The 3 Main Indices in Singapore

24 Jun 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
When people on the streets talk about the Singapore stock market, they are most probably referring to the STRAITS TIMES INDEX (SGX: ^STI), generally known as “STI”. However, STI only represents the 30 largest companies in market value out of a total 776 listed companies on the Singapore Exchange. There ...
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Singapore’s Most Efficient Company: Where Does the Efficiency Come From?

13 Jun 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
We had previously taken a look at some of Singapore’s most efficient blue chips by assessing their Return on Equity, or ROE. It measures the efficiency of a business in converting each dollar of shareholder capital into profits. Naturally, we would want to see a high ROE in the companies we invest in ...
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StarHub Loses Its Twinkle

12 Jun 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Singapore’s three largest telecom operators have taken a drubbing recently. Whilst the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has shed 7% of its value from a high of 3,454 points, Singapore’s telecom companies have fared worse. M1 (SGX: B2F), Singapore’s smallest quoted telecom provider has slipped almost 10% ...
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Foolish Face-off: SingTel vs. Verizon Communications

11 Jun 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Welcome to the latest Foolish Face-off, where we’ll see whether Singapore-based telecommunications operator SingTel (SGX: Z74) can talk down its American counterpart, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ). For those late to the party, the Foolish Face-off pits companies with similar operations against each ...
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Three Blue Chip Shares That Fell More Than The Market

10 Jun 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In the past month, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) dropped 199 points, from 3,383 to 3,184 , shedding 5.8% of its value, and wiping out gains from the past six months. Unfortunately, some blue-chips have seen its share prices fall by an even larger percentage than the STI. We take a look at three ...
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This Week’s Falling Knife: M1

31 May 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
It has been raining knives in the Singapore market this week with losers outnumbering winners by a hefty margin. Although Real Estate Investment Trusts were notable fallers, this week’s falling-knife spotlight falls on M1 (SGX: B2F). Singapore’s smallest listed telecom company was the unfortunate victim ...
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M1 to upgrade 3G network with new base stations

27 May 2013 - Singapore Business Review
Expect better coverage and call connectivity. M1 Limited (M1) has announced the appointment of network vendor Huawei, to further expand and upgrade its existing 3G network, at the value of up to S$11 million. The islandwide expansion of M1’s existing 3G network operating on the 2100MHz spectrum band ...
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M1 to shell out up to $20m in 3G radio coverage upgrade

22 May 2013 - Singapore Business Review
It'll improve capacity in indoor premises. In a release, M1 Limited (M1) announced the appointment of Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a Small Cell (Femtocell) solution to further enhance its 3G radio coverage and capacity in indoor premises. This network improvement work is valued at between S$5 million and ...
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M1 lags SingTel, StarHub in adoption rate of postpaid users

21 May 2013 - Singapore Business Review
20% rate isn't good enough. According to CIMB, they expect the strong take-up of tiered data plans to benefit the Singapore telcos. During 1Q13, the adoption rate of tiered data plans take-ups (postpaid users) jumped 6-7% pts qoq for M1 (now 20%) and SingTel (23%). CIMB also said that StarHub’s postpaid ...
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11% of M1's re-contracting clients upgraded postpaid plans

30 Apr 2013 - Singapore Business Review
Stable earnings are predicted. According to Phillip Securities, M1 is expected to register stable earnings and generate adequate Free Cash Flow. Rational competition in Singapore ensures this. "We are encouraged by management’s guidance this quarter that 11% of re-contracting customers upgraded to higher ...
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