PETALING JAYA: Pantech Group Holdings Bhd
is poised to perform better financially with Phillip Capital Research projecting stronger earnings momentum for the second quarter of financial year 2027 (2Q27) due to improving pricing power and orders as well margins.
The research house’s optimistic outlook for the company is driven by two primary factors: resilient manufacturing demand, specifically for data centre cooling components in the United States, and a continued recovery in the domestic trading segment.
This has led to Pantech’s manufacturing utilisation rates remaining high at 90%, signalling robust operational health.
The research house’s positive outlook on Pantech is also based on the expectation of expansion in its core net margins, which are forecast to rise to 8.3%, up from 5.8% in financial year 2026 (FY26) as a result of investing in machinery.
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