Product life cycle costing has grown in importance as this methodology/approach is able to provide a long term picture of product life in terms of:

profitability;
feedback on the effectiveness of life cycle planning and
cost data to clarify the economic impact of alternatives chosen in the design, engineering phase,etc.

As such, many cost accountants consider it as a […]

The SWOT Analysis is a very common analytical tool frequently used to generate strategic alternatives from a situation analysis. It is particularly useful when we need to concentrate on issues that potentially have the most impact but we have very limited amount of time available to address a complex strategic situation. SWOT analysis has commonly […]

Statistics from Malaysia Bursa Saham’s website showed a decrease in new listing since 2006. (Table 1)
As at 18 th August 2008, Malaysia has 982 listed companies : 637 on Main Board; 221 on Second Board and balance of 124 on Mesdaq Market

Table 1-Number of New Listings
(as at 29 July 2008)

Year

Main Board

Second Board

MESDAQ Market

Total

2008

5

6

5

16

2007

17

8

3

28

2006

10

8

22

40

2005

16

17

46

79

2004

15

26

31

72

2003

16

22

20

58

Total Number of […]

Append below summarized some recent IPO listing for 2008. Speculators or those who seek solely capital gains might find it quite disappointing which is quite obvious in view of rising oil prices,etc

Company Name

Issue Price

Opening Price     (First day)

Listing Date

Public
Issue             (Shares)

Sale Offer  (Shares)
 

Board/Sector

Sealink International Bhd

1.25

1.18

29-Jul-08

48,370,000

15,000,000

Main  Industrial Products

Uzma Bhd

1.90

1.70

29-Jul-08

15,000,000

10,000,000

Second Trading/ Services

Luxchem Corporation Bhd

1.10

1.00

27-Jun-08

13,000,000

38,500,000

Main Trading/ Services

Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd

1.45

1.68

24-Apr-08

26,100,000

Main […]