Saturday, January 30, 2010

SRI LANKA - IT'S PLANTATION TIME NOW AT COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE

SECTOR           -     PLANTATIONS

SECTOR P.E.    -    12.50

MARKET P.E.   -    17.75

Plantation companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange are mostly undervalued at present. Specially if you take past couple of months, Plantation companies as a Sector substantially  under performed to the Overall market.

WHY PLANTATION SECTOR IS NOT ATTRACTIVE ?
  • High Cost of Sales [ Labour cost,Fertilizer cost. etc]
  • Volatility in Commodity prices in the market.
  • Unpredictable weather conditions.
 WHY PLANTATIONS ARE ATTRACTIVE NOW?
  • Increasing Oil prices in the world market paved the way to increase the demand for Natural Rubber Products & Palm Oil products.
  • Commodity prices are on the rebound presently.
  • Most of Plantation companies are diversified.
  • Sector which is substantially under performed to the market.
  • Most of other sectors in the Colombo Stock Market are over heated now.
  • Best strategy is to move away from heated speculative counters & to invest in plantations.
  • Most of the share prices of other companies in the Colombo Stock Market are @ their highest levels reported for the past 5 to 7 years. But not the Plantations.
There are 18 plantation companies listed in Colombo Stock Market up to now.

Main income generating crops are
  • Tea
  • Rubber
  • 0il palm
Apart from these core income generating sectors, many of listed plantation companies have diversified their business interest to the following areas as well.
 * Hydro power   * Tourism   * Forestry   *Investments   *Other cultivations  [Coconut, Perennial crops etc.]


 Note - * December Companies +
            * Profits including all other details of  HORANA & WATAWALA  Plantations were as at  31/12/09



BEST BETS IN THE MARKET
  • Balangoda Plantation                                                                             
  • Malwatte Plantation 
  • Watawala Plantation
  • Kotagala Plantation
  • Namunukula
  • Kegalle
  • Kelani Valley
  • Agalawatte
  • Hapugastanne
  • Maskeliya

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae8126a0-0f9b-11df-b10f-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Anonymous said...

Production Mix (%)
Plantation Company Issued Cap Shares Mn NAPS Rs. Tea Rubber Palm Oil
Talawakelle 23.75 43.86 99 1 -
Kelani Valley 34.00 45.68 62 38 -
Madulsima 29.00 4.88 100 - -
Balangoda 23.64 50.59 86 14 -
Kahawatte 59.92 4.15 84 16 -
Agalawatte 25.00 25.57 23 26 51
Malwatte 22.46 59.75 77 23 -
Udapussellawa 19.40 14.89 99 1 -
Happugastanne 46.32 25.62 92 8 -
Namunukula 23.75 35.87 22 13 65
Watawala 23.67 67.74 56 6 38
Kegalle 25.00 56.38 34 66 -
Bogawantalawa 50.25 14.47 100 - -
Maskeliya 26.98 40.57 100 - -
Horana 25.00 26.49 72 28 -
Elpitiya 24.96 24.44 34 8 58
Kotagala 32.00 48.40 63 37 -

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