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QUEST INVESTMENTS LIMITED (QST)


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General Information
Company Name: Quest Investments Limited
Stock Code: QST
Website: www.murchisongroup.com
GICS Sub-Industry: Other Diversified Financial Services
Market Cap ($M): 3
Equiv. Shares (M): 46

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.070 $ 0.000 $ 0.000 $ 0.000 $ 0.070 0 0%

Company Overview

Business Description:
Quest Investments Limited (QST) engages in Stock Trading and Direct Investment activities. Stocks are covered in Hong Kong, Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. QST also incorporates the development of technologies and solutions and food industry through its subsidiaries.

Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A -0.3 -0.7 -150.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2011  A 0.6 1.4 133.3 5.9 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A 0.5 0.6 20.0 16.6 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F
IOOF (IFL) $1,978 M -0.1406 0.1269 0.1281 20.6295 18.3068 16.2286 0.0434 0.0485 0.0539
Macquarie Group (MQG) $14,989 M 0.2165 0.4295 0.1149 17.9277 12.5409 11.2482 0.0453 0.0564 0.0639
Perpetual (PPT) $1,815 M 0.1615 0.1182 0.1812 25.7121 22.9951 19.4670 0.0208 0.0273 0.0399
Platinum Asset Mgmt (PTM) $3,008 M -0.1447 0.0036 0.1749 23.4562 23.3732 19.8945 0.0398 0.0393 0.0480
Quest Investments (QST) $3 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 -- --

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
QST 2.04 -- 0.37 -- 0.25
Market 1.08 12.7 0.89 1.87 2.60
Sector 1.22 19.7 1.15 1.32 5.12

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Wee Tiong Chiang Chairman 01 September 1991
Mr Grant Anthony Robertson Company Secretary,Non-Executive Director 01 September 1991
Mr Wong Hung Ngok Executive Director 26 October 2010
Dr Kim Chan Koh Non-Executive Director 01 August 2001

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
19,594,802 (43.76%) Murchison Holdings Ltd
16,701,897 (37.28%) Quest Stockbrokers (HK)
1,280,146 (2.86%) JP Morgan Nominees Australia Limited <Cash Income A/C>

Calendar of Events
Date Event
03 March 2014 Report (Interim)
30 September 2013 Report (Annual)
02 September 2013 Report (Prelim)
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