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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!
Numbers taken from http://www.thisnext.com Wishing everyone have a great health and wealth in 2011! p/s: sorry for the crap design using paintbrush.
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Friday, 31 December
Monday, 29 November
1:35 am29 Nov 2010
Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) - Current Outlook
As three OG support companies Coastal Contracts, Alam Maritim and Sealink highlighted in previous post involve in Offshore Support Vessels (OSV), it is important to know more about the outlook of the OSV in general. Below best illustrated the driving force of the demand of OSV and its current...
Thursday, 25 November
10:34 pm25 Nov 2010
Oil Gas - Sector in Focus
Would the news below stimulate the oil gas sector?Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is expected to announce on Nov 30, new development projects as well as several entry point projects (EPPs), that will boost the oil, gas and energy sector. Read more: Najib to announce ETP projects on Nov...
Saturday, 20 November
12:38 pm20 Nov 2010
Reinsurance?
In my 12 years of investing, I only bought two stocks related to financial or insurance industry. The reason is that I have problem understanding their financial statement. Lately, I try to look into MNRB, a reinsurance company. According to Investopedia, Reinsurance is the practice of insurers transferring...
Thursday, 18 November
12:55 am18 Nov 2010
Common sense investing
I have a great discussion with one of my analyst friend regarding my analysis of stocks. He found that my analysis is too simplistic. He mentioned that I do not take into account those ROE, CAGR, and some other fancy terms that I myself never heard of. From my opinion, those terms is for those analyst who...
Monday, 8 November
8:27 pm8 Nov 2010
Lottery strike for EPIC shareholders?
AZRB to sell 21.26% of EPIC for RM111.5m Written by Joseph Chin Monday, 08 November 2010 18:56 amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a...
Saturday, 6 November
11:12 pm6 Nov 2010
The Tricycle
Photo taken from tinyfarmblog.com To be successful in stockmarket, the understanding macroeconomic factors is very important. For a start, we should understand three key cycles that shape the market. The explaination of the three key cycles below is taken from Malaysia Investor website ( alot of...
Friday, 29 October
1:46 pm29 Oct 2010
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!
I sincerely apologize after performing David Copperfield's act for 5 months. As in any roller coaster ride, life is full for ups and downs as well but hopefully after some difficult 5 months, everything will be fine. Always reminding myself and hopefully to the readers as well that, 'Tough Times Never...
Sunday, 2 May
11:57 am2 May 2010
Protasco - Updates
Protasco just declared a single tier final dividend of 5cents per share for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 bringing the total dividends to 9 cents for year 2009. Based on the current price, the dividend yield is around 9%. A good dividend yield will act as a good buffer and more importantly,...
Sunday, 25 April
11:14 pm25 Apr 2010
Controlling the Controllable
Just a very short post. Instead of focusing on when the market will have a correction, or will the rally last, we should focus on our own risk and expectation. We could not control the direction of market but we can control our risk and our expectation. It's all about Controlling the Controllable!
Tuesday, 20 April
11:19 pm20 Apr 2010
Mamee ! Double Decker, Double Decker
After scanning through the Putra Brand Awards 2010, I would like to announce my winner for Xabi Branded Stock Award 2010.... The winner is..... Mamee Double-Decker Bhd ! Reason 1 - Good Earnings vs Price Reason 2 - Good Balance Sheet (almost zero borrowings) although not comfortable with the investment. ...
Friday, 16 April
10:25 pm16 Apr 2010
Branding
A brand is a name, sign, symbol, slogan or anything that is used to identify and distinguish a specific product, service or business. (Wikipedia) Branding is used in businesses and organizations of all sizes and types. Some companies allocate a large sum of money just for the branding purposes. Why is...
Saturday, 10 April
9:57 pm10 Apr 2010
When you have nothing to do, read books!
As the market going higher, it is getting tougher to find undervalue stocks. For the time being, I would try to gain more knowledge by reading more books. For those who thinks that books are expensive, you can try to visit BookXcess (Amcorp Mall). You could get at least 50% cheaper than those found in...
Monday, 5 April
10:09 am5 Apr 2010
Palm Oil - Basic Information
When we look into the reports/news/website of palm oil plantation companies, we come across of terms like Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB), Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Kernel (PK). They will even produce their monthly production statement for FFB, CPO and PK from the example below taken from IOI Corp...
Saturday, 3 April
1:25 pm3 Apr 2010
Dissecting TDM Bhd
Earnings TDM Bhd net profit still largely depended on Plantation Division which mean their earnings still depended much on the Crude Palm Oil (CPO) price and Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) production. Please do not mistaken the FFB with CPO though. I will post some palm oil information in my next post. ...
Wednesday, 31 March
6:23 pm31 Mar 2010
TDM Bhd - Dividends Don't Lie?
TDM Bhd (Current Price RM1.85) which involve in Plantation and Healthcare business declared a final dividends of 4 sen per ordinary share less 25% and 9 sen per ordinary share tax-exempted which still subject to Board approvals. Just for information, TDM have a dividend policy statement of paying out at...
Monday, 29 March
3:07 pm29 Mar 2010
Healthcare business
Source: Data from KPJ AR2008 Source: Data from TDM website and Q409 report Source: TDM Q409 report Not for comparison between both companies but to show the increase percentage of number of patients year-on-year.I would like to add in the chart of healthcare cost in Malaysia but not able to...
Sunday, 28 March
11:14 pm28 Mar 2010
Meaning of Deferred Revenue
Have you come across the term 'deferred revenue' in liabilities column of a company's balance sheet? Here is the meaning, What Does Deferred Revenue Mean? A liability account used to collect deposits and other cash receipts prior to the completion of the sale. Investopedia explains Deferred Revenue...
Friday, 26 March
9:31 pm26 Mar 2010
KJMC and TDM Bhd
Anyone who pass through Kelana Jaya via LDP should notice that there is one community hospital situated at the side of the highway called Kelana Jaya Medical Centre (KJMC). As I am visiting my friend today, I found out that KJMC actually belongs to a Public Listed company called TDM Bhd. A check on the...
Thursday, 25 March
9:13 pm25 Mar 2010
Biofuel to be Mandatory?
Came across the news on biofuel from The Star yesterday. Which company will benefit from the implementation? Mandatory sale of biofuel to start June next yearBy WANI MUTHIAHBANTING: The mandatory sale of biofuel will be implemented in the central region from June next year. Plantation Industries and...