Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad is a major Malaysian conglomerate, which was established by the Lau family, its largest shareholders.
The Managing Director Edward Lee Ming Foo has been running HAP with great success, taking the company from a #3 rank on Profitable Growth in 2012 to the #1 rank it has maintained since 2014.
Read MoreHealth Care delivers the highest ROE among sectors globally—above 20%. Energy is still most expensive on PE due to low earnings. Earnings in the World are expected to see double-digit growth in 2017.
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Read MoreUS’ ROE is about 3% above the World and the two consumer sectors have the highest profitability. Gearing in the US has increased since 2015 and the highest gearing is in Telecom, Utilities, and Consumer Discretionary.
Read MoreAnalysts in Korea, relative to other countries in Asia, have turned from pessimism to optimism over the last year. Expected return implied by target prices are in an uptrend for the first time since 2015. Korean analysts are, however, a very optimistic bunch of people.
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Read MorePruksa Real Estate is a real estate developer in Thailand focusing on the low- to mid-end residential market.
Founder and CEO Thongma Vijitpongpun has achieved great success and maintained a #1 Profitable Growth rank for the past five years.
Read MoreKorea Electric Power Corporation is the country’s largest electricity supplier and, via its subsidiaries, has a monopoly on nuclear power in South Korea.
It has 32 projects in 17 countries, but 93% of the group’s revenue and profits are derived domestically.
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