Sunday, January 30, 2011

Share Investor Portfolio: Value @ 31 January 2011

The Share Investor Portfolio ended back up this week after dropping for the first week of 2011 last week. The portfolio was up 0.75% or $2090.03 on the Jan 24 update . For the first 4 weeks of 2011 the portfolio has increased by 2.41% or $6690.32. This weeks rise was due, primarily to a 5c rise in SKC, the biggest part of the portfolio. PPL & HLG fell due to profit warnings (1, 2) and MFT continued to rise well above $8 on market optimism that the worst was behind them.

The total of unspent dividends in the bank from the 2010 earnings year is $16631.93 at close of reporting season for 2010. There are also approx $50000.00 in tax credits earned from the portfolio since it began in late 2002.


Share Investor Portfolio as at 17:30:00, Friday 28 January, 2011 (NZDT)

Stock
Quantity
Cost price
Total cost
Market price
Market value
Change
%
AIA

2,000 $1.700 $3,400.00 $2.240 $4,480.00 $1,080.00 31.76%
AIA

2,000 $1.510 $3,020.00 $2.240 $4,480.00 $1,460.00 48.34%
AIA

803 $2.150 $1,726.45 $2.240 $1,798.72 $72.27 4.19%
AIA

445 $0.000 $0.00 $2.240 $996.80 $996.80
AIA

64 $1.650 $105.60 $2.240 $143.36 $37.76 35.76%
ASBPB

2,946 $0.000 $0.00 $0.707 $2,082.82 $2,082.82
ASBPB

7,054 $1.000 $7,054.00 $0.707 $4,987.18 $2,066.82 29.30%
BGR

438 $0.000 $0.00 $1.360 $595.68 $595.68
BGR

2,562 $0.990 $2,536.38 $1.360 $3,484.32 $947.94 37.37%
FBU

266 $0.000 $0.00 $7.890 $2,098.74 $2,098.74
FBU

848 $9.750 $8,268.00 $7.890 $6,690.72 $1,577.28 19.08%
FPH

3,000 $2.350 $7,050.00 $3.170 $9,510.00 $2,460.00 34.89%
FPH

541 $0.000 $0.00 $3.170 $1,714.97 $1,714.97
FPH

1,459 $3.720 $5,427.48 $3.170 $4,625.03 $802.45 14.78%
FRE

1,882 $0.000 $0.00 $3.250 $6,116.50 $6,116.50
FRE

6,749 $3.630 $24,498.87 $3.250 $21,934.25 $2,564.62 10.47%
GFF

541 $0.000 $0.00 $1.690 $914.29 $914.29
GFF

1,459 $2.330 $3,399.47 $1.690 $2,465.71 $933.76 27.47%
HLG

244 $0.000 $0.00 $3.860 $941.84 $941.84
HLG

756 $2.530 $1,912.68 $3.860 $2,918.16 $1,005.48 52.57%
KIP

190 $0.000 $0.00 $1.010 $191.90 $191.90
KIP

810 $1.480 $1,198.80 $1.010 $818.10 $380.70 31.76%
MFT

1,000 $7.960 $7,960.00 $8.160 $8,160.00 $200.00 2.51%
MFT

1,838 $8.000 $14,704.00 $8.160 $14,998.08 $294.08 2.00%
MFT

657 $0.000 $0.00 $8.160 $5,361.12 $5,361.12
MFT

1,505 $4.200 $6,321.00 $8.160 $12,280.80 $5,959.80 94.29%
MHI

1,646 $0.860 $1,415.56 $0.900 $1,481.40 $65.84 4.65%
MHI

7,000 $0.630 $4,410.00 $0.900 $6,300.00 $1,890.00 42.86%
MHI

718 $0.000 $0.00 $0.900 $646.20 $646.20
MHI

636 $1.050 $667.80 $0.900 $572.40 $95.40 14.29%
PPG

31 $0.000 $0.00 $0.270 $8.37 $8.37
PPG

1,500 $0.440 $660.00 $0.270 $405.00 $255.00 38.64%
PPG

1,004 $0.800 $803.20 $0.270 $271.08 $532.12 66.25%
PPL

1,000 $3.090 $3,090.00 $1.440 $1,440.00 $1,650.00 53.40%
PPL

1,000 $2.870 $2,870.00 $1.440 $1,440.00 $1,430.00 49.83%
PPL

939 $4.200 $3,943.80 $1.440 $1,352.16 $2,591.64 65.71%
PPL

877 $0.000 $0.00 $1.440 $1,262.88 $1,262.88
PPL

1,184 $1.530 $1,811.52 $1.440 $1,704.96 $106.56 5.88%
RYM

459 $0.000 $0.00 $2.400 $1,101.60 $1,101.60
RYM

4,586 $1.970 $9,034.42 $2.400 $11,006.40 $1,971.98 21.83%
SKC

5,750 $7.430 $42,722.50 $3.290 $18,917.50 $23,805.00 55.72%
SKC

1,000 $7.600 $7,600.00 $3.290 $3,290.00 $4,310.00 56.71%
SKC

2,750 $7.700 $21,175.00 $3.290 $9,047.50 $12,127.50 57.27%
SKC

1,431 $8.750 $12,521.25 $3.290 $4,707.99 $7,813.26 62.40%
SKC

25,085 $0.000 $0.00 $3.290 $82,529.65 $82,529.65
SKC

899 $4.720 $4,243.28 $3.290 $2,957.71 $1,285.57 30.30%
STU

78 $0.000 $0.00 $2.270 $177.06 $177.06
STU

322 $4.740 $1,526.28 $2.270 $730.94 $795.34 52.11%
WHS

4,500 $3.730 $16,785.00 $3.660 $16,470.00 $315.00 1.88%
WHS

6,979 $6.000 $41,874.00 $3.660 $25,543.14 $16,330.86 39.00%
WHS

2,880 $0.000 $0.00 $3.660 $10,540.80 $10,540.80
WHS

641 $3.710 $2,378.11 $3.660 $2,346.06 $32.05 1.35%


19.03%


Total cost Market value Change

$278,114.45 $331,039.89 $52,925.44


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Friday, January 28, 2011

Share Investor Q & A: Reader Questions to Auckland Airport CEO Simon Moutter

I have given up for the time being on getting Michael Hill for a Share Investor Q & A - its a long story - but have managed to jack up a good one today with Auckland International Airport Ltd [AIA.NZX] CEO Simon Moutter.

Auckland Airport is a company with an asset that is known by most New Zealanders who have traveled and we are all aware that it is an expensive place to shop, park and fly. It has also been a great investment for long term shareholders since it listed nearly 13 years ago.

Over the last few years though the company has stalled in profit growth due to a downturn in world travel and some high expense capital requirements to modernise and expand the business.

It looks set for some good gains over the next few years however.

AIA has been headed by Simon Moutter since 2008 but he is a relatively low profile individual.

What do we know of his plans for the Airport he heads, where does he intend to take the company into the future and what makes this CEO tick?

With that in mind I thought I would like my readers to put some questions to Simon for a Share Investor Q & A.

Please leave your questions here at the bottom of this post or email me here.

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Share Price Alert: Pumpkin Patch Ltd



Pumpkin Patch Ltd [PPL.NZX] has been out with a profit downgrade this morning and this has seriously affected its share price, it has dropped by more than 9.5% or 15c at time of writing to be trading at $1.42.

There is an overall weakness in retailing stocks at present and just yesterday Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Ltd [HLG.NZX] came out with its own profit downgrade.

The Pumpkins profit levels have been up and down over the last 2-3 years after spending most of its listed life rising and the share price has reflected that.

Most recently it has taken hits from failed expansions into the UK and the USA but now its Australasian units have performed badly for the first time, indicating perhaps something more serious at play.

The company still lacks solid management but they have removed Greg Muir who cost the company millions through their failed expansion outlined above.

The company still has a core of loyal followers and a very strong brand and is well placed to ride out these tough times.

This is a good opportunity to buy on the way down.

I fear though there will be more bad news to come so be patient.


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Share Price Alert: Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Ltd



Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Ltd [HLG.NZX] had a profit downgrade yesterday and they indicated that net profit after tax for the 6 months ended 1 February 2011 is projected to be in the range of $7.0 –$ 7.4 million, a decrease of 13% - 18% on the prior year ($8.549 million). Sales were marginally down indicating HLG was discounting to keep market share.

This comes on top of a pretty good FY 2010 result.

I was only questioning myself in September last year about whether I should sell or hold given that the shares were rocketing up and they peaked in November last year at $4.60.

The shares have been losing ground over the last few months before this announcement and they were down by 24c to $3.86 or almost 6% yesterday on low volumes traded.

It is a well managed company with excellent dividends and this bad news could be a good opportunity to pick some up as the stock price drifts south.

Buy on inevitable further weakness in the retail sector.


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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Investing in the Stockmarket: Timing your Purchase

My Mainfreight Ltd [MFT.NZX] shareholding really is a tale of two stories.

I bought my initial shareholding at $7.96 and $8 over 4 years ago and my most recent addition in 2009 for $4.20.

Yesterday the stock closed at $8.15, an all time high.

The two stories are as follows:

1. The initial shareholding has returned $1.02c in net dividends and 33c in tax credits with a rise in share price of 2%. This gives a total return of approx 19% or an annual return of approx 4.75%.

2. The second shareholding has returned 42c in net dividends and 33c in tax credits with a rise in share price of 94%. This gives a total return of approx 107% or an annual return of approx 71 %.

Apart from the quality of the company and the research you must do to find the right performance and management, what I am pointing out here is that the timing of your investment purchase is critical to your returns.

I was happy to buy the company at 8 bucks because I knew long term that I would be a winner and the recent share price rise and performance of the company is vindication of that but clearly buying stocks when the prospects for a good company are at a high is not always the best way of buying.

I have learnt this over the last 2 years of the stockmarket volatility, buying beaten down stocks (see below for links) in companies I already own, and it looks like another opportunity will present itself as global stockmarkets like the NYSE start to reach all-time highs (with the exception of NZX, Japan and a few others) in a global economic background that doesn't fit with stockmarket gains.

I am keeping my options open and being patient, so should you if you want better returns.


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