PT Mustika Ratu – Q3 2009

Posted on Sunday, November 8, 2009
Filed under Keep the Value, Mustika Ratu, Value Stalking | 3 Comments

This is another “KEEP THE VALUE” company.
Honestly I was tempted to put her as “STALK THE WINNER”.
But not for now, she still needs to prove herself.

Who is PT Mustika Ratu?
an Indonesian company that is engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of herbal-based and natural cosmetics, herbal drinks products:
Mustika Ratu Tox Tea, Slimming Gel, Daun Sirih Toothpaste, Moor’s, etc

The Company also produces body care products for men, opens and franchises spa centers, and creates home spa products.

KEEP THE VALUES (see the above tabulation image for reference)

From the tabulation, you may notice that the NAV is around Rp 716/share

What is NAV?
NAV is the value of the company.
or in other word, if the company is to close down today, it can sell itself for Rp 716 per share (this is based on the rough calculation).

The stock price @ 8 Nov 2009 is Rp 440 per share.
What does this mean?
It basically tells you that Mr Market (trader) values the company at Rp 440 per share. So, the market value is only 61% of company’s real value.
In other words, you are buying the company with discount of 49%.
And this is not including the brands that company owns.

What could go wrong?
The debt level is low. This is a good thing actually, but it also shows that the company is extremely conservative. They are playing safe with no big expansion plan in future. At least in my opinion. This is the reason why, I decided NOT to put this company under “STALK THE WINNER” category.

What could be the catalyst?
Profit margin improvement will be the key factor for the company to grow.
The company should review and streamline the business.
This means that, the management should focus and expanding business or products with good prospect and profit margin. At the same time streamlining bad businesses and products.