New Data Centre Initiatives Set To Supercharge VSTECS' Growth We expect a stronger 2H24, boosted by higher contributions from VMware, along with new revenue from Google Pixel and AWS cloud services, as well as shipments of AI related DC equipment. The stock will also benefit from Budget 2025, which allocates significant funds to promote digitalisation in Malaysia. A key inflection point may occur with the government’s rollout of new DC incentives, which could potentially supercharge VSTECS’ grow...
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1H24: Within Expectations; Expecting A Stronger 2H24 While VSTECS’s 1H24 results only accounted for 40% of our full-year estimate, we deem the results to be within expectations as we anticipate stronger earnings in 2H24, driven by: a) higher contributions from Starlink and VMware, b) the rollout of AI PCs by 2H24, and c) a seasonally stronger performance in 2H24. Additionally, the group has been appointed as the sole distributor for the Google Pixel 9 range of smartphones with AI features in Mal...
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Harnessing Both DC And Non-DC Drivers For Accelerated Growth While the full fruition from the burgeoning colocation DCS may take time to materialise, VSTECS is benefiting from the comprehensive DC equipment deployment and solution offerings on all fronts. It is currently leveraging on the growth in device refreshment cycles, higher contribution from government contracts and Starlink penetration in Malaysia. Additional impetus could be the acceleration of SME digitalisation in Malaysia via collab...
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Unveiling The Cornerstone Of The Digital Revolution VSTECS, Malaysia’s leading distributor of ICT products and enterprise solutions, is reaping the fruits of its rapid expansion. In addition to the organic growth from the device refreshment cycle, it is also enjoying low-hanging fruits from the burgeoning data centre expansion and cloud migration in Malaysia. We see multiple legs of growth that can supercharge a three-year revenue/core net profit CAGR of 24%/30%. Initiate coverage with BUY and a...
Unveiling The Cornerstone Of The Digital Revolution VSTECS, a Malaysia’s leading distributor of ICT products and enterprise solution, is reaping the fruit of its rapid expansion. In addition to the organic growth from the device refreshment cycle, it is also enjoying low-hanging fruits from the burgeoning data centre expansion and cloud migration in Malaysia. We see multiple legs of growth that can supercharge a three-year revenue/core net profit CAGR of 24%/30%. Initiate coverage with BUY and a...
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The Key Supplier Of The Thriving Digital Revolution VSTECS, a leading distributor of ICT products and enterprise solution which registered a three-year CAGR core net profit of 22% in 2023, is reaping fruition from its inexorable expansion vertically and horizontally. On top of the organic growth from device refreshment cycle, it is enjoying low hanging fruit from the burgeoning data centre expansion and cloud migration in Malaysia. It is trading at 12.6x 2023 PE, an undemanding valuation which i...
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