Wing Tai surges on privatisation talk
Singapore
THE stock of property developer Wing Tai Holdings shot up in active trading on Monday on speculation that the company could be a potential privatisation candidate. It surged to S$2.12 before closing at S$2.11, for a net S$0.185 or 9.6 per cent gain. The volume of 13.5 million shares worth S$27.5 million made it the day's fourth active stock by trading value.
Focusing the spotlight on the stock was a report by RHB Research, which noted that the group could benefit significantly from a privatisation amid extremely challenging market conditions. In his report, released at the end of last week, analyst Goh Han Peng noted that an unlisted Wing Tai would be exempted from Qualifying Certificate penalties on its luxury unsold projects such as Le Nouvel Ardmore and Nouvel 18. "However, the group has a robust balance sheet with net gearing below 0.2x, and has a diversified property business, both geographically and sector-wise," he wrote. "Major shareholder, the Cheung family, made a successful partial offer in 2012, at S$1.39 per share, to bring its stake above 50 per cent."
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