PBA Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5041) Risk Assessment

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XKLS:5041 PBA Holdings Bhd XKLS:5041
78 GF Score
Price RM1.98
GF Value RM2.32
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is PBA Holdings Bhd Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of PBA Holdings Bhd is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

PBA Holdings Bhd  (XKLS:5041) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

PBA Holdings Bhd Risk Assessment Related Terms

XKLS:5041 vs AWK, WTRG, AWR: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, PBA Holdings Bhd's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

PBA Holdings Bhd Risk Assessment vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, PBA Holdings Bhd's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PBA Holdings Bhd's Risk Assessment falls into.


XKLS:5041
78GF Score
PBA Holdings Bhd XKLS:5041
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Is PBA Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5041) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PBA Holdings Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM1.98 is trading 14.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM2.32. GuruFocus considers PBA Holdings Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:5041:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: RM2.32 vs. price of RM1.98 (14.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5041 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

PBA Holdings Bhd Business Description

Address Penang Road, Level 32, Komtar, Georgetown, PNG, MYS, 10000
PBA Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company. Its primary business is to sustain continuous good water supply in Penang. With population growth and increasing socio-economic development, It has to employ holistic water supply management strategies. It manage both water demand and supply in a water-stressed state. The group has one reportable segment, which is the abstraction of raw water, treatment of water, supply and sale of treated water to consumers in the State of Penang. The company operated solely in Penang, Malaysia. The company through its subsidiaries is engaged in the abstraction of raw water, treatment of water, and supply and sale of treated water to consumers in the State of Penang. It operates geographically in Malaysia.
78GF Score

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RM1.98
Price
RM2.32
GF Value