Yawn... the only thing that worries me is political stability... If we go to war in 2012... even the BEST Kenyan firm is in big trouble!
- DTBK, Equity, NIC all have foreign operations but they are all regional & will be affected by problems in Kenya. Also Kenya remains the largest profit center
- KenolKobil has diversified out of Kenya. Smart move but Kenya remains the Operations Center + Mombasa Port supplies Uganda. KK has a huge Kenya operation as well
- KQ can fly its planes out in 2012 but the hangars, HQ & operations remain in Kenya. They need a 2nd hub that decreases their reliance on Kenya.
- Tea firms export almost 100% of the produce but how do you harvest, process & transport the tea to the ports/airports?
So I am confident that the share prices will rise to match the profits of most firms... but if 2012 means a civil war... we are screwed. Completely.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett