Sarawak Cable

What Sarawak Cable does

Sarawak Cable is a publicly listed Malaysian manufacturer of power cables, headquartered in Kuching, Sarawak, and trading on Bursa Malaysia under the ticker SCABLE. The firm was founded in 1998 and operates with a workforce in the 501-1,000 employee range, consistent with a mid-sized industrial OEM serving electrical infrastructure, utility, and construction end-markets in Malaysia and the broader region.

The company's core business is the production of power cables, a physical-goods, project-driven product category typically sold to utilities, EPC contractors, and infrastructure developers. No proprietary technology platforms, software products, AI capabilities, patents, certifications, or branded sub-products are disclosed in the available source material, and the company's own website returned only a generic loader page with no substantive corporate content. Distribution channels, pricing models, and customer logos are similarly absent from the data set.

Financially, reported revenue has declined materially over the 2019-2024 period, accompanied by negative EBITDA from 2022 onward, deeply negative operating income across all reported years, and persistent net losses. Gross profit was negative in 2023 before recovering to a positive figure in 2024, but profitability at the operating and net level remains substantially negative. The combination of a long-established public listing, mid-sized workforce, and a multi-year pattern of shrinking revenue and losses indicates an industrial OEM currently in a downcycle or restructuring phase, with limited visible strategic reinvestment in the disclosed data.

Name

Sarawak Cable

Website

https://sarawakcable.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sarawak Cable is a Malaysia-based, Bursa Malaysia-listed (KLSE:SCABLE) power cable manufacturer founded in 1998, producing electrical cables for utilities, EPC contractors, and infrastructure customers with a workforce of 501-1,000 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Power Cables

NAICS

Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929)

akta.pro primary industry

Power Cables & Conductors (LV/MV cables, flexible cables, bus wire, armored cable) (IMAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Power cables
• Cable manufacturing
• Electrical conductors
• Transmission cables
• Wire and cable

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuching

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

Sarawak Cable is a producer of power cables, manufacturing electrical conductor and cable products for industrial and infrastructure customers. The company operates as a B2B manufacturer supplying wire and cable solutions; specific product lines, grades, and applications were not detailed in the available source data because the company website was not loadable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Power Cables

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global electrical equipment and automation major that also supplies power cable systems and accessories to utilities. Comparable as a broader electrical products incumbent serving the same utility customers as Sarawak Cable.
• Sumitomo Electric Industries: Large Japanese conglomerate with a significant wire and cable division among many other businesses. Overlaps with Sarawak Cable in power and specialty cable products but is much broader in scope.

Direct peers

• Elsewedy Electric: Egyptian-based integrated cable and electrical products manufacturer with strong Middle East/Africa and emerging market exposure. Comparable as a power cable producer serving utility customers in emerging markets.
• Nexans: French global cable maker with a strong power cable portfolio across LV, MV, and HV segments. Directly comparable product offering to Sarawak Cable, with broader geographic reach.
• Tratos Cavi: Italian cable manufacturer producing power, control, and specialty cables for industrial and infrastructure customers. Comparable mid-size cable producer with similar product mix.
• LS Cable & System: South Korean power and telecommunications cable manufacturer with strong Asia-Pacific presence. Closely comparable in product mix (LV/MV/HV power cables) and Asian market exposure.
• Prysmian Group: World's largest cable manufacturer, producing power cables (LV/MV/HV), submarine cables, and specialty cables. Directly comparable as a global power cable producer serving utilities and infrastructure.
• Furukawa Electric: Japanese manufacturer of power cables, communications cables, and specialty wire products. Comparable product portfolio, particularly in Asian markets where Sarawak Cable operates.

Regional players

• Ducab: UAE-based cable manufacturer serving Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia with power, control, and submarine cables. Comparable regional emerging-market cable producer with similar target customers.
• Universal Cable: Indonesian-listed cable manufacturer (part of the Indoprima Group) producing power and telecommunications cables across ASEAN. Strongly comparable as a Southeast Asian regional peer in the same product category.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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