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Sorry if this sounds like I’m pouring cold water here.
But when investors discuss a company’s performance, we should be sharp and direct. We shouldn’t sweep real issues under the carpet just because we’re afraid that others might hear it and not dare to buy the stock.
Many investors don’t realize that our position as investors is actually opposite — sometimes even conflicting — with management’s position.
Because of my job, I’ve followed my boss to meet many listed company owners, had meals at their houses, and attended meetings at their private clubs. I can tell you honestly, in their eyes, retail investors are like fools. They can release news anytime and move the share price around to play with retail investors’ emotions.
They might be a bit cautious with funds, but if the funds don’t hold enough voting power, they’re not afraid of them either.
Whenever I hear investors say we should just trust the management and trust the boss, I honestly find it quite sad.
Impairment is lower than last year, but this company is really impressive. It does RM2.5 billion to RM4.8 billion in revenue a year, yet it has never been able to make a profit in 11 years and it can’t even narrow its losses.
Sorry to say this, but I think Irelia is stuck now in this stock. Irelia holds 95 million shares, but the monthly trading volume of this stock is only around 5 million shares.
One of the reasons many funds don’t like buying into family businesses is that the family management usually has very strong control over the company. Even if the funds are unhappy with the direction or the management, there’s basically nothing much they can do about it.
The only way for Irelia to cut loss is to dump the shares to someone else at a discount.