Monday, June 09, 2014

First Dividends!

Got the first batch of dividends of my life!


$140 from Frasers (which I will get every 3 months!!!), and $140 from Super.

Haizz.... really regretted not learning about Stocks earlier in my life. Wasted a good 5, 10 years of compounding money.

One dividend payout already way higher than few years of 0.005% interest in the bank.

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Still, better late than never!

I shall wisely invest my money now!


Sunday, May 25, 2014

First Piece of Gold

Brought my first piece of gold back during CNY period.

Hedge against inflation!




Saturday, May 10, 2014

Super Group!

Hooted my 2nd stock - The Super Group.

"The Company is an integrated instant F&B brand owner of instant food and beverage with market in Southeast Asia. The Company operates in three principal geographical areas, Singapore, Southeast Asia and East Asia. The Company manufactures and distributes branded consumer products, primarily instant coffee, instant cereals and instant tea mixes products. The Company has developed over 300 instant beverages and convenient food products. Some of the Company’s brands include Super, Owl, Super Power, Cafe Nova, YeYe, Coffee King, Gold Eagle, Negresco and Eagle King."


This is a solid company with some very strong track records:



For the past 20 years, they've been constantly issuing dividends, every single year without fail - even during financial crisis (e.g. 2008).

The stock took a dip a while back, falling from its high to below 20P/E ($5 to $3.50). This made it a good value. Even using conservative estimates (10% growth), its intrinsic value is at least $4.20. The recently announced bonus offer feels like a good chance to get in.

Merits:

- Defensive stock with consistently growth: people will still drink coffee 20 years from now.

- Solid balance sheet. $300m in current assets vs $100m liabilities. (So MUCH CASH!) That means it can makes investment/acquisition in the future without the need for further funding from shareholders.

- Committed to delivering at least 50% of their profits as dividends.

- Rebranding in their core markets like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

- Growth and expansion into new markets like China, Philippines, Europe.

- Research and development into other products such as creamer, nutritious powders and cereals.


Next time you drop by the super-market, pick up one of their product, OK?

Friday, May 02, 2014

Connecting the Dots


Steve Jobs once gave the famous "Connecting the Dots" speech.

Recently, I experienced this in relation to stuff I have studied in my Uni days - things I thought I won't ever used again.

It just "mysteriously" appear in the work I do, and in the course I attended.

E.G 4 Years ago, it appeared as a chapter in an elective. After passing the exams, everything return back to lecturer. 4 Years later, it re-appear during a course I am taking.

Ahhh... life is strange.

You never know. You may think what you are doing now is useless, but who knows if one day in the future, it'll be a dot to connect back to.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

My First Stock Report Card!

Got the first quarterly earnings report of my first stock today!

Wow, the feeling is kind of like camping for your own exam score - it feels good when the results are good.





Long story short, it was nothing short of stellar. Causeway Point and North Point continues to be the pillar of FCT (Monopoly of the entire North area. No other shopping malls within 5KM distance)

Overall - More rentals, more income, more dividends!

Aside from Bedok Point which is undergoing renovation, all other malls revenue have increased. Renovations are expected to complete by the next quarter, and together with the acquisition of Changi City Point, it's expected to do even further for the rest of the year.

In other areas, occupancy rates are stable. Interest cover have increased, and 94% of FCT's debt are fixed (meaning future interest rate hike will not affect it as much)

Overall, I am very happy with my purchase!