Could Vicom Be A Value Industrial Services Stock?

21 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Industrial Stocks can be subdivided into three categories – capital goods, transportation and commercial & professional services. The commercial and professional services compromises companies engaged in areas such as commercial printing, environmental services, office services, support services, security ...
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How to Find Long Term Winners in the Share Market

18 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In our past articles, we have shown that companies held over the long term can produce multi-bagging returns. Alongside these returns, we have also shown that an essential element of successful investing comes in the form of placing time on our side. If you – our dear reader – have bought into the idea ...
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The Secret to Growth Investing

15 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
According to data from the SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3), an exchange-traded fund which tracks Singapore’s share market barometer the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), the average share in Singapore’s market is valued at around 14 times trailing earnings. In other words, the average price/earnings (PE) ratio ...
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160 Reasons Why ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited Might Grow

14 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Land transport giant ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited (SGX: C52) hit a new revenue milestone yesterday, recording $1.019 billion for the second quarter of 2014. There is a fair bit of details to go into, so let’s dive right in. Business segments For the three months ended 30 June 2014, ComfortDelGro’s ...
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Is this an Increasing Threat for Young Investors?

14 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
John Clifton “Jack” Bogle is best known in the investing world for his role in popularizing and creating the world’s first index mutual fund. He founded The Vanguard Group in 1974 and the firm has gone on to great heights. In March 2014, the company reportedly had US$2.86 trillion in assets under management. ...
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Stop Looking At Share Prices. It May Be Hurting Your Returns

13 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In 2007, Jason Zweig, a notable financial columnist for the Wall Street Journal, wrote a book titled “Your Money and Your Brain”. In his book, Zweig attempted to address a lesser-covered topic in investing – psychology. From it, he managed to glean several interesting insights on basic biological functions, ...
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A Quick Look At VICOM Limited’s Second Quarter Earnings

12 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
VICOM Limited (SGX: V01) released its second quarter results yesterday and saw revenue rise 2.4% year-on-year while net profit grew 5.5%. The firm is the largest technical testing and vehicle inspection company in Singapore and is more than 60% owned by land transport company, ComfortDelGro Corporation ...
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3 Shares That Beat the Market Today

12 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. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has dipped slightly by 0.1% to 3,303 points today. 13 of its 30 constituents had suffered ...
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What Fools Have Been Reading

8 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Hey Fools! It’s the end of the first week of August, so it might be a great time to look back on the top stories on The Motley Fool Singapore for the month of July. Without further ado, here’s the top 5: 1. What Has Gone Wrong With The Singapore Market Depending on your timeframe and how you’re looking ...
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What You Can Learn From Warren Buffett’s Advice To A Top CEO

4 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Warren Buffett is a man that needs little introduction. Many know him as one of the world’s wealthiest men (Buffett occupies the fourth spot on Forbes’s ‘World’s Billionaires List’) who built his remarkable fortune largely through rational and intelligent investing through his company, the American conglomerate ...
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