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SLGC IPO Review: Oversubscribed 3.1 Times, but Profit Fell the Year It Went Public

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SLGC Berhad’s ACE Market IPO closed 3.06 times oversubscribed. The Johor construction group lists tomorrow, 6 October, carrying a nearly RM1 billion order book — and a profit line that fell in the year before going public.

The balloting breakdown

SLGC — HOW THE 28M PUBLIC-TRANCHE SHARES WERE COVEREDballoting result, 5 Oct 2026 · one scale, all three barsOverall (Malaysian public)3.06×Public retail tranche4.89×Bumiputera public tranche1.24×70m Bumiputera-investor, 5m private-placement and 2m staff shares were separately fully subscribed.
SLGC's 28 million public-tranche shares, by how competitively each slice was covered. Balloting result, 5 October 2026.
  • The order book stood near RM1 billion as at 12 August 2026 — about three times FY2025 revenue.
  • Bumiputera and private-placement tranches were fully subscribed, taking up the other 77 million of the 105 million new shares.
A construction site with a crane in the background
SLGC has built residential, commercial and industrial projects across five Malaysian states since 2009.

IPO price vs. RHB’s fair value

  • RHB’s fair value leans on FY2027 earnings — a forecast two years beyond SLGC’s last reported results.

Thinking of applying for the next Bursa IPO? Compare brokers first, or see how EcoSys’s 206.7× oversubscribed debut compares when it lists eight days later.

What to watch

  • 6 Oct 2026SLGC lists on the ACE Market. Its first-day close is what matters, not the open.
  • 14 Oct 2026EcoSys lists on the ACE Market — this cycle’s most oversubscribed debut at 206.7×.
Not financial advice. This is general information based on SLGC Berhad’s own IPO-results disclosures and published analyst research, as at 5 October 2026. It is not a recommendation to apply for, hold or sell any shares, and Rates.my does not issue price targets or forecasts. Confirm current terms with the company or your broker before acting.

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