Forum Archive Index - July 2000

["Matthew Van Veen" <mattvanveen@hotmail.com>]

Good comments from everyone. The whole rural sector is on a high and all 
good news should flow into into Wrightsons. Positive farmers parading on TV 
news last night about general dairy outlook and not afraid to spending a bit 
of money. All positive as far as I can tell but of course Ron Brierly knew 
this a while ago. Can't beat the experts!

>From: "tennyson@caverock.net.nz" <tennyson@caverock.net.nz>
>Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>Subject: Re: [sharechat] Why Wrightsons are a buy
>Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 13:53:51 +0000
>
>Hi Nick,
>
>Interested in your comments being a holder (unfortunately for some
>time) in WRI myself.
>
> >
> > the company is now looking good for several reasons.
> >
> >  1. Farmers after years under the cosh are suddenly suffering from
> >  rare  optimism.
> > They are starting to spend up on new equipment etc and a supplier
> > like wrightsons will be a major benificiary. My partners relatives
> > are farmers and they  are very confident.
> >
>
>I notice you said a supplier *like* Wrightson's would be a
>beneficiary.   Why would farmers go to Wrightson's over and above
>other farm suppliers?
>
>Maybe because they already had existing financing with that company?
>Or at least they might have had before Wrightson's sold their finance
>arm!    I think selling that finance arm might prove to be a bit of a
>footshot from here on out.
>
> >
> >  2.  Guinness peat i believe have plans for the company in which
> >  they  have a sizable stake.
> > Could be in connection with a big australian rural company.
> >
>
>I wonder how you would integrate these businesses?   Would farmers
>buy from an Australian lead company, as opposed to a New Zealand
>one in which they already had a stake (PGG)?
>
>I am struggling a bit to find what is Wrightson's distinctive
>advantage now?
>
> >
> > 3. The price of shares has begun to rise, but is still way down on a
> > few  years ago.
> >
>
>Since they have sold their finance arm they are a different business
>to what they were a few years ago.    Not only in their business but
>their capital structure too.
>
> >
> > 4. The next result out soon is expected to be a
> > strong one.
> >
>
>Well, better than they have had in recent years I hope!
>
> >
> > These factors combined make wrightsons a good bet at
> > anything  under 50 c.
> >
>
>
>I am interested as to why *you* pick on this figure.
>
>If we look at the last year the agribusiness made a profit-  it was
>1998.  The profit was $33.9million,
>but that included 27.3 million from the sale in their finance arm, so
>actual profit from ongoing businesses  was just $6.6million. There
>are 134,120,949 shares on issue, so this gives earnings of 5c per
>share.    Let's say they do a little better than this and lift their
>profits by 20%, which gives 6c per share.   Lets say they pay out 5c
>per share in dividend.    This gives a yield of 10%, and a P/E of
>8.3.     Looking around at the current market this doesn't seem
>unreasonable, but I am a little concerned as to where the upside is
>from here.   It looks like with hindsight that GPG buying in at 40c
>was a good move.     I am not quite so sure WRI is still a bargain at
>50c.
>
>Also I am a little concerned as to the composition of the board.   I
>don't see *anyone* from a retailing background in there.
>
>On a positive note market conditions are probably better than in
>1998.   On a negative note there is the story of the contaminated
>seeds down in Southland.
>How has this affected the farming sectors confidence in Wrightson?  I
>would be very interested if anyone in the farming sector reading this
>would like to comment. SNOOPY
>
>
>
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