United Plantations Berhad (UPBMF)

United Plantations Berhad (UPBMF) — VMCI valuation read

UPBMF screens at VMCI 66/100, a 16-point gap above the Consumer Defensive sector median (50). For a mid-cap United Plantations Berhad share, that placement says the multi-pillar composite is cheaper or higher quality than the typical peer on a like-for-like basis.

UPBMF has logged no Form 4 insider activity over the trailing 30 days. The tape reads neither bullish nor bearish on insider conviction. The next signal sits with the 10-Q schedule and the analyst calendar.

**Investor frame.** Value: UPBMF trades at 22.0x earnings, 22% above the Consumer Defensive median of 18.0x, while EV/EBITDA prints 9.0x against 12.0x for the Consumer Defensive group. Quality: ROIC of 12.0% sits 2.0pp above the Consumer Defensive median (10.0%), the cleanest like-for-like comparison on capital efficiency. Risk: net debt to EBITDA of 1.3x leaves covenant headroom, which sets the rate-cycle exposure for United Plantations Berhad.

UPBMF fell 2.3% over the trailing 7 days, with a +3.0% read on a 30-day basis.