Frencken Group Limited

Frencken Group Limited

SSGX:E28
2.12
SGD
-0.09
(-4.07%)
373.93MMarket Cap
Mar 04Next 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
1.12
1.17
1.09
1.15
1.25
1.49
1.56
1.46
1.8
1.84
1.74
1.86
2.03
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.08
0.07
0.1
0.1
0.14
0.12
0.08
0.09
0.09
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.03
0.01
- -
- -
0.02
- -
0.19
0.13
0.05
-0.01
0.05
0.2
0.34
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.02
0.03
0.02
Book Value per Share
0.52
0.51
0.5
0.52
0.59
0.63
0.7
0.78
0.88
0.92
0.94
1.02
1.11
0.75
Tangible Book Value per Share
0.47
0.45
0.44
0.46
0.53
0.58
0.65
0.76
0.84
0.87
0.89
0.96
1.06
0.7
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
397
403
405
405
413
420
423
425
427
427
427
427
427
424
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
445
473
439
466
515
626
659
621
767
786
743
794
865
- -
Operating Margin (%)
4.94
3.51
4.35
4.03
5.23
6.84
8.34
8.64
8.73
7.35
5.17
5.91
5.55
- -
Depreciation Expense
22
22
19
17
16
16
21
22
23
28
30
31
31
- -
Net Income, GAAP
18
11
9
16
33
30
42
43
59
52
32
37
39
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
19.28
29.85
34.78
21.28
16.32
24.44
20.97
17.01
16.18
18.1
23
20.45
20.41
- -
Profit Margin (%)
3.99
2.4
2.1
3.41
6.49
4.8
6.43
6.86
7.66
6.6
4.37
4.67
4.52
- -
Working Capital
79
77
82
88
131
150
184
218
247
242
246
289
329
200
LT Debt
4
2
2
1
2
1
11
10
16
34
43
39
59
12
Total Equity
207
208
206
215
250
268
298
336
379
396
405
438
479
319
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.61
4.5
4.85
5.59
7.87
8.99
11.47
9.89
12.09
9.03
5.43
6.63
6.69
- -
Return on Capital (%)
7.17
4.88
3.78
6.42
11.74
9.74
12.64
11.23
13.16
10.62
6.87
7.7
7.58
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
9.05
5.51
4.49
7.64
14.54
11.73
15.13
13.53
16.54
13.51
8.19
8.89
8.6
- -

Capital Structure

SGD

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'19
Dec'19
Jun'20
ST Debt
66
58
86
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
10
11
12
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
424
424
425
Market Capitalization
286
392
374

Working Capital

SGD

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'19
Dec'19
Jun'20
Total Current Assets
359
375
413
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
80
122
154
Accounts Receivable, Net
114
98
93
Inventories
153
141
155
Total Current Liabilities
189
190
213
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
66
58
86
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

SGD

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
8.9%
7.39%
9.45%
Free Cash Flow
935.68%
-75.63%
68.07%
Net Income, GAAP
22.27%
1.71%
5.39%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
7.4%
7.28%
8.91%
Total Cash Common Dividend
17.52%
0.66%
14.48%

Semi-annual Revenue

SGD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
794
2025
- -
- -
865
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

SGD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.09
2025
- -
- -
0.09
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

SGD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.02
2025
- -
- -
0.03
2026
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Mohamad Anwar Au
Full Time Employees
3,600
Sector
Electronic technology
Industry
Electronic production equipment
Address
9 Raffles Place Prai PE Malaysia 048619
IPO Date
May 9, 2005
Business
Frencken Group Limited is a global integrated technology solutions company that provides original design, original equipment manufacturing, and diversified integrated manufacturing services to multinational customers in the aerospace, analytical life sciences, automotive, healthcare, industrial automation, semiconductor, office automation, and consumer industries. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Singapore, the company operates through two main divisions: Mechatronics, which designs, develops, and produces high-precision industrial machinery, capital equipment, electromechanical assemblies, precision components, and systems for medical, semiconductor, analytical life sciences, pharmaceutical, industrial/factory automation, and aerospace sectors; and Integrated Manufacturing Services (IMS), which offers contract design and manufacturing of filters, molds, dies, plastic products, component sub-assemblies, gearbox filters for internal combustion engine, electric, and hybrid vehicles, interior parts, dashboard instrumentation, metallised-plastic radar antennas with Eco PVD coating, and micro-mechanical components for automotive, office automation, consumer, and industrial products. Its comprehensive solutions span the value chain, including product conceptualisation, integrated design, prototyping, new product introductions, supply chain management, precision machining, sheet metal fabrication, plastic injection moulding, assembly, testing, commissioning, and logistics, supported by a network of 19 facilities across Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, India), Europe (Netherlands, Switzerland), and the USA. In recent developments, Frencken broke ground in August 2025 on a new S$63 million manufacturing facility in Singapore's Kaki Bukit Avenue 5, set for completion in Q1 2027, to consolidate and expand Mechatronics operations with tripled cleanroom capacity for ultra-high precision assemblies targeting semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, analytical life sciences, and aerospace; deepened partnerships with key customers like ASML for program transfers to Asia and new subsystems in deposition and etch processes; advanced IMS capabilities through collaboration with Sweden-based Gapwaves on next-generation radar sensors for a premium European automaker; and initiated development of plastic gearboxes, motors, and control systems for service robots while pursuing local-for-local growth in medical and life sciences segments in Asia. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the group reported 12.5% year-on-year revenue growth to S$642.8 million and 9.1% net profit increase to S$29.8 million, driven by Mechatronics recovery in semiconductor and industrial automation, with full-year 2025 revenue expected to exceed 2024 levels despite near-term challenges.