PETALING JAYA: The plantation sector’s upcoming results for the fourth quarter of financial year 2025 (4Q25) will likely be broadly in line with expectations despite weaker year-on-year (y-o-y) upstream segment performance.
In its 4Q25 sector preview, Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research pointed out that quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) earnings are expected to be mixed, reflecting an uneven fresh fruit bunch (FFB) output trend.
Despite a seasonally lower cropping pattern, four out of seven planters under HLIB Research’s coverage, namely, Genting Plantations Bhd
, Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd, IOI Corp Bhd and Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) recorded positive q-o-q growth in FFB output.
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