- 1Q26 results were within expectations. Revenue/PBT were 26%/20% of our FY26e forecast. 1Q is seasonally weaker. PBT jumped 78% YoY S$2.3mn, driven by PCS earnings surging by 87% YoY to S$2mn.
- On 25 March 2026. Telechoice announced it was participating in a tender to design and build a data centre project in Malaysia. The company mentioned that the result of the tender will be disclosed within the next six months.
- We maintain our FY26e PATMI and BUY recommendation. Our target price is raised to S$0.33 (prev. S$0.275). We raised our valuation to 18x PE for FY26e, in line with the recent re-rating of SGX-listed proxies in the system integration sectors. We expect stable growth as the key PCS customer, U-Mobile, drives up subscriber growth. Network engineering is entering new growth segments, but the weak rupiah is tapering down growth. ICT is still seeking new growth verticals amid a competitive environment. Securing the data centre project in Malaysia will steer the company into the hyper-growth build-out of data centres in the region. Telechoice has been undertaking share buybacks as high as S$0.2638.
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