VituVingiSana wrote:For Sport wrote:Portland's profits down - blames the price of clinker
Bamburi down - blames power costs.
Looks like the Industrials are set to disappoint this time around.
No, this is specific to cement firms [ARM hasn't released results]. Since 2008, there are 2 new players + all existing players have increased capacity. ARM has expanded Kaloleni. Bamburi opened Hima in Uganda...
ARM? What’s with the high P/E ? Growth?? With the construction boom we keep reading about, I wonder why cement producers should be struggling.
My staple has been oil, beer and sugar.
Sin Industry: Cigarrettes seem to be doing better than beer despite similar attempts at regulation (at least the smokers weren’t put on a smoking timetable as someone put it). Preferred beer though – maybe because I contribute directly to the bottom line + the faith in the regional market. Got a bit alarmed though when I heard one of their guys suggesting they would consider getting into the chang’aa market (kwani they don’t have faith in the ability of their current product mix to deliver?)
Sugar is touch and go but on MSC I’m 100% emotional (not smart) – been in since the beginning. Got out just once. Will keep buying – MSC hasn’t seen its 9th life yet.
Energy: watching KPLC. I’m a sucker for dividends (I know, I know go for growth) so I prefer oil – but even Total which had a stable dividend policy for a lo-ong time changed tack last year.
Waiting for the verdict on oil this year.