UWC Berhad (UWC MK)

Seeing all-round improvement

MALAYSIA | TECHNOLOGY | UPDATE

Chart: PRICE VS. FBMKLCI

Key Financials

Sources: Company, Bloomberg, Phillip Research forecasts

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Table 3: UWC’s 5-year PE (x)

Financials

Source: Company, Phillip Research forecasts

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