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Sembcorp Industries stages rebound–A real long term utilities play
By Investment Moats  •  December 1, 2012
Sembcorp Industries stages rebound–A real long term utilities play  I thought I may have missed out on Sembcorp Industries for the second time when IT rebounded from a low of $4.80 to $5.15. People may prefer Sembcorp Marine since it distributes a larger dividend and have a higher ROE. To me, ROE and margins that are huge are only good to you if you can protect yourself from competition. Most of the time a company will find it difficult. Yangzijiang, other China and Korean shipyards are starting to develop capabilities of building rigs and customers are getting demanding since there are more bidders and economic climate are not so good. As such, the contracts gotten now are not as fat. A large part of Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Corps’ share valuation is due to their Rig building and similar capabilities. We should be valuing future cash flow. As such I see a recurring utilities revenue to be ......
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Investment Moats is set up by Kyith Ng and have been around since 2005. He aims to share his experiences making sense of money, how money works and ways to grow his money. It hopes that by sharing his experiences, both good and bad, season investors can advice and critique his decisions and new investors can learn from them and find their own style ...
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