Sarawak Plantation Holdings Bhd (SPH) is banking on stronger commodity prices, improved harvest yields and tighter cost management to achieve a gradual recovery this year after a challenging 2022.
In its most recent results, the group reported a Q4 net profit of RM4.8 million, down from RM31.1 million in the same quarter a year earlier, on revenue of RM54.7 million versus RM75.2 million. Production of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) declined by 8%, while average crude palm oil (CPO) selling prices dropped 23% amid global market challenges.
Despite these hurdles, management points to clear recovery signals. It highlights the easing impact of El Niño on yields, ongoing replanting of older palms and a leaner cost structure as key drivers for boosting output and margins. For 2023, SPH has earmarked capital expenditure primarily for replanting programmes, maintenance of its 83,000 hectares of estates in Sarawak and other productivity-boosting measures.
The company is also offloading non-core assets to reinforce its balance sheet. Last year it sold two land parcels for RM15 million and continues to seek similar opportunities. At the same time, operational teams are fine-tuning fertiliser application, pest management and harvesting techniques to lift FFB tonnage per hectare.
SPH anticipates CPO prices will average around RM3,200 per tonne this year—up from approximately RM2,900 last year—and believes that, combined with higher production, this will underpin a stronger performance. The board will revisit dividend distributions once results stabilise.
Shares in Sarawak Plantation closed unchanged at 61 sen on the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange.
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