Weekly Inflows: LHT, Bumitama and JB Foods directors add to stakes
The five trading sessions saw close to 60 changes to director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for 30 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs filed 11 acquisitions, and one disposal, while substantial shareholders filed six acquisitions and no disposals.LHT, Bumitama and JB Foods directors add to stakes1.LHT HoldingsBetween Apr 19 and 23, $LHT(BEI.SI)$ managing director Yap Mui Kee acquired 138,000 shares at an average price of S$1.186 per share. With a consideration of S$163,630, this took her direct interest in the homegrown pallet manufacturer from 16.92% to 17.18%. Yap has gradually increased her direct interest in LHT from 14.12% in August 2021.2.Bumitama AgriBetween Apr 22 and 23,
Weekly Inflows: JEP, Plato Capital, Hai Leck, LHT, GSH & International Cement See Huge Acquisitions
The five trading sessions had close to 100 changes to director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for 40 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs filed 20 acquisitions and five disposals, while substantial shareholders filed 14 acquisitions and four disposals.Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake1.JEP HoldingsUMS Holdings acquired 7.3 million shares in $JEP(1J4.SI)$ representing 1.77% of the company from Andy Luong, who serves as chairman and CEO of both companies. This means Luong no longer maintains a direct interest in JEP Holdings. His deemed interest is 78.84%, given that he holds 14.9% of the issued share capital of UMS Holdings, which in turn maintains the 78.84% direct interest in JEP Holdings.2.Plato CapitalOn
27 S-REITs have confirmed the release of their financial results
27 out of 41 Singapore real estate investment trusts and property trusts (S-REITs) have confirmed the release of their financial results or business updates for the respective periods ended Mar 31, 2024. Of those, 19 will report business updates and eight will report financial results.NameRelease DateRelease TimeFor PeriodTypeSabana REIT15-AprAfter MktQ1Business UpdateKeppel Pacific Oak US REIT17-AprBefore MktQ1Business UpdateCapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust19-AprBefore MktQ1Business UpdateKeppel DC REIT19-AprBefore MktQ1Business UpdateCapitaLand Ascendas REIT22-AprAfter MktQ1Business UpdateKeppel REIT23-AprBefore MktQ1Business UpdateCapitaLand Ascott Trust24-AprBefore MktQ1Business UpdateCapitaLand China Trust24-AprBefore MktQ1Business UpdateCapitaLand India Trust*24-AprAfter MktQ1B
Sam Goi continues to boost his stakes in PSC and GSH
The four trading days saw close to 70 changes to director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for more than 30 primary-listed stocks.Directors or CEOs filed 17 acquisitions, and five disposals, while substantial shareholders filed 13 acquisitions and seven disposals.Sam Goi continues to boost his stakes in PSC and GSH1.PSC and GSH$PSC Corporation(DM0.SI)$ executive chairman Sam Goi also continued to build his interest in the consumer product manufacturer and distributor.He acquired 144,700 shares of the company at S$0.352 per share, taking his total interest from 30.74% to 30.77%. Goi also bought more shares of $GSH(BDX.SI)$ , where he also serves as executive chairman.He acquired the
Weekly Inflows: Grand Bank Yachts, Huationg Global, BTOU & 1J5 See Huge Acquisitions
The four trading sessions had close to 90 changes to director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for nearly 50 primary-listed stocks.Directors or chief executive officers filed 19 acquisitions and four disposals, while substantial shareholders filed six acquisitions and four disposals.1.Grand Bank YachtsWillimbury, a private company incorporated in Australia, increased its substantial shareholding in $Grand Banks(G50.SI)$ above the 15% threshold on Mar 28.The married deal involved 1,709,500 shares being acquired at S$0.31 apiece, boosting the company’s direct interest to 15.79% from 14.86%. It had raised its direct interest above the 14% threshold in June 2022, with that acquisition also transacted at an average price of S$0.31
S-REIT sector’s PB ratio is at almost 20% discount
REIT Watch - Current PB ratios vs 5-year averages of the 10 largest weights of the iEdge S-Reit IndexIt has not been smooth sailing for REITs over the recent months with higher interest rates adding pressure to share prices and valuations.Despite this, the S-REIT sector is now trading at a discount of close to 20% compared to its longer-term average in terms of price-to-book ratio.This is indicated by the iEdge S-REIT Index currently trading at a price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.87 times, against the index’s five-year average PB ratio of 1.04 times – which showed a discount of 16%. REIT Watch - iEdge SREIT Index's PB ratio trades below -1 SD of the longer-term averageThe iEdge S-REIT Index and associated variant indices provide benchmarks for a number of portfolio products such as ETFs,
Weekly Inflows: Raffles Medical, Union Steel, PSC & JB Foods See Huge Acquisitions
The four trading sessions saw close to 60 changes to director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for close to 30 primary-listed stocks.Directors or CEOs filed 19 acquisitions, and two disposals, while substantial shareholders filed four acquisitions and one disposal.Union Steel co-founder Ang Yew Chye ups stake1. $Raffles Medical(BSL.SI)$ Between Mar 21 and 25, Raffles Medical Group executive chairman Loo Choon Yong acquired 600,000 shares at an average price of S$1.03 per share. It increased his total interest from 53.79% to 53.83%. This has followed on from his acquisition of 14.3 million shares between Feb 27 and Mar 20.2. $UnionSteel(ZB9.SI)$ Between Mar 25 and 26, Union