Genting Bhd (GENT)

Genting Berhad, an investment holding and management company, primarily engages in leisure and hospitality, gaming and entertainment, life sciences and biotechnology, and investment businesses in Malaysia and internationally. Its Leisure & Hospitality segment is involved in gaming, hotels, food and beverages, theme parks, retail, entertainment and attractions, and tours and travel related businesses; the development and operation of resorts; and the provision of other support services. The company’s Plantation segment operates oil palm plantations, and palm oil milling and related activities. Its Power segment generates and supplies electric power. The company’s Property segment develops, manages, and invests in properties. Its Oil & Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas. The company also offers offshore financing; advisory, technical, and administrative services to oil and gas companies; tours and travel related services; and risk and insurance management consultancy services, as well as issues private debt securities and licenses intellectual property rights. In addition, it manufactures and sells biodiesel; operates dementia care centres; processes fresh fruit bunches; provides project management, technical, and other management services; and develops rapid sequencing based diagnostic tests, as well as researches and develops for genomics, and natural sciences and engineering. Further, it creates platform for early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases; constructs and operates fish farms; lends money; operates a video lottery facility; and acts as a collection agent and owner of airplanes. Additionally, it engages in the provision of information technology services relating to the gaming and resort industry; and provision of international sales and marketing, cable car, and corporate, as well as plant screening services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.