1. Portfolio alignment to the sectors that will benefit from the rapid economic recovery of Sri Lanka. 2. Benefit from the expected price recovery/breaking out from the 1-year consolidation range (bottoming out) after post IPO selloff.
Most of the selling came from the account: Mr. O.E.H. Kalvo which had 19,800,000 shares as at 31st Dec. 2021 and are expected to be over by now.
Fundamentals
* Continuous top line growth during last 4 quarters * As Sri Lanka's economy is on a growth phase exceeding forecasts HBS will benefit from increased IT budget allocations of other companies and new ventures. * Business exposure to high growth areas of the world (South Asia, Southeast Asia, Middle East and East Africa) * Most of the major shareholders opted the dividend in the script form (reinvesting the dividend in the company) instead cash which shows the strong confidence of the company's growth trajectory. No of shareholders requested for 100% script dividend: 12% No of shareholders requested for 50% cash & 50% script dividend: 45%
Q1 2024 earnings Revenue up 30.5% YoY & 7.6% QoQ New deal closures up 44% YoY
Dividend Yield Last Dividend LKR 1.25 (Cash/Scrip or both 50/50) DY : 10.4% (Market DY 4.4% / 1 Year FD rate 8%)
52 Week Price Range High : LKR 14.00 Low : LKR 10.50
Technical Analysis (Chart Patterns)
* HBS had created a Descending Wedge pattern during the post IPO selloff and a Reverse Head & Shoulder pattern during the 1 yearlong price consolidation (Dividend adjusted chart). * Both these patterns recorded breakouts during last week.
Potential Pattern Targets
* Multi week descending wedge target LKR 20.00 * Reverse head & shoulder target LKR 14.30
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