Career Shift: Leaving your old job for a better opportunities.

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It was good to come back and write again after ages. I have kept myself busy with pleasurable things and doing skills. I did complete my training in the active duty training in the military particular in the Philippine Air Force Reserve and was enjoyably active in organization meetings, outreach programs, returning back to being in the sales / service unit of a fledgling family owned business and many more. 

Recently, I have tendered my resignation with my immediate supervisor, unit head and with the company where I was employed. I had handwritten my letter as what the company policy stated. Things in the office were shaken. I admit they were taken back and did sow confusion in the workplace of me moving on without the company. It was a hard decision for me of leaving all of a sudden a flourishing career in the healthcare industry for more than 10 years ago then leaving it all behind.

Farewell San Miguel Brewery!

A few days ago, I was surfing the net and try to look on the small investments I made with this corporation I admire very much with their food products and beverages.

I was shocked and awe to read the report on a leading newspaper on their plan to voluntarily delist by May 15, 2013 in the Philippine Stock Exchange. I never imagined that a company like this would get out of it while the stock market is still bullish and not yet correcting at this moment.

I am one of the minority investors who are among those holding about 94.24 million shares or 0.61 percent of SMB’s outstanding shares. I am included in the tiny speck of this company I bought a few years ago a 1000 shares of this company I believe in.

Decided to get on the San Miguel Brewery Website on how to tender my shares (buyback) with this company. The information is useful and just printed out the memorandum by the officials from San Miguel Brewery for announcement and information to be used by their individual investors like me. I started out in the Initial Public Offering of this company back in August 2008 with just PhP 8,000 for a minimum of 1000 shares. 

Personal Investments:The Pros and Cons

Do you want to know the strengths and weaknesses of your investments?

As an investor, you should learn first the different investment risk even if the gains are very high for these type of investments in a volatile market. An investor should make some assessments regarding his risk profile and manage it as well without being emotional if it loses its value. Should a planner take in order for his / her client determining his / her personal investment capacity plus the risk he can take. That is a question. It was a totally fine lecture with insights and also the discussion of advantages and disadvantages of these types of investments.

When we were on the discussion regarding which investment is better. Real estate come to be first among the ranking. We did have this momentary contradiction with the securities representative participants and  us real estate brokers. I will not put the incident here on pitting against Real Estate against Stocks on which of the two is better but anyways, no investments are perfect and that is the beauty of it in diversifying your investments. Here are the summary below of the common investments that anyone can choose from:

Strengths and Weaknesses of Investment Vehicles available in the Philippine market

View more presentations from Benedict Baluyut.

Some of these lectures where adapted from Global Investors Center and First Metro Investment Corporation during Registered Financial Planners Institute - Technical Sessions and lectures on the RFP - Philippine Course. There are two pages on the Presentation.

REMEMBER THAT HIGHER GAINS MEANS HIGHER RISKS.


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Book Review: Rule # 1 by Phil Town

A few months ago, while attending a free seminar in Investing in Stock Market courtesy of Mr. Juanis Barredo, Vice President of CitisecOnline / Citi Securities, Inc. who introduced us to a lots of concept in this type of investment. It was not a get rich quick scheme but creating awareness on this type of investment where people never had engaged on. He gave us some list of books to read and ponder before going to stock trading until he recommended to us Rule # 1 by Phil Town.

Who is this Phil Town? I never heard of him in my entire life. I became wonder what this author does so I decided to research first before buying this book and eventually went to the closest specialty bookstore like Powerbooks in SM Megamall and was priced at more than a 1,000 pesos for a hardbound. I only need a softbound copy which cost a fraction of that at PhP 695.00 at the nearby National Bookstore. I am happy and content on finding a copy of Phil Town's book.

Before becoming a famous author and investor, Phil Town was a former Special Forces soldier in the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam war of late 1960s to early 1970s. After his tour in 'Nam, he returned to the United States to find out that many people despise the troops coming home and have unwelcoming remarks due to the anti-war sentiments on that period. With no work and having difficulties adjusting to civilian life, he did odd-jobs at that time until he became a river guide at the Colorado river with a outdoor tour company called Three Rivers (see Video).

RULE # 1: DO NOT LOSE YOUR MONEY! - as what Mr. Phil Town said

A rule that Mr. Phil Town has kept on his mind in a very long time and has been telling the readers ever since the conception of his book, Rule #1. The same principle as what Warren Buffett does.

Understanding first the company that interests you and analyzing their pros and cons in investing in them by establishing the MOAT.

Checking out the internet and find the gems which were thrown to the trash. Markets are harsh but somehow you can find a good find on those companies that can generate income in the future years.

San Miguel Brewery Report: My first stock trading investment

A few months after my initial investment with this company. San Miguel Corporation recently released their 1st Quarter sales report (see below). I am much surprised and pleased to see that from PhP 8.00 per share of stocks that I bought Last May 2008 have dramatically jumped to PhP 9.30 per share so my 1000 shares from San Miguel Brewery went up with estimated net value PhP 9,100.00 to PhP 9,300.00, thanks to their boosts of revenues from beer and food operations. Prior to hitting the PhP 9.00, before it was still at PhP 8.40 - PhP 8.50 per share on the end of July. The April to early July were stock trading was limited due to fears of high oil prices and fears of the investors in loosing more their money but somehow San Miguel Brewery pulled on its initial public offering (IPO) on its debut at PhP 8.50 per share but fell sharply on the following weeks to PhP 8.10 - PhP 8.30 per share. (see Charts for San Miguel Brewery)

Somehow, the world stock market rallied when prices of oil have dropped dramatically to US$ 113 per barrel with confidence from worldwide investor of this positive news which gave a stimulus in market movements in the past weeks.

The article below was taken in the San Miguel Corporations' website.

San Miguel Brewery Revenues for First Semester up 9%

7/24/2008

San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB), the brewery operations of San Miguel Corporation, today reported first semester 2008 net sales of P23.8 billion, 9% higher than last year’s P21.9 billion, directly attributable to a 7% increase in sales volumes.

Operating income grew 25% to P7.2 billion from P5.7 billion in the prior year period.

“Despite a more challenging economic environment and added pressure on the consumer’s disposable income, we’ve turned in very strong results. We continue to invest in brand building and are focusing on improving sales momentum and efficient execution across all distribution levels,” said Ramon S. Ang, president of SMB Inc. The Company’s marketing resources were focused on outlet-based promotions and on reinforcing flagship brand, San Miguel Pale Pilsen. Trade management efforts, including rationalization and training, are being implemented to streamline and maximize product distribution. SMB Inc. is also undertaking new programs to offer wider availability and ensure consumer satisfaction. To conserve financial resources, programs to reduce inventory and trade receivable levels were also implemented alongside other cost saving programs.

Related News from Philippines Star - August 13, 2008 - SMC triples H1 income to P19.7 B.


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Related News from Philippines Star - August 13, 2008 - SMC triples H1 income to P19.7 B.


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My Sights on JG Summit Holdings

I have my sights on this great company which Mr. John Gokongwei founded back in the early 1990s. Was reading a back issue of BizNewAsia Magazine published last May this year which regards as "Gokongwei Gambit". John Gokongwei's intent on acquiring the 40% shares of Petron made me interested in the oil and mining sector of the stock market. Oil is still profitable even if it has weakened for the past few days in the world market.

Saudi Aramco, a conglomerate of Saudi Royals and American companies decided to pull out the plug and sell the 40% share to interested entities through bidding of Petron. JG Summit is interested in this with their experience in the petrochemical production and business through JG Petrochemicals, Inc., A JG Summit Holdings subsidiary while London-based Ashmore Group has acquired 50% shares when Saudi Aramco finally sold it shares of Petron to this group. However, this government owned company with more than 40% control of the company also would like to sell it shares with the remaining 10% bloc to the other local small investor or other companies with interest in Petron to Ashmore or any other local investors. It was reported that some of the remaining shareholders have sold their shares to Ashmore at P 6.53 per share which is lower than expected in a already loosing companies which has a deficit of billions of pesos. See Ashmore's company profile (Ashmore).

At this moment, Petron is still under negotiations with JG Summit Holdings and will get most of those local small investors of JG Summit Holdings excited about if the acquisitions push through with the plans. You can view the articles on the business section of the Philippine Star (July 23, 2008).

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Philippine Stock Exchange: Less than half of 1% Pinoys invest in the stock market

When I was downloading the Red Herring from Sultan Mining IPO a month ago and came across this article from the Philippine Stock Exchange website.

Going back in early 2000, I was a 19 year old college student. I became fascinated with stock market. I played and joined with www.virtualstockexchange.com wherein high school students in the U.S. do mock trading with nothing. The concept of the website was to teach the young students on the concept of the stock market, investments and business and at the same time prepare to be in the corporate world as passive investors which would be beneficial for them in their future endeavours.

I have also read this article on Phillippine Star the other day and seen some it online through ABS-CBN News Online regarding this (See Article).

See PSE Article released on June 16, 2008.

One of the author of well-known Philippine finance blog also made comments on the PSE article. He recommends that there should education through roadshows and also setting up a basic talks in schools and fairs and I agree to that in teaching the young. In the US, some high school student already have the knowledge in trading stocks through mentoring from their teachers, corporate sponsors and other people involved in stock market.

Therefore, we need to educate the Pinoys with this. I guess, in order to let the people know the stock market is by launching a financial education among the youth. The young people are the best targets for this. Teaching them young would encourage to be more responsible and financially educated.


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The San Miguel Brewery IPO Report: My first stock investment

I recently went to San Miguel Brewery, Inc. offices last May 5, 2008. I chanced upon the advertisement on SMB IPO last April 24, 2008 at the Philippine Star. I opened on the possibility investing in paper assets while dreaming of buying some real estate in the future. It was an event I was waiting for in buying some 1000 shares of a long-time profitable food and beverage company with a proven track record that has been in the country for more than a hundred years of existence. Testing the waters, I opened an account with this company and at the same looking in trading stocks so I invested PhP 8,000.00 worth of shares (1000 shares = PhP 1.00) on this as a Local Small Investor (LSI).

I can see how profitable San Miguel beer to the local masses with production of millions in the open market and even internationally recognized as a strong seller with other well known brand names from Europe like Heineken, Carlsberg, Mexico's Corona, America's Miller and others.

I was amazed on how it jump on its initial offer of PhP 8.00 per share to PhP 8.50 will additional pesos on my paper assets of owning an a 1000 shares of San Miguel Brewery on its debut yesterday morning (May 12, 2008) at the Philippine Stock Exchange trading day. The increase was 6.25% as what was reported in the news last night beyond what I have expected from earlier reports in a famous broadsheet on the forecast that it will lose its value regarding previous IPOs. It gave me a jitter as my kept my fingers crossed from days of waiting since signing up last 5th May 2008. It did not lose ground on its first day but somehow found out on visiting the PSE's ticker tape that San Miguel Brewery with San Miguel Corporation A and B incurred some losses. I lost 10 centavos on the value of what I gain yesterday but it is a close call than losing more a PhP 1.00 value of my shares with this company.

I am glad that I was able to test the water of stock trading and will be able to understand and be vigilant in investing in hard-earned cash. Will be watching closely on SMB performance in few days or so.

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