SD Guthrie Berhad (5285) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 5285 does

SD Guthrie Berhad (5285) is an integrated plantations company listed on the Bursa Malaysia stocks page. It operates across the palm oil value chain, covering upstream and downstream activities, research and development, renewables, and agribusiness. The company cultivates and manages oil palm, rubber, coconut, and sugarcane estates; mills fresh fruit bunches into crude palm oil and palm kernel; and engages in cattle rearing and beef production. It also crushes palm kernel into crude palm kernel oil and palm kernel expeller, and offers refined oils and fats, oil palm seeds and seedlings, crude palm oil, oleochemical products, tissue culture and technical support services, red palm oils and tocotrienol-based products, and biodiesel.

Key numbers explained

• 6.24 MYR is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share right now.
• -0.16% is today’s price change, showing the stock moved slightly lower on the session.
• 43.15B MYR is the market capitalisation, the total value of all outstanding shares at the current price.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 14.5 divides the current share price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (0.43 MYR), showing how much investors pay per ringgit of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 16.6 uses expected future earnings instead of past earnings, reflecting analyst estimates.
• A dividend yield of 3.58% means the annual dividend represents 3.58% of the current share price.
• The ex-dividend date is Oct 20, 2026, the cutoff date to own the stock and receive the next dividend.
• 42% of earnings are paid out as dividends, indicating the portion of profit returned to shareholders.
• Beta of 0.03 suggests the stock’s price movements have historically been very small relative to the broader market.
• The 52-week range of 5.18 – 7 shows the lowest and highest traded prices over the past year.
• 19.1% is the price change over the last 52 weeks, measured from one year ago to today.
• 20.54 mld. MYR is the trailing 12-month revenue, the total income from the company’s core operations.
• Revenue growth of -4.4% year over year indicates a slight decline in top-line sales.
• 14.5% profit margin shows that 14.5% of revenue becomes net profit.
• 24.9% operating margin reflects profitability from core operations before interest and taxes.
• 15.3% return on equity measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders’ equity.
• A debt-to-equity ratio of 40.5% indicates the proportion of debt used relative to shareholders’ equity.
• 2.3 is the price-to-book ratio, comparing the share price to the company’s book value per share.
• The next earnings date is Nov 4, 2026, when the company is expected to report its latest financial results.

What to watch

• Commodity prices, especially palm oil, which directly affect revenue and margins for plantation companies like SD Guthrie Berhad (5285).
• Currency movements, since the company operates internationally and reports in MYR.
• Regulatory changes in Malaysia and other operating countries that could impact plantation operations and exports.
• Sustainability and certification standards, which increasingly influence consumer demand and supply chain access in the packaged foods and agribusiness sectors.
• Broader market conditions in Malaysia, where the stock is part of the Bursa Malaysia stocks universe and can be compared with peers such as Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad (4707) and IOI Corporation Berhad (1961).