Earnings season is winding down. Given that many companies reported their results at the same time, it might be useful to categorise them into three buckets: positive, negative and mixed. Within this framework, we will look at two companies that have recently reported mixed results. StarHub Ltd (SGX: CC3) is the first company that we will look at in this article. As a quick introduction, StarHub is one of the three companies in the telecommunication industry, behind industry leader Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX: Z74) but ahead of another peer, M1 Ltd (SGX: B2F). In StarHub’s latest quarterly earnings update, the telco reported that its revenue grew 3.0% year-on-year to S$582.2 million. However, StarHub’s service revenue declined 1.5% year-on-year to S$459.6

Yesterday, palm oil producer Bumitama Agri Ltd  (SGX: P8Z) released its third quarter earnings update for the year ending 31 December 2018. Here are 10 things investors should know about Bumitama Agri’s latest results: 1. Revenue for the reporting quarter fell 6.5% year-on-year to IDR 1,919 billion. 2. Gross profit for the quarter declined 3.7% year-on-year to IDR 587 billion. 3. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) for the reporting quarter inched down by 1.9% year-on-year to IDR 564 billion. 4. Profit attributable to shareholders, however, improved by 1.4% year-on-year to IDR 270 billion. 5. The gross margin for the reporting quarter grew from 29.7% in the corresponding period last year to 30.6% this quarter. Similarly, the EBITDA margin improved

In an earlier article, I shared four reasons why Bumitama Agri Ltd  (SGX: P8Z) looks like a good investment opportunity at the moment after seeing its share price fall hard from its 2014 peak of S$1.23. For perspective, Bumitama Agri’s share price is currently S$0.65. But, every investment contains risks, and Bumitama Agri is no exception. So, in this article, I want to share three important risks that investors should pay attention to. The business As a quick introduction, Bumitama Agri is a palm oil producer. The company has over 180,000 hectares of plantation land located in three provinces in Indonesia, namely, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, and Riau. Bumitama Agri’s primary business focus is on growing and harvesting palm oil fruits, processing them to obtain palm

One of many investment strategies that have worked well over time is to be a contrarian, which essentially means to be an investor who’s not following the herd. In other words, being a contrarian means buying (selling) stocks that others shy away from (are clamoring for). In this article, I want to share a potential contrarian investing opportunity, namely, Bumitama Agri Ltd  (SGX: P8Z). Since hitting a high of S$1.23 four years ago in 2014, Bumitama Agri’s share price has fallen by nearly 50% to S$0.645 currently. In fact, the company’s share price is down by around 12% over the past year too. I think there are many good reasons for investors to considering investing in the company now. In a previous article, I had shared two of them; as a quick recap, they are: 1. A good track