Goldman Sachs says Mapletree Industrial Trust’s (ME8U.SG) 3Q DPU of 1.52 cents (core DPU of 1.46 cents) was 4.0% above its estimate, “driven by higher occupancy and disciplined cost controls.”
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Facebook Worth $50B After Goldman Sachs Investment
January 22nd, 2011 |
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Facebook Jan. 21 grabbed $1.5 billion in funding from Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies, stoking the social networking for gritty competition vs. Google in 2011. – Facebook said
Jan. 21 it has raised $1.5 billion in funding from Goldman Sachs and Digital
Sky Technologies, which brings the social-networking companys value to $50
billion.
Goldman Sachs
clients overseas invested $1 billion in Facebook Class A common stock
in a funding round that closed Ja…
Offshore view solid, even if PBR drops package – Goldman Sachs
January 12th, 2011 |
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Goldman Sachs, citing an article Tuesday in offshore & marine industry journal Upstream, says Petrobras (PBR) may cancel the two rig package within its giant tender, due to higher-than-expected prices, in which Keppel (BN4.SG) is widely considered a frontrunner.
GS says the news “may appear slightly negative for Keppel, but this does not impact our estimates as we have not factored in any PBR-related order wins for Keppel.”
Goldman Sachs raises Keppel to Buy; targets $13.00
January 6th, 2011 |
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Goldman Sachs upgrades Keppel Corp (BN4.SG) to Buy from Neutral, raises its target to $13.00 from $11.00; “we expect KEP to deliver the largest increase in CROCI through 2013E within our O&M coverage universe, as its leading Singapore yard status makes it the best-placed to benefit from this upturn.”
Ex-CapitaLand exec plans $1b Singapore trust IPO – Update
January 5th, 2011 |
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Perennial Real Estate, a firm set up by former CapitaLand (CATL.SI) retail chief Pua Seck Guan, has hired Goldman Sachs (GS.N), DBS (DBSM.SI) and Standard Chartered (STAN.L) to help it raise as much as $1 billion in a property trust IPO, sources with knowledge of the deal said on Wednesday.
Facebook Worth $50B from $500M Funding Round
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Facebook banked $500 million in funding from Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky, inflating its war chest to challenge Google for a greater Web audience. – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg regularly downplays talk of an
IPO, but his social network company has achieved the scale, and now the funding,
of a company to warrant it.
Facebook has reportedly banked $500 million from Goldman
Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies, valuing the company at $50 billio…
SIA target raised by Goldman Sachs; More sanguine cargo outlook
December 21st, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs downgrades the Asian airline sector to Neutral from Attractive following the sector’s outperformance in 2H 2010.
“Our downgrade is underpinned by three key reasons: (1) slower traffic growth momentum expected; (2) rising unit costs to result in margin pressure; and (3) sector appears fairly valued.”
Says investors should be selective in 2011, prefers Buy-rated Cathay Pacific (0293.HK), Singapore Airlines (C6L.SG), and CEA H- (0670.HK) and A-shares (600115.SH).
STX Pan Ocean cut to Sell from Neutral by Goldman
December 21st, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs downgrades STX Pan Ocean (GZ9.SG, 028670.SE) to Sell from Neutral as the company is the most leveraged to weak bulk spot rates within the bulk shipping sector.
“Furthermore, we think there is execution risk on diversification from its core bulk shipping business, hampering earnings recovery. Aggressive expansion in fleet also heightens the risk of over-investment.”
STX OSV rises on Goldman’s "buy" initiation
December 16th, 2010 |
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Shares of Singapore-listed shipbuilder STX Offshore and Specialised Vessels <STXO.SI> rose as much as 7.3% on Thursday after Goldman Sachs initiated a "buy" rating and a target price of $1.54 on the stock, traders said.
At 9:24 a.m., STX OSV shares were up 4.6% at $1.15 on a volume of 5.4 million shares.
Intel, Microsoft Hurt by Late Response to Tablets: Goldman Sachs
December 15th, 2010 |
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Sales of tablets will continue to skyrocket over the next few years, but most of them will be based on ARM chips, Android and Apple’s iOS, not Intel and Microsoft, Goldman Sachs says. – The booming tablet PC market could prove to be an increasingly larger challenge
for both Intel and Microsoft, according to an analyst at Goldman Sachs.
In
a research note released Dec. 13, Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope noted that
while the tablet market reinvigorated by Apple’s release earlie…
Chinese business: Where are the profits?
December 9th, 2010 |
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Sales are soaring; margins are meagre
BUSINESS in China is about three things: volume, volume and volume. Or so many analysts believe. So as the revenues of Chinese companies soar, rosy forecasts abound. Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, predicts that the prices of the shares of Chinese companies trading in Hong Kong will shoot up by 30% next year. Nomura, another bank, says they will rise by more than 20%.
Besides heady revenue growth, China bulls cite two reasons for optimism. Chinese firms are cheaper than they have been in the past and cheaper than similar companies in other parts of the world. Also, Chinese shares did badly this year. A catch-up is imminent, say the bulls. …
Olam started at Neutral by Goldman; $3.20 target
December 8th, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs starts Olam (O32.SG) at Neutral with a S$3.20 target price. Says the commodity trader’s ROE peaked at 30% in FY08 and has since de-rated to 17% in FY09-10.
Notes while the company is selectively investing in upstream and midstream businesses to boost margins and restore ROE, this may take time to mature, with upsteam earnings subject to agriculture commodity prices.
“Olam tends to sell on a forward basis for a long duration which we think may reduce the correlation with spot prices in the short term.”
Shares –0.6% at $3.19.
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Noble Group started at Buy by Goldman with $2.60 target
December 8th, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs starts Noble Group (N21.SG) at Buy with a $2.60 target price, implying 15.3x FY11 P/E.
Says commodity supply chain manager could benefit from a strong 2011 macro outlook as pro-cyclical commodities like coal and oil, plus metals are expected to account for 60% of next year’s earnings.
Singtel raised to $3.67 by Goldman Sachs, reiterates Buy
November 24th, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs raises SingTel’s (Z74.SG) target price to $3.67 from $3.53 for 18% potential return, after it upgrades associate Bharti Airtel (532454.BY) to Buy, ups its target by 25% to INR430.
Also revises SingTel’s EPS estimates for FY11, FY12, FY13 by minus 1.5%, +2.4%, +2.9%. Notes “with SingTel effectively holding 32% of Bharti’s shares, our Bharti upgrade is material to the company’s valuation.”
Adds, Bharti upgrade due to changes in regulatory environment in India, which will favor market leader.
Notes on revised SOTP, SingTel’s investment in Bharti worth $0.94/share, accounts for 26% of valuation, India/Africa now emerges as 2nd largest component of SingTel’s home market valuation.
Adds, key risks include re-farming of India’s 900 Mhz spectrum, creating greater competition for Bharti, also pay TV growth which struggling to gain traction, high content cost of BPL which hurting Singapore profitability.
Shares last +0.3% at $3.08.
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Mapletree Industrial Trust started at Neutral by Goldman Sachs
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs starts Mapletree Industrial Trust (ME8U.SG) at Neutral with $1.12 target price. Expects Singapore-focused REIT to deliver sector-leading organic DPU CAGR of 9.5% over FY10-12, but says this already reflected in current price. Says MIT will benefit from Singapore’s stable economic growth, with 44% of its income derived from multinational companies, listed firms, 56% from SMEs, which form backbone of economy “and have shown resilience in the past as a source of rental income.” Says portfolio under-rented, at average 21% below market average, which offers ample opportunities for organic growth over FY10-12. REIT flat at $1.10.
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Goldman Sachs cuts City Developments to Neutral
November 19th, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs cuts City Developments (C09.SG) to Neutral from Buy, raises target to $13.80 from $13.20; says asset sales a bright spot but now at tail end; following recent outperformance, upside looks limited.
Stock now trading at 15% discount to NAV vs mid-cycle 22%, on P/B, stock at 1.7X vs historical median of 1.6X (5 years), 1.7X (20 years).
Goldman Sachs starts F&N at Neutral; positives priced in
November 19th, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs starts Fraser & Neave (F99.SG) at Neutral with $6.54 target; says differentiated mix, restructuring taking shape but now priced in.
“F&N’s unique pairing of Property and F&B enables the group to enjoy outsized development profits in an upcycle and find shelter in stable F&B income in a softer property market.”
Focus on SingTel’s Singapore ops post NBN – Goldman Sachs
November 10th, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs says focus in SingTel’s (Z74.SG) 2Q11 results will be on performance of SingTel’s Singapore, Australian businesses, as key associates have reported September-quarter results (Bharti Airtel today reported 27% on-year drop in 2Q net profit); tips 2Q net profit at $934 million.
Says, Singapore currently tracking ahead of guidance with 1Q11 sales +9.9% (vs guidance of mid-single-digit growth), EBITDA +2.7% (vs guidance of low- to mid-single-digit decline).
Keppel Land convertible bond issue positive – Goldman Sachs
November 9th, 2010 |
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Goldman Sachs views Keppel Land’s (K17.SG) $500 million convertible bond issue positively, “as the substantial conversion premium minimizes near-term dilution and will not be an overhang.”
Sees upside potential from new leg of growth after developer has enjoyed near market dominance in Singapore Grade-A office. If fully converted, notes full dilution impact of today’s issue and 2006’s $300 million convertible bond issue would be 8.8%; post issuance, completion of MBFC Phase 1 transaction, net gearing would be 0.5%.
ASX-Singapore Exchange deal compelling – GS
October 25th, 2010 |
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Deal premium, large cash component, residual EPS synergies to Singapore Exchange (S68.SG) leads to the view that ASX (ASX.AU) takeover “compelling proposition relative to ASX’s standalone prospects,” says Goldman Sachs.