Njung'e wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:Njung'e wrote:@Mukiha,
The price per kg??.....Anyway,they produce a fraction of what MSC does (Less than 7 tonnes per day compared to MSC's 900 tonnes a day).....and watch out!You might be buying a product made from stolen raw materials....lol
5 years down the line. @njunge
What's West Kenya's production now?
What's Mumias production now?
Small and they have no cane of their own .Most of their sugar is imported and re-packaged within their premises.Makora business if you know those Karasingas.They joined the race with criminal minds but i can tell their time is up. MSC may not be doing well,but trust me,they are at the beginning of a fine nice run going into the next two years. What did i just say?
I can't see Mumias as an investment. Not yet.
I look at Mumias, NBK, KQ, Uchumi from a MINORITY SHAREHOLDER's perspective and I can't see value as a long-term investor.
KK disappointed me in 2012 but there was no 'bailout' and imposition of managers or politics.
I do not think bailouts for any of these businesses will benefit me [minority shareholder] in the long term compared to other opportunities eg Unga, KK, Equity.
Back to Mumias.
David Ndii said that the current model [smallholder] is doomed for sugarcane.
An article in yesterday's Nation quoted an 'expert' who said smallholder cane cultivation wouldn't work i.e. not competitive to plantations.
Do you think the Minority Shareholder will benefit from the turnaround? Why the 2 years? What's different this time?
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett