KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000)

lokka1 · 1 KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:09 pm

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Kotagala Plantations PLC is engaged in the production, processing and selling of tea and rubber, and also the cultivation and sale of Oil Palm. The Company's segments include Tea, Rubber, Oil Palm and Tea Exports. The Company manufactures the Sole Crepe and Crepe Rubber and its annual rubber production is approximately 2.46 meganewton kilograms. The tea regions of the Up and Low country harvests approximately 5.04 meganewton kilograms. It harvests a crop of over 305 metric tons of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB). The Company's plantations are situated in the planting districts of Nuwara Eliya and Kalutara. Its subsidiaries include Union Commodities Private Limited, which is engaged in tea exports business; Consolidated Rubber Plantations PTE Ltd, Cambodia Rubber Plantation Industries PTE Ltd and Lanka Agro Plantations PTE Ltd, which are engaged in the cultivation of rubber, and Rubber & Allied Products (Colombo) Ltd, which is engaged in the manufacturing of centrifuged latex.

It is amazing that this company is giving a Rs. 5 dividend today and another Rs. 5 dividend on July 11, 2011. This is over a 10% return on my cost and we should truly appreciate such wonderful companies. Keep it up Kotagala. You set a good example to many other Board of Directors that do nothing for the shareholders.
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wikum100 · 2 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:25 am

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lokka1 wrote:It is amazing that this company is giving a Rs. 5 dividend today and another Rs. 5 dividend on July 11, 2011. This is over a 10% return on my cost and we should truly appreciate such wonderful companies. Keep it up Kotagala. You set a good example to many other Board of Directors that do nothing for the shareholders.
Lokka1

but see miracle of asia ,,share price is dropping ..and nobody interested even to comment on it ?

Fresher · 3 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:48 am

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almost the same yield from HOPL but interest was shown only on the announcement date. but there was a big by order waiting. will be interesting when then dates are notified.
anyway the market is on the ice now.

smallville · 4 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:57 pm

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npp wrote:almost the same yield from HOPL but interest was shown only on the announcement date. but there was a big by order waiting. will be interesting when then dates are notified.
anyway the market is on the ice now.

Sadly the ice is melting.. Evil or Very Mad

Fresher · 5 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:00 pm

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i meant now it is just gliding down slowly how hard we try to go up Smile

if it melts and we see ground beneath, then great!

kam2011 · 6 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:19 pm

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Pl. note this also.. In CSE not like in other stock markets in the World, If a company announced a Rights, Bonus issue or a split, price of that counter is coming down.(eg; MARA,CSF,MAL,SEYLAN and many more) Now situation has become further worsen. When dividend announcement is made price of that share comes down further(eg; DIMO,KOTAGALA,and some more)We must understand this situation and act accordingly. How ever I donot know reasons for this behaviour.

wikum100 · 7 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:24 pm

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kam2011 wrote:Pl. note this also.. In CSE not like in other stock markets in the World, If a company announced a Rights, Bonus issue or a split, price of that counter is coming down.(eg; MARA,CSF,MAL,SEYLAN and many more) Now situation has become further worsen. When dividend announcement is made price of that share comes down further(eg; DIMO,KOTAGALA,and some more)We must understand this situation and act accordingly. How ever I donot know reasons for this behaviour.

reason is very clear ...srilankan crowed at cse are not matured enough yet ,very much similar to other srilanken in the country who are poor to take wise disions .....terrible

kam2011 · 8 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:32 pm

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Yes wikum100, You are 100% correct If you openly discuss the true points here you get - rep. The reason for this too indicates in your above statement I beleive.

sriranga · 9 28-Jan-2013 Right Issue - Kotagala Plantations Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:47 am

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VISA · 10 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:51 pm

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can someone tell me whether govt. have a golden share in KOTA ?

bakapandithaya · 11 KOTA.N0000 Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:49 pm

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What is happening to KOTA

K.Haputantri · 12 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:51 pm

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bakapandithaya wrote:What is happening to KOTA

http://www.cse.lk/corporate_disclosures_more.do#6513

bakapandithaya · 13 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:32 pm

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Is it worth @ 65? Any one pls

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Sri Lanka’s Kotagala Plantations PLC has decided to raise Rs. 360 million via a ‘Rights Issue’, to settle debt and to finance the working capital requirements of the firm.

Accordingly, the plantation firm will issue 8 million ordinary shares at a price of Rs. 45 per share.

The proportionate of the issue would be one new ordinary share for every four existing issued ordinary shares.

The firm says, once the money is raised, Rs. 300 million of it will go into settle Bank borrowings, while another 60 million will go into finance the firm’s working capital requirements.
http://www.news360.lk/business-finance/news-sri-lanka-28-01-2013-kotagala-plantation-to-raise-rs-36011-million-via-a-%E2%80%98rights-issue%E2%80%99

gamaya · 15 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:30 pm

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Is this the same company that gave parent a big loan at low interest?

mark · 16 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:57 pm

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ya @ 5% as i rmbr

it will be a disaster to retailers,so much right issues..

thats why people buy CTC,LLUB,LION,BREW,NEST even with so much overvaluations.

*No right issues
*only up in longterm
*less std deviations
*DV paying

thats why they reaching 52wk highs.

sahan8896 · 17 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:11 pm

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mark wrote:ya @ 5% as i rmbr

it will be a disaster to retailers,so much right issues..

thats why people buy CTC,LLUB,LION,BREW,NEST even with so much overvaluations.

*No right issues
*only up in longterm
*less std deviations
*DV paying

thats why they reaching 52wk highs.

Exactly on point.Investing is getting dangerous in CSE.You may buy a good company share and hold it.It may go down and you'll still hold but then comes right issue.All over.Buy and sell with index movement is the best.

sureshot · 18 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:07 am

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Lankem Group is a No.1 "Right Issue factory" @ CSE
retailers Be careful.

Very Happy

Jana1 · 19 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:00 pm

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bakapandithaya wrote:Is it worth @ 65? Any one pls

Wait mate. No value at 65, it will come down. Sometimes, You could buy less than 45 in da mkt as many shares trading less than its right price...

Liber Abaci · 20 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:49 pm

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bakapandithaya wrote:What is happening to KOTA

What is happening here ....is the directors representing major shareholder Lankem Group , is taking minority share holders "for a ride".
The presumption here is that paying off bank borrowings will help in reducing interest cost and thereby improving profitability (in turn dividends /share price ). However any person with knowledge of simple arithmetic can understand that though profitability is higher in an Investment with equity, RETURN On INVESTMENT
is much higher if the same Investment is arranged with debt/equity combination. the minority shareholders concern is ROI which directly influence share price.

However the controlling shareholders/ directors interests are different.
As in the case of Lankem group, when a Public listed company is included in a Group consisting of PRIVATE companies also, usually what is happening is raising cash thro' public company ( IPO's Rights Issues, Debentures which do not need collateral) and channeling cash to fund operation /investments in private companies. Overhead costs of the Group will be charged to the public company, to maximum possible extent , and the profits would be maximized in private companies. From the controlling shareholders /directors point of view , this is the most pragmatic strategy to maximize ROI of Total Investment in Group companies.

Other Posters in this Thread have indicated specific examples of how Lankem directors channel money from Public company to Group companies.

Any sensible shareholder WILL NOT [u] subscribe to this rights issue , if he understand this simple logic.

sriranga · 21 15-Feb-2013 Right Issue - Kotagala Plantations Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:48 am

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KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC
Company ID: - KOTA
Date of Initial Announcement: - 28.Jan.2013
Proportion: - One (01) new ordinary share for every four (04) existing ordinary share held
Issue Price: - Rs. 45.00/-
Qty Offered: - 8,000,000
General Meeting / Provisional Allotment: - 05.Mar.2013
Date EX: - 06.Mar.2013
Dispatch of Provisional Letter of Allotment: - 12.Mar.2013
Rights Trading Commences on: - 18.Mar.2013
Renunciation: - 25.Mar.2013
Last Date of Acceptance & Payment: - 27.Mar.2013
Share Transfer Book Open

Gainer · 22 KOTAGALA Plantation Cash in Bank 881 Million Rupees Sat Jul 25, 2015 2:56 pm

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Kotagala plantation Cash Rich Company and Cash in Bank Rs 881 Million and Current Cash Asset Rs 4.1 Billion.

Kotagala Oil Palm, Tea, Rubber plantations and Major target Oil Palm, From June Quarter they will make good profits.

Senthilverl last one year slowly collecting and Now he holding 440,000 shares of Kotagala plantation.

KOTA Now Trading Price very Attractive and short term Target 45.00, Few Year ago 2011 it was went up 230.00

KOTA Investment and holding some company's :

7,157,857 Ordinary shares in C.W. Mackie

20,000,000 Ordinary shares in Agarapatana Plantations Limited

6,026,500 Ordinary shares in Lankem Development

9,949,991 Ordinary Shares in Beruwala Resorts

8,000,000 Ordinary shares of Union Commodities and Tea Exports

90,000,000 Ordinary shares in York Hotels Kandy

Gainer · 23 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Sat Jul 25, 2015 3:15 pm

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KOTA holding Union Commodities Tea Exports, this takeover in December 2012

Kotagala takes over Union Commodities in Rs. 1.6 billion

Kotagala Plantations Plc (KOTA) has acquired 100% control of Union Commodities Ltd. (Unicom) in a Rs. 1.575 billion deal.

The stake amounted to six million shares and the deal reflects a Rs. 262.50 per share.
Established in 1985, Unicom is a leading local tea exporter, currently ranked as the fourth largest Sri Lankan tea exporter. In addition to tea, the company is also involved in exporting of several other commodities and food items.

Unicom founder Chanaka de Silva will remain as the Chairman and the remaining Directors will continue as well. KOTA will appoint its nominees to the Unicom Board to pursue synergies arising from its tea plantation business.

Unicom enjoys a state-of-the-art self-sufficient factory with an in-house advanced tea bagging facility, onsite purpose-built storage facility, packaging facilities, and a shipping and a freight forwarding company fully-owned by the Group located in Kelaniya. The company also exports other commodities and food items such as sesame, cloves, pepper, etc.

KOTA is one of the largest regional plantation companies involved in the cultivation and production of tea and rubber. Kotagala comprises of 12 tea plantations and 11 rubber plantations with the bulk of the company’s tea cultivated in the Western High Grown Dimbulla District and in the Low Grown Kalutara District. KOTA’s managing agents are Lankem Tea and Rubber Plantations Ltd.

http://www.ft.lk/2012/12/22/kotagala-takes-over-union-commodities-in-rs-1-6-b-deal/

Jana · 24 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Sat Jul 25, 2015 4:16 pm

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Gainer wrote:Kotagala plantation Cash Rich Company and Cash in Bank Rs 881 Million and Current Cash Asset Rs 4.1 Billion.

Kotagala Oil Palm, Tea, Rubber plantations and Major target Oil Palm, From June Quarter they will make good profits.

Senthilverl last one year slowly collecting and Now he holding 440,000 shares of Kotagala plantation.

KOTA Now Trading Price very Attractive and short term Target 45.00, Few Year ago 2011 it was went up 230.00

KOTA Investment and holding some company's :

7,157,857 Ordinary shares in C.W. Mackie

20,000,000 Ordinary shares in Agarapatana Plantations Limited

6,026,500 Ordinary shares in Lankem Development

9,949,991 Ordinary Shares in Beruwala Resorts

8,000,000 Ordinary shares of Union Commodities and Tea Exports

90,000,000 Ordinary shares in York Hotels Kandy

Thanks Gainer ! you give good key points to keep on eye with KOTA .

Good information .

my advisor advised to me buy this one when it was trading "31/= 32/= level but I don't like Plantation so I didn't buy that time

Seems like now we good to enter with KOTA @ 26.50 ..good price compared with their good holding power and cash value

important they are involved with palm oil so positive.

KOTA has everything Rubber , tea , palm oil so they can survive any season . may be they show some lost in the past because rubber price go down

KOTA good

Yahapalanaya · 25 Re: KOTAGALA PLANTATION PLC (KOTA.N0000) Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:55 pm

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Last quarter loss 165Million and last year loss 628Million.

Unicom is purchased by KOTA on December 2012.

Is there any new things happened to KOTA to outperform other plantation counters

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