
0.14
0.17
0.19
0.22
0.3
0.4
0.49
0.55
0.6
0.64
0.78
0.83
0.92
Tangible Book Value per Share
0.14
0.13
0.16
0.17
0.2
0.29
0.39
0.45
0.51
0.57
0.61
0.75
0.8
0.89
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
2,223
2,223
2,223
2,229
2,230
2,230
2,259
2,381
2,431
2,543
2,741
2,741
2,741
2,741
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1,363
1,819
2,381
2,316
2,148
2,273
2,942
3,685
3,923
4,420
5,321
10,442
14,924
11,156
Operating Margin (%)
1.81
2.26
4.62
1.96
4.44
9.87
9.46
6.73
4.81
4.83
6.31
-7.63
10.83
7.42
Depreciation Expense
21
25
27
27
27
28
33
57
63
65
78
85
93
- -
Net Income, GAAP
3
-18
23
43
91
190
218
223
155
147
101
429
228
461
Effective Tax Rate (%)
45.03
- -
38.48
18.09
19.74
8.91
18.33
16.69
21.31
21.62
27.42
16.48
22.34
17.48
Profit Margin (%)
0.25
-0.97
0.96
1.84
4.24
8.36
7.41
6.04
3.95
3.34
1.9
4.11
1.53
4.13
Working Capital
40
57
29
69
103
248
509
780
786
833
995
1,497
1,655
1,856
LT Debt
121
145
128
55
17
43
47
479
438
425
711
853
1,018
1,004
Total Equity
334
324
377
424
480
667
950
1,189
1,342
1,639
1,753
2,125
2,266
2,511
Return on Invested Capital (%)
1.2
- -
5.65
3.19
6.42
16.26
15.74
10.53
5.97
6.03
7.08
-12.69
20.89
11.62
Return on Capital (%)
0.74
- -
2.78
4.92
9.13
16.95
16.89
12.45
7.26
6.88
5.84
12.5
8.2
11.7
Return on Common Equity (%)
1.02
-5.41
6.53
10.63
20.15
33.16
26.96
20.83
12.23
9.89
5.95
22.14
10.38
19.44

Capital Structure

MYR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
2,226
1,989
1,550
LT Borrowings
972
967
963
LT Finance Leases
46
43
41
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
2,741
2,741
2,741
Market Capitalization
2,001
2,042
3,015

Working Capital

MYR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
6,263
5,461
5,148
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
108
265
175
Accounts Receivable, Net
966
1,225
999
Inventories
4,534
3,830
3,606
Total Current Liabilities
4,608
3,743
3,292
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
2,226
1,989
1,550
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

MYR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
20.21%
13.97%
6.66%
Free Cash Flow
-3,320.13%
-6,514.71%
-146.23%
Net Income, GAAP
53.81%
42.3%
-46.91%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
22.92%
35.74%
42.92%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

MYR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
1,870
2,222
2,977
3,371
10,442
2025
4,306
3,886
3,730
3,001
14,924
2026
2,621
1,804
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

MYR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.03
- -
0.02
0.08
0.16
2025
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.08
2026
0.05
0.09
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

MYR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.01
- -
- -
- -
0.01
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.01
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Hoe Lian Tay
Full Time Employees
2,006
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Food: specialty/candy
Address
Plo 273, Jalan Timah 2 Pasir Gudang HO Malaysia 81700
IPO Date
Apr 12, 2005
Website
gcbcocoa.com
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Business
Guan Chong Berhad (GCB) is a Malaysia-based investment holding company principally engaged in the manufacturing, processing, marketing and trading of cocoa-derived food ingredients and products. The group produces cocoa mass, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, cocoa cake, cocoa liquor and related ingredients; industrial chocolates and couvertures; as well as consumer products including chocolate beverages and confectionery under brands such as CacaoRich and Melko. It sells products under trademarks including FAVORICH, Carlyle Cocoa for the US market, SCHOKINAG for European industrial chocolate and FAVORICH CHOCOLATE for the UK and Europe; and trades cocoa beans alongside private label offerings for hypermarkets. GCB operates cocoa grinding plants in Malaysia with total capacity exceeding 250,000 MT annually, Indonesia, Ivory Coast and a cake grinding facility in the US, serving food, beverage and confectionery manufacturers across Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. Incorporated in 2004 and headquartered in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia, the company traces its origins to cocoa bean trading in the early 1980s. Recent developments include the 2025 acquisition of a 25% stake in Transcao Côte d’Ivoire for US$28.9 million to expand processing capabilities; a strategic partnership with Conseil du Cacao Côte d’Ivoire for high-quality bean supply; increased short-term borrowings in 2024 to manage volatile cocoa prices and working capital needs amid capacity expansions; and expectations of stronger fourth-quarter 2025 performance driven by sales volume recovery and stabilizing bean prices. Subsidiaries encompass Guan Chong Cocoa Manufacturer Sdn. Bhd., GCB Foods Sdn. Bhd., PT Asia Cocoa Indonesia, SCHOKINAG-Schokolade-Industrie GmbH in Germany and Carlyle Cocoa Co., LLC in the US.