BEC

$4.72 SGD 1.29B market cap 22 February 2026

BRC Asia Limited BEC BUFFETT / MUNGER / KLARMAN SUMMARY

1 SNAPSHOT

Price$4.72

Market CapSGD 1.29B

EVSGD 1.28B

Net DebtSGD -6M

Shares274.35M

2 BUSINESS

BRC Asia is Singapore's leading steel reinforcement solutions provider, holding 60-70% market share in a structurally growing construction market. Founded in 1938, the company offers prefabricated reinforcing steel products, cut-and-bend services, and welded wire mesh for the building and construction industry. Revenue is driven primarily by Singapore's public infrastructure and housing pipeline, with expanding operations in Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia.

Revenue: SGD 1.55B Organic Growth: 5.0%

3 MOAT NARROW

Scale advantage from 60-70% Singapore market share (post-Lee Metal acquisition in 2018), largest production capacity (55,000 sqm across 3 factories), cost advantage through procurement leverage, and moderate switching costs via embedded prefabrication services in multi-year construction projects. Government policy favoring off-site construction (DfMA) structurally benefits large-scale fabricators like BRC.

4 MANAGEMENT

CEO: Seah Kiin Peng (since 2018)

Excellent track record: deleveraged from D/E 1.45x to 0.41x over 4 years while growing dividends from 8 to 20 cents/share. Strategic bolt-on acquisitions (Angkasa Daehan 19.9% stake for SGD 17.8M, Southern Steel Mesh Malaysia). No share buybacks. Conservative CapEx of SGD 4-7M/year reflecting asset-light model. FY2025 payout ratio of 58.2%.

5 ECONOMICS

7.3% Op Margin

17.5% ROIC

SGD 116M FCF

Net cash Debt/EBITDA

6 VALUATION

FCF/ShareSGD 0.42

FCF Yield9.9%

DCF RangeSGD 5.50 - 6.60

Base case: 5% growth years 1-5 (construction upcycle, order book conversion), 2% growth years 6-10, 2% terminal growth, 10% discount rate. Bull case assumes 8% growth years 1-5 on mega-project acceleration.

7 MUNGER INVERSION -21.0%

Kill Event	Severity	P()	E[Loss]
Singapore construction cycle downturn post-2028	-40%	25%	-10.0%
Steel price volatility causing inventory write-downs	-20%	20%	-4.0%
Controlling shareholder governance issues	-30%	10%	-3.0%
Loss of major contracts to competitors	-25%	10%	-2.5%
Overseas expansion failures (Malaysia/Thailand)	-10%	15%	-1.5%

Tail Risk: A severe Singapore recession combined with global steel price collapse and construction freeze could compress earnings by 60-70%, similar to FY2020 when net profit fell to SGD 20M. However, the company survived that period without cutting dividends entirely, demonstrating resilience.

8 KLARMAN LENS

Downside Case

In a bear scenario, Singapore construction demand falls below SGD 30B, mega-projects are delayed, and steel prices collapse. Revenue could revert to SGD 800-900M with margins compressing to 4-5%. Net profit could fall to SGD 35-45M, implying a P/E of 29-37x at current prices. The stock could trade back to SGD 2.50-3.00 (near BVPS).

Why Market Wrong

The market undervalues BRC's dominant market position and the multi-year construction upcycle visibility. The SGD 1.9B order book spanning 5 years provides unusual earnings certainty for a cyclical business. Geographic neglect (small Singapore mid-cap) means limited institutional coverage and systematic undervaluation. The deleveraging story is underappreciated.

Why Market Right

The stock has nearly doubled from 52-week lows, suggesting the market has already recognized the construction upcycle story. At 2.2x book and 13.7x earnings, the valuation is no longer cheap for a cyclical construction supplier. Peak earnings may be closer than the multi-year order book suggests, as construction demand eventually normalizes.

Catalysts

Changi Airport Terminal 5 construction ramp (2025-2030), Marina Bay Sands expansion (USD 8B), Resorts World Sentosa expansion (SGD 6.8B), Cross Island MRT Line Phase 2, 100,000 HDB flats program. Overseas expansion into Malaysia and Thailand provides diversification catalyst.

9 VERDICT WAIT

B+ T2 Resilient

Strong Buy$3.4

Buy$4

Sell$8.55

BRC Asia is a high-quality business with dominant market share, excellent management, a fortress balance sheet, and multi-year earnings visibility from a SGD 1.9B order book. However, at SGD 4.72 near its 52-week high, the margin of safety is only ~17%, insufficient for a cyclical business. Wait for a pullback to SGD 4.00-4.55 to establish a position. The total expected 3-year return including dividends is approximately 33% (10% annualized).

🧠 ULTRATHINK Deep Philosophical Analysis

BEC - Ultrathink Analysis

The Real Question

We are not asking "is BRC Asia a good steel company?" The 60-70% market share, record SGD 1.9 billion order book, and systematic deleveraging from 1.45x to 0.41x debt-to-equity answer that. The real question is: When your competitive advantage is concentration in a single city-state's construction cycle, are you buying a durable franchise -- or timing a boom?

The market sees BRC Asia as either a construction play or a dividend yield story. Neither frame addresses the fundamental tension. The deeper question: In a business where your product is ultimately a commodity -- steel bars bent into shapes -- how permanent can any competitive advantage be? And at 13.7x earnings near a 52-week high, after the stock has nearly doubled from its lows, how much of Singapore's construction super-cycle is already priced in?

Hidden Assumptions

Assumption 1: Singapore's construction pipeline is as durable as it appears. The Building and Construction Authority forecasts SGD 39-53 billion in annual construction demand through 2029. Changi Terminal 5, Marina Bay Sands expansion, Resorts World Sentosa, Cross Island MRT, 100,000 HDB flats -- the project list reads like a nation building its future. But these are government projections. Governments revise budgets. Mega-projects get delayed. The assumption that a five-year pipeline equals five years of guaranteed revenue ignores that Singapore has experienced sharp construction downturns before. FY2020 revenue was SGD 612 million. Two years later it was SGD 1.7 billion. The amplitude of these swings should give pause to anyone treating current demand as a floor rather than a peak.

Assumption 2: 60-70% market share is permanent. BRC's dominance was cemented by the 2018 acquisition of Lee Metal, which consolidated Singapore's fragmented steel reinforcement industry into a near-monopoly. The assumption is this share holds. But examine the structure: BRC's largest customer is effectively the Singapore government, which controls public housing, infrastructure, and major building projects through procurement policies. When you have one dominant supplier and one dominant buyer, the buyer eventually exercises power. Government procurement rules could mandate supplier diversification. A new competitor backed by a major regional steel producer could undercut on price, willing to accept losses for market entry. The 19.9% stake in Angkasa Daehan neutralizes the closest competitor today, but the assumption that no one else tries is an assumption about the future, not a fact.

Assumption 3: Steel price exposure is manageable. BRC carries SGD 316 million in inventory, roughly a quarter of its market capitalization. The company has increasingly shifted to cut-and-bend and prefabrication services, which add value beyond raw steel trading. But in a sharp commodity downturn, inventory write-downs could wipe out a full year of net profit. The 2015-2016 downturn demonstrated this precisely. The assumption that margins are stable ignores that BRC sits between two forces it does not control: steel input prices set by global markets and project prices set by competitive tender.

Assumption 4: The controlling shareholder is aligned. Mr. You Zhenhua's 61% stake through Green Esteel means minority shareholders are passengers. The assumption is that his interests align with theirs. Thus far, the evidence is positive: growing dividends, disciplined capital allocation, no related party transactions of concern. But concentrated ownership in Asian markets carries a well-documented history of value extraction. A privatization offer at a modest premium to book value -- say SGD 2.50-3.00 -- would be a windfall for the controller and a disaster for minority shareholders who bought at SGD 4.72.

The Contrarian View

For the bears to be right, we need to believe:

The construction cycle peaks sooner than projected -- demand normalizes to SGD 25-30 billion by 2028.
Margins compress -- steel price volatility squeezes gross margins back to 6-7% from the current 10%.
The market re-rates cyclicals downward -- P/E compresses from 13.7x to 8-9x as peak earnings become evident.
The stock returns to book value -- SGD 1.88 per share, a 60% decline.

The probability of a full bear case? Perhaps 15-20%. But even a mild version -- flat earnings, multiple compression to 10x -- gets you to SGD 3.50, a 25% haircut. This is not a business where the downside is trivial.

Simplest Thesis

BRC Asia is a toll gate on Singapore's construction -- the only gate big enough for the mega-projects, priced for continued growth at a cycle peak.

Why This Opportunity Exists

The opportunity, to the extent it exists, is geographic and cognitive:

Geographic neglect. Singapore mid-caps receive almost no international institutional attention. BRC has minimal analyst coverage. The free float is constrained by the 61% controlling stake, which further limits institutional interest.
Industry stigma. "Steel reinforcement" triggers mental models of commodity businesses with thin margins and cyclical death spirals. Investors pattern-match to the wrong archetype. BRC is less like a steel mill and more like a construction services monopoly that happens to use steel as an input.
Recency bias in reverse. The stock has doubled, which makes it feel expensive. But the fundamentals have also doubled. FY2025 earnings of SGD 94 million are four times FY2020 levels, and the order book provides multi-year visibility that did not exist three years ago.

However, at SGD 4.72, the margin of safety is thin. The weighted intrinsic value estimate of SGD 5.70 implies only 17% upside. For a cyclical business with commodity exposure, this is insufficient. The opportunity to buy at genuinely compelling prices -- SGD 3.40-4.00 -- requires either a market-wide selloff, a construction demand revision, or a temporary earnings disappointment.

What Would Change My Mind

Stock drops to SGD 4.00 or below -- creating 30%+ margin of safety where cyclical risk is compensated.
Order book grows beyond SGD 2 billion -- demonstrating the construction pipeline is even stronger than projected.
Overseas expansion gains traction -- Malaysia and Thailand operations achieving meaningful profit contribution would reduce Singapore concentration risk.
Special dividends or buybacks -- signaling management views shares as undervalued and returning excess cash.
Market share data confirms 70%+ -- showing the moat is widening rather than stable.

Several of these are plausible within 12-18 months. The patient approach is to set a price alert at SGD 4.00 and wait.

The Soul of This Business

Strip away the market share data, the order book statistics, the DuPont decomposition. What is BRC Asia at its core?

BRC Asia is the physical skeleton of Singapore. Every HDB flat where a family sleeps safely, every MRT tunnel that commuters travel through, every hospital, school, and airport terminal -- the reinforcing steel inside those structures was, with 60-70% probability, cut, bent, and delivered by BRC. The company is invisible in the way that bones are invisible. You never think about the skeleton until something breaks.

This invisibility is both the moat and the limitation. The moat because no one builds a country by shopping for the cheapest rebar supplier. When you are pouring the foundations of a SGD 25 billion airport terminal, you need a supplier who can guarantee delivery of exactly the right prefabricated steel, to exactly the right specification, on exactly the right day. There is only one company in Singapore with the scale to do this reliably. That is BRC.

The limitation because bones do not grow faster than the body they support. BRC Asia cannot grow faster than Singapore builds. And Singapore, for all its ambition, is a 735-square-kilometer island. There is a ceiling to how much concrete and steel a city-state can absorb. The overseas expansion into Malaysia and Thailand is an acknowledgment of this constraint -- but it also means entering markets where BRC has no dominance, no regulatory advantage, and no 88-year history.

Here is the uncomfortable truth about this investment: the quality is real, but the timing is late. The moment to buy BRC Asia was 18 months ago at SGD 2.67, when the market was pricing in construction uncertainty and the controlling shareholder overhang depressed sentiment. At that price, you were buying Singapore's construction monopoly for less than book value. At SGD 4.72, you are buying it at 2.5x book after a 77% rally, hoping the cycle extends rather than knowing you have a margin of safety.

Buffett has said he would rather buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. BRC Asia is a good company -- perhaps not quite wonderful, given its cyclical nature and commodity inputs -- at a fair price. Not cheap. Not expensive. Fair.

The patient investor waits for the cycle to offer a better entry. The construction pipeline is not going away. Neither is BRC's dominance. But stocks do not go up in straight lines, and cyclical businesses always, eventually, give you another chance to buy at distressed prices.

The skeleton of Singapore is strong. The price of admission, today, requires more patience than conviction.

Executive Summary

3-Sentence Investment Thesis

BRC Asia is Singapore's dominant steel reinforcement solutions provider with ~60-70% market share, operating in a structurally growing construction market driven by SGD 39-53 billion in annual demand through 2029. The company has achieved record profitability (FY2025 net profit SGD 94.1M) with an exceptional SGD 1.9 billion order book providing 5 years of earnings visibility, while trading at just 13.7x trailing earnings with a 4.2% dividend yield. The key risk is the cyclical nature of construction spending and commodity price exposure, but the dominant market position, net cash balance sheet, and Singapore's committed infrastructure pipeline provide substantial downside protection.

Key Metrics Dashboard

Metric	Value	Assessment
Price	SGD 4.72	Near 52-week high (4.73)
Market Cap	SGD 1.29B	Mid-cap
P/E (TTM)	13.7x	Moderate
Forward P/E	~12.5x	Reasonable
P/B	2.21x	Fair for quality
EV/EBITDA	~10.4x	Moderate
ROE (5Y avg)	20.0%	Excellent
ROIC	17.5%	Strong
Dividend Yield	4.2%	Attractive
Payout Ratio	58.2%	Sustainable
Net Debt/Equity	Net cash adj.	Strong
Order Book	SGD 1.9B	Record levels
FCF Yield	~9.9%	Attractive

Decision: WAIT

Position Size: 2-3% when entry price reached Primary Catalyst: Continued construction upcycle with Changi T5, MBS, RWS mega-projects driving multi-year earnings growth Primary Risk: Cyclical downturn in Singapore construction post-2028

Phase 0: Opportunity Identification (Klarman)

Why Does This Opportunity Exist?

Geographic Neglect: Singapore small-cap stocks receive minimal international institutional coverage. BRC Asia has limited analyst coverage compared to global construction companies.
Industry Perception: Steel reinforcement is perceived as a commodity business, causing the market to undervalue the dominant market position and structural advantages BRC holds.
Cyclical Stigma: Investors discount construction-linked companies due to cyclical fears, even when the current cycle has multi-year visibility (SGD 39-46B annual demand through 2029).
Recent Price Rally: The stock has nearly doubled from its 52-week low of SGD 2.67, which may cause value investors to hesitate despite fundamentals supporting the move.
Controlling Shareholder Structure: The ~61% stake held by Green Esteel (controlled by Mr. You Zhenhua) limits free float and institutional participation.

Assessment: The opportunity exists primarily due to geographic and industry neglect. The stock has re-rated significantly but may still not fully reflect the multi-year construction super-cycle ahead.

Phase 1: Risk Analysis (Inversion Thinking)

"How Could This Investment Lose 50%+ Permanently?"

Singapore Construction Cycle Downturn: If government infrastructure spending contracts sharply post-2028, revenue could drop 30-40% as it did historically (FY2020 revenue was just SGD 612M vs FY2022 peak of SGD 1.7B).
Steel Price Collapse with Inventory Losses: BRC carries ~SGD 316M of inventory. A sharp steel price decline could trigger inventory write-downs and margin compression. However, BRC has increasingly shifted to cut-and-bend/fabrication (higher margin, lower commodity risk).
Loss of Market Share: A new entrant or aggressive pricing by competitors like Angkasa Daehan (in which BRC now owns 19.9%) could erode the dominant 60-70% market share. However, the 2018 acquisition of Lee Metal cemented dominance.
Controlling Shareholder Actions: Mr. You Zhenhua controls 61% through Green Esteel. Potential risks include related party transactions, privatization at below fair value, or governance lapses.

Top Risk Register

Risk Event	P(Event)	Impact	Expected Loss
Construction cycle downturn (revenue -30%)	25%	-40%	-10.0%
Steel price volatility / inventory write-down	20%	-20%	-4.0%
Controlling shareholder governance issues	10%	-30%	-3.0%
Loss of major contracts to competitors	10%	-25%	-2.5%
Overseas expansion failures (Malaysia/Thailand)	15%	-10%	-1.5%
Regulatory changes (building codes, imports)	5%	-15%	-0.8%
Total Expected Downside			-21.8%

Inversion Section

Bear Case (3 sentences): BRC Asia is a cyclical commodity business disguised as a market leader. Singapore's construction boom is peaking with demand projected to plateau after 2028, and the current record order book represents peak earnings that will mean-revert. At 2.2x book value and near 52-week highs, the stock is pricing in the good times with limited margin of safety.

Non-Price Sell Triggers:

Market share falling below 50% in Singapore
Controlling shareholder initiating dilutive transactions
Construction demand forecasts dropping below SGD 30B annually
Gross margins falling below 8% for two consecutive quarters
Net debt exceeding 1.0x EBITDA

Phase 2: Financial Analysis

Financial Performance (5-Year History)

Metric (SGD M)	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	612	1,169	1,699	1,627	1,481	1,553
Gross Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	139	154	160
Operating Profit	N/A	49	107	97	106	113
Net Profit	20	47	90	76	94	94
EPS (cents)	8.72	19.58	33.03	27.61	34.10	34.37
DPS (cents)	N/A	8.0	12.0	10.5	14.0*	20.0
Gross Margin	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.5%	10.4%	10.3%
Operating Margin	N/A	4.2%	6.3%	5.9%	7.2%	7.3%
Net Margin	3.3%	4.0%	5.3%	4.7%	6.3%	6.1%

*FY2024 total dividend was 20 cents including special dividend of 6 cents.

Balance Sheet Strength

Metric (SGD M)	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Total Assets	885	973	952	904	937
Cash	83	155	185	191	203
Total Debt	396	424	351	246	197
Net Debt	313	270	167	55	-6 (net cash)
Equity	301	399	427	475	529
Book Value/Share	1.24	1.45	1.56	1.73	1.88
Debt/Equity	1.45x	1.15x	0.89x	0.52x	0.41x
Current Ratio	1.44	1.57	1.65	1.91	2.04

Key Observation: BRC has systematically deleveraged from D/E of 1.45x in FY2021 to 0.41x in FY2025, now effectively at net cash. This demonstrates excellent capital discipline.

Cash Flow Analysis

Metric (SGD M)	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating Cash Flow	-126	49	160	207*	123
CapEx	-2	-3	-3	-4	-7
Free Cash Flow	-128	46	156	202	116
Dividends Paid	-15	-27	-16	-29	-38
FCF Yield	N/A	10.4%	33.9%	31.3%	9.9%

*FY2024 OCF benefited significantly from working capital release (inventory and receivables reduction).

ROE Decomposition (DuPont Analysis)

Component	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Net Margin	4.0%	5.3%	4.7%	6.3%	6.1%
Asset Turnover	1.55x	1.83x	1.69x	1.60x	1.69x
Equity Multiplier	2.94x	2.44x	2.23x	1.90x	1.77x
ROE	16.6%	25.8%	18.3%	20.7%	18.7%

Analysis: ROE has remained strong (avg ~20%) even as leverage has declined dramatically, meaning the underlying business profitability is improving. The declining equity multiplier (less leverage) is being offset by improving margins and stable asset turnover.

Owner Earnings Calculation

Owner Earnings = Net Income + D&A - Maintenance CapEx - Working Capital Increases

FY2025:
= 94.3 + 18.9 - 5.0 - 0 (WC roughly stable)
= ~SGD 108M

Per Share: 108M / 274.35M shares = SGD 0.394

Valuation Analysis

Graham Number:

Graham Number = sqrt(22.5 x EPS x BVPS)
= sqrt(22.5 x 0.3437 x 1.88)
= sqrt(14.53)
= SGD 3.81

Net Current Asset Value (NCAV):

NCAV = Current Assets - Total Liabilities
= 776 - 408 = SGD 368M
NCAV per Share = 368 / 274.35 = SGD 1.34

Owner Earnings Valuation:

Conservative (10x): SGD 108M x 10 / 274.35M = SGD 3.94/share
Fair Value (15x): SGD 108M x 15 / 274.35M = SGD 5.91/share
Premium (20x): SGD 108M x 20 / 274.35M = SGD 7.87/share

DCF Analysis (Conservative):

Assumptions:

Owner Earnings: SGD 108M (FY2025 base)
Growth Rate Years 1-5: 5% (construction upcycle, order book conversion)
Growth Rate Years 6-10: 2% (normalization)
Terminal Growth: 2%
Discount Rate: 10% (Singapore equity risk premium)

Year 1-5 FCF: 113, 119, 125, 131, 138 (5% growth)
Year 6-10 FCF: 141, 143, 146, 149, 152 (2% growth)
Terminal Value: 152 x 1.02 / (0.10 - 0.02) = 1,938M

PV of Year 1-10 FCF: ~SGD 867M
PV of Terminal Value: ~SGD 747M
Total Enterprise Value: ~SGD 1,614M
Less: Net Debt: ~SGD -6M (net cash)
Equity Value: ~SGD 1,620M
Per Share: SGD 5.91

Conservative DCF (8% growth Y1-5): ~SGD 6.60/share
Bear Case DCF (0% growth): ~SGD 4.20/share

Private Market Value:

Comparable M&A transactions in construction/materials: 8-12x EBITDA
BRC EBITDA ~SGD 124M
Private market range: SGD 992M - SGD 1,488M
Per share: SGD 3.62 - SGD 5.42
Mid-point with control premium (20%): SGD 5.42/share

Valuation Summary

Method	Value/Share	vs Current (4.72)	MOS
Graham Number	SGD 3.81	-19%	Negative
NCAV	SGD 1.34	-72%	Negative
Owner Earnings (10x)	SGD 3.94	-17%	Negative
Owner Earnings (15x)	SGD 5.91	+25%	20%
DCF (Conservative)	SGD 5.91	+25%	20%
DCF (Bull Case)	SGD 6.60	+40%	29%
Private Market (mid)	SGD 5.42	+15%	13%

Intrinsic Value Estimate: SGD 5.50 - 6.00 (weighted average ~SGD 5.70) Current Margin of Safety: ~17% (insufficient for a full position)

Phase 3: Moat Analysis

Moat Sources

Moat Type	Present?	Evidence	Rating
Scale Advantage	YES	60-70% market share in Singapore; largest production capacity (55,000 sqm factory space); 3 factories	STRONG
Switching Costs	Moderate	Long-term project contracts; integrated design-to-delivery service; prefabrication expertise embedded in project workflows	MODERATE
Cost Advantage	YES	Scale drives procurement leverage on steel inputs; automation/digitalization investment; operational efficiency from consolidated operations (Lee Metal amalgamation)	STRONG
Brand/Reputation	Moderate	88-year operating history (founded 1938); trusted by government for major public projects; corporate governance awards	MODERATE
Regulatory	Moderate	Singapore building codes favor prefabrication; government push for off-site construction benefits large-scale fabricators	MODERATE
Network Effects	No	Not applicable to this business	NONE

Moat Width: NARROW-to-WIDE

BRC Asia has a narrow-to-wide moat in Singapore based on:

Dominant Market Position: With ~60-70% market share post-Lee Metal acquisition (2018), BRC is the clear market leader. This scale advantage is self-reinforcing - BRC can bid on larger projects that smaller competitors cannot handle, win contracts through capacity guarantees, and achieve better steel procurement terms.
Structural Advantage from Prefabrication: Singapore's government actively promotes off-site construction (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly - DfMA). BRC's extensive factory capacity makes it the natural partner for large infrastructure projects requiring prefabricated reinforcing steel.
Order Book as Moat Indicator: The SGD 1.9B order book spanning 5 years demonstrates customer lock-in and relationship depth. Major government projects (Changi T5, MRT Cross Island Line) create multi-year revenue streams with high switching costs once BRC is embedded as supplier.

Moat Durability Assessment

Threat	Severity (1-5)	Timeline	Company Mitigation
New entrant / competitor capacity	2	3-5 years	60-70% share difficult to displace; strategic investment in Angkasa (19.9%) neutralizes closest competitor
Technology disruption	1	10+ years	Steel reinforcement is fundamental; BRC investing in automation/digitalization
Regulatory change	2	5-10 years	Government policies trending favorable (DfMA push)
Customer power shift	3	Ongoing	Government is largest customer; subject to procurement policies
Import competition	2	Ongoing	Prefabrication requires local presence; cannot be easily imported

10-Year Moat Trajectory: Stable to Widening. Singapore's construction pipeline and DfMA push structurally favor BRC's business model.

Phase 4: Management & Decision Synthesis

Management Assessment

CEO: Mr. Seah Kiin Peng (since September 2018)

Won Best CEO Award (Mid-caps) at SCA 2023
Successfully executed Lee Metal acquisition integration
Led company through COVID construction downturn
Drove margin expansion and balance sheet deleveraging

COO: Mr. Zhang Xingwang (Executive Director since December 2017)

Manufacturing and operations background
Strategy development role

Chairman: Mr. Teo Ser Luck (Independent Director since November 2017)

Former Member of Parliament and political office holder
Professional board experience across multiple SGX-listed companies

Controlling Shareholder: Mr. You Zhenhua through Green Esteel Pte. Ltd. (~61.16% of shares)

Significant skin in the game
Risk: concentrated ownership limits minority shareholder influence

Capital Allocation Track Record

Use of Capital	FY2024-25	Assessment
Dividends	SGD 38-46M/year (40-58% payout)	Good - sustainable, growing
CapEx	SGD 4-7M/year (maintenance)	Conservative - asset-light model
Debt Paydown	Significant (D/E from 1.45x to 0.41x in 4 years)	Excellent
Acquisitions	Angkasa (SGD 17.8M, 19.9% stake); SSM Malaysia	Strategic, bolt-on
Buybacks	None	Neutral

Assessment: Management has demonstrated excellent capital allocation discipline - prioritizing debt reduction, maintaining growing dividends, and making strategic bolt-on acquisitions. The deleveraging from 1.45x to 0.41x D/E while growing dividends from 8 cents to 20 cents per share over 4 years is exceptional.

Catalyst Analysis

Catalyst	Timeline	Probability	Impact
Changi Airport Terminal 5 construction ramp-up	2025-2030	90%	HIGH - multi-billion dollar project
Marina Bay Sands expansion (USD 8B)	2025-2029	85%	HIGH
Resorts World Sentosa expansion (SGD 6.8B)	2025-2030	85%	HIGH
Cross Island MRT Line Phase 2	2025-2032	90%	MODERATE
100,000 HDB flats commitment	2024-2028	90%	MODERATE
Overseas expansion (Malaysia, Thailand)	2025-2028	60%	MODERATE
Special dividends / enhanced returns	Ongoing	70%	MODERATE

Catalyst Assessment: STRONG. Multiple high-probability catalysts with specific timelines. The SGD 1.9B order book provides concrete evidence of order flow conversion.

Position Sizing

Position Size = Base (3%) x (MOS/Target) x (Quality/100) x (1-Risk) x Catalyst
= 3% x (17%/25%) x (75/100) x (1-0.22) x 1.0
= 3% x 0.68 x 0.75 x 0.78 x 1.0
= 1.2%

At current prices, position size: 1.2% (small starter)
At SGD 4.00 (MOS ~30%): 3.0% (full position)

Expected Return Probability Tree

Scenario	Probability	3Y Return	Weighted
Bull (construction super-cycle, earnings growth)	25%	+60%	+15.0%
Base (order book converts, stable margins)	45%	+25%	+11.3%
Bear (cycle peaks early, margin pressure)	20%	-10%	-2.0%
Disaster (severe downturn, governance issue)	10%	-35%	-3.5%
Expected 3-Year Return	100%		+20.8%

Plus 4.2% annual dividend yield = additional ~~12.6% over 3 years. Total Expected 3-Year Return: ~33% (~~10% annualized)

Investment Recommendation

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| Company: BRC Asia Limited          Ticker: BEC.SI                  |
| Current Price: SGD 4.72            Date: 22 Feb 2026              |
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| | Method                  | Value/Shr | vs Current Price  |        |
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| | Graham Number           | SGD 3.81  | -19% (above GN)  |        |
| | NCAV                    | SGD 1.34  | N/A               |        |
| | Owner Earnings (10x)    | SGD 3.94  | -17%              |        |
| | Owner Earnings (15x)    | SGD 5.91  | +25%              |        |
| | DCF (Conservative)      | SGD 5.91  | +25%              |        |
| | DCF (Bull)              | SGD 6.60  | +40%              |        |
| | Private Market Value    | SGD 5.42  | +15%              |        |
| +-------------------------+-----------+-------------------+        |
|                                                                     |
| INTRINSIC VALUE ESTIMATE: SGD 5.70 (weighted average)              |
| MARGIN OF SAFETY: 17%                                               |
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| RECOMMENDATION: [x] WAIT  [ ] BUY  [ ] HOLD  [ ] SELL             |
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| STRONG BUY PRICE:   SGD 3.40 (40% MOS)                            |
| BUY PRICE:          SGD 4.00 (30% MOS)                            |
| ACCUMULATE PRICE:   SGD 4.55 (20% MOS)                            |
| FAIR VALUE:         SGD 5.70                                       |
| TAKE PROFITS:       SGD 6.85 (20% above IV)                       |
| SELL PRICE:         SGD 8.55 (50% above IV)                       |
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| POSITION SIZE: 1-3% of portfolio                                   |
| CATALYST: Multi-year SGD 39-53B construction upcycle               |
| PRIMARY RISK: Cyclical peak / steel price volatility               |
| SELL TRIGGER: Market share < 50%, construction demand < SGD 30B   |
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Verdict

BRC Asia is a high-quality business with dominant market share, excellent management, a fortress balance sheet, and multi-year earnings visibility. However, at SGD 4.72, the stock is near its 52-week high and trades at approximately 17% below our intrinsic value estimate of SGD 5.70. This provides insufficient margin of safety for a cyclical business.

WAIT for SGD 4.00-4.55 to establish a position. Given the strong catalysts (Changi T5, MBS, RWS), a small starter position at current levels could be justified for investors with high conviction in the Singapore construction super-cycle.

Monitoring Metrics

Metric	Current	Threshold	Action if Breached
Quarterly Revenue	SGD 715M (1H25 6-month)	< SGD 300M/quarter	Review thesis
Gross Margin	10.3%	< 8.0% for 2 quarters	Review thesis
Order Book	SGD 1.9B	< SGD 1.0B	Reduce position
Market Share	~60-70%	< 50%	Sell
Debt/Equity	0.41x	> 1.0x	Review
Dividend Per Share	20 cents	Cut > 30%	Review
SG Construction Demand	SGD 39-53B forecast	< SGD 30B	Reduce position

Sources Used & Data Extracted

Primary Documents Downloaded

Document	Source	Local Path
Annual Report 2024	brc.com.sg	/analyses/BEC/data/annual-report-2024.pdf
Annual Report 2023	brc.com.sg	/analyses/BEC/data/annual-report-2023.pdf
Annual Report 2022	brc.com.sg	/analyses/BEC/data/annual-report-2022.pdf
Annual Report 2021	brc.com.sg	/analyses/BEC/data/annual-report-2021.pdf
Annual Report 2020	brc.com.sg	/analyses/BEC/data/annual-report-2020.pdf
4Q/FY2024 Results	SGX filing	/analyses/BEC/data/results-4Q2024.pdf
1H FY2025 Results	SGX filing	/analyses/BEC/data/results-1H-FY2025.pdf
FY2025 Press Release	SGX filing	/analyses/BEC/data/FY2025-press-release.pdf

Web Sources Consulted

Source	Data Extracted
StockAnalysis.com	Financial statements, ratios, dividend history, price data
BCA.gov.sg	Construction demand forecasts
MarketScreener.com	Shareholder structure
Company website (brc.com.sg)	Investor relations, annual reports