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Company cautiously optimistic of outlook for the remainder of 2021

Volcano Berhad (VOLCANO, Stock Code: 0232), a leading manufacturer of parts and components including metal and non-metal nameplates and plastic injection moulded parts, is pleased to announce the Company’s first interim financial statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2021 following its listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

For the first quarter that ended on 31 March 2021, the Company registered revenue of RM17.66 million, profit before tax (“PBT”) of RM2.0 million and profit after tax (“PAT”) of RM1.41 million. There are no comparative figures available for revenue, PBT and PAT for the same quarter of the preceding year and year-to-date as this is Volcano’s first interim financial statement following its listing on 6 April 2021.

For the quarter under review, the Company’s nameplates segment contributed RM10.86 million to revenue while the plastic injection moulded parts segment contributed RM6.80 million to revenue.

Managing Director of Volcano, Datuk Ch’ng Huat Seng said, “We are cautiously optimistic about our prospects for the rest of the year based on demand from customers in the electrical and electronics (“E&E”) industry. We believe that our financial performance should remain favourable for the rest of the year barring any unforeseen circumstances.”

“Our expansion plans for the factory in Rayong, Thailand remains in place as we see lots of potential in the country’s E&E and automotive industries. We have already allocated RM5 million each year over the next three years for capital expenditure involving these plans.”

The Company derives more than 95% of revenue from overseas markets, with the principal markets being customers based in Singapore and Thailand. Besides the E&E industry, Volcano also serves customers from the automotive and aerospace industries.

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– Leading manufacturer of nameplates and plastic injection moulded parts to MNC customers
– Proceeds for purchase of machinery and equipment to expand capacity, grow market share in E&E and automotive industries

The shares of Volcano Berhad (VOLCANO) have been oversubscribed by 176.6 times ahead of the Group’s listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia).

“We are extremely grateful for the confidence our investors have in Volcano, our business, prospect and future plans. Our hard work to build a sustainable business for the past 20 years has paid off,” said Managing Director of Volcano, Datuk Ch’ng Huat Seng.

Volcano is raising RM8.75 million from the IPO exercise. From the proceeds, the Group will use RM5.55 million for the purchase of machinery and equipment while RM3.20 million will be used for listing expenses.

“This is just the beginning of our corporate journey. The expansion plan will give a push to the growth of the Group’s business,” Ch’ng explained. “This is also part of the strategy to increase automation and capacity to meet the demand of our new and existing clients in the electrical and electronics (“E&E”) as well as automotive industries.”

For this IPO, a total of 23,838 applications for approximately 1.46 billion new Shares with a value of RM512.82 million were received from the Malaysian public for 8.25 million new Shares made available for application by the Malaysian public, which represents an overall oversubscription rate of 176.60 times.

For the Bumiputera portion, a total of 11,624 applications for 594.43 million new Shares were received, which represents an oversubscription rate of 143.11 times.

For the public portion, a total of 12,214 applications for 870.78 million new Shares were received, which represents an oversubscription rate of 210.10 times.

The 8.25 million new Shares available for application by the eligible directors, key senior management personnel, employees and business associates including any other person who have contributed to the success of Volcano and its subsidiaries have also been fully subscribed.

Its Placement Agent has confirmed that the 43.50 million Shares made available for application by way of private placement have been fully placed out.

The notices of allotment will be posted to all successful applicants on or before 5 April 2021.

TA Securities Holdings Berhad (TA Securities) is the Principal Adviser, Sole Placement Agent, Sole Underwriter and Sponsor for this IPO exercise.

Tan Poh Lin, Vice President for Corporate Finance at TA Securities said, “We are honoured to have been part of Volcano’s IPO journey. We are happy that the IPO has been so well received as this is a testament to the confidence the market has in fundamentally solid businesses. Volcano has a strong track record of over two decades supporting multinational companies (MNCs) who form the bulk of its customer base. This is an endorsement by global brands and well-known firms for Volcano’s dependability and quality of work.”

Volcano’s principal markets are Singapore and Thailand. Overall, the foreign market accounts for more than 95% of overall revenue in the financial year ended 31 December 2020. Multinational companies (MNCs) comprise 90% of the sales including some leading brand names such as Bernina, Hewlett Packard, Fisher & Paykel Thailand, Donaldson Thailand, Sharp Indonesia and Panasonic Thailand.

Volcano’s IPO on Bursa Securities is scheduled on 6 April 2021.

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