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CHARLIE'S views on .... STI, CityDev, Oceanus
Written by The NextInsight team
Sunday, 07 February 2010
Charlie Lau. Photo by Joan Kuan
WITH MANY STOCKS DOWN, is it time to check out whether their technicals might suggest a ‘buy’?
After all, in Friday's session, the Dow sprang back from being triple-digit down to close 10 points in positive territory.
See what Charlie Lau has to say about the downside/upside potential of the Straits Times Index, and two well-known stocks - City Developments and Oceanus.
JUST ASK: "Can my wife & I retire at 50 with $2-3 million?"
Written by The NextInsight team
Saturday, 06 February 2010
Can retire at 50 and work 2-3 days a week?
READER: MY WIFE AND I don’t have children and we live in a HDB flat, don’t own a car, and are conservative in our lifestyle. We hardly invest in stocks, and accumulate savings in the bank's fixed deposit accounts.
We hope to retire at 50 on savings of $2-3 million. We don’t plan to stop working completely after 50, but will work two or three days a week. Is this possble?
Find out what Leong Sze Hian and Musicwhiz say to the reader, in this popular weekly series, JUST ASK. Click here.
William Fong: From lorry driver to group financial controller
Written by The NextInsight team
Saturday, 06 February 2010
William Fong of MTQ Corp
A NEXTINSIGHT reader recently emailed William Fong, Group Financial Controller of MTQ: “I am an unknown stranger to you, but I just wish to let you know that your life story published on NextInsight website has been truly inspiring. Currently I am undertaking ACCA and have found it really physically taxing due to me working full time to support my family too. After reading your life story, I am truly inspired as you overcame humble beginnings and possess a never-say-die attitude. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours, and hope that one day I will be able to emulate some of your successes.” If you missed this story which was published last year, read it here – and be inspired!
SWIBER: US$117.5 m contract win announced this morning
Written by The NextInsight team
Friday, 05 February 2010
Swiber: an integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore O&M industry
JANUARY: US$188.8 million contract win. Announced this morning (Feb 5): US$117.5 m contract win.
That’s the good news from Swiber Holdings, a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry.
Work on the contract announced this morning will commence immediately and is scheduled to be completed by 2Q 2011. Click here for the announcement and here for our forum thread where Swiber is actively discussed.
TIME WATCH boss determined to explore dual listing
Written by The NextInsight team
Friday, 05 February 2010
Michael Tung, chairman & CEO, Time Watch
TIME WATCH INVESTMENTS couldn’t meet a profit threshold of the Hong Kong stock exchange, so it came to Singapore in 2005.
But now that it can, it is determined to have its shares traded there for a much higher valuation, according to The Edge in a report this week.
Time Watch shares closed at 17 cents yesterday (Feb 4), trading at PE of 4 only. Read more here.
OTTO MARINE: Capital-intensive business but no lack of funds
Written by Sim Kih
Thursday, 04 February 2010
Marine tycoon Tan Boy Tee
SHIPBUILDING AND CHARTERING are capital-intensive, but Otto Marine has no lack of ship financing.
Two tycoons are funding its plans to widen its scope of marine & offshore vessels.
Analysts were already taking a second look at the leading platform support vessel builder when the market was rife with rumors that Otto Marine is "supported" by heavy weight investors.
This evening, it announced that Mr Tan Boy Tee and Mr Tan Kim Seng were among the investors in its recent placement of S$95 million. Read more here.
BIOSENSORS, DESIGN STUDIO: What analysts now say....
Written by The NextInsight team
Thursday, 04 February 2010
Price (local)
Market cap US$m
Core PE (x)
3-yr EPS CAGR
P/BV CY10
ROE (%) CY10
Div yield (%) CY 10
CY 10CY11
DESIGN STUDIO
0.61
109.4
4.7
4.1
44.7
1.8
43.0
6.4
KINGSMEN CREATIVE
0.56
79.1
6.9
6.8
4.6
1.9
28.3
5.2
DEPA
0.53
332.2
4.6
4.4
6.0
0.7
12.8
5.7
PICO FAR EAST
1.41
217.3
9.4
8.0
10.0
1.7
18.7
6.4
Nomura Singapore says Biosensors International is experiencing strong momentum in existing and new drug eluting stent markets. CIMB-GK expects Design Studio to be re-rated by the market as it is trading at 4.1x CY11 consensus earnings vs. the 6.4x average for its peers. Read more here.
CHINA VIDEO SURVEILLANCE: Bye S'pore!
Written by Leong Chan Teik
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
Ye Chen, China Video Surveillance.
THIS MAN is chairman and CEO of a S-chip, China Video Surveillance, and he has had enough of the low valuation, low liquidity, and low interest in his company’s shares.
And he wants to delist his company (market cap: S$6.7 million) from the Singapore Exchange.
US$8-billion property tycoon Ng Teng Fong dies at 82
Written by The NextInsight team
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
The sprawling home where Ng Teng Fong has lived for the past 30 years.
THIS IS No. 2, Watten Estate, the sprawling home of Singapore’s richest man, Ng Teng Fong, who had a net worth of US$8 billion. He died yesterday at 82, from a cerebral haemorrhage 10 days ago. The wake is held in his mansion, and his funeral will be this Saturday.
HDD recovery to benefit components makers
Written by Sim Kih
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
DBS Vickers has a 'Buy' call on Broadway, which is releasing its results on 23 Feb.
HDD COMPONENT makers Broadway and MAP Technology are releasing their FY09 results this month.
Analysts are expecting HDD component makers to post positive earnings surprises, due to the strong PC shipment recovery in 4Q last year.
DBS Vickers has a ‘Buy’ call on Broadway, with a target price of S$1.28 (last closing price: 77 cents). Read about the sector trend here.
