Makalot Makes Apparel for Well-Known American Brands

December 31, 2018

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Makalot Industrial Company Limited is a Taiwanese group engaged in the manufacturing of ready-to-wear apparel.

It has production bases in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, and the Philippines.

Major clients include GAP (GPS), Fast Retailing (9983 JP), Kohl’s (KSS), and Target (TGT).

Business Description

Makalot produces clothing which follows recent fashion trends and is in the lower retail price range. It also produces functional apparel which is focused on some special functionality ranging from temperature modulation to elasticity, anti-UV, and antibacterial, e.g. sportswear.

The growth rates for functional clothing are much higher than for regular apparel as increasingly customers can promote the high-technology aspects of the clothing.

Major clients of Makalot include well-known retailers GAP (GPS US), Fast Retailing (9983 JP), Kohl’s (KSS US), Target (TGT US), and Walmart (WMT US). US clients accounted for 80% of 2017 revenue. New clients, expected to start placing orders in 2019, include H&M (HMB SS), Zalando (ZAL GR), and Skechers U.S.A. (SKX US).

In 2017 Makalot’s annual capacity was about 14m pieces. With production bases in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, and the Philippines, Makalot can easily adjust its capacities and take advantage of lower costs or avoid issues due to US-China trade war.

Leadership

Frank Chou Liping has been the CEO of MAKALOT since 1989 and has served as the Chairman since 2011.

World Class Benchmarking

Profitable Growth has shown great ranks over the years, and in the past 12 months, Makalot ranked in the top 254 out of 1,270 large Consumer discretionary companies worldwide.

Profitability has shown the same ranks as Profitable Growth. Growth dropped to #9 in 2016 but has improved afterward.

Asset utilization has consistently been ranked at #2 over the years except for 2016 when the rank fell to #3. Profit margin has stayed above the average level throughout the whole time period.

After 2015, Sales growth has ranked below average but shown an improving trend after 2016. Margin change has remained above the average over the years except in 2016 and 2017.

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Andrew Stotz

Andrew Stotz, PhD, CFA is the CEO of A. Stotz Investment Research, a company providing institutional investors with ready-to- invest portfolios in Asia that aim to beat the benchmark through superior stock selection. The company also provides buy- and sell-side clients with financial models to value any company in the world and World Class Benchmarking to determine what companies are financially world class. Previously, as Head of Research at CLSA, Andrew was voted No. 1 Analyst in Thailand in the Asiamoney Brokers Polls for 2008 and 2009. He was also voted No. 1 Analyst in Thailand in the 2009 Institutional Investor magazine All-Asia Research Team Report. Andrew earned his PhD in finance at the University of Science and Technology of China in Anhui province, with a focus on answering questions raised by fund managers and analysts during his career about picking stocks and managing portfolios. In addition, Andrew has been a lecturer in finance for 22 years at various universities in Thailand. Since 2013, he has been the president of the CFA Society of Thailand. He is also the author of How to Start Building Your Wealth Investing in the Stock Market and Transform your Business with Dr. Deming’s 14 Points.