The Three Numbers That Challenge CapitaLand

19 Dec 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
It is a stalwart of the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). It is even be one of Singapore’s biggest companies. But property developer CapitaLand (SGX: C31) is not one of the benchmark index’s top performers in terms the returns it generates on shareholder equity. At 4.1%, CapitaLand’s Return on Equity ...
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Would Benjamin Graham Buy Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd?

18 Dec 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Hongkong Land (SGX: H78) manages around 5m square feet of commercial space in Hong Kong’s Central Business District. In Singapore it has an interest in major developments such as Marina Bay Financial Centre and One Raffles Quay. Here in Singapore, it has around 2m square feet of space. With operations ...
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This Share Might Be On the Cusp of Greatness

9 Dec 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
For famed investor Warren Buffett, a company’s ability to earn a good return on equity is an important distinguishing criteria between a good and a poor investment. He said as much in his 1979 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder’s letter: “The primary test of managerial economic performance is the ...
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Would Benjamin Graham Buy Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited?

29 Nov 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited (SGX: J37) is part of Jardine Matheson Holdings (SGX: J36). It holds shares in various parts of the Jardine family of companies. Its interests include Hongkong Land (SGX: H78), Dairy Farm (SGX: D01), Mandarin Oriental (SGX: M04), Jardine Cycle & Carriage (SGX: C07), ...
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Why High Risk Doesn't Necessarily Mean High Returns

13 Nov 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
A couple of weeks ago, I watched a TV segment called Money Mind on Channel News Asia. Within this particular segment, a graph was showed which plotted the relationship between the level of risk and the level of returns you can expect out of certain financial assets. On the bottom of the graph, which ...
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STI maintains 7.5% gain in 2014 YTD

10 Nov 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
As of the first hour of trading today, the Straits Times Index (SGX:^STI) was trading at 3310, hence generating a year to date total return of 7.5%. Comparatively, by the same measures and over the same time, the Nikkei 225 generated a 2.3% decline, while the Hang Seng Index generated a 9.0% gain. However, ...
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Singapore’s Most Undervalued Blue Chip Company

31 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Having previously looked at Singapore’s Most Overvalued Blue Chip, it was found that there was one clear winner when using the price-to-book (P/B) ratio as the main criterion. The race for the title of Singapore’s Most Undervalued Company, however, is somewhat closer. As a reminder, value investors look ...
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Fascinating Facts about Market Crashes

17 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Yesterday, Singapore’s market barometer the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) fell by 1.39% to 3,154. At that level, the index is now 6.70% lower than its 52-week high of 3,388 points that it crested back in late July. The last time Singapore’s market had a big fall in a calendar year was back in 2011 ...
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The Three Numbers That Constrain Hongkong Land Holdings Limited

16 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
If you have great assets, why would you want to sell them? That has been the underlying strategy for Hongkong Land (SGX: H78), which still owns the Praya it bought in 1889. The Praya or promenade in Hong Kong is now more commonly known as Central. It is the foundation of Hongkong Land’s property portfolio. ...
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Olam International Ltd Leads the Market Lower this Week

11 Oct 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. This week saw only four trading days as Monday was a public holiday meant for celebrating Hari Raya Haji. Even though there ...
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