Chokra, sorry to hear that. I agree with your observation.
Why didn't you sell it when it was treading up? I bought some in late 2011 at 80++c and sold off at 90++ early 2012 when it started moving (after dropping for quite long).
Thank you all for your encouraging comments.Joshua Lee,it is not that I am not making a profit right now.Indeed my Perisai stock value right now is above my capital outlay and my holding costs for the last 7 years.I had to wait 6 1/2 years to break even.I invested in Perisai while it was still a Mesdeq counter.So you can imagine how I have been nursing the counter till today.My complain is the Perisai Directors have been very stingy with their dividends and some major shareholder is selling his holdings at around RM 1.08 to RM 1.14 thus suppressing its upwards momentum.Why do we invest in shares?It is either for capital gains or to enjoy a good dividend payout.Granted in its early years,Perisai had to plough back its profits to ensure growth.We as shareholders had no objections to such an approach.But 7 years later,I can see the Directors have become very wealthy while we loyal shareholders have not been amply rewarded.I can only realise some gains if I sell my entire Perisai portfolio.But that is not what I planned to do right now. Why can`t Perisai Directors follow the style of Public Bank,United Malacca,KLK (examples only) who through the years pay out good dividends and we also see its share appreciate in value over time.My fear is whatever gains I made can easily be wiped out in a down trend if there is a major meltdown of the KLSE. On the other hand,I know I have invested in the right industry(oil and gas)7 years ago.Only problem is some major shareholder is selling Perisai at a certain price thus preventing it from breaking RM 1.20.I hope he reads my views and understands the frustrations of minority shareholders.Otherwise some of us must gang up and attend the annual AGM to question the Directors.Good day to everyone.
chokra, here I only took your view that the major shareholders are selling their Perisai shares. My question is "Why do they do so"? I know all analysts recommended to buy Perisai. They are the experts and they have all the information. But I look at their financial statements and the actions of the major shareholder in the RPTs, I don't feel comfortable to invest in the company. Most likely I am wrong because my remisier friends, and all analysts and investment banks have been recommending this stock strongly. Just express my opinion, for fun.
kcchongnz,I am of the same opinion with you with regards to RPTs.Which kind soul unrelated to us will generously inject his personal money making machine into an entity where he will have to share his personal goodies with total strangers if he can reap all of it himself. RPTs comes under the jurisdictions of the KLSE and sometimes I am very uncomfortable with it.In the past I have owned shares of companies who go into RPTs with their Directors and eventually we shareholders have been ripped off. They pay inflated prices for rotten assets that eventually kill the company.Those KLSE watch dogs sometimes cannot "pakai at all".As for analysts and investment bankers all recommending a buy. We term it as "herd" mentality.Some analyst joker for whatever is his reason recommends a buy and everyone in his profession jumps into the bandwagon and echos the same thing.Do you know why? Because they are playing it safe.If their hunch is wrong,then everyone of them are wrong.They actually "cari makan" to ensure their bosses will not fault them for not picking the right stock.Everyone got it wrong, so it is ok. My two cents worth of opinion.Good day.Cheers.
this is a good trading stock, buy 95 to 1.02 and sell 1.03 to 1.13 no people keep 7 years one lah, no dividend also keep so long ???? must as well buy Prestariang...high dividend and can go up further...
chokra, well said. You must be a finance professional, or at least trained in that discipline. Yeah, finance and investment trained people also invest, and not trade in the market, usually.
I do not like to trade frequently in the market because churning or trading frequently only makes your remisier rich while you may remain poor.What I normally do is do some research,buy stocks that I think will have good potentials to appreciate upwards in the future.Then do not bother about the stock for a very long time{play brain dead),years later when the price is favourable,wake up from my"coma",sell the stock.In our market,with T3 days for settlement,we are wasting our time trading frequently.Some of us are investors while some are traders.We will find our own comfort zone either as traders or as long term investors.Every market player have their own style.
Agree with Chokra, this is a lousy counter despite all the analyst by calls. Bought at 1.11 and after waiting some time, still never touch that price!!.
I guess same with Coastal, waiting for long time, but never go above 2.02. at least coastal do give dividends !!
So, wait to sell perisai even at slight loss and go to othe O&G counter that has yet to move - Dialog maybe. It has not really moved, trading at between 2.30 to 2.40 fro a long time. Is this a good move ?
Don't compare Perisai with Coastal. Coastal is a much better company to invest in. Its growth and margins have fallen considerably. That is because a company cannot earn that kind of margins and ROE(>>30%) unabated for too long time. Competition will come in. Coastal is now more a steady dividend stock rather than a growth stock now worthy of investing because of its low valuation, in my opinion.
took 2 days to accumulate lower price and push up last minute with some good news written in forums and today many buyers thought 1.09 to 1.11 still good price to buy, the shark made money by selling slow and steady...
Minitrader,you are right in your observations.This stock is definately being manipulated.There are unseen hands doing the selling and buying.Potentially,if the analysts and Investment Banks observations are correct,the counter should be hovering at a higher level but it is not.Maybe insiders in the company know something that we do not know.Who is offloading his shares should be very clear.We small timers do not hold such volumes to be sold.Is there any rigging of prices? I do not know.Some Directors may be selling through family members who may also hold substantial stakes in the company.Your guess is as good as mine. It becomes more murky if the stakes are held through offshore tax havens and the beneficial ownership can be hidden behind a smokescreen.My only complaint is minority shareholders in Perisai gets to eat bones while some Perisai Directors have become filthy rich just through ESOS and shares in exchange for assets(RPTs).
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Posted by alexisvics > 2013-03-22 20:36 | Report Abuse
Hopefully u r 7 years itch will end soon.