Excelling Through Creativity & Innovation
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excelling through Creativity & Innovation ANNUAL REPORT 2009 For us, merely fi nding a solution is not good enough. Throughout our history of over 30 years, we have always strived for the most relevant, benefi cial and sustainable solutions that serve to enhance life. Earning us the hallmark of creativity and innovation and a track record of breakthrough concepts and remarkable results. Excelling through creativity and innovation in every project we undertake. And that’s how we have kept the pages of progress turning. Our Vision Our Values We deliver innovative world-class Innovation – in our concepts, services, products and delivery infrastructure and properties system to provide viable solutions for our clients and customers. for our customers through our Responsible conduct – towards all our stakeholders, including core businesses in infrastructure our customers, employees, shareholders and the community and development and construction, environment in which we operate. operation and maintenance of public infrastructure Constant improvement to improve our effi ciency and relevance concessions, and large-scale amidst the changing needs of our customers and markets. property development. Taking the long view in our business policies and actions to ensure that we have a sustainable future. GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) 1 33rd Annual General Meeting Permai Room, Kota Permai Golf & Country Club, No. 1, Jalan 31/100A, Kota Kemuning, Section 31, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Thursday, 17 December 2009 at 10.00 a.m. Contents 2 On the Regional Front 63 Corporate Governance 4 Performance Review 64 Corporate Governance Statement 6 Five-Year Financial Highlights 70 Statement on Internal Control 8 Chairman’s Perspective 72 Audit Committee Report 11 Operations Review 75 Additional Compliance Information - Engineering & Construction Financial Statements - Infrastructure Concessions 76 - Property Development 176 Statement of Directors’ Interests Prospects for FY2009/2010 177 Shareholders’ Information 31 Group Awards & Achievements 180 List of Major Properties 32 Corporate Information 181 Notice of Annual General Meeting 34 Directors’ Profi le Form of Proxy 42 Corporate Data Group Directory 43 Corporate Structure 44 Corporate Social Responsibility 46 Corporate Social Responsibility 58 Calendar of Events 2 GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) On the Regional Front GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) 3 Bahrain Bridges: • Sitra Causeway Bridges Taiwan Metro Tunnel: • Kaohsiung Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit Qatar Airport: • New Doha International Airport Highway: India • Dukhan Highway Expressway and Highway: • Panagarh-Palsit Highway and Durgapur Expressway Laos Malaysia Hydropower Dam: Expressways & Highways: • Nam Theun 1 • Shah Alam Expressway • Damansara-Puchong Highway • Sistem Penyuraian Trafi k KL Barat Vietnam Dam: • Sungai Selangor Dam Property Development: • Yen So Park, Hanoi Water Treatment and Supply: • Sungai Selangor Water Supply Scheme Phase 1 • Sungai Selangor Water Supply Scheme Phase 3 World’s 1st Dual Purpose Tunnel: • SMART (Stormwater Management & Road Tunnel) Railways: • Electrifi ed Double Track Railway Ipoh – Padang Besar Property Development: • Kota Kemuning • Bandar Botanic • Valencia • Horizon Hills • Jade Hills • Madge Mansions 4 GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) Performance Review GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) 5 Five-Year Financial Highlights 6 Chairman’s Perspective 8 Operations Review 11 Group Awards & Achievements 31 6 GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) RM ‘000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Revenue 1,661,453 1,226,897 1,516,359 2,403,660 2,727,302 Profi t Before Taxation 378,014 222,159 276,561 470,814 282,157 Profi t Attributable to Shareholders 265,778 157,583 185,428 325,078 193,689 Total Assets 3,454,041 3,902,137 5,038,482 5,774,301 5,878,459 Shareholders’ Equity 2,178,862 2,242,769 2,945,950 3,051,582 3,161,011 Total Number of Shares (‘000) 749,572 753,232 981,528 2,005,016 2,009,257 Sen per Share 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Group Earnings Per Share 18* 11* 11* 16 10 Net Assets Per Share 145* 149* 150* 152 157 * Comparatives have been restated to take into effect on the bonus issue exercise on the basis of one (1) new ordinary share for every one (1) existing share held which was completed on 25 October 2007. GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) 7 Revenue (RM’000) Profit Before Tax (RM’000) 470,814 2,727,302 378,014 2,403,660 282,157 276,561 1,661,453 1,516,359 222,159 1,226,897 05 06 07 08 09 05 06 07 08 09 Five-year Financial Highlights Group Earnings Per Share Shareholders’ Equity (sen) (RM’000) 18 16 3,161,011 3,051,582 2,945,950 11 11 10 2,242,769 2,178,862 05 06 07 08 09 05 06 07 08 09 8 GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) Your company’s fi nancial position remains strong, notwithstanding the economic challenges we faced over the year. To our shareholders, customers, employees, partners, suppliers and friends, It is my pleasure to present, on behalf of the Board of Directors, the 19th Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements of Gamuda Berhad for the fi nancial year ended 31st July 2009 (FY2009). FY2009 will be remembered for the economic meltdown that started in the US and spread around the world. Starting with the bursting of the US housing bubble, it quickly led to the subprime crisis, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, freezing of the global credit markets and the near collapse of the US and European fi nancial systems. A global crisis of confi dence followed which required massive monetary easing, unprecedented bailouts of several fi nancial institutions and gigantic stimulus packages to prevent the US and other economies from sinking into another Great Depression. A severe recession very quickly set in Chairman’s among all developed economies including Malaysia’s. Fortunately, at the time of writing, several Perspective major economies appear to be slowly recovering from the worst recession experienced in more than 50 years. GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) 9 Malaysia was spared the worst of the crisis, prudence necessitated a drastic cut in our but our economy succumbed to a 6.2% dividend payments. As such, the group decline recorded in the Jan-Mar 2009 paid out a total of 8 sen a share in FY2009 quarter. A sound fi nancial system and two compared with 25 sen a share the previous stimulus packages helped our domestic year. economy cushion the worst of the crisis. The government now forecasts improvements As a result of weaker performances in both in the remaining quarters for this year, and the construction and property development projects an overall contraction of about -3% divisions, the concessions division increased for the whole of 2009. its share of group pretax earnings to 60%. The construction division accounted for Against this backdrop of a global economic 14% of group pretax whilst the property meltdown, our group managed to achieve development division contributed the a commendable fi nancial performance in remaining 26% to overall group earnings. FY2009. Net profi t of the group came in at RM193.7m, down 40% from the previous During the year, the construction division year, despite revenue gaining 13% to RM2.7 focussed on executing its two biggest billion. Both the construction and property and newest projects – the Electrifi ed development divisions recorded weaker Double Track Project (EDTP) and Yen So performances as a result of the challenging Park infrastructure project in Hanoi. Both economic condition. For the most part of projects are progressing well and building FY2009, the group switched to a defensive up strong momentum and are expected to strategy which meant that efforts were be signifi cant earnings contributors in FY10 focussed on surviving the economic and FY11. Our three projects in the Gulf meltdown. This entailed taking drastic States are also making further progress as measures to curb expenses, consolidate they near completion. At end FY2009, the operations, streamline capex programs and division’s outstanding construction order defer expansion plans. Managing cashfl ows book stands at RM8.5bn. became a primary focus, and fi nancial 10 GAMUDA BERHAD (29579-T) Chairman’s Perspective The domestic property market ground to a by the Selangor State government for Your company’s fi nancials remains strong, near-standstill in the second half of 2008. the acquisition of the group’s 40% equity notwithstanding the economic challenges As such, our property sales shrunk stake in SPLASH. In addition, the State we faced over the year. Our operations signifi cantly as buyers waited on the government has agreed for Gamuda Water generated strong positive cash fl ow which sidelines, hoping for asset prices to fall. to remain the operations and maintenance enabled the group to increase its cash Fortunately, this did not materialize. With the operator for SPLASH on existing terms and reserves to more than RM1 billion at the bottoming out of the recession, and coupled conditions. end of FY2009. Also worth noting is our with extremely low mortgage rates and net gearing level which has fallen to close various purchase incentives offered, sales for Our tolled roads also enjoyed a good the year below 10% of shareholders’ equity. the division rebounded strongly towards the year despite a weak start to the year. Notwithstanding our signifi cantly improved end of FY2009. Under the circumstances, Traffi c volumes across all our tolled roads fi nancial position, your Board remains ever all our ongoing developments performed increased over the year as petrol prices vigilant that the present economic recovery satisfactorily during the year. stabilised amidst the collapse in global may be fragile and stands fully prepared crude oil prices late last year. should economic conditions start to In 2009, we started our infrastructure deteriorate. construction for Yen So Park, Hanoi. We Brighter Year Ahead completed the dredging & cleaning works On behalf of the Board of Directors, Prospects for the coming year appear of the surrounding fi ve lakes at Yen So I would like to record our appreciation brighter.