I am writing this dividend update quarterly in an attempt to compile my quarterly dividend performance for the year. With a rising cost of living under the belt, in particular with the two kids in tow and hence require some bits of maintenance spend to keep hold, it can be particularly stressful to keep up with the expenses or cash outflow. Many times, we are dependent on our sole income which comes from our source of salary which we received monthly. While these may be the norms in the beginning, it is not healthy to be overly dependent on it over long periods of time as it may anytime snap behind your back. This is the reason why all of us need to think ways to grow our side income while we can so that we may unravel opportunities that can supplement our monthly income fro

APTT's unit price plunged by about 50% today, closing at 16 cents a unit. Mr. Market was probably shocked by APTT's massive reduction in DPU to 1.2 cents a year. I was surprised by the decision too. However, I also applaud APTT for having the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Asian Pay Television TrustSGX: S7OU0.16 SGD −0.16 (49.21%)With this type of drop of 49% in one day; how does margin calls work for this scenario?Forced selling?

In a recent report by the Singapore Exchange, the 10 best-performing billionaire shares, which have market capitalisations of more than S$1 billion, were revealed. The 10 companies have a focus on providing goods and services to consumers. They have averaged a total return (which includes capital gains and dividends) of 29% for 2018 year-to-date. Of those 10 stocks, I picked the top three companies with the highest dividend yields, which have more than the average yield of 2.5% (data as of 9 November 2018). Company #1 The first company on the list with a dividend yield of 5.4% is M1 Ltd (SGX: B2F), one of the three major telcos in Singapore. Year-to-date, the company’s total return was 26.7%. Part of the share price growth was driven by news that Keppel Corporation Limited (SGX: BN4) and

Asian Pay Television Trust (SGX: S7OU) (“APTT”) reported its third-quarter 2018 (“3Q 2018”) earnings this morning. In addition to a downbeat set of results, APTT also stunned the market by announcing a sharp 81.5% cut in distribution per unit, from S$0.01625 per quarter to just S$0.003 per quarter. APTT is a business trust which seeks to pay out 100% of its cash flow as distributions to its unitholders. The company’s investment mandate is to acquire controlling interests and to own, operate and maintain mature, cash generative pay-TV and broadband businesses in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. Today, APTT’s sole investment is in Taiwan Broadband Communications Group, which is a leading cable operator in Taiwan. Here are key highlights from the tr

I always had one eye on Asian Pay Television Trust (APTT). So did some of my friends. It is the ultimate Financial Independence Porn Stock. Why is this so? To find out how much you need for financial security, or financial independence or retirement, you can read my article here to determine your number. From the article we get the following formula: Wealth Required for FS/FI/RET =  Annual Expense / Rate of Return of Your Wealth Machine(s) to Generate Cash Flows for FS/FI/RET APTT pays a quarterly dividend and the last guided dividend was $0.01625. Annualized the dividend is $0.065. The price chart above shows the current share price to be at $0.315. Dividing the dividend per share by the share price we arrived at a dividend yield of 20.6%. That is a whopping dividend yield! Now acco

In Singapore, dividend investing has been gaining popularity among wealth builders seeking yield for their investment capital. However, dividend investing may not be so straightforward because there are many factors to consider when investing in stocks. This means that there is a need to delve deeper into a company business fundamentals instead of just using a screener to come out with a list of top dividend stocks to invest in. In my previous articles, I have shared my insights on the top three dividend stocks in Singapore: Asian Pay TV Trust (dividend yield: 19.4% – 26%), Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (dividend yield: 9.9% – 12.9%) and HPH Trust (9.8% – 12.8%). In those articles, I have highlighted that although these counters offer mind-boggling high yields, there are ris

In August 2018, I also received questions about APTT as its unit price plunged. In one way or another, I was asked whether I was buying APTT again like I did when its unit price plunged in the past. Regular readers might remember that I said... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Singapore’s manufacturing sector remains a major growth driver for the economy. According to data from the Economic Development Board, overall output rose 11.1 percent in May 2018, defying expectations of a slowdown. While the growth was not across the board, the key electronics cluster registered a 17.1 percent expansion in output. Semiconductors performed well with a robust growth of 26.9 percent, up from 15 percent in April 2018. The rest of the electronic segments registered a decrease in output. Since our previous coverage in July 2017, Hi-P International’s (Hi-P) share price has increased by over 40 percent to $1.30 at the time of writing. Although the current price is a steep drop from its 52-week high of $2.72 recorded in March 2018, investors who picked up their shares