When Bursa property development MKH ventured into the plantation sector in 2008, little did it know that it was to provide a lifeline to the company a decade latter.

Prior to 2016, MKH property development segment was the key revenue and earnings contributor. But since then, the Malaysian property market began to soften and the contribution from the property development segment began to decline.

At its 2016 peak, the property development and construction segment contributed nearly RM 250 million EBIT but this declined to RM 70 million in 2021.

On the other hand while the plantation segment performance was cyclical, its 2021 EBIT of RM 110 million was better than the 2016 RM 90 million EBIT. You can see from the chart that without the plantation business, MKH performance would have been worse.

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Moral of the story? The property sector is cyclical and if property companies want a “stable” performance, diversification to a non-property sector is critical. For more insights to MKH refer to page 20 of INVEST https://notice.shareinvestor.com/email/newsletter/invest/pdf/Vol211-Invest-14Jun.pdf