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21-01-2008 250,000 | 1.634 | 408,500 | | 18-01-2008 | 400,000 | 1.7072 | 682,880 |
| 17-01-2008 | 500,000 | 1.709 | 854,500 |
| 16-01-2008 | 500,000 | 1.9013 | 850,650 |
Along with the broader market, China stocks have been dumped in recent months by the market but some of them are being bought back by their companies or by major shareholders who, presumably, see value in them at those prices.
Sino Environment has been one of the most aggressive in buying back its shares. To date, since it started its buy-back scheme on Jan 16, it has bought back S$6.8 million worth of shares.
Its stock price has fallen sharply since the first buy-back on Jan 16 at around $1.90. Recently, it was trading around the 73-cent level only.
Sino Environment’s net profit increased 88% from RMB 91.2 million in FY2006 to RMB 171.2 million in 2007. Earnings per share was 42.98 RMB cents, or 8.59 Singapore cents.
At the recent stock price of 73 cents, the historical PE is 8.5.
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YANLORD chairman buys company stock
Buyer | Date of purchase | No. of shares purchased | Average price/share (S$) | Total value (S$) | Total shareholding |
Yanlord Holdings | 14-03-2007 | 360,000 | $1.880 | 1,425,900 | 1.273 billion (69.73 %) |
| 13-03-2008 | 600,000 | $1.922 | 1,800,000 | |
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Yanlord Holdings, the investment vehicle of Yanlord Land Group chairman and CEO Zhong Sheng Jian, has snapped up $3.2 million worth of company stock from the open market.
For FY07, net profit of Yanlord Land, which develops high-end residential properties in the PRC, rose 30% to RMB 221.5 million. Net asset value as at the end of last year was 84 cents a share.
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CHINA NEW TOWN substantial shareholders on buying spree
Buyer | Date of purchase | No. of shares purchased | Average price/share (S$) | Total value (S$) | Total shareholding |
Sinopower Investment | 13-03-2008 | 700,000 | 0.2779 | 194,530 | 636 million (45.4%) |
| 11-03-2008 | 500,000 | 0.2974 | 148,700 | |
| 10-03-2008 | 600,000 | 0.2875 | 172,500 | |
| 07-03-2008 | 1,000,000 | 0.30 | 300,000 | |
| 06-03-2008 | 600,000 | 0.315 | 189,000 | |
T. Rowe Price Associates | 18-01-2008 | 4,350,000 | N.A. | N.A. | 129,510,400 (9.24 %) |
| 19-12-2007 | 4,274,000 | N.A. | N.A. | |
| 14-12-2007 | 3,950,000 | N.A. | N.A. | |
| 03-12-2007 | 7,058,000 | 0.636 | 4,488,888 | |
The major shareholder of China New Town Development Company, a leading new town developer in the People’s Republic of China, has stepped up its purchase of the company stock in recent weeks.
Sinopower Investment’s buying spree follows hot on the heels of fund manager T.Rowe Price Associates, which bought in December 2007 and January 2008 at higher prices.
For 2007, China New Town achieved revenue of RMB 363 million (S$71 million) and suffered a net loss of RMB 287 million (S$56.3 million).
The loss was due to a one-off non-cash accounting loss of RMB 194 million (S$38 million) resulting from the revaluation of pre-IPO convertible bonds, as well as a significant delay in revenue recognition from land sales.
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