The PE for the Chinese market appears to be cheap relative to the World average. However, if you look at it sector by sector, you’ll find that there are only three sectors trading below the world average on 2016CE* PE. Financials is the reason that China appears cheap on PE, the sector is very cheap and constitutes about one-third of the Chinese market capitalization.
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Read MoreWH Group Limited is the world’s top pork processor by volume. Profitable Growth has improved since the company went public in 2014, after a really poor performance in 2013.
Read MoreThis book ranks 3 out of 22 in my personal rank of investing books. I loved the simple style of writing in The Little Book of Common Sense Investing. One of the biggest things I took out of this book was a chart which Bogle produced which broke returns over the last century down into three elements: Dividends, earnings growth, and PE change.
Read MoreThe Zhejiang provincial government owns two-thirds of Zhejiang Expressway Company Limited, a public corporation that invests in and operates toll roads within this prosperous province of eastern China.
Under Jianhu Luo’s leadership, Zhejiang Expressway’s Profitable Growth rank has fallen to below average.
Read MoreMaterials look attractive as earnings growth is expected to be solid in both 2016 and 2017. Consensus expectations are EPS growth of 11.5% in 2016 and 16.1% in 2017 for the Materials sector.
Heath Care is the only sector that delivers an ROE of above 20% globally.
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Read MoreThough I personally find parables an annoying way of learning, the value of the messages within this book definitely stand the test of time. The richest man in Babylon’s secret is this, “A part of all you earn is yours to keep.” In other words, do not spend every penny you earn but invest it, and invest wisely.
Read MoreAirAsia earns revenues via seven business segments. Its main contributor is scheduled flights, comprising 55% of total sales. CEO Anthony Fernandez has served in his capacity since 2001, when he and several partners bought AirAsia from its former owners. AirAsia’s financial metrics have improved greatly in the last two years.
Read MoreMr. Dhawan has built a large, publicly-listed company that is the number one supplement maker in both Thailand and Myanmar—Mega Lifesciences. Through Mega’s Wellness We Care Center and We Care range of foods, the company has started a new segment which aims to reverse and prevent disease by providing customers with diet plans and products so they can eat right.
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