The FTSE Bursa Malaysia MidS Cap Index
comprises constituents from the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Index with market
capitalisation between MYR 200 million and less than MYR 2 billion. In 2019, the index rose 34.6%, one of the
best performing indices on the Bursa Malaysia.
Source:
FTSE Russell (data as at 31 Dec 2019)
As at 31 Dec 2019, there were 136 stocks
included in the index. Total net market
cap is RM43,288 million with average of RM318 million. The top ten constituents contribute about 25%
of the index market cap.
In the past, mid and small cap stocks
are often not covered by research houses.
In order to boost the awareness of this category of stocks, Bursa
Malaysia created a dedicated site for investors. The link is
The site has research reports, charts,
financial information, and the most interesting feature is the screening
tool. Investors can go to the screening
page using the following link.
One the screener page, investors need to
turn on the BURSA MidS (arrow 1). Then
choose the selection criteria (arrow 2).
In this example, P/E of “Below 10” and “5-Yr EPS Growth Up more than 0%”
were chosen. Once the screening criteria
were selected, the system will automatically search for MidS cap stocks that
met the criteria. There were 10 stocks
meeting the criteria.
By clicking the Show Result arrow, the stocks
listed below appeared on the page.
Investors could further process the result by sorting them according to
various criteria such as average rating, analysts’ recommendation, dividend
yield and etc. Investors are advised to
further study the fundamentals of the stocks before making any investment
decision.
For 2020 market forecast, investors can
refer to the following podcast and video by various analysts and investment managers.
This article is only meant for education
purposes and not act as a recommendation for any particular stock investment.
As such we accept no liability real (or otherwise) for any investment made by
an investor.
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