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KenolKobil vs. EA Portland?
kenyamoja
#1 Posted : Friday, April 23, 2010 5:15:51 AM
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I've had my mind on these two for a while and I want to jump in for the medium term abt 5-7 yrs. Now, good wazurians, any insights on the more profitable of either?
I'm looking at both capital gains and dividends btwn now and 2017!!!!
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sparkly
#2 Posted : Friday, April 23, 2010 5:35:26 AM
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Kenoil. Portland has a history of loss making in the profitable cement sector. Management lethargy i think. Kenoil had a bad spell but is back in the black. Kenoil continues to grow in the region and with the exit of multi-nationals who knows...
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guru267
#3 Posted : Friday, April 23, 2010 5:44:56 AM
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KENOL KOBIL all the way... i mean just look at their aggressive expansion strategy... if one was to look at global players stock picks they are all bullish on oil marketing firms because a global recovery will lead to boom in oil prices and who benefits most... KENOL KOBIL

for every dollar rise per barrel of oil Kenol Kobil adds about 1% to their EPS and with oil projected to be 200$ plus in two years there's only one direction for the counter and that is up....

EA portland will also benefit hugely from Kenyas infrastructure boom that is going on hence will do well.. but it wont compare to Kenol Kobil's perfomance....

be warned Kenol Kobil is very highly exposed to recessions....
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Horton
#4 Posted : Friday, April 23, 2010 9:50:28 AM
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Both good choices....In the past, didnt like EAPCC, but i understand, they are switching to coal from fossil fuel for their kilns and manufacturing processes and that should save them approx Kshs. 1B per year. The problems with both companies are similar ie High competition.

KK also has very depressed NM, which is typical of oil marketers however, this should double due to lower finance costs & prudent management. Also I expect them to announce the KPC award any time now...which will quintuple(5 times) its earnings.....or spread across a few years and have a doubling effect on the EPS YoY.
youcan'tstopusnow
#5 Posted : Friday, April 23, 2010 12:30:39 PM
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Kenyamoja, you consider 5-7 yaers medium term? To others (including me) that is LOOOOOOOOOOONG! Anyway, Kenol Kobil is way better. Their expansion into the region and beyond is commendable. Portland is facing too much competition. But given the chance I would pick Total (at 30-35 bob) over Kenol anyday. This is the time to accumulate on it before it shoots. Its acquisition of Caltex/Chevron was a good deal
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VituVingiSana
#6 Posted : Friday, April 23, 2010 4:00:37 PM
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@KenyaMoja - Good thinking with the 'longer-term' thinking instead of the typical short-term nonsense most Kenyans have...

KK looks good... great management... lakini biwott family is major owner... another moi era crook
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#7 Posted : Friday, April 23, 2010 4:13:04 PM
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KK, I think you should seriously consider other counters if you're looking that far eg KQ, SCOM, KCB and KPLC. A lot of grey area in kplc but that 10B from WB and the untapped rural might blow this stock over the roof especially if the new constitution is passed.

BBI will solve it
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sparkly
#8 Posted : Friday, April 23, 2010 7:22:45 PM
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youcan'tstopusnow wrote:
...I would pick Total (at 30-35 bob) over Kenol anyday. This is the time to accumulate on it before it shoots. Its acquisition of Caltex/Chevron was a good deal

your name is also a loooooong one lol, but anyway the caltex acq was made through financing by the parent company Total Outmere, which was issued with preference shares. How much of the benefits accruing to the ordinary shareholders, you can only tell after factoring the pref div. My guess is that the deal was skewed to favour the pref shareholder/ parent company over the other ordinary shareholders.
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kenyamoja
#9 Posted : Saturday, April 24, 2010 1:03:24 AM
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@2012 I have KQ, SCOM & KPLC. I want one more from the industrials to balance my portfolio. Thanks wazurians for your tips. It seems KK beats EAPCC. However I have been wondering abt their massive expansion, I hope they do not pull an uchumi move on me.
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Horton
#10 Posted : Saturday, April 24, 2010 7:33:41 AM
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uchumi had negative shareholder equity due to years of accumulated losses.... KK has a NAV of 79.5 which is basically current price so ur getting a p:b of 1...so no comparison there
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