What's the ultimate goal of the MAJOR shareholders? That is the question one should ask. The rest of us and our thoughts are irrelevant.
If Biwott & Family wants to sell out then they will ask Ohana to clean up the books and prepare it for sale. The only question is how much?
If the ultimate aim of Biwott & Family is to cash out then KK should start selling off its properties that are located in areas where the fuel sales have stagnated but property prices are increasing.
EXAMPLE:
A station with 1/2 acre valued at 250mn [think Westlands/Parklands/Kilimani/Upper Hill]
Net combined [wholesale + retail] margin of 5/- per liter AFTER costs including salaries, licenses, maintenance, advertising, taxes, transport, etc.
If KK pays 12.5% on its KES loans so borrowing KES 250mn = 31.25mn
To earn 31.25mn the station has to sell 6.25mn liters per year = 500,000/month
So if the station can't sell 500,000 liters/month, is it worth keeping?
How many stations in these high-cost areas sell 500,000 liters/month?
What makes more sense for debt-heavy KK?
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett