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EXPO will be next LOFC

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26EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:16 pm

Banuka


Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

Sea freight is down due to congestions in ports. Most of Expo's business is in air cargo.

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27EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:52 pm

Banuka


Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Baltic12

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28EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 3:25 pm

Gowri123


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Screen12

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29EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 3:45 pm

Kaptivajkss


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

By the time freight rates back to normal, expo will be in a position to maintain its revenue by expanding its business globally through all the accusations...




>>>>>>


Assumption? What is the significance level?

30EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 3:56 pm

Kaptivajkss


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

Expo will be included in US prestigious Morgan Stanley MSCI Frontier Index.

>>>>>

Is JKH also included? JKH is finding the rock bottom in its business ?

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31EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:01 pm

Banuka

Banuka
Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

JKH and Expo are the only two Sri Lankan companies included. Commercial bank was there but it will be removed on 30th November 2012, by other week.

32EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Let's stay with reality, Stay with EXPO Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:05 pm

Dilip


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

cheers Basketball
Stockbull wrote:
Banuka wrote:On 30th November 2021, Expo will be included in US prestigious Morgan Stanley MSCI Frontier Index. There is a rumour that expo will be de-listed and taken into Singapore Stock Exchange, providing current price + 25% to share holders. So barking can be continued !!! EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 1f602  EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 1f602  EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 1f602
Freight rates are declining. That's the Truth. Check the Freight baltic index from September to November (up to now). Declining means reducing the margins.. stay with reality
Good Luck

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33EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:11 pm

ADVENTUS


Moderator
Moderator

Banuka wrote:Sea freight is down due to congestions in ports. Most of Expo's business is in air cargo.

This is a temporary dip. EXPO isn't governed by freight rates anymore due to their expansions and acquisitions, and more acquisitions to come. 

Don't post things without understanding the true picture.

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34EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:15 pm

Kaptivajkss


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

JKH and Expo are the only two Sri Lankan companies included. Commercial bank was there but it will be removed on 30th November 2012, by other week.

>>>>

Do they give reasons for including and excluding?
Are we interested in professors who can do outstanding research for the betterment of the world or carrying title for his or her own benefits? Are we interested in companies that are listed in an index or a company that can give some substantial return to the shareholders from its PAT?

35EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:20 pm

Stockbull

Stockbull
Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

Banuka wrote:JKH and Expo are the only two Sri Lankan companies included. Commercial bank was there but it will be removed on 30th November 2012, by other week.
WRONG. Check before post

36EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:23 pm

Banuka

Banuka
Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

https://www.ft.lk/front-page/MSCI-adds-Expolanka-to-its-Frontier-Markets-Index/44-725961

37EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:27 pm

Banuka

Banuka
Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

Expolanka to enter MSCI Frontier Markets Index after November - Business News | Daily Mirror

38EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:33 pm

Stockbull

Stockbull
Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

Banuka wrote:https://www.ft.lk/front-page/MSCI-adds-Expolanka-to-its-Frontier-Markets-Index/44-725961
article too wrong. There are 7 companies

39EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:35 pm

Banuka

Banuka
Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

They are in small cap index. It is a different index. First you know what you are writing.

40EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:59 pm

bkasun


Manager - Equity Analytics
Manager - Equity Analytics

I too traded CLC and LOFC and made a good profit..But these companies cannot be compared with EXPO. It is a true global company and we should fortunate that EXPO is listing in CSE.

It is so pitty that certain group promoting their shares in the expense of EXPO.

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41EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Sun Nov 21, 2021 8:37 pm

Kaptivajkss


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

It is a true global company and we should fortunate that EXPO is listing in CSE.

>>>>
Your perception?

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42EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 7:38 am

samaritan


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It is of concern that Expo has recorded negative cashflow for the last two consecutive Quarters with significant increase in non-current liabilities. Signifying a cashless position, isn't this detrimental to the Company's future prospects????

In my opinion it is something to ponder upon by any prospective investor. Isn't it ????????

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43EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:33 am

Bakkabwoi

Bakkabwoi
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

EXPO is still a growing business, they are still expanding and making new acquisitions globally. So the negative cash flow is an outcome of that. it shows how much they trust their business model. they are expecting to make a disclosure regarding a massive acquisition soon...lets see

EXPO has always being a stock of its believers.. whoever has not always had complained..

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44EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 9:15 am

Kethy

Kethy
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Bakkabwoi wrote:EXPO is still a growing business, they are still expanding and making new acquisitions globally. So the negative cash flow is an outcome of that. it shows how much they trust their business model. they are expecting to make a disclosure regarding a massive acquisition soon...lets see

EXPO has always being a stock of its believers.. whoever has not always had complained..  

There is a question I couldn't get any answer for a long time.


If this logistic business is so lucrative and EXPO is aggressively doing on acquisitions on such companies .... then why the hell is those companies giving up their businesses and selling to another party.

If they ( companies sold to Expo )  had continued with their lucrative businesses they will earn much more money in future .... isn't it.

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45EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 9:30 am

Banuka

Banuka
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Equity Analytic

You ask IN, why he is buying hotels in Mauritius and micro finance firms in Myanmar and Cambodia. Answer is there.

46EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:47 am

samaritan


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Moderator

samaritan wrote:It is of concern that Expo has recorded negative cashflow for the last two consecutive Quarters with significant increase in non-current liabilities. Signifying a cashless position, isn't this detrimental to the Company's future prospects????

In my opinion it is something to ponder upon by any prospective investor. Isn't it ????????

"A company can only live by EPS alone for a limited time. Eventually, it will need actual cash to pay the piper, suppliers and, most importantly, the bankers. There are many examples of once-respected companies who went bankrupt because they could not generate enough cash. Strangely, despite all this evidence, investors are consistently hypnotized by EPS and market momentum, and ignore the warning signs."


https://www.investopedia.com/articles/analyst/03/122203.asp

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47EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 3:53 pm

Bakkabwoi

Bakkabwoi
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

Kethy wrote:
Bakkabwoi wrote:EXPO is still a growing business, they are still expanding and making new acquisitions globally. So the negative cash flow is an outcome of that. it shows how much they trust their business model. they are expecting to make a disclosure regarding a massive acquisition soon...lets see

EXPO has always being a stock of its believers.. whoever has not always had complained..  

There is a question I couldn't get any answer for a long time.


If this logistic business is so lucrative and EXPO is aggressively doing on acquisitions on such companies .... then why the hell is those companies giving up their businesses and selling to another party.

If they ( companies sold to Expo )  had continued with their lucrative businesses they will earn much more money in future .... isn't it.


legit question...lets say you are a small time bookshop guy who has a shop next to sarasavi book show... and sarasavi owner comes suddenly and pays you double worth of your book shop and make a offer.. what would u do ?..
and who makes money out of that deal?
who is the winner there?

Just making conversation dont attack me lo!

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48EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 4:49 pm

Kaptivajkss


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

lets say you are a small time bookshop guy who has a shop next to sarasavi book show... and sarasavi owner comes suddenly and pays you double worth of your book shop and make a offer.. what would u do

>>>>

Are you saying that the shop next to Sarasavi was more profitable and
Are you saying that the shop next to sarasavi was a thread to sarasavi’s bussiness...
are you saying that the team of that small shop was more efficient in running the business than the sarasavi’s team....if so ...would such an efficient team give up such a business without analysing the future gain from that small shop


49EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 6:10 pm

Noah

Noah
Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

Banuka wrote:You ask IN, why he is buying hotels in Mauritius and micro finance firms in Myanmar and Cambodia. Answer is there.


Can you list down five (5) companies acquired by EXPO, and their postal addresses, Web addresses, Finacial strength etc.


What IN bought has all that details and most of them have grown to larger companies after a time period.

50EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 7:14 pm

Kaptivajkss


Senior Equity Analytic
Senior Equity Analytic

Can you list down five (5) companies acquired by EXPO, and their postal addresses, Web addresses, Finacial strength etc.

>>>>
Pertinent !!!

51EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 9:03 pm

Bakkabwoi

Bakkabwoi
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

Kaptivajkss wrote:lets say you are a small time bookshop guy who has a shop next to sarasavi book show... and sarasavi owner comes suddenly and pays you double worth of your book shop and make a offer.. what would u do

>>>>

Are you saying that the shop next to  Sarasavi was more profitable and
Are you saying that the shop next to sarasavi was a thread to sarasavi’s bussiness...
are you saying that the team of that small shop was more efficient in running the business than the sarasavi’s team....if so ...would such an efficient team give up such a business without analysing the future  gain from that small shop



Are you saying that the shop next to  Sarasavi was more profitable-- --------EPS wise could be...

Are you saying that the shop next to sarasavi was a thread to sarasavi’s bussiness... - not a threat but a competition.. ------but in their hands could be an asset

are you saying that the team of that small shop was more efficient in running the business than the sarasavi’s team....if so ...would such an efficient team give up such a business without analysing the future  gain from that small shop.. ----Everytthing has a price.. as i heard these acquisitions such as IDEA Logistics LLC goes in higher prices than their book value, so at the time of purchase it seems like a liability to EXPO later they make money out of...

52EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 9:08 pm

Stockbull

Stockbull
Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

Still, SG Holdings(mother company) downward trend... from 3400 to below 2700
All the freight Indexes are declining mode..
Keep eye on trends of above two..

53EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:09 pm

mah2903


Equity Analytic
Equity Analytic

Look at PE 21.92. It is much worth and Japanese investor. They are intelligent unlike you. It seems that your job is to divert poor retail investor attention towards junk stocks and you will be paid for it. May God bless you     
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54EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:47 am

Banuka

Banuka
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Stockbull wrote:Still, SG Holdings(mother company) downward trend... from 3400 to below 2700
All the freight Indexes are declining mode..
Keep eye on trends of above two..
When a wise man speaks he has to say some thing
When a fool speaks he has to say nothing
 - Winston Churchill

55EXPO will be next LOFC  - Page 2 Empty Re: EXPO will be next LOFC Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:16 am

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A Cold War between wise men and fool men🧐. In the end, one of our member will buy 50% stake . Katada adambara 👍

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