The Malaysian Equivalent of Singapore’s Companies

26 May 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
There are many similarities between Singapore and Malaysia. The peoples of both countries enjoy similar foods, have a similar culture, and also speak similar languages. That’s not all. The stock markets of both countries also contain companies that have similar businesses. For instance, there’s banking. ...
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6.2% YTD return of packaged food industry stocks on SGX - FTSE Global Markets

20 Apr 2016 - FTSE Global Markets

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2 Risks For Investors To Note About The Palm Oil Industry

13 Apr 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In a recent article, I had looked at some of the strengths of the palm oil industry. They are (1) oil palm plantations’ ability to produce recurring income and (2) the good crop-economics that are found in the oil palm crop. There are a number of companies in Singapore’s stock market that are either ...
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Why an Investment in the Palm Oil Industry Makes Sense

8 Apr 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
An investor friend of mine had asked me a really interesting question recently: “Name one industry that South East Asia dominates in the global arena.” I had to think hard, but eventually a few popped into my head: The rubber gloves industry and the palm oil industry. Just Indonesia and Malaysia have ...
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2015 Review For The Singapore Stock Market: Palm Oil Stocks

31 Dec 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Tweet We are nearing the end of 2015. For many investors in Singapore, it has been a year of pain and hardship. The SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3), an exchange-traded fund which tracks the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), has seen its net asset value per unit fall 14% from S$3.408 at the end of December 2014 ...
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Investors Take Note: Here’s 1 Thing You Must Know About Commodity Companies

15 Sep 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Singapore’s stock market is no stranger to companies involved with the palm oil industry – according to bourse operator Singapore Exchange, there are eight palm oil-related companies listed here in Singapore as of July 2014. They are namely Bumitama Agri Ltd (SGX: P8Z), First Resources Ltd (SGX: EB5), ...
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How You Can Invest In Different Types of Commodities

19 Aug 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The term “commodities” can mean many things for different people and that’s not surprising as there are really many different types of commodities that exist in the world. For anyone who’s interested in getting exposure to the commodities market, here are a list of a wide-range of commodities and the ...
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The Three Numbers That Starve Indofood Agri Resources

11 Aug 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Having control of a supply chain can be a boon to any business. In the case of Indofood Agri Resources (SGX: 5JS), the company controls a large part of its supply chain. It cultivates palm trees, it harvest Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) and it processes Crude Palm Oil (CPO). It even has a division that breeds ...
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Indofood Agri's net profit wrecked by massive forex loss

5 May 2015 - Singapore Business Review
Weak rupiah is the culprit. Indofood Agris's Q1 results were eroded by a massive forex loss brought about by the Indonesian rupiah's persistent weakness. CIMB analyst Ivy Ng noted that the group booked a forex loss of RP 116b ($11.9m) in the first quarter. This exacerbated the group's already weaker ...
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The Three Numbers That Malnourish Mewah International

1 Apr 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Food producer Mewah International (SGX: MV4) delivers one of the lowest Returns on Equity (RoE) amongst the midcaps. At 0.5 it is about 15 times lower than the market average. Mewah’s low RoE can be traced back to its low Net Income Margin. At 0.08% it means that the maker of bulk vegetable oil and fats ...
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