One of my favorite candies is ‘Lot 100’ and, in my opinion, its mango flavor is the best among the rest. You can easily get the candy from a mom-and-pop store in Singapore. If you observe the packaging, you can find that Cocoaland Holdings (Bursa: 7205) is the manufacturer of the candy brand. The company is listed on Bursa Malaysia and this is a classic example of how investors can make money investing in companies that produce the products and services you regularly spend on.
Image: Cocoaland Holdings
We made this investment in early 2015 and sold it around four months later for a capital gain of 65% — net of brokerage fees and currency adjustment. Through this article, I hope you could learn from our analysis of Cocoaland and reasons for investing and, finally, divesting.
Cocoaland manufactures confectionery products ranging from candy, snacks, wafers, cookies, soft drinks, and jelly......