the deal wrote:Jubilee is using accounting magic to hide the fact that Profits were down...look at comprehensive income...no wonder they didnt increase their dividends...
Sigh, you need to a little more reading... I advise you grab a book that discusses IFRS accounting as relates to insurance firms.
Comprehensive Income includes 'gains/losses' that are not Operational in nature though do form part of the 'Income' of the firm.
In the past such data was captured in the Shareholders' Equity section.
Agricultural firms have "Biological Assets" which are not equal to cash which is why Williamson specifies 90/- EPS is not cash EPS (or from operations)
As is Insurance firms are notoriously difficult to value thus I rely on trust of Management.
I do not trust Kenya Re but I trust Jubilee. Of course, never pay too much for a good thing either nevertheless Jubilee is the BEST listed insurer in East & Central Africa!
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett