Seen as its so quiet on this board19 May 2010 21:09
thought i'd post something that someone posted on ADVFN -- Food for thought
Afternoon all,
Market cap of around £200 million and a deal just completed giving £305 million now and another approx. £50 million in July, all in cash (HK$). 33.06% of ACC (Anhui Chaodong Cement Company) still retained, but will most likely be sold in July for a conservative estimate of £50 million, and a thriving iron ore trading business. Daniel Stewart, PMHL's nomad, were giving the stock a strong buy with a target of approx. 250p/share before completion of the deal and are now rating them as a hold with a target of 180p/share. There is a lot more to this but I am not as eliquant as the rest of you, so there is more information detailed in the links below:
http://online.hemscottir.com/ir/pmhl/ir.jsp?page=news-item&item=398686781715319
http://online.hemscottir.com/ir/pmhl/ir.jsp?page=news-item&item=323125422078683
http://online.hemscottir.com/ir/pmhl/ir.jsp?page=news-item&item=342066227851033
I have watched this sp fall over the last 3 weeks without too much concern as the cash value out ways the market cap considerabley, however, when Daniel Stewart down graded PMHL to a hold I became alarmed. I have been over my research many times and could only identify that many who bought have invested into a cement company which will no long be a cement company because of the disposal of assets and so are looking to exit, but why would Daniel Stewart down grade the stock.- If I am missing something please feel free to highlight it, as I am sure you all will.
I have a theory! Maybe Daniel Stewart has been instucted to down grade the stock by David Wong, so that the buy back doesn't consume to much cash. Mr Wong holds 59.82% of PMHL directly and indirectly.
http://www.pmhl.co.uk/shareholders.aspx
If 40 million odd shares are purchased on a buy back they will come from PI's, hence, adding value to Mr Wong's stock. He will then have circa 85.2% of PMHL directly and indirectly which equates to a bigger piece of the pie without incuring any cost to himself. PMHL could then sell off all of its other assests and return the cash to share holders (primarily PIHL in Hong Kong), in effect desolving the listing on aim. This would leave Mr Wong to use the cash for acquisitions in PRC with a HK listing. If this is the case PI's would be shafted yet again but only if they sell.
BW