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Come in out of the Cold

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 27, 2017
Top 5 of the Week of January 23 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we discover how to unfreeze your cash assets, the dangers of ego for investors, and how the CAPE ratio can be used for equity valuation. All this and more…

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Appliance Manufacturer Rides Wave of Middle Class Growth

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 26, 2017

Founded in 1981, SNC Former Public Company Limited is a manufacturer of electric appliances, such as air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines. Profitable Growth has fallen to #3 in recent years from #1 in 2012.

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On Heels of Ringgit Depreciation, Analysts Scorn Malaysia

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 25, 2017

Analysts are now negative on Malaysia once again after the Ringgit has continued to depreciate. Analysts now, however, expect 6% upside over the next 12 months vs 3% in August.

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Thai Steel Provider Acts as One-Stop Shop

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 24, 2017

Founded in 1976, Thai Metal Trade Public Company Limited is a steel trading and processing company, serving domestic and international customers with steel products that run the gamut from raw materials to finished products. Since 2012, Tarasombat has led the company to above average rankings for Profitable Growth.

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Philippines: Strongest ‘Buy’ in Asia

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 23, 2017

We can see that the bottom-up country relative consensus recommendation is currently a maximum level “Buy” for the Philippines. The consensus EPS growth estimates have been stable over the last five years at about 11% on average.

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To Forecast or Not to Forecast? That’s the Question

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 20, 2017
Top 5 of the Week of January 16 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we cover a variety of articles which look ahead at 2017, should we be forecasting for the future year or is that a fool’s errand…?

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Following Recognition of Bad Loans, India’s Banks are Struggling

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 20, 2017

With news of bad loans mucking up the Indian banking system throughout 2016, the Reserve Bank of India set a March 2017 deadline for banks to release all data on non-performing loans. The data that has been released thus far, however, won’t steady the nerves of investors.

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Korean Analysts Predict 28% Upside

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 19, 2017

Analysts in Korea are the most optimistic they’ve been in quite awhile. Expected return implied by target prices are in an uptrend for the first time since 2015. The 12-month forward return sits at 28%.

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India Is Not the New China, at Least Not Yet

By Andrew Stotz | Jan 18, 2017

Opportunities for India lie in increasing movement of labor away from the agricultural sector, increasing overall labor force participation and increasing female labor force participation. These opportunities are also challenges.

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Taiwan a Heavy Sell: Analysts

By Become a Better Investor | Jan 17, 2017

Taiwan has the most negative analyst recommendations in Asia. It’s an extreme relative to all the other countries in Asia. Consensus target prices remain dim.

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