Realtreaty wrote:ayushnehra wrote:Realtreaty wrote:When will this stock behave like a real Alligator in the waters? The old strong and promising stock faded away though with strong investors and expansion. Is it touching 70 again very soon?
I think I will avoid all stocks with CEOor Chairmen of Indian(Asian) Origin...they seem to be enriching themselves only at the expense of investors.
I think that is an extremely cheap statement you make that CEO or Chairmen of "Indian" origin are there to enrich themselves..That is the case with every CEO regardless of their skin colour.They are up there and are so for a reason.
Be an educated investor. On the other hand the fact that ScanGroup has partnered with a company of Oglivy's standing should tell you this company is going in the right direction. It has employed expatriates to help the grow the company. it's a long term vision. I understand one may want to see growth in share value, but there are other companies for that, this one is for long term people.
If you really want to do things..Invest an amount such that you will be on the board..then you can make decision that you believe will favour your share value..!
@ Ayushnehra.....you can't refuse to accept the truth just because you are one of them. Lets call a spade a spade!!!!.Companies run by CEO of Indian Origin have shown that trend for so long in any way.At the end of it they are NEVER as Philanthropic as others- Any multiples is for them only. No strings attached and I think its the family leadership/ownership issues.
I disagree. The key is to buy QUALITY management at a FAIR [not high] price. That's why I asked you earlier...
Why did you buy Scangroup?
At what price?
What was your criteria?
Fundamentals? I wish I had invested in ScanGroup [Bharat Thakrar] vs Olympia [Michael Matu] in 2007. I would have been a millionaire many times over.
Or any Aga Khan firm [Nation, Jubilee, DTB, TPSEA]
I screwed up with NBK [it looked cheap but lousy management] vs DTB [it looked expensive but Devji has done great] at the time. Luckily, I came to my senses and chose quality over the past 6 years. NBK has cratered since vs gains in DTB. Only a few years ago NBK was much larger than DTB.
Jubilee has been a gem. I don't even care about the share price! It is a solid performer. Slow and steady. Annually. If only I had bought more. If wishes were horses.
I missed out on ARM [Pradeep Paunrana] and bought EAPCC [piece of stinking crap with rotating CEOs] coz I thought ARM was pricey on a PER basis. Whereas ARM has gone up 500% [or more] since 2007, I am break-even at best on EAPCC. And ARM [which was a distant third behind EAPCC not so long ago] has overtaken EAPCC in market share.
Among my BEST gainers have been DTB [love it], Jubilee and City Trust/I&M [Shah].
Others are Equity [Mwangi], Williamson [Carmichael], Unga [Hutchinson].
EA Cables [Kibati] was good to me but thankfully I bailed after he left. I would buy into a firm he runs!
KPLC [Gichuru, Njoroge] screwed me over. The current share price is BELOW the recent Rights Issue even after accounting for the bonus!
HFCK did poorly for me but after Frank Ireri came in, it made up the losses!
Britam [Wairegi] thank you for the great memories. I bailed too early!
Centum [Mworia] has been A+ though another I bailed out early.
My WORST have been KQ [Naikuni], Mumias [kidero] & Olympia [Matu].
And for those who remember Kenya Finance Bank [Nyammo and his band of merry crooks] in which I lost 100%. Everything. I understand he conned others who invested in Inorero University as well.
A roller-coaster has been KenolKobil [Segman] which wiped out all the prior gains! I hope Ohana can turn it around and sell it at a much higher price!
I lucked out on Access [Somen]. Went in at the IPO then bailed [small profit] then went in then bailed [loss] then went in then got taken over [profit]!
Bottomline: Buy QUALITY management at FAIR prices. If you pay too much, then cry alone... Avoid thieves like matu of Olympia, kidero/kebati of Mumias etc as well as ALL merali firms! And non-shareholder CEOs like Naikuni of KQ.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett