From darling to margin calls
Zetrix Bhd: Is the Crash Over?
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Zetrix AI is the company Malaysians still call MYEG. From RM0.75 in early August it fell to RM0.17within a month. Its founder’s Bursa filings show 200 million shares sold, starting ten days before the crash. Here is what the filings and the tape say.
How bad is the crash?
- 28 August was a limit down. RM0.595 to RM0.295, exactly 30 sen, the most Bursa allows in a day. RM2.4b gone by lunch.
- The company's reply changed nothing. It told Bursa it is “not implicated in any way” in the Saravanan case. The stock still opened at RM0.18 on 1 Sep.
- The volume was extreme. 1.05 billion shares on 28 Aug, 1.73 billion on 1 Sep. Normal is about 41 million a day.
Who was selling?
- The first sign came ten days early. On 11 and 17 Aug, 44m shareswere crossed “pursuant to a financing arrangement” at RM0.71. The stock gapped down 11% the next day.
- The margin call is on the record. TS Wong told analysts he needed time to resolve the forced sale, The Edge reported.
- He still holds 27.5%. More forced selling remains possible. MBSB had flagged higher gearing two days before the crash.
What is in the order book?
- There is no order book number. The base business is the e-government concession held since 2000: renewals, immigration, foreign worker processing.
- The growth is blockchain. 2Q profit rose 35% to RM269.3m, helped by sales of Zetrix nodes and tokens.
- The pipeline is mostly early stage. On 2 Sep it agreed to buy the other half of MYEG Ventures in the Philippines, paid partly in new shares. Deals like this are not cash.
Was MYEG really Bursa’s darling?
- 2018 was the first crash. After GE14, RM5b of market value vanished in a week. The stock fell from RM1.21 to 32.3 sen.
- It recovered then. That is history, not a forecast. The concessions survived. Whether token-driven profits earn the same trust is the open question.
Is the crash over?
Nobody can honestly say. These are the things worth watching.
- Any dayNew filings. Wong holds 27.5%. Each new disposal means the margin position is not settled.
- This monthA statement that the margin loan is settled. That is the clearest sign forced selling has ended.
- Next Lion dealThe price of the new shares issued for MYEG Ventures. New shares at crash prices dilute existing holders.
- NovemberThe next results. How much profit is token sales, and how much is concession cash.
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Sources
Bursa filings (via KLSE Screener)
- 11 Aug: 8.0m shares crossed under a financing arrangement at RM0.71
- 17 Aug: 16m direct and 20m indirect shares crossed at RM0.71
- 1 Sep: the 27 and 28 Aug disposals (4.29m at 0.606, 52.35m at 0.480, 99.82m at 0.299)
- 28 Aug: reply to Bursa’s unusual market activity query
- 2 Sep: share purchase agreement with Next Lion Ltd (50% of MYEG Ventures)
- 3 Sep: trading halt, 9.00 to 10.00am
Reporting and data
- The Edge: Zetrix AI extends decline, TS Wong’s stake shrinks (3 Sep)
- The Edge: Zetrix AI plunges 50% in heavy trade
- FMT: Zetrix crash sees founder TS Wong’s stake shrinking (2 Sep)
- The Star: Zetrix AI hits limit down to 29.5 sen
- The Edge: losers and gainers of GE14 (the 2018 crash)
- BusinessToday: Zetrix AI 1H26 profit up 42.1% to RM539.8m
- KLSE Screener: ZETRIX quote page (52-week low RM0.170, market cap RM1.77b)
- Yahoo Finance: 0138.KL daily prices and volumes, 3 Jun to 2 Sep 2026
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