# SDG - SD GUTHRIE BERHAD (5285.KL)

Stock code 5285 · Yahoo ticker 5285.KL · Sector: Plantation

Overall fundamentals score: 62/100 (Okay). Top 29% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 80/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 83/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 38/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 50/100 | Okay |
| Risk | 58/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

SDG (5285.KL): Overall score: 62/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 80/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 16% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +4%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +16%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 15% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +0% - Strong

Financial Safety: 83/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.4× - Strong
Current Ratio 1.5× - Okay
Interest Coverage 42.3× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 38/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 3% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Shrinking & thin - Weak

Price Fairness: 50/100 (Okay)
P/E Ratio 13.2× - Okay
P/B Ratio 2.1× - Weak
PEG Ratio 0.8 - Strong

Risk: 58/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +4.6 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +7.9% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 2 of 4 quarters down - Okay

## Common questions

### What is SDG's fundamentals score?

SDG (5285.KL) scores 62/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 29% of 1120 scored Bursa Malaysia stocks.

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

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (83/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (38/100).

### How does SDG rank against its sector?

SDG ranks #22 of 41 scored Plantation stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does SDG pay dividends?

Yes. SDG (5285.KL) has a dividend yield of 3%, 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 38/100.

### How do I buy SDG shares?

Open a trading account and a CDS account with any Bursa Malaysia broker, then place a buy order for 5285.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 SDG (5285.KL), in plain English?

One of the world's largest palm oil producers, spun off from Sime Darby and later renamed. It is also known as Sime Darby Plantation, SDP. On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 62/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (83/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (38/100). Shares currently cost about 13 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 13.2×). It also pays back about 3.0% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5285-sdg

Market data as of 18 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5285-sdg
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.