Spikes wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:The rise in oil prices from $30 to $50 may mean it will take KK longer to become debt-free. Furthermore, KK has started participating in OTS tenders so KK will have to take on debt to bring in cargoes.
That said, the overall debt should reduce as a % of assets. I would say 'debt-free' is more likely towards Dec 2016 than June 2016.
Global oil price is so stochastic making it difficult to know when to declare KK debt free . As the things stand 8/- is the downtrend limit!
I would happily buy at 8/- (debt-free or not) coz the margins are somewhat protected thanks to ERC. Ohana said they don't 'gamble' on price trends i.e. they are not hoarding/storing fuel for sale.
Of course, this means when prices rise, KK doesn't make out-sized gains [this means KK may even lose money at times] but nor do they lose money when prices fall.
Overall, I am confident KK will do well in 2016. I estimate 1.15 for 1H thanks to outsized margins in 1Q. Then 85 cents [ceteris paribus] in 2H for 2/- for FY 2016.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett