(08-02-2013, 09:57 AM)Picanto Wrote: What is your expectation? 4 cts div is very good already..
4Q EPS = 1.07 cts vs 1.67 cts LY
FY12 EPS = 5.36 cts vs 3.73 cts LY
Overall, looks like company performance is good. Right?
Sorry.. I love to worry.. for my stocks..
For me, Q4 EPS was a disappointment. If you look at the past couple of years, Q4 EPS was the strongest in terms of Revenue and Profit. But, yes, if we look further back, it wasn't true for FY08 and FY09. I was wrong to have assumed that FY10 and FY11 would give an indication of a new seasonal trend in EPS... Back to the drawing board... Need to re-polish my crystal ball for the new year...
I was also expecting a bigger Div, as for the past few years, they'd paid DPS > EPS (supported by Cash Flow). With the 9M EPS = 4.29ct, the probability of paying more than 4ct was high, in my expectations. So, with EPS = 5.36ct, no bigger dividend declared... ya, a bit of a disappointment. I looked at Cash Flow, no reason for not paying a higher Div, even though it was much lower compared to FY11. Perhaps new controlling shareholder has growth plans?? Especially for Indonesia market where they're based?? I sure hope so...
But, no complaints about the 4ct Div... At least, my worst fears of a potential cut in payout, to retain cash for other purposes, didn't happen... Phew! Can sleep better now, for the time being.. till I decide which stock I should worry about next...
(08-02-2013, 11:00 AM)Gregg Wrote: I think Q1,Q2,Q3 2012 had been good and exceeded YoY result (especially growth from MENA market) hence we are expecting higher dividend payout... But to be surprise, Q4 result profit slipped ......
MrMarket had reacted in the opening market wih the heavy sell down....
Ya, but it also ran up very fast from 53.5ct (I missed buying more at this price as I wasn't decisive enough) to 59.5ct within a couple of weeks..