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Centum FY 2019 eps up 69% with div of 1.20/-
VituVingiSana
#11 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 10:22:39 AM
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Horton wrote:
littledove wrote:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N23G08J
NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Centum Investment said on Wednesday its full year pretax profit for the period to end March rose 41% to 4.44 billion Kenyan shillings ($43.94 million).
Centum, which invests in listed firms and private companies, said it had entered an agreement to sell its stake in Almasi Beverages Limited and Nairobi Bottlers, with a total valuation of 19.5 billion shillings, to Coca Cola Beverages Africa. ($1 = 101.0500 Kenyan shillings) (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Omar Mohammed)

This is great news for my small stake. I’d rather have Coke as the anchor shareholder vs Centum.
I tried to find a way to buy a few shares in Almasi and NBL but no luck.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
VituVingiSana
#12 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 10:27:43 AM
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Ericsson wrote:
Horton wrote:
littledove wrote:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N23G08J
NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Centum Investment said on Wednesday its full year pretax profit for the period to end March rose 41% to 4.44 billion Kenyan shillings ($43.94 million).
Centum, which invests in listed firms and private companies, said it had entered an agreement to sell its stake in Almasi Beverages Limited and Nairobi Bottlers, with a total valuation of 19.5 billion shillings, to Coca Cola Beverages Africa. ($1 = 101.0500 Kenyan shillings) (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Omar Mohammed)

This is great news for my small stake. I’d rather have Coke as the anchor shareholder vs Centum.

Asset stripping ongoing.
Almasi and Nairobi are the cash generating units.
Not really "asset stripping" given the cash will be used to pay down debt.
Dividends 400mn "loss"
Interest 700mn "savings"

The catch is the reliance on Real Estate is now much larger.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
Ericsson
#13 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 10:34:12 AM
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VituVingiSana wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
Horton wrote:
littledove wrote:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N23G08J
NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Centum Investment said on Wednesday its full year pretax profit for the period to end March rose 41% to 4.44 billion Kenyan shillings ($43.94 million).
Centum, which invests in listed firms and private companies, said it had entered an agreement to sell its stake in Almasi Beverages Limited and Nairobi Bottlers, with a total valuation of 19.5 billion shillings, to Coca Cola Beverages Africa. ($1 = 101.0500 Kenyan shillings) (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Omar Mohammed)

This is great news for my small stake. I’d rather have Coke as the anchor shareholder vs Centum.

Asset stripping ongoing.
Almasi and Nairobi are the cash generating units.
Not really "asset stripping" given the cash will be used to pay down debt.
Dividends 400mn "loss"
Interest 700mn "savings"

The catch is the reliance on Real Estate is now much larger.

What is the state of real estate in the country?
Ask Britam and Suraya
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
Horton
#14 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:33:07 AM
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Joined: 8/30/2007
Posts: 1,558
Location: Nairobi
VituVingiSana wrote:
Horton wrote:
littledove wrote:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N23G08J
NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Centum Investment said on Wednesday its full year pretax profit for the period to end March rose 41% to 4.44 billion Kenyan shillings ($43.94 million).
Centum, which invests in listed firms and private companies, said it had entered an agreement to sell its stake in Almasi Beverages Limited and Nairobi Bottlers, with a total valuation of 19.5 billion shillings, to Coca Cola Beverages Africa. ($1 = 101.0500 Kenyan shillings) (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Omar Mohammed)

This is great news for my small stake. I’d rather have Coke as the anchor shareholder vs Centum.
I tried to find a way to buy a few shares in Almasi and NBL but no luck.



I dumped Centum after I found someone who was selling me Almasi. That’s the only reason I bought these shares. I don’t particularly like Centum. Almasi had a few small time owners.

Nairobi Bottlers is not possible to buy em coz they are held by deep pockets still trying to accumulate
Horton
#15 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:34:42 AM
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Ericsson wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
Horton wrote:
littledove wrote:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N23G08J
NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Centum Investment said on Wednesday its full year pretax profit for the period to end March rose 41% to 4.44 billion Kenyan shillings ($43.94 million).
Centum, which invests in listed firms and private companies, said it had entered an agreement to sell its stake in Almasi Beverages Limited and Nairobi Bottlers, with a total valuation of 19.5 billion shillings, to Coca Cola Beverages Africa. ($1 = 101.0500 Kenyan shillings) (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Omar Mohammed)

This is great news for my small stake. I’d rather have Coke as the anchor shareholder vs Centum.

Asset stripping ongoing.
Almasi and Nairobi are the cash generating units.
Not really "asset stripping" given the cash will be used to pay down debt.
Dividends 400mn "loss"
Interest 700mn "savings"

The catch is the reliance on Real Estate is now much larger.

What is the state of real estate in the country?
Ask Britam and Suraya


Ask Cytonn as well 200m loss 2018. However, they didn’t prop up profits thru “revaluation gains” like Centum and KENYA re like doing
VituVingiSana
#16 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 12:53:44 PM
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Posts: 18,346
Location: Nairobi
Horton wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
Horton wrote:
littledove wrote:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N23G08J
NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Centum Investment said on Wednesday its full year pretax profit for the period to end March rose 41% to 4.44 billion Kenyan shillings ($43.94 million).
Centum, which invests in listed firms and private companies, said it had entered an agreement to sell its stake in Almasi Beverages Limited and Nairobi Bottlers, with a total valuation of 19.5 billion shillings, to Coca Cola Beverages Africa. ($1 = 101.0500 Kenyan shillings) (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Omar Mohammed)

This is great news for my small stake. I’d rather have Coke as the anchor shareholder vs Centum.

Asset stripping ongoing.
Almasi and Nairobi are the cash generating units.
Not really "asset stripping" given the cash will be used to pay down debt.
Dividends 400mn "loss"
Interest 700mn "savings"

The catch is the reliance on Real Estate is now much larger.

What is the state of real estate in the country?
Ask Britam and Suraya


Ask Cytonn as well 200m loss 2018. However, they didn’t prop up profits thru “revaluation gains” like Centum and KENYA re like doing

Let us prosper with the "Revaluation Gains" Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
I do deduct the FV Gains if I am not comfy with them.
Both of these are now officially part of my "Core Investments"
I will do a thread on Centum next week.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
Horton
#17 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 4:02:19 PM
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Joined: 8/30/2007
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Location: Nairobi
VituVingiSana wrote:
Horton wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
VituVingiSana wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
Horton wrote:
littledove wrote:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N23G08J
NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Centum Investment said on Wednesday its full year pretax profit for the period to end March rose 41% to 4.44 billion Kenyan shillings ($43.94 million).
Centum, which invests in listed firms and private companies, said it had entered an agreement to sell its stake in Almasi Beverages Limited and Nairobi Bottlers, with a total valuation of 19.5 billion shillings, to Coca Cola Beverages Africa. ($1 = 101.0500 Kenyan shillings) (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Omar Mohammed)

This is great news for my small stake. I’d rather have Coke as the anchor shareholder vs Centum.

Asset stripping ongoing.
Almasi and Nairobi are the cash generating units.
Not really "asset stripping" given the cash will be used to pay down debt.
Dividends 400mn "loss"
Interest 700mn "savings"

The catch is the reliance on Real Estate is now much larger.

What is the state of real estate in the country?
Ask Britam and Suraya


Ask Cytonn as well 200m loss 2018. However, they didn’t prop up profits thru “revaluation gains” like Centum and KENYA re like doing

Let us prosper with the "Revaluation Gains" Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
I do deduct the FV Gains if I am not comfy with them.
Both of these are now officially part of my "Core Investments"
I will do a thread on Centum next week.



Look at you being all VVS (read fancy) 😆😆😆

Revaluation Gains & fair value gains is the same thing

https://www.accaglobal.c...nical-articles/ppe.html

Just depends on where you went to school 😬


Ericsson
#18 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 4:18:04 PM
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Location: NAIROBI
"Of key concern is the KES 1.4B loss from share of associate & JV profits (Two Rivers).
Share of profits from joint venture ksh.(1703)mn
Share of profits of associates ksh.279mn

Joint Venture is Two Rivers Mall
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
Ericsson
#19 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 4:51:20 PM
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Joined: 12/4/2009
Posts: 10,804
Location: NAIROBI
VituVingiSana wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
Horton wrote:
littledove wrote:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N23G08J
NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - Kenya’s Centum Investment said on Wednesday its full year pretax profit for the period to end March rose 41% to 4.44 billion Kenyan shillings ($43.94 million).
Centum, which invests in listed firms and private companies, said it had entered an agreement to sell its stake in Almasi Beverages Limited and Nairobi Bottlers, with a total valuation of 19.5 billion shillings, to Coca Cola Beverages Africa. ($1 = 101.0500 Kenyan shillings) (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Omar Mohammed)

This is great news for my small stake. I’d rather have Coke as the anchor shareholder vs Centum.

Asset stripping ongoing.
Almasi and Nairobi are the cash generating units.
Not really "asset stripping" given the cash will be used to pay down debt.
Dividends 400mn "loss"
Interest 700mn "savings"

The catch is the reliance on Real Estate is now much larger.


Corporate bond of ksh.6.367bn matures in 2020.
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
VituVingiSana
#20 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2019 9:34:25 PM
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19.5bn from the sale of Soda Stakes.
7.5bn bond to be repaid in 2019.
10bn to be invested in PEFII.
2bn pays expenses, interest, dividend and taxes.

6.5bn to be repaid in 2020. Another asset sale is possible. Not sure what would be sold.
Or simply issue a new bond, CP or OD in 2020.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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