# FAREAST - FAR EAST HOLDINGS BERHAD (5029.KL)

Stock code 5029 · Yahoo ticker 5029.KL · Sector: Plantation

Overall fundamentals score: 84/100 (Strong). Top 3% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 90/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 100/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 75/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 83/100 | Strong |
| Risk | 75/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

FAREAST (5029.KL): Overall score: 84/100 (Strong)

Business Strength: 90/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 14% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +27%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +31%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 20% - Strong
Quarterly Momentum +13% - Strong

Financial Safety: 100/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.1× - Strong
Current Ratio 2.3× - Strong
Interest Coverage 77.7× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 75/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 5% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 83/100 (Strong)
P/E Ratio 10.8× - Strong
P/B Ratio 1.5× - Okay
PEG Ratio 0.4 - Strong

Risk: 75/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Falling - Strong
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +0.7 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +75.9% - Strong
Quarterly Consistency 3 of 4 quarters down - Weak

## Common questions

### What is FAREAST's fundamentals score?

FAREAST (5029.KL) scores 84/100 (Strong) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 3% of 1120 scored Bursa Malaysia stocks.

### Which pillar is FAREAST strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (75/100).

### How does FAREAST rank against its sector?

FAREAST ranks #6 of 41 scored Plantation stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does FAREAST pay dividends?

Yes. FAREAST (5029.KL) has a dividend yield of 5.1%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 41% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 75/100.

### How do I buy FAREAST shares?

Open a trading account and a CDS account with any Bursa Malaysia broker, then place a buy order for 5029.KL in lots of 100 shares. Broker fees for the same trade differ a lot between brokers: compare them for your trade size at https://scoreyourstock.com/tools/brokerage-fee-calculator.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk (for banks, Financial Safety checks impaired loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio instead of debt and liquidity). Full methodology, the default weights, and how to set your own: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is FAREAST (5029.KL), in plain English?

Grows oil palm and mills fresh fruit bunches on about 13 estates across Pahang. On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 84/100, rated Strong. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (100/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (75/100). Shares currently cost about 11 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 10.8×). It also pays back about 5.1% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5029-fareast

Market data as of 18 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5029-fareast
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.