KUALA LUMPUR: AmInvestment Research is maintaining its Neutral view on the glove sector as valuations for Top Glove, Kossan and Hartalega under its coverage are already fully reflected in the companies’ earnings outlook.
In its research note issued on Wednesday, it reckoned the average selling prices (ASP) will begin to ease after 1H2021 following the strong increase over the past nine months, and are already priced in.
“Moreover, we are cutting our target price-to-earnings ratio (PER) by 10% across the board to take into account the risk of a down cycle in the sector as a result of successful rollouts of Covid-19 vaccines.
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