Some Share Buy Back Activities :-
24 May 2010 - 40,000 shares purchased
- 497,100 shares purchased
25 May 2010 - 89,800 shares purchased
26 May 2010 - 48,500 shares purchased
27 May 2010 - Interim Dividend 4 sen
If you check the history of UNICO share buyback, the share buyback happen on every month since Jan 2009. What happen in this case?
1) Strong Business Performance which create a lot free cash flow. Use the extra free cash flow to buy back its share to increase company performance on earning per share.
2) Possible of Privatization.
Valuation :
UNICO is currently trading at 8% dividend yield.
Midterm Strategy:
Expect coming quarterly result to be better due to share buyback activites to increase its earning per share. Investor can take this opportunities to invest into UNICO because the quarterly result going to be OUTPERFORM the expectation.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Apple passes Microsoft as world's biggest tech co.
SEATTLE: Apple has surpassed Microsoft as the largest technology company in the world by market capitalization.
Apple's move comes as the company's iPhone, and now its iPad tablet computer, take on more of the personal computing tasks once handled by computers running Microsoft programs.
Market cap is the dollar value of a company's outstanding shares.
During afternoon trading Wednesday, Apple Inc.'s shares rose to $248.47, pushing its market cap up to about $226 billion.
Microsoft Corp.'s stock slipped to $25.49, for market cap of about $223 billion. The only U.S. business with a higher market value is Exxon Mobile Corp.
The oil company's market cap is about $281 billion. - AP
Apple's move comes as the company's iPhone, and now its iPad tablet computer, take on more of the personal computing tasks once handled by computers running Microsoft programs.
Market cap is the dollar value of a company's outstanding shares.
During afternoon trading Wednesday, Apple Inc.'s shares rose to $248.47, pushing its market cap up to about $226 billion.
Microsoft Corp.'s stock slipped to $25.49, for market cap of about $223 billion. The only U.S. business with a higher market value is Exxon Mobile Corp.
The oil company's market cap is about $281 billion. - AP
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Buy on Dip or Wait for Double Dip?
Major causes of recent dip
1) Greek crisis morphing into a European crisis
2) Fears of China over tightening
3) Investors think that new financial regulations are not well thought out and too harsh
4) European liquidity and counter party risks re-emerging
What we think, and would do
1) We think that while we should be ready for a double dip by buying some put options on existing important long positions,
2) And that the end of this period of risk aversion should be quick
3) Keep a close eye on the spread between the Overnight Indexed Swap rate and the 3-mth LIBOR which is an important measure of risk and liquidity levels in the market. A high spread indicates a decreased willingness to lend by major banks. Normal spread is approx 0.10% and has spiked up to 0.28% recently. During the 2007-2009 crisis, this indicator had spiked to a high of 3.64%. If you can read this email, you can keep a good track of it here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=.LOIS3%3AIND
Macro Strategy
Do you remember when it seemed so obvious to be long risk? Fed was on hold, inflation was low, and the economic data continued to improve. Goldilocks was back and 2010 was supposed to be a good year for risk and selling volatility.
Friends - fun has turned to tragedy. The Greek crisis morphed into a European one. China tightening fears are taking a toll on equity and property markets. Financial regulation is frightening investors to take cover in fox holes. One of worst memories of 2008 was the funding crisis reflected in the OIS-Libor spread. This is turning ugly once again. It is not so much about liquidity this time as it is about counterparty risk.
For investors the choice after the recent correction in risk is rather digital. Do you buy the dip or position for the double dip? The answer to that is rather simple. Do you believe ISM sinks to 45 and claims go back above 550k and the US in on the verge of a second recession in 2011? If not then this week is likely to be an inflection point for risk.
If risk bottoms out, safe haven bond markets are vulnerable. Maybe it is a tail risk or maybe it is not, but a meaningful bear market in bonds seems possible if the buy the dip thesis proves correct. The weakness of the buy the dip thesis is that it minimizes the downward negative spiral dynamic. Weak growth, declining sentiment, deflation, and deleveraging are all self-feeding leading to a possible second leg of the banking crisis. Markets are giving this some delta now, but the real concern is that when policymakers check their tool box, they will find it bare. Fiscal policy spent, rates near 0, QE does not work.
Mr. Macro is taking a straddle position here. The advice is to reduce but not totally eliminate double-dip hedges. Buy puts on the Reds as a way of having an option on potential normalization and a reduction of safe haven premium. If forced to decide what happens and forced to get off the fence, the most logical outcome is that the risk off phase ends rather sooner tha later. History tells us risk aversion events are quick, not prolonged. So if risk off ends, then normalization could begin as a theme for the summer. That does not mean that the double-dip is ruled out, but markets may want to wait for some evidence about the downside of ISM and Ifo and the outcome for US unemployment claims before fully embracing that thesis.
Whether the normalization trade proves correct could be as simple as understanding the dynamics of OIS-Libor. That is the most important barometer because of the implications for the cost and availability of credit more broadly to the economy.
1) Greek crisis morphing into a European crisis
2) Fears of China over tightening
3) Investors think that new financial regulations are not well thought out and too harsh
4) European liquidity and counter party risks re-emerging
What we think, and would do
1) We think that while we should be ready for a double dip by buying some put options on existing important long positions,
2) And that the end of this period of risk aversion should be quick
3) Keep a close eye on the spread between the Overnight Indexed Swap rate and the 3-mth LIBOR which is an important measure of risk and liquidity levels in the market. A high spread indicates a decreased willingness to lend by major banks. Normal spread is approx 0.10% and has spiked up to 0.28% recently. During the 2007-2009 crisis, this indicator had spiked to a high of 3.64%. If you can read this email, you can keep a good track of it here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=.LOIS3%3AIND
Macro Strategy
Do you remember when it seemed so obvious to be long risk? Fed was on hold, inflation was low, and the economic data continued to improve. Goldilocks was back and 2010 was supposed to be a good year for risk and selling volatility.
Friends - fun has turned to tragedy. The Greek crisis morphed into a European one. China tightening fears are taking a toll on equity and property markets. Financial regulation is frightening investors to take cover in fox holes. One of worst memories of 2008 was the funding crisis reflected in the OIS-Libor spread. This is turning ugly once again. It is not so much about liquidity this time as it is about counterparty risk.
For investors the choice after the recent correction in risk is rather digital. Do you buy the dip or position for the double dip? The answer to that is rather simple. Do you believe ISM sinks to 45 and claims go back above 550k and the US in on the verge of a second recession in 2011? If not then this week is likely to be an inflection point for risk.
If risk bottoms out, safe haven bond markets are vulnerable. Maybe it is a tail risk or maybe it is not, but a meaningful bear market in bonds seems possible if the buy the dip thesis proves correct. The weakness of the buy the dip thesis is that it minimizes the downward negative spiral dynamic. Weak growth, declining sentiment, deflation, and deleveraging are all self-feeding leading to a possible second leg of the banking crisis. Markets are giving this some delta now, but the real concern is that when policymakers check their tool box, they will find it bare. Fiscal policy spent, rates near 0, QE does not work.
Mr. Macro is taking a straddle position here. The advice is to reduce but not totally eliminate double-dip hedges. Buy puts on the Reds as a way of having an option on potential normalization and a reduction of safe haven premium. If forced to decide what happens and forced to get off the fence, the most logical outcome is that the risk off phase ends rather sooner tha later. History tells us risk aversion events are quick, not prolonged. So if risk off ends, then normalization could begin as a theme for the summer. That does not mean that the double-dip is ruled out, but markets may want to wait for some evidence about the downside of ISM and Ifo and the outcome for US unemployment claims before fully embracing that thesis.
Whether the normalization trade proves correct could be as simple as understanding the dynamics of OIS-Libor. That is the most important barometer because of the implications for the cost and availability of credit more broadly to the economy.
Monday, May 24, 2010
US Market View
Good News:
Oil USD70/BBL, financial reform bill not as tough as exp., Goldman Sachs likely to have settlement with US regulators, Germany approved USD1tr PIGs bailout package
Bad News:
Roubini says that US can drop a further -20% or Dow at 8,000.
Comments:-
Thanks to Roubini, an economist. His point is right, Let's bring the DJIA drop, so those missed the bull on last wave, can buy at this time. Good JOB!
THanks!
Oil USD70/BBL, financial reform bill not as tough as exp., Goldman Sachs likely to have settlement with US regulators, Germany approved USD1tr PIGs bailout package
Bad News:
Roubini says that US can drop a further -20% or Dow at 8,000.
Comments:-
Thanks to Roubini, an economist. His point is right, Let's bring the DJIA drop, so those missed the bull on last wave, can buy at this time. Good JOB!
THanks!
BLR(Base Lending Rate) 6.05% p.a.
Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) decision to increase the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points on 13 May 2010.
Base Lending Rate (BLR) from 5.80%p.a. to 6.05%p.a. with effect from Tuesday 18 May 2010.
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