IOI fans my have hit oil
Article Abstract:
IOI Corp. is acquiring Business Focus (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd., which owns palm oil plantations, from its corporate parent Business Focus Sdn. Bhd. for $29.7 million, a price that securities analysts consider cheap. Business Focus (Sabah) owns palm oil plantations totalling 13,000 hectares. Securities analysts believe IOI Corp. got the company on the cheap because Business Focus Sdn. Bhd. Amin Shah likely is faced with large debts due to the economic crisis enveloping Malaysia.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 1997
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Kian Joo wins praise
Article Abstract:
Malaysia's Kian Joo Can Factory Bhd. is praised by securities analysts for its ability to take price adjustments that effectively pass on any cost increases to its customers, thus enabling it to maintain its profit margins. A make of aluminum and tin cans, Kian Joo Can Factory has seen its stock price increase by 70% since Feb 1998, and analysts report that there is room for an additional 30% increase in its share price.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 1997
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Bit by bit, SDS floats under its own steam
Article Abstract:
SDS Corp., the Perth, Australia-based vendor of drilling equipment for the mining industry, has a tough time getting its stock listed on the Australian Stock Exchange due to the collapse of the price of gold, problems with its prospectus, and the defection of its underwriters. The stock is being listed, and while SDS will be recommended by few brokers, it has great potential.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: A qualitative approach. Santa Claus and the Christmas project. Team building and project management: how are we doing?
- Abstracts: Cash crunch. Biggest hotel in Texas opens its doors. This company saw the writing on the wall and it was Java
- Abstracts: The abusive organization. The cesspool syndrome: how dreck floats to the top of declining organizations
- Abstracts: Changing of the guard: the influence of CEO socialization on strategic change. Understanding configuration and transformation through a multiple rationalities approach
- Abstracts: Now for the A-Z of online shopping. Cable Internet-access flop is far from finished