These 2 Companies Are Buying Back Their Shares – Are They Bargains?

24 Mar 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Every now and then, I like to keep track of companies which have been buying back their own shares. That’s because share buybacks may be a sign that a company’s stock is undervalued. Peter Lynch, the legendary manager of the U.S.-based Fidelity Magellan Fund, also included buybacks as one of the criterion ...
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A Quick but Insightful Approach to Finding Winning Investments - Part 2

17 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Welcome to the next part of my deeper look into the important return on equity (ROE) metric. In my previous article, we looked at breaking the ROE into the following three ratios: return on sales (net income divided by sales); asset turnover (sales divided by assets); and financial leverage (assets divided ...
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A Quick but Insightful Approach to Finding Winning Investments - Part 1

17 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
At the Fool, we favor businesses with superior operations that can deliver long term returns for investors. To figure out how well a business is run, we can look to a company’s return on equity (ROE). The ROE is a measure of how well a company generates profits for every shareholder dollar used in the ...
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1 Important Problem with This Popular Investing Technique

11 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In serious investment books, it’s not uncommon to find the idea that investors should invest in companies that are trading at prices much lower than their book value (the book value of a share is calculated by subtracting its total liabilities from its total assets). The idea was first popularized by ...
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3 Shares That Beat the Market Today

4 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on changes – just in case they’re material to our investing thesis. With 18 out of its 30 constituents clocking losses and just six others making gains, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) ended ...
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The Story Behind This Company’s 200% Rise in Share Price in 2 Years

9 Jul 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
What is a celebration without food? A birthday party, wedding, or just a family get-together would often call for a sumptuous buffet. Neo Group (SGX: 5UJ) is one such company that caters to such events. Ranked by Euromonitor International, Neo Group was the top events caterer in Singapore in 2012 with ...
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Three Shares That Beat the Market Today

13 Mar 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Singapore’s stock market benchmark, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), has continued yesterday’s slide with a 0.5% decline to 3,081 points today. Within the index, 19 out of its 30 constituents ended the trading session with losses while only eight had managed some gains. Let’s take a look at some ...
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5 Things You Should Know About Soup Restaurant

27 Feb 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
One thing busy Singaporeans often lament is the fact they simply don’t have time to cook. Dining out, fortunately, can be easy and inexpensive – but what if you’re really craving some home cooked food but have no obliging relative to cook for you? Well, you’re in luck if what you’re craving is nutritious ...
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How to Deal With Investing Information Overload

5 Feb 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
As of the end of Sep 2013, there are a total of 782 listed shares in Singapore’s stock market according to the stock exchange operator Singapore Exchange (SGX: S68). While the universe is a lot bigger elsewhere – the USA has at least 4,000 listed companies, for instance – having close to 800 shares to ...
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Three Shares that Beat the Market Today

31 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has ended 2013 on a happy note with its eighth consecutive day of gains as it moved up 0.5% to 3,167 points. That said, it closed 2012 at exactly 3,167 points as well, giving investors in the index a flat year. As for today, 22 of the index’s 30 constituents had ended ...
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