Posted by RainT > 2017-05-14 14:37 | Report Abuse

Less purchases material activity will not mean not good

Maybe in priori quarter management bought in many materials due to lower prices and recent quarter buy less

Posted by Alex > 2017-05-14 15:40 | Report Abuse

But Management was busying selling company treasury shares until zero position. So who is right?

Sell tresury shares means that the company thinks that the share price is higher, and it's a good bargain to sell into strength.

in short, it means too expensive now lar~

sell sell sell~ haha

Posted by Alex > 2017-05-14 15:42 | Report Abuse

but leh, you see ah, revenue increase wor

somemore fundamentally speaking, china ppl like oldtown wor

market expansion no play play oh

so leh, price increase lar~

buy buy buy~

Posted by cruger12345 > 2017-05-14 15:57 | Report Abuse

Selling treasury share could be a sign the management is planning for an bonus issue. Treasury share is not entitle for bonus issue. So why not selling now to book a profit than looking at a paper loss after bonus issue ? So don't draw conclusion blindly

Posted by limhh > 2017-05-14 16:46 | Report Abuse

Good observation from the author.

Posted by Flintstones > 2017-05-14 17:56 | Report Abuse

Good observation! This counter got many sifu sifus inside wor!

Posted by xying > 2017-05-14 22:47 | Report Abuse

hahahahhaha...laugh die ppl liao wei... selling treasury share meaning the company having prob? okie let me ask 1 question, why all treasury sold but the share price keep going UP? who is the buyer? why these people need to buy Old Town with higher share price? Bro think out of box pls..

Posted by stockmanmy > 2017-05-14 22:55 | Report Abuse

I really like this kind of postings.

and good timing too.

Posted by moneySIFU > 2017-05-14 23:41 | Report Abuse

On point No.1, It is not wrong to make any assumption when company is buying or selling its treasury shares, but buying or selling treasury shares does not mean the company is good or bad.

Author thinks it's time to sell when company has sold its treasury shares, my question is: what about if the company is buying its own shares? Time to follow & buy?

Nope, no one will buy just because the company is doing so. There are more important factors investors will consider before making decision:

The prospect, price & value of the company/business

Posted by moneySIFU > 2017-05-14 23:42 | Report Abuse

Point 2, it is totally misleading to state PE ratio of 30, the historical PE ratio exclude forex gain should be 22.6 times

http://klse.i3investor.com/files/my/blog/img/bl2510_profit_to_shareholder_ex_forex.jpg

Posted by moneySIFU > 2017-05-14 23:51 | Report Abuse

It may be worth to take a look at the following if you think the PE is too high:

http://klse.i3investor.com/files/my/blog/img/bl2510_old_town_vs_others.jpg

Please take note that some companies in the above are also enjoying forex gains

Posted by blackspy > 2017-05-14 23:54 | Report Abuse

Don't forget to exclude less activity of material purchase as well as mentioned by the Author. So is around PE30

Posted by moneySIFU > 2017-05-15 00:15 | Report Abuse

On point 3, I am not sure why the company reduced its spending on "Purchase of trading merchandise, food, beverages and consumables".

May be the Company changed its strategy not to spend so much on the free goodies but spend somewhere else OR the company gets cheaper supplies of these items, so spend less?

But author never gave his assumption but assume this was something not supposed to happen & it will back to where it was.

So make your judgement.

Again, it may be worth to take a look on the following:
http://klse.i3investor.com/files/my/blog/img/bl2510_profit_margin_on_oldtown.jpg

Posted by Flintstones > 2017-05-25 20:21 | Report Abuse

What a legendary post!!! hongwwi85, i hv decided to follow your blog. I think i shud call u sifu man! Some sifu is so blur tat he dunno wat he is doing but u r my sifu!