Shares & Derivatives
What is happening with Jaya Holdings – one of my stock picks ?
By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog  •  February 2, 2011
Late yesterday afternoon, while I was at the bank trying to get some new notes for ang pow, I received a number of calls from investors who had purchased Jaya shares on my recommendation.  The shares fell sharply yesterday by more than 5% on some volume.  The rumor from a report from a broking house was that Jaya had defaulted on a loan.  I told them this was not possible as Jaya had a strong balance sheet and had already restructured its short term loans to long term.  Total debt was about S$340mn with gross cash of S$220mn and expected annual profit of S$80-100mn. I did however say that the shareholder of Jaya was having some financial difficulty and this was confirmed in a SGX filing that the banks had enforced security on their 54% stake in Jaya .  This is not new and the shareholder ......
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By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog
Kevin began his working life in the regional and economics division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then moved to the private sector analyzing equities before venturing out to start NRA Capital. After 25 years of watching stocks and living through financial disarray during the Pan Electric Crisis, the 1987 Crash, the Barings debacle, the Gulf War, Asian financial crisis - what can sub-prime do but add another scar to already bruised wounds. Ever since starting his blog, Kevin has been enthusiastically giving his personal views on the market. He discusses about equities, the market turmoil, and the broad economy.
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