Cheap Stocks Worth Exploring

Screening 98 Bursa Malaysia stocks under RM1 for dividends that actually last

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Overview

Stocks in view
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priced under RM1
Buys
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strong and dividend cash-covered
Worth a look
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score 3 or better out of 5
Value traps
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dividend not covered by cash
How many stocks are actually worth a look?

Each stock earns up to 5 quality points. Most cheap stocks score low. Green bars (4 to 5) are the keepers.

Buy, wait, or skip

Green = buy now, amber = watch for later, red = skip. Most of the list is a skip.

Where the cheap stocks sit, by sector

How the universe is spread across industries.

Quality

How many stocks pass each quality test?

Five simple tests. Fewest pass the dividend-safety test, which is the hardest and the most important.

The strongest names overall

Stocks scoring 4 or 5 out of 5. Green = a perfect 5.

Which sectors score best on average

Average quality score per sector. Taller is better.

Profit vs price: are you paying a fair price for the profit?

Each dot is a stock. Right and up = more profit (ROE). Far right on price (PE) means more expensive. Green dots are buys.

Dividends

Dividend payers
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pay at least 1% yield
Cash-covered
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free cash covers the dividend
Value traps
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paying more than they earn
Which dividends are paid from real cash?

Up = bigger dividend. Right = more cash backing it (coverage is how many times free cash covers the payout). Left of the line (under 1x) means the cash does not cover the dividend: a red value trap. Green is safe.

The value traps to avoid

These pay a tempting yield, but free cash does not cover it. The yield is a promise the cash cannot keep.

How big are the dividends on offer?

Dividend yield of the paying stocks, grouped into bands.

Shortlist

The buy shortlist

Strong stocks paying a cash-covered dividend. Shares and cost assume RM10,000 split evenly across the buys, in 100-share lots.

#NameSectorPriceScoreYieldCash coverSharesCost
How much to put in each buy

Capital deployed per name on a RM10,000 budget, equal weight.

What kind of stock is each shortlist name?

Up = bigger dividend, right = more profitable. Colour shows the profile: high-yield income, balanced, or growth with little dividend.