With the index first approaching the 3000 mark, my stock picking focus is now on dividend yield.

For my long term portfolio, i am focusing on stocks that assure me at least a 10% Dividend Yield at prevailing prices. My focus therefore is now on the following stocks:

1. Kenol Kobil - At Ksh 9.30, and with management having assured investors of at least USD 35M net profit (EPS of 2.15 at 45% dividend payment policy) with a dividend of about Ksh 1, this represents 10.75%. Am hoping for a price dip below Ksh 9.00 to undertake massive purchases although am already buying at prevailing prices.

2. KCB - At a projected dividend of Ksh 1.50 for 2011, the price of Ksh 15 represents a 10% dividend yield. Am buying at price dips below Ksh 15.

3. Williamson Tea - Having paid Ksh 15 dividend last year on an EPS of Ksh 97, the company made 91% of this money in 1st Half 2011 alone. Am projecting an EPS of Ksh 135 - 140 for the full year. The company is awash with cash and can comfortably give Ksh 25 - 30 as dividends for 2011. I'll be buying at any price below Ksh 250.

As prices continue to dip, my 10% principle brings more companies into focus.

Happy Hunting.

The fat dividend from williamson tea was a one-off...people made some mulla...stocksmaster can atest to that fact..I may get in at 180 if it ever materialises

again? I think you are never serious about buying. 200 and run with it, the signs of the take off are there for all to see.

Seven months down the line and the scenario is as follows:
1. KK - (Purchase Price=Ksh 9.30; Dividend since purchase=Ksh 0.43). With the expected buy out, it seems to have found some price stability at Ksh 16. Am holding out for Puma cash which i anticipate will be > Ksh 20 (at least 25% more than if i cashed in now).

2. KCB - (Purchase Price=Ksh 15; Dividend since purchase= Ksh1.85). The price seems to have stabilized at Ksh 23-23.50. It is still undervalued; price target is Ksh 40 by April 2013.

3. Williamson Tea - (Purchase Price = Ksh 186; Dividend since purchase = Ksh 57.50). The 2nd half of their financial year was greatly affected by weather. However, they still managed to announce an EPS of Ksh 93 for year ended March 2012. Of importance is that for the last 3 years, the company has announced EPS in the range of Ksh 93-97 hence signaling a new high normal in profitability. Remove the biological assets (non-cash profit) component from the profit and this gives cash profit of Ksh 50-60 yearly. The tea prices are currently at new highs ($3.70-3.80 per kg) and with the precipitation experienced over the last few months, a possible continuation of this trend in profitability is expected.
The company has given me a dividend yield of 31% within 7 months!! Am holding onto this one as the future looks bright for Williamson tea (and also my price target of Ksh 400 is yet to be met).

Going forward:

I am currently accumulating the following 2 counters:

1. Rea Vipingo - At Ksh 16 - 16.50; The company announced above normal EPS last year (Ksh 7.79) which the market assumed was a one off. However, half year March 2012 produced an EPS of 3.47 (Versus Ksh 2.56 for 2011) which indicated last year’s profits were the new normal and could be replicated easily this year.
The diversification into horticulture seems to be paying off handsomely (they leased some land in athi river (130 acres) which they are growing baby corn, etc for export in addition to their horticulture project at Kibwezi (250 acres)).
Last year, they raised their dividend from Ksh 0.80 to Ksh 1.10, and I project at least a dividend of Ksh 1.50 for the year ending September 2012 based on a Ksh 6-7 EPS for 2012.
They hold enormous real estate in Kenya and Tanzania (In Kenya – Kibwezi: 22,215 acres; Vipingo (Near the exclusive Vipingo Ridge): 10,575 acres http://www.businessdaily.../-/wghxkwz/-/index.html
; and Tanzania: 36,660 acres) and are constantly increasing their sisal acreage. The diversification to horticulture is a sound strategy for this agribusiness company. This is a company to watch going forward.

2. KCB – The price of Ksh 23.25 - 23.50 is too enticing to ignore what with my price target of Ksh 40 within the next 10 Months and a dividend of Ksh 2 for 2012.
Happy Hunting.