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Mumias Miok, coming soon
VituVingiSana
#11 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 11:09:21 AM
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guru267 wrote:
Is it Sugar milling? Ethanol brewing? Water bottling? Power generation? Milk processing? d'oh! Sad d'oh!

Due to lack of a core business none of the above have yielded anything to date for this company!
The core business is Sugar Milling. The others [except Milk Processing] are related businesses. The 'power' is also used to run the boilers which drive the Sugar Milling machinery.

Bidco manufactures/refines oils/fats. The 'waste products' from vegetable oil refining is used to produce soap & detergents. It adds value to a 'waste' that would have to be hauled away or destroyed.

ARM is going to produce power from coal. The power will be used internally for cement production as well as sold to KPLC. The ash [waste] from coal can be used as an ingredient in cement production.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
guru267
#12 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 11:17:44 AM
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Joined: 1/21/2010
Posts: 6,675
Location: Nairobi
VituVingiSana wrote:
guru267 wrote:
Is it Sugar milling? Ethanol brewing? Water bottling? Power generation? Milk processing? d'oh! Sad d'oh!

Due to lack of a core business none of the above have yielded anything to date for this company!
The core business is Sugar Milling. The others [except Milk Processing] are related businesses. The 'power' is also used to run the boilers which drive the Sugar Milling machinery.

Bidco manufactures/refines oils/fats. The 'waste products' from vegetable oil refining is used to produce soap & detergents. It adds value to a 'waste' that would have to be hauled away or destroyed.

ARM is going to produce power from coal. The power will be used internally for cement production as well as sold to KPLC. The ash [waste] from coal can be used as an ingredient in cement production.


Whether they are related businesses or not doesn't matter...

Any business activity undertaken should yield a minimum return on investment.. Otherwise you are just wasting shareholder funds!
Mark 12:29
Deuteronomy 4:16
VituVingiSana
#13 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 11:58:26 AM
Rank: Chief

Joined: 1/3/2007
Posts: 18,356
Location: Nairobi
guru267 wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
guru267 wrote:
Is it Sugar milling? Ethanol brewing? Water bottling? Power generation? Milk processing? d'oh! Sad d'oh!

Due to lack of a core business none of the above have yielded anything to date for this company!
The core business is Sugar Milling. The others [except Milk Processing] are related businesses. The 'power' is also used to run the boilers which drive the Sugar Milling machinery.

Bidco manufactures/refines oils/fats. The 'waste products' from vegetable oil refining is used to produce soap & detergents. It adds value to a 'waste' that would have to be hauled away or destroyed.

ARM is going to produce power from coal. The power will be used internally for cement production as well as sold to KPLC. The ash [waste] from coal can be used as an ingredient in cement production.


Whether they are related businesses or not doesn't matter...

Any business activity undertaken should yield a minimum return on investment.. Otherwise you are just wasting shareholder funds!
Of course says Captain Obvious. And Warren Buffett. And VVS. And most Wazuans.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
guru267
#14 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 1:24:32 PM
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Joined: 1/21/2010
Posts: 6,675
Location: Nairobi
VituVingiSana wrote:
guru267 wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
guru267 wrote:
Is it Sugar milling? Ethanol brewing? Water bottling? Power generation? Milk processing? d'oh! Sad d'oh!

Due to lack of a core business none of the above have yielded anything to date for this company!
The core business is Sugar Milling. The others [except Milk Processing] are related businesses. The 'power' is also used to run the boilers which drive the Sugar Milling machinery.

Bidco manufactures/refines oils/fats. The 'waste products' from vegetable oil refining is used to produce soap & detergents. It adds value to a 'waste' that would have to be hauled away or destroyed.

ARM is going to produce power from coal. The power will be used internally for cement production as well as sold to KPLC. The ash [waste] from coal can be used as an ingredient in cement production.


Whether they are related businesses or not doesn't matter...

Any business activity undertaken should yield a minimum return on investment.. Otherwise you are just wasting shareholder funds!
Of course says Captain Obvious. And Warren Buffett. And VVS. And most Wazuans.


So then you agree Mumias should dump these businesses?
Mark 12:29
Deuteronomy 4:16
VituVingiSana
#15 Posted : Monday, March 17, 2014 1:46:54 PM
Rank: Chief

Joined: 1/3/2007
Posts: 18,356
Location: Nairobi
guru267 wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
guru267 wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
guru267 wrote:
Is it Sugar milling? Ethanol brewing? Water bottling? Power generation? Milk processing? d'oh! Sad d'oh!

Due to lack of a core business none of the above have yielded anything to date for this company!
The core business is Sugar Milling. The others [except Milk Processing] are related businesses. The 'power' is also used to run the boilers which drive the Sugar Milling machinery.

Bidco manufactures/refines oils/fats. The 'waste products' from vegetable oil refining is used to produce soap & detergents. It adds value to a 'waste' that would have to be hauled away or destroyed.

ARM is going to produce power from coal. The power will be used internally for cement production as well as sold to KPLC. The ash [waste] from coal can be used as an ingredient in cement production.


Whether they are related businesses or not doesn't matter...

Any business activity undertaken should yield a minimum return on investment.. Otherwise you are just wasting shareholder funds!
Of course says Captain Obvious. And Warren Buffett. And VVS. And most Wazuans.


So then you agree Mumias should dump these businesses?
If the long-term return of these businesses is less than their Marginal Cost of Capital... [Not to mention variable costs]
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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