Posts byJun Yuan

My name is Jun Yuan, and I am the owner of The Singaporean Investor. I am a full-time retail investor and trader since April 2017, and in this website, I'd be sharing with you my personal analyses of Singapore-listed companies, along with advices relating to investing, as well as trading.

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New to Investing and Looking for Fundamentally Sound Companies to Invest? Here’s a Good Place to Start…

One of the most common questions I have been asked by people who are new to investing is, ‘There are so many listed companies in the Singapore, United States, and Hong Kong market. Where do I start?’ In this post, you’ll find a list of companies in all the 3 markets I have done reviews on (particularly, you’ll find reviews of 19 Singapore-listed companies, 41 NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed companies, and 10 Hong Kong-listed companies), which I feel will provide a good starting point. But despite having said that, the posts does not represent any buy or sell recommendations for any of the companies. You should always do your own due diligence before committing to making any investment decisions…

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My Year in Review: 2022

With the year 2022 coming to a close, I felt it is timely for me to share a review of my investment and trading journey this year. If I were to sum up the entire year in one word, it will be the word ‘challenging.’ In this post, you’ll find key highlights about my year (as a retail investor cum trader) to note (both the good, as well as the bad…)

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My Summary of EC World REIT’s EGM on 16 December 2022

This morning (16 December 2022), EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU) held its EGM to seek unitholders’ approval on the proposed divestment of 2 properties in its portfolio to raise funds for the repayment of at least 25% of its borrowings by 31 December 2022. I’ve attended the meeting as a unitholder and for the benefit of those who weren’t able to attend, you can read about a summary of the presentation made by the REIT’s CEO, Mr Goh Toh Sim, along with a list of questions raised and responses provided by the REIT’s management, and also results of the resolution put to vote during the meeting…

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What You Need to Know about Meituan (SEHK:3690)

Hong Kong-listed Meituan (SEHK:3690) is China’s leading one-stop platform for food, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment (I like to think of the app to be something similar to what the ‘Grab’ superapp in Singapore is offering.) In today’s post, you’ll learn more about the company in terms of its business operations, along with its full-year performances and debt profile since IPO (between FY2019 and FY2022…)

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Is Li Ning Company Limited (SEHK:2331) a Buy?

Hong Kong-listed Li Ning Company Limited (SEHK:2331) is one of the leading sports brand companies in China, where they retail footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories under their namesake brand. In this post, you’ll learn about the company’s historical financial performance, debt profile and dividend payout (between FY2017 and FY2021), whether or not its current traded price is considered ‘cheap’ or ‘expensive’, along with my thoughts to share…

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6 Things You Need to Know about the Straits Times Index (STI) Before You Invest

For those of you who do not have time to study the individual companies, but at the same time want to invest in the Singapore market, you may consider investing in the country’s benchmark index – the Straits Times Index (or STI for short), where you’ll be invested in 30 of the biggest Singapore’s listed companies by market capitalisation. Here are 6 things you need to know about the Index to give you a good understanding about it before you invest…

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EC World REIT: What You Need to Know before Attending the Upcoming EGM

On 03 October, EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU) announced the proposed divestment of 2 properties in its portfolio to raise 25% of its total borrowings for repayment by 31 December. An EGM will be convened on 16 December to seek unitholders’ approval. Since the announcement was released, I have been trying to seek clarifications with REIT’s investor relations with a series of questions. In this post, you’ll find all the questions I have raised, along with responses by the REIT. On top of that, you’ll also find all the questions unanswered (even till today), my request for assistance from Security Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS), details of its upcoming EGM, and finally, my thoughts about this whole episode…

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What You Need to Know about EC World REIT’s Q3 and 9M FY2022 Results

China-based e-commerce and port logistics REIT in EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU), with 7 properties in its portfolio, have released its results for the 3rd quarter, as well as for the first 9 months of the financial year 2022 ended 30 September 2022 after market hours yesterday (09 November 2022.) As a unitholder of the REIT, I have studied the documents posted and in this post, you’ll find my review of its latest financial results, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as its distribution payout to unitholders for the current period under review…

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Which Singapore-Listed Bank Had the Most Resilient Set of Q3 Results for FY2022?

Now that all 3 Singapore-listed banks (in DBS, UOB, and OCBC) have made available their business updates for the third quarter of the financial year 2022 ended 30 September, its time to put their results side-by-side to find out which bank stood out in terms of improvements in its financial results and key financial ratios. Additionally, you’ll also find out which bank is ‘cheapest’ based on their current valuations…

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My Review of OCBC’s Q3 FY2022 Business Update

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX:O39), or OCBC for short, have made available its business update for the third quarter of the financial year 2022 before market hours this morning (04 November 2022.) In this post, you’ll find my review of the Singapore bank’s key financial performance figures and ratios (these are the exact statistics I focus my attention on whenever I study a bank’s results every quarter…)

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