地球上最富的国家之一,股市却最便宜(转帖,判断责任读者自负)

2019-07-17 01:17
One of the wealthiest countries in the world– the place where there are more millionaires per capita than anywhere else on the planet– now has a dirt cheap stock market.
It’s Singapore.
And right now, the total market value of all stocks traded in Singapore amounts to about 107% of the country’s GDP.
The historical range for this number over the past few decades has as high as 418% during the bubble years in the 1990s, and as low as 92% at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.
This ‘stock market to GDP’ ratio is a hugely important valuation.
Warren Buffett considers it “probably the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment.”
But it’s more than that. Because right now, the Singapore stock market barely trades above book value.
If you’re not familiar with the term, a company’s book value is akin to its ‘net worth’.
In other words, if you added up all of a company’s assets (cash, real estate, business inventory, etc.) and subtract its liabilities (debt, taxes owed, etc.), you end up with its book value.
It’s typical for companies listed on a stock exchange to trade for several times their book value.
Facebook’s stock sells for SEVEN times book value. Boeing’s is at THIRTEEN. McDonald’s is nearly SIXTEEN.
In Singapore, it’s ONE. This makes Singaporean stocks a much greater bargain than those in the West.
As an example, the iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS on the New York Stock Exchange) is an ETF that tracks the Singapore stock market.
It has book value of $10.59 but opened this morning at $10.53; so it’s actually selling for LESS than its book value.
Plus it pays a dividend amounting to 4.4%.
Now, these compelling figures apply to the entire Singapore market. But if you start cherry-picking individual companies, it’s possible to find even better deals.
There are companies in Singapore now selling for well below book value, and paying dividend yields as high as 10%.
And if stocks are too risky for you, bonds issued by the Singapore government (which has ZERO net debt) yield 2.75%.
That’s pretty spectacular compared to bankrupt western governments (especially in Europe and Japan) which have negative rates.
Compared to Western markets, Singapore is a fantastic opportunity right now… especially if you have US dollars to spend. The Singapore dollar is near a multi-year low, so this is an excellent time to get in.
Sure, both the stock market and the currency may stay cheap for a while. They might even get cheaper.
But given these low valuations, you’d be buying with a significant margin of safety and much of the downside risk already covered.
In exchange, you have an opportunity to make significant profits in a highly advanced economy.
If the company share prices increase from these lows, you’ll make money. If the currency appreciates, you’ll make even more money.
And while you wait, you’ll receive a solid dividend yield that puts regular cashflow in your pocket.
This is definitely an opportunity worth considering.

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2019-07-17 01:17

卢德

哈哈
楼主ye觉得有机会么?
 

2019-07-17 01:17

贡以烁

看得心痒痒
入场的时机到了?

2019-07-17 01:17

满超希

会不会因为新加坡炒股的手续费太贵,导致交易不活跃呢
国内可以低到万分之三。
新加坡DBS开户的账户,自己交易每笔至少25新币,如果委托股票经纪交易就至少40新币。而股票每天涨个几分一毛的,买卖数量少的话,涨那点钱还不够手续费。

好像也没有炒新加坡股票的专门软件。DBS股票还是在网页上看技术指标,极其不方便。

2019-07-17 01:17

詹翠萍

渣打
最便宜,便宜多少还不清楚

2019-07-17 01:17

毛烟凤

这是散户关心的问题
和股市估值无关