Top Glove Corp. Bhd.
In the news
- US bars imports of Malaysia's Top Glove over alleged labor abuse Jul 16, 2020
- Top Glove makes automation push amid pandemic labor shortage Jul 2, 2020
- Glove makers and net stocks see COVID-19 boom in bear market Jul 1, 2020
- China's CO2 rules, Luckin investors meet, Singapore campaigning begins Jun 28, 2020
- Thai medical glove maker raises $482m in IPO to expand production Jun 25, 2020 See more articles on Top Glove Corp. Bhd.
Company Background
Top Glove is the world's largest natural rubber glove maker, exporting to over 195 countries. The Malaysia-based company produces latex and nitrile gloves for health care providers and manufacturers, as well as households.
Chairman Lim Wee Chai, who had been a salesman, and his wife founded the company in 1991, when rubber prices were low and the glove industry was booming. In the mid-1990s, rubber prices rose and the industry went through consolidation; a number of rivals were squeezed out of business.
Top Glove, which started out with three production lines, now has about 500. The company turns out 48 billion gloves a year, accounting for about a quarter of the global market. The group rings up more than half of its sales in Europe and North America, but Top Glove believes demand for gloves in other regions, especially Asia, will continue to increase as populations grow.
Lim is considered a hands-on manager and adheres to a philosophy of efficiently investing $1 for every $2 earned. To save on energy costs, he keeps the air conditioning in his office set at a relatively toasty 25 C.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
| Aug 2020 | MYR | USD |
| Revenue | 7,237.42M | 1,715.07M |
| Gross Profit | 2,850.41M | 675.47M |
| Operating income | 2,247.58M | 532.61M |
| Income before tax | 2,166.97M | 513.51M |
| Net income | 1,752.58M | 415.31M |
| EBITDA | 2,492.98M | 590.77M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.22 | 0.05 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.11 | 0.02 |
| Total Assets | 8,705.96M | 2,090.01M |
| Total liabilities | 3,810.34M | 914.73M |
| Total equity | 4,870.75M | 1,169.30M |
| Operating cash flow | 3,453.86M | 818.47M |
| Currency in MYR | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Aug 2016 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2020 | |
| Revenue | 2,888.51M | 3,409.17M | 4,220.74M | 4,801.13M | 7,237.42M |
| Gross Profit | 595.54M | 605.31M | 842.36M | 883.99M | 2,850.41M |
| Operating income | 386.70M | 351.99M | 534.67M | 481.80M | 2,247.58M |
| Income before tax | 442.20M | 385.04M | 522.80M | 423.58M | 2,166.97M |
| Net income | 360.72M | 330.66M | 428.83M | 364.67M | 1,752.58M |
| EBITDA | 492.48M | 458.03M | 679.81M | 674.30M | 2,492.98M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.22 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| Total Assets | 2,649.14M | 2,990.17M | 5,297.35M | 5,688.20M | 8,705.96M |
| Total liabilities | 823.30M | 925.74M | 2,898.95M | 3,134.06M | 3,810.34M |
| Total equity | 1,818.01M | 2,055.23M | 2,383.04M | 2,536.95M | 4,870.75M |
| Operating cash flow | 466.98M | 399.10M | 353.45M | 536.80M | 3,453.86M |
| Aug 2016 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2020 | |
| Revenue | 695.95M | 787.27M | 1,045.08M | 1,159.40M | 1,715.07M |
| Gross Profit | 143.49M | 139.78M | 208.57M | 213.47M | 675.47M |
| Operating income | 93.17M | 81.28M | 132.38M | 116.34M | 532.61M |
| Income before tax | 106.54M | 88.91M | 129.44M | 102.28M | 513.51M |
| Net income | 86.91M | 76.35M | 106.18M | 88.06M | 415.31M |
| EBITDA | 118.65M | 105.77M | 168.32M | 162.83M | 590.77M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Total Assets | 653.22M | 700.19M | 1,289.04M | 1,352.56M | 2,090.01M |
| Total liabilities | 203.00M | 216.77M | 705.42M | 745.22M | 914.73M |
| Total equity | 448.28M | 481.26M | 579.88M | 603.24M | 1,169.30M |
| Operating cash flow | 112.51M | 92.16M | 87.51M | 129.62M | 818.47M |
Valuation Measures
| Aug 2020 | |
| PER | 38.88 |
| ROA | 24.35% |
| ROE | 47.31% |
| Operating margin | 31.05% |
| Profit margin | 24.21% |
Key executives
- Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director & MD: Kim Meow Lee
- Chief Operating Officer: Chong Ban Wong
- Senior General Manager-Finance: Say Keong Liew
- General Manager-Information Technology: Kian Guan Tan
- Executive Director: Cheong Guan Lim
Shareholders
- LIM WEE CHAI (26.2%)
- Firstway United Corp. (6.7%)
- Employees Provident Fund (6.0%)
- Bank of Singapore Ltd. (3.5%)
- Top Glove Corp. Bhd. (2.4%)
- Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (2.2%)
- UBS AG (Private Banking Singapore) (2.0%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.0%)
- MFP Capital Corp. (1.6%)
- AIA Bhd. (1.5%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.topglove.com
- Address: Level 21, Top Glove Tower, 16, Persiaran Setia Dagang, Setia Alam, Shah Alam, 40170, Malaysia
- Phone: +60.3.3362.3098
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Competitors
- Mercator Medical SA
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Last Updated on 17 Sep, 2021
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