Ernest Lim's investing blog

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Tiong Woon – A potential undiscovered gem! (21 Oct 24)

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Dear all Tiong Woon has been in my watch list for several months. Whenever I look at Tiong Woon, it reminds me of Civmec even though they are not exactly comparables. However, they do share numerous similarities such as chart breakout; positive analyst commentary; management’s positive outlook; strong operating track record; increasing dividends etc. Civmec which I wrote on 10 Sep 23 (click HERE), has risen 28% from $0.805 on 8 Sep 2023 to close $1.03 on 18 Oct 2024. Since 8 Sep 2023, Civmec has given out a total of AUD0.09 / share. This works out to be a […]

HPH Trust – Potential laggard in this market FOMO to buy interest rate cut beneficiaries (20 Sep 24)

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Dear all While I was doing my usual screening of stocks and sort them by price to book; estimated dividend yield and total potential return etc, one stock stood out. HPH Trust (HPHT) stood out as one of a potential laggard. It last traded at US$0.130. Read on to see why it interests me.   Interesting points on HPH Trust A) Low valuations with P/BV 0.35x Based on Bloomberg, HPHT trades at 0.35x FY24F P/BV, 1.0x standard deviation below its average 10Y P/BV of 0.6x. Based on Shareinvestor, NAV / share is around US$0.367. B) Staggering yield of 12.5%! Based […]

UnUsUaL Limited – Potential removal of share overhang & Andy Lau’s concert may propel the share price (25 Jul 24)

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Dear all, UnUsUaL Limited (UnUsUaL) recently caught my attention due to a) It has slumped approximately 29% from $0.170 on 30 May to touch $0.120 on 16 – 17 Jul; b) Married deals of 19.0m shares transacted at $0.120 on 19 Jul and 1.6m shares at $0.125 on 22 Jul; c) Andy Lau is reportedly going to sing in Singapore. For the above point c), UnUsUaL announced yesterday on their Facebook (click HERE) that Andy Lau will be coming to Singapore for four nights from 10 – 13 Oct at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Given the above developments, it may arguably […]

SingPost – Likely strong earnings growth this financial year! (30 Jun 24)

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Dear all Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) is one of CGSI’s three value picks with re-rating potential in their Singapore Strategy report dated 8 May 2024. I have the privilege of meeting SingPost Group CFO, Mr Vincent Yik this month which I have shared with my LinkedIn (click HERE). It is interesting that SingPost has formed a potential bullish hammer on 28 June with a one-month high volume. SingPost closed at $0.430 on 28 Jun 2024. Why is SingPost interesting? I have summarised my readings from SGX announcements, analyst reports and my 1-1 interaction with Vincent in this article. Some key […]

ISOTeam – Recovery ahead! (23 Jun 24)

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Dear all Since Mr Lawrence Wong took over as Prime Minister on 15 May, rumours are rife that an election is imminent, perhaps as early as Sep 2024. ISOTeam comes to my mind as it is typically a beneficiary, especially before and after election.   What does ISOTeam do? Founded in 1998 and listed on Catalist of the SGX on 12 July 2013, ISOTeam Ltd. is an established and eco-conscious player in Singapore’s building, maintenance and estate upgrading industry with more than 20 years of Repairs & Redecoration (R&R) and Addition & Alteration (A&A) experience. ISOTeam has successfully undertaken more […]

Frasers Property Limited – large market cap stock trading at rock bottom valuations! (16 Jun 24)

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Dear all The past few weeks have been extremely busy from MSCI index rebalancing (where there are lots of opportunities to capitalise on); to 1-1 meetings and a site visit in Myanmar. This is why I have not been posting posts on my Linkedin (click HERE for my Linkedin) and only one article on my blog since 6 May 2024.  While doing my usual stock screening of SGX listed stocks, I found out that Frasers Property Limited (FPL) has the lowest valuation at 0.3x P/BV, while being one of the largest market capitalisation stocks listed on SGX. FPL closed at […]

Yoma has breached its two-year downtrend line with volume expansion (2 Jun 24)

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Dear all, Among the numerous write-ups which I regularly sent to my clients; I have previously done a short write-up on Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd on 23 Apr 2024. It traded between $0.040 – 0.042 on 23 Apr and closed at $0.041. A multi-year low (at least 13 years low) price was reached on 19 Apr and 22 Apr. I have actually informed some active clients who trade small cap stocks to take a look on 19 Apr. Since 23 Apr, Yoma has seen stellar performance in its share price by rising 137% from $0.041 to touch an intra-day high […]

Indices have rallied since my last writeup; CSE Global may be interesting (5 May 24)

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Dear all, Per my writeup (click HERE) which I published on 21 Apr (Sunday), I pointed out that based on 19 Apr closing prices, the market is starting to look attractive with various SGX listed stocks presenting favourable risk reward set-ups with a medium-term horizon. It is noteworthy that both S&P500 and Hang Seng notched their approximate two-month intraday lows on 19 Apr and have since rebounded from there. Hang Seng was the star performer in the past couple of weeks and clocked a 13.9% rally or 2,252 points increase. It is gratifying to see that Capitaland Investment (CLI) which […]

STI & S&P500 fall 2.2% and 5.2% since 9 Apr – Some stocks e.g. Capitaland Investment hit lows with favourable risk reward (21 Apr 24)

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Dear all It has been a while since I last published a post on my blog. I have been extremely busy with clients, trades and appointments, especially with 1-1 meetings with C suite management of listed companies. Readers can refer to my Linkedin HERE to see my activities and which companies I have met on a 1-1 basis. Based on Table 1 below, since 9 Apr, STI has fallen 71 points or 2.2% from an intraday high of 3,248 to close 3,177 on 19 Apr. S&P500 has fallen 258 points or 5.2% in seven out of eight days to close […]

Seatrium – scope for an up-move towards its Investor Day on 15 Mar (29 Feb 24)

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Dear all The past week is filled with numerous earning calls and meetings. This article is written on 29 Feb with all data correct as of 29 Feb. In the interests of time, I decide to publish this article on my blog as per what I wrote to my clients on 29 Feb. Seatrium has fallen 15% from $0.104 on 21 Feb to trade $0.088. It reported results on 26 Feb morning. Given current low price and the upcoming investor day on 15 Mar, Seatrium seems to be an interesting stock worth a closer look. I have summarised the basis […]