KUALA LUMPUR: Dialog Group Bhd's 2023 financial year could be looking brighter than earlier thought following some new considerations to the upside, says CGS-CIMB Research.
In a research note, the analyst said the group's oilfield maintenance was completed last quarter and production has returned to normal, leading to a sequential rebound in quarterly profits from the Bayan and D35 fields in 2QFY23.
In addition, Dialog has also been actively pursuing higher rates for its plant maintenance services that were secured under a 5-year master service contract with Petronas effective July 1, 2019.
"Margins have been squeezed due to the post-Covid-19 global inflation and manpower shortages, and Dialog is confident of obtaining higher rates for the remaining 1½ years of the contract," said CGS-CIMB.
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