<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Rakuten Trade has a “buy” rating on ACE Market-bound surface decorative products company Topmix Bhd at an initial public offering (IPO) price of 31 sen, with a fair value of 40 sen based on financial year 2024 (FY2024) forecast price-earnings (PE) of 15 times, in line with industry peers.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>In a note on Tuesday, the research house said it expects FY2023-FY2026 earnings to grow at a strong&nbsp;compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25%, underpinned by cross-selling opportunities stemming from product expansion, geographic expansion across Peninsular Malaysia, and the anticipated recovery in commercial and residential property markets.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>“In addition, Topmix has a healthy balance sheet, with a gearing ratio of 0.67 times as of December FY2023, a status expected to be sustained post IPO,” it said.</div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

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Rakuten Trade has a “buy” rating on ACE Market-bound surface decorative products company Topmix Bhd at an initial public offering (IPO) price of 31 sen, with a fair value of 40 sen based on financial year 2024 (FY2024) forecast price-earnings (PE) of 15x, in line with industry peers.

Rakuten Trade values Topmix at 40 sen, expects FY2023-FY2026 earnings to grow at CAGR of 25%

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