Archive for August, 2008
Product Life Cycle Costing-Its Importance, Characteristics,Benefits and Stages
Product life cycle costing has grown in importance as this methodology/approach is able to provide a long term picture of product life in terms of:
profitability;
feedback on the effectiveness of life cycle planning and
cost data to clarify the economic impact of alternatives chosen in the design, engineering phase,etc.
As such, many cost accountants consider it as a [...]
August 27, 2008
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Basics Of The SWOT Analysis
The SWOT Analysis is a very common analytical tool frequently used to generate strategic alternatives from a situation analysis. It is particularly useful when we need to concentrate on issues that potentially have the most impact but we have very limited amount of time available to address a complex strategic situation. SWOT analysis has commonly [...]
August 19, 2008
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Malaysia IPO Listing
Statistics from Malaysia Bursa Saham’s website showed a decrease in new listing since 2006. (Table 1)
As at 18 th August 2008, Malaysia has 982 listed companies : 637 on Main Board; 221 on Second Board and balance of 124 on Mesdaq Market
Table 1-Number of New Listings
(as at 29 July 2008)
Year
Main Board
Second Board
MESDAQ Market
Total
2008
5
6
5
16
2007
17
8
3
28
2006
10
8
22
40
2005
16
17
46
79
2004
15
26
31
72
2003
16
22
20
58
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Total Number of [...]
August 19, 2008
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2008 IPO:Opening Price Versus Issue Price
Append below summarized some recent IPO listing for 2008. Speculators or those who seek solely capital gains might find it quite disappointing which is quite obvious in view of rising oil prices,etc
Company Name
Issue Price
Opening Price     (First day)
Listing Date
Public
Issue             (Shares)
Sale Offer  (Shares)
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Board/Sector
Sealink International Bhd
1.25
1.18
29-Jul-08
48,370,000
15,000,000
Main  Industrial Products
Uzma Bhd
1.90
1.70
29-Jul-08
15,000,000
10,000,000
Second Trading/ Services
Luxchem Corporation Bhd
1.10
1.00
27-Jun-08
13,000,000
38,500,000
Main Trading/ Services
Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd
1.45
1.68
24-Apr-08
26,100,000
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Main [...]
August 8, 2008
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