Ebenyo wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:Ebenyo wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:Ebenyo wrote:Total. liabilities-45,391,000
Total equity-50,897,000
Debt to equity ratio-89%
From the Debt you should deduct the cash (and liquid assets) they have.
That means there is some sort of reliance on sidian bank which is loss making.
The amount you are saying is titled customer deposit which is 12,832,000.
kwani sidian bank only have 12m in deposits?
Customer Deposits are 12.8 BILLION.
From the 45bn you should deduct the portion at that attributable to bank deposits and bank borrowings given these are not obligations of Centum and Centum does not have direct access to these funds.
As an example: If HF goes under, then Britam loses its deposits at HF and the % of its portion of shareholders capital.
45bn - 12.8bn - 3.2bn = 29bn
* Deferred Income Tax may or may no be considered a liability for this calculation given it only mature if there is a taxable event.
There are other "Minority Shareholders" in the group so let's look at the D:E Ratio for the "Company" which is more representative.
Debt: 17.4bn
Equity: 48.7bn
I agree we deduct 12.8 billion from the 45 billion.Because it's for sidian.
But the indicated borrowings is not indicated whether it's for centum or sidian.
So the debt to equity ratio minus sidian baggage is 63%.
Conglomerates are harder to analyze when you do not have the data for each firm/investment/subsidiary.
The information for Sidian is out there if you look for it. On Sidian's website. On Centum's website too.
I have been looking at Centum for a while but more so after the KK cash came in.
IMHO, it will have to partially impair (or fully) some assets eg Amu, Akiira, Sidian. It will face cashflow challenges given the slowdown in asset/property sales. Nevertheless, at current prices it is attractive for those who have the patience and ability to wait until things turn around.
If you are the jittery type. If you cannot wait. If you want quick returns. Then Centum is NOT for you.
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