OREANDA-NEWS. May 13, 2015. The FTSE ST Industrial Index is made up of 43 stocks and includes six Straits Times Index (STI) constituents. The Index has performed differently than the STI since the end of February, with the STI gaining 2.0%, while the FTSE ST Industrials Index declined by 3.0%. The performance differential of the STI over the FTSE ST Industrial Index is stretched to 6% over the past 12 months or 7% when taking into account dividends.

Diversity of Industrial Plays

Industrial stocks are among the most diverse of the stock sectors, in addition to maintaining a wide scope of economic relevance. This is exemplified through the various Industrial sub-segments which, under GICS®, include capital goods, commercial & professional services and transportation.

Using the ICB framework, the sub-segments include construction & materials and Industrial goods & services – with these goods & services spanning aerospace & defence, electronic & electrical equipment,  industrial engineering, industrial transportation, support services and general industrial goods & services.  

GICS® (Global Industry Classification Standard) and ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark) represent global stock categorisation standards with the former used by SGX StockFacts. SGX lists over 200 primary-listed stocks that are categorised to Industrials by GICS ® and over 250 stocks categorised to Industrials by ICB.

Largest Capitalised Stocks of the FTSE ST Industrials Index

While the FTSE ST Industrials Index generated a 3.4% total return over the past 12 months, the 10 largest capitalised stocks of the FTSE ST Industrials Index averaged a 6.0% total return over the period. The 10 largest capitalised stocks of the FTSE ST Industrials Index remain the same as this time last year (click here for Market Update in May 2014).

These 10 stocks are Jardine Matheson Holdings, Jardine Strategic Holdings, Singapore Technologies Engineering, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Noble Group, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, SIA Engineering Company, Singapore Post, SATS, and Neptune Orient Lines. In the year thus far, the average price return of the 10 stocks at 4.0% was boost to 5.1% with dividends. Of the ten stocks, seven stocks distribute dividends semi-annually and two stocks distribute dividends on a yearly basis. They also maintain an average yield of 3.4%, with yields ranging from 8.1% for Hutchison Port Holdings Trust to 0.8% for Jardine Strategic Holdings.

Note the order of these 10 stocks is based on total market capitalisation whereas the weighting and impact of the stocks on the index depend on the ratio of freely floated shares of the stock.  Hence this means that SIA Engineering and Neptune Orient Lines are among the ten largest stocks of the index by full market capitalisation, however by free float & index weighting, Venture Corp and United Engineers are among the ten largest stocks of the index.

Details of the 10 largest capitalised stocks of the FTSE ST Industrials Index are below – table is ranked according to  market capitalisation.

Please note that clicking directly on the stock name below will take you to the relevant profile page on SGX StockFacts.

Source: SGX StockFacts (Data as of 11 May 2015)

Jardine Matheson Holdings

Jardine Matheson Holdings operates in the engineering and construction, transportation, insurance broking, property investment and development, retailing, restaurants, luxury hotels, motor vehicles, financial services, heavy equipment, mining, and agribusiness in greater China, Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Jardine Matheson Holdings was founded in 1832 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited. Jardine Matheson Holdings has a market capitalisation of S\\$57.5 billion and the stock trades at a price-earnings ratio of 13.5.

Jardine Matheson Holdings has a history of distributing dividends semi-annually. Shares in the stock went ex-dividend on 18 March 2015, distributing US\\$1.07 per share in dividends.

The company website is: www.jardines.com.

Jardine Strategic Holdings

Jardine Strategic Holdings engages in the engineering and construction, transport services, insurance broking, property investment and development, retailing, restaurants, hotels, motor vehicles and related activities, financial services, heavy equipment, mining, and agribusinesses worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Jardine Strategic Holdings operates as a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited. Jardine Strategic Holdings has a market capitalisation of S\\$52.0 billion and the stock trades at a price-earnings ratio of 11.5.

Jardine Strategic Holdings has a history of distributing dividends semi-annually. Shares in the stock went ex-dividend on 18 March 2015, distributing US\\$0.19 per share in dividends.

The company website is: www.jardines.com.

Singapore Technologies Engineering

Singapore Technologies Engineering provides engineering and related services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Electronics, Land Systems, and Marine. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Singapore. Singapore Technologies Engineering is a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited. Singapore Technologies Engineering has a market capitalisation of S\\$11.4 billion and the stock trades at a price-earnings ratio of 21.5.

Singapore Technologies Engineering has a history of distributing dividends semi-annually. Shares in the stock went ex-dividend on 27 April 2015, distributing S\\$0.11 (S\\$0.07 + S\\$0.04) per share in dividends.

The company website is: www.stengg.com.

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust invests in, develops, operates, and manages deep-water container ports in Guangdong Province of the People’s Republic of China, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Singapore. Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has a market capitalisation of S\\$7.9 billion and the stock trades at a price-to-book value of 1.04.

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has a history of distributing dividends semi-annually. Shares in the stock went ex-dividend on 12 February 2015, distributing HK\\$0.223 per share in dividends.

The company website is: www.hphtrust.com.

Noble Group

Noble Group provides supply chain management services for energy products, metals, minerals, and ores worldwide. The company operates through Energy; and Metals, Minerals and Ores segments. Noble Group was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Hong Kong. Noble Group has a market capitalisation of S\\$5.8 billion and the stock trades at a price-earnings ratio of 45.8.

The company has a history of distributing dividends annually. Shares in the stock went ex-dividend on 9 March 2015, distributing S\\$0.0095 per share in dividends.

The company website is: www.thisisnoble.com.