新投资或加码

投资股票常常会遇到短期的投机（或投资）机会，这些机会不外是 IPO， M＆A，某些股票突然被压卖，贴士，他人介绍，突然发现某股被严重低估，某些行业股被抄......等等。

以我的过去经验，这些短期的获利（有时候还要亏）都比不上你继续持有或再加码你现在已有的股票。有时候朋友有叫我去看看某些股票，原因通常都是看起来瞒吸引人的，应该被低估，应该有可能被市场重估等等。我一般的回答都是买股票是不需要攒牛角尖的，你所谓的股票有没有比 hartalega，topglove， public bank 好？ 有没有比 hartalega 低估？ 成长有没有比 hartalega 和 topglove 高？以什么 basis 市场重估你讲的股票？

市场重估某股票（或 trade 在更高的PE）一般上只有两个原因：－
1. 高成长的公司
2. 给高股息的公司

看看 hartalega，它现在是 trade 在 prospective PE 10倍以下，高成长，cash flow 又强，市场重估的机会是不是更高呢？？

要买其他股票是别忘了跟你已拥有了的股票比一比，大部分时候加码比买新投资更好！前提是你拥有的已是一流的公司.

风险和质量

常常都会被问到如此的问题，为什么要买 topglove 和 hartalega，不买 supermax， kossan，adventa 或 latexx呢？为什么要买 public bank 和cimb， 而不买 ammb， hongleong bank 呢？这些比较起来较便宜也较值得！

如果投资股票是单单这样，那为什么还有大把人还在问如何长期在股市里赚钱呢？？ 里面牵涉到了风险和质量的东东。

风险，简单来说所有的数字包括 PE，NTA，Discounted Cashflow， margin of safety，Dividend yeild， balance sheets，cash flow statement，income statement 都不能有效的减低风险。有人说投资股票最重要的就是管理好你的风险，我很赞成这说法。看过不少人对这些数字了如指掌，不过还赚不到钱，分分钟还亏钱。很多人买股票的首要考量或出发点就是这股票可以上到多少钱，以这价钱买回酬有几多巴仙？我的出发点通常都是想想买这股票风险有多低，再来看它的价钱。

还有就是大把人认为价值投资重点是 margin of safety，然而它的中心点却是质量 （qualitative）。它包括如下：－


1. 管理层的素质 （competency of the management）
2. 营利的素质 （quality of profit）
3. Economic franchise
4. Pricing Power
5. 成长的行业
6. Low cost producer
7. Innovation
8. Efficient 的管理
9. 保守的 company policy

Time the Market and Strategy

Seem like there is a lot of interest on the topic of time the market and investing strategy, please drop your comment at this post. The old post is too long to read already.

配合策略

人们一直在猜到底是不是希臘财务危机造成全球金融市场动荡不停，是不是第二波的金融危机又来侵袭，没有人知道答案。不过现今的经济状况应该会比2008年好和稳定，没有信心的问题。

市场会不会再跌，没有人知道，我当然也不知道。以其在想市场会不会再跌，不如问问自己准备好了没？子弹准备了吗？目标锁定了没？

我的看法是这一次不会比2008年严重，除非中国那边也出现问题，所以策略是不需要太高的现金在手。配合策略，减持一点股票，等待机会。加上大马也没什么跌（几时都是慢半拍），还有也不一定要买大马的股票。看看后续如何再决定也不迟。

Timed the Market

A lot of Warren Buffett followers argue that timing to buy stock is less important as compared to buying under value stock. According to this group of investors, they are prepared to ride through the ups and downs of the market. If a stock is brilliant, they don't mind to practice buy and hold strategy. To them finding a good stock is more fruitful as compared to trying to time market entry.

I am a big fan of Warren Buffett. Did Warren Buffett timed the market? I had asked myself this question previously. My conclusion is Warren Buffett did timed the market. He always bought stocks during down turn and practice buy and hold for long term investment afterward. So people saying Warren Buffet did not timed the market is not right. The different is he only timed the market during crisis. He seldom time for a minor correction because short term up and down is unpredictable. However major correction is unavoidable, that is why he is prepared with huge cash pile for big buy during crisis. He bought Washington Post in year 1974, Coca-cola in 1988 and most recent GE and Goldman Sachs in 2008. If he did not time the market then why he always purchased stock at downtime?

I did write a post regarding a sizable correction every 3-5 years and a major correction every 10-12 years. So should we take advantage of it or ignore it totally??

I sold 70% of my stocks at mid year of 2008 and start buying back from end 2008 until early 2009. Just purely luck. Good timing did help a lot.

Don't forget that we, small investor, don't have constant big cash flow to invest as compared to Warren Buffett. Your monthly saving might be negligible compared to your portfolio, how you going to rely on that? To me, portfolio management and applying appropriate strategy are very important. Especially when your portfolio is already sizable.

Therefore, don't time the "kacang putih" drop, but time for significant correction. Normal day just hold on to your good quality stock, preferred growth stocks or growing stock (mid teen is acceptable) with good dividend.

Value investing did not mean that you cannot time the market.

I wrote this because a question posted to me.

Glove Industry

Few days ago, Am Research issued a report on the glove industry. It raised its concern on the over expansion of the industry players like Topglove, Supermax, Kossan, Hartalega and others. Good job by Am Research, it pointed clearly that there might be margin squeeze due to the over expansion which may cause supply excessively more that demand, appreciation of Ringgit Malaysia and increase of raw material cost. It argues that the profit margin of these companies might be “normalized” to previous level before epidemic of H1N1.

A friend of mine call me, he said he intend to take this opportunity to buy more Topglove and Hartalega. I asked him, do you agree with the arguments of Am Research? I warned him that what Am Research pointed out make sense at surface. I said if you are no sure than what is the reason to buy more, then don’t buy? Then he asked for my opinion, my view will be as below:-

1. This industry still will grow (this market will never shrink – especially for disposable type). There are still huge potential from China and India market due to their level of awareness. The demand of latex glove from these market will increase substantially. While nitrile glove will gain more footings in developed country like US & Europe.

2. Over the past years, glove makers are growing under this so called ““normalized” period of time. So what is so special about the current state of demand over supply for the previous few months? Public Bank is growing year after year although margin is under squeezed, because the overall market is still growing; and it is able to eat into other players’ market share. Similar to glove industry, the most efficient player (latex glove – Topglove, nitrile glove – Hartalega) will grow more than the average growth rate of the industry. They are able to take market share of others. Stay away from inefficient players.

3. The business franchise of this industry still intact. There is no substitute for their product, it so simple. They also still able to pass the cost increase and the Ringgit appreciation to customers. Which business in Malaysia possesses these competitive advantages? Just let me know, sure I will bet big on that.

4. Trust the best captain of this industry instead of analyst. At no time an analyst will know the business better that the player. Analyst will remain as analyst; the businessman will make more money. As investor just applied business-like investment approach and strategy.

I definitely welcome the price dropped, and ready to buy more if the price is right.

两个知讯

经常放工回家的时候都会听 988 的 6点财经短讯，.....今天综合指数报 1300点，上升股有 275支，下跌股有 280支，380支股平盘，560支股没有交易......哼我到底有没有听错，有五百多支股没有交易？？ 现在是什么行情了，已是1300点了还有那么多股没有交易？

最近 bursa malaysia 刚刚一些交易数据，本地机构投资公司的交易共占了总交易量的 55％，外国基金占了25％，而本地散户只有15％。

看了以上两个知讯，你有何感想？

我的解读，
1. 股票流动量的确是个问题，可以说只有大概 20％ 的股票是 efficient罢了，不要以为买了冷门的 ＂价值股＂就一定会有钱赚。

2. 没有机构投资公司留意的股票是不会上的，尤其是小资本的公司，本地加上外国的机构投资公司已经占乐 80％ 的交易了。