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Borneo Post
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Borneo Post
Chapman, Hasnita winners of Borneo International Marathon
Kristjan Chapman of Iceland (centre) poses with fellow winners after receiving his prizes from Kam (left) and Dr Heng (right). – Photos courtesy of Chloe Tiffany Lee KOTA KINABALU (May 11): Kristjan Chapman and Hasnita Asis were crowned the Men's and Women's Open 42km winners of the Alliance Bank Borneo International Marathon (BIM) in Likas here on Sunday . The achievement was made even memorable for the duo as the homegrown sports event, the largest and longest-running marathon in Borneo, celebrated its 15th anniversary this year. Chapman did not have it easy as he was trailed closely by Malaysian competitor Mohd Ikmal Sahdan in the Men's Open Full Marathon race. The runner from Iceland clocked an impressive two-hour, fifty-six minutes and twenty-six seconds (2:56.26) to edge Ikmal to top placing, with the latter crossing the finish line at the Likas Stadium just shy of one minute (2:57.25) away. Sabah's young talent Oswald Maikol finished third in a time of 3:00.40s. Hasnita (centre) made the state proud after winning BIM Women's Open 42km race. In the Women's Open, Hasnita of Tawau made the state proud as she bested Ririko Nishiki and Li Wen Jing of China to emerge winner. Hasnita clocked 3:49.11 to claim her first BIM Full Marathon title having finished third in 2023 and fourth in 2024 while Ririko and Li clocked 3:56.54s and 4:05.18s respectively. 'The initial aim was to run a sub four-hour race and I did it … I'm happy,' said Hasnita when met after receiving her prizes from Alliance Bank Group CEO, Kellee Kam Chee Khiong. Special mention also goes to Yoshiyuki Ono of Japan and Lee Siok Chin of Malaysia where both were the fastest finishers in the 42km race in a time of 2:52.44s and 3:18.38s respectively as they clinched the Men's and Women's Vetaran titles respectively. In the Half Marathon (21km), Brunei Darussalam runner Ruzaini Mahadi took home the Men's Open title in a time of 1:14.36s while Najib Mooiz of Singapore came second in 1:17.26s and local contestant Romieo Mieo in third place in 1:20.27s. Goh Shing Lin won Women's Open Half Marathon race after clocking 1:23.33s while Malaysian duo Lee Shu Ting (1:40.08s) and Bong Siat Nyuk (1:44.14s) settled for second and third placing respectively. For the record, the BIM featured the Full Marathon and Half Marathon contesting the Open, Veteran and Senior Veteran races for men and women while the 10km category featured Junior, Open and Veteran races for men and women. Overall, over 8,000 runners were involved in the BIM. Present to do the flag-off were Kam, Life Water Berhad managing director Liaw Hen Kong, Pos Malaysia Group Chief Marketing, Communications & Sustainability Officer Fiona Liao, Pos Malaysia director of operations Haji Zaini B. Yahman, Youth and Sports Ministry assistant secretary (sports development unit) Mohd Fadzil @ Ahmad Fakry Maruji, Kota Kinabalu City Hall deputy director general (operations) Robert Lipon and Kinabalu Running Club-cum-Race Director Datuk Dr Heng Aik Cheng. Alliance Bank BIM 2025 Results FULL MARATHON (42km) Men's Open 1. Kristjan Chapman (Isl) 2:56.26s 2. Mohd Ikmal Sahdan (Mas) 2:57.25s 3. Oswald Maikol (Mas) 3:00.40s
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
A Closer Look At Life Water Berhad's (KLSE:LWSABAH) Impressive ROE
One of the best investments we can make is in our own knowledge and skill set. With that in mind, this article will work through how we can use Return On Equity (ROE) to better understand a business. To keep the lesson grounded in practicality, we'll use ROE to better understand Life Water Berhad (KLSE:LWSABAH). Return on equity or ROE is an important factor to be considered by a shareholder because it tells them how effectively their capital is being reinvested. In other words, it is a profitability ratio which measures the rate of return on the capital provided by the company's shareholders. Check out our latest analysis for Life Water Berhad The formula for return on equity is: Return on Equity = Net Profit (from continuing operations) ÷ Shareholders' Equity So, based on the above formula, the ROE for Life Water Berhad is: 23% = RM28m ÷ RM122m (Based on the trailing twelve months to June 2024). The 'return' is the income the business earned over the last year. One way to conceptualize this is that for each MYR1 of shareholders' capital it has, the company made MYR0.23 in profit. One simple way to determine if a company has a good return on equity is to compare it to the average for its industry. The limitation of this approach is that some companies are quite different from others, even within the same industry classification. Pleasingly, Life Water Berhad has a superior ROE than the average (19%) in the Beverage industry. That's clearly a positive. With that said, a high ROE doesn't always indicate high profitability. A higher proportion of debt in a company's capital structure may also result in a high ROE, where the high debt levels could be a huge risk . To know the 3 risks we have identified for Life Water Berhad visit our risks dashboard for free. Most companies need money -- from somewhere -- to grow their profits. That cash can come from issuing shares, retained earnings, or debt. In the first two cases, the ROE will capture this use of capital to grow. In the latter case, the debt required for growth will boost returns, but will not impact the shareholders' equity. Thus the use of debt can improve ROE, albeit along with extra risk in the case of stormy weather, metaphorically speaking. Life Water Berhad has a debt to equity ratio of 0.85, which is far from excessive. The fact that it achieved a fairly good ROE with only modest debt suggests the business might be worth putting on your watchlist. Judicious use of debt to improve returns can certainly be a good thing, although it does elevate risk slightly and reduce future optionality. Return on equity is one way we can compare its business quality of different companies. In our books, the highest quality companies have high return on equity, despite low debt. If two companies have the same ROE, then I would generally prefer the one with less debt. Having said that, while ROE is a useful indicator of business quality, you'll have to look at a whole range of factors to determine the right price to buy a stock. The rate at which profits are likely to grow, relative to the expectations of profit growth reflected in the current price, must be considered, too. So you might want to check this FREE visualization of analyst forecasts for the company. Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
