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derekchong
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03-Sep-2013 11:21
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Muddy Water narrow escape last year, still making a lots of noise but no effect anymore. |
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Octavia
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03-Sep-2013 09:39
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Muddy Waters (MW) has just issued a new report on Olam International Limited (Olam), titling its ?Not Changing the Old Ways?, which again raised issues over transparency and corporate governance, as well as remaining skeptical if Olam will operate differently in the future. In particular, the viability of the Gabon fertilizer project was called into question, where MW believed that Tata Chemical (TCL) is highly unlikely to participate in the project. OCBC note that in any case, house current forecasts do not include any contributions from Gabon as have always held the conservative view and would only include the project if it has achieved financial close. While house expect the new MW report to weigh slightly on sentiment, maintaining forecasts for now, given that it has already pared its FY14F core net profit figure by 16% recently. Overall, house maintain HOLD with an unchanged $1.45 fair value. | ||||
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Peter_Pan
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03-Sep-2013 09:11
Yells: "kopi-o siu dai mai hum!" |
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New Muddy Water report - HOLD - TP $1.45 - OCBCS | ||||
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hello123
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03-Sep-2013 00:29
Yells: " google ' sgx swinger ' - for how stock operators work " |
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1.5 hrs after call on Olam bounce,   Olam opened at 141.5 and bounced to close 147.   for more details   , see my chart in    http://sgxswinger.blogspot.sg/
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Peter_Pan
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02-Sep-2013 18:36
Yells: "kopi-o siu dai mai hum!" |
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Wish them happy labour day...
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singaporean
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02-Sep-2013 18:33
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Aftr running away fm Olam's law suit Muddy Waters has no credibility to commt on Olam's biz and their words sud be read in derision -  hv the cheek!  Just see this time whether Carson Block dare to short, apparently this time just empty talk.
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derekchong
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02-Sep-2013 15:39
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last week got ang moh short this one or not, ah ma go and ask Christmas present from them. |
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alexgray90
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02-Sep-2013 15:16
Yells: ""stocks day trading picks"" |
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Olam?s cash and cash equivalents stood at $1.3 billion, up from $601.8 million a year ago. Free cashflow has also improved to a negative $316 million from negative $661 million in 2012 and the firm aims to be free cashflow positive from FY2014 onwards, a target brought forward by a year after the attack by US shortseller Muddy Waters in November 2012. See More at http://goo.gl/JtKiBu | ||||
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biturbo
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02-Sep-2013 14:59
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Very tiring for these analysts... Keep changing their TP... | ||||
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guoyanyunyan
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02-Sep-2013 14:29
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HOLD with lower S$1.45 fair value By Carey Wong  Olam posted FY13 revenue of S$20.9b, up 22%, and was around 5% ahead of our forecast versus reported net profit, core earnings came in much lower at S$314.3m, but still up 13%, and was about 3% ahead of our estimate. Olam declared a final dividend of S$0.04/share, unchanged from last year. In view of the eroding profitability, we pare our FY14F core net profit figure by 16% (but still expect to see decent earnings growth in FY15). This also drops our fair value from S$1.73 to S$1.45, still based on 10x FY14F EPS. Maintain HOLD. FY13 results just in line 
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Peter_Pan
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02-Sep-2013 08:55
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Muddy Waters, LLC www.muddywatersresearch.com Olam International: Strong Sell September 2, 2013 Director of Research: Carson C. Block, Esq.  Not Changing the Old Ways We continue to believe that, in a world where capital is allocated to maximize economic  efficiency, Olam?s shares have no value. The Company has simply borrowed too much  money, and then invested in projectsthat will not generate sufficient returns to repay its  debt obligations. In this note, we will only briefly comment on Olam?s FY 2013 results.  (Numerous analysts have already done so.) Instead, we will focus on qualitative points  that cause us to believe Olam is not really turning over a new leaf. Olam?s FY 2013 results display the pathologies we noted in November 2012: ? Adjusted return on average assets was only 1.8%. (We adjusted net income to  S$261.8 million by excluding from Olam?s operational profit after tax all  biological gains and changes in measurement of derivatives. 1 For an explanation  of how and why we make adjustments to Olam?s net income, see our initial report  dated November 26, 2012.) ? Allowance for doubtful accounts more than halved from S$22.6 million to S$9.6  million, which made FY 2013 a less unfavorable a comparison to FY 2012. ? Inventory write-downs were only S$115,000, versus S$15 million last year, which  also made FY 2013 a less unfavorable comparison to FY 2012. ? Free cash burn was S$800.4 million, and Olam spent S$1.1 billion on acquisitions  and investments in FY 2013. The big picture issue is that we are skeptical Olam will operate differently in the future. ? There have been no changes to the board since our initial report. This board had  been complacent, at best, as Olam went on its borrowing and spending binge. It  was evidently more concerned with the messenger than the message when we first  spoke critically of the Company.  Olam?s board has ossified. The average tenure of Olam?s independent directors is  11.4 years. Olam?s IPO was only eight years ago. Only one independent director  1 We do not ignore asset impairment charges because we see these as a likely understated, and recurring  function of Olam?s business. Page 2has been appointed since Olam?s IPO, and that was five years ago. These  gentlemen have become too vested in Olam?s mistakes to deal with them  effectively. ? CEO Sunny Verghese said nothing during the call, which might be interpreted as  the Company transitioning to a future without Mr. Verghese. However, what  would really change if Mr. Verghese were no longer CEO? Olam has a tightknit  ? probably insular ? core of top managers who have worked together for many  years. Were the Company?s new leadership to come from the existing pool of top  management, which seems to lack diversity of views, what would really change?  ? Olam continued to essentially invent its own performance metricsin a  continuation of past less-than-best practices. For the FY 2013 results, Olam altered its definition of free cash flow, thereby excluding cash interest, taxes, and  certain working capital account changes. (Our initial report explains the  irrelevance of Olam?s invented gross and net contribution metrics.) ? Olam was asked what its average cost of debt is, and Mr. Anatharaman did not  answer the question with any specificity. ? More birds in the bush are better than one in the hand. Olam steadfastly refuses  to provide real transparency into the Gabon fertilizer project. Reading between  the lines, Tata Chemicals (?TCL?) is highly unlikely to participate in the project.  Rather than acknowledging this, Olam stated that it is happily looking for more  possible partners who are willing to buy in (so that Olam can sell down). We  believe the reality is that TCL no longer views the project as attractive (if it ever  did). Our recommendation is that Olam fall on the sword, admit to investors it  wasted significant money on dredging, and terminate the project. ? This brings up perhaps the most significant point: Despite Olam?s new strategic  plan that calls for capital spending to be curtailed (notwithstanding the Company  responding to our initial criticism by defiantly pledging to increase capex and  investment), Olam has not admitted having had a problem. In other words, the  Company has not acknowledged that it made a number of investments that will  not ?gestate? into returns in excess of their costs. It is well settled that the road to  any recovery begins with an acknowledgement that a problem exists. We have  yet to hear anything of thissort from Olam. Investors really need to understand  why this problem exists, and how the Company proposes to fix it. Lacking this  transparency, investors have no basis to form opinions as to whether the Company  is likely to improve its performance. |
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hello123
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02-Sep-2013 07:31
Yells: " google ' sgx swinger ' - for how stock operators work " |
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Olam now 143.5 may bounce  for more details   , see my chart in  http://sgxswinger.blogspot.sg/ |
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biturbo
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01-Sep-2013 23:35
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1.39 good price to pick up...
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luminol
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30-Aug-2013 15:25
Yells: "Correlation does not imply causation." |
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Olam got unlimited healing potion supply. XD   Doesn't seem to get hurt badly. Time to pick up some! 
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biturbo
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30-Aug-2013 15:11
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No one wack olam... Must be TMS talisman... :) | ||||
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alexgray90
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30-Aug-2013 14:51
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Badly hurt by higher tax charges. According to OSK, Olam 4Q profit fell by 48%. Hit by the jump in tax charges, Singapore commodities firm Olam?s 4QFY13 profits fell by 48% y-oy to SGD56.8m. High Dividend yield Stock Picks http://goo.gl/JtKiBu
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Peter_Pan
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30-Aug-2013 12:10
Yells: "kopi-o siu dai mai hum!" |
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Olam may hit 1.20 | ||||
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30-Aug-2013 11:22
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Here is the truth: None of the analyst covering China Minzhong had a sell rating before the stock price halved in one day. Equity analysts don't see the picture of bigger forces at work, the global fund movements that are driving Asian and other emerging currencies down,  global interest rates up etc. |
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Obfuscate
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30-Aug-2013 11:14
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Total outstanding debt at end Jun / mkt cap today = 2.60. As a reference point, Noble Group is 1.60 and Wilmar is 1.58.  Total debt is going even higher with the latest loan announcements.  No need to take cash holdings into account and look at net debt because the cash cannot be used without consequences. Case in point: Apple has c.US$147 bn cash and still had to issue US$17 bn bonds to pay dividend. |
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guoyanyunyan
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30-Aug-2013 11:08
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Some progress in sightTarget S$1.58 (Long Term: Neutral) Core profits missed expectations despite strong growth in revenue yoy due primarily to significantly higher tax. Nevertheless, we see Olam's strategy review earlier this year bearing fruit as volumes begin to recover across most segments. FY13 core net profit was below consensus and our estimates, coming in at 78% and 76% respectively, due mainly to higher taxes, partly one-off. We raise our FY14-15 EPS forecasts and raise our target price (based on 1x CY13 NAV) to S$1.58, upgrading to Neutral, from Underperform, on solid revenue growth. FY13 core net profit was below consensus and our estimates, coming in at 78% and 76% respectively, due mainly to higher taxes, partly one-off. We raise our FY14-15 EPS forecasts and raise our target price (based on 1x CY13 NAV) to S$1.58, upgrading to Neutral, from Underperform, on solid revenue growth. Steady recovery Most segments saw an improvement in volumes and revenues for FY13. Food staples & packaged foods continued its strong run, with volume up 84% yoy and net contribution growth of 50.8% as the grains business benefited from capacity expansion in Nigeria. The industrial raw materials segment registered robust volume growth of 17.9% yoy as net contribution grew 47.3%. Growth was driven primarily by volume expansion in cotton. But with caveats Edible nuts, spices & beans swung back into growth for 4Q13, but full-year growth left much to be desired net contribution grew by 7.1% yoy compared to double-digit growth previously. The tomato business continued to drag 4Q13 margins. Confectionary & beverage ingredients' volume was stagnant, with net contribution falling 11.9% yoy. Coffee rust disease continued to depress coffee sales volumes. Core net profits were below expectations because of higher EBIT contribution from higher tax jurisdictions and one-off tax charges. Glimmer of hope Olam's strategy review has begun to see results, and adjusted net gearing is a manageable 0.55x. Free cashflow, though still negative, continues its upward trend, with capex slowing down. We upgrade the stock to Neutral on the back of stronger segmental performance. Source: CIMB   ...last: $1.43... |
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