Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) is in the business of providing diagnostics testing services, clinical trials testing, healthcare IT, as well as wellness and risk management. It is also a component in the United States’ S&P 500 Index, as well as being one of the Fortune 500 companies. So, does the company make a good investment? In this post, you will find researches I have done about the company’s financial performances, debt profile, and dividend payouts over a 6 year period (between FY2015 and FY2020), along with its latest quarter results (for Q1 FY2021 ended 31 March 2021), as well as my personal thoughts to share…
My Outlook on the Near-Term Movements of the STI, HSI, S&P 500, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ (07 June 2021)
It has been quite a while since I shared my technical analysis on the possible movements of Singapore’s Straits Times Index, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index, as well as the United States’ S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the NASDAQ index in the near-term, so I thought of writing a post about them today – where you’ll find how the indexes may possibly move – both in the bullish as well as in the bearish scenario, along with some of the major support and resistance lines I’ve identified to take note of…
New Addition to My Investment Portfolio: Koufu Limited (SGX:VL6)
Yesterday (20 May 2021), I have added another company in my long-term investment portfolio – in foodcourt operator Koufu Limited (SGX:VL6). In today’s post, you will find reasons why I have made the investment decision at this point in time despite of the headwinds the company may face in the near-term, and also my personal outlook for the company in both the near-term, as well as in the long-term…
A Look into EC World REIT’s Q1 FY2021 Results (and My Thoughts)
Yesterday evening (11 May 2021), China-based logistics REIT in EC Worlds REIT (SGX:BWCU) released its latest results for the first quarter of FY2021 ended 31 March 2021. In today’s post, you will read about the most important aspects about its financial performance, debt and portfolio occupancy profile, distribution per unit, as well as my personal thoughts as a unitholder of the REIT to share…
Which Singapore-Listed Bank Had the Most Resilient Set of Q1 FY2021 Results?
All 3 Singapore-listed banks – DBS Group Holdings Limited (SGX:D05), United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX:U11), as well as Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX:O39) – have released its business updates for the first quarter of the financial year 2021 ended 31 March 2021. In this post, I have put their results (their financial performance and ratios) side-by-side to find out which bank had the strongest set of results this time round. Additionally, I have also put the 3 banks’ current valuations side-by-side to find out which bank is currently the ‘cheapest’…
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation’s Q1 FY2021 Business Update – Key Highlights and Thoughts
This morning (07 April 2021), the third (and final) Singapore-listed bank in Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX:O39) released its business update for the first quarter ended 31 March 2021. In this post, you will find a summary of its key financial statistics and ratios, along with my thoughts as a shareholder of the Singapore bank to share…
My Review of UOB’s Latest Q1 FY2021 Business Update
United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX:U11), or UOB, reported its business updates for the first quarter of the financial year 2021 ended 31 March 2021 this morning (06 May 2021.) As a shareholder of the Singapore bank, I have studied the documents posted and in this post, you will find my review and personal thoughts about its latest set of financial performance and key financial statistics…
DBS Group Holdings’ Q1 FY2021 Business Updates – Key Highlights and My Thoughts
DBS Group Holdings Limited (SGX:D05), Singapore’s biggest bank, reported its business updates for the first quarter of the financial year 2021 ended 31 March 2021 last Friday (30 April 2021) morning. I have studied the bank’s latest set of business update and in this post, you will find my review of its key financial results and ratios, dividend payout declared, along with my personal thoughts as a shareholder to share…
My Review of Mapletree Industrial Trust’s Q4 and FY2020/21 Results
Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX:ME8U) reported its latest financial results for the fourth quarter, as well as for the full-year 2020/21 ended 31 March 2021 last Thursday (29 April 2021) after market hours. I have studied through the REIT’s latest results as a unitholder, and in this post, you will find my review of it in terms of its financial performance, debt and portfolio occupancy profile, as well as its distribution payout to unitholders, along with my personal thoughts about it…
A Summary of United Overseas Bank’s 79th AGM on 30 April 2021
United Overseas Bank (SGX:U11), or UOB, held its 79th annual general meeting (AGM) for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 (i.e. FY2020) last Friday afternoon (30 April 2021), where I have attended as a shareholder to receive the latest updates from the bank’s management team. In today’s post, you will find a summary of the Deputy CEO Mr Wee Ee Chong’s presentation, responses by the management to questions raised (by the attendees) during the meeting, as well as results of the 10 resolutions put to vote during the meeting…
