PETALING JAYA: Main Market-listed leading engineering services group AWC Bhd registered revenue of RM126.5 million for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q4’26), an increase of 21.2% year-on-year (YoY) from RM104.4 million a year ago, boosted by higher project recognition across its key divisions.
Notably, this is the group’s highest-ever quarterly top-line performance.
Driven by similar factors, profit before tax (PBT) for Q4’26 nearly doubled to RM15.1 million, up 95.3% YoY from RM7.7 million last year.
Consequently, net profit climbed 83.5% YoY to RM12.2 million in Q4’26 from RM6.7 million a year ago.
For the full financial year, the group posted revenue of RM445.5 million, a 7.6% YoY increase from RM414.1 million, while PBT and net profit rose 9.8% and 6.2% YoY to RM34.8 million and RM26.4 million, respectively.
This was driven by stronger performance from the facilities and the engineering divisions.
The engineering division’s revenue rose 24.8% YoY to RM107.7 million, and PBT more than doubled to RM15.2 million from RM6.9 million, on the back of its expanding exposure in the data centre space.
President and group CEO Datuk Ahmad Kabeer Mohamed Nagoor said macroeconomic uncertainties, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and their effects on project timelines, trade flows, and sentiment weighed on the environment division’s markets in the region was reflected in the current results.
“Nevertheless, our fundamentals remain strong. Our engineering division made up the difference, benefiting from growing demand in the data centre space, while a strong Q4 was driven by higher project recognition, enabling the group to cap FY26 on a healthy note,“ he said.
In FY26, AWC secured about RM472 million worth of jobs and that momentum has continued into the new financial year.
Earlier this month, AWC’s engineering division accepted a RM23.1 million project for a data centre.
Ahmad Kabeer said the opportunities within this space remain ample, with both of the group’s engineering and facilities divisions actively pursuing them, backed by its track record.
As of June 30, AWC’s outstanding order book stood at RM824.3 million, excluding the RM23.1 million data centre contract secured this month, giving the group clear earnings visibility over the coming financial years.
AWC’s board has proposed a final single-tier dividend of 0.75 sen per share for the fourth quarter. This brings total dividend for FY26 to 1.25 sen per share, translating into a payout of 15.9%.
“The dividends reflect how we reward shareholders for their patience and for the support they have extended to us for the journey ahead. All in all, the group’s outlook is promising premised upon the abovementioned factors. We look forward to another commendable year ahead,” Ahmad Kabeer said.
