3 Shares That Do Not Possess Warren Buffett’s Favourite Business Trait

13 Apr 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
When it comes to assessing how strong a business is, the presence of pricing power ranks very highly in the eyes of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. This is what Buffett has said on the topic: “The single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power. If you’ve got the power to ...
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3 Things You Need To Know About the Singapore Share Market Today

8 Apr 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Welcome to Wednesday evening! Here are three things about Singapore’s share market that you might want to look at today and over the rest of the week. 1. What’s the secret behind building a great portfolio? Is it the act of jumping in and out of shares on the wimps of the latest economic news? Or is ...
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These 3 Companies Have Been Buying Back Shares – Are They Bargains?

7 Apr 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Every now and then, I like to check the daily share buy-back list to see which companies have been buying back their shares. I do so because companies that buy back their own shares tend to do it when they think their own shares are undervalued. So, checking out the daily share buy-back list can sometimes ...
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How did the Singapore Market Fare Last Week?

30 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Last week, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), Singapore’s market barometer, put on 1.1% to close at 3,450 points. Of the index’s 30 components, 22 ended the week with gains, seven clocked losses, while one – SembCorp Industries Limited (SGX: U96) – was unchanged. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SGX: E5H), ...
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Indonesia Could Be The Second Fastest Growing Country Globally: What Are The Companies That May Benefit?

27 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
A recent report by the Economist Intelligence Unit has come out with forecasts that, if true, augur well for the future of Indonesia. According to a Wall Street Journal summary of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s report, the research outfit predicts that households in Indonesia with financial assets ...
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Don’t Put Your Money at Risk Due to This 1 Factor

25 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
When it comes to understanding the competitive strengths and weaknesses of a company or an industry, Porter’s Five Forces, a framework developed by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, could be useful. I had previously shared four of the Five Forces: the threat of new competitors; the bargaining ...
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The Competitive Strengths and Weaknesses of Golden Agri-Resources Ltd That Investors Should Know

19 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
A good understanding of a company’s competitive strengths and weaknesses is important for an investor to grasp, keeping in mind that a business that has lots of strengths may just turn out to be a good investing opportunity. To assess a company’s competitive strengths and weaknesses, we can turn to Porter’s ...
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The Week In Numbers: A One-way Bet

13 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
It seems almost like a one-way bet for the US dollar, at the moment. The US currency hit an 11-year high against a basket of other currencies this week. In 2004, US$1 would have bought S$0.58. Today, the same dollar would buy S$0.72 – a rise of 22%. As things stand, it looks as though there are more ...
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Understanding The Oil Palm Business

11 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Given that there are close to ten companies listed in Singapore which are involved with the oil palm industry – examples include Bumitama Agri Ltd (SGX: P8Z), First Resources Ltd (SGX: EB5), Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SGX: E5H) and Indofood Agri Resources Ltd (SGX: 5JS) – it might be worth our time to ...
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Indofood Agri Resources Ltd’s Latest Earnings: Brighter Days Ahead after a Strong 2014

2 Mar 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Indofood Agri Resources Ltd (SGX: 5JS), a leading player in the palm oil industry, had released its fiscal fourth quarter results for the year ended 31 December 2014 last Friday. The company, like industry peer Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SGX: E5H), is also a vertically-integrated palm oil outfit. Apart ...
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