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Globetronics’ revenue has halved over the past six years, with PAT falling from RM46 million in 2019 to RM11 million in 2024.
While gross margins held up, the shrinking topline meant fixed costs weighed more heavily on profits. The company attributes the decline to lower customer volume loadings, its exit from the quartz timing business, and COVID-related disruptions.
But the deeper issue is this: new products have not scaled fast enough to replace legacy lines. In a tech-driven industry, that is a serious concern. Globetronics’ own disclosures cite softening demand and reduced volume from key customers, but offer little mention of successful new product rollouts or major customer wins.
This absence is telling. Over several years, the company has explained revenue weakness through external factors, yet there has been no concrete sign of innovation-led growth. In a sector where new product milestones are typically highlighted, this silence suggests execution gaps in product development and commercialization.
This is the heart of Globetronics’ challenge. In tech, if new doesn’t grow, old revenue goes. A sustained turnaround will depend on the company regaining its ability to bring new, scalable products to market.
Its position in the Turnaround quadrant in the Fundamental Mapper reflects this fundamental issue.
Tata Electronics' strategic push into Malaysia through potential mergers and acquisitions... by acquiring a semiconductor fabrication (chip fab / wafer fab) or outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility. Among the local players under consideration are X-Fab, SilTerra Malaysia (DNex), and Globetronics Technology (a Penang-based OSAT and sensor specialist).
Globetronics and SilTerra as particularly attractive acquisition targets.. - NST Wed, yesterday
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